After bidding farewell to the members of the Profound Sword Bureau, Xu Chang'an brought Yun Qian into the pavilion and glanced at the surroundings.

The circular bench allowed them to take in the entire path leading up the mountain.

He promised the people of the Profound Sword Bureau that he would wait for Sikong Jing here in the semi-pavilion.

"Miss, you sit inside." Xu Chang'an let Yun Qian sit down and sat on the outer side himself, vaguely protecting her within.

"Aren't we going down the mountain?" Yun Qian glanced into the distance and noticed that the two members of the Profound Sword Bureau hadn't left, instead hiding and watching them.

"Let's wait a bit." Xu Chang'an sat down, furrowing his brow slightly. "This is the second time."

Back at the Hundred Herbs Garden, Sikong Jing had already invited him once, only that time it was disrupted by a group of senior sisters.

The senior sisters had a particularly poor attitude towards the people from the Profound Sword Bureau, barely uttered a few words before telling them to leave.

Moreover, when leaving, they even said that if the people from the Profound Sword Bureau caused trouble, they should come to them...

Quite incomprehensible.

According to the logic of the senior sisters, was Sikong Jing coming to cause trouble?

Yet whether it was this time or the last, the members of the Profound Sword Bureau hadn't shown even the slightest malice. Xu Chang'an vaguely felt that they weren't here to make trouble.

But strangely, he and Sikong Jing were like swallows in the sky and fish in the water... without, nor should they have, any intersection.

After thinking it over, Xu Chang'an felt that perhaps the likelihood of them coming to cause trouble was indeed the greatest.

The only reason he could think of was related to his identity as a steward of Muyu Peak.

For example, a senior sister whom Senior Sikong admires is close to him, and therefore he wants to reprimand him?

"..." Xu Chang'an moved his fingers across the table.

"What are you thinking about?" Yun Qian yawned, leaning on his shoulder.

"Senior Sikong." Xu Chang'an said.

"Who is that?" Yun Qian asked.

Miss Yun would only know what she wanted to know; she hadn't paid any attention when those few disciples spoke with Xu Chang'an earlier.

"Sikong Jing." Xu Chang'an uttered the name, then pondered for a while, his brows furrowing even more, with no impression of him on his mind.

"Don't recognize him."

"I don't recognize him. How could you recognize him, Miss?" Xu Chang'an said, his tone pausing for a moment.

He momentarily thought that the famed Senior Sikong wouldn't be coming for the mysterious Miss Yun, but just thinking of Li Zhibai's calming presence made him utterly unconcerned.

The remainder was merely curiosity.

Yun Qian leaned against Xu Chang'an, her gaze on the scenery midway up the mountain, finding it quite beautiful.

Then she asked, "Don't you like him?"

"It's not that I don't like him... it's just unclear why someone like Senior Sikong would want to see me." Xu Chang'an shook his head.

Catching Xu Chang'an's meaning, Yun Qian withdrew her gaze from the scenery, "Is he very powerful?"

"Yes." Xu Chang'an confirmed.

One of the most renowned prodigies of the current generation, how could he not be powerful?

"But I think you're more powerful." Yun Qian leaned against him, thinking that her husband was the most powerful person in the world.

"Cough."

Xu Chang'an's expression froze, and he said helplessly, "Miss, if someone hears that, where will my pride go?"

"Then I won't say it."

"Actually, I quite admire this senior, after all, the teacher has spoken of his achievements many times."

"So you're not averse." Yun Qian lazily moved her fingers, thinking that not being averse meant liking.

"This Senior Sikong is quite renowned." Xu Chang'an whispered in Yun Qian's ear, "It's said that despite having vast cultivation resources, he didn't begin cultivating until he was sixteen. After cultivating his nature for more than a decade, he rapidly progressed in one month into the Open Source Realm; impressive, right?"

Yun Qian responded perfunctorily.

"Miss, it took me over a year to reach Open Source and I'm not even as good as Xiaohua." Xu Chang'an proactively made a comparison.

"..." Yun Qian tilted her head at his words, her pinky finger twitching slightly.

In the end, it took him so long to start cultivation all because of her fault; the maiden certainly wouldn't respond.

"Then, this Senior Sikong shone remarkably, first receiving recognition from the Profound Sword Bureau's Sect's Immortal Sword, which no one in a thousand years had been able to use. Then, he shone at the Sword Testing Spring, easily claiming the best spring water in the Open Source Realm, securing the top place on the realm's gold list." Xu Chang'an said, thinking that he had only just reached Open Source; it would take an hour to find him at the bottom of the list.

"Moreover, he's the young master of the Profound Sword Bureau, a significant force even within the Chaoyun Sect where they can contend for the top five." Xu Chang'an shook his head, "That's what makes a prodigy."

In terms of age, opportunity, and background, all first-class.

Xu Chang'an wasn't disparaging himself, but regardless of horizontal or vertical comparisons, he could feel the gap between him and the senior—future matters left for the future. For now, he found it difficult to match.

Objectively speaking, even if he acknowledged how impressive the other was, making him feel that he couldn't catch up... it wasn't to that extent.

It was simply a story told to Miss Yun.

"I've heard... he has a good temperament, but don't know if that's true." Xu Chang'an said he understood that the senior was not arrogant, but had a very good reputation.

Xu Chang'an couldn't say he believed the rumors, after all, in the rumors, he was just a concubine among a group of women.

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