"This is... the Emperor Venerable! Greetings to the Emperor Venerable!"
Lan Anran was extremely excited, and her voice even trembled.
Yan Ruyu nodded.
"You may step down first."
Lan Anran's excitement had not subsided yet. Hearing the Emperor Venerable speak to her, her face became even more pious.
"Yes, Emperor Venerable."
After Lan Anran stepped down, Yan Ruyu glanced at Zhao Huai. Unable to fathom the Emperor Venerable's thoughts, Zhao Huai could only follow them and enter the room specially prepared for the Emperor Venerable in the sect assembly.
Fortunately, they had announced today that the guest was a grand master. If they had known that it was the Emperor Venerable, I'm afraid everyone would have been boiling with excitement.
A single grand master could already cause such a great sensation.
Feng Zhan gave Zhao Huai a sympathetic look, then pushed Yan Ruyu and walked inside.
When they reached the place where the Emperor Venerable was staying, Zhao Huai stepped forward to pay his respects.
"Emperor Venerable, your leg?"
"It's nothing serious."
Zhao Huai fell silent and waited for the Emperor Venerable's instructions.
"You seem very happy today?"
"Replying to the Emperor Venerable, you're right. My younger sister really came to Chang'an, the capital city, to look for me."
Feng Zhan interjected, "Are you sure she came to look for you?"
The smile on Zhao Huai's face did not diminish in the slightest because of Feng Zhan's doubt. He knew his own feelings for Zhao Shuning.
"Who is this young master?"
"You don't need to know."
Feng Zhan added, "So you're Zhao Huai? You've got quite a good-looking face."
Surprise appeared on Zhao Huai's face.
How could someone of the Emperor Venerable's status be with such a person?
"Emperor Venerable, may I ask why you summoned this disciple?"
Yan Ruyu said, "I heard that you like to go to the Demon Valley very much?"
"This disciple promised Elder Xia that he would never go to the Demon Valley again. The seal of the Demon Valley was also sealed by Elder Ji and Elder Xia together."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
"I've warned you that although there are many things in the Demon Valley, they won't do you much good."
Remembering what had happened on that broad grassland, Zhao Huai's brows unconsciously furrowed, but he still pretended to be calm.
He didn't want to tell anyone about this, not even the Emperor Venerable Yan Ruyu. He couldn't trust anyone.
"What's wrong?"
"Replying to the Emperor Venerable, this disciple is fine."
"I'd like to introduce someone to you. His name is Feng Zhan. He's somewhat similar to you. From now on, you can practice together and discuss cultivation methods."
Zhao Huai looked at Feng Zhan.
He raised his hand and said, "Hello."
"Hello there."
Feng Zhan was unrestrained. One of the main reasons he came to this plane was to take this Zhao Huai back. Now that Buran had created the opportunity for him, he had to seize it well.
"Please give me more advice in the future."
"Sure, sure."
There was a strange look in Feng Zhan's phoenix eyes. Although Zhao Huai couldn't see through Feng Zhan for the time being, there was a feeling deep in his heart telling him that this man named Feng Zhan was definitely not simple.
"Emperor Venerable, besides this matter, do you have any other instructions?"
Xiao Ning'er was also in the sect assembly now. Zhao Huai's mind had already flown to Zhao Shuning. He couldn't wait to finish the business here and go to see Xiao Ning'er.
His impatient thoughts were naturally seen through by Yan Ruyu at a glance.
"In the sect assembly, there are different levels. If you don't want Zhao Shuning to be oppressed by other disciples, from now on, try to stay away from her."
"Emperor Venerable!"
"Of course, this one is not trying to stop you from meeting her."
Feng Zhan watched his younger brother's hesitant expression and found it quite interesting. His younger brother Buran also had some things he couldn't say.
"Zhao Huai, what the Emperor Venerable means is that it's okay for you to see Zhao Shuning in the future, but don't hug or hold her hand in front of others. It's not a good influence. Do you understand?"
Zhao Huai was still confused.
Feng Zhan added, "Anyway, if you do this, there might be some jealous disciples who think that she got this result because of your favor. Then you tell me, your younger sister worked so hard to get into the sect assembly by her own efforts. If others think that she is just a show-off and has no real strength because of you, how do you think your younger sister will feel?"
Zhao Huai was silent for a while, then said, "I understand."
Feng Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that he could still contribute a little to helping his younger brother find a wife.
"Emperor Venerable, this disciple will definitely try to avoid physical contact with my younger sister in the future."
"Okay."
"But if we are in a place where there is no one, we will still get along as we used to."
The tea in Yan Ruyu's mouth almost choked him.
"Emperor Venerable, do you have any other important matters?"
"No. Go to the Scripture Pavilion and copy the Dharma Heart Sutra one hundred and eighty times."
"Okay. May I ask if the Emperor Venerable has a time limit?"
"Go now?"
"But what about my younger sister?"
"Go and copy it now. It will be of great help to calm your restless mind."
"Yes, thank you, Emperor Venerable."
Although he had doubts in his heart, Zhao Huai still followed the order.
Like many other disciples, Zhao Huai considered himself a citizen of the Eastern Wilderness. He also had admiration for the Emperor Venerable Yan Ruyu in his heart.
From his previous interactions with the Emperor Venerable, he knew that the Emperor Venerable would never arrange something unreasonable for him to do.
"Then go now."
"Yes, Emperor Venerable."
After Zhao Huai left, Feng Zhan looked at Yan Ruyu thoughtfully.
"I didn't expect that my younger brother Buran would be so jealous?"
"Jealous? I'm not."
"Come on, you're just afraid that the siblings haven't seen each other for a long time and will talk on and on when they meet. You're afraid they'll take up all your Xiao Ning'er's time, aren't you?"
"So what if I am?"
"You're quite generous. You can even admit it."
"If elder brother is idle, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion with him to copy the scriptures and cultivate your sentiment. That would be great."
Feng Zhan said, "I'm not going. That kind of thing is too boring."
"However, Buran, aren't you going to look for your little girl? I saw that you were clearly happy when you saw her. Can you really hold back?"
Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "She will come to me."
"Come on. Your sect assembly is as big as a maze. How could she come in to look for you?"
"Knock! Knock! Knock!"
Three knocks on the door sounded at this moment.
Yan Ruyu put down the long flute in his hand and said, "See, here she comes."
"How do you know it's that little girl? I don't think that little girl is so polite."
Then, the door was gently pushed open.
A petite figure appeared in front of the two of them.
It was Zhao Shuning.
And at this moment, Zhao Shuning was extremely polite, completely different from the crazy girl Feng Zhan had seen before.