Missed Gossips

The invitation to Jade Temple turned out to be the hottest topic at Mount Hua at present. When I visited Xie Lun's hall the next day, everyone was talking about it.

"Yun Qing-er!" Qi Lian was the first to greet me as always. His enthusiastic greeting felt almost foreign to me now after the quiet break in the woods. "Guess what, I made it onto the invitation list!" he exclaimed.

Xie Lun laughed before I could say my congratulations. "She's coming with us too, Qi Lian. You might want to start working on your politeness before we leave—it'd be rude to keep calling her by her name once we are outside this hall."

Qi Lian grimaced. "Y-Yes. Senior Yun." He gave me a slightly embarrassed smile.