Lu Wenjun looked at her senior brothers and sisters and was completely numb.
Seeing her resentful gaze, Qin Yiwei smiled awkwardly and explained, "I forgot to tell you, this tea is a bit bitter."
"...You call this a bit bitter?" Lu Wenjun's face turned dark.
This was clearly super, super bitter!
Qin Yiwei was nearly slain by her glare and quickly explained, "Although it's a bit bitter, didn't you feel your spiritual power increase?"
Hearing this, Lu Wenjun subconsciously sensed the power inside her body and was surprised to discover that it had indeed increased a little!
She was even more astonished.
Others didn't know her identity, but she herself was very clear.
She's a Yao, not a human cultivator.
Her cultivation system was a bit different from that of human cultivators.
Moreover, Qin Yiwei and the others cultivated spiritual power, while hers was yao power.
She could disguise her yao power as spiritual power during attacks, but that would be a bit troublesome.
If converted to human years, she wasn't even twenty yet.
Her lifespan was long, but correspondingly, her cultivation speed would be very slow.
Using human terms, she was currently only at Foundation Establishment Stage.
If she was in the Yao Realm, she would also be considered a genius.
But in the human world, her cultivation speed would be affected.
Furthermore, converting spiritual qi into yao power would cause some spiritual qi to be consumed and lost in the process.
The spiritual qi that Qin Yiwei and the others could completely absorb, she could at most absorb two-thirds of it. Some of it would be wasted.
Of course, if Qin Yiwei and the others went to the Yao Realm, their cultivation situation would also be the same.
But this time, she had actually been able to absorb more spiritual qi!
Lu Wenjun was extremely surprised.
The tea was bitter, but the spiritual qi in it was incredible.
This was definitely not ordinary tea!
When did the sect gain such financial strength?
"Second Senior Sister, where did this tea come from?" Enduring the bitterness in her mouth, Lu Wenjun couldn't help asking.
"Master stir-fried it."
"Master stir-fried it?!"
Lu Wenjun was extremely shocked, "You're not lying to me, are you? Master has this kind of ability?"
It wasn't that she looked down on Master. It's just that Master had never displayed such ability before.
In Lu Wenjun's impression, Mu Shiyue hadn't spent much time with them and had always secluded herself to cultivate.
All the resources they had worked hard to obtain had been given to her.
Moreover, Grandmaster and Grandmaster's wife had doted on Mu Shiyue greatly. She really got whatever she wanted.
Now they were telling her this tea was stir-fried by Master, weren't they deceiving her?
Seeing the doubt filling their little junior sister's heart, they exchanged glances and looked around. Master wasn't nearby and probably wouldn't hear their conversation. Only then did they sigh, sorrow appearing in their eyes.
Lu Wenjun became even more confused. What were they doing?
Very quickly, she learned everything.
When she found out that Grandmaster and Grandmaster's wife had fallen, that Master had undergone various changes due to excessive grief, and about the various situations within the sect… Lu Wenjun was stunned.
"I-I only left for a few months. Why does it feel like I was gone for years?!"
Lu Wenjun had left before as well, but when she returned, the sect hadn't changed at all. It had remained as calm as before.
But this time, she had been gone for less than three months, yet it felt as if she had been gone for three years, no, thirty years!
Wasn't this change a bit too exaggerated?
"We also feel like a long time has passed," Chu Jingzhuo couldn't help revealing a complicated smile. "So many, many things really happened during this period of time."
Not to mention the others, hadn't so many things already happened to him?
Lu Wenjun looked at everyone, her thoughts unable to calm down.
Especially the death of Grandmaster and Grandmaster's wife, that was hard for her to accept.
"Are you sure they've perished? It's not a misunderstanding?"
"It's not a misunderstanding." Qin Yiwei shook her head. "The life lamps have been extinguished."
Although several months had already passed, she would still feel sad when speaking of Grandmaster and Grandmaster's wife.
After all, the two elders had given her love and care.
But she knew that no matter how sad they were, they had to continue forward.
Especially since each of them had their own stories and troubles, and so many enemies. They could not stagnate because of grief, they had to keep moving forward.
When thinking of the two elders, they would still cry, but after crying, they still had to continue working hard.
Qin Yiwei hugged her tearful little junior sister and patted her shoulder, offering silent comfort.
The others also fell silent, their eyes brimming with tears.
They rarely mentioned Grandmaster and Grandmaster's wife, but that didn't mean they did not miss them in their hearts.
"Awuu~"
"Yoyo~"
Very quickly, the noisy sounds outside broke the sorrowful atmosphere.
The small and nimble Dark Scarlet Bell Deer rushed in from outside in a panic, and Little Tiger Baby chased in right behind.
Little Tiger Baby pounced, nearly knocking the little deer over.
The little deer was so frightened that it kicked backward with its hooves, nearly hitting it.
Of course, neither side made contact, and no one was injured.
Pure rookies pecking at each other.
"Ta Xue! Little Tiger Baby!"
Qin Yiwei hurried forward and separated the two cubs.
"Ying! Ying!"
"Moo~"
"Hiss hiss hiss~"
Little Sesame and Ah Lang also appeared at the doorway, and Xiao Qing was lying on Ah Lang's head.
They had come to watch the show and cheer.
"Xiao Qing!"
Chu Jingzhuo quickly learned the specific situation from Xiao Qing.
It turned out that after the contract, Ta Xue's strength had increased quite quickly. After all, Ke Chongzhen was a Spirit Severing Stage big shot.
In just two short days, Ta Xue had been carried up to first-rank, on par with Little Tiger Baby in strength.
So it wanted to go find Little Tiger Baby to "take revenge.". After all, it had been frightened by Little Tiger Baby many times before.
Now that it finally had strength, of course it wanted to reclaim face.
Thus, the two little ones started fighting.
However, Ta Xue's cultivation level rising quickly didn't mean its actual combat ability was strong.
Moreover, it was a herbivorous spirit beast, while Little Tiger Baby was carnivorous, it was still on Little Tiger Baby's menu.
With such suppression from the biological chain, Ta Xue naturally couldn't defeat Little Tiger Baby.
Thus, Ta Xue was counterattacked by Little Tiger Baby.
The two little ones chased each other all the way here.
When the other cubs saw such a situation, they of course immediately followed to watch the excitement.
After Chu Jingzhuo finished explaining this to everyone, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He grabbed the howling Little Tiger Baby and advised, "Did you forget what Master said? If you fight again, there won't be any steamed buns to eat."
With that threat, the Little Tiger Baby, who was originally barring its teeth, instantly retracted its fangs, obediently curled its four paws, allowing itself to be held, its little tail wagging back and forth, looking extremely innocent and harmless.
As for Ta Xue, its burst of courage had been momentary.
Now that its courage had vanished, it was naturally as obedient as possible, its voice soft and milky.
Watching the two cubs get along harmoniously, Lu Wenjun finally understood firsthand what they had been saying earlier.
During the time she had been away, the changes in the sect were truly really, really big!
Even herbivorous and carnivorous spirit beasts could coexist peacefully!
Moreover, this place had practically become a spirit beast kindergarten!
"Ying!"
Lu Wenjun felt her calf sink. Looking down, she met a pair of black eyes.