Leng Feiyan hadn't been gone long before she returned.
Lin Jichen hurriedly asked, "Master, how did it go?"
"Little Yue has already gone back," Leng Feiyan replied.
"That's good," Lin Jichen sighed in relief, then asked, "Master, did Senior Sister have anything to say to me?"
"She said she came to congratulate you on breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage. I told her you were still in seclusion and it wasn't convenient to disturb you."
As Leng Feiyan spoke, she gave Lin Jichen a sharp look, half-smiling. "I see Little Yue is quite concerned about you. Are you two close?"
Lin Jichen felt a bit guilty but nodded honestly. "Among the Inner Temple disciples, I'm closest to Senior Sister Nangong. She's the only one I can get along with in the Inner Temple."
Leng Feiyan's expression didn't change as she listened, and she remained silent, her thoughts unreadable.
After a moment, she sighed softly. "As your master, I only have you as a disciple here on Sword Palace Mountain. It does get a bit lonely. It's good that you can make friends with other disciples. I used to have a good friend too."
"Oh? Who was your friend, Master?" Lin Jichen asked curiously.
Leng Feiyan seemed to recall the past, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
"You don't know her. She wasn't from our Sword Sect. Besides, we had a misunderstanding and haven't been in contact for hundreds of years."
Lin Jichen wanted to ask more, but Leng Feiyan interrupted the topic.
"Let's not talk about it. An old friend isn't worth mentioning. What's past is past," Leng Feiyan said, not wanting to continue.
Lin Jichen naturally didn't press further and instead asked meekly, "So... Master, do you want to come in and soak for a while?"
Leng Feiyan's expression turned awkward, and she rolled her eyes at him. "There's no need for me."
Lin Jichen felt a bit disappointed but said, "Alright then, I'll soak by myself."
Leng Feiyan found it both amusing and exasperating, scolding, "How long do you plan to soak?"
Lin Jichen chuckled, "Just a little longer, Master. The water seems to be getting a bit cold."
Leng Feiyan had no choice but to help him heat the bath.
"Master, my back is a bit itchy, and I can't reach it. Can you help me scratch it?" Lin Jichen began making some excessive requests.
"Scratch it yourself!" Leng Feiyan snapped.
Lin Jichen didn't give up, continuing to plead, "I can't reach it, Master. Please help me?"
Leng Feiyan hesitated for a moment but eventually walked over, half-jokingly scolding, "A disciple ordering his master around, what a rare sight!"
"Doesn't it show how close we are? No other master and disciple are as intimate as us," Lin Jichen said confidently.
Leng Feiyan blushed, cursing inwardly. Other disciples wouldn't want to get close to their master !
Of course, she wouldn't say that out loud.
"Where does it itch?"
Lin Jichen immediately turned around and pointed randomly at his back. "Right here."
Leng Feiyan took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, but eventually extended her delicate hand to scratch Lin Jichen's back.
As her hand touched Lin Jichen's body, Leng Feiyan couldn't help but shiver, her hand trembling slightly.
Lin Jichen, on the other hand, showed a look of enjoyment. "A little to the left."
"A bit more to the left."
"Right there, right there, that's it."
Lin Jichen enjoyed the back-scratching service from the Sword Sect Master, the top expert in the Tale of Immortal. Just the thought of it would make every man in the world envious.
It's something that most male players and cultivators wouldn't even dare to dream of, yet Lin Jichen had achieved it.
If this got out, Lin Jichen would undoubtedly become the public enemy of all men in the Tale of Immortal.
However, this service only lasted a short while before Leng Feiyan stopped.
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Lin Jichen didn't push his luck and reluctantly soaked in the water for a bit longer before getting out.
He had wanted to stay in Leng Feiyan's bedchamber for a couple more days, but she kicked him out.
Having just come out of seclusion, Leng Feiyan, as the Sect Master, had a pile of matters to handle, many awaiting her decision.
There were also issues related to the Land of Sealing Demons and the Sword Pavilion that needed to be addressed in a meeting at the Sword Palace.
Spending two days with Lin Jichen was already the limit. Any longer, and the elders would come knocking.
Though Lin Jichen was kicked out, he was already content.
Perhaps due to the Tianshan spiritual spring, he looked refreshed and full of vigor.
He headed to Spirit Beast Mountain, intending to find Nangong Yue, only to learn that her father had taken her away from the Sword Sect to visit her mother at the Star-Gazing Spell Sect.
Lin Jichen had no choice but to leave Spirit Beast Mountain and head to Fengqu City.
Several days had passed since the game update, but the excitement around the new content hadn't died down.
First, there were six new Secret Realms to explore, then the guild creation tokens, and four new professions.
Everyone was involved in exploring the new Secret Realms, aiming for equipment, levels, and first-clear rewards.
So far, only two of the simpler new Secret Realms had been cleared, with the remaining four getting progressively harder.
As for the guild creation tokens, none had been found in any of the four regions, making their price skyrocket and attracting countless players to search for them.
The four new professions also drew a large number of players to switch classes.
Hammer Cultivator, Zither Cultivator, Ranger, and Talisman Master.
The number of players in these professions was growing rapidly.
As soon as Lin Jichen arrived in the main city, he saw many players carrying hammers and zithers.
Lin Jichen couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if Tang Tang played as a Hammer Cultivator, swinging a hammer around...
Just the thought made him chuckle.
As soon as he appeared in the city, he was quickly recognized.
"I see him, I see him, the great master!"
"Master, take us with you!"
"Can I get an autograph?"
Seeing that he was about to be surrounded, Lin Jichen immediately summoned Panda Xiong, rode it straight to the city center, and slipped into the backyard of his own shop.
Everyone already knew about it, so Lin Jichen didn't bother sneaking around anymore. It was nice to walk into his own shop openly without feeling like a thief.
The business at the pharmacy was still booming. The elixir shop alone employed over a thousand NPC Alchemy Masters.
Lin Jichen left everything to Xiaocui, from recruiting staff and Alchemy Masters to purchasing herbs and sales.
The weapon shop, auction house, and pet store were all managed by different NPCs appointed by Lin Jichen, so he didn't have to worry about them.
Compared to hiring real-life players to manage, Lin Jichen trusted these NPCs more.
After all, he knew their personalities, information, and moral alignments inside out.
So the in-game professionals were fully capable of handling these positions.
The backyard was filled with alchemy rooms, where over a thousand Alchemy Masters were diligently working in their own rooms, focused on making elixirs.
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