My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 415 - 95: [Second Update]

Feeling something amiss behind him, Si Lin quickly turned his head, intending to act, but upon seeing the familiar figure, he froze.

"What? More than half a year without seeing each other, and you don’t recognize your master?" Wen Guiyun saw Si Lin standing stupidly in the distance, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. He walked to a stone table and sat down, glancing at the chessboard on the table, then looked at Si Lin, assessing him, "Not bad, already at the True Immortal Peak stage in cultivation; it seems your fortunes after ascending to the Immortal Realm have been quite good."

Speaking, he satisfiedly took a look at Si Lin.

"Master, when did you ascend?" Si Lin walked to the stone table, his usually calm face rarely showing an expression of surprise and delight.

"I haven’t been in the Immortal Realm for long. Why is it just you here? Where’s Yue Zhao?" Wen Guiyun looked around, not spotting Yue Zhao, and asked curiously.

"Yue Zhao is in seclusion, it will still be a few days before he can come out." Si Lin explained.

"I see," Wen Guiyun nodded, "Tell me in detail what happened after your ascension, have you contacted others? And where is Geng Geng now?"

"Yes, disciple will slowly tell you." Si Lin nodded, organized his thoughts, and began recounting their experiences after ascension to Wen Guiyun.

Wen Guiyun listened to Si Lin’s tale, occasionally nodding, sometimes even showing surprise.

"You’re saying Geng Geng and the others have now joined the Langya Immortal Sect, and Rong Ye has joined the Star Palace?" The four major Immortal Sects from a thousand years ago still exist, and he had heard of them. Upon hearing Si Lin’s words, he couldn’t resist asking.

"Yes, Master," Si Lin nodded then looked at Wen Guiyun’s expression, hesitated before speaking, "Master, younger sister and the others are just trying to survive, please don’t blame them."

No matter what, Gu Qingqing and Nan Hua were Wen Guiyun’s disciples. A day as a master is a lifetime as a father. Now that they have taken other masters, although it’s for survival, he also worried Wen Guiyun might be angry and refuse to acknowledge Gu Qingqing and the others.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing Si Lin’s worried look, Wen Guiyun was somewhat amused, "I haven’t said anything. It’s a good thing they have more masters. When I took you all in, there were other reasons involved; I wasn’t entirely dedicated to you. I won’t be angry. Just because they’ve taken new masters doesn’t mean they don’t consider me their master."

"Of course not, younger sister and the others aren’t like that!" Si Lin hurriedly waved his hand.

"Then that’s settled. You can rest assured." Wen Guiyun gave Si Lin a look of reproach, feeling speechless at Si Lin’s doubt.

Seeing Wen Guiyun not angry, Si Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

"You just mentioned that Geng Geng and Jun Wu went to Luobei City? How long until they come to Tianqi City?" Among the disciples, Wen Guiyun treasured Gu Qingqing the most and worried about her the most, even though Gu Qingqing was married and an adult now, he still couldn’t help worrying.

"Geng Geng said they went to attend the wedding of the City Lord’s son in Luobei City. Returning to Tianqi City would probably take more than a month." Si Lin calculated the time and informed Wen Guiyun.

"Alright, then I’ll stay here with you until Geng Geng and Jun Wu come to Tianqi City." Wen Guiyun pondered for a moment, decided not to follow, and prepared to stay in Tianqi City to wait for Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu to arrive.

"That’s also good, lest you miss them on the road, which would be more troublesome." Si Lin thought this was good too, since they couldn’t contact Gu Qingqing now. If the two missed each other on the road, it would be even more troublesome later.

Wen Guiyun nodded and then had Si Lin prepare a room for him, intending to stay.

Given the order, Si Lin immediately did it himself, sorted out a room for Wen Guiyun, and Wen Guiyun stayed over at Si Lin’s place.

...

Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu left Xiyue City and after two days arrived at Zhonglan City.

Zhonglan City feels different compared to Xiyue City and Shuiyou City; Shuiyou City gives a very comfortable and gentle impression, while Xiyue City feels chaotic and bloody. Zhonglan City has an archaic and majestic aura. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

From afar, Zhonglan City resembles a lion crouched asleep on the ground. Its towering walls convey a sense of grandeur.

Because it’s known as Refining City, upon entering, one can see numerous shops selling refining materials and Magic Artifacts. The people coming and going look hurried, many gesturing as they walk, brows furrowed in thought.

The entire city has a heavily saturated artifact refining atmosphere. It’s even possible to see people refining artifacts on the street and occasionally hear the sounds of weapons being struck.

"This place obviously feels different from the previous two cities." Gu Qingqing commented as she walked, looking around, speaking to Jun Wu beside her.

"Indeed, the atmosphere here is far better than Xiyue City, but it differs from the relaxing feeling of Shuiyou City." Jun Wu nodded, responded.

Gu Qingqing agreed with a nod and continued holding Jun Wu’s hand, observing the sights on either side of the street.

After walking for a while, they entered a decent inn, and while seeking a room, heard conversations in the hall that caught their attention.

"The Artifact Refining Contest is about to begin, Brother Sun, have you signed up?"

"Of course I have. It’s a rare opportunity. I heard the three major families together with the City Lord Mansion are hosting it and offering a large piece of Outer Heaven Meteorite as a reward."

"Really? Is it truly Outer Heaven Meteorite?"

"Why would this be a lie? It’s real for sure. As long as one becomes the first in this refining contest, they can obtain the Outer Heaven Meteorite, which is a top-grade material for upgrading weapons."

"Fantastic, I’ll definitely do my best this time and strive to obtain the Outer Heaven Meteorite!"

"Brother Zhou, it’s not that I look down on you, but winning the first place isn’t so easy. I heard this time three most talented disciples from the major families are participating, and they’re formidable. Among them, Mr. Shen from the Helian Family can already refine Immortal Rank six-grade Immortal Artifacts."

"Is Mr. Shen that skilled? Looks like I’m out of luck!"

"I also heard Miss Yue from the Wen Family is quite good, on par with Mr. Shen."

"There’s Young Master Yan from the Leng Family as well, very talented. These three are the favorites to win this refining contest. We’re just accompanying the Crown Prince in reading."

"..."

Gu Qingqing glanced at Jun Wu and leaned close to his ear, "Ah Wu, this refining contest sounds very interesting, and those people mentioned seem quite skilled at refining artifacts. I wonder how they compare to Ah Wu; who is more talented?"

"There’s always someone better, it’s normal for others to be more skilled than me."