Ji Tianxing followed Yun Yao as they left Fengyun Court and were walking on a tree-lined path halfway up the mountain.
This trail is located deep in the forest, quiet and deserted, and very few people pass by on weekdays.
The two walked along the tree-lined path for three miles, and then they stood under a century-old tree and started talking.
Yunyao looked at Ji Tianxing calmly and asked: "It has been half a month since you started, are you still getting used to it during this time?"
Ji Tianxing smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for your concern. I have adapted to the sect's rules and have become accustomed to the sect's life."
Yun Yao nodded and continued: "I heard that Junior Sister Xuanxuan mentioned you before, saying that you violated the sect rules and were punished to sweep the floor in Tai'an Palace?"
Ji Tianxing was a little embarrassed and smiled coquettishly, "Yes, Deacon Han punished me by sweeping the floor for a month. Fortunately, half a month has passed."
Yunyao frowned slightly and said in a solemn tone: "That place in Tai'an Palace is impossible for ordinary people to enter."
"In addition to the fact that junior sister can come and go freely, even if I want to go in, I need the permission of the old man."
"Junior Brother Tianxing, you must be careful when you are in Tai'an Palace. You must not offend that old man. Otherwise, even if I want to help you, it will be difficult for me. The identity of that old man..."
When Ji Tianxing heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Sister, I seem to have offended that old man, and I offended him quite a lot."
"Huh?" Yun Yao frowned, a hint of worry flashed in her eyes, "What mistake did you make again?"
Ji Tianxing did not dare to look directly into her clear eyes. He turned his head and looked away, smiling bitterly and saying: "I unintentionally opened up the roof of his old man's house, and also destroyed the green soul grass and green spirit tree that his old man carefully cultivated..."
"You..." Yun Yao suddenly felt dumbfounded. She looked at Ji Tianxing with a complicated expression. After a long time, she shook her head and sighed: "Hey, you better wish for yourself."
"Only that old man has the Green Soul Grass and Green Spirit Tree in the entire Qingtian Sect. In the past, when I wanted to ask for a Green Soul Grass, I had to beg the master to come forward and ask for it."
"It's not easy for you to be able to stand in front of me alive."
Ji Tianxing listened to Yun Yao's helpless tone and looked at her worried look, and his heart moved slightly.
"Sister, don't worry about me. I know what's appropriate, and that old man... doesn't seem to be as cruel as you said."
Yun Yao turned her beautiful eyes, glanced at him, and said in a strange tone: "I'm not worried about you!"
"I just think it would be pitiful for you, at such a young age, to be beaten to death by that old man in a fit of rage."
"..." Ji Tianxing was quite speechless and didn't know how to answer her words.
Moreover, he always felt that Yunyao was an aloof and holy fairy, who was usually cold and aloof.
For some reason, Yun Yao didn't have that aloof indifference in front of him.
He secretly wondered, is there anything special about him? How could he be treated so kindly and cared for by Yunyao?
Just as he was thinking wildly, a young man in white appeared on the tree-lined path, running towards him as fast as flying.
The young man in white seemed to be looking for something when he suddenly saw Yun Yao's figure and immediately sped up and ran over.
"Sister, I finally found you!"
Bai Wuchen looked like he was in a hurry and quickly came to Yun Yao's side.
When he saw Ji Tianxing beside him, he immediately frowned.
Bai Wuchen glanced at Ji Tianxing with cold eyes, seeming a little unhappy.
Yun Yao looked indifferent and asked in a calm tone: "Junior Brother Bai, do you have something to do with me?"
Bai Wuchen withdrew his eyes from sizing up Ji Tianxing, and quickly said to Yunyao with a smile: "Senior sister, the master is back and is in the Qingtian Palace. He has summoned you to see him."
Yun Yao's eyes became much softer, "Master is back? Okay, I will go to Qingtian Hall now."
After saying that, she turned to look at Ji Tianxing and warned: "Junior Brother Tianxing, you must remember what I just said."
"Of course I won't forget it." Ji Tianxing cupped his hands and smiled.
Yun Yao nodded, then turned and left with Bai Wuchen.
Before leaving, Bai Wuchen turned to look at Ji Tianxing, his eyes a little cold.
Ji Tianxing always looked calm and could not see any change in his expression.
However, he could clearly see Bai Wuchen's demeanor and eyes, and he was already thinking about it.
"This Bai Wuchen, since I first met him in Qingyun Kingdom, he seems to have some prejudice against me. I don't know where I provoked him?"
After standing under the tree for a while, he turned and left.
A quarter of an hour later, Ji Tianxing returned to Fengyun Courtyard.
Those disciples haven't returned to their rooms yet, they are still in the courtyard, gathering in twos and threes, still discussing something in low voices.
Seeing Ji Tianxing return, the disciples all fell silent and cast complicated looks at him.
Everyone kept silent in a tacit agreement and watched him walking through the yard.
It wasn't until he returned to the room that everyone continued to discuss, and their expressions became more exciting.
"Hmph! I don't know what kind of bad luck that boy had, to be able to meet the senior sister!"
"It's so abominable! How could a fairy-like beauty like Senior Sister become friends with him?"
Shi Jingcheng and Yi Mo's eyes almost turned red with jealousy, and their hatred for Ji Tianxing deepened.
The other two disciples gathered under the big tree, with expressions of jealousy and indignation on their faces.
"No! We have to tell Senior Sister about that boy stealing the spirit fruit. We can't let that villain Ji Tianxing get close to Senior Sister!"
"Ahem... Do you know Senior Sister? Can you meet her? Can we talk to her?"
The person who spoke earlier fell silent and retreated silently with an embarrassed look on his face.
Ji Ling was sitting on a stone bench under the big banyan tree, holding an ancient book in her hand and pretending to read.
Hearing the indignant discussions of the disciples, he also sneered and interjected.
"Hahaha, back in Qingyun Country, if it weren't for the help of Senior Sister, that boy wouldn't even be qualified to participate in the Entry Competition!"
When the other disciples heard about the gossip, they quickly came to Ji Ling's side and looked at him eagerly.
"Ji Ling, were you talking about Ji Tianxing just now?"
"What exactly is going on? You should know, right?"
"Tell us quickly and don't be too pretentious!"
Ji Ling seemed to like the feeling of being surrounded by people, like stars holding the moon.
The sneer on his face became even worse. He glanced at Ji Tianxing's room, then lowered his voice and started talking about the entry competition.
Several disciples gathered in a circle, listening attentively and making comments from time to time.
Unconsciously, Ji Ling and several disciples stood on the same front, and they all hated Ji Tianxing.