Chen Ping'an didn't dare to go anywhere that he pleased in the inn, so he made his way to the pavilion, where he noticed Lin Shouyi sitting inside. He didn't dare to disrupt Lin Shouyi in his cultivation, so after observing the boy for a while, he decided to turn and depart, but right as he did so, Lin Shouyi stood up and beckoned to him.

Chen Ping'an strode into the pavilion, and compared with when he had first arrived at the Autumn Reed Inn, there seemed to have been a bit more flair and elegance about the current Lin Shouyi.

Lin Shouyi chose a less sensitive subject to break the ice as he said, "Cui Dongshan borrowed a talisman from me, then blatantly broke the rules of the inn, stepping out of this pavilion before jumping into that old well, and he's nowhere to be seen now."

"I don't care whether Cui Dongshan lives or dies, and I can't control his actions," Chen Ping'an replied in a quiet voice.

Lin Shouyi was silent for a long while, then turned to look at the well as he continued, "I know you had good intentions when you decided for all of us to stay here, but you should've notified me in advance."

"I will in the future," Chen Ping'an replied with a nod.

Lin Shouyi turned back around to carefully inspect Chen Ping'an's expression as he asked, "That's it?"

"Of course, what were you expecting?" Chen Ping'an asked.

A self-deprecating look appeared on Lin Shouyi's face as he said, "I thought you would try to talk some sense into...