Wei Wei traveled away on the wind, seemingly shrinking the mountains and rivers to a stride's length as she did so. As such, she naturally arrived at the Sword Water Villa quicker than the convoy of carriages.0

Wei Wei returned to the Sword Water Villa soon after leaving, but Song Yushao still didn't come out to greet her, and it was again Song Fengshan and Liu Qian who welcomed her.0

Song Yushao had spared Wei Wei's life in the old temple back then, but this didn't imply that the old sword saint of the Water Combing Nation was fond of her. Indeed, had he not suffered a huge knot in his heart when dealing with Liu Qian, his granddaughter-in-law and one of the four evil spirits of the Water Combing Nation? However, when an experienced and rule-abiding member of the cultivation world grew old and returned home, performing some self-reflection at the same time, things were likely to change. 0

This was especially the case after Song Yushao was forced to give away his bamboo sword scabbard, and it was only after that moment that he had fully acknowledged and accepted Liu Qian, allowing her to deal with family affairs. In fact, Song Yushao was even willing to run around for her, actively making contact with Han Yuanshan for the sake of her plan to become a deity in the future. Otherwise, Song Yushao had already caught the eye of a Confucian academy, and it should have been a certainty for him to advance to the next cultivation tier. However, this was nothing more than a dream now.0

Song Yushao was incredibly happy to meet Chen Ping'an this time, not only because he was able to personally witness Chen Ping'an becoming a sword immortal from the mountains, but also because Chen Ping'an's journey through the cultivation world was similar to his own.0

There were few people walking the same paths, and when one encountered another in the wind and rain by chance, then it was only right that they should walk side-by-side and enjoy some fine wine.0

During their first encounter, it could be said that Song Yushao had only regarded the young boy traveling around with a bamboo bookcase on his back as a junior who was very worth keeping an eye on. During their second encounter, Chen Ping'an was already a young man dressed in azure, wearing a bamboo hat, and carrying a sword on his back. When they drank tea and wine and enjoyed hotpot together, it was as if they were two...0