“Greetings to the Sect Leader, greetings to the Elders!”
The person who just arrived was Zhou Zitong. As soon as she entered the deepest area of the Cultivation Cave Mansion, she knelt on one knee and gave a respectful salutation.
Chen Tianlan said with displeasure, “What do you have to report?”
“Sect Leader, I brought the Divine Doctor Li from Dadong City back. He might be able to help us cure the pandemic and resolve the outbreak!” Zhou Zitong spoke quickly.
Chen Tianlan’s face showed a trace of a smile as he said, “He’s already in our sect now?”
“Yes, his sister Li Lili is here as well. I’ve had Chen Jiajia and Chen Lele arrange for them to stay at Qingping Courtyard. The two of them are currently overseeing security there,” Zhou Zitong said with a smile.
“Good, well done.”
Chen Tianlan said with a smile.
Second Elder Luo Fengyu then spoke, “Is this Divine Doctor Li really skilled, or is he just a swindler who flaunts fake credentials? Zitong, don’t be deceived by him.”
“Rest assured, Elder Luo. I observed them in Dadong City for an entire day before inviting them over. I am certain that Li Xiang and Li Lili are no frauds.”
“Moreover, I tested their abilities. Both Li Xiang and Li Lili are cultivators at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm!”
Upon hearing this, Luo Fengyu’s expression immediately turned to surprise.
Great Elder Zhao Ruxue and Third Elder Zhu Luohong were also astonished, and even the Sect Leader Chen Tianlan revealed a look of amazement.
“Both siblings are at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm?” Chen Tianlan asked.
“Yes,” Zhou Zitong replied.
“To cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm is enough to prove their extraordinary talent—they are absolutely outstanding individuals,” remarked Chen Tianlan.
“They haven’t joined any other sect, have they?” Zhu Luohong inquired.
“No, they are still loose cultivators for now,” Zhou Zitong answered.
“If that’s the case, perhaps we should directly recruit them into our Tianhua Sect!” Zhu Luohong suggested with a smile.
Chen Tianlan replied, “There’s no rush. Let’s first see if they can cure the pandemic and help resolve the sect’s crisis. If they truly resolve the pandemic, we can consider recruiting them afterward.”
“The Sect Leader’s words are reasonable.”
“We’ll follow the Sect Leader’s plan.”
“I have no objections.”
All three elders, Zhao Ruxue, Luo Fengyu, and Zhu Luohong, nodded their agreement.
Chen Tianlan then turned to Zhou Zitong and said, “You must continuously monitor those two individuals, but treat them kindly. If they have any requests, as long as they’re not unreasonable, do your best to accommodate them.”
“Understood,” Zhou Zitong nodded.
Suddenly, Zhou Zitong’s expression turned somewhat peculiar.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
Chen Tianlan detected the shift in Zhou Zitong’s demeanor and proactively asked.
With a strange look, Zhou Zitong said, “Li Xiang and Li Lili are siblings, but they seem to have… a particular kind of relationship. I suspect that Li Xiang must be a lecher; I’m worried he might target the sect’s female disciples during their stay.”
Chen Tianlan was stunned for a moment before bursting into a helpless laugh, “I thought it was something important, but it turns out to be this trivial matter… No matter. As long as he can resolve the pandemic, let him have as many women as he desires. After all, our Tianhua Sect has plenty of female disciples!”
The sky had already brightened.
Chen Tianlan arrived at Qingping Courtyard. As soon as she stepped inside the gate, she saw Chen Jiajia and Chen Lele running over.
“Senior Sister Zhou, you finally came.”
“We’ve been waiting for you for so long.”
Chen Jiajia and Chen Lele spoke one after the other, their faces awash with deep resentment, as if they had suffered a great grievance.
Zhou Zitong asked in confusion, “What’s the matter with you two?”
Chen Jiajia muttered, “Senior Sister Zhou, you wouldn’t believe what happened. Last night, after Li Xiang and his sister Li Lili moved into Qingping Courtyard, they just… they just…”
“Just what? What happened?” Zhou Zitong asked, her heart already sinking.
Could it be that Li Xiang and Li Lili were actually dangerous individuals who immediately began sabotaging the Tianhua Sect upon arriving?
If that were the case, it would be a serious issue. She would undoubtedly be implicated since she was the one who brought them into the sect!
While Zhou Zitong’s thoughts were running wild, Chen Lele chimed in, her face flushed red, “They shamelessly did *that* kind of thing, and the noise was so loud that we couldn’t avoid hearing it even if we wanted to.”
“And they went on for a long time—at least over an hour. It was truly excessive.”
Relief washed over Zhou Zitong’s face as she let out a laugh, “I was expecting something serious, but it turns out this is all? What does it matter to you two if they indulge themselves? Just pretend you didn’t hear anything.”
“The problem is, we could hear everything clearly!” Chen Lele said, embarrassed and angry.
Chen Jiajia added, “Senior Sister Zhou, why not assign other junior sisters to guard here? We don’t want to stay in this place anymore.”
Zhou Zitong immediately put on a stern face and said, “That won’t do! Li Xiang and Li Lili were brought back by the three of us, so it’s our responsibility. If we hand this off to someone else and something goes wrong, we won’t be able to explain ourselves!”
“But—”
Chen Jiajia had just uttered two words when Zhou Zitong interrupted her, “Enough, don’t say another word. I’ll go take a look myself.”
Zhou Zitong finished and pushed the door open, heading into the first-floor living room before proceeding upstairs.
At the door to the second-floor room, Zhou Zitong knocked and asked, “Mr. Li, Ms. Li, are you awake?”
However, the room remained silent with no response.
Left with no option, Zhou Zitong pushed the door open and entered, only to find the bed in utter disarray, as if a cyclone had ravaged it.
Liu Ruyan and Li Qianfan lay entwined, sound asleep. The two were nestled under the covers but hadn’t pulled them up properly—Li Qianfan’s muscular body and Liu Ruyan’s fair, exposed upper-half were visible to the open air.
At this sight, Zhou Zitong’s cheeks turned bright red.
Although she had already heard from Chen Jiajia and Chen Lele about what Li Qianfan and Liu Ruyan had done the previous night, seeing the scene with her own eyes made her feel deeply embarrassed.
But the ones feeling even more embarrassed were Liu Ruyan and Li Qianfan.
The truth was, both of them were already awake—they were merely pretending to be asleep.
They had deliberately staged this scene of indulgence to display their carefree and unrestrained demeanor to Zhou Zitong, thus causing her to lower her guard.
This was what they called “feigning weakness to mislead the enemy!”
And it seemed their little ploy was already proving effective.
Seeing Li Qianfan and Liu Ruyan’s apparent indulgence and laziness, Zhou Zitong no longer saw them as threats to the Tianhua Sect. She even began to question whether it was necessary to continue keeping them under surveillance.
However, monitoring Li Qianfan and Liu Ruyan was an order from Sect Leader Chen Tianlan. So while the thought crossed Zhou Zitong’s mind, she didn’t plan to disobey Chen Tianlan’s instructions.
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