Chongxu Temple's exploration of the ruins this time had been a rather casual affair, and all the elders were free to come and go as they pleased.
After Chu Feng departed, Song Ge also left the ancient ruins.
However, Song Ge was something of a celebrity within Chongxu Temple, so tracking down where she had gone was an easy task for Chu Feng.
Near the Seven Sun Mountain Range, there was a city, and Song Ge was currently within it.
Though the surroundings of the Seven Sun Mountain Range were vast, the travel time depended on the person. With Chu Feng's cultivation, he could reach any point there in short order.
So in just a short while, Chu Feng traveled from the ancient ruins to this city.
Though the city was large, nothing escaped Chu Feng's discerning eye, and he quickly locked onto Song Ge's location.
Chu Feng could see that Song Ge was currently with a woman — a female elder of Chongxu Temple. And by sheer coincidence, Chu Feng knew this woman.
She was Aunt Liu's daughter, Wang Lian.
But at that moment, it wasn't just Song Ge and Wang Lian. There were others with them.
Among those people were both men and women, though men predominated. Every one of them was dressed in fine clothes, like members of wealthy, distinguished families.
However, they weren't from Chongxu Temple — they belonged to other sects.
It seemed they had happened to run into Song Ge, but several of the men were showing an unusual degree of interest in her.
At that moment, these people were inviting Song Ge to visit a teahouse for tea, but Song Ge had no desire to go.
Though Song Ge didn't want to go, Wang Lian showed great enthusiasm and was eagerly trying to persuade her to join them.
From the look in Wang Lian's eyes, Chu Feng could tell that she wasn't actually interested in tea at a teahouse — she was interested in those men.
Those men, in Chu Feng's eyes, were negligible in both status and strength.
But for Wang Lian, their standing and power made them ideal marriage prospects. In fact, if she could end up with any of them, it would be a tremendous step up for her.
Don't let Wang Lian's earlier arrogance when she encountered Chu Feng fool you — right now, in front of those men, she was showing her most eager and attentive side.
Song Ge, though she treated those people with cold indifference, felt too polite to refuse Wang Lian.
At that moment, Song Ge was stuck in a very difficult position.
Chu Feng knew it was time for him to make his entrance.
So he stepped out from the shadows into the open and deliberately walked past Song Ge, staging what appeared to be a chance encounter.
"Shura?"
Sure enough, with Chu Feng's deliberate arrangement, Song Ge quickly spotted him.
To Song Ge, Chu Feng was her savior.
Moreover, after he had saved her, he had spent time chatting with her about many things, which deepened her already profound gratitude and greatly increased her fondness for him.
When she saw Chu Feng, she broke into a radiant smile and bounded over to him in just a few quick steps.
"What a coincidence, running into you here!"
Song Ge smiled at Chu Feng like a blooming flower.
"It really is quite a coincidence."
Chu Feng also put on a look of pleasant surprise.
"Who's this guy?"
However, when those men who had been pursuing Song Ge caught sight of Chu Feng, they furrowed their brows and shot him displeased looks.
They had been fawning over Song Ge just moments ago, only to receive nothing but her disdainful disregard. Yet the moment she spotted Chu Feng, she had completely transformed — this made them both jealous and irritated.
"Why him?"
As everyone sized up Chu Feng, Wang Lian also turned her gaze toward him.
But she didn't need to look twice. The very first glance was enough for her to recognize him.
"Elder Wang Lian, do you know this person?"
Those people asked Wang Lian.