Upon learning of this, Chu Feng hurried over to receive her.
After all, Ling Sheng'er could be considered one of Chu Feng's earliest friends at the Seven Worlds Holy Palace.
Back then, Chu Feng had still been a nobody.
Yet Ling Sheng'er, the granddaughter of the Ling Clan's master, was born into high standing but never once put on airs in front of Chu Feng. She had genuinely treated him as a friend.
So Chu Feng had a very, very favorable impression of Ling Sheng'er.
Ling Sheng'er was invited into the grand hall, where quite a few high-ranking members of the Chu Alliance had already gathered.
Ling Mo'er and Shuang Yu seemed rather ill at ease. In truth, they weren't very sure about many things.
Ling Sheng'er, on the other hand, sat in her chair stuffing her face with food and drink. Despite all the unfamiliar faces in the hall, she looked as though she were right at home.
"What, are you starving or something?"
A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
Chu Feng appeared inside the grand hall.
"Chu Feng!!!"
The moment she saw Chu Feng, Ling Sheng'er bounded over to him like a little rabbit.
"Chu Feng, I missed you so much!"
As she spoke, she punched Chu Feng on the shoulder.
She was supposed to be a cute little princess, but her behavior was more like a little brother's.
"Ouch, ouch — it hasn't even been that long since we last met. How did you get even prettier?"
Chu Feng was just as unabashed. He reached out with both hands and pulled Ling Sheng'er's little cheeks into a long, stretched-out face.
Though her face was distorted, it couldn't diminish her beauty — if anything, she looked even cuter.
"You got more handsome too!"
Ling Sheng'er wasn't about to be outdone. She reached out and pushed Chu Feng's nose up into a pig snout.
"Mm, now that's more handsome. Haha!"
Ling Sheng'er burst out laughing.
Anyone could tell from their antics that the two of them were close.
But the other two who had come with Ling Sheng'er remained reserved.
These two had also met Chu Feng around the same time as Ling Sheng'er. The difference was that back then, they had made different choices than she had.
Which led to the awkward situation they were now in.
"Oh, by the way, Chu Feng — the three of us are going to join you now. You'll welcome us, right?" Ling Sheng'er suddenly said.
As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at the two behind her.
"Of course," Chu Feng replied immediately.
Upon hearing this, Shuang Yu could no longer hold back. She was about to drop to her knees before Chu Feng, apologizing for her past actions.
"Young Master Chu Feng, I—"
But before she could kneel, Chu Feng appeared in front of her and steadied her.
"Senior Shuang Yu, I've already heard about everything that happened with you."
"Back then, you didn't know who I was. You were only considering my grandmother's interests."
"I won't hold it against you."
"The Chu Alliance welcomes your join us."
Chu Feng said with a smile.
That smile wasn't an act. He truly held no grudge and genuinely accepted Shuang Yu.
Shuang Yu could tell.
Precisely because she could tell, she wept until her whole body trembled. In the end, she didn't say much — only one thing:
"My, Shuang Yu's, life belongs to Young Master from now on."
…
"Chu Feng, besides the three of us coming to join you, there's one more person who wants to cooperate with you — my grandfather."
Right then, Ling Sheng'er's secret voice transmission reached Chu Feng's ears.
Chu Feng then learned of the Ling Clan master's intentions and learned that the Ling Clan master was waiting for him outside the City Lord's City in the Ancestral Martial Realm.
Chu Feng trusted Ling Sheng'er, but he did not trust the Ling Clan's master.
So when he went out to meet him, he brought Little Fishy along. He also brought Jie Tiannian, Jie Shanxian, and Daoist Zhaixing.