As the afterglow of dusk faded, Xu Qing pulled his dharmaskiff into his berth. Before he could even get settled, a voice message came in from the Captain.0

“How was your date, little Ah Qing? Why don’t you come over here to that immortal hot spring you got me the discount for? Have a soak and tell me everything that happened. Based on my extensive experience, I can give you a few tips for next time.”2

“Later,” Xu Qing replied. He was about to put away the transmission jade slip when the Captain sent another message.0

“Ahem. Master’s also here....”4

“....” Xu Qing didn’t respond.2

Not long thereafter, he arrived at Xu Xiaohui’s immortal hot spring. The Captain and Master Seventh were waiting for him in a small private pool that overlooked the larger pool area below.0

Xu Qing looked at them with a strange expression.0

Master Seventh cleared his throat and glared at the Captain. “I was in the middle of meditating when you begged me to come over here. What’s going on?”13

The Captain blinked a few times.0

Master Seventh snorted coldly.1

The Captain sighed and cast a rueful expression at Xu Qing. “Little Ah Qing, you were just out with Arch-Immortal Plumdark, right? So how... ahem... how far did things go?”0

Master Seventh’s expression didn’t change at all, and in fact, he looked a bit bored.2

Xu Qing glanced briefly at his Master, then thought about the question before answering. “Senior Plumdark taught me how to play the flute.”9

Master Seventh’s ears twitched.4

The Captain immediately followed up with another question. “And then...?”0

“And then she paid respects at the grave...0