Caught off guard, Lu Yun was almost sent flying. He hastily took a few steps back and focused his eyes on where the strength had come from.

A barefoot elder dressed in white clothing with a white beard and hair came sprinting from another direction.

“You, you, you!! Where did a thief like you come from??” He wore a white linen outfit and his hair and beard were in disarray. His clothes were slightly disheveled, his hands and feet covered in dirt. He’d likely been working in another part of the garden earlier.

The elder huffed and puffed at Lu Yun, then walked on air to the pond to closely scrutinize the Principal Seventh Rank Lotuses. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were fine.

“Where are you from, kid, and how dare you...