“Just what are you doing, Lu Yun? What did you provoke that Fengxian Wu for?” Lu Xiaochi appeared soon after Lu Yun returned to his yard. He called their guest Fengxian Wu, not Fengwu. Plainly, he’d overheard their conversation.

The second master was accompanied by a rather large surge of goodwill.

“Goodwill?” Lu Yun ignored his uncle and looked behind Lu Xiaochi.

He Wuheng followed the second master’s footsteps and looked at Lu Yun with both adoration and his usual respect.

Oh? Does collecting goodwill mean more than making people thankful? Is goodwill also created when I do something that makes them think highly of me?

Goodwill resulted from the strength absorbed by the Seal of the Multitudes. Any positive emotion tied to Lu Yun, such as gratitude or adoration, created a mysterious power that was goodwill. This seemed a bit different from the tree of his subconscious memories.

He Wuheng’s goodwill toward Lu Yun lasted only a few breaths before vanishing. Yet the Hongmeng qi created from that momentary...