Cui Dongshan wiped away his tears after landing on the ground. He then jogged over and lamented, "Master, you must have had a difficult time camping in the wilderness while traveling more than a million kilometers through the world. You must have suffered far too much. Yet, as your disciple, I was unable to accompany you and make life easier for you. I deserve to be punished... I truly deserve to be punished...!"0

Lu Baixiang immediately understood the situation. He remembered that Chen Ping'an had once mentioned something about an unofficial disciple who was seeking knowledge in the Great Sui Nation's Mountain Cliff Academy. This unofficial disciple of his was very good at playing Go, so Chen Ping'an had told Lu Baixiang that he could play Go with this person if he had an opportunity in the future.0

Chen Ping'an returned inside and sat down at the dining table. Pei Qian, who still had the yellow paper talisman stuck to her forehead, hesitated for a moment before vacating her seat and walking over to sit next to Sui Youbian.0

Cui Dongshan strode inside, yet he didn't sit down next to Chen Ping'an. Instead, he first went to the kitchen to grab himself a bowl and a pair of chopsticks. Afterward, he chose to sit down next to Lu Baixiang. 0

He was just about to grab a piece of fermented bean curd to go with his congee, yet he suddenly put his chopsticks down and sighed, "My heart aches so much that I can't bring myself to eat."0

Chen Ping'an cut to the chase and asked, "Did you make your way over because you read that letter that I sent to Li Baoping? But why are you coming to the Azure Phoenix Nation? After all, I was always planning to visit Mountain Cliff Academy to look for you guys. Perhaps you're here for the debate between Buddhism and Daoism?"0

Cui Dongshan smiled and replied, "That debate is nothing more than a bunch of little chicks fighting for food—there's nothing interesting about it. I'm afraid that I might accidentally slip up and..."0

Under the watchful gazes of everyone, the boastful young immortal suddenly slapped himself and scolded, "Will you die if you don't boast?!"0

Chen Ping'an didn't ask anything else, so Cui Dongshan also fell silent as he started to eat. His chopsticks became a blur, and it was clear that he was famished.0

After breakfast, Zhu Lian and Pei Qian worked together to clean the dishes and wipe the table. Cui Dongshan asked the hunchbacked old man whether he needed any help, and Zhu Lian politely replied that everything was under control....0