"Where did you go last night? Why didn't you come back all night?"
Facing his disciple's questioning, Chen Ye remained calm, having already prepared his excuses:
"Where else could I go? The sect was urging me, so I had to stay up all night opening the furnace for alchemy."
Upon hearing the word "alchemy," most of the suspicion in Qing Jun's eyes dissipated.
After all, recently Master had indeed been working tirelessly on alchemy at Danxia Peak, she was always by his side fanning the flames.
"Oh... so you went for alchemy."
Qing Jun mumbled,
"But Master, why didn't you call Qing Jun to go along? Master went secretly on his own... Qing Jun is not lazy; I would be willing to accompany Master, even just to fan you."
Seeing Qing Jun's sensible demeanor.
Chen Ye's heart couldn't help but feel a slight sense of guilt.
However, this feeling of guilt quickly passed.
He reached out and affectionately ruffled Qing Jun's head, smiling:
