The man greeted him first. "Hello, Junior Brother Xiao. I'm Chen Zhixuan. I grow Spirit Medicine in Stone Rice Valley."
Elder Chen added for Xiao Chen's benefit, "You two are of the same generation, so you can just call him Senior Brother."
"Zhixuan is the oldest of the 'Zhi' generation, and you're the youngest."
"By the way, Chen, you're twenty-two this year?"
Xiao Chen blinked. "Uh, twenty-three."
Elder Chen chuckled. "What a coincidence. Zhixuan is one hundred and twenty-three this year. That makes you exactly one hundred years apart. That's a special kind of fate in itself."
Huh?
Xiao Chen was slightly taken aback, but he still offered a prompt greeting. "Hello, Senior Brother."
Afterward, Elder Chen introduced him to two more people.
"The sect's garrison duty isn't too demanding, and we can often take leave to go home. However, we can't leave so easily during holidays and festivals, just in case Tribulation Cultivators try to use the opportunity to cause chaos."
