There were still people who came to visit him, such as the relatively aloof Cultivation Family?
Dugu Lan and her cousin Xiao Qiang were the first guests to his courtyard, chatting over a pot of clear tea in the yard.
"Thank you once again..."
As soon as Dugu Lan began to speak, Hou Niao interrupted her,
"Daoist, please stop thanking me. You've thanked me twice, and both times I nearly lost my life... Is there anything important? If not, please leave."
Facing such almost rude frankness, neither cousin minded. Cultivators often had their eccentricities, like how they, being such beautiful creatures, never lacked for company, yet they were only interested in those who kept a respectful distance—a kind of ailment in itself.
