Song Changsheng was taken aback, then explained with a laugh, "Fellow Daoist Zhuang and I are old acquaintances. We haven't seen each other in years, so I just wanted to catch up."
Unexpectedly, his explanation only made things worse. The cultivator leading the way grew increasingly disdainful, for he had heard all sorts of excuses over the past few days.
The ultimate goal was always to get a chance to meet Zhuang Yuechan. She had been so thoroughly annoyed lately that she had feigned going into seclusion and was refusing all visitors.
Everyone on Celestial Sound Mountain was famously united. Zhuang Yuechan's situation had left her martial brothers and sisters quite displeased. However, the suitors were all guests and hadn't done anything out of line, so there was nothing they could do but bottle up their frustration.
