The two of them stepped out, and the sky had already darkened.
When they arrived at the dining hall, over ten senior brothers and sisters were already seated, but Su Qianyi's family had yet to arrive.
Xiang Tiange greeted the junior brothers and sisters warmly and arranged for Xiao Yifeng to sit at a seat at the end.
A raised chair had already been prepared there. After instructing a junior brother nearby to take care of Xiao Yifeng, Xiang Tiange sat down at the next seat.
Xiao Yifeng sat awkwardly on the raised chair. It was quite embarrassing for a former Demon Lord to be sitting in a child's high chair.
Beside him was his sixteenth senior brother, a young man of about twenty-three or twenty-four named Cheng Yuanxing, who started chatting with Xiao Yifeng in a familiar manner.
Cheng Yuanxing spoke of strange tales and oddities, his lively nature making the stories quite entertaining, and Xiao Yifeng played along enthusiastically.
"Yuanxing, stop bragging. With your skills, if you ever saw a Green-Eyed Golden Crystal Ape, I'd never see you again. Junior brother, don't believe him," said a sharp-faced young man across from them.
The senior brothers and sisters burst into laughter. This was Su Mingyuan, ranked fourteenth, who loved to poke fun at Cheng Yuanxing.
Cheng Yuanxing's face turned red as he bantered with the other senior brothers.
Xiao Yifeng took this opportunity to get to know his senior brothers better, feeling as if he had returned to the family of Boundless Hall.
Before long, Su Qianyi entered first, followed by Lin Ziyun and Su Miaoqing, who was bouncing along with a white cat in her arms.
Behind them were four beautiful young maids, about sixteen years old, dressed in various colors.
These maids of Lin Ziyun were not from the Heaven-Inquiry Sect, so their attire was not particular.
They were maids who took care of Su Qianyi's family's daily needs, having come as part of Lin Ziyun's dowry from Luoshu Manor.
The disciples quickly stood up to greet them. Su Qianyi nodded slightly and sat down at the main seat.
Lin Ziyun sat beside him, while Su Miaoqing sat on the raised chair, handing the white cat to the maid behind her.
Lin Ziyun gave a command to a nearby servant, and soon the servant disciples brought the dishes to the table.
There were various spirit fruits, fragrant fruit wines, and unknown beast meats, each piece exuding spiritual energy, making the meal a feast for the senses.
Su Qianyi glanced around the room and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, everyone's here, let's eat."
During the meal, Su Qianyi inquired about the disciples' cultivation progress, and the disciples took the opportunity to ask questions about their practice, which Su Qianyi casually answered.
He looked at Xiao Yifeng and asked about his situation, to which Xiao Yifeng truthfully reported.
Su Qianyi said, "Xiao Feng, while talent is important in cultivation, hard work is rewarded by the heavens. Your efforts will surely yield results."
"Yes, Master, I understand," Xiao Yifeng replied earnestly, which softened Su Qianyi's expression slightly.
Lin Ziyun, seeing Xiao Yifeng's overwhelmed look and his sallow complexion, felt a pang of sympathy for his plight.
Perhaps it was her maternal instincts, having recently become a mother, that made her feel a sense of pity as she said:
"Qianyi, you see, Xiao Feng is still young and growing. He should eat with us regularly. It's just an extra set of dishes, and it would be easier to take care of him."
Su Qianyi looked slightly troubled. This wasn't just about an extra set of dishes; these were heavenly treasures.
Moreover, he wasn't particularly fond of this disciple, but he didn't want to dampen his wife's enthusiasm, so he reluctantly agreed.
Lin Ziyun beamed and said to Xiao Yifeng, "Xiao Feng, thank your master."
Xiao Yifeng quickly said, "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master's Wife. I will never forget your great kindness."
Lin Ziyun shook her head, "It's nothing. You're on your own, and managing everything must be inconvenient. I'll arrange for a maid to take care of your daily needs."
"This kind of housework I've done since I was young; I can take care of myself," Xiao Yifeng said in surprise, knowing he had many secrets and quickly declined.
But Lin Ziyun was unmoved, "You're just a child. How can you manage all that? Besides, you should spend more time cultivating."
Xiao Yifeng couldn't argue and reluctantly said, "Thank you, Master's Wife."
Xiao Yifeng, with many secrets, was still uncomfortable having someone take care of him. He wanted to resist a bit more, but the situation remained unchanged.
The disciples were all shocked by this treatment, which even true disciples couldn't match.
Although disciples who hadn't yet opened their peaks lived on the Main Peak and had their meals taken care of by servant disciples, female servant disciples were rare due to Lin Ziyun's dislike of disciples engaging in romantic entanglements, so most were male servants.
Perhaps because Xiao Yifeng was young, he wasn't seen as a man, and a maid was assigned to him.
What made the other disciples most envious was that usually, disciples only ate with their master after evaluations, where they could ask questions about cultivation.
Xiao Yifeng, however, somehow had the fortune to dine with Su Qianyi's family three times a day.
And to build Su Miaoqing's physique, Su Qianyi spared no expense, providing heavenly treasures for meals, which naturally incited jealousy.
This was truly an extraordinary fortune.
After the small interlude, everyone continued eating, chatting and laughing, with the brothers and sisters teasing each other in a lively atmosphere.
***
After dinner, Xiao Yifeng bid farewell to his senior brothers and returned to the Star Convergence Courtyard, a place he knew all too well.
Looking at the familiar courtyard, with a small three-story building, he realized this was his home in Boundless Hall.
The courtyard, aside from a few bamboo trees, was sparse, with overgrown weeds giving it a slightly desolate and forlorn appearance.
The stone path in the courtyard was lined with weeds on both sides, having been neglected for a long time.
The sound of insects chirping could be faintly heard, the sky was dotted with stars, and the moon hung high, bright and clear.
The moonlight was like water, gently bathing the reincarnated Xiao Yifeng.
In his previous life, he was an ordinary disciple of the Heaven-Inquiry Sect, but fate played tricks on him, and he inadvertently became the Seven Kill Demon Lord of the Astral Holy Palace.
When he thought his remaining years would be spent in slaughter and scheming, fate played another trick.
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Through repeated pursuits and encounters with Liu Hanyan, the two, originally on opposing sides, came together.
However, fate never showed him kindness, always delivering a fatal blow just as he found happiness.
After he and Liu Hanyan lived happily in seclusion near the Heaven-Inquiry Sect for over two hundred years, they were about to set sail together, envying only the lovebirds, not the immortals.
But to save Lin Qingyan's fragmented soul from the control of a hidden manipulator, he perished alongside Lin Qingyan.
In his final moments, he realized his entire life had been under someone else's control.
The only choices he truly made were falling in love with Liu Hanyan and perishing with Lin Qingyan.
He thought his life was over, but unexpectedly, the heavens granted him a chance at rebirth.
Fate, do you still refuse to let me go?
But do you think I will still be under your control?
"No matter why I was reborn, since I'm back, I will control my destiny this time!"
He murmured to himself, as if making a vow to the heavens.
Xiao Yifeng had this confidence, not just because he was reincarnated and knew the future's course.
It was also because he possessed three of the four top-tier cultivation techniques.
The Nine Volumes of Heaven-Inquiry from the Heaven-Inquiry Sect, the True Explanation of Stars from the Astral Holy Palace, and the Formless Heart Sutra from the Formless Monastery.
The first two techniques were learned through his own experiences, while the Formless Heart Sutra was part of a past Xiao Yifeng preferred not to mention.
After the third War between Good and Evil, he and Liu Hanyan decided to retire and sought help from the Compassionate Heart Saint Monk of the Formless Monastery.
Seeing his genuine repentance, the Compassionate Heart Saint Monk risked the world's condemnation to allow him to practice at the Formless Monastery.
He even taught him the monastery's secret, the Formless Heart Sutra.
Such a compassionate saint monk met an untimely death within the monastery.
This murky account was yet another burden Xiao Yifeng, as the Demon Lord, had to bear.
But fortunately, now everything had restarted, and he still had the chance to prevent it all.
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