You must understand, the status of the Joyous Union Sect in the Inner Realm was considered mid-to-low. The Artifact Sect, however, was the foremost sect today!
Unlike the so-called top status of the Misty Immortal Palace, which was merely a name, the Artifact Sect was truly dominant in every aspect, undeniably the number one. And Qi Tian was the young sect leader of the Artifact Sect.
Qi Tian, having achieved success at a young age, was arrogant and looked down upon their Joyous Union Sect, which was understandable.
A long time ago, in a certain sense, their Joyous Union Sect wasn't exactly a good sect. There was a distinction between righteous and evil paths, and the Joyous Union Sect was classified as a heretical cult.
But later…
The Inner Realm unified, and the distinction between righteous and evil vanished. Management was jointly handled by the Misty Immortal Palace, the Artifact Sect, and the former Bright Cult. As long as one followed the rules, there would be no punishment.
However, judging by Qi Tian's demeanor now, he seemed genuinely sincere in his apology. This made her very curious.
After all, given Qi Tian's status, even if he disdained their Joyous Union Sect, they could only retort with mild verbal jabs. They couldn't possibly show any real hostility towards Qi Tian.
In fact, they would need to treat Qi Tian with the utmost care, or their Joyous Union Sect might face ruin.
"Yue Wanwan, I've brought our young sect leader here to look around and experience the New Year's atmosphere. Seeing that you're also open for business, we decided to stop by," Lin Xiao said, gesturing for Qi Tian to enter.
"It's not really for business. We sisters just felt the New Year's atmosphere here was quite nice, so we decided to celebrate here. The sisters on the mountain are celebrating with the sect leader and the others up there," Yue Wanwan said as she walked alongside them. "Originally, we weren't doing business tonight, but I happened to see His Excellency the War God and Young Sect Leader Qi Tian arrive, so I hurried down to greet you."
"Oh, then perhaps we shouldn't have come?" Lin Xiao stopped, realizing he had assumed they were still open for business and had come to join the festivities, and also to observe Qi Tian's reaction to meeting someone from the Joyous Union Sect.
"It's fine. It's New Year's, after all. It should be lively and joyous, shouldn't it?" Yue Wanwan quickly replied. Then, she secretly glanced at Qi Tian.
She was very curious as to why Lin Xiao was with Qi Tian.
Did these two have some prior connection? Or was the Artifact Sect also preparing to enter the secular world?
"Naturally. Then we'll be imposing on you!"
Lin Xiao finally said.
As he spoke, he was also subtly observing Qi Tian.
From the moment Qi Tian entered, he seemed to have completely lost the demeanor of a young sect leader. It was even difficult to tell he was a Divine Realm expert.
Of course, what concerned Lin Xiao the most was that Qi Tian would steal glances at Yue Wanwan whenever he could.
Could it be?
A thought arose in Lin Xiao's mind.
A genius youth, the young sect leader of the Artifact Sect, who had dedicated himself to cultivation and artifact refining from childhood, suddenly encountered a girl who made his heart flutter and his eyes unable to look away.
And back then, in his naive ignorance, he didn't know what this feeling was. He only felt his composure shattered, unable to control his own body. Thus, he believed that Yue Wanwan, the direct disciple of the Joyous Union Sect leader, was a vixen who had cast a spell on him.
Then… years passed, and Qi Tian finally understood. He realized why his heart had pounded back then, and that was why he had been too embarrassed to face disciples of the Joyous Union Sect again.