"Alright, you can go too," Laughing Wolf looked at Hei Xue for a moment, then said. This was originally the Demonic Sound Sect's matter—having Demonic Sound Sect people present was reasonable and proper, with no reason to refuse.

Just like that, the two followed Laughing Wolf to a separate courtyard that didn't seem particularly different from other places—all had that same casual style, though it made people feel quite comfortable.

This was what made the Wanderer Family different. Even the sect master received no different treatment from others, at least no difference in food and lodging. There were also no servants—one could only knock on the door normally.

"Disciple Lang Lang brings people from the Demonic Sound Sect to pay respects to Master."

Laughing Wolf called out from outside, referring to himself as Lang Lang, which made Xiaoyao want to laugh a little. This name was still somewhat amusing.

"Come in!" A voice responded from inside, making Xiaoyao feel there were others besides Lang Tiexin inside, because this voice was very soft and beautiful—a woman's voice.

"Let's go in," Laughing Wolf led the two into the room. Inside sat one person—a woman who appeared to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight, considerably younger than Laughing Wolf.

This definitely wasn't Lang Tiexin. Even if Lang Tiexin were a woman, she couldn't possibly be younger than Laughing Wolf—Lang Tiexin was Laughing Wolf's master.

...

However, what surprised Xiaoyao was—

"Master, his name is Xiaoyao, and she is Hei Xue from the Demonic Sound Sect," Laughing Wolf said respectfully to the woman. Though this couldn't confirm 100% that this woman was Lang Tiexin, it was about 70-80% certain.

"Family Head Lang?"

"Family Head? Oh, mine is the Wanderer Family—you're calling me Family Head? Interesting," the woman was stunned for a moment, then laughed. She hadn't expected Xiaoyao to address her this way—quite interesting indeed.

"Brother Lang Lang, is she your master Lang Tiexin?" Xiaoyao finally decided he needed to confirm this, because this matter was somewhat too miraculous.

"That's right. You find it surprising, don't you? I already guessed you'd think this way. My master is female, but her age... cough cough, I'd better not say," Laughing Wolf was about to say something when he suddenly noticed a cold glare and immediately took back his words.

Looking at Lang Tiexin, Xiaoyao seemed to somewhat understand Laughing Wolf's meaning. Lang Tiexin's strength had already entered God Level—her apparent age might be false, completely unreadable.

Theoretically, her age should be much greater than Laughing Wolf's, as could be seen from Laughing Wolf's reaction just now. But obviously, she didn't like discussing this age issue.

"Speak. What brings you here today? Are you trying to plead for leniency? I've said before—this is the ancestral master's matter. I actually want to end this affair too, but I cannot," Lang Tiexin looked at the two and said. She felt their purpose in coming should be this.

Wanting to obtain the item directly without solving problems—this hadn't been unheard of before. Some had even pestered for a long time. Though she also wanted to give it to avoid trouble, the ancestral master's words couldn't be disobeyed, even though this ancestral master had been dead for a long time.

"It's not like that—they've already solved them," Laughing Wolf immediately said. He knew his master had misunderstood, which was quite normal. If it were him, he'd think the same.

"What? Solved them?" Lang Tiexin looked at Laughing Wolf, wanting to know if this matter was real or if he was joking with her.

She believed he wouldn't have such audacity—it was probably true. But how could they suddenly be solved?

"Yes, Master. Guess who solved them?" Laughing Wolf asked with a smile, somewhat suspensefully.

"Who? Should be these two, right?" Lang Tiexin looked at the two. Since they were brought here, these two people must be key.

"Not two people—one person," Laughing Wolf continued his suspense.

"One person? I remember this round's problems included medicine and chess. Seems this person is proficient in both," Lang Tiexin was somewhat surprised but not too shocked, just calmly looking at the two, wanting to discern their true abilities from their appearance.

"It's you!" Lang Tiexin pointed at Xiaoyao.

"Master is indeed Master—you guessed correctly," Laughing Wolf delivered a flattering comment.

"Naturally. You just said his name is Xiaoyao—just based on this point alone, it's sufficient," Lang Tiexin said with a smile, as if she had chosen Xiaoyao simply because of his name.

"Master, do you know how long he took to solve them?" Laughing Wolf asked again.

"How long? Should be ten days to half a month. Surely not solved instantly?" Lang Tiexin said.

"Hehe, Master, I only picked him up from the mountain gate this afternoon," Laughing Wolf said with a smile, waiting for Lang Tiexin's surprised expression.

"Only picked up this afternoon? You mean he solved them all in just one afternoon?" Lang Tiexin was very surprised. She knew best the difficulty of these problems—many seemed completely unsolvable, taking several years without necessarily solving even one. Yet three were completed in one afternoon? This seemed somewhat like a joke.

"Exactly—less than one afternoon, including the time to solve them. It was just him alone answering, and simultaneously at that," Laughing Wolf said, then told Lang Tiexin about the earlier situation. This was something he needed to report to her anyway.

"Is this true?" Lang Tiexin looked at Xiaoyao, her beautiful eyes emitting a kind of dreamy divine light.

"This was luck—I'd seen these problems before. Just luck," Xiaoyao cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Oh, I see. But you did solve them after all. Alright, then this thing is returned to you," Lang Tiexin took out a box from the room and casually tossed it over, as if throwing a piece of garbage.

For her, this was indeed useless garbage—useless garbage that had to be preserved.

Unlike her, Hei Xue immediately carefully caught it, cautiously opening it and carefully examining the contents, discovering it was genuine and perfectly preserved.

While Hei Xue was examining the item, Xiaoyao and Lang Tiexin were talking.

"What, aren't you from the Demonic Sound Sect?" When hearing Laughing Wolf say he wanted Xiaoyao to join the Wanderer Family, Lang Tiexin asked somewhat puzzledly, because she thought Xiaoyao was from the Demonic Sound Sect—otherwise, why would he come with Demonic Sound Sect people to solve problems?

"I'm not from the Demonic Sound Sect. However, thinking about it, I'd better not join the Carefree Sect. I like freedom—even though the Carefree Sect is very free, it's still a kind of constraint," Xiaoyao said. At this moment, he changed his mind again and didn't want to join the Carefree Sect.

"Oh, that's fine too. If you want to join in the future, just come," Lang Tiexin said with a smile.

"Now that we've solved your problems, you should fulfill your promise, right?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile. Regardless of whether he joined or not, he wanted to see this matter through.

"You mean allowing access to view Carefree Sect classics? Naturally—this is the library token. With this token, you can observe inside for one year, but no external borrowing or copying is allowed. However, if you can remember it, then it's yours..." Lang Tiexin said, simultaneously giving Xiaoyao a token that looked somewhat historical—probably left by that ancestral master originally.

Actually, this token wasn't available to everyone, and it was also the only way to enter the library. Regardless of status or position, having this token allowed entry, but without it, even the Carefree Sect master couldn't enter.

The conditions for issuing this token were many, yet none were simple to achieve. Perhaps only one such token existed per generation. This token could be used at any time and could be passed down.

No matter what, this token itself was very precious. The Wanderer Family had preserved it for several hundred years without using it, which also showed their respect for their ancestors.

"Hei Xue, should you look at this, or should I?" Xiaoyao asked. Though he wanted to look himself for the best effect, he needed to discuss this matter with Hei Xue first.

"This..." Hei Xue began to speak but was interrupted after just two words.

"This must be you, because the ancestral master said it was for the solver. If three problems were solved by three people, that could be negotiated, but since you solved them all, you must go," Lang Tiexin said.

"Then I'll go," Xiaoyao said. Since it was like this, there was no need to be polite.

"Mm, you go. If there's anything useful to me, just tell me," Hei Xue nodded. She originally didn't care about Carefree Sect classics—they wouldn't help her much.

If it was hard to explain when returning, Hei Xue felt there was no problem. This was what Lang Tiexin said—a very good excuse.

Besides, after Xiaoyao finished reading, she could just ask him about it.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning, have Lang Lang take you to the library. Rest well today. Also, your monster beast is very interesting," Lang Tiexin said, then looked at Chi Chi lying on Xiaoyao's head.

"Monster beast?" Laughing Wolf exclaimed in surprise.

"What, you thought this was an ordinary little girl? Seems your eyesight has problems. Starting tomorrow, you go to Rakshasa Tower for cultivation to improve your strength," Lang Tiexin glanced at Laughing Wolf and said indifferently.

"No, Master..." Laughing Wolf cried out miserably. Clearly, this Rakshasa Tower wasn't an ordinary place—somewhere that would cause him great suffering.

"You must go. Now it's one month. If you complain again, I'll make you stay an extra month," Lang Tiexin said.

"..." Laughing Wolf immediately fell silent. He wouldn't want to stay an extra day even if beaten to death, let alone an extra month.

However, this one month was still necessary. Rakshasa Tower was a cultivation holy ground that could provide great improvement in a short time, but it had one limitation—after too long, people couldn't endure it. At best they'd be injured, at worst they'd go insane or even die.

(End of Chapter)