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Wu Yi raised her hand.

The one thousand or so people on the plaza were clearly kneeling and kowtowing, yet it was as if they had eyes on the back of their heads as they immediately stood up at this moment. Pei Qian couldn't help but click her tongue in wonder when she saw this.

Wu Yi directly walked forward, and Chen Ping'an purposely walked half a step behind her, lest he steal the thunder of the sect founder during her long-awaited return. However, Wu Yi unexpectedly slowed down as well, using the fluctuations of her mind's lake to tell Chen Ping'an, "There's no need to be so polite, Young Master Chen. You're an esteemed one-in-one-hundred-year guest of the Purple Sun Residence. My small territory might be located in the regions and distant from the sages, but we must still adhere to the proper etiquette when hosting esteemed guests. So, please feel free to walk alongside me, Young Master Chen."

There was a hint of sincerity and amusement in her voice.

Wu Yi was a proud and haughty person, and she was renowned for being an unrestrained earth immortal in the Yellow Court Nation. In the beginning, she had unwillingly gone to invite Chen Ping'an to her sect. Since he was so respectful in his speech and manner, however, not relying on his relationships with her father, Imperial Preceptor Cui Chan, or Mountain God Wei Bo to threaten or take advantage of her, Wu Yi felt much better and thus spoke these words to him.

Chen Ping'an smiled and shook his head, replying, "This is the first time that True Lord Wu is returning to her sect in one hundred years. If it were any other occasion, then I would have been bolder and accepted the offer to walk alongside True Lord Wu. However, I definitely can't accept the offer today, so please go ahead first, True Lord Wu. We'll be right behind you."

Wu Yi smiled and didn't insist any further, walking forward by herself.

This was a young man who was good at acting within the limits of what was acceptable.

However, he was overly stubborn and pedantic, much like the scholars in the private schools and academies. Wu Yi didn't detest this, but she wasn't fond of it either.

As Wu Yi continued forward, the sea of people on the plaza immediately stepped aside to create a path for her.

As they walked across the plaza, only five or six people had the right to approach Wu Yi and walk behind her. The higher their status in the Purple Sun Residence, the further forward their position as they walked behind their old ancestor. For example, the middle-aged cultivator who was standing on the right-hand side of Chen Ping'an was a Golden Core Tier earth immortal and the current sect master of the Purple Sun Residence.