Hearing Gu Xiyue’s question, Gu Zhiqi gave a languid, indifferent smile and looked back at Gu Xiyue, "Now I am your master’s master, shouldn’t you be calling me ’Little Master’?"
She couldn’t bring herself to say it at all.
Seeing that Gu Xiyue didn’t speak, Gu Zhiqi turned her gaze towards her continuing to speak leisurely but with a clear, tempting undertone, "I can make more than just Phoenix Sleep Fragrance. If you call me ’Little Master’, who knows, I might just be pleased enough to teach you how to make other fragrances."
Listening to her words, which sounded relaxed but were laced with temptation, Gu Xiyue’s mouth twitched slightly; she didn’t respond immediately but instead lowered her gaze, pondering.
Deep down, she had recognized the existence of this ’Little Master,’ but actually calling it out loud was somewhat difficult for her.
Seeing Gu Xiyue lost in thought and without any intention of calling her ’Little Master,’ Gu Zhiqi didn’t wait any longer and asked another question, "Got anything to eat? I’m hungry."
Gu Zhiqi’s meal portions weren’t large, but she needed her daily snacks and fruits, and today she had only eaten a mooncake since morning, which wasn’t nearly enough to fill her up.
Right now, her stomach was empty, and rather than listening to her disciple call her ’Little Master,’ she was more interested in eating something.
Hearing Gu Zhiqi’s words, Gu Xiyue came back to her senses and stopped fussing over whether to call her ’Little Master,’ giving Gu Zhiqi a sidelong glance, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to the Medical Alliance’s canteen for a meal."
Gu Zhiqi nodded her head and followed Gu Xiyue.
Before heading to the canteen, Gu Xiyue knocked on Gu Huaijin and the others’ doors once more.
Just like Gu Zhiqi, the three of them hadn’t slept all night, but they hadn’t used spiritual power, so they didn’t need as much sleep as Gu Zhiqi did and had woken up earlier.
When they heard Gu Xiyue knocking, all three of them opened their doors.
Gu Xiyue took them to the Medical Alliance’s canteen. The taste of the food there couldn’t be said to be good, only that it was edible.
Gu Huaijin and Gu Min were already acquainted with the Medical Alliance canteen’s specialities. Gu Huaijin was somewhat picky, so he just ate a few bites to make sure he wouldn’t go hungry later that night and stopped eating.
Gu Ying and Gu Min, who had lived on the edge in the past, were satisfied with just having food to eat, so they stopped only after filling up.
Gu Zhiqi wasn’t picky, she ate quite a bit, but as she ate, she couldn’t help but start to miss the meals made by Su Yunling.
Gu Xiyue spoke apologetically to everyone, "The conditions at the Medical Alliance are limited, and we can’t offer proper hospitality. When we return to Haicheng, I’ll treat you all to a big meal."
In the Medical Alliance, where most disciples were engrossed in studying medicine, eating was only to fill their stomachs; they weren’t very particular about food, as long as they didn’t starve, and over time, the taste of the canteen’s food became something that was just barely acceptable.
Hearing Gu Xiyue’s words, Gu Huaijin replied unconcernedly, "How many times have I said, there’s no need for such formalities among family?"
Gu Ying and Gu Min also quickly agreed, giving face, "Miss Xiyue, there’s no need for politeness with us."
After the meal, Gu Xiyue took everyone for a walk outside. The Fragrance Department and Ancient Medicine Department were adjacent, and in these areas, there were fields of medicinal herbs and a variety of plants and trees, with disciples dedicated to cultivating herbs occasionally seen busy in the fields.
The current state of the Medicine Department was like a modernized base, said to be filled with laboratories, and because of restrictions, they naturally couldn’t enter.
The dinner at eight stretched until they returned to the courtyard where Gu Xiyue was staying at ten in the evening.
Just as they approached the entrance of the courtyard, a coquettish voice rang out, "Brother Huaijin~"
On hearing that voice, they all involuntarily stopped in their tracks, breaking out in goosebumps.