As the Xun Shuren was about to leave him to settle in, she paused and said, "Remember, if you need guidance or help, you can come to me or any of the inner disciples. As long as they aren't the eccentric type they will help you out."
Shen Yuan nodded appreciatively and said with a slight smile, "I will. Thank you, Elder Shuren."
Xun Shuren also smiled softly, "Now, I feel like I have finally done something an elder should have done. You can come look for me if you have any problems or need help."
Shen Yuan smiled and nodded, "I will definitely bother you if I have something I need help with," he glanced at Han Qingyu, "For now, can you show Qingyu around the inner sect and settle her as well? I doubt an outer sect disciple like me can visit the inner sect at will."
Xun Shuren replied, "You can visit the inner sect if an inner sect disciple has invited you or if you are a follower of an inner sect disciple. Hehe~ you can decide for yourself whatever you want to do."
She paused as she looked at Han Qingyu, "As for Qingyu, I will show her around the sect, you can leave her to me."
"Good, then for now I will catch up with Sister Huo while you show her around the sect." He turned towards Han Qingyu. "You can take a few days to settle down and take some rest, after I'm done here, we will explore the sect."
"I understand, Brother Yuan. I will take my leave for now." She nodded politely towards Huo Rong before taking her leave together with Xun Shuren.
After Han Qingyu and Xun Shuren left, the courtyard got noticeably quieter. Shen Yuan turned towards Huo Rong, who was looking at him with an amused look on her face get her eyes were filled with fondness.
"So, Yuan'er," Huo Rong began teasingly, "Now that you have joined the sect and settled here, how do you feel about becoming the only male disciple of one of the strongest all female sects?"
Shen Yuan smiled and walked closer to her, "It feels...great. It feels as if I'm surrounded by flowers. The view, atmosphere are all good. Especially the sweet and intoxicating fragrance all around."
Huo Rong felt her face turning a bit red as she scolded him under her breath "You pervert!"
She hurriedly looked outside, seeing that no one was around she closed the door and came in front of Shen Yuan.
Huo Rong stood in front of him and said with a smirk. "You really are bold, if any of the inner disciples heard what you said and they spread it around, those beautiful flowers will show you their thorns."
Shen Yuan chuckled and wrapped his hand around her waist, pulling her closer towards him, he felt her soft breast pressing on his chest, he whispered in her ears softly, "Will this flower also show me her thorns?"
Huo Rong smiled sweetly and hugged him back, resting her head on his chest, "I missed you." She gently spoke while burying her head in his chest.
Shen Yuan smiled gently and patted the back of her head, "I missed you as well. How was your seclusion? Did you successfully change your cultivation technique?"
Shen Yuan smiled lightly and shook his head at her behavior. He decided to continue exploring the courtyard for a little more time since it was already evening and the sun had already gone down.
As Shen Yuan had explored most of the courtyard, he decided to head inside and look for his room. "Let's see how my room is for now."
Huo Rong giggled softly, "Hehe~ by that, do you mean Our room?"
"Yes, our room." Shen Yuan agreed with a smile.
"Good, let's head into your room to see how good it is." She said as she dragged him along with her towards their room.
Shen Yuan smiled and followed along while saying, "Now, don't be too disappointed if you don't find anything good inside."
"Shouldn't I be the one sharing that?" Huo Rong asked back with a grin on her face.
"The room is for both of us, no? So you would also be disappointed if there is nothing good inside of it." He countered her with a smile.
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As their banter continued, they soon stepped foot in front of his room. It was a plain wooden door with simple lotus drawings on it.
"Looks like we can't expect much from the room." Shen Yuan said with a light chuckle.
"Hehe~ let's enter the room first." She said as she pushed open the door, revealing a simple and modest room.
The walls were bare with minimum furnishings inside, only a bed and a table was placed inside the room.
"Well...this is worse than I expected." Shen Yuan said with a light shake of his head.
"The sect don't decorate the rooms because in the past, the disciples used to scrap all the decorations and instead use what they buy themselves, so the sect stopped doing it at all." Huo Rong explained with a mischievous grin on her face."
"Wait, you already knew about it and still didn't tell me?" Shen Yuan turned towards her and asked with an amused grin.
Huo Rong felt something amiss with his grin but she still confidently replied, "Of course I knew it. I am a inner sect elder here you know. I know at least these things about my sect."
Shen Yuan struck her ass again with a bit more force, making her yelp in surprise, "Ahn~"