"What? You joined the Celestial Spirit Sect? And as a disciple of the Third Elder!" A sudden cry of surprise rang out from within the flower garden, startling the resting birds and sending them fluttering away in a panic.
After Shen Haoran had invited Ling Feng into the flower garden, he told him about joining the Celestial Spirit Sect. Ling Feng's shocked reaction was just what Shen Haoran and his two companions had hoped to see.
It would have been strange if Ling Feng wasn't shocked. The Third Elder rarely managed affairs within the Celestial Spirit Sect and seldom appeared before the disciples. Many disciples had likely only ever heard of the Third Elder by name but had never seen him in person. Yet now, not only had the Third Elder personally come out to greet Shen Haoran's group, but he had also directly accepted them as his Closed-door Disciples. This was completely unheard of!
