"Fellow Daoist Fu, you kept me in the dark far too thoroughly!"
The faint words seemed like reproach, like complaint, yet also carried a note of reflection.
The other party had once said that the grand competition would last, at most, a year or so.
And that was indeed true. Calculated by the time of the Mountain Sea World, only half a year had truly passed.
Yet Luo Chen had spent a full fifty years within the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven!
The lifespan that had slipped away was also a solid fifty years!
Fu Chaosheng wore a guilty expression and cupped his hands as he bowed to Luo Chen.
"My apologies. Fu truly acted improperly this time."
Luo Chen shifted slightly to the side, unexpectedly refusing the gesture.
He paced slowly through the residence. "You need not do this, old man. Qing Lan has now entered Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak and has hope of reaching Spirit Transformation in the future. How could I deserve such a grand courtesy?"
Fu Chaosheng looked somewhat embarrassed.
In this cooperation between the two sides, he had failed to inform Luo Chen beforehand, yet Luo Chen had still given his all. The difference between them was plain for all to see.
Though a gentleman could be deceived by proper means, the current circumstances were somewhat different.
Luo Chen's performance in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven had exceeded everyone's expectations.
Many hated him, but even more favored him!
At present, who knew how many families within the Heaven Origin Dao Sect were waiting to recruit Luo Chen.
If Luo Chen truly leaned toward another family, the Fu Family would become a huge laughingstock.
However!
Compared with the other families, the Fu Family also possessed an advantage.
That was that Fu Chaosheng understood Luo Chen's needs better!
**Whoosh! Whoosh!