"Ah!"
Ancestor Minghe froze, then remembered that ever since arriving here, he had been discussing the Dao with Zhen Yuanzi and had yet to pay his respects to the Palace Master.
"That was indeed my oversight. I wonder if the Palace Master will blame me?"
Ancestor Minghe grew a little flustered. He had only just joined Changsheng Palace, yet he had already shown such disrespect toward the Palace Master. He feared this would leave a bad impression.
"It's fine, it's fine."
Zhen Yuanzi hurriedly reassured him. "Once today's discussion of the Dao is over, I'll take you to meet the Palace Master."
Ancestor Minghe nodded, feeling somewhat more at ease.
With Zhen Yuanzi there, the Palace Master probably would not blame him too harshly, right?
The two did not delay any longer. They left Wuzhuang Temple and headed for Changsheng Palace.
Upon entering Changsheng Palace, Kong Xuan raised his eyes to glance at them before continuing to drink tea by himself.
After exchanging greetings, Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Minghe did not chat much with Kong Xuan and went straight to see Chen Changsheng.
"Greetings, Palace Master!"
The moment Ancestor Minghe saw Chen Changsheng, he immediately dropped to his knees in worship. Quick, precise, ruthless—by the time Chen Changsheng wanted to stop him, it was already too late.
"This subordinate was late in coming to pay his respects. I beg the Palace Master not to blame me!"
Ancestor Minghe kowtowed respectfully while trembling in fear as he begged forgiveness.
"Haha, it's nothing."
Chen Changsheng hurriedly said, "Get up first. Don't bother with this empty formalities nonsense in the future."
"Thank you, Palace Master!"
Ancestor Minghe finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rose as instructed, still incomparably respectful.
Seeing Ancestor Minghe's attitude, Chen Changsheng was naturally quite satisfied. He looked at