Yang Shan smiled faintly. "I have never been arrogant. I simply know what matters and what does not."
Hun Miesheng asked, "Oh? Interesting. What is light, and what is heavy?"
Yang Shan replied, "Handle matters when there are matters to handle; cultivate when there are none. That is heavy. Empty formalities are light."
Hun Miesheng's expression did not change in the slightest. "Oh? So you are saying this Hall Master's reward is also light?"
Yang Shan said, "Making this junior travel all the way to Heaven Hall so Hall Master can personally bestow a reward would waste Hall Master's time, as well as this subordinate's time. If Hall Master wishes to reward me, a single order will suffice. Is not everything in Soul Hall decided by Hall Master?"
Upon hearing this, Hun Miesheng suddenly laughed.
"You brat. Are you blaming this Hall Master for letting those two brats, Hun Ya and Hun Li, run wild?"
Yang Shan replied, "This subordinate would not dare say that."
"You dare plenty! Though you and I have never met, Gu You told this Hall Master every detail about you. You never take the conventional path. If you can force your way through, you leave no loose ends; if you can outwit your opponent, you never act on impulse. You are meticulous in thought and decisive in action. This Hall Master has not seen such an outstanding member of the younger generation as you in a very long time!"
Hun Miesheng did not seem to intend to blame Yang Shan. Pointing at the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, he said,
"Cheng E, do you know why this Hall Master bestowed the Heavenly Spirit Fruit upon you?"
Yang Shan replied, "Hall Master bestowed the Heavenly Spirit Fruit so that this subordinate and the Tower Master could distribute it