As far as Wind Venerable was concerned,
he knew perfectly well what Yao Lao had gone to do.
Just like Mu Qingluan,
there was no need to hide certain things from them.
They were all one of their own.
Keeping secrets would only hurt their feelings.
The same went for Xuan Yi and Xiao Yan.
One was one of Yao Lao's Dao Companions.
The other was one of Yao Lao's disciples.
They were both people Yao Lao could trust completely.
This was also one of the things Lu Yuan admired most about him.
Not everyone could find the courage to trust others again after trusting the wrong person, especially after paying such a painful price. That open-mindedness was one of Yao Lao's most admirable qualities in Lu Yuan's eyes.
That was why Yao Lao treated Lu Yuan this way.
And Xuan Yi, Xiao Yan, and the others.
He treated them the same way.
He had never doubted any of them.
But Yao Lao did not hand out his trust casually.
As for Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi, their relationship with Yao Lao could only be described as ordinary. Otherwise, they would not have followed Xuan Yi here to visit Yao Lao. Although they had all dealt with Yao Lao in their younger days, the friendship formed through those encounters was clearly not enough for them to know the truth behind Yao Lao's trip. Nor could Xuan Yi and the others tell them. Thus, all they knew was that Yao Lao and Xuan Yi's disciple had returned. They had been chatting happily with Wind Venerable earlier, so they had come along, intending to greet him while they were at it.
After all, times had changed.
The Lu Yuan of the past was hardly worth mentioning.
A mere Dou Zong, and a