Seeing Xiao Yan's somewhat dejected appearance, Yao Chen comforted him. "Don't worry. Given Gu He's current status, he probably disdains taking action against us. We should be safe for the time being. Besides, there wasn't much enmity between us back then. Now that we're in the Central Continent, everything can be resolved."
"To have escaped disaster simply because I was weak... how ironic." Xiao Yan mocked himself, his expression deeply downcast.
Anyone who had struggled for so many years and endured countless hardships, only to discover in the end that they were inferior to someone their teacher had once looked down upon, would suffer a tremendous blow. When he had reached the Dou Zong realm, he had considered returning to the Jia Ma Empire for revenge. However, the Central Continent was far from the Northwest Continent, and spending so much time making the trip just to deal with a frog at the bottom of a well with whom he had little grievance was not worth it. He had never expected that when they met again, the frog at the bottom of the well would not be the person Gu He had scorned, but himself.
Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Yao Chen knew that he likely could not swallow that humiliation. He did not try to persuade him further and instead said, "There's no use dwelling on what Gu He thinks now. We should focus on what is before us. The medicinal ingredients you need are usually found in deep valleys. Go see if there are any nearby."
Only then did Xiao Yan suddenly recall that the Pill Gathering was still underway. He solemnly nodded. "All right. This time, I'll do everything I can to win the Pill Gathering."
Yao Lao's analysis—that he had been too weak, so weak that he could