"From top to bottom, the mountain gate welcomes Grand Elder Huo's arrival!"
Hearing the elder's voice carry over from afar, Luo Dali and the disciples from the Jin Gate branch beside him were all stunned.
Grand Elder Huo...
Who had arrived could not have been clearer.
Watching that familiar figure, surrounded by a crowd, pass by and head toward the steps up the mountain, Luo Dali felt a surge of nervousness. He had no idea what it would be like if they met again—what he ought to say, what expression he ought to wear.
Thirty percent apprehension? Seventy percent shame? Or even more shame?
Luo Dali took several deep breaths, doing everything he could to calm the tension in his heart. He knew perfectly well that no matter what attitude Supreme Expert Huo had, he absolutely could not be so flustered when they met that he could not speak.
If he could salvage even a little of his impression, that would be a good thing. Even if it meant he could only serve as Wang Shun's errand runner from now on, so be it.
Yet when the group passed before him...
They simply passed by.
Master Huo did not notice him at all among the people at the back. His gaze never even fell in Luo Dali's direction. Chatting with the elders, he walked past him.
Luo Dali fell silent...
It was more or less what he had expected. Why would Master Huo look for him in a crowd?
But when it was truly confirmed, he still could not put into words how he felt.
He wondered how Wang Shun was doing...
Upon arriving at the main peak's grand hall, Huo Yuanhong took a seat first and sipped his tea. Glasses Chen sat to his left, while the elder