"Xuanyi! Why had she come to Tainan Market? Could it be that the one who took the Cold Jade Ganoderma was—?"
Upon hearing that Li Xuanyi had suddenly appeared in the marketplace, Li Mengliang froze. Before he could finish speaking, however, two figures had already entered through the door.
The woman in black leading the way was Li Xuanyi, who had left Cloud Dragon Mountain many years ago. The blue-robed man beside her was likewise someone Li Mengliang found very familiar.
"Xuanyi greets granduncle!"
"Xuanyi, Fellow Daoist Song—so it really was you two. Why did you come here without first informing the family? You nearly caused a misunderstanding!"
Having confirmed beyond doubt that Li Xuanyi and Song Qingming were the cultivators who had taken the Cold Jade Ganoderma, Li Mengliang sighed softly. He immediately turned with a smile, pondering how to explain matters to the two behind him.
Yet before Li Mengliang could speak, the Zhao-surnamed cultivator, who had been sitting calmly in the central seat, suddenly rose of his own accord and strode quickly toward the three of them.
Under Li Mengliang's surprised gaze, the Zhao-surnamed man suddenly clasped his hands with a hint of respect and bowed to Song Qingming.
"Just now, I thought I had mistaken you for someone else. I never expected it truly to be Fellow Daoist Song. Since our hurried parting at Tianyu Market all those years ago, who could have imagined that you would already have taken the lead in advancing to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
Zhao offers his congratulations first on Fellow Daoist Song's advancement to Great Cultivator!"
"Since our parting back then, it seems we had not met for nearly two hundred years. I did not expect to encounter Fellow Daoist Zhao here today. Song returns your courtesy!"
This Zhao-surnamed