After exchanging a few pleasantries with Hua Xu Shi, Fuxi left the house.
He turned and headed toward the chieftain's residence not far away.
Before the Hua Xu Tribe chieftain's residence, two newly planted peach trees were blooming with pale pink flowers.
The fragrance of the Dao permeated the air, carrying the scent of peach blossoms far into the distance.
Fuxi stopped before the door and took a deep breath, the mingled fragrance of flowers and medicine entering his nostrils.
He raised a hand and lightly knocked on the bone plate hanging from the doorframe.
"Come in, child." A somewhat aged yet resonant voice came from inside.
Fuxi pushed open the door and entered, seeing the Hua Xu Tribe's chieftain inside—the father of his mother.
"Chieftain!" Fuxi sat cross-legged opposite the chieftain, respectfully placing both hands atop his serpent tail. "I have taken an immortal elder as my master. I came specifically to bid you farewell."
Hearing this, the chieftain slowly set aside what he was doing and looked at Fuxi with a smile. "If that is the case, then go. Our Hua Xu Tribe will always wait for you here."
Fuxi was somewhat puzzled. "You are not going to ask who my master is?"
The chieftain merely shook his head gently, his eyes holding a little more pride. "I trust you. You have always been clever, far more decisive than the rest of us, so whether I ask or not makes little difference."
"As long as you believe he is worthy of teaching you, that is enough."
Fuxi blinked, then nodded earnestly. "My master truly is extraordinary, but what matters more to me is that he can teach me the true principles of heaven and earth. After all, you have always known what is in Fuxi's heart."
The chieftain