Inside the cave.
"Heh heh, little fellow! Hurry and kneel down to kowtow three times!"
The old man, who habitually stroked the long beard on his chin, smiled at Chen Yun, who stood beside him. This person was Saier, the Vice Principal of War God Academy!
Chen Yun nodded and knelt without hesitation before the withered old man sitting cross-legged not far away. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" He kowtowed three times, each one loud and clear.
"Present the tea!"
Saier hurriedly handed Chen Yun a cup brimming with fragrant tea and instructed him.
Chen Yun accepted the tea from Saier and solemnly walked toward the old man opposite him. "Teacher! Please drink some tea!" Chen Yun raised the cup high above his head, knelt before the old man, and respectfully offered him the tea.
"Heh heh!"
The old man smiled as he accepted the tea Chen Yun offered. His bark-like old face trembled nonstop. Although he looked somewhat frightening, the old man was actually overjoyed.
"Smack!"
After taking a light sip, the old man gently shook his head, turned toward Saier, and smiled. "Good tea! Saier, your tea-making skills are as good as ever! Heh heh!"
"Uh... heh heh! Grand Elder, you flatter me!"
Saier hurriedly answered modestly with a smile plastered across his face. Inside, however, he was sweating buckets. This Grand Elder was really something—he was drinking an apprentice's tea and still had the leisure to praise Saier's tea-making skills. Couldn't he see Chen Yun kneeling there the whole time?
Chen Yun, however, did not share Saier's thoughts. He simply waited honestly for his teacher to finish the tea. He sincerely respected this teacher of his.
Having lived through two lifetimes, Chen Yun placed great importance on familial affection. In his previous life, his parents had paid no heed