"Yun Mu!" Ma Xiaotian brightened the moment he saw me and happily tried to jog over, only for Bi Yaokong to grab him by the ear and yank him to a stop. "Can't you keep your voice down? That's Acting Sect Master Yun!"
Tears shot from Ma Xiaotian's eyes as he hurriedly said, "How am I supposed to worry about that right now? How long has it been since I last saw Yun Mu!? Besides, when he became our martial uncle and martial granduncle, he didn't make us address him that way. Now that he's Acting Sect Master, if we start addressing him by his title instead, wouldn't that make us strangers?"
"Exactly. I think Junior Brother Ma has a point. Junior Sister Bi, don't be so hard on him." Ye Anquan beamed as he spoke, then was the first to step up in front of me.
I was already almost as tall as Ye Anquan, despite it having only been two short years. He was extremely excited to see me and gripped my hand tightly. "Yun Mu, Yun Mu, just look at how far you've risen. You're the Acting Sect Master now! Good heavens, I can hardly believe my eyes. Do you know what that means? Because you became the Acting Sect Master, our entire realm has benefited tremendously. Everyone's worth has practically doubled!"
"Haha, you deserve the benefits you're entitled to. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean you all fought to establish this territory with me for nothing?" I said with a laugh. They all knew that following me was really the same as following Heavenly City. After all, they were my most trusted confidants.
"Yun Mu!" Zhuang Haoran had arrived as well, his face brimming with enthusiasm. He had been my senior brother when I was in the outer