A moment later, Fang Yao returned.
He sat down on the sofa, took out a cigarette, and lit it with a match.
After exhaling a cloud of smoke, Fang Yao smiled. "I've met the student you sent to the Undercity. She's not bad."
"Although her aptitude can't compare to yours, you laid a solid foundation for her."
"Who would've thought that my student would become a teacher too."
Luo Yan shook his head with a smile. "I didn't guide her much. She relied entirely on herself."
Fang Yao said seriously, "You don't need to be so modest. As the saying goes, a master leads you through the door, but cultivation depends on the individual."
"You led her onto the path of cultivation. To her, that was already an immense kindness."
"Without you, she'd still be an orphan from a Surface Base. How could she have had the chance to come into contact with everything she knows now?"
"You don't have to seek repayment, but you can't erase your own efforts."
Luo Yan nodded to show that he understood.
Only then did Fang Yao smile again. "Tell me, what major events have happened recently?"
Luo Yan briefly recounted what had happened outside Lion City.
Fang Yao continued puffing smoke without interrupting. Only after Luo Yan finished did he grunt.
"Those foreign devils need to be taught a lesson. Commander Zhao was right. Those bastards deserve a good beating."
"Only after we beat them and kill enough of them will they know to rein themselves in."
As he spoke, Fang Yao released a thread of barely perceptible killing Qi.
It reminded Luo Yan of how imposing his teacher must have been back when he bore the name Heavenly Killing Star.
Luo Yan then brought up the joint summit.
Fang Yao dusted off