"Senior Brother Hou Ping?"
When Shen Changchuan returned to his cultivation Cave Abode, he found a figure already waiting outside.
As he drew a little closer, Shen Changchuan recognized the other party.
It was Hou Ping, the Personal Disciple of Ten Thousand Ren Peak whom he had met before!
"Junior Brother Changchuan, it has been a year. Have you been well lately?"
At Shen Changchuan's greeting, Hou Ping turned to look at him and replied with a smile.
"Thanks to Senior Brother's blessings, all has been well."
"May I ask if Senior Brother has come here over some urgent matter?"
"Haha, can't I come by and chat with you for a bit if there's nothing wrong?"
"Since Senior Brother has honored me with your visit, this Junior Brother is naturally delighted. I only asked because I feared delaying Senior Brother's important affairs."
"Heh, I'll stop teasing you."
"It's actually nothing much. Earlier, I discovered traces of Situ Yuan's aura. I was afraid he might do something detrimental to you, so I rushed over at once."
"Only after arriving did I discover that the traitor had already left. Then I learned that you had gone to the Scripture Depository Pavilion, so I simply waited for you here."
"Junior Brother Changchuan, that traitor didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Returning to the main matter, Hou Ping's expression turned solemn, and his gaze at Shen Changchuan carried a trace of concern.
"Rest assured, Senior Brother. Nothing happened. I imagine Situ Yuan wouldn't dare cause any trouble within Ten Thousand Ren Peak. He seemed to have come only to inform me about the situation in the Southern Yue Land."
Shen Changchuan pondered briefly, then did not conceal anything, recounting everything Situ Yuan had told him.
Upon hearing this, Hou Ping could not help