"Dugu Yang, do you know them?"
Qin Ming turned to look at Dugu Yang beside him.
Dugu Yang rubbed the tip of his nose. Before he could speak, Huo Jun on the other side spoke first.
"Of course I know them. I lost this arm because of them."
The empty sleeve where Huo Jun's arm had been stirred slightly.
At those words, Qin Ming frowned and immediately went on high alert.
"Don't misunderstand!"
Seeing Qin Ming's stance, Huo Jun hurriedly said,
"Poison Your Highness crippled this arm of mine, and the fault was mine. Besides, although Poison Your Highness took one of my arms, it allowed me to rise after breaking. My cultivation has improved even further."
"So not only do I not blame them, I should actually thank the two of them."
Huo Jun's words were half true and half false. Perhaps losing his arm had indeed allowed his cultivation to advance further.
But Dugu Yang did not believe for a second that Huo Jun felt no resentment and was instead grateful to them.
Still, Huo Jun was saying this to show that he bore no ill will.
Qin Ming understood what he meant, but he did not completely lower his guard. Instead, he asked,
"You're Dean Huo, correct? My name is Qin Ming, and I am a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Qin Ming? You're Qin Ming!"
Upon hearing Qin Ming's name, Huo Jun's eyes lit up at once, his gaze filled with curiosity.
"Yes, that's right. You know me?"
"Of course."
Huo Jun smiled and said,
"You are the youngest senior teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Not a single teacher from our Five Elemental Academies hasn't heard of you."
"It is nothing more than an empty reputation."
Qin Ming waved his hand and spoke modestly.