Void Passage.
Chen Mengjie and Miao Shi sat inside the Transparent Bubble.
Seeing Miao Shi remain silent, Chen Mengjie hesitated again and again before finally asking softly, "Uncle Miao, was what Chen Xiao and the others said true?"
"It was."
Having received that answer, Chen Mengjie fell silent once more.
Because back in the God and Demon Cemetery, Chen Xiao had already told her the truth.
To be honest, upon learning this news, Chen Mengjie's heart had been tangled in indescribable conflict.
Seeing this, Miao Shi said flatly, "Let the past remain in the past."
"If we had not wanted to let go of our grudges, we would not have chosen to conceal the truth of that year."
"The old grudges and grievances were matters of our generation. They have nothing to do with yours."
"We do not want you to live burdened by hatred."
Faced with Miao Shi's words, Chen Mengjie hesitated before saying, "But..."
"No buts!"
"This era will be your stage. If you live carrying hatred on your backs—"
"Then you will live in pain forever."
"Neither your father nor I wish to see that."
Hearing this, Chen Mengjie thought for a moment and said, "Then... can I still call him 'Sir'?"
At that question, Miao Shi fell silent for a moment, then said in a low voice.
"Of course. Because we should call him 'Sir' as well."
Mountain and River Academy.
Under Yan Ziyu's guidance, Xu Qianzhui quickly returned to Mountain and River Academy and entered the Bamboo House where the Lesser Sage lived.
Splash!
Tea poured out, and a cup of clear, steaming tea was placed before Qianzhui.
"This is new tea I brewed myself. Give it a taste."
Hearing this, Xu Qianzhui hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still took