"Things seem rather lively. You wouldn't mind if this old man joined in, would you?"
Just then, a familiar, gentle yet aged voice reached Xiao Yan's ears. His expression froze, and he almost immediately turned toward the source of the voice.
An old man in hemp robes stood suspended above the sea of trees, just like the Medusa Queen and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. His aura was not ostentatious, yet he carried an indescribable majesty.
The instant the old man spoke, the Medusa Queen's and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's expressions both shifted slightly as they turned to look at him.
"Fa Ma? Why aren't you staying at your Alchemist Association? What are you doing in the Magic Beast Mountain Range? Don't tell me you came to hunt some high-tier magical beasts and take their cores for alchemy?"
The Medusa Queen gave a soft laugh. Though her expression had grown somewhat more serious, she still maintained a queen's arrogance. Her eyes shifted slightly as she fixed her gaze on Fa Ma.
After the Medusa Queen spoke, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King immediately stared at Fa Ma warily. Its hostility was even more apparent than what it had shown toward the Medusa Queen.
Upon hearing the Medusa Queen's words, Xiao Yan finally understood.
So this senior is called Fa Ma. But this Medusa Queen is truly ruthless—one sentence, and she directly made the relationship between Senior Fa Ma and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King tense.
It could only be said that before leaving for training, Xiao Yan had not suffered through the hardship of properly studying. Otherwise, he would certainly have found the name Fa Ma familiar.
Had he known Fa Ma's identity beforehand, he would not have caused such an embarrassing misunderstanding later when taking