"You little rascal, I never expected you to hide yourself so well! Are you really that Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family?"
In the small courtyard, Fa Ma gave Xiao Yan no chance to question him. He seized the initiative and directly interrogated Xiao Yan instead.
Faced with Fa Ma's questioning, Xiao Yan felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, Fa Ma had treated him so "sincerely" and taught him so much, yet he had deceived the man even about his name.
"Senior Fa Ma, I'm sorry. I didn't tell you the truth before because I wanted to rely on my own efforts during this journey of training. But I was worried that, if I gave my real name, people would deliberately try to curry favor with me because of my uncle."
Xiao Yan explained quietly. Fa Ma nodded lightly and went along with his explanation.
"Mm, that's understandable. It seems that even without your uncle, you would still become somebody remarkable. The Misty Cloud Sect truly misjudged you!"
Fa Ma waved his hand with a chuckle, while Xiao Yan scratched his head with a hint of embarrassment.
After being praised so lavishly by Fa Ma, Xiao Yan did not quite dare to meet his gaze. Once he had scratched his head, he suddenly recalled how Fa Ma had invoked his uncle's name and immediately forced the Medusa Queen to retreat. Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Senior Fa Ma, why did the Medusa Queen retreat as soon as she heard my uncle's name? That doesn't seem to fit her temperament, does it?"
Xiao Yan found it strange. Though rumors might be false, from their brief encounter just now, he could tell that the Medusa Queen was an exceptionally proud person. Why would such a powerful expert retreat merely because of