"Former Sect Master!"
Yun Leng greeted him respectfully.
A faint trace of excitement could be heard in his voice.
Yun Shan: "..."
No, what on earth are you so excited about?
Yun Shan had a terrible headache now.
If he had still harbored a sliver of hope deep down earlier, the moment he saw Yun Leng's reaction, that hope finally died.
"Yun Leng, how many years have you followed me?"
As memories of the past surfaced, Yun Shan spoke with an unreadable expression.
Although Yun Leng did not know why Yun Shan was asking, he answered honestly, "Former Sect Master, I have followed you for fifty-two years now."
"Fifty-two years. Never mind ordinary people-even for many cultivators, that amounts to more than half a lifetime."
Yun Shan could not help sighing again.
Seeing Yun Shan behave so differently from usual, Yun Leng found it exceedingly strange, but he did not ask any questions.
Only after a long while did Yun Shan collect himself and look at Yun Leng with a complicated expression.
If possible, Yun Shan wanted to save Yun Leng.
For no other reason than Yun Leng's loyalty to him!
Indeed, although Yun Leng liked trampling on the lowly and flattering the powerful, and sometimes even dared to talk back to Yun Yun, the current Misty Cloud Sect Master, he was genuinely loyal to Yun Shan, the former sect master.
That much could be seen in the original story, where Yun Leng had easily persuaded Yun Shan to emerge from his secluded, life-or-death cultivation.
"Yun Leng, you're already a Peak Dou Wang, aren't you?"
After looking Yun Leng over and checking his cultivation, Yun Shan spoke.
"Yes, Former Sect Master. I reached Peak Dou Wang many years ago. I simply haven't found an opportunity to break through to the