After Mu Qingluan left the hall, she stood outside the door, wondering what her teacher and her senior martial uncle would discuss. And why was her senior martial uncle older than her teacher, yet looked so much younger?
Once Mu Qingluan had left, Yao Lao told Wind Venerable everything that had happened, leaving nothing out.
"Han Feng, that bastard! I knew he was behind it! He even claimed you'd died from a backlash of your pill flame. I should've cut him down the moment I noticed something was wrong with him!"
After hearing Yao Lao's account, Wind Venerable could no longer hold back and burst into curses.
As Yao Lao's closest friend, he knew better than anyone how much Yao Lao had invested in Han Feng and how much effort he had poured into raising him. Yao Lao had truly treated Han Feng like his own son.
Yet Han Feng had betrayed Yao Lao. Had a dog eaten the man's conscience?
"Feng Xian, it's all in the past. Han Feng is dead, and I'm alive again. Why are you more worked up than I am?"
A look of relief crossed Yao Lao's face at Wind Venerable's words. He even tried to calm his friend down.
"Mm... Letting that bastard Han Feng die so easily was too good for him... Come to think of it, I'm almost jealous of your luck. You survived Han Feng's betrayal, took a peerless uncut jade as your disciple, and after your revival, crossed a threshold countless Half-Saints could spend their whole lives trying to pass."
Wind Venerable's anger eased at Yao Lao's reassurance. As he looked at his old friend, envy flickered in his eyes, along with heartfelt congratulations on his ascent to sainthood.
For a Peak Dou Venerable, the divide between Half-Saint and saint