That day, Fang Han came to the martial arts academy, preparing to sit down and have a proper talk with his master to see whether there was anything his master needed to tell him.
After all, once he left this time, it might be several years before he returned to Azure Cloud City.
When he arrived at the academy, he had just crossed the Outer Court Martial Arts Practice Field and had yet to enter the Inner Court when he ran straight into Senior Brother Zhang Tao.
Oh, no. By now, he should be considered Junior Brother Zhang Tao.
When Fang Han saw Zhang Tao, he was about to cup his hands and call him "Senior Brother," but he swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue and changed them to "Junior Brother."
This forced change in their identities had happened so long ago, yet he still had trouble getting used to it.
Zhang Tao, on the other hand, was very quick-witted. When he saw Fang Han approaching, he hurriedly slowed his steps, began cupping his hands from afar, and called out with a broad grin, "Greetings, Senior Brother Fang!"
His tone was extremely respectful, without the slightest trace of perfunctoriness. It seemed he truly regarded Fang Han as his senior-most brother from the bottom of his heart.
"First, congratulations on passing the Martial Examination and earning your degree, Senior Brother. Now, you're not only Master's sole closed-door disciple, you're also a Military Examination Graduate conferred by Great Qian!"
Zhang Tao walked over to Fang Han's side, dropped the solemn air he had just put on, and once again wore his usual cheeky grin as he chuckled.
Ever since Fang Han had first entered the Inner Court, Zhang Tao had been close to him, and the two of them