Ye Yuan picked up the phone and glanced at the caller ID.
It was Elder Hua, whom he had not contacted in a long time.
Ye Yuan shot Mu Qiang, who was about to speak, a glare, warning him to keep quiet.
Only then did he answer the call.
"Master, do you need something?"
"Xiao Yuan, if it's convenient for you, you'd better make a trip to Shangjing.
I need to diagnose an important person here.
I hope you can come along and learn from it."
Elder Hua did not reveal much over the phone.
But Ye Yuan knew that since his master had called him this time,
there had to be a deeper purpose behind it.
It could not be as simple as merely wanting him to come over and learn, as he had claimed.
Thinking about what the island had been doing lately, it really made no difference whether he was there or not.
So he readily agreed to Elder Hua's request.
He also promised to leave for Shangjing immediately.
After hanging up, Ye Yuan saw Mu Qiang still standing nearby, looking at him like a curious child.
"You guys eat tonight. I need to make a trip to Shangjing."
"Hey! Hey! Brother Yuan, you can't do this.
We all put in effort this time, yet it's one thing if you don't treat us to a meal.
But I organized the gathering, and you're not even coming? Isn't that a little disloyal?"
"You brat!"
Ye Yuan did not know whether to laugh or cry, though he rather agreed with what Mu Qiang had said.
Indeed, during this Red Tide, whether it was Lü Wei, Mu Qiang, or Zhang Wujin, they had all put in a great deal of effort.
But he had already promised his master. How could