Ye Yuan replied to Elder Hua with a cheerful smile.
At the same time, he casually placed the gift he had brought for the old man on the table.
His gift was simple as well. Aside from an aged medicinal herb, there was Space Tea, the old man's favorite.
"You brat."
Elder Hua glanced at the gifts Ye Yuan had brought.
Then, after chuckling and scolding him lightly, he instructed the housekeeper to take Ye Yuan's gifts away.
"Xiao Yuan! Let me introduce you. This is my old friend of many years, Huang Shan!"
"Greetings, Elder Huang!"
Ye Yuan gave Elder Huang the respectful greeting of a junior, then quietly took the seat below Elder Hua.
He was rather curious. Hadn't they said some important person was ill?
Why did his master still have the leisure to entertain guests here?
Why had he not taken him along for a house call?
Naturally, Ye Yuan did not let such thoughts show on his face.
Instead, he sat to one side and quietly listened to the two old men chat.
"You old fellow are in for a treat. The tea my disciple brought is top-notch. I'll let you have a taste today!"
Elder Hua was delighted.
First, he had not seen his youngest disciple in a long time. Seeing him so suddenly today naturally brought him great joy.
Second, he could show off his disciple's filial devotion in front of his old friend.
It was not as though Elder Hua doted on Ye Yuan to an extreme degree.
But no matter what, Ye Yuan was the youngest of all his disciples.
And young to an absurd extent at that.
After all, Elder Hua's disciples had all reached their sixties.
Even his grand-disciples were already middle-aged.
What satisfied Elder Hua most was Ye