"You're still the same. The moment you hear news of him, you lose all composure."
Fang Weiqi sighed softly, but did not rush to answer. Instead, he walked to the door and instructed the attendants waiting outside, "Go wait outside for now."
"Yes!" They accepted the order and left.
Only then did Fang Weiqi sit down again. He pointed to the chair across the table and said to Xia Ziyi, "His situation is rather complicated. Sit down first and let me explain."
Xia Ziyi also realized he had lost his composure. With a hint of self-mockery, he sat down again.
"Elder Fang, you may not know this, but for these past thirty years, there hasn't been a moment when I wasn't thinking about that fortuitous encounter. Sometimes, when I look back, the twists and turns of my life truly feel like a dream. They're simply inconceivable."
"Oh?"
Xia Ziyi said, "I was mediocre to begin with, and really had no qualifications to pursue cultivation or seek the Dao. Even after reaching foundation establishment by sheer luck, I was nothing more than a local magnate in a small city in some remote corner. What virtue or ability did I possess to deserve the favor of distinguished people like you, and your repeated support and assistance?"
"But Elder Bai's appearance changed my entire life. Even now, when I think back on the methods he used then, they still leave me awestruck."
"Yet I don't even know whether I truly want to see him again, or learn news of him and his whereabouts, because I... I don't know how I should face him..."
Fang Weiqi nodded, approval showing on his face. "Ziyi, I know your circumstances. I was the one who decided to conceal the traces of Puppet Dao Modification in your body,