"Old man, hurry up and tell me what you're thinking. Stop playing tricks with me, or I really won't have the patience to keep waiting here."
"I'm not some idle person with all the time in the world to play around with you. I advise you to quickly tell me what's truly on your mind."
This kind of waiting was indeed severely testing Uchiha Hikaru's patience, and he felt that he simply did not have that much free time to waste playing around with this old man.
Although he was becoming more and more convinced that the old man was telling the truth, the old man still refused to take any action, which naturally made people suspicious.
Moreover, Uchiha Hikaru was the only one in this remote mountain forest, while the old man was an uncertain figure. He felt somewhat uneasy, not knowing how he should respond if an emergency arose.
Uchiha Hikaru was still kind-hearted, so he did not want to hurt anyone else. He hoped nothing unexpected or unfortunate would happen. Otherwise, if he harmed innocent people because of this matter, it would truly be regrettable, and he would feel terribly sorry toward his own conscience.
"Since I told you that, then of course I have something to give you. Why don't you believe me? I already told you that I've roamed the martial world for decades. When I give my word, I keep it."
Hearing Uchiha Hikaru's impatient tone, the old man also grew somewhat angry and irritated. He thought that he had clearly sacrificed something for Uchiha Hikaru, yet instead of earning his gratitude, he received this treatment.
"Since you can hear the tone in which I'm speaking, I suppose you know just how impatient I am. Since you know that, why are you still dragging