"Oh? Do you know every inner disciple, then? You look rather unfamiliar to me as well, Junior Brother," Wang Yu replied mildly.
"I've cultivated in the palace since childhood. Green Water Palace has thousands of inner disciples, so I couldn't possibly know them all, but I have at least some impression of most of them. Though you're wearing an inner disciple's robes, Junior Brother, I'm certain this is the first time I've seen you." The young man surnamed Mi looked Wang Yu up and down before answering confidently.
"You certainly have a good memory. I did indeed join the palace only recently, and I'm now studying under Peak Master Yan of Pure Fire Peak." After a brief silence, Wang Yu suddenly smiled and replied.
"So you're a personal disciple, Senior Brother Wang. Forgive my discourtesy. Junior Brother Gao and I are both inner disciples of Origin Transformation Peak. Being able to meet you here must mean we share quite a bond of fate." The young man surnamed Mi stiffened at this, then hurriedly cupped his hands and changed his form of address.
Clearly, the personal disciple of a Golden Core peak master in Green Water Palace held a status quite different from that of an ordinary inner disciple. The young man surnamed Mi no longer dared call himself Wang Yu's senior brother.
Their conversation also drew the others' attention.
Both outer disciple women looked surprised, while the baby-faced girl's elder brother hurried over after taking a medicine bottle from the young attendant.
"So you're a senior brother from Pure Fire Peak. I'm Gao Hu, and this is my younger sister, Gao Miao. Little sister, come pay your respects to Uncle Wang." The young man surnamed Gao cupped his hands toward Wang Yu and spoke with a broad smile, beckoning to