"Thank you, Patriarch Su." Tang Yan thanked him repeatedly, then turned to Feng Chenye. "Brother Feng, your loyalty reaches the clouds. I can't thank you enough. It's my honor to know you. Is there anything you need?"
Feng Chenye waved a hand magnanimously. "It was a mere lift of the hand. You're treating me like an outsider by saying that."
"Brother Feng, you're a true friend!" Tang Yan immediately passed over Feng Chenye and turned to Zi Yun, handing her a pearl. "This Purple Gold Dragon Pearl can calm the mind and stabilize the soul. It should be able to suppress the problem with your dreams."
"All right!" Zi Yun accepted it readily, without standing on ceremony.
"Hey, hey, brother!" Feng Chenye was a little dumbfounded. He had only been being polite-why had Tang Yan taken him seriously? Growing anxious, he shamelessly pulled Tang Yan aside to negotiate. "Well, how about we stick to our old arrangement?"
Tang Yan did not know whether to laugh or cry. Feng Chenye's devotion had surprised him. After a moment's hesitation, he advised, "Brother Feng, always seeking help from outside yourself isn't the right path in the end. To forge iron, the smith must be strong himself. If someone discovers you're faking it, you'll only disappoint her more!
"When you have some free time, read more books to prepare for when you need them."
Elder Fan spoke up at just the right moment to vouch for his young master. "You may not know this, Young Master Tang, but the young master has already spent months studying diligently. He even had the Lineage's Elders go to the Spirit Wilderness Realm specifically to seek out classics. Still, he has quite a way to go before reaching your level."
"The young master really has been working hard."