Yuan Ya clearly did not know how he should address this Foundation Establishment junior cultivator. He could only raise a hand to help Gen Yu up and say blandly, "This... get up."
Gen Qing and Xun Shu naturally had eyes only for Xiao Hua. Only after hearing Gen Yu speak did they notice Yuan Ya. Gen Qing hurriedly said with a smile, "May I ask how this fellow Daoist is addressed?"
"Um..." Xiao Hua was somewhat embarrassed. He regretted having lost his composure just now and failing to introduce Yuan Ya sooner. He coughed and said, "Martial Uncle, this is this junior's disciple, Yuan Ya!"
"Ah?" Gen Qing and Xun Shu were not particularly surprised, but Gen Yu was utterly shocked. He could not help looking at Xiao Hua again. Then, as if suddenly awakening, he cried out, "You... you... you are... that Xiao Hua? True Person Xiao?"
Having said that, Gen Yu disregarded everything and dropped to his knees in midair, kowtowing as he said, "This lowly one, Gen Yu, pays respects to True Person Xiao!"
The moment he heard Gen Yu call him True Person Xiao, Xiao Hua understood. Smiling, he helped Gen Yu up and said, "Get up! This Xiao is also an ordinary cultivator, not as lofty as you imagine!"
"True Person Xiao, True Person Xiao..." Gen Yu was plainly overwhelmed with excitement, so much so that he became rather talkative. Though he had already risen, he still said, "You do not know, ever since this lowly one was born, I heard the elders speak of those distant events. Every time, they spoke of True Person Xiao. If not for you, nearly two thousand people within Qiong Yun Ling would have starved to death alive..."
Seeing that Gen Yu was about to ramble on without end,