Hu the Eldest said with a smile, "Yes. Tomorrow and tomorrow, year after year—it feels as though this day last year were only yesterday, still vivid before our eyes. We're getting old."
Li Jian, who had not spoken all along, cut in. "It is precisely because we are growing old that young talents are surging forth like a swarm of bees."
Ou Peng laughed. "Second Senior Brother is right. Did we not come through our youth as well? But when Eldest Senior Brother says he is old, I do not believe it. Eldest Senior Brother's inner strength is now profound, and he is a renowned expert in the martial world. As the ancients said, 'Though an old steed lies in its stable, its ambition still reaches a thousand miles.' There are still great things to be done."
Liu Qingyang, Liu the Fifth, cried out, "What is Eldest Senior Brother afraid of getting old for? When you are older, just take that Longevity Pill or whatever it is. Wouldn't that settle it?"
Hearing this, Hu the Eldest frowned and said sternly, "Fifth Brother, what did I say here last year? Have you already forgotten?"
Liu the Fifth shrank his neck and muttered, "Th-this... Naturally, I have not forgotten Eldest Senior Brother's teachings. I merely said it in passing."
Hu the Eldest swept his gaze around the hall and said, "Today, I will repeat it once more. Our Misty Sect has no Longevity Pills whatsoever. You have only heard rumors. Remember that."
Everyone answered together, "Understood, Eldest Senior Brother."
Then Xu Peihua, Xu the Sixth, asked, "Third Senior Brother, when will Fourth Brother return?"
Ou Peng smiled. "We just received word. Fourth Brother has already made his move with Shui Yupeng. He should be back within the next day or two."
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