"Martial Uncle, please forgive your martial nephew's audacity!" Sun Bang rose and bowed.
"Sit!" Huang Xiao pressed a hand downward in the air. "You should know that Medicine King Hall is not the Poison God Valley or Medicine God Valley of old. If you went there, you might break through to the next martial realm sooner."
Although Poison God Valley and Medicine God Valley had been formidable back then, they still could not compare to Medicine King Hall. How could the Two Valleys match the foundations Medicine King Hall had built over so many years?
Thus, once these disciples entered Medicine King Hall, they would naturally receive better training and support, whether in cultivation methods or medicinal pills.
That was precisely why Sun Bang's choice left Huang Xiao somewhat surprised and puzzled.
Sun Bang pondered briefly, seemingly considering how to answer, before saying, "Martial Uncle, I actually prefer it here. I like staying here alone to study the way of poisons."
"That counts as a reason. Is that your only reason?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Actually... actually, back then, I didn't know Patriarch Xu's and Patriarch Li's identities, and I often made trouble for the two Patriarchs. I... I don't know how to face them," Sun Bang said with some hesitation.
Hearing this, Huang Xiao could not help bursting into laughter. "You're overthinking this. How could the two Patriarchs be so petty and narrow-minded? What happened back then was merely rivalry between fellow disciples, nothing worth mentioning. Do you really think the two Patriarchs would take their anger out on you over such trifles?"
"I know they wouldn't, but I don't know how to face them. Ultimately, I was in the wrong. Back then, I relied on my Power-Devouring Poison Force and thought nothing of the other disciples of my generation.