The fat man seated at the head of the hall was none other than Wei Zhongran, but the woman was not Li Yuyin. She was his fourth senior sister, Miao Wangqing. She had actually arrived before him. Li Yan hurriedly flickered out of sight, appearing inside the hall the next instant.
"Greetings, Master!"
Li Yan first bowed deeply toward the head of the hall.
"Sit."
Wei Zhongran's gentle voice reached him, accompanied by a slight gesture of his hand.
After paying his respects, Li Yan dispensed with further formalities and turned toward a seat to one side, smiling at Miao Wangqing as he spoke.
"Fourth Senior Sister, you're early!"
"Of course!"
Miao Wangqing replied with a beaming smile. After sending Li Yan the message, she had come straight from the spirit fields. She had not questioned Wei Zhongran and had simply waited here until a short while ago.
Their branch had always upheld tradition, honoring their master and respecting the Dao. Once they learned their master had returned, they naturally came to pay their respects at the first opportunity.
"So you've been back for some time, and your mission is finally complete. Then there's no need for me to explain matters concerning Min'er and Chen Ying!"
Wei Zhongran's voice came from the head of the hall again. The time he had told Li Yan to come was merely an estimate; in fact, he had returned considerably earlier.
Miao Wangqing had therefore already told him many things. At first, she had mainly explained that Li Wuyi, Wei Chituo, and Li Changting had all entered seclusion, accounting for why they had not come to pay their respects.
Although Li Changting was not a disciple of Small Bamboo Peak, she was Li Wuyi's Dao Companion and had long since become part of Small