"You're certainly doing your utmost. It's clear you truly want to secure a future for that boy."
"Using an Earth Treasure to connect with such a great personage…"
"He's the one who's profited."
"I'll handle this matter by going around that old master at the Medicine Shop, so he won't find out."
"That boy's character is indeed not bad. I'm quite fond of him myself. But how did he get connected with Fan Nansong…"
"If not for that, I would have really wanted to take him as my personal successor. Alas!"
Hearing this, Huang Xuan just smiled, not replying, and simply bowed low again.
…
「Several days later.」
After securing the Earth Treasure and Secret Martial Art from the Earth Dragon Cave, the weather turned freezing cold, with frosty winds and biting snow. The new year was just around the corner.
