"Your master's surna was also Ren?" Sexin couldn't help but tremble at the words.
"Yes, if the old man were still alive, he would be one hundred and twenty-six this year," Ge Dongxu replied.
"Wait, wait, I still rember the benefactor's face distinctly. My father even took special care to draw his portrait and hang it in our ho, lest future generations forget this kindness. I will draw the portrait of the benefactor right away for you to see if it is indeed him." Upon saying this, Sexin's hands trembled as he hurriedly went inside to fetch paper and pen, then quickly sketched out a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe, with a small Bagua Furnace and a Peach Wood Sword hanging at his waist.
"That's right, he is my master, his surna is Ren, first na Yao," Ge Dongxu recognized the middle-aged man that Sexin had sketched with just a few strokes. He knew at a glance that it was his master.
As he spoke, Ge Dongxu took out the Peach Wood Sword hanging around his neck, his eyes unconsciously becoming moist.
He had not expected to et soone here who had had an encounter with his master, stirring up his deep longing for him.
"Paying respects to senior, Sexin was blind to Mount Tai and repaid kindness with ingratitude, please forgive ," Sexin trembled once more as he saw Ge Dongxu take out the Peach Wood Sword and knelt down before him, tears streaming down his face.
"Those who are ignorant are not at fault, and besides, what you just said was reasonable, showing that my master did not save the wrong person all those years ago." Ge Dongxu stepped forward to help Sexin up, his heart filled with emotion.
"Thank you, senior," Sexin, seeing that Ge Dongxu bore no bla toward him, let out a huge sigh of relief. He also felt extrely fortunate that he had not really committed any heinous act just now, otherwise, he would have been too ashad to face his deceased father and Ren Yao.
"You must be over eighty years old this year, so you needn't call senior," Ge Dongxu said with a smile.
"Replying to the senior, I am eighty-seven this year. After the benefactor saved my father and , he not only stayed at my ho for a night but also gave my father guidance in his cultivation. Not only does he have the grace of saving our lives, but he also has the grace of teaching and resolving doubts. My ability to reach the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer today is greatly related to the pointers given by the benefactor back then. You are the benefactor's disciple, and I should rightfully address you as senior," Sexin replied respectfully.
Seeing Sexin, who was already eighty-seven years old and also a National Master level figure in Thailand, repeatedly calling Ge Dongxu senior with the utmost respect, Gan Lei and the others were completely stunned, and their reverence for Ge Dongxu grew even more.
"Since my master gave guidance to your father in his cultivation, I won't be modest with you," said Ge Dongxu, who seed quite surprised by this revelation, but then his gaze towards Sexin beca even more gentle and warm.
"It's only right!" Sexin said respectfully before hesitating to ask, "May I ask where the benefactor has been laid to rest? Could I go and pay my respects?"
"My master now rests in Jiangnan Province. Once matters here are settled, you can accompany on a visit," Ge Dongxu nodded and replied.
"Thank you, senior." Sexin hurriedly bowed and thanked him upon hearing these words.
Ge Dongxu nodded, then turned his gaze to Bacha.
As Bacha saw Ge Dongxu's gaze fall upon him, he couldn't help but shudder and rushed forward to kneel on one knee, saying, "Bacha pays respects to Master Ge; I will order my n to withdraw from this mountaintop imdiately!"
Ge Dongxu nodded noncommittally then ordered Gan Lei, "After Bacha withdraws from this mountaintop, have your n stationed here, and do not allow anyone to barge into this valley."
"Yes!" Gan Lei imdiately stood at attention and saluted, his eyes gleaming with excitent and admiration.
"Master Ge, what about Suowen and the Japanese?" Bacha hesitated, then asked cautiously.
"What do you think, Bacha?" Ge Dongxu asked with a slight smile.
Bacha felt a chill run up his spine as he looked at the smile on Ge Dongxu's face.
"I heard those Japanese have considerable wealth and political influence in Japan," Bacha suppressed the fear in his heart, hesitated a mont, and then cautiously spoke again.
"So what about it?" Ge Dongxu asked again with a slight smile.
Bacha was at a loss for words, while Sexin already bowed slightly and said, "Then Senior, I will wait for your ssage at the foot of the mountain."
Ge Dongxu nodded, glanced at Bacha again, and said indifferently, "Bacha, you should be thankful you have a good teacher."
Upon hearing this, Bacha shuddered and quickly bowed slightly, just as his teacher did. Then commands were issued one after another, and soldiers began to uproot their camp and leave the mountain top.
"Master Ge, do we need to send soone to scout the valley and that Sky Pit first?" After Bacha's n had left, Gan Lei first gave orders to his subordinates to co and station here, then went behind Ge Dongxu and cautiously suggested.
"I am not worried about the valley and the Sky Pit, if there is real danger, your n won't be able to scout out the level of threat to . What I am concerned about is your side; you lack true experts here. Alright, first command your n to seal off the valley, and I will inform my senior brother to co over. I think you should know who my senior brother is," Ge Dongxu said after a mont's thought.
"Of course!" Gan Lei's body jolted upon hearing this, and a trace of awe appeared in his eyes.
...
Yang Yinhou's arrival naturally couldn't be as swift as Ge Dongxu's; it was two days later that he finally reached the location of the valley.
"General Yang! Your legs?" Gan Lei was almost popping his eyes out when he saw Yang Yinhou with both legs intact and brimming with vigor.
"With such a powerful junior brother, do you think my legs would fail to heal?" Yang Yinhou said with a smile.
"Yes! Yes!" Gan Lei nodded repeatedly, cold sweat already forming on his forehead.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow; Gan Lei was naturally well aware of Yang Yinhou's formidable na in the jungle.
"Dongxu, you specifically called for , so the Sky Pit must be what you truly care about," Yang Yinhou said, ignoring Gan Lei and turning to Ge Dongxu with a sowhat grave expression.
"Of course, so gold and silver treasures wouldn't require Senior Brother to personally oversee the site. Just sending so n to scout and excavate would suffice," Ge Dongxu nodded and his face also showed a trace of solemnity as he continued, "The Sky Pit is sowhat unusual. I once tried to probe it from afar with my Divine Sense, but I couldn't go deeper than a few ters before I couldn't go any further, and even my Divine Sense was absorbed. However, the Sky Pit gave a feeling of déjà vu, so there must be so mysteries inside. Of course, there could also be so danger, which is why I needed Senior Brother to be here."
"Junior Brother, you are the head of our sect; I should be the one to enter the Sky Pit first to explore," Yang Yinhou said with an increasingly grave expression upon hearing this.
"Before you arrived, I had already been to the mouth of the Sky Pit. Although the diater of the entrance is not very large, the pit is extrely deep, at least eight or nine hundred ters deep and there is a passage connected below. Even if there are no dangerous creatures hidden inside, just the terrain alone would not be easy for Senior Brother with your cultivation. However, for , the terrain is not an issue, and even if there are indeed dangerous creatures, I believe escaping in ti would not be a problem," Ge Dongxu said.
PS: I'm very sorry, there is only one update today. It seems that this month has been a complete slump; I will strive to do better next month.
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