An old friend's remark had Jing Lao's usually stoic face blushing, and he retorted stubbornly, "It's not easy to find a promising apprentice; this is me being proactive."
"Old friend for so many years, don't you think I and Old Jiang and Old Ji don't know you too well? Quit the act," someone else said.
Li Lao waved his hand grandly, effectively silencing Jing Lao's excuses. He looked towards Lu Fengxuan, chuckling as he said:
"Girl, this old man has been spoiled all his life. Getting into the habit of having his way, you'll have to bear with him from now on."
When Lu Fengxuan glanced at Jing Lao, who was wearing a haughty expression, and then at the wry smiles on the faces of the three elders across from her, she suspected that Jing Lao's petulant behavior might also be partly due to these three elders' indulgence.
Everyone gathered around a table for a meal, the atmosphere lively and filled with laughter.
