For a moment, the four Great Elders and Nie Shan felt their backs soaked with cold sweat, their bodies as if drained of all strength.
Indeed, Ming Yuan had been watched over by them since he was a child, as had every single Medicine Sect disciple, raised under their care. For these orphans, the four Great Elders, Nie Shan, and Ye Chenghong all felt a strong familial affection. One could say that the Medicine Sect was a large family with numerous members, mostly good, kind, and united—especially since the event that occurred two decades ago, when the Sect began focusing even more on the disciples' moral education.
Therefore, a direct disciple like Ming Yuan was like a grandson to Ye Chenghong and the four Great Elders.
