"I am Ling Xiao. It is an honor to meet you, Marshal Qiu!" Ling Xiao's expression grew solemn as he bowed to the old man. Any previous displeasure had vanished without a trace. Before a man who had rendered countless services to the Empire, showing proper respect was only natural. "My father, Ling Tianxiao, often speaks of you, Grand Marshal." Ling Xiao kept his words brief, certain the old man would understand his sentiment.
"Ling Tianxiao? Heh heh, that young fellow. Isn't he a General now?" A nostalgic look flickered in the old man's eyes before he smiled. "Yutong, this student of yours is quite impressive! To resist thirty percent of my pressure as a Celestial Vein Master… there can't be another one like him in the entire Imperial Academy, can there?"
Shangguan Yutong nodded, looking at Ling Xiao with a gratified expression. 'If anyone knew that Ling Xiao had earned such high praise from the old man living in seclusion at the Imperial Academy, they'd die of jealousy.'
