When Ye Fenghan returned, Chang He and the others immediately swarmed him.

“Captain, why did Sect Master come all the way out here?”

“Why was Sect Master looking for you?”

“Did he give you some kind of mission?”

The group of soldiers chattered incessantly, making it hard for him to get a word in edgewise.

Ye Fenghan felt a headache coming on from all the clamor. “Stop yelling. It wasn’t anything serious, just that Master......”

“MASTER!?” Chang He screeched. “Did you just call Sect Master, Master?”

Ye Fenghan shut his mouth and gazed at the people around him.

Everyone else stared right back at him.

Chang He asked in a low voice, “Sect Master accepted you as his disciple?”

Ye Fenghan thought for a moment, then nodded. “Don’t tell anyon else.”

Everyone immediately fell to their knees. “Greetings, Senior Martial Brother!”

Ye Fenghan rolled his eyes. “I knew you were going to do this. Alright, alright, come on, you guys, stand up. If Master doesn’t say anything about this, you aren’t allowed to either.”

“Understood, Senior Martial Brother!” they began to chuckle.

After all, they had been friends for some time. Even though Ye Fenghan’s status had gone up, the situation soon returned to normal after the customary displays of etiquette had been observed.

As for Su Chen’s acceptance of Ye Fenghan as his disciple, none of them...