'The old emperor?'
'That middle-aged man named Ji was an emperor?'
"I don't know who you're talking about," Gu Zheng replied calmly. "As for being wary of you, shouldn't I be? Who visits someone's home by sneaking in?"
"You're right, that was my mistake."
Xue Linglong didn't deny it. "My apologies. I'm used to coming and going as I please. It was rude of me not to announce myself to Gu beforehand. I hope you can forgive me. However, you shouldn't put too much faith in the old emperor's words, Gu. He calls me an old hag, the Southern Wilderness Divine Master an old fossil, and there's also an old beggar. These are all subjective labels. He probably has a similar negative nickname for you."
"I don't care."
Gu Zheng replied indifferently, "Island Master, you should state your purpose for coming to Qingshi. If it's nothing important, then please return to wherever you came from. Forgive me, but I won't be entertaining you."
