Chen Xiyi smiled again upon hearing these words, shaking his head without responding, his demeanor like that of a riddler.
The second person then stepped forward, clearly the oldest, appearing to be in his seventies or eighties.
Wearing a felt hat and dressed in patchwork robes, he needed only a sickle to resemble a complete woodcutter of the mountains.
This old woodcutter seemed to hold Tao Qian, or rather, "Lin Runiu," in high regard.
He began to speak with a tone of admiration,
"I had already heard from Brother Zhong that Mr. Lin Daoist is of high moral character and boundless merit. Now that I see you for the first time, I know Brother Ziyang has not exaggerated."
