"What are you doing, Jiang Hao?" Xu Yiyi shouted displeasedly.
"Jiang Hao, don't do anything foolish. Step back!" At the same time, Elder Ning Shuang barked a cold command.
Back then, beneath Cloud Crane Mountain, Jiang Hao had made things difficult for Chu Feng on multiple occasions, and both Xu Yiyi and Elder Ning Shuang had been present.
So when Jiang Hao stepped forward at a time like this, both Elder Ning Shuang and Xu Yiyi were worried — afraid that he was going to cause trouble for Chu Feng again.
After all, things were not what they used to be. The relationship between Luo Xia Valley and Chu Feng had become very good.
Even though they knew full well that Jiang Hao was no match for Chu Feng nowadays, he was still a member of Luo Xia Valley. Both Xu Yiyi and Elder Ning Shuang were terrified that he would say something offensive and damage Chu Feng's impression of their valley.
"Wait…"
But when they took a closer look, the expressions on Xu Yiyi and Elder Ning Shuang's faces changed once more.
They realized with shock that Jiang Hao's expression was not aggressive in the slightest — instead, it was filled with vulnerability.
No matter how you looked at it, this was not the demeanor of someone looking to give Chu Feng a hard time.
"Could it be that Jiang Hao is about to apologize to Chu Feng?"
"But that shouldn't be… right?"
Xu Yiyi mulled it over in her mind. With an ordinary person, she would have been fairly certain he was intending to apologize. But Jiang Hao — she knew him to some degree. The man was proud and arrogant, and in all the time she had known him, she had never once seen him apologize to anyone.
"Chu Feng, I—" Suddenly, Jiang Hao spoke up.
"Jiang Hao, I have important matters to attend to today. We'll catch up another time." But before Jiang Hao could finish, Chu Feng smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
Chu Feng's action left Jiang Hao momentarily stunned, unsure of what to make of it.
However, in the very next instant, he received a private voice transmission from Chu Feng.
"Jiang Hao, I know what you want to say. What's in the past is in the past. I, Chu Feng, will not hold it against you."
Hearing those words, Jiang Hao felt his very soul tremble. Not only had Chu Feng guessed that he was about to apologize, but he had actually forgiven him.
What was more, in order to spare his dignity, Chu Feng had deliberately stopped him from voicing the apology, choosing instead to tell him through a voice transmission.
Regret — at this moment, Jiang Hao felt even more regret than before. Regret for being so immature back then, for making things so difficult for Chu Feng.
Jiang Hao stood dazed in a haze of shock and self-reproach for quite some time. By the time he snapped back to his senses, he found that Chu Feng had already left with Wang Qiang and Zhao Hong.
"Senior Brother Jiang Hao, I can't believe you and Chu Feng are actually friends! Wow, I admire you so much!"
"Senior Brother Jiang Hao, you're practically my idol!"
At that moment, the disciples of Luo Xia Valley and the Three Star Hall had already surrounded Jiang Hao, and the looks they gave him were truly filled with admiration and respect.
In that instant, Jiang Hao was moved once more, for he knew that the only reason these disciples admired him was because of Chu Feng. They all mistakenly believed that Chu Feng was his friend, and that was why they held him in such regard.
In that moment, Jiang Hao could not help but glance at Xu Yiyi and Elder Ning Shuang.
Both of them returned a faint smile to him.
In that moment, Jiang Hao's heart finally found peace.
He no longer felt regret, because he had made a decision. Though he could only offer the humblest of efforts, starting today, he would stand in support of Chu Feng.
Whether Chu Feng ever learned of it or not, he would not permit anyone to speak a single ill word about Chu Feng in his presence.