But the woman in the courtyard had already sensed the arrival of this unwanted visitor. The ink on her brush had dried, and she casually placed the brush handle on the nearby inkstone, then sighed softly and spoke without turning her head:
"General Li, you are busy with military affairs, don't waste your time here."
Upon hearing her voice, Li Ping'an's expression softened and he said, "I only want to have a cup of tea, Master."
"Don't call me Master. Seventy years ago, I already severed our master-disciple ties. I accepted you as a disciple back then only because I was unaware of your identity, it was mere coincidence."
The woman in white slightly frowned and said.
"Once a master, always a father. No matter what, in my heart, you will always be my Master."
Li Ping'an smiled and said, "I just came to have a cup of tea. Even Emperor Yu wouldn't refuse me; Master, you are being rather unkind."
"I heard that you just killed demons and made great achievements.
