Hundreds of menial servant disciples busied themselves, most of them having no interactions with Fang Bai, thus not recognizing him, only realizing from his attire that he was a disciple of the External Courtyard.
"Huang Zhong!"
Fang Bai walked straight to the back of a menial servant disciple and gently patted his shoulder.
The menial servant disciple turned around abruptly, and upon seeing Fang Bai standing before him, his eyes widened, mouth agape, as if he'd seen a ghost.
"What, only a few days and you don't recognize me?"
Fang Bai laughed and asked, looking at the dumbfounded Huang Zhong.
"Fang... Senior Brother Fang, you're not... not dead?"
It took Huang Zhong a while to come back to his senses, and he excitedly exclaimed.
Fang Bai chuckled and said, "If I were dead, could I be standing here talking to you?"
"But..."
