Sha Chen had not yet encountered the Yunxiao sisters, but he was visited by the Yang Jian siblings and the Six-Eared Macaque. The three of them had already arrived at Flowing Sand River. They called out at the gate for a moment; Sha Chen had long known they would come, so he simply tested them briefly before confirming their identities and letting them in.
Upon seeing Sha Chen, the Six-Eared Macaque knelt and kowtowed three solid times.
"Disciple pays respect to Teacher."
Previously, he had been taken as a disciple by Sha Chen, who imparted Divine Power and Dao Techniques to him, and he had also been sent out on Sha Chen's orders.
Sha Chen nodded, signaling him to rise. "You have been away for decades; you must have gained some treasures. Otherwise, you would have no face to come back and see me, right?"
He asked this to test the Six-Eared Macaque, to see if he had returned empty-handed.
