He smiled faintly, pointed his finger, and cast a spell toward the spirit. The black-robed scholar suddenly shivered, as if jolted awake.
He turned back and saw Zhang Yan standing not far away. Overjoyed, he hurriedly threw away his fishing rod, walked across the water in haste, and knelt before him, bowing deeply. He said, "Is it you, my lord? Since the True Master left, this humble one has been waiting here for twenty years."
Zhang Yan glanced at him and smiled. "When I visited this place long ago, Master Gui said that the books, elixirs, Dharma treasures, and other items within this cave were entrusted to you. He told me to request them from you in the future. Tell me, is this true?"
