148 The teachers’ dispute

"Good, very good. I wasn't wrong about you. You finally surprised me." Ji Hongbin laughed. "Fantastic. Don't go over to Yin Tianfan's during this period. I want you to concentrate on enhancing your control over the fire element, then you can quickly control these two elements to be complementary and mutually reinforcing of each other."

Just then, a voice was heard. "What is this? He just came back and you're already snatching him away? Don't be shameless, Old Ji." 

Lan Xuanyu didn't have to look to know who was coming. He hurriedly turned around and bowed. "Master Yin."

Yin Tianfan strode over in anger, and not paying mind about Lan Xuanyu, he went straight toward Ji Hongbin, that big belly of his almost on Ji Hongbin already. "What are you trying to do? Xuanyu only just returned and already you're trying to snatch him away. How could you? What was our agreement?"