"Congratulations, True Person! Congratulations!"
Upon seeing Wang Chen return with a beauty at his side, Wang Xinchen immediately broke into a radiant smile and stepped forward to bow. "Congratulations, True Person, on attaining the Golden Core! The Nascent Soul awaits, and your immortal path is boundless!"
The group of attendants behind him bent at the waist in unison. "Congratulations, True Person!"
One did not strike a smiling face. Since the other party was being so courteous and respectful, Wang Chen could hardly greet them with a cold face even if he disliked them inwardly. He smiled faintly. "Steward Wang, you are too courteous."
He noticed that beside his own shop, eight red-draped loads of congratulatory gifts had been placed on either side.
Two eights made sixteen loads—a most ceremonious gesture!
With a sweep of his sleeve, Wang Chen opened the shop door. "Come in and speak."
After entering, Wang Xinchen first presented a gift list. "True Person, when my master learned that you had advanced to the Golden Core, he prepared these modest gifts as a token of respect. Please accept them with a smile!"
"Mm."
Wang Chen accepted the list and gave it a glance, discovering that Wang Xinchen's master had been quite generous.
The gifts included Spirit Rice, spirit wine, spirit pills, spirit robes, and spirit artifacts. The latter were naturally ceremonial in nature. There were also one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Wang Chen did not particularly care about these gifts, but the other party's attitude was so sincere that he could not help feeling curious. "Steward Wang, how did your master learn that I had advanced to the Golden Core?"
The question made the old cultivator blush a little. After coughing, he replied, "My master has always paid close attention to True Person."
Wang Chen understood. Smiling,