Qu Jianlei was rather speechless when he heard True Immortal Jin Ge. You've really put yourself through a lot!
As an Ancient Gold Essence, he was remarkably adept at navigating human relations.
At the very least, he was nothing like that Metal Attribute Paranoid, whose brain seemed a little hard to use!
Qu Jianlei replied, both amused and exasperated, "Then why didn't you ask directly just now? Does asking now... make any difference?"
"Of course it does," the Art Venerable's avatar answered solemnly. "If I ask now, the senior can choose to hear it or not hear it."
"Seniors care about their dignity too, so matters of gift-giving should still be discussed privately. Even if it's only going through the motions, it shows respect."
What kind of maneuver was that? A real-life case of covering one's ears while stealing a bell. Still, generally speaking, giving gifts to show respect was beyond reproach.
Sure enough, Hypocrite did not show himself at all. No one knew whether he truly had not heard or was merely pretending not to.
"Enough, say less," Qu Jianlei said, shaking his head with a helpless smile.
This was simply making things worse. If they kept talking, they would truly be disrespecting the senior.
"There are two ways to give gifts. One is pure respect, and the other is giving someone what they like. Senior, you know which one to choose, right?"
True Immortal Jin Ge replied with a troubled expression, "I know, but Ritual Artifacts from the Vanishing World... I really don't have any!"
"Then look through your things," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "Guardian Rules and the like would work too!"
"Guardian Rules... I originally had some!" True Immortal Jin Ge could not help getting worked up. "Damn it, Beihai gave them away!"
Qu Jianlei had obtained