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"Mm, Fellow Daoist Xia, a guest from afar is still a guest. Our Phoenix Race has already given you the warmest welcome possible. If anything, we were the ones who failed to prepare properly, even making you stay in the residence that once belonged to Fellow Daoist Evil Emperor." Young Master Fu wore an apologetic expression, but the corner of his eye was still fixed on Mo Lan. I had to come up with a reasonable explanation for him. Otherwise, Mo Lan would be in trouble soon.
"By the way, speaking of this, I almost forgot to introduce you. Fellow Daoist Xia, this is Young Master Fu Youzhi, who is to marry Xia Xijun, the current clan leader of the Heavenly Phoenix Race. He will also become the next patriarch of the Phoenix Race. You are about to enter the Ninth Level of Immortality as well, so calling us seniors would be inappropriate. Why don't we simply address each other as equals?" Yun Bingxin introduced him from the side.
"So you're Young Master Fu. I am Xia Qiliang. A pleasure to meet you again." Since he had introduced him so solemnly, I naturally had to bow in greeting.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, you're too polite." Fu Youzhi nodded, then looked toward Mo Lan. "Mo Lan, your young lady should be undergoing the Heavenly Bath, shouldn't she? Yet you're still wandering around here. What is the meaning of this?"
"Young Master Fu..." Mo Lan froze for a moment. She had not expected Fu Youzhi to circle back and still refuse to let the earlier matter go, and she panicked slightly. I immediately said, "Oh, Young Master Fu, my master is an elder of the Phoenix Race. Having heard about the clan's major event, he sent me to Cloud Province to offer