"No problem. Then I'll trouble House Master Di to introduce me." I wore a smile, treating it as basic courtesy. In any case, if I could persuade the House Master, the matter was practically settled. Since the Ancestor wanted to see me, there was probably another reason behind it. Saying he was still hesitating was likely nothing more than Di Suntu's excuse.
"Hehe, Leader Xia, I hope you don't mind. This has actually made things much easier for me. The Ancestor has grown old, and with age he's become rather stubborn. I'm afraid I've given you a chance to laugh at us juniors." Di Suntu smiled bitterly.
"House Master Di, you're too polite." Since it couldn't be avoided, I naturally accepted it as a good thing. Was I supposed to put on a pained expression?
Soon, Di Suntu summoned a stretch of white cloud, and everyone climbed aboard. We headed toward the rear mountain, where the Imperial Mountain Sword Gate lay. It was a place where the Ancestor lived in seclusion and elite disciples went to cultivate. Although it wasn't the Di family's true forbidden ground, it wasn't somewhere just anyone could visit.
As we flew toward the Imperial Mountain Sword Gate, quite a few descendants and elite disciples of the Di family passed by us. That immediately put me on guard.
"What is this...?" I gestured toward Di Suntu. The old man smiled and said, "The Ancestor didn't just invite Leader Xia. He also summoned the children. He probably has something to announce. Leader Xia, there's no need to be nervous. Although the Ancestor became somewhat stubborn-tempered in his old age, he's still quite easy to get along with. He isn't like the seniors from other families, who summon people and order them around. Nothing like that will happen."