Fox Dan ran straight into the other party head-on, making the situation as awkward as it could possibly be. However, he quickly recovered and countered, "Fox Xia just got home, so I wanted to see if she needed anything... But why has Grand Elder Wuxiu come here?"
"Cough, cough. I made a trip to the Luomu Valley ruins earlier and have already met Valley Master Dong Ren, so I wanted to come and greet him privately," Wuxiu said with false sincerity.
I knew exactly what sort of people they were. Neither of them would easily reveal what they truly had in mind, so I chuckled and said, "Grand Elder Wuxiu came to greet us and said he wanted to defect to our side, asking me to name a price. Things happened so suddenly that I haven't had time to make an offer yet."
"Hm? Grand Elder, you!" Fox Dan's expression changed immediately.
"That's not true! Palace Master Dan, don't believe his nonsense!" Wuxiu hurriedly denied it, then glared at me. "Valley Master Dong Ren! You can't just make things up. When did I ever say I wanted to defect?"
"You don't? You're not defecting? I was even planning to give you a large supply of Yang God Pills. Looks like Grand Elder Wuxiu doesn't want them after all. Fine, I'll give them to someone else." I chuckled, and this time even Wuxiu's eyelids twitched with rage.
Fox Dan knew that I had seized control of the conversation, so he said, "That's enough. Grand Elder Wuxiu would certainly never do such a thing. Valley Master Dong Ren, please don't make such jokes anymore or exploit our Anger Spirit Palace's hospitality. I came here to—"
"You came here—could it be that you're going to accept the conditions I offered before? I'll guarantee