Guan Fangyi understood what he meant and smiled as she extended a hand, inviting Hui Qingping to leave with her.
Hui Qingping hesitated slightly, but in the end, she followed Guan Fangyi away.
Earlier, she had disdained the Matchmaker of Qi Capital, whose notorious beauty was known far and wide. But now, neither could look down on the other. They were birds of a feather, neither any better off; she herself was a joke, no longer able to hold her head high. What right did she have to despise someone else?
Quan Taifeng also understood Niu Youdao's meaning. With no ghosts in his heart, he was not afraid of Niu Youdao inspecting anything, though he still teased, "Little brother, you don't trust me?"
"How could that be? It isn't that I distrust you, Brother. One thing is one thing; I'm guarding against Song Kingdom. Come, please enter!" Niu Youdao waved them in, inviting all the cultivators from Song Kingdom's three great sects who had accompanied them inside.
The monks of Nanshan Temple busied themselves, preparing fine wine and sumptuous dishes for the guests.
Once the table was laden with food and wine, Niu Youdao and the others did not rush to eat. They wanted to wait for Hui Qingping to emerge, but their wait came to nothing. Guan Fangyi came over to inform them, "Daoist Master, Sister Ping says she wishes to rest. She told you to help yourselves and not mind her." As she spoke, she nodded to Niu Youdao, indicating that there was nothing wrong with Hui Qingping's condition.
Everyone present could understand. At a time like this, it was only natural that Hui Qingping would not wish to show her face before outsiders.
Niu Youdao then invited Quan Taifeng and the others to take their seats, but