The cooperation among the three houses had always gone smoothly. For instance, high-level auctions like the last one followed a rotation, with each house taking a turn every three cycles.
The auction held at Ask Immortal Pavilion last time had been the first of Ask Immortal Pavilion's turn.
But a True Core expert had unexpectedly appeared and snatched the Utmost Pure Spirit Lotus up for auction, stirring a tremendous uproar.
This time, White-haired Daoist priest had summoned the various guest retainers precisely because Tianyu Tower and Mountain Sea Alliance wanted an explanation for the theft of the Utmost Pure Spirit Lotus.
Ask Immortal Pavilion, Tianyu Tower, and Mountain Sea Alliance had worked together for many years, and their people knew one another extremely well. If White-haired Daoist priest brought people from Ask Immortal Pavilion to these negotiations, it would inevitably sour the atmosphere. By choosing guest retainers who had always remained outside Ask Immortal Pavilion, he could make things look much better.
Having learned the reason for the summons, Xu Yi found it even more pointless.
Since this was merely a matter of jealousy, and might not even come to a head, going there would only mean making up the numbers. It had little meaning.
Like Xu Yi, the woman in palace dress, the filthy young man, and the short, stocky old man all seemed listless. Red-wart old man, who had been meditating, rose to his feet and said, "It's such a trifling matter. Why did Brother Gao summon me? Does Brother Gao think Chi Mou is nothing but a man who argues for a living?"
White-haired Daoist priest waved his hands repeatedly. "Fellow Daoists, please don't misunderstand. This matter is of great importance, and the details are not something I know yet. The outcome will depend on the negotiations.