Long Jin Si sighed inwardly. How had this old brother figured out that he was happy? Ah, well. Who could blame him? The man was a renowned scholar.
Long Jin Si had someone fetch a jade tablet and an imprint talisman. He left a written record and both parties' marks on the tablet, then used a Ruyi Pearl to copy the whole thing.
Afterward, he took Xu Yi to the restricted chamber, where they went through the complicated procedures for the restrictions, to prevent Xu Yi from taking the art and spreading it around.
At last, Long Jin Si handed Xu Yi a jade slip containing the cultivation art and two jade boxes holding the Yin Origin Magnetic Bead and Yang Origin Magnetic Bead.
Having obtained the art, Xu Yi was about to take his leave when Long Jin Si caught him by the arm. "If I let Brother Xu leave just like that, people all over the world will laugh at me for being a crude, unlearned fellow. To be honest, I don't know who let slip that you were here, but the powerful figures in Magic Cloud City have all come knocking. Our hall master has already arranged a grand banquet in your honor. If you leave now, I'll be blamed for it. Surely Brother Xu wouldn't throw a friend under the cart?"
"Very well. Since Brother Long puts it that way, I'll have to do as my host wishes."
Xu Yi truly didn't want to attend a gathering like this, but he had to give Long Jin Si face. It wasn't for any other reason. Long Jin Si hadn't made this a condition before the deal; he had only asked after it was complete. That was proof enough that he was a friend worth having.
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