Old Ma looked at the young man climbing into the carriage with slight surprise, unsure who he was or why Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were bringing him back to the sect.
Was he a newly discovered prodigy?
Even so, he should have passed the entrance trial before being allowed to join the Ask Dao Sect.
Forget it. What did this have to do with him? He was just a carriage driver.
Old Ma stopped thinking about it and focused on doing his job.
"Grandmaster, rest assured. We'll definitely find that Golden Cicada Escape for you."
"We've just received word that the Luoshui Guards—the cultivators serving as Great Xia's official forces—have already captured True Lord Watching Chess."
"So soon?" Innate Daoist was greatly astonished. How did you two find out?
"However, returning stolen goods is best left to the sect elders. The two of us are only juniors with little influence, so it wouldn't be convenient for us to come forward."
Innate Daoist nodded. That made sense.
"Grandmaster, you may not know this, but the sect's atmosphere is quite different from your time. It's much more open now."
"Currently, the sect isn't managed only by the elders. There are also several disciples involved."
Old Ma took only one day to pull the three of them to the Ask Dao Sect, leaving Innate Daoist thoroughly amazed. Even he would only have been able to travel that fast.
Oh, no—that wasn't right. Considering that he would get lost, he might not even reach the Ask Dao Sect in ten days. That was why he had previously planned to save money to take an airship.
What he hadn't considered was that he was currently an undocumented person and couldn't board an airship.
As some senior and junior disciples returned from carrying out missions,