"Fellow Daoist Xu, I never imagined it would be you. It really is a small world. Miss Xiang and you have truly astonishing disguises—I've been fooled for decades."
After his initial surprise, Lu Xiaotian quickly realized that these two were the very people he had met when he first arrived at Woundless Lake. After leaving Moonhide Manor back then, he had gone straight to the Marquis of Zhenwei's residence and nowhere else. The moment Xu spoke of a parting lasting decades, he knew. The people who had known him decades ago could be counted on one hand, and fewer still had been on friendly terms with him. Lu Xiaotian wasn't a fool; he could naturally guess who the two women before him were.
"Lian'er pays her respects to Senior Lu!" Xiang Lian'er bowed slightly to Lu Xiaotian.
"Fellow Daoist Lu didn't fail to see through us. He simply couldn't be bothered to ask. As for you, Fellow Daoist Lu, your cultivation keeps advancing by leaps and bounds. You even sent a Golden Core Late Stage expert fleeing in defeat. That's truly astonishing."
Xu Wan offered Lu Xiaotian a compliment when she saw that he had recognized them.
"You don't visit the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. What brings Miss Xiang and Fellow Daoist Xu to see me? You helped me once back then, but when you left Moonhide Manor later, I helped you in turn. I'd say we've more or less settled that debt, so don't expect me to help you fight Moonhide Manor." Lu Xiaotian folded his arms, making it clear he had no wish to get caught up in the feud between the two sides.
"Why don't you hear me out before deciding?" Xu Wan smiled faintly, seemingly unfazed by Lu Xiaotian's displeasure.
"A few years ago,