At his words, Yuechen hurriedly wiped his hands, then respectfully accepted the wooden box with both hands. He said to Dong Chong'an, "Thank you, Grand Elder Dong. Thank you, everyone."
After that, Yuechen quickly gestured for the steward standing nearby to come forward and take the box.
Seeing this, the Lingxu Sect disciple suddenly smiled and said, "What is it, Old Master Yue? Aren't you going to open it and see what kind of birthday gift our Lingxu Sect specially prepared for your seventieth birthday?"
"While you're at it, let everyone here have a good look at what kind of birthday gift our Lingxu Sect has prepared for you!"
As he spoke, his gaze swept over the people around them.
Yuechen couldn't help but pause. After hesitating briefly, he smiled and said to the Lingxu Sect disciple, "Since you put it that way, then I'll be so bold as to open it and take a look?"
As he spoke, Yuechen glanced at Dong Chong'an again.
Dong Chong'an didn't answer. He merely nodded with a beaming smile.
The other guests nearby all looked at the wooden box in Yuechen's hands, curious about what kind of birthday gift the Lingxu Sect had prepared for him.
Only Xiao Rui and Xi Qinghe furrowed their brows ever more tightly. They felt that Dong Chong'an and the others were acting strangely, but couldn't figure out exactly what was going on.
Yuechen didn't think too much about it.
Seeing Dong Chong'an's nod of approval, he took a deep breath, then slowly opened the wooden box in his hands...
The moment Yuechen opened the box, his whole body shuddered. His eyes flew wide, his breathing grew ragged, and he stared at what lay inside in disbelief.
He was completely stunned!
"This, this... H-how could this happen? Taxing,