Ning Wangshu learned the next day that Master Zhishang Chan had received Ling Daoyi's invitation and had explicitly agreed to attend the upcoming Dao Discussion Conference.
Bai Jingchuan had naturally been the one to tell him.
In addition, Bai Jingchuan had brought Ning Wangshu an invitation handwritten by Ling Daoyi himself.
After all, the Outside World didn't know much about Ning Wangshu, but everyone knew that Bai Jingchuan, the head of the Bai Family of Jiangnan, had a close relationship with him.
Moreover, the challenge letter Bei Chen Zhenren had sent Ning Wangshu last time had also been delivered by Bai Jingchuan. The people at Tiandao Sect couldn't be bothered to go to all the trouble of asking around to find Ning Wangshu or get in touch with him.
So they simply asked Bai Jingchuan to pass it along.
"Mr. Ning, now that the invitation from that Great Grandmaster Ling has arrived, have you decided whether to attend the Dao Discussion Conference? Would you like to make a public statement?"
After handing the invitation to Ning Wangshu, Bai Jingchuan couldn't help asking.
Ning Wangshu considered it briefly, then smiled. "There's no rush. The Dao Discussion Conference is still a month away. I can decide later, once I'm sure nothing else will come up."
"Right, that makes sense!"
Bai Jingchuan nodded.
At that moment, Ning Wangshu opened the invitation and skimmed it. Its contents were quite courteous—or, rather, very grandly worded.
It said that after hearing about the magnificent battle between Ning Wangshu and Bei Chen Zhenren, Ling Daoyi had greatly admired him, but regretted not being there to witness it in person. He now sincerely invited Ning Wangshu to come to Tiandao Sect on the sixth day of the sixth month for a friendly discussion and exchange of techniques, and