Officially a Tier 3 Advanced Artifact Refiner (Seeking Subscription)

Wu Tao returned to the Artifact Refining Hall. Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha had already arrived and were making their pre-refinement preparations at their own Refining Stations.

When they saw Wu Tao return, the three of them immediately turned their gazes onto him. Gu Xingyuan said, "Daoist Li, why are you a little late today?"

Wu Tao had a very strong sense of time in the Artifact Refining Hall. He never left early or arrived late. Today, however, he was a little late, so Gu Xingyuan asked out of concern.

"My apologies, three fellow Daoists. I was indeed a little late." Wu Tao cupped his hands to Gu Xingyuan and the others and said, "I went to Senior Brother Su's office just now. I wanted to ask Senior Brother Su for a favor."

"So that's how it is. I knew it. Daoist Li usually either arrives early or right on time. He would never arrive late," Jin Cha said.

Gu Xingyuan said, "Daoist Li, have you run into some difficulty? Tell us about it. If we can help, we definitely will."

Hearing this, Ye Chaoming looked at Gu Xingyuan and said, "If you could help with Daoist Li's matter, why would he go ask senior brother Su for help? One look and you can tell this is something you can't help with."

The four of them had worked together for many years, and they often joked with one another, so even though Ye Chaoming was tearing down Gu Xingyuan's stage like this, Gu Xingyuan did not get angry. Instead, he said, "Wasn't I just being kind?"

Wu Tao was naturally very grateful for Gu Xingyuan's kind intentions. He said, "Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Gu. I know your good intentions. This time, I went to seek Senior Brother Su's