"Senior, this is what this junior ought to do."
Seeing Li Zizai take the initiative to thank him, Chen Changming hurriedly replied with equal courtesy.
He and Li Zizai were now grasshoppers tied to the same rope; they would share glory and ruin alike. Helping Li Zizai was helping himself.
Li Zizai nodded slightly and took out a Message Transmission Token from his storage ring.
With a flick of his finger, spiritual power flowed forth, and the token instantly lit up with a faint cyan glow.
"Huayuan, reply as soon as you receive this message."
After saying that, Li Zizai tucked the token back into his robes, his movements crisp and without the slightest hesitation.
Huayuan?
Chen Changming's heart gave a jolt, surprise flashing through his eyes—this old Li actually still had contact with Li Huayuan?
Seeing Chen Changming's confusion, Li Zizai gave an embarrassed smile and explained, "Li Huayuan, who previously came to the Red Luan Immortal Sect looking for you, and I both come from the Li cultivation clan of Liangyun Commandery, Azure Cloud Province. He is considered my younger clansman."
So they were relatives!
Chen Changming was rather speechless as well. No wonder Li Huayuan had come to Cloud-Perching Cave looking for him; even though Li Zizai had known about it in secret, he had not shown himself to stop it.
"Our cultivation talents and preferences differ. I joined the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, while he entered the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect."
Li Zizai patted the Message Transmission Token against his chest and said in a low voice, "We are currently too far apart, so my clansman may not be able to receive it. But once we get close to Northern Yuan Province, he will receive my message."
Chen Changming nodded at those words.
It seemed that although