Daoist Zhe was slightly startled when he heard this.
After arriving in Qingyang territory with Xiahou Ming and Qian Zhong, he had heard Zhang Yu's reputation. He had been highly vigilant then, for a province's Profound Rectifier was responsible for overseeing all cultivators—the very sort of person he needed to guard against.
Later, he had learned that Zhang Yu was an exceptionally forceful cultivator, whose combat prowess far surpassed that of his peers. Moreover, this man had personally gathered the originally scattered Daoist sects back into one. This made him all the more wary, so before anyone from the Profound Residence could come into contact with him, he had departed first.
He had expected that what happened here might very well alert Zhang Yu, so he had deliberately chosen such an inconspicuous-looking outpost to stay in. Yet he had not expected the other party to actually come here.
For a moment, he could not help wondering whether he had exposed some flaw somewhere. Yet outwardly, he assumed a delighted expression and said, "So Profound Rectifier Zhang has arrived. Brother Huang, let me make some preparations and change clothes, then I will go with you."
The cultivator surnamed Huang said, "That is only proper. But please be quick, Fellow Daoist. We cannot keep Profound Rectifier Zhang waiting for long."
Daoist Zhe cupped his hands to him. "Please wait a moment."
He turned and returned to the inner room, calmly calculating things over in his heart for a while. In the end, he decided that this was probably just a coincidence.
If the other side suspected him, they could have made a move while he was unguarded just now. There was no need to tell him they had arrived. That would only arouse his vigilance. Besides, the identity he had manifested was