He rubbed his hands together, trying hard to maintain the bearing of a lofty senior, but he could not stop a smile from appearing on his face.
"Um... little friend Gu, you needn't keep calling me Senior from now on. It feels too distant! Just like Bing Tang and Xue Li, call me Uncle Mingjing!"
He patted his chest and spoke with great bravado.
"From now on, if anything happens in the Central Continent, just come to Uncle Mingjing! So long as it does not violate righteousness or shake the foundations of the Tantai Family, I'll cover for you!"
Gu Sheng looked at Tantai Mingjing, who had instantly become incomparably "kind and approachable," and a faint, teasing smile curled at his lips as he deliberately dragged out his words.
"Uncle Mingjing thinks so highly of me. This junior is deeply grateful.
It's just... regarding that 'betrothal gift'..."
Tantai Mingjing's eyelid twitched violently, and the bold smile on his face instantly froze. He hurriedly waved his hands and coughed twice.
"Cough, cough! That... was a joke, just a joke. It cannot be taken seriously, cannot be taken seriously! Don't take it to heart, little friend. Hahaha, hahaha..."
He looked rather awkward and guilty, clearly afraid that Gu Sheng would use this to pressure him and refuse to hand over the Divine Forging Hundred Refinements Chapter.
Seeing that he had made his point, Gu Sheng stopped teasing him. He cupped his hands in salute and went along with it smoothly.
"Since Uncle Mingjing holds me in such high regard, then this junior shall humbly accept."
"Not at all, not at all!"
Tantai Mingjing let out a sigh of relief, his face filling with smiles again. Then he looked at Gu Sheng eagerly, seeming to want to say something but holding himself back.