Zhao Yan arrived at the Lu residence. Before he could knock, he saw Lu Zhiming's cousin, Lu Zhiyu, walking out toward him with a gift box in hand.
Lu Zhiyu clearly recognized his cousin's follower. He stopped and asked with a smile, "Zhao Yan? Are you here to see Zhiming?"
Lu Zhiming had always looked down on disciples from minor households. Zhao Yan hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, a little nervous. "You guessed correctly, Brother Zhiyu."
Lu Zhiyu smiled. "You've come at just the right time. Zhiming offended Fellow Daoist Li yesterday, so I'm taking him to apologize today. Come along with me."
Zhao Yan was surprised.
Could that person surnamed Li have some other backing? Had Lu Zhiming failed to uncover it yesterday and only learned of it today, prompting him to apologize?
That must be it.
After considering it for a moment, Zhao Yan agreed and followed him. He did not ask where Lu Zhiming was, assuming he had gone ahead.
Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yuanjun returned to the residence and glanced up at the booklet in the air.
"A little ostentatious. Good thing I didn't use my real name."
Looking at the three large characters spelling out "Li Huixi" in first place, Zhang Yuan nodded inwardly in satisfaction.
Names, too, carried karma. If he exposed his true name, a Celestial Person would not even need to act. Certain Perfected Person divine abilities involving karma could trace it backward through his name.
Zhang Yuan took out his token and stared at the 430,000 battle merit in its battle merit field, sinking into thought.
[Five Blessings Heavenly Gang] was the best choice for Ten Turns Qi Refining, but its battle merit price was truly steep-equivalent to half a Calamity-Transforming Pill.
At the rate he earned battle merit,