"Really?" Li Xiaoya accepted it with delight. He had expected Zhang Facai to put him off again, but to his surprise, Zhang Facai handed it over so easily. Without another word, he tucked the Jade Slip into his Storage Pouch.
"Hm? Aren't you going to check it, junior brother?" Zhang Facai asked curiously.
"No need. If you really wanted to fool me, senior brother, I wouldn't be able to tell anyway!" Li Xiaoya said with a shrug.
"Haha, you're an interesting little fellow." Zhang Facai flashed to Li Xiaoya's side and patted his shoulder.
"Ah, not again..." Li Xiaoya tried to dodge, but still failed and took several pats. This time, however, they clearly hurt much less. Did he hit me on purpose those other times? Li Xiaoya felt thoroughly put out. It seemed this senior brother was most likely playing dumb-a pig in disguise, waiting to devour a tiger. His heart tightened, but he chuckled and said, "That's because I trust you, senior brother."
"Then shouldn't you give my book back?" Zhang Facai said, holding out his hand.
"Ah, of course, of course!" Li Xiaoya took the formation book out of his Storage Pouch and placed it in Zhang Facai's hand, pleading, "Senior brother, could you teach me a few more formations? You don't have to explain them to me. Just copy them for me."
"Uh!" Zhang Facai froze at his request. He took the book, casually flipped through it, and thought for a moment before saying, "All right! I'll give you a few!" Then he took another white Jade Slip from inside his robe and used the Copying Spell for a while before tossing it to him. "There are a few relatively simple, commonly used formations in here. Take it, junior brother!"
"Thank you, senior brother!" Li Xiaoya