"Senior! Senior! Spare me!" Li Xiaoya put on a terrified expression at their words and pleaded hastily, inwardly raising his guard. It looked as though he would have to put up a fight... Bracing himself, he hurriedly took out several Storage Rings and held them out in both hands, saying fearfully, "I offer all these treasures to you two seniors. Please spare my life!"
"Hmph! Do you think we bully the weak like you cultivators?" Seeing this, Marquis Hanbo gave a displeased snort and said grimly, "I don't even know whether you're telling the truth!"
"I swear! This wooden slip truly contains a map of the Treasure Beast Lair. If I'm lying, may I die from a heart demon invasion!" Li Xiaoya made his oath with a terrified but solemn expression. He had worded it cleverly: the wooden slip was indeed a map for entering the Treasure Beast Lair, but he had swept up almost all the treasures there... If they found nothing worthwhile, they could hardly blame him... With that thought, he added gravely, "With your discerning eyes, seniors, you'll know at a glance whether it's genuine!"
"Hmm?" At these words, Old Monster Qianyuan and Marquis Hanbo exchanged satisfied looks. Suddenly, black qi stirred in Old Monster Qianyuan's eyes... With a hum and a flicker of spiritual light, the wooden slip rose silently from Li Xiaoya's hands and flew toward Old Monster Qianyuan...
Whoosh, whoosh! Black light swept from Old Monster Qianyuan's eyes, and countless runes flew out of the wooden slip toward his forehead. Suddenly... "Hmm?" A gleam of delight flashed in his eyes. He looked toward Marquis Hanbo, and with another flash of black light, the wooden slip flew straight into Marquis Hanbo's hands. "Marquis Hanbo! Take a look!" he said gravely.
"Mm!" Marquis Hanbo nodded, and