"Someone who knows about the Treasure Map!" Ma Ang's expression shifted at those words, and he cried out in surprise. What is going on? Has the Wang Household's patriarch come here himself? The thought made him uneasy, but he remained perfectly composed as he asked, "Who is it?"
"Well... he refuses to show his true face, but judging by his appearance, he should be a Core Condensation Realm cultivator!" The elder hesitated before continuing, "We have already invited him to the Council Hall!"
"Mm! Very good! I'll go see him!" Ma Ang had his doubts, but naturally, he would not let news of the Treasure Map slip away. He nodded as he spoke, then blue spiritual light flashed around him as he flew into the sky. After a few flickers, he vanished into thin air...
Meanwhile!
Inside a hall in Ma Valley...
Several Ma Family elders were talking to a cultivator wearing a wooden mask. Judging by his build and the skin and hair he exposed, he did indeed seem quite young.
The Ma Family elders treated this cultivator very courteously and were chatting with him.
Suddenly!
With a whoosh, spiritual light flashed, and Ma Ang instantly appeared at the hall's entrance...
"Greetings, Patriarch!" At the sight of Ma Ang, the Ma Family elders hurriedly paid their respects.
"Greetings, Senior Ma!" The masked cultivator also hastily stood and bowed respectfully to Ma Ang.
"Hmm? Your voice?" Hearing the masked cultivator's voice, Ma Ang's heart stirred, and he spoke in surprise. Then he casually waved at the other cultivators. "Dispense with the formalities!"
"Mm! It seems you still remember me, Senior Ma!" The cultivator in the wooden mask nodded.
"It really is you?" Ma Ang's expression darkened, and his voice turned cold. If this was indeed that cultivator, had the