Inside the imperial treasury of Wujiao Country.
"This is it."
Xiang Nantian walked out from the piles of gold and silver, holding a box.
"If I hadn't sensed the aura on you just now, Taiping, I probably wouldn't have remembered that this was still in the treasury."
As he spoke, he pressed the box into Xu Taiping's hands.
"Yes, this is the other half of the Teleportation Token."
Xu Taiping opened it and found that it was indeed half a Teleportation Token. Delight spread across his face as he spoke.
"With this half of the Teleportation Token, your trip certainly hasn't been in vain, Taiping."
Fairy Lingyue's voice rang out in Xu Taiping's mind.
She had remained silent until now, seemingly somewhat wary of the two people before him.
"Senior Xiang, Senior Haitang, do you truly intend to give this to me?"
Xu Taiping sought confirmation from them both.
The two exchanged a smile at his words.
"This is nowhere near enough to repay you for breaking our seals, Taiping."
Haitang shook her head, looking somewhat ashamed.
"How about this?"
Xiang Nantian gave it some serious thought, then slapped his forehead and said:
"My wife and I have always kept to ourselves, but we'll make an exception for you this time, Taiping. If one day you encounter trouble you can't resolve, we can serve as your Dao Protectors once."
With that, he used his internal force to force a drop of blood from his fingertip, then drew a rune in the air with it.
"That's a good suggestion."
Haitang nodded as well, likewise drawing a rune in the air with her blood.
Xu Taiping was still unfamiliar with the term "Dao Protector" and did not know how to respond for a moment.
"Taiping, a Dao Protector is someone who, once