Xu Taiping nodded and said:
"It was me."
He continued:
"But Miss Yuejian helped me a great deal afterward, too. That little matter back then is hardly worth mentioning."
Hearing this, the Big White Bear shook his head vigorously and said:
"Back then, Madam sought help everywhere, and in the end, only you extended a helping hand, Daoist Priest. Our Dongfang Household will never forget this kindness!"
"I, Bai Yue, was rude just now. Please do not take offense, Daoist Priest!"
As he spoke, he moved to kneel and bow to Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping immediately lifted him up from a distance and said:
"Bai Yue, Madam Su, let us go inside the tower before we talk."
As he spoke, he turned and surveyed their surroundings, frowning.
"More and more Blightbones are gathering around here."
Su Qingtan immediately nodded and said:
"Very well!"
As they spoke, amid a rumbling tremor, the Town-Dragon Stone at the entrance to Xu Taiping's Dragon-Trapping Tower slowly opened.
They entered the tower one after another.
Since Xu Taiping had already moved the gold essence stones and some treasures into vacant rooms inside the tower, the Main Hall on the Dragon-Trapping Tower's first floor looked particularly empty.
After looking around inside the tower, the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage nodded and said:
"It is indeed the Dragon-Trapping Tower."
He then said to Xu Taiping:
"Given how sturdy the Dragon-Trapping Tower itself is, as long as the Tower Gate can be sealed, it can indeed withstand attacks from Blightbones below the Blight Immortal level."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingtan, whom the Big White Bear had set down on the ground, immediately understood why Xu Taiping had brought them into the tower. With a face full of shame, she said:
"I have yet to repay your first two kindnesses, and