"Xu Taiping of the Azure Profound Sect greets Prefect Liu."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping cupped his hands and said:
He had heard of this Prefect Liu, too.
His name was Liu Chuxuan. Before being nominated as Prefect of the Nine Prefectures, he had been one of the Xiaoyao Sect's senior elders, and his cultivation was unfathomable.
"And who is this?"
Liu Chuxuan's and Huang Que's gazes soon fell on Duan Xiaoyu.
"Duan Xiaoyu of the Heavenly Blade Sect greets Prefect Liu."
Duan Xiaoyu quickly wiped her face, then cupped her hands toward Liu Chuxuan as well.
Liu Chuxuan froze for a moment, then said in delight:
"So it's you, Xiaoyu! Thank heavens, thank heavens. If anything had happened to you, your master would probably have torn the Nine Prefectures apart."
"My master came too? I haven't seen him in so many years!"
Duan Xiaoyu was equally delighted.
"He did more than come. He nearly turned our Nine Prefectures upside down."
Huang Que looked utterly helpless.
"Huang Que, take Xiaoyu aside to treat her injuries first. I have something to discuss with Taiping alone."
Liu Chuxuan signaled to Huang Que with his eyes.
Huang Que nodded, then secretly gave Xu Taiping a look that said, "Don't worry, it's something good."
Xu Taiping was skeptical of that look from Huang Que.
"My young friend Taiping, it was thanks to you that we could open up this hidden Teleportation Array and teleport in."
Liu Chuxuan thanked Xu Taiping again.
"You're too kind, Prefect Liu. I was merely saving myself. Besides, Brother Huang Que already said that as long as we succeeded, the Nine Prefectures would pay me three thousand Gold Essence Coins."
Xu Taiping remained unruffled by either favor or disgrace.
Now that the task was done, the payment naturally had to be