The two of them were thoroughly stunned by the sect's magnificent and astonishingly long full name.
Li Qingming's clear eyes widened slightly, plainly reflecting two words: "Much respect!"
The corner of Yun Qing's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. He drew a deep breath, striving to make his voice sound respectful. "So you're from the Supreme Limitless Primordial Unity Qi-Splitting Heaven Sect..."
"Um! Fellow Daoist Yun!" Before Yun Qing could struggle through the rest, Jiang Shinian hurriedly waved him off, as though he had completed some momentous task.
"Before Departure, my elders reminded me a thousand times that, when meeting outstanding talents from other regions for the first time, I must give our sect's full name to establish our presence and reputation! We usually shorten it to 'Supreme Dao Sect.' You two can call it that too. Easy to remember, and rolls right off the tongue!" His trademark honest, good-natured smile returned.
Understanding dawned on Yun Qing, and the amusement in his eyes deepened. This Fellow Daoist Jiang really was interesting. Like a clear mountain spring, like the earth after rain, like crops growing strong beneath the sun, he made Yun Qing feel wonderfully comfortable and relaxed-even a little tempted to chat with him about this year's harvest.
Yun Qing cupped his hands again, readily following his lead. "Fellow Daoist Jiang of the Supreme Dao Sect." He paused, his gaze sweeping over the increasingly tempting Vermilion Fruits on the branches, and smiled with sincere warmth. "Our meeting must be fate. A few of these heaven-sent Vermilion Fruits have just ripened. Would you like to try them together?"
With that, he very naturally used his own merit as a guide to pluck the three largest, reddest fruits, offering one each to Li Qingming and Jiang Shinian.
His movements flowed like drifting clouds and