"This..." Xiao Yuehong said in surprise, waving his hands repeatedly. "Sect Leader Jiang, this... this gift is far too precious. How could I possibly accept it?"
"Hehe, Sect Master Xiao, there is no need for such courtesy. My Hundred Herbs Sect is known for its medicinal pills. Though these pills are valuable, they are not exceedingly rare within our sect. Since I have brought my children here to pay a visit, naturally I could not come bearing trifling gifts!"
Unable to refuse any further, Xiao Yuehong gave Xiao Hua a meaningful look. Xiao Hua stepped forward and accepted them.
Jiang Jiantong looked at Xiao Hua and smiled. "This... which disciple of Sect Master Xiao's is he?"
"Oh, he is an alchemy boy from my Shang Hua Ming. He is only at the first layer of Qi Cultivation and has not yet been formally accepted into the sect," Xiao Yuehong explained with a smile.
"Then... what about the disciples of your sect... and your daughter?" Jiang Jiantong asked curiously.
At Jiang Jiantong's question, Jiang Fan's face filled with expectation, and he pricked up his ears.
Seeing Jiang Fan's expression, not only Xiao Yuehong but even Xiao Hua caught a hint of what was going on. Could this fellow be here to see Senior Sister? Xiao Hua secretly became wary. He knew that Gong Mingwei and Zhang Qingxiao, the sect's two disciples, both harbored feelings for Xiao Xianrui. Yet Xiao Xianrui treated them both with the same degree of closeness, making it impossible to tell who stood higher. This matter was an open secret within Shang Hua Ming!
Thus, Jiang Fan's jade-tree-in-the-wind appearance immediately became sanctimonious hypocrisy in Xiao Hua's eyes!
"Hehe, Sect Leader Jiang must already know. My daughter and unworthy disciple caused trouble at the market, so I... punished them