"Mm~" Seeing Xiao Hua address him as Senior, the man's expression eased slightly. He nodded faintly and asked outright, "Good that you know. A brat at the first layer of Qi Cultivation like you must call everyone Senior when you see them, not just this poor Daoist!"
"Thank you for your instruction, Senior. This disciple understands!" Xiao Hua bowed again with an ingratiating smile.
"Mm, enough. Which sect's disciple are you? Where are you headed?" The question was truly rude, but Xiao Hua had no choice but to follow the words he had prepared earlier. "This disciple is a probationary disciple of Shang Hua Ming... not yet formally admitted into the sect. This time, I have been ordered by the Sect Leader to travel to Yaonong Peak and seek an audience with Sect Leader Jiang of the Hundred Herbs Sect. As for the reason... please forgive me, Senior, but this junior cannot reveal it!"
"Shang Hua Ming? Hundred Herbs Sect?" At this, contempt appeared in the man's eyes. He snorted through his nose. "What else could it be? You're only going there to beg for some pills!"
"Ah? Senior, how... how did you know?" Xiao Hua looked utterly shocked!
"Hehe, what would I know?" The man curled his lip. "Even a tiny probationary disciple like you was sent out. It seems the disciples of Shang Hua Ming... perhaps they cannot easily leave? Either they are all wounded, or your Shang Hua Ming has met with trouble! And if you're going to the Hundred Herbs Sect... what could you be seeking other than the Mojie Pill?"
"Mojie Pill?" Xiao Hua muttered inwardly, then immediately put on an admiring expression. "Senior... you are truly brilliant. Even the name of the pill was exactly right!"
"What is so remarkable about that? A sect