"Eh? Is Fellow Daoist Xiao a talisman maker?" asked a cultivator beside them, his brows tightly furrowed and his face full of misery.
"Well... this junior is not one for the time being!" Xiao Hua said embarrassedly, rubbing his nose.
"Hehe, with Fellow Daoist Li's careful guidance, I believe Fellow Daoist Xiao will soon become a talisman maker of our Tianqi!" Ma Dengsheng said with a smile, glancing at Li Xiaowen.
"This is a treasure hunt, not a trial. Fellow Daoist Ma, sending Fellow Daoist Xiao to me truly puts me in a difficult position!" Li Xiaowen replied with a frown.
"Fellow Daoist Li is right. Bringing along someone of Fellow Daoist Xiao's shallow cultivation will slow the five of us considerably. If we encounter anything, we will have to hold back as well. I fear it is inappropriate!" Another cultivator, fat-bodied with a bulge atop his head, also voiced his disapproval.
"You all do not know, but Fellow Daoist Li understands well enough. Fellow Daoist Xiao possesses excellent natural talent. It is only because he is a Rogue Cultivator with no one to guide him that his talisman-making arts have been unable to reach fruition. If he can take this opportunity to temper himself more, I believe Fellow Daoist Xiao will soon be able to provide our Tianqi with yellow talismans. If you can lend Fellow Daoist Xiao a hand, your merit will be boundless!" Ma Dengsheng seemed entirely unconcerned by their objections and gave a casual explanation.
Everyone's eyes shifted as they all looked toward Li Xiaowen, seemingly waiting for his decision.
"Fine, fine. Who asked me to have suffered in my early years from having no one to guide me? Since Fellow Daoist Xiao has encountered me, it can be considered fate!" Seeing Ma Dengsheng speak thus,