The cultivator's eyes spun, and he glanced to the side before flicking his wide sleeve and discreetly stowing away the spirit stones. Smiling, he said, "You two fellow Daoists are truly too courteous. Had you said so earlier, this poor Daoist would have sent word long ago. Why wait until now?"
Xiao Hua glanced at Cai Zhuoxia, utterly speechless.
"Hehe, we shall have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist!" Cai Zhuoxia said with a smile.
"Do you have any proof?" the cultivator asked, nodding.
"Here!" Xiao Hua understood and handed over Zhuo Qingyuan's communication talisman.
"Mm, it is indeed Senior Brother Zhuo's communication talisman. Wait here for a moment!" The cultivator accepted the talisman and examined it, then returned it to Xiao Hua. After telling them to wait, he went straight back into the Reception Pavilion.
Once the disciple entered the Reception Pavilion, Xiao Hua asked in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Cai, since spirit stones work so well... why didn't we take them out a few days ago?"
Cai Zhuoxia curled her lips and replied quietly, "I wanted to give them, but to whom? If this disciple had not come out to question us, even if you wanted to hand them over, you would not know whether he was willing to accept them. If we displeased him in the slightest, we would not even have the chance to stand here!"
"Since this disciple came out to speak with us, it meant gifts could be given. That was why I dared hand over the spirit stones!"
"Sigh, when we ran into Ming Cheng and Ming Feng a few days ago, we should have tested the waters!"
"Perhaps. Who could know? Maybe this disciple was Ming Cheng or Ming Feng..." Before Cai Zhuoxia could finish, the disciple emerged from the Reception Pavilion