"Excellent!" Xiao Hua did not explain, merely smiled and said, "This junior knew Senior was a good person who looked after juniors!"
"Hahaha!" Mo Qingyuan laughed. "Then bring the items over!"
"Then please give this junior the puppet-refining technique as well, Senior!" Xiao Hua said.
Mo Qingyuan slapped his hand against his storage bag and took out a jade slip. With a flick of his hand, he sent it flying before Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua cautiously swept it with his divine sense, and only after finding nothing amiss did he take it in hand. He then immersed his divine sense within and gave it a rough look. Disappointment appeared on his face as he asked quietly, "Senior Mo, this... why is there only the first half of this puppet-refining method?"
"Hehe, didn't I say so? I could only give you the most basic refining method. The methods for refining combat puppets, unusual puppets, and the rest are all in the latter half. This old man never promised to give them to you!" Mo Qingyuan said with a smile.
Bitterness welled up in Xiao Hua's mouth.
"Well? This old man's puppet technique is genuine, isn't it? The real thing, guaranteed!"
"Yes, it is indeed genuine!" Xiao Hua said with a bitter smile.
"Then take out this old man's puppet, along with the Earth Crystal Yao Ru and Zhong Yaoru!" Mo Qingyuan said with great kindness. "This old man does not wish to earn a reputation for bullying the young!"
"Yes, Senior. Please take this. This is Zhong Yaoru!" Xiao Hua flicked his hand, and a brown drop of Zhong Yaoru dense with Earth-attributed spiritual energy flew out!
"Why didn't you put it in a jade bottle?" Joy flashed across Mo Qingyuan's face as he reproached him.
After he collected the Zhong