Seeing the astonishment on Xia Ming's face, Xiao Hua immediately sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Xia, I should have come to collect this item four years ago, but certain matters delayed me, leaving me no choice but to come now. Could it be...?"
"Oh, do not worry, Fellow Daoist!" Xia Ming understood Xiao Hua's anxiety. Waving a hand, he smiled. "We cultivators all encounter matters beyond our control. A single secluded cultivation session can last five or ten years! Surely you would not delay an insight needed for advancement over one magic artifact?"
"Hehe, exactly!" Xiao Hua said with a smile.
"Therefore, Clever Crafts Workshop does its utmost to preserve the magic artifacts entrusted to us for refinement. Only when no one truly comes to claim them do we make the necessary arrangements!" Xia Ming said. "Of course, only my masters and elders are permitted to make such arrangements!"
"Excellent!" Xiao Hua clapped his hands. "Clever Crafts Workshop truly lives up to its reputation!"
"You flatter me, you flatter me!" Xia Ming said with a smile. "It is merely that this item of yours is not in my records, which I find quite strange. If things are as you said, it should have been recorded on my jade slip four years ago! But do not worry, Fellow Daoist. Please come with me!"
Xiao Hua was naturally not worried. Since the delay was not the issue, he was not afraid that Clever Crafts Workshop had made some grave blunder! Even if they had made a mistake, hehe, perhaps that was exactly what Xiao Hua wished for?
Led by Xia Ming, Xiao Hua arrived in a quiet room on the third floor.
"Please wait a moment!" After inviting Xiao Hua to sit, Xia Ming slapped his hand,