"Alas, what a pity!" Xie Zhiqian looked back at Yanlin Mountain Marsh and shook his head. "Xie has only just found... one item, and I must hurry to find another! I fear I cannot go!"
Xiao Hua was greatly disappointed. With an apologetic smile, he said, "Since that is so, this junior will not delay Senior Xie's time. Please..."
"Hehe, no rush!" Xie Zhiqian patted his hand and took out a jade slip. He immersed his divine sense in it, wrote something inside, and handed it to Xiao Hua. "This is for Fellow Daoist Zhen. I ask that worthy Martial Nephew deliver it on my behalf. Xie has a matter he may wish to discuss with Fellow Daoist Zhen. Worthy Martial Nephew, please make sure it reaches him!"
"Easy enough!" Xiao Hua smiled as he accepted it. Xie Zhiqian then took out a medicinal pill and said with a smile, "There is a saying among common folk: the emperor does not send hungry soldiers into battle. Worthy Martial Nephew, accept this Minghua Pill as a token of Xie's regard!"
"Oh my!" Seeing how approachable Xie Zhiqian was, truly worthy of the "humble" in his name, Xiao Hua was somewhat flattered. He hurriedly accepted it and smiled. "An elder's words must not be disobeyed, and an elder's gift must not be declined. Senior Xie, rest assured, this junior will certainly handle this matter properly!"
"Mm, Xie shall await Fellow Daoist Zhen's message!" Xie Zhiqian cupped his hands, smiled, and flew away.
"Huh?" After Xie Zhiqian had left, Xiao Hua looked at his departing figure and pondered. Ascension Gate of the Meng Kingdom? What are cultivators from the Meng Kingdom doing in Yanlin Mountain Marsh of my Xi Kingdom?
He then looked at the jade slip in his hand, tucked it into