"So it was True Person Xiao Hua!" The fishermen kowtowed again. "True Person Xiao has shown us immense kindness. We mere mortals know not how to repay it. From this day onward, we shall set up a longevity tablet for you and pray that your blessings and fortune endure forever!"
"Hehe, then this Xiao thanks you, elder sirs!" Xiao Hua cupped his hands and saw the fishermen off. Only then did he turn to Bai Min. "Fellow Daoist Bai, is there anything else?"
"This..." Bai Min smiled bitterly. What else could there be? Xiao Hua was clearly asking while knowing the answer.
Yet Bai Min was no fool. His eyes shifted, and he bowed. "This Bai has come to thank True Person Xiao for saving my life! Had True Person Xiao not acted, even if this Bai had escaped this calamity, the fifty-seven disciples from our overseas Xing Ming Island, Ji Yue Island, Qi Xi Island, and Tiger Ridge Island would likely not have had a single survivor!"
"Hehe, this Xiao had not intended to save these fellow Daoists," Xiao Hua said, shaking his head. "Fellow Daoist Bai, you are giving this Xiao too much credit."
"How could that be!" Bai Min hurriedly said. "Though True Person Xiao did not mean to save us, that is the truth of the matter. Without True Person Xiao stepping forward, we would have long since lost our lives. True Person Xiao cannot erase that fact!"
"Ah, fine!" Xiao Hua said helplessly. "Enough with such useless words. This Xiao promised to rescue those disciples."
"Many thanks, True Person Xiao!" Bai Min was overjoyed, but before he could finish thanking him, Xiao Hua added, "However, this Xiao cannot save them for nothing."
"Of course, of course!" Bai Min said with a flattering smile. "Whatever conditions