"Mm, this old man read the jade slip and thought it would be enough to arrive in the evening. Who would have thought I was supposed to wait in the tea house during the day?" Xiao Hua answered absentmindedly.
"Mm, it was also an oversight on our part!" The cultivator had clearly mistaken Xiao Hua's identity and told him everything he knew. "We sent out these jade slips quite a long time ago and did not know there would be a curfew! Still, many fellow cultivators came here during the day. Someone arriving as late as you, heh heh, is truly rare..."
As they spoke, the door behind them rang again!
"Oh?" An astonished look appeared on the fat cultivator's face. After taking a glance, he said apologetically, "Fellow Cultivator, could I trouble you to wait a moment? To be honest, you elders have all exceeded our expectations. I truly did not expect anyone to arrive even later than you!"
"No matter." Seeing this, Xiao Hua was already somewhat disheartened. From the looks of it, this secret bidding gathering in Xuntian City was far inferior to the one in Weeping Moon City. This trip of his would likely be wasted!
Before long, another cultivator clad in Mihuan entered with the fat man. Xiao Hua swept out with his divine sense and likewise sensed the other's divine sense. Since he could not see through the other party's cultivation, Xiao Hua merely nodded faintly without raising his hand in greeting. That cultivator did not move at all, as though he had not seen Xiao Hua's nod.
"This way, both Fellow Cultivators!" The fat man did not dare slight two cultivators who had come here in defiance of Xuntian City's restrictions. He respectfully led the way in front, while Xiao Hua showed no