"All of this was your child's fault!" Zi Ming said with a placating smile. "When we previously met Ji Man, it was in Huai Xin Pavilion, where such formalities were unnecessary. Your child was careless. Today, upon arriving at Houtu Hall, I was in such a hurry that I failed to remind Xiao Hua!"
"Hmph, utter nonsense!" The guard did not dare speak to Zi Ming that way, but he sneered at Xiao Hua instead. "The Daoist Sect cultivators who came before were all cultured and well-mannered. Why are you so ignorant of etiquette? Is this how Thunder Control Sect teaches its disciples?"
Zi Ming frowned and looked at the guard with equal displeasure. Clearly, she had not expected the guard to make trouble either, and she grew even more suspicious, wondering whether this had been ordered by Ji Man.
"Hehe~" Xiao Hua sneered as well. "That is right. This Xiao knows nothing of Million Meng Mountain's etiquette! And besides... this Xiao was originally a Rogue Cultivator. I do not even know Thunder Control Sect's etiquette! When this Xiao establishes his own rules of etiquette someday, this Xiao will naturally let you know what this Xiao's etiquette is!!!"
"Y-you..." The guard stepped forward, about to fly into a rage.
Ji Man spoke calmly again. "Qing Yan, I have already said that Xiao Hua is an honored guest of Houtu Village. He also saved Mo Han in the Nether Eye, making him a benefactor of Houtu Village. Though you are a Law Enforcement Envoy in charge of all Houtu Village's laws, such a lapse in etiquette is hardly worth mentioning, is it?"
"Yes, this subordinate understands!" The guard hurriedly lowered his head, turned around, and returned beneath the bone pillar, ignoring Xiao Hua from then on.
*Damn it, this was obviously