"Such a pity!" Xiao Hua placed the storage pouch on the table, still shaking his head. "Although Fellow Daoist Xi did not ask this Xiao to keep it secret, this is the principle of a transaction. Forgive this Xiao for being unable to violate it!"
"What about this?" Mo Shan seemed determined to compete with Xiao Hua. With a slap of his hand, he produced another pitch-black demonic jade slip and a damaged jade slip. "This one is a demonic jade slip. I do not know what is inside. But this jade slip records the method for refining the Five Elements Rod, a renowned Dharma treasure of our Dao Sect. As long as you agree, I will certainly exchange it with you!"
"May this Xiao verify them?" Xiao Hua looked at the two items. He was indeed tempted, yet he still found the rivalry between these two strange male cultivators utterly baffling!
"No!" Mo Shan flatly refused. "The contents of this jade slip are incomplete, and I have no way to add restrictions to it. The moment you look, you will know! I cannot let you inspect it beforehand!"
Xiao Hua smiled and shook his head. "Then does that not mean this Xiao has no way of knowing whether it truly contains the refining method for the Five Elements Rod you mentioned?"
"Believe it or not!" Mo Shan laughed. "You are the one refining Dharma treasures, not me! And I cannot read this damned demonic jade slip at all. If I had not been curious, I would have destroyed it long ago! If you do not want it, I can destroy it right now!"
"Fine then~" Xiao Hua nodded helplessly.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao!" Xi Wuming was unwilling to let it go. "Though I did not make an agreement with you