"No need!" Xiao Hua said with a faint smile. "This old man has no disciples! The evil deeds of this world are naturally for the righteous people of the world to deal with. Killing these bandits was precisely what this old man ought to do. There is no reason for me to ask you for any reward!"
"Yes, yes..." Seeing that Xiao Hua would not accept, Qi Jin felt somewhat awkward. Knowing that Xiao Hua was unwilling to interfere in their affairs with Xiao Jian, he answered as he walked over to Xiao Jian, who was already seated on a fine horse not far away. As for how Xiao Jian responded, Xiao Hua could not be bothered to care. At this moment, the so-called wandering hero You Zhongquan seemed to have reached some agreement with Seventh Uncle of the You family, and under Seventh Uncle's lead, they came before Xiao Hua.
Seventh Uncle clasped his hands and said, "This old servant is You Qi of the You family of Yifeng Kingdom. Greetings, Daoist Master Xiao! According to what our young master said, it was Daoist Master who acted to save him just now. This old servant was remiss in his hospitality. May I ask where Daoist Master's temple is located? Once this old servant reports the matter to our family head, I shall ask him to send people to Daoist Master's temple, rebuild the Daoist compound, and recast the golden statue of the Daoist Venerable."
Seeing Seventh Uncle's somewhat patronizing manner, then hearing him repeatedly call himself an old man, Xiao Hua smiled. He returned the salute and said, "Sir is too courteous. This Xiao cannot accept such a generous reward. Moreover, this Xiao is but an idle cloud and a wild crane, with no fixed place to settle. This