"Senior Xiao..." The moment Fu Zhiwen saw Xiao Hua enter the room, he immediately rose to his feet. He had previously doubted Xiao Hua's cultivation, and even now he still could not see through it. Yet Murong Congyun's attitude toward Xiao Hua, as well as Old Demon Zhi Feng's attitude toward him, had made it clear to Fu Zhiwen that Xiao Hua was by no means the low-level cultivator with nothing but Qi Stones that Fu Zhiwen had taken him for. How could he dare slight him now? He hurriedly bowed. "This junior was truly blind before..."
"Young Master Fu? That is far too formal! I would be very pleased if you called me Fellow Daoist Xiao!" Xiao Hua seemed somewhat displeased and hurriedly pulled Fu Zhiwen upright.
"Hehe, all right!" Fu Zhiwen was not one to stand on ceremony. Seeing Xiao Hua stop him, he straightened up and said with a smile, "Then congratulations to Fellow Daoist Xiao for getting what you wished for and winning the Heavenly Horse. Though Cangxian Continent is vast, it will henceforth lie beneath your feet!"
"Congratulations to us both!" Xiao Hua said joyfully. "Actually, this Xiao never expected to gain so much by coming here. This Heavenly Horse... was absolutely an unexpected delight!"
At this point, Xiao Hua lowered his voice mysteriously. "Young Master Fu, can you guess what this Xiao originally planned to do when I came to this bidding fair?"
"This?" Fu Zhiwen considered it, then smiled. "Perhaps medicinal pills? Or cultivation techniques? In any case, it should be related to the Daoist Sect, no?"
"Hahaha, Young Master Fu is utterly mistaken!" Xiao Hua laughed loudly. "This Xiao originally came intending to exchange Qi Stones for some gold and silver, then acquire a map of Cangxian Continent!"
"Ah??" Fu Zhiwen was