"This Xiao cultivated at Black Wind Ridge. Up to now, this Xiao has never taken charge of a nation." Seeing that Xunkong Shangren was relatively cordial toward him, Xiao Hua answered with a smile. "The purpose of coming to the Yaotai Gathering this time is the National Teacher's token!"
"Oh..." Xunkong Shangren immediately let out a breath of relief, though he did not lower his guard. He asked strangely, "With Fellow Daoist's cultivation, you have actually never taken charge of a nation? This old man... finds that hard to believe!"
"Is that so strange?" Xiao Hua asked in return. "What is there not to believe?"
"Hehe, not strange, not strange!" Zhang Daoran did not know Xiao Hua's temperament, and he did not wish for friction to arise between Xiao Hua and Xunkong Shangren. He hurriedly said, "True Person Xiao has excellent fortuitous encounters and outstanding aptitude. Naturally, he could cultivate to such a realm without taking charge of a nation."
"Xiao Hua, are you helping Zhang Daoran, or helping this old man?" By now, how could Xunkong Shangren fail to see that Xiao Hua had no particular connection with Zhang Daoran? He immediately spoke bluntly.
Xiao Hua rather liked such a straightforward disposition, so he did not conceal anything. "This Xiao's purpose for this trip has already been achieved, and I have no covetous thoughts toward those three treasures. You two brothers... may perhaps be nearing the end of your lifespans and need rare treasures to extend them, but this Xiao is still young and has no use for them for the time being. Thus, this Xiao will not contend with you two brothers. Of course, we are all disciples of the Daoist sect. Though we are not of the same sect, at this Yaotai Gathering, we need not necessarily