"Up, up..." Wen Zhou laughed heartily as he helped everyone to their feet. "Wen Zhen has already told me about you. You are all fated to be connected with my Wen family. Once today's affairs are concluded, I will host a grand banquet and richly reward you all."
"Thank you, Senior Wen," Yuehua and the others replied respectfully as they rose.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, please board the rainbow boat with me!" Wen Zhou gestured with a raised hand. "This rainbow boat, along with the Rainbow Void Greeter, is the highest ceremony my Wen family offers to welcome distinguished guests. To receive Fellow Daoist Zhang, I used it directly without even consulting the family head! I only hope that, later, you can lend me a hand and do your utmost for the inheritance of my Wen family's Dao lineage!"
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Wen, rest assured. Since I have come, I never intended to withhold my efforts!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Moreover, I wish to borrow the Wen family's strength to spread these cultivation techniques far and wide across Yilin Continent! Your Wen family... will henceforth become the birthplace of Yilin Continent's new cultivation techniques!"
A strange light flickered in Wen Zhou's eyes as he heard this. Clapping his hands, he said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, Fellow Daoist Zhang! A few words from you have already won my heart. Come, come, come—board the boat with me. Once Qingfan returns, I must have him receive you with the honors due an honored clan guest!"
As he spoke, Wen Zhou invited Xiao Hua to board the flying boat first. Naturally, Xiao Hua refused. After the two exchanged courtesies for a while, Wen Zhou boarded first after all, and Xiao Hua followed with Yuehua and the others. Wen Zhen and the rest naturally lacked