"Hehe, no need to say more!" Xiao Hua took the storage ring and said, "Since I asked you to help me, I naturally trust you!"
"Senior Xie..." Zhe Jun looked around and, seeing no one else nearby, said sincerely, "This junior truly never expected Senior to be so broad-minded and magnanimous!"
Xiao Hua put away the storage ring, then suddenly asked, "There were too many people just now, so I did not ask in detail. You said that you brought more than a dozen disciples out of Luoxian Sect that day, yet only nine returned with you. What happened to the others?"
"Oh, so Senior wished to ask about that!" Zhe Jun smiled. "When this junior left Luoxian Sect, I naturally could not bring only Heavenly Alliance disciples. I also had to bring some genuine Luoxian Sect disciples as cover. According to this junior's plan, after obtaining True Person Huangqiong's remains and the Duotian Demon Subduing Star Array, I would send those genuine Luoxian Sect disciples back to deliver the news. But because Deputy Hall Master Huang Xu appeared, disciples were instead sent back to Luoxian Sect to report, so I picked out all the Heavenly Alliance disciples! Senior, please rest assured. This junior grew up alongside Luoxian Sect disciples from childhood and would not readily lay hands on them!"
"Mm, very good!" Xiao Hua nodded, took several jade slips from his robes, and handed them to Zhe Jun. "You possess such a kind heart, which greatly comforts me. These are for you!"
"These are..." Zhe Jun was somewhat puzzled, but he still accepted them. Yet when he immersed his divine sense within and examined them, his expression immediately changed drastically. Just as his expression shifted, he hastily looked toward the other Xinming Sect disciples. The others feared Xiao Hua