"Reporting to Sect Leader, Incense-Passing Cult disciple Ren Xiaoyao has been brought here." After making his report, Hall Master Li seated himself in a chair to the left.
"Incense-Passing Cult's Ren Xiaoyao pays his respects to Sect Leader Bai!" Zhang Xiaohua bowed.
"Mm, rise." A gentle force appeared before Zhang Xiaohua and lifted him upright.
"Thank you, Sect Leader Bai." Zhang Xiaohua then turned to Peng Yeyu and cupped his hands. "So Brother Peng is a disciple of Shuiyunjian. How discourteous of me!"
Hearing this, Peng Yeyu's already ever-changing expression turned beet red. Sneaking a glance at his Sect Leader, he cupped his hands and said, "So Young Hero Ren truly is an Incense-Passing Cult disciple. My apologies, my apologies!"
"Yeyu, you... know Young Hero Ren?" Sect Leader Bai asked from the seat of honor, somewhat surprised.
"Well..." Peng Yeyu hesitated only briefly before recounting how he had encountered Zhang Xiaohua and Meng. Then he asked Zhang Xiaohua, "I wonder... about Young Master Huang of the Falling Star Alliance..."
"Hmph..." Zhang Xiaohua snorted. "Brother Peng, what outcome do you think awaited him?"
"Peng Yeyu!" Sect Leader Bai sneered. "I sent you to the Falling Star Alliance to gather news about the Incense-Passing Cult. Never mind your affair with Huang Qiang for now, but... Young Hero Ren already told you they were Incense-Passing Cult disciples. Why did you not mention a single word after returning?"
"Sect Leader, please do not blame me. This disciple... this disciple had merely thought they were talking nonsense. How could Incense-Passing Cult disciples actually say they were Incense-Passing Cult disciples? They only wanted to frighten us away. Who could have expected..."
"Hehe." Zhang Xiaohua laughed. "We are gentlemen, naturally open and aboveboard!"
"Peng Yeyu, go to the Law Enforcement Hall and receive your punishment!" Sect Leader