Ma Rulong secretly thought, Make the real seem false, and the false seem real. I acted this way precisely to conceal things from the Heavenly Dragon Divine Cult for the time being. Where did I go wrong for them to spot a flaw?
But then he reconsidered. Perhaps this was merely Ying Fei testing him. If he showed a guilty conscience, they would naturally see through him.
So Ma Rulong smiled. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Children and grandchildren have blessings of their own. This old man is already old and can no longer manage so much. I only hope to walk the last stretch of my road in peace. How could I have so many extravagant hopes?"
Ying Fei added, "We came in such haste that we truly did not know today was your grand birthday. We have been discourteous indeed. Otherwise, there would have been no need for such ripples and waves."
Ma Rulong hurriedly waved his hand. "Lord Ying is too polite. You and Lord Qin are honored guests of this old man—guests I could not invite even if I tried. Since you have come, it is this old man's honor. Why speak of birthday gifts? Please come inside at once, have some tea to wash away the dust of travel, and later have a cup of this old man's humble wine."
With that, he personally invited the two inside. Ying Fei did not dare make decisions for himself, while Qin Shiyue smiled and said, "Then we shall trouble Old Master Ma."
After saying that, he handed the reins to Zhang Xiaohua and entered first. Seeing this, Ying Fei also gave his reins to Zhang Xiaohua and went in with him. Zhang Xiaohua looked at the reins in his hands and curled his lip. *How did