"Senior, you escorted us all this way.
We have no way to repay you.
Please come to Luo Mansion and allow us to show you the hospitality of our home."
The Old Man turned around and spoke solemnly to Xu Zimo.
"I cannot be bothered to get caught up in the affairs of Luo Mansion," Xu Zimo refused directly.
"I'll find an inn in the city.
And wait for the Five Great Powers' recruitment convention."
With Luo Mingyue returning home this time, Luo Mansion was likely already filled with undercurrents.
Xu Zimo was not afraid.
But neither was he anyone's hired thug.
These past days, he had escorted the two of them, while they had led the way and told him much about the Great Arid.
By that reckoning, neither side owed the other anything.
After being rejected by Xu Zimo, the Old Man looked somewhat embarrassed.
But he could only nod.
He said, "This old man is the First Elder of Luo Mansion and still has some say there.
If Senior has any instructions, feel free to seek me out."
Xu Zimo nodded faintly.
He no longer paid the two any attention and walked straight into Fan City.
It was now dawn, and the rising sun had only just broken through the darkness.
The city, sealed shut for the night, had only just opened its gates.
Watching Xu Zimo's departing back, the Old Man let out a deep sigh.
"First Elder, has Young Master left?"
Luo Mingyue poked her head out from the sedan and asked.
"He has," the Old Man nodded helplessly.
"Young Master and us were never walking the same road," Luo Mingyue said somewhat dejectedly.
"I know, but I still had selfish hopes."
The Old Man replied.
"You are going to Luo Mansion for the first