Gu Chao was taken aback; he had not anticipated that Changli Mountain would send a newly admitted disciple to receive guests.
Seeing him in a daze, Sangmo called out to him again, "Family Head Gu, please present your invitation."
It was then that Gu Chao took out his invitation and handed it to Sangmo.
Bai Mucheng promptly passed him a token, "Family Head Gu, please proceed inside. Someone will escort you."
Gu Chao did not move, instead taking an oiled paper umbrella from the hand of an attendant behind him, "Ajin, let me hold the umbrella for you, aren't you afraid of getting tanned?"
Sangmo avoided his attempt to hold the umbrella for her, "No need, you go ahead. More people will arrive soon, and it would not look good."
Gu Chao hesitated upon hearing this, "Alright then, I'll leave this umbrella with you. It can calm the wind."
Not wanting to engage further, Sangmo took the umbrella from him, and only then did Gu Chao leave, constantly looking back as he went.
