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'Why do you act like you're guarding against a thief?'
'The Five Immortals' Great Restorative Alcohol must be extremely precious. I've barely arrived here, and Protector Tao has guessed my intentions. She truly is somewhat formidable.'
Zhao Rong had figured it out in a flash; he indeed had a bit of a greedy streak, and he could very well understand Tao Bai's caution.
Therefore...
He could only hope for his good sister's assistance.
With this in mind, the originally dry words in his mouth inevitably had to be sweetened, against his true feelings.
"Manor Lord Shu said that friends from the Five Immortals Sect will leave Longquan tomorrow. It's only proper to come and express my thanks for Sister's help,"
he naturally referred to the matter of her providing the map.
"The Sect should be thanking you, or else we couldn't have withdrawn so cleanly,"
