"Sect Master Liu!!"
"Pavilion Master Wu!"
"Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you!"
"That's enough, no need for formalities, especially not in this place!"
"True, then Brother Wu, I'll take my leave first, we can chat later!"
"Wait... True Person Li is there, how come I didn't see him?"
"What's the hurry, the ceremony hasn't even started yet."
"Ah, it's just that there is a disciple under me with exceptional talent, he's on the path of sword cultivation, and he's about to perform the Third-level Inscription, I was thinking..."
"I don't know about that... why don't you ask Elder Liu, there he is welcoming guests outside the villa."
Liu Jun already regretted it. He shouldn't have egged on the idea of holding a ceremony yesterday—it was nothing but trouble and a waste of time.
He had barely managed to send away an acquaintance who had come up to curry favor when Wu Yong, the recently renowned Pavilion Master of Qi Qiao Pavilion, approached.