Different thoughts

Soon after, Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong led the Immortal River Sect members out in a flurry.

When they saw that it was truly the Sect Master of Wan Dao Mountain who had personally arrived, Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong and the others were greatly astonished.

A group of people stepped forward to greet him with extreme respect and politeness.

"We did not know in advance of the arrival of the esteemed guests from Wan Dao Mountain; we are truly sorry for not coming out to greet you sooner," Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong said politely.

However, what Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong and the others did not expect was that the people from Wan Dao Mountain were even more polite than them.

"Not at all, not at all."

Zhuge Qing bowed, his posture extremely humble, "It is we who came uninvited without an appointment; we are the ones who have disturbed you."

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Zhuge Qing's posture left Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong and the others with a bewildered look on their faces.

Their hearts were even more overwhelmed with flattery.

If Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong had not seen Zhuge Qing on certain occasions before, he would have suspected that the Zhuge Qing in front of him was an impostor.

After all, a powerful Sect like Wan Dao Mountain, why would it be so polite to his Immortal River Sect?

However, Zhuge Qing was equally overwhelmed with flattery.

He would not truly believe that the Immortal River Sect was merely a second-rate Sect.

With a formidable figure like Zhong Qing overseeing it, in his heart, the Immortal River Sect was even higher than those Holy Lands in the Eastern Region.

Yet, he did not expect that the Immortal River Sect, as such a Sect, would be so low-key and so hospitable.

And also so polite to him, a mere Sect Master of Wan Dao Mountain.

For a moment, the people from both sides, under this feeling of being overwhelmed with flattery, became even more polite, their postures even lower.

"Sect Leader Zhuge is too kind."

Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong instinctively lowered his body a few inches.

"No, no, no, not at all."

Zhuge Qing quickly waved his hand, his posture naturally lowering even further, "It is Sect Leader Xuanyuan who is too kind."

"No, no, no, this is all as it should be, as it should be."

Seeing Zhuge Qing stoop half a head lower than him, Zhuge Qing subconsciously lowered his body another half an inch.

And so, the two went back and forth.

Until finally, both sides were almost prostrate on the ground, ready to kowtow to each other.

And the Elders following behind both sides naturally followed suit, each with their backs arched, looking utterly comical.

After an extreme exchange of pleasantries between the two sides, the people of the two Sects finally returned together to Immortal River Main Peak, then sat down and chatted happily about everyday matters, talking with great enthusiasm and warmth.

Both sides were smiling from ear to ear.

"I had intended to forge a good relationship with the Immortal River Sect and thought it would require some effort, but I never expected it to be so smooth," Zhuge Qing thought to himself, looking at Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong with a smile.

"I just said it would be difficult to establish a connection with Wan Dao Mountain, but I never expected it to be so easy," Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong thought to himself, also looking at Zhuge Qing with a smile.

Their smiling gazes met, and then they quickly smiled politely at each other again.

"Sect Leader Zhuge, I have something I would like to ask for your help with."

"Sect Leader Xuanyuan, I have a rather presumptuous request."

At this moment, both sides spoke simultaneously.

Then they exchanged another smile.

"Hahaha, you first, you first."

"No, no, no, you first, you first."

"Alright, then I'll go first."

Zhuge Qing stroked his beard and said, "Just now, when I entered the Immortal River Sect, I noticed that your Sect does not yet have a complete Right Guardian Hushan Formation. I thought, since we are all free, why don't we help your Sect set up a Right Guardian Hushan Formation?"

Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong and the others widened their eyes.

They had anticipated that Wan Dao Mountain's visit today, coupled with their politeness, might mean they had something to ask for help with.

So, when Zhuge Qing mentioned a presumptuous request, he was mentally prepared.

But he never expected it to be such a presumptuous request?

Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong scratched his head in confusion.

This shouldn't be happening.

Is there really such a good thing?

And the favor he had just wanted to ask Zhuge Qing for was actually to have the people of Wan Dao Mountain help the Immortal River Sect set up a Right Guardian Hushan Formation.

So, this was literally exactly what he wanted!

"Uh, Sect Leader Zhuge, actually, what I was just about to say was that I wanted to ask the esteemed members of Wan Dao Mountain to help us set up a Right Guardian Hushan Formation, but I didn't expect you to bring it up first," Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong said, having recovered from his surprise.

"Oh?"

Zhuge Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He was just wondering how to further improve relations with the Immortal River Sect, and then he thought of the Immortal River Sect's weak Right Guardian Hushan Formation, so he brought it up.

He was quite nervous that he might be overstepping his bounds by doing so.

After all, a Sect with Zhong Qing overseeing it, why would it need his Wan Dao Mountain to set up a Right Guardian Hushan Formation?

But he never expected Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong to say that.

This was simply, simply...

In short, the feeling was truly indescribable.

It seemed possible that the Immortal River Sect knew about Zhong Qing saving Wan Dao Mountain and had guessed their intentions.

Furthermore, perhaps their Wan Dao Mountain was sensible enough, or perhaps they had received Zhong Qing's permission, so the Immortal River Sect gave him this opportunity to repay the favor in this way.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Qing was filled with gratitude.

Soon, both sides settled the matter of the Right Guardian Hushan Formation.

After sitting for a while longer, Zhuge Qing prepared to leave with his people.

"Sect Leader Xuanyuan, we will return first, as setting up a Formation requires a lot of preparation. We will go back to prepare, and once ready, we will immediately return to set up the Formation."

After speaking, Zhuge Qing and the others stood up decisively, their hearts set on completing this matter as quickly as possible.

After a brief farewell, the group departed directly.

"They, they really just left like that?"

Looking at Zhuge Qing and the others who had just left, Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong and the others were dumbfounded on the spot.

He didn't believe that Wan Dao Mountain would be so polite to his Immortal River Sect for no reason, nor would they set up a Formation for his Immortal River Sect for no reason.

So he was certain that Wan Dao Mountain definitely had something to ask his Immortal River Sect for help with, and it was definitely not a small matter.

Therefore, at the last moment, he was prepared to accept whatever conditions Wan Dao Mountain would propose next.

But they just left like that.

Which completely confused them.

"What, what exactly is going on?"

In the vast Xianjiang Grand Hall, from Sect Master Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong down to the Peak Masters of each peak and the Elders, everyone collectively scratched their heads at this moment.

"Don't look at me, I can't figure it out either."

Sect Leader Xuan Yuanhong was both delighted and surprised.

Delighted that the Right Guardian Hushan Formation he was worried about was resolved so easily.

Surprised that he still hadn't figured out what had gotten into Wan Dao Mountain.

"I know!"

Just as everyone was racking their brains for a reason, the Third Elder in the crowd exclaimed.

"What is it?"

Everyone turned their gaze towards him.

"It's Zhong Qing, it must be because of Zhong Qing!"

The Third Elder excitedly said, "Only with Zhong Qing's existence can Wan Dao Mountain's behavior be explained!"

With the Third Elder's reminder, the others also instantly realized.

That's right.

Didn't they know their own Immortal River Sect's worth?

Even if their ancestral graves smoked green, it wouldn't make Wan Dao Mountain act like this.

Only the current Zhong Qing could make Wan Dao Mountain act like this!

And someone in the crowd suddenly recalled the intelligence from Fengtian City, which indicated that when Zhong Qing eliminated the Yao Beast, people from Wan Dao Mountain were present there.

Connecting these dots, it seemed the truth was almost certain.

Involuntarily, everyone gasped.

Zhong Qing became even more mysterious in their eyes.

It should be known that Wan Dao Mountain is different from other forces; their overall strength might not be strong, but precisely because of their special existence, Wan Dao Mountain would probably not act this way even in front of a Holy Land.

However, Zhong Qing could make Wan Dao Mountain act like this, which was enough to show that Zhong Qing was far from as simple as they superficially perceived him to be.