The gray-haired old man smiled upon seeing the three of them.
"We arrived almost at the same time. I had just returned to the sect myself when you showed up. Had I known, I would have hitched a ride on your flying shuttle. It would have saved me the trouble of flying all this way with so many disciples."
Fang Qingyuan didn't take Chu Shen's joke seriously. The Nanchu Sect was a large and prosperous enterprise; of course they had their own flying shuttle.
After chatting with Chu Shen, the group entered the sect's main reception hall. Once tea had been served three times, Fang Qingyuan stated the purpose of their visit.
Of course, he couldn't just come out and say they were here to collect a debt. Chu Hongshang must have known the full story behind Yan Nanxing's use of the Heaven-Reaching Order back then. Now that Fang Qingyuan had come not alone, but with Yan Nanxing himself—the party involved—she would naturally understand.
