Chapter 3344 — Arrival at the Paoli Clan
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"Oh? So the two of you are masters of the Five Luminaries Sect. Wait here—I will report this to my father!" The totem-robed man knew of the Five Luminaries Sect, of course. As a son of the Paoli clan, he had learned the clan's history from childhood, and it included trade with the Central Plains—brokered, in those days, by none other than the Five Luminaries Sect. The Paoli clan thus held them in considerable friendship.
Although the totem-robed man did not know these two personally, that did nothing to shake the deep-rooted conviction planted in him since childhood, and his manner toward them changed at once.
"Well said, well said. This way, brother!" Kang Jingming breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Patriarch Xuanchen had spoken true—the Paoli clan was indeed friendly to the Five Luminaries Sect; their host's attitude made that plain. At least half the battle was won.
The totem-robed man flashed into the castle, and Kang Jingming and Xiao Yi did not follow. They knew their place; having come to call on others and beg a favor, how could they take liberties?
The totem-robed man went straight into a great square hall within the castle. There an old man sat in a grand chair, eyes closed in rest. Seeing the totem-robed man enter, he opened his eyes at once and asked, "Tortu, who has come calling?"
The totem-robed man was named Tortu, the old man's third son.
"Father, two cultivators of the Central Plains' Five Luminaries Sect are at the gate. They say they have business to discuss with our Paoli clan," Tortu said.
"Oh? The Five Luminaries Sect of the Central Plains?" The old man's brows lifted in some surprise. Then he nodded. "Let them in to see me. And summon your eldest and second brothers and all the elders as well."
"Yes!" Tortu answered hurriedly.
He left the square hall, dispatched an attendant to fetch his eldest and second brothers and the elders, and himself returned to the castle gate.
"Brother, how goes it?" Kang Jingming asked the moment he saw Tortu return.
"Come in, both of you. My father will see you!" Tortu said, gesturing them inside.
"Very good!" Kang Jingming and Xiao Yi followed quickly behind.
In the square hall of the castle, Tortu's eldest brother Tortal, his second brother Torkang, and three elders of the Paoli clan now stood in order behind Tortu's father—Torsunmoon.
"Father, these two are the guests from the Five Luminaries Sect of the Central Plains!" Tortu said to Torsunmoon as he came in.