Cheng Xiaotian lamented how unpredictable the Grand Sky Sect could be... Almost made Martial Emperor City lose face.

They casually gave the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift, and you, damn it, gave a low-grade Divine Artifact as a congratulatory gift. Do you have any shame left?

Fortunately, Elder Wang was intercepted halfway, and the gift wasn't delivered; otherwise, Martial Emperor City would have truly lost face.

What was supposed to be a joyful wedding turned out to be a massive trap laid by the Grand Sky Sect, which Cheng Xiaotian never expected.

The act of giving the Flute of Time and Space was undoubtedly a deliberate move by the Grand Sky Sect against Martial Emperor City.

If it hadn't been discovered in time, if Elder Wang had been a bit faster, wouldn't Martial Emperor City have been utterly humiliated?

If the Grand Sky Sect announced to the outside world that they prepared the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift for Martial Emperor City, and in return, Martial Emperor City gave them a low-grade Divine Artifact as a congratulatory gift, what would people think?

Do you Martial Emperor City folks have any manners?

Do you understand the concept of reciprocity?

Cheng Xiaotian expressed that this was indeed a conspiracy by the Grand Sky Sect against Martial Emperor City.

They wanted to use the Flute of Time and Space to embarrass Martial Emperor City...

The Grand Sky Sect's scheme was truly vicious!

Many elders of Martial Emperor City nodded in agreement, acknowledging that the Sect Master's words were true. The Grand Sky Sect was indeed targeting them, and it was utterly despicable for the so-called number one sect to play dirty tricks behind the scenes. Truly malicious!

But just as Cheng Xiaotian and the elders of Martial Emperor City were lamenting the Grand Sky Sect's wickedness, Zheng Yu returned from gathering information.

"Not just us... Every sect that came this time, their Sect Masters all received the Flute of Time and Space!"

Martial Emperor City crowd: "???"

What happened to targeting us?

What happened to the Grand Sky Sect being malicious...

Turns out every big shot who came received the Flute of Time and Space... What the hell is going on?

Isn't the Grand Sky Sect's cost for this malicious act a bit too high?

A group of big shots from Martial Emperor City now had a tiny bit of embarrassment on their faces...

Just moments ago, everyone was behind closed doors, claiming the Grand Sky Sect was targeting them... But now, knowing the truth, the situation became awkward.

Damn it, they weren't targeting us at all; it was just our own persecution complex. Isn't that awkward...

While everyone was awkwardly at a loss for words, Zheng Yu brought new information.

Our Martial Emperor City isn't the most embarrassed... The most embarrassed is the Crimson Blood Alliance... The Crimson Blood Alliance is also one of the top ten, but they arrived a bit later than Martial Emperor City.

Chu Xinghe jumped out and presented the Grand Sky Sect's small gift.

Now, the Crimson Blood Emperor is known for being impulsive, so when Chu Xinghe presented the small gift, the Crimson Blood Emperor immediately took out their congratulatory gift from the Crimson Blood Alliance.

At the time, the atmosphere was very pleasant, with the Grand Sky Sect expressing their gratitude and accepting the Crimson Blood Emperor's gift.

However, when the Crimson Blood Alliance returned to their resting place and opened the Grand Sky Sect's small gift, things got a bit out of control...

The shock from the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift was indeed overwhelming...

While astonished that the Grand Sky Sect gave the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift, the Crimson Blood Emperor felt utterly embarrassed.

Because the Crimson Blood Alliance's gift was a Holy Artifact...

The Grand Sky Sect gave the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift, and you, damn it, gave a Holy Artifact as a congratulatory gift. Isn't that embarrassing?

Of course, the Crimson Blood Alliance was embarrassed, so the Crimson Blood Emperor arranged for their embarrassed Great Elder to personally find the Grand Sky Sect and... retrieve the gift...

They explained that they had given the wrong gift... they had made a mistake at the time, and the gift was incorrect, asking the Grand Sky Sect to return it so they could send a new one later...

When this news spread, although everyone was confused, they understood the Crimson Blood Alliance's actions.

At this point, Cheng Xiaotian felt that if Elder Wang had been a bit faster, they would have joined the list of those retrieving their gifts.

After hearing Zheng Yu's account, the people of Martial Emperor City fell silent... With the Flute of Time and Space setting the standard, they definitely couldn't send low-grade Divine Artifacts... But what exactly to send as a gift became a dilemma.

Are you guys from the Grand Sky Sect mad dogs?

Can't you just collect some contributions nicely?

You directly sent the Flute of Time and Space, so how are we supposed to send gifts?

If we send too much, it hurts our hearts; if we send too little... do we still want our faces?

Whether others care about their faces, Chu Xinghe didn't know, but he knew things were starting to take a strange turn...

Because just after the Crimson Blood Alliance left... Elder Song from the Crimson Blood Alliance had just presented their gift, and upon seeing a Holy Artifact as a gift, Chu Xinghe was so excited he almost jumped up!

We sent out the Flute of Time and Space, and in return, they sent a Holy Artifact, which was a huge loss for us!

But the excitement hadn't lasted even a moment when Elder Song from the Crimson Blood Alliance shattered the void to appear before him and snatched back the Holy Artifact.

Chu Xinghe was dumbfounded... Is it possible to take back a gift once given? Has the Crimson Blood Alliance gone mad?

But what left Chu Xinghe even more bewildered were Elder Song's words.

"Xinghe... Our Sect Master is getting old and a bit senile, and I took the wrong gift earlier... took the wrong one... Please don't mind, we'll send the correct gift later... later..."

Then Elder Song shattered the void and left...

Chu Xinghe was utterly confused... What the hell... Can you take back something once given?

But soon, the reactions from various parties left Chu Xinghe feeling numb.

According to the usual routine, when people arrived at the Grand Sky Sect, they would present their gifts immediately, but so far, apart from the Crimson Blood Alliance, no one else had made any moves?

And the only one who did, the Crimson Blood Alliance, even took their gift back?

If you say no one plans to give gifts, Chu Xinghe would definitely thank all the old friends for letting them suffer a loss.

But the problem was... Chu Xinghe found out that it wasn't that people didn't plan to give gifts; they just didn't know what to give...

"Junior Brother Xinghe, your move is brilliant!" Feng Fei found Chu Xinghe with a face full of joy.

"Junior Brother Xinghe, when you suggested using the Flute of Time and Space as a gift, I thought it was inappropriate. Now it seems your move was truly brilliant. In the past, if a sect could give a Holy Artifact, it was already impressive, but now with your Flute of Time and Space, no one dares to present a Holy Artifact as a gift..."

Then Feng Fei spent three thousand words praising Junior Brother Xinghe's brilliant move of giving first.

It seemed like the sect lost out by giving the Flute of Time and Space, but every guest was a person of status. If you took the Flute of Time and Space and then gave a Holy Artifact, even if the Grand Sky Sect didn't mind, would you still have any face left?

If you really did that, would you still dare to greet people when you go out in the future?

This one incident could be talked about for a lifetime...

Chu Xinghe completely ignored Feng Fei's praise; at this moment, all he wanted to say was, what the hell is this?

I never intended this... My idea was simple... I genuinely wanted to prepare small gifts for everyone...

You don't need to change your original intentions because of my small gifts...

Giving some Holy Artifacts is perfectly fine... I sincerely express my gratitude... Please don't make a fuss, okay?

The Great Elder, upon hearing the news from the disciples, was also full of smiles.

Especially when he heard about the Crimson Blood Alliance taking back their gift, he burst into laughter.

Xinghe's move this time was truly ingenious.

Previously, when Xinghe proposed giving the Flute of Time and Space, the Great Elder thought Xinghe intended to promote it, hoping that after experiencing its wonders, the big shots would buy it at a higher price.

But now, looking back, the Great Elder realized Xinghe's deeper intention.

Think about it, if today it were the Grand Sky Sect visiting Martial Emperor City, and they presented the Flute of Time and Space as a gift upon arrival, would the gift you prepared still be presentable?

Would you still have any face left?

So Xinghe's move, though seemingly a loss, actually forced all the forces that received the Flute of Time and Space to present gifts exceeding its value, or else it would be embarrassing.

The Great Elder marveled, although Xinghe was young, his mind was incredibly meticulous!

Chu Xinghe didn't know what "incredibly meticulous" meant; he only knew that Elder Wang from Martial Emperor City, without saying a word, sent three Divine Artifacts... Are you guys from Martial Emperor City not planning to live anymore?

Are you going all out?

Do you know the value of three Divine Artifacts?

Soon, other sects also sent their gifts, but seeing that they were at least of Divine Artifact level, Chu Xinghe was moved to tears.

Well... actually, there's no need, you could have just sent some Spirit Stones...

Soon, someone really did send Spirit Stones, but what the hell does it mean to send an astronomical number of Spirit Stones without saying a word?

Then the sect that sent the Spirit Stones explained that they originally wanted to send a Divine Artifact, but they didn't have many, so they had to substitute with Spirit Stones, and they were very sorry...

Sorry, my ass... I, Chu Xinghe, sincerely declare, I never intended to morally coerce any of you; the Flute of Time and Space I gave you was just a little token from our Grand Sky Sect, you don't need to feel embarrassed at all...

But it was useless... The gifts from various parties were more extravagant and larger... Senior Brother Feng was grinning so widely from receiving the gifts that he was developing wrinkles like the Great Elder's chrysanthemum face...

He even shamelessly pulled me aside, saying, Junior Brother Xinghe, you're too brilliant...

Senior Brother Feng, with such an insult, are you really doing justice to me?

But no matter what, because of the Flute of Time and Space as a small gift, the sky-high gifts from various parties truly set a record for the most terrifying gifts in the history of the Blazing Sun Continent.

Chu Xinghe was almost in tears, well... really, can't you just return the Flute of Time and Space? I was wrong, okay?

Thinking about it, Chu Xinghe specifically sought out Fan Sheng to inquire if the price of the Flute of Time and Space was too high, causing a misunderstanding. If so, our Grand Sky Sect could take it back, and there was no need for such precious gifts.

But after hearing Chu Xinghe's words, Fan Sheng almost turned hostile on the spot...

Senior Brother Xinghe, what do you mean by this? Are you looking down on our East Moon Pavilion?

Do we care about these trifles?

Moreover... you want to take back the Flute of Time and Space?

No way! Although the price of the Divine Artifact we sent is high, the Flute of Time and Space isn't cheap either. Besides, while Divine Artifacts are important, the Flute of Time and Space can save lives in critical moments, so Senior Brother Xinghe, does the Grand Sky Sect still want face? Do you want to be like the Crimson Blood Alliance and take back what you gave? We absolutely refuse!

Chu Xinghe tearfully bid farewell to Fan Sheng, and all he wanted to do now was cry. What the hell... a simple small gift-giving event turned into a Flute of Time and Space trading conference...