"Yes, yes…"
Cory let out a sigh of relief when Darryl did not blame him. He immediately stood up and quickly walked out of the hall.
Soon after, he returned with Celine and Queenie in tow.
The moment they entered the main hall, Celine and Queenie saw Darryl sipping tea in a relaxed manner. He had the posture of an honorable guest. They were instantly relieved.
They had been quite worried when they were waiting outside.
"Brother Darryl!"
Cumulonimbus smiled and said, "You guys must have come a long way. I'll take you to a place for you to rest. It's a rare treat to have you visiting the Thunder Fire Gate. I'll prepare a feast, and we'll drink till we drop!"
Then, Cumulonimbus passed the list of ingredients he had written to Cory so that Cory could prepare the ingredients for the elixir before walking out of the main hall.
Darryl smiled and led Celine and Queenie, following behind Cumulonimbus.
"Here we are!"
When they reached the guest room, Cumulonimbus smiled and said, "This is a suite. You can rest here for the night. If there is anything you need, just let the disciples know."
Then, Cumulonimbus exchanged a few more polite pleasantries with Darryl before taking his leave.
After that, Darryl scanned the surroundings and praised them discreetly. He never thought that the Thunder Fire Gate's guest suite was quite elegant.
The suite was divided by a curtain made of pearls. The furniture was made from the rare redwood. Someone had lit incense in the room, a flowery aroma wafting in the air.
"Wow!" Queenie said as she looked around in delight. "It's a great room! We could finally rest well tonight! Darryl, I thought you were just bluffing. Who would have thought that the Thunder Fire Gate's Sect Master is truly indebted to you?"
Darryl chuckled when he saw how happy she was. Celine bit her lips gently. She had a rather complicated expression.
Even though the room was quite good, the suite had no doors, only curtains. She and Queenie were women, while Darryl was a man. It was inappropriate for them to stay the night together.
However, since Celine was angry, Darryl did not dare to say anything. He immediately left to avoid more awkwardness.
'Cumulonimbus should have the ingredients ready by now,' Darryl thought. He immediately walked toward the main hall.
Darryl saw Cumulonimbus sitting there with the list of ingredients in his hands in the main hall. He checked the ingredients on the table, and his brows were furrowed tightly.
"Sect Master Swae!"
Darryl quickly walked forward. He smiled and asked, "Are the ingredients ready?"
Cumulonimbus immediately stood up. He smiled bitterly at Darryl and said, "Brother Darryl, I've prepared all of the ingredients, except for one, which is the Ronnil Herb. We don't have much of that in our storage but don't worry. We'll get it for you."
Cumulonimbus sounded guilty when he said that.
His savior had come to him for help, yet he could not even prepare the simple ingredients for the elixir.
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