She felt a wave of shame wash over her, knowing how reckless she had been in front of Charlie thest time they met. Now that she was visiting him again, that embarrassment loomedrge in her mind.


    Beyond her feelings of shame, she was also filled with anxiety, wondering if she would be able to achieve her goals during her time in Aurous Hill.


    Charlie, noticing her self-deprecating remark about being a junior, replied calmly, “Miss Maxton, I believe you are slightly older than me, so there’s no need for you to refer to yourself as a junior.”


    Maxton quickly rified, “Mr. Charlie, the old master refers to himself as a subordinate in your presence, and since I am his direct disciple, I naturally consider myself a junior in front of you…” Charlie smiled at her and teased, “It seems Miss Maxton is being more polite this time than during ourst encounter.”


    Feeling a bit awkward, Maxton responded, “I was indeed recklessst time, so I hope you can forgive me, Mr. Charlie…”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie nodded and casually inquired, “I heard that Miss Maxton has brought all the members of the True Way to Aurous Hill?”


    “Yes…” Maxton replied respectfully, “Mr. Charlie, there are a total of 217 people from the Taizhen Dao, and they have all arrived in Aurous Hill today…” After stating the facts, she got straight to the point, saying, “Mr. Charlie, I havee to Aurous Hill with a request for you to consider the old master’s reputation and ept the Taizhen Dao under your family…”


    Charlie asked with curiosity, “Why is that? Is it for your master’s sake? Didn’t he already pass the leadership to you?”


    Without thinking, Maxton replied, “Mr. Charlie, I cannot take over the position of head of the Taizhen Dao, so I willingly gave it up.”


    “Gave it up?” Charlie was taken aback and nced between Maxton and the visibly distressed Hong Changqing, asking, “How can you just give it up? Didn’t you go through the formal process of passing the position?”


    Maxton exined earnestly, “Mr. Charlie, the transition of leadership was iplete because the sect leader didn’t possess all the necessary tokens.”


    Charlie smiled, understanding her point, “So,st time, when Hong Tianshi passed the leadership to you, you had second thoughts after returning home.”


    Maxton confirmed, “Yes.”<fn5e84> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? </fn5e84>


    Charlie continued, “How did you exin your decision to the disciples of Taizhen Dao once you returned?”


    Maxton recounted, “Upon my return, I showed the sect master’s token that Master had given me to the core members of the Taizhen Dao and conveyed that it was the master’s order for all members to relocate to Aurous Hill as soon as possible… They recognized the sect leader’s token and had no doubts about my statements.”


    Charlie was intrigued by Maxton’s clever maneuvering. To acknowledge her strategy, he turned to Hong Changqing and remarked seriously, “Master Hong, you intended to pass the mantle to Miss Maxton, but since she has declined, by the basic principles of session, you remain the head of the Taizhen Dao.”


    Hong Changqing sighed, “Master Wade, I thought that after passing the position to Maxton, I could serve you without concerns, but I didn’t foresee this turn of events. It’s truly unfortunate for the master…”


    As he spoke, hisment turned into an exnation, “The main issue is that when I transferred the positionst time, I didn’t think to leave any evidence, as I trusted Maxton. Now that she has suddenly changed her mind, I find myself caught off guard…”


    Charlie smiled slightly, looking at Maxton, and asked, “If Miss Maxton is not interested in taking on the leadership role, what is the purpose of relocating the entire Taizhen Dao to Aurous Hill?”


    Maxton’s demeanor shifted to seriousness as she quickly replied, “Mr. Charlie, I understand that you possess extraordinary abilities. The Taizhen Dao hasn’t made significant progress in the past few centuries, and I sincerely hope that with your guidance, we can advance further. That’s the reason I took the initiative to bring Taizhen Dao here… If you are willing to ept the Taizhen Dao under yourmand, the entiremunity will surely remember your kindness and hold you in high regard in the future!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>