The guard brought Ye Li to a house near the middle of the camp and said, "Master Ye Li, I will go and notify Master Wu Fan for you!"
After the guard said this, he quickly turned around and walked into the house.
Ye Li stood at the door and waited for a moment, and immediately an old man with a square face walked out of the house.
He originally had a serious and solemn expression on his face, but the moment he saw Ye Li, his expression changed and the respect in his eyes disappeared without a trace.
Ye Li naturally noticed the change in the other party's expression. He knew that the other party must have underestimated him.
It seems that Qi Wei and the others did not tell us Ye Li's detailed information, which caused Wu Fan to misunderstand and think that Ye Li was just a low-level person sent by the higher-ups to gain experience.
However, Ye Li did not care about the other party's attitude. Winning over the hearts of his team members was what a team leader should do. Qi Wei and the others might have deliberately not informed Ye Li of the information, hoping that Ye Li could rely on his own means to win over the treasure hunting team members.
Ye Li looked at Wu Fan but did not take the initiative to say hello. After all, he was the leader of the treasure hunting team and his position was above Wu Fan. According to the rules of the Imperial City, Wu Fan should be the first to say hello to Ye Li.
However, Wu Fan seemed unable to accept it for a moment. A person of his grandson became his immediate superior. After coming out, he just stood there and had no intention of coming up to say hello.
Ye Li glanced at the other party and saw that he had no intention of stepping forward to say hello, so he did not say anything. He just stood in front of the other party, staring at him.
Wu Fan looked at Ye Li in silence. Originally, he thought that Ye Li's cultivation level was at most the Yuantai stage, and might not even be at the Xushen stage.
This kind of guy who comes here to gain seniority will definitely not put on airs after meeting an old senior like him, and will definitely take the initiative to greet him.
However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any movement from Ye Li. Instead, the other party stared at him with the eyes of a superior, which made him feel extremely unhappy.
However, after looking at the other party for a while, a strange look appeared on his face, because he found that he could not see through Ye Li's cultivation level.
This means that Ye Li’s strength is at the worst stage of Concentration, which is only one major level lower than his.
Considering Ye Li's age, if he really has reached the Condensation Stage, then it is indeed something to be proud of. After all, Wu Fan has never seen a Condensation Stage master under the age of 30 in his life.
The two of them just stared at each other in silence for a while. Ye Li looked as steady as a mountain, but Wu Fan, after waiting for a while, became a little impatient.
After all, what he did was actually an offense to his superiors, but he thought that Ye Li was too weak and didn't have the awareness of a superior.
However, it now seems that Ye Li's realm has reached the stage of concentration, and he seems quite proud. Obviously, he will not give him face and take the initiative to greet the old senior.
The reason why he thought Ye Li was a talisman master in the Concentration Stage was because he had never thought that Ye Li's cultivation might be higher and reach the same level as him, or even higher than him.
After waiting for a long time, Wu Fan finally admitted defeat and took the initiative to greet Ye Li according to the rules.
"Deacon Wu Fan, deputy leader of the Imperial City Treasure Hunting Team, greets Lord Ye Li. On behalf of the Treasure Hunting Team, I welcome you."
Wu Fan, who said these words, was quite unhappy. He called Ye Li "Sir" but his expression showed disapproval.
Ye Li naturally knew what the other party was thinking, but since the other party had said it well, he naturally had no place to find fault, so he said: "Thank you, Deacon Wu Fan, for welcoming me.
I believe you have received the news. The higher-ups asked me to take over the treasure hunting team and serve as the team leader here."
Wu Fan nodded and said, "The Inner Court elders have sent me an order and have informed me to be responsible for welcoming you and taking over the team from Deacon Zhang."
Ye Li, who had seen "big scenes" in the Continent of Miracles, even had an apprentice who was older than Wu Fan. At this time, when he was having a business conversation with Wu Fan, he was naturally not affected by the other party's age and it seemed very natural.
"Well, very good. Then you should gather the team immediately and hand over to me."
Ye Li spoke in the tone of a superior giving orders to a subordinate.
If Wu Fan had behaved more kindly at the beginning, he would naturally not have used such a tone. However, since the other party looked down on him, he naturally would not be too polite and put on an attitude of using his position to bully others.
When Wu Fan heard Ye Li's commanding tone, a trace of anger flashed across his face. The other party was too dismissive of him. However, Ye Li acted as if he was doing his job, so Wu Fan could only cooperate. Otherwise, if the incident was reported to the higher-ups, Wu Fan would be the only one who would suffer.
"Okay, please wait for a moment, Deacon Ye Li. I will go to the gathering team in the camp right away."
Wu Fan no longer concealed the displeasure on his face, but his tone did not overstep the mark, and he was obviously unwilling to let Ye Li catch him in the act.
After Wu Fan said this, he turned and left Ye Li, apparently to notify the team members to gather and meet Ye Li, the new team leader.
Ye Li looked at Wu Fan and the team members in the distance who had disdainful expressions on their faces, and knew that today's handover would not be smooth, so he waved his hand and called a guard nearby over.
"Go and bring me a chair and a table, and make me a cup of tea."
Ye Li gave an order to the guard.
The guards were just small figures after all. People of Ye Li's level, even if they were relatively weak, were not someone they could afford to offend, so they naturally did not dare to be disrespectful and hurriedly took the order and went down to prepare.
Ye Li smiled gently and prepared to play with these guys.
The guards quickly brought a chair, table and hot tea for Ye Li. Ye Li looked at Wu Fan who was walking slowly in the distance, and did not urge him. He just sat on the chair and started drinking the hot tea.
While drinking tea, he looked around. The camp here was quite large, and the rows of wooden houses not far away were obviously where the team members lived.
Judging from the number, the wooden houses are probably occupied by one person, or at most two people, and the conditions are much better than those in the barracks of the Imperial Guards.
After Wu Fan left Ye Li, he began to greet the team members slowly. The team members seemed to be planning to stand in the same line with Wu Fan, so they slowly put down what they were doing and started to walk towards this side in groups, lazily.
Ye Li looked at their behavior without saying anything. He just sat on the chair and drank tea leisurely.
Anyway, he was not anxious and had plenty of time. He wanted to see what tricks these treasure hunting team guys were going to come up with.