bantayden Chapter 285 - 168: That’s Not What We Said Before We Came
Chapter 285 - 168: That’s Not What We Said Before We Came
’Doesn’t the Dong Family have connections in the Lingyuan Sect?’
’Weren’t you acting all tough before?’
’And most importantly, why didn’t you tell me you were preparing a gift?’
’Dong Zhiheng, you bastard. We were supposed to stick together, but you switched sides at the last minute.’
’I fucking despise you.’
Liang Xiuyuan grumbled internally while feeling a sense of relief.
Fortunately, he had also come prepared, having brought a box of special-recipe apricot blossom cakes.
So he quickly took them out as well. "Xiao, his wine is a bit strong. You can use these apricot blossom cakes to cleanse your palate. This is a special recipe from our Anfeng County."
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Xiao Chen and Dong Zhiheng both turned to look at him in unison.
But Liang Xiuyuan had even prepared three Jade Discs and deftly arranged the cakes on them.
Dong Zhiheng was completely stunned.
’Wait, this isn’t what we agreed on before we came!’
’Why didn’t you tell me you were preparing a gift?’
’We were supposed to stick together, but you betrayed me at the critical moment.’
’I fucking despise you.’
Dong Zhiheng grumbled internally while feeling a sense of relief.
Fortunately, he had been one step ahead and hadn’t made the wrong choice at the critical moment. Otherwise, today would have been a disaster.
The two exchanged a look, each thinking the other was a sly old fox and no good.
Xiao Chen looked at the poured Spirit Wine and neatly arranged pastries before him, a bit confused by the situation.
’Wait, weren’t you two supposed to be here for the formula?’
’What’s the meaning of this?’
And so, the three of them began to eat and drink, sampling the local delicacies together.
To his surprise, the apricot blossom cakes were quite delicious, and the Spirit Wine wasn’t bad either.
Xiao Chen then took the initiative to ask about the formula.
He immediately received a reply in unison: "No problem. Rest assured, Xiao."
"We are all fellow cultivators. Harmony is what’s most important."
The matter was resolved so simply that even Xiao Chen found it a bit unsettling.
Yesterday, according to Wei Qixian, Dong Zhiheng and Liang Xiuyuan were practically fiends incarnate, Evil Fiends reborn.
But in reality, they were quite reasonable, even polite, and they had brought gifts.
They understood immediately without any need for lengthy persuasion.
And so, the matter was resolved as a matter of course.
Xiao Chen watched the two leave, then returned to his courtyard, casually drank a bottle of Five-Colored Profound Water, and began his routine cultivation.
As far as he was concerned, the matter of the Demon Cultivator invasion was over.
For now, he would stay and cultivate at the Lingyuan Sect, waiting for the Divine Fire Sect’s invasion to go to the front lines and rack up points.
But to the outside world, with the Lingyuan Sect’s public release of the first month’s report the day before yesterday, the impact of this event was just beginning to be felt.
Two thousand six hundred points!
This unbelievable number was the first thing that caught the eye of Master Yaohua of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers.
Strangely enough, on that day, she had been in a standoff with Master Yaoshang when a red light suddenly rose from the direction of Wangyan Mountain.
Master Yaoshang had immediately chosen to retreat, and she hadn’t pursued her. Later, she received the secret report about Xiao Chen slaying demons.
However, even though she had learned of this in advance, seeing such a high score still left her in a state of disbelief.
Master Yaohua suddenly recalled a question Daoist Yao Qin had asked the last time they reviewed the monthly report.
"Sister, who do you think is stronger, Xiao Chen or our Li Xue?"
Before, she could have answered with great confidence.
But now, Master Yaohua found herself doubting.
She thought about it carefully. ’Still, Xue’Er has a Celestial Spirit Root. She has a high chance of successfully reaching Core Formation in the future.’
’In terms of potential, Xiao Chen shouldn’t be able to surpass her.’
’He might be ahead for now, but his future potential is limited.’
This news soon reached Zhong Lixue.
After returning last time, she had specifically inquired about the Lingyuan Sect’s point calculation method.
She had also collected all the previous monthly reports to understand what a score of three hundred and sixty points really meant.
In the end, she concluded that while the score wasn’t low, it was nothing special.
Zhong Lixue had previously sparred with the Lingyuan Sect’s Chief Disciple, Ning Haochen, and had won easily.
Most of the time, Ning Haochen could make it into the top ten of the monthly report.
Therefore, she deduced that if it were her, going all out, she should be able to score nearly five hundred points.
However, when today’s monthly report was delivered...
...Zhong Lixue stared at the conspicuous "Two thousand six hundred points" and was left completely dumbfounded.
She desperately wanted to know what on earth was going on.
So she immediately summoned her handmaiden. "Go and find out everything you can about the rumors concerning Xiao Chen."
"Bring me every piece of information related to him."