Chapter 168: It's Really a Big Loss
The forty-first all-sect gathering of the sect.
Bai Xuanling, who had originally planned to return to the Tianyan Sect today, also stayed behind. After all, only now were the talents of the sect truly all present, without a single omission.
Moreover, Bai Xuanling actually quite liked this kind of warm, small sect gathering. Furthermore, Li Xingtian's temperament made her feel that he was somewhat a kindred spirit.
She would leave after attending.
Bai Xuanling sipped her wine, ignoring Chen Baiqing's longing gaze from the side.
Every family has its own way of teaching children. Bai Xuanling naturally felt it would be fine to let Chen Baiqing have some wine, but she couldn't withstand the child's parent's disagreement.
At this point, she could only give up.
After all, sometimes giving respect to others is giving respect to yourself.
Li Yingling was still responsible for livening up the atmosphere, organizing some small games to play.
She did not participate, but instead acted as the referee.
Seeing that Bai Xuanling no longer intended to give her wine, Chen Baiqing quite decisively went to find Li Yingling to join the games.
Li Xingtian, who never liked lively events, was forcibly pulled up to participate.
At this moment in the venue, everyone was laughing and chatting joyfully. Even Lin Luoyu, who had been contemplating life a few days ago, was laughing happily.
At this gathering, only Zhang Yuanshan was lying pale on a reclining chair, with occasional groans coming from his mouth.
Zhang Yuanshan felt as if he had just returned from a trip to the gates of hell.
It felt as if the entire framework of his bones had been completely disassembled, and even his flesh seemed to have been reassembled.
Pain! It was simply too painful!
However, although it was painful, after it was over, Bai Xuanling's explanation still made him break out in a cold sweat:
"You have far underestimated the Qianji Poison. This poison had long since invaded your internal organs and the muscles throughout your body."
"Seeing your calm expression before, did you think that using this foolish method wouldn't kill anyone?"
"Aren't you underestimating the way of poison far too much?"
Zhang Yuanshan suddenly felt that he had retrieved his life. Fortunately, he had believed in Li Xingtian; otherwise, he would have truly been dragged to his death by this poison.
Although his life was saved, he definitely could not participate in this gathering.
At this moment, he couldn't even lift his arm.
Chu Xingchen, holding his wine cup, walked to Zhang Yuanshan's side: "My disciple must have received a lot of your care in the Central Province, right?"
Zhang Yuanshan quickly replied: "Senior, you must be joking. It was Brother Li who took care of me. He is very capable and also very vigilant."
Chu Xingchen did not answer, but quietly drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, which served as his answer. He then looked at the paralyzed Zhang Yuanshan, who couldn't move, and said:
"If you don't mind, you can stay at my sect for a few days and leave after you've recovered a bit."
Zhang Yuanshan did not try to be tough and said: "Then I will have to trouble you for a few days, senior."
Chu Xingchen smiled and nodded, then got up and left.
He had already seen Zhang Yuanshan's attributes. They weren't good, but they weren't bad either. Golden Core Middle-stage cultivation.
He had neither an attribute for being loyal and righteous, nor an attribute like betraying a friend.
This type of person could be considered the most common. They might betray their brothers for personal gain, or they might live and die with their brothers for the sake of friendship.
They could be considered somewhat fickle. But for now, he seemed to still have some sense of brotherhood towards Li Xingtian.
Forget it. A disciple's path must be walked by the disciple himself.
Just as Chu Xingchen walked back, he heard Li Yingling's loud shout from the referee's platform:
"Master, you hardly ever participated in the games before. Now that Second Junior Brother is back, you have no excuse to decline, right?!"
Chu Xingchen looked at Li Yingling, who was holding a small red flag and acting as referee, and said with a smile: "Of course I do!"
Li Yingling looked at her master with a confused gaze:
"Huh?! What other lame excuse does Master have?"
Chu Xingchen walked toward Li Yingling, snatched the small red flag from her hand, and then directly pushed Li Yingling toward the game area, which was drawn with patterns.
The smile on Chu Xingchen's face was hard to hide as he laughed loudly: "In the past, you were always the referee, letting your junior brothers and sister play. Now it's my turn to be the referee and let you have some fun."
Li Yingling stood within the game area, looking at her master with astonishment.
Chu Xingchen blinked and sent a voice transmission:
"As the eldest senior sister, you have already done very well. Now it's your turn to relax. The Li Yingling in my memory loved to have fun; how could she want to be a referee?"
Hearing this, Li Yingling froze, a faint glimmer of tears in her eyes, feeling a warmth in her heart.
She also blinked and sent a voice transmission back:
"Master and I are the best of friends in the world."
As a Tribulation Realm expert, Bai Xuanling could naturally intercept a Nascent Soul Stage voice transmission. Although it was somewhat unethical, she was curious.
However, it would have been better not to have eavesdropped.
Bai Xuanling felt that Chu Xingchen's words were too childish. And to say something so embarrassing so naturally.
Yet, Bai Xuanling also revealed a smile.
Watching Chu Xingchen wave the small flag in his hand to start a new round of games.
In the game area, Li Yingling's smile seemed a bit more free.
At this moment, Bai Xuanling felt that she was perhaps truly getting a bit old.
She found herself rather enjoying this scene.
A banquet that begins must naturally come to an end.
Bai Xuanling participated in a game or two later, strange games like flying chess and the tycoon game.
These games were said to be designed by Chu Xingchen.
They didn't look interesting, but actually playing them was rather fun.
Today's killing intent had also been suppressed.
Perhaps, her heart had been somewhat healed as well.
However, as the banquet ended, this healing became a little less healing.
Just as Bai Xuanling was preparing to bid farewell and leave, she saw that kid Chu Xingchen walking over with a familiar smile.
"Big Sister Bai, are you preparing to leave?"
Bai Xuanling's eyes narrowed slightly, her tone calm: "You had better think carefully before you speak. Don't spoil my good mood right now."
"Hey, what are you saying, Big Sister Bai?"
Chu Xhen's smile remained as he leaned closer, taking out several bottles of medicinal pills and stuffing them into Bai Xuanling's hands.
Bai Xuanling unceremoniously took these pill bottles, her mood improving slightly:
"Now that you've thought it through, you can speak."
"About that... can you give me another one of those Tianyan Sect's tokens?"
"What do you need so many of those for? Isn't one enough?"
"My second disciple will probably be going to the Central Province to wander around again. He needs a token for self-defense..."
Bai Xuanling glanced at Chu Xingchen and casually made things difficult: "One hundred bottles of medicinal pills. You provide the materials yourself."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen's eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed: "Deal!"
Bai Xuanling looked at Chu Xingchen, surprised that this money-grubber was really willing to spend a fortune for his disciple.
The price of the pills she gave him was not low, and this kid's alchemy speed was also very slow. Who knew how long it would take him to refine a hundred bottles.
Although this kid was a bit frivolous, he was truly a decent person.
Bai Xuanling, who had originally intended to refuse, ultimately tossed another token to Chu Xingchen.
Consider it a reward because she rather liked his way of doing things.
"One hundred bottles!"
After tossing down the jade token and these words, Bai Xuanling's figure suddenly dissipated.
Chu Xingchen quickly caught the jade token and quickly stuffed it into his spatial ring.
At the same time, he glanced at the no fewer than five hundred bottles of pills inside his spatial ring.
Sigh... even the rich family has no surplus.
Chu Xingchen couldn't help but shake his head.
For Li Xingtian, he was really at a big loss.
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