Chapter 214: No Wonder Grandma Bai Loves Coming Here
Xie Lingyu pushed open the door, and what came into view was a decor layout somewhat in the style of the Tianyan Sect.
If not for the somewhat large gap in spiritual energy, Xie Lingyu might have been momentarily dazed, wondering if she had returned to the Tianyan Sect. Clearly, this layout was the handiwork of her own Master.
Many of the styles were extremely familiar. It seemed her Master had been coaxed very happily by Chu Xingchen.
However, this scene was hard to believe; after all, her Master had lived for a long time and had heard every kind of flattery. Anyway, back at the Tianyan Sect, when the Sect Leader had a request, he would always shamelessly come to praise her Master.
But she never saw her Master give the Sect Leader any face. But thinking about it carefully, since it was Chu Xingchen, this matter became possible.
After all, what Chu Xingchen liked most was giving people unexpected surprises—whether good or bad.
Regardless, seeing Chu Xingchen possess a sect of his own and accept several disciples with very good character, Xie Lingyu still felt genuinely happy for Chu Xingchen.
Although the sect was built well, it was also slightly quiet. When Xie Lingyu left Yuzhou City, this place had just started construction, so there was still a sense of freshness when she arrived.
Chu Xingchen had specifically taken Xie Lingyu for a tour, even visiting the spirit medicine fields in the back mountain. From this, it could be inferred that Chu Xingchen got along quite well with her Master.
At least her Master was willing to help him build the sect, and surely paid out of her own pocket too. Because some things were considered Tianyan Sect exclusives; she dared not say they couldn't be found in the Central Plains, but at least sects in the Xuanwu Country couldn't get them.
Xie Lingyu thought for a moment and decided to walk toward the deep pool first. That area had the fewest buildings and the largest open space, along with quite a few facilities that looked like they were for playing.
If Qinghe was up, there was a high probability she would run over there. She would go arrest this flood dragon, to prevent her from relying on her high cultivation to bully others.
The deep pool wasn't far from Xie Lingyu's guest room; she could walk there in moments by following a corridor.
It was about the same as Xie Lingyu expected; turning the corner of the corridor, she saw that Qinghe was indeed on the stone chair by the deep pool, with Chen Baiqing sitting beside her.
What differed from Xie Lingyu's expectation was... why was Qinghe holding a fish? Xie Lingyu only knew that Qinghe liked to eat fish, but she had never heard that Qinghe liked to hold fish.
Could it be that seeing Chen Baiqing was young, she wanted to trick and bully Chen Baiqing?
Xie Lingyu walked toward the two while asking, "Qinghe, why are you holding a fish?"
Qinghe turned around, realized it was Xie Lingyu, and instantly threw the fish in her arms directly into the water. A slightly awkward smile appeared on her face as she said, "No... nothing."
"Nothing?" Xie Lingyu narrowed her eyes slightly. "Do I have to fish out the fish you just threw into the pool before you admit it?"
Qinghe's little brain spun rapidly. Between losing face and a certain probability of getting beaten, she decisively chose losing face.
She stood up and said with a very confident tone, "So what if I was holding a fish just now? Are you going to manage me holding a fish too?"
"Why are you holding a fish for no reason?"
"Can't I hold a fish if I have nothing to do?"
Xie Lingyu looked at Qinghe, who looked righteous, and didn't pester her anymore. Instead, she looked at Chen Baiqing at the side and asked in a softer tone, "Can you tell me what Qinghe was doing here just now and what she said to you?"
Chen Baiqing glanced at Qinghe first, found that she didn't give any eye signals, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "Just now, Qinghe was discussing things related to fish with me."
"What things? Did she ask you to hold the fish?"
"She didn't make me hold the fish."
When Chen Baiqing shook her head, she glanced at Qinghe again and found that she gave neither eye contact nor hand gestures. This probably meant it was okay to say whatever, right?
After all, the hobby of liking to touch fish, although a bit peculiar, was... probably not a problem, right?
Chen Baiqing added, "We were just researching how to touch fish just now."
"Touching fish?" Xie Lingyu frowned slightly. "Touching real fish?"
"Then... are there fake fish to touch?" Chen Baiqing asked in a whisper.
"No..." Xie Lingyu glanced at Qinghe, who had a look of 'what did I do wrong', and continued to question Chen Baiqing, "Then did Qinghe ask you to do anything? Did she ask you to hold the fish too?"
Chen Baiqing shook her head. "No... it's just that Qinghe said she wanted to touch fish and wanted to discuss with me how to touch fish, so I fished one out for her to touch."
Hearing this, Qinghe raised her small head even higher. "Little Baiqing is great! Can't she control a fish to come out for me to touch?"
"Of course she can."
Chu Xingchen's teasing voice came over.
Qinghe looked sideways and found that Chu Xingchen was leading his disciples over. Only Li Xingtian was missing; the rest were all here.
Chu Xingchen smiled and walked in front of Chen Baiqing, reached out to rub her small head, and looked at Qinghe. "You can hold as many as you want. I can even fish them out for you personally."
Qinghe looked at the expression on Chu Xingchen's face; clearly, this person had seen through the misunderstanding she had accidentally created. And he was laughing at her!
"Qinghe has held enough just now. I don't want to hold anymore. Who cares."
Qinghe made a fierce face and sat back down angrily—hateful, she lost face in front of this black-hearted kid again!
Seeing Qinghe's angry appearance, Xie Lingyu also realized what was going on at this moment. However, Chu Xingchen didn't tease Qinghe too much; after all, she was considered a guest.
There was no logic in bullying and teasing a guest; stopping at the right point was best.
So Chu Xingchen proposed holding a barbecue party on the spot. Chen Baiqing was the first to raise her hand in agreement with this proposal, followed by Li Yingling who reacted the fastest. The other two disciples naturally wouldn't brush off their Master's face.
Under the internal vote, the resolution passed with an overwhelming number of votes.
The barbecue party went quite smoothly. Besides the roast being delicious, the playing was also quite enjoyable.
At the start, Li Yingling skillfully took on the role of referee as usual. A large open space by the pool had been transformed into a game venue, with a live-action version of Monopoly and various games.
Chu Xingchen had absolute credit for the establishment of this game venue.
Halfway through the barbecue party, Chu Xingchen began to take over Li Yingling's position as referee. Chu Xingchen hosted two rounds of Monopoly and finally understood why Li Yingling always insisted on being the referee in some games.
When Li Yingling served as the Monopoly referee, Qinghe and Chu Xingchen often fought to a draw, with mutual wins and losses. Qinghe's face would be proud one moment and annoyed the next.
As for the others, most occasionally kept up with the rhythm but posed no threat.
However, once it was Li Yingling's turn to play, Qinghe's expression went from shock to suspicion, and finally to a face as calm as a dead person.
It was nothing else; in front of Li Yingling, Qinghe was like everyone else—crushed by powerful luck to the point of being treated equally. She couldn't stir up any waves.
However, this barbecue party still ended perfectly amidst laughter and joy—although Li Xingtian was missing.
Qinghe was also very satisfied—no wonder Grandma Bai loved coming here. This place was so fun. If it were Qinghe herself, she would also come often.
Nightfall.
Li Xingtian returned from Chanlin Temple, walking through the corridor toward his room. He hadn't walked a few steps when he saw a familiar figure leaning against the side of the corridor, as if waiting specifically for him.
"You're back?" Chu Xingchen looked at Li Xingtian. "How did the discussion go?"
Li Xingtian asked with some confusion, "Discuss what?"
"Of course, it's about you and Lizi. Did she say anything to you?"
"Yes, she wants to return to the Central Plains to find her younger brother."
Chu Xingchen thought for a moment. "Then did you tell her that I searched carefully for her? Perhaps her brother is actually no longer around?"
"I said it." Li Xingtian walked up to his Master.
Chu Xingchen teased with a smile, "Then did she blame you? Did she curse you as a jinx?"
Li Xingtian shook his head gently. "No, she just wants to go back and look again."
"Then do you plan to accompany her?"
"Why would I accompany her?" Li Xingtian looked puzzled.
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen fell slightly silent, but he didn't say much more. He just reached out, patted Li Xingtian on the shoulder, and then turned to leave.
Li Xingtian watched Chu Xingchen's retreating back and naturally understood his Master's meaning. However, he also had to thank his Master.
When Li Xingtian was still in the Central Plains, he heard that the Tianxia Sect of Sunset Valley had been thrown into chaos by a Karma Nascent Soul cultivator. The Tianxia Sect seemed to have lost face completely.
Li Xingtian carefully inquired about this news before confirming that his own Master had stood up for him.
When he returned to Yuzhou City this time, Li Xingtian specially went to Sunset Valley and found that his wanted warrant had indeed been taken down. Moreover, the Tianxia Sect had an apology statement posted on the city gate of Sunset Valley.
Relying on this, Li Xingtian also paved the way for Lizi's return.
Li Xingtian and Lizi didn't say too much, but they said everything that needed to be said. Returning so late was actually to prepare for Lizi's return.
At least there, someone would look after her and help Lizi find her brother. Under these circumstances, why would he need to personally accompany Lizi?
Secondly, really! Although he didn't know who was spreading rumors blindly!
But he, Li Xingtian, really didn't have any improper affairs with Lizi. And Lizi really looked quite like a man.
Li Xingtian just didn't want to find a Dao Companion right now; it wasn't that he wanted to find a Dao Companion who looked like a man.
Who on earth was spreading rumors?!
Moreover, there was still a faint rumor circulating in the sect. Saying that Li Xingtian... his brain wasn't very smart?
Damn it! Who is it?
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