Chapter 450: The Sneaky Disciples of the Lady Baohua Sect

"..."

The maid quietly clenched her palm; it was all her fault for being bewitched by that young man's beauty.

Using the name of an old acquaintance to request an audience; such an excuse, many cultivators would use.

But finding a name that a Baohua Xianzi had no recollection of at all, this was the first time.

"I will go reject him right now."

"Mm."

Lady Baohua Xianzi lightly nodded her chin, then pushed the door open and entered, closing it gently again.

Only one maid remained inside the room; she seemed to have expected her return long ago, and the pot of flower tea she had brewed was at the very peak of its fragrance.

"Bi Cui, I'm dying of boredom."

The moment she entered the door, Lady Baohua Xianzi instantly changed her demeanor, burying her head in a dejected slump.

She spread herself out in a "big" character shape, throwing herself into the warm, soft bedding.

"Xianzi has worked hard; please drink your tea." Bi Cui smiled gently, holding the teacup and walking to the bedside.

"Oh."

Lady Baohua Xianzi pushed herself up from the bed, sat cross-legged, pinched her pink little toes with her hand, then reached out to take the teacup.

"..."

Bi Cui withdrew the teacup, reached for a scented towel, and helplessly said, "Don't touch your feet before drinking tea, Xianzi."

"It smells good, smell it!" Lady Baohua Xianzi thrust her fingers forward.

"Of course it smells good."

Bi Cui shook her head; with the Lady Baohua Pill taken every day, how could it not smell good?

"What's wrong, something on your mind?" Lady Baohua Xianzi opened her eyes wide, looking at her curiously.

"No... it's just that my useless younger brother has returned." Bi Cui forced a smile.

"Bah, I thought it was some big deal; if you lack anything, just speak up, who are we to each other?" Lady Baohua Xianzi patted her plump chest, looking exactly like a big sister of loyalty, with not a trace of her previous dignity.

"That's not it; Xianzi has already helped him a lot."

Bi Cui forced a smile, but sighed inwardly again.

She had heard the words outside the door earlier.

The Xianzi had rejected that cultivator requesting an audience... but the other party was her brother's savior; this debt of gratitude could not go unrepaid.

But she did not know the background of that cultivator; how could she dare introduce him to the Xianzi?

It's so worrying.

"Too lazy to deal with you, so mysterious."

Lady Baohua Xianzi snatched the teacup and downed it in one gulp, wiping her mouth with her sleeve: "I don't know when I'll be allowed to go out and stroll; I'm almost at the late stage of Void Return. I don't know what Master is actually afraid of; could someone possibly eat me?"

"Why does Xianzi always want to leave the sect? Where do you want to go?" Bi Cui suppressed her emotions and looked at her curiously.

"Haha." Lady Baohua Xianzi suddenly covered her lower abdomen and laughed aloud, then signaled for Bi Cui to lean her ear closer, whispering secretly: "Of course I want a man; I haven't even held hands yet. Master is too old-fashioned; how can a Xianzi not even have a Dao companion? I can't possibly be expected to live alone in a deep boudoir like her for the rest of my life; that would be too boring."

"Please stop talking!"

Bi Cui was so terrified she broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly covered the other person's red lips.

She turned around in terror, looking back and forth.

If others heard these words, the Lady Baohua Sect would never be able to lift its head again.

"Ha... ha... look how scared you are; it was just a joke." Lady Baohua Xianzi laughed until her shoulders shook, waving her hand: "Go get busy with your things."

"Please don't make jokes like that next time."

Bi Cui sighed in relief, gave the other person a reproachful glance, then quietly and lightly exited the room.

She did not notice that at the very moment the door closed, a trace of secret joy flashed in Lady Baohua Xianzi's eyes.

"Hee."

Lady Baohua Xianzi took out a jade slip containing a technique she had secretly copied from her storage treasure, then waved her hand to crush it into powder.

Master only calls her over once every half year.

For today, she had made quite a lot of preparations.

As she formed the finger seals, petals flew out from her sleeves, were swept into human shapes by the breeze, and transformed into another lifelike puppet.

"Goodbye to you!"

Inside the Lady Baohua Sect's Guest Reception Hall.

Zhang Ye, carrying a huge pile of storage treasures, handed over the goods to the sect's steward.

The harvest was obviously substantial.

Even after encountering the life-or-death crisis of the Hongze Water Clan, the smile trapped in the cracks of his face could not be stopped.

Once the joy faded.

Zhang Ye sighed again; he had finally climbed up to establish a connection with the Lady Baohua Sect, thinking his food and clothing would be secure for the rest of his life.

But after just one trip, the connection was severed.

Unable to pass through that water area, with his cultivation, there was no second path to cross mountains and seas.

"Perhaps..."

He thought for a moment, planning to find that Shen Qianbei from before.

The other party possessed such formidable cultivation; even if the power behind him couldn't compare to the Lady Baohua Sect, he was certainly no obscure nobody; perhaps he had a need to escort goods.

Thinking of this, he ran quickly toward the separate pavilion.

The other party was not an idle cultivator like himself; he was obviously here with connections, otherwise such treatment would not be possible.

However, just as he reached that pavilion.

He saw Liu Jun surrounded by several inner sect disciples, stomping his feet in anger: "What's the rush! Can't you wait a little longer? My sister... pfft!"

Even such a carefree youth became much more cautious when it came to his sister.

It was true that Baohua Xianzi held his sister in high regard, but he could not use that connection to cause trouble for her.

"This Daoist friend, please proceed."

The inner sect disciples shifted their gaze from Liu Jun to the figure in black robes sitting on the chair, cupping their hands and saying: "We do not know your identity, but we only hope that you will not make jokes of this sort again in the future."

A Return to Emptiness Stage Two cultivator of unknown origin dared to spread false news and disturb the Baohua Xianzi's cultivation; these outer cultivators were truly blinded by lust.

With this time, they might as well cultivate more.

With such skill, standing before the geniuses of other sects, what would attract the Baohua Xianzi? Her face?

"..."

Shen Yi exhaled slightly.

Jokingly speaking, he had considered the possibility of being fed a flatbread by a Young Master and had prepared himself for rejection.

But he never expected Elder Xuan Qing to lose so much face; his name did not even spark the Baohua Xianzi's interest in coming out to meet him.

This was somewhat awkward.

However, Shen Yi had no intention of lingering; he rose and cupped his hands: "My apologies."

The inner sect disciples had been prepared to fight, after all, cultivators who lied to request an audience were mostly shameless rogues.

For a moment, they did not expect the other party to be so free and easy, leaving them stunned for a second before they quickly raised their hands to return the greeting: "We will not see you off."

"Don't be afraid, Shen Qianbei, I have connections upstairs."

Liu Jun ran over in small steps, glared at the crowd, and then offered Shen Yi a word of comfort.

"..."

Shen Yi lowered his gaze and glanced at him, knowing what the other was wary of; he made no further demands, only shaking his head.

His Dan Poison was not necessarily something only the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect could cure.

Even if the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect was truly needed, it did not necessarily require relying on connections; there were many other ways, and time was plentiful anyway.

He paced out of the pavilion.

Zhang Ye forced a smile and did not disturb the other during such an awkward moment.

He did not believe that someone as ruthless as Shen Yi would lie about such matters; it was more likely that the "connection" within the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect had forgotten old favors.

Just as the group walked outward.

A graceful figure rushed in clumsily; even the hall-guarding disciples could not clearly see her appearance, but she indeed radiated the aura of the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect's cultivation method.

They merely spoke to remind her: "Slow down, what kind of propriety is this?"

"Pfft!"

The girl, whose face was not beautiful but still clear and fresh, stopped, pulled down her eyelids, and made a face at the hall-guarding disciple.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly noticed the young man walking past nearby.

A black robe fluttered slightly; on his Bai Xi and handsome face, his expression was calm, his deep eyes seeming to hold a sharp light; unknown what cultivation method he practiced, his entire person exuded a certain air of transcendence.

Although his cultivation was a bit low, his manner of not looking sideways was neither humble nor arrogant.

She widened her eyes, paused for a moment with interest: "Eh."

The aura on this person was unfamiliar; he did not seem to be a cultivator of the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect.

Interesting.

She rolled her eyes and quietly followed him.

"..."

The hall-guarding disciple frowned, staring at the little girl; seeing her sneaky manner, if she were not a disciple of the Lady Baohua Xianzi Sect, they would have wanted to remind that black-robed unaffiliated cultivator to watch his storage treasures.

(End of this chapter)