Chapter 260

Yu Ke and the others walked all the way to the sixth floor of the Hongyun Merchant House.

Stepping into an elegant room, the tea fragrance was misty and rising.

Inside the room.

A square table exquisitely carved from yellow agarwood was striking, and a set of exquisite tea sets was placed on it in an orderly manner, showing elegance.

In the main seat sat Liu Xing and Xia Youlan side by side.

On one side of the table, spirit incense was burning lightly, smoke was curling, and ash was falling finely.

Refreshing and pleasant.

Liu Xing, the dragon head of the Hongyun Merchant House, was brewing tea, her blue smoke-gauze dress revealing her fragrant shoulders; clearly, her behavior was upright and her expression was as cold as frost.

Yet it was full of life and fragrance.

"Thank you, Fairy Liu!"

Xie Wanwan held the teacup in her hand, her gaze falling on the bright red tea, and she couldn't help but be slightly shocked in her heart.

Blood tea!

This tea has extraordinary effects and can consolidate the foundation and cultivate the origin.

It is not blood, but it gets its name because its color is like fresh blood after three boils.

It is of great benefit to cultivation, especially for cultivators in the second heavenly ladder realm who want to open the triple divine anomaly 【Mercury Blood Silver Marrow】; it is a spirit tea that one dreams of, and it has no side effects. One tael costs thousands of spirit stones, and it is priceless in the outer sect, hard to seek even a drink.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing smiled shallowly, she leaned forward slightly, and her slender jade hands handed it over, her ten fingers as delicate and slender as jade carvings.

"Young Peng Yu Shi, please have some tea."

"Thank you, Fairy Liu."

Yu Ke did not have the slightest arrogance, politely took the teacup, and took a light sip; the tea flowed like a trickling stream into his dantian, and was then incorporated into the Great Zhou Heaven circulation.

After several circulations, it was as if a blood-colored sweet dew had fallen, nourishing every one of his acupoints, making them glow with a faint luster.

However, for Yu Ke, who already possessed the triple divine anomaly, although the effect of this blood tea was good, it was just icing on the cake, and it was better than nothing.

Chen Jingqiu smiled and picked up his teacup.

Xia Youlan caught a glimpse of the smile on Yu Ke's face, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.

She then picked up her teacup, handed it to Pang He gracefully, and said softly:

"Young Master Pang, please have some tea!"

Pang He was flattered, hurriedly took the teacup with both hands respectfully, and thanked him repeatedly:

"Thank you, Second Young Lady, for the tea."

Xia Youlan smiled indifferently, the smile like a spring breeze brushing her face, making Pang He's face flush even more.

Everyone sat around and chatted politely.

The topic involved all directions, covering everything.

Among them, Chen Jingqiu and Liu Xing talked, and Xia Youlan also interjected from time to time, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Yu Ke had limited knowledge, so he mostly listened at this time.

But from time to time, Chen Jingqiu would ask with a smile:

"Junior Brother Yu, what do you think!"

Yu Ke just wanted to watch from the sidelines, inwardly complaining, "Already offline, do not disturb."

Liu Xing got up to pour tea for Chen Jingqiu and praised:

"Young Master Chen is truly knowledgeable, even knowing the affairs of the East Sea like the back of his hand."

Yu Ke couldn't help but feel curious in his heart; whether it was Liu Xing or Xia Youlan, these two merchant house proprietors were big figures in the eyes of their outer disciples.

This could be seen from Pang He's expression.

Liu Xing and Xia Youlan's attitude towards Chen Jingqiu was almost equal, which surprised Yu Ke quite a bit.

Although he couldn't see through the cultivation of the two women, he concluded that they must be strong people of the fourth heavenly ladder.

Chen Jingqiu is just an outer disciple.

Because of Chen Jingqiu, Liu Xing and Xia Youlan also treated the three of them with extra courtesy.

Chen Jingqiu smiled modestly: "I just lived in the East Sea for many years."

Then, he turned to Yu Ke, "Junior Brother Yu, didn't you grow up in Luoshui? Luoshui is adjacent to the East Sea, haven't you been there?"

Luoshui and the East Sea are only half a continent apart, but Yu Ke's childhood cultivation was hard, and he almost never left home.

"I haven't been there."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingqiu laughed: "If Junior Brother Yu has the chance to go to the East Sea in the future, you might as well stroll around and appreciate the local customs there."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ke joked: "Then if I go to the East Sea and report Chen Sanzhong's name, will it still work?"

Chen Jingqiu's tone shifted at this time, no longer modest, and he laughed:

"If Junior Brother Yu really intends to go, the Dragon Palace of the East Sea is also a place to sit."

Yu Ke didn't care, just took it as a joke and laughed it off.

Liu Xing also laughed: "Young Peng Yu Shi, next time you go to the East Sea, you must let the dragon girl take off your boots, the turtle prime minister grind the ink, and the shrimp soldiers line up."

Pang He is not a dull person; one can see a glimpse of it from the Hongyun Merchant House's attitude towards Chen Jingqiu, this person is definitely not a thing in a pool.

So, he also followed up and said: "Then when I go to the East Sea in the future, I must report Chen Sanzhong's great name."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingqiu's mouth curled into a playful smile:

"Junior Brother Pang, are we very familiar?"

Pang He was speechless for a moment, his face showing embarrassment: "Haha, Chen Sanzhong is joking."

Seeing this, Xie Wanwan was quite surprised in her heart; Chen Sanzhong's character has always been slick, and with his family background, he really wouldn't take a Pang He seriously.

But in such an occasion, he didn't give Pang He face like this, which is really rare.

Could it be because of Yu Shixiong Yu?

Chen Jingqiu turned his gaze to Yu Ke and said seriously:

"I'm not joking, right Junior Brother Yu?"

Although Pang He was dissatisfied with Yu Ke in his heart, he hurriedly echoed at this time:

"Yu and I are naturally fellow disciples and friends for many years."

Yu Ke was leisurely tasting tea, and was suddenly asked again, he was slightly stunned.

He understood in his heart that Chen Jingqiu seemed to be intentionally helping him vent his anger.

Since that's the case, he naturally had no reason to give Pang He a step down at this time.

"Yu Shixiong Pang, are we familiar?"

Yu Ke directly repeated what Chen Jingqiu had just said.

Upon hearing this, Pang He's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face turned from embarrassment to gloom.

Yu Ke is just a mediocre person who hasn't been promoted in the outer sect for four years, and neither his cultivation nor his family background is as good as his, yet he dares to be so rude now.

However, facing Chen Jingqiu, Pang He didn't dare to turn his face easily.

Just at this time, an unexpected voice rang out.

Xia Youlan put down her teacup lightly, her long eyes like autumn water looked at Yu Ke quietly, and she said slowly:

"Young Peng Yu Shi, it seems like you were familiar with Young Master Pang last time at Zuijiang Yue."

"So it turns out that noble people have short memories!"

Pang He was overjoyed; the Second Young Lady spoke up to help him.

Yu Ke didn't expect that the proprietor of Zuijiang Yue had a friendship with Pang He and was willing to stand up for him.

He secretly pondered whether he had offended this Second Young Lady at some point, perhaps because last time at Zuijiang Yue, after she gave him a VIP card, she learned that he was just a nameless person in the outer sect.

But Yu Ke didn't care; after all, in the cultivation world, strength determines everything.

At this moment, he had completed the first life simulation and was about to establish his foundation.

With the help of the Kunxu Ding, he was confident that he would not be weaker than others in the future.

The ancient great cauldron in his heart sea seemed to understand its master's thoughts.

It vibrated slightly, emitting a vast and ethereal aura.

Yu Ke didn't want to form new grudges, and had no intention of adding trouble to Chen Jingqiu.

He laughed: "Then I apologize to Yu Shixiong Pang."

This matter was then put aside.

Pang He was also able to preserve his face, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.

However!

Chen Jingqiu put down his teacup, his expression turned cold, and his tone was a bit indifferent:

"It was me who was meddlesome, and even let Junior Brother Yu apologize for this."

As soon as these words came out.

The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Liu Xing also didn't expect that a few short dialogues would cause the atmosphere to change suddenly, and she smoothed things over:

"Just now, Young Peng Yu Shi didn't mean to apologize, it was just a joke, don't take it seriously."

Yu Ke didn't expect the coldness in the eyes of this Chen Sanzhong he had just met.

Zhou Liang was also like this back then; in his memory, when he first came to the Profound Heaven Sect, he participated in the Great Zhou outer disciple gathering for the first time.

Someone also mocked Yu Ke's background, and after Zhou Liang heard it, he didn't give the other party any face at the banquet.

Xie Wanwan also put down her teacup; if it weren't for Yu Shixiong Yu fighting for her quota for the Immortal Hidden Land trial the day before yesterday, she wouldn't have provoked Pang He, and all of this was caused by him.

She didn't want Yu Shixiong Yu to be wronged.

Seeing the rare anger on her cousin's face, Wang Yunxi smiled and poured the tea in her cup into the tea tray, the dark red tea like a stream, flowing down slowly.

Seeing the attitude of the few, Liu Xing didn't know what to do for a while.

She naturally didn't want to brush off the face of her own sister.

Now only she hadn't expressed her stance.

She couldn't help but look at Xia Youlan, not knowing why, why her usually wise Sister Youlan was like this today.

She really didn't see anything special about this Pang He.

Offending Chen Jingqiu for a Pang He is truly unwise.

Liu Xing said with a smile: "Wu Guanshi, go change to another kind of tea, this tea doesn't suit the taste."

"I remember Sister Youlan likes it the most, the 'Moon Guanyin' from the Southern Border, right?"

She still didn't want to brush off Xia Youlan's face, and had already decided in her heart that even if she offended the two because of this, she would have to find a way to make up for it later.

Xia Youlan didn't expect that things would evolve into such a situation; she was originally just complaining casually, "noble people have short memories."

During the banquet, Xie Wanwan and Wang Yunxi both took the initiative to talk to her, while Yu Ke always had an indifferent appearance, how could this not make her angry!

Xia Youlan directly ignored the topic Liu Xing threw out.

Pang He secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Just at this time!

Outside the door of the private room, the manager reported carefully:

"Proprietor, an honored guest is visiting."

Liu Xing couldn't help but frown slightly; when she is entertaining honored guests, usually no one will come to disturb, unless there is something very important.

"Honored guest?"

"It's Young Master Beside Lan Yu of the inner sect."

Beside Lan Yu, a true disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect's inner sect, his status in the inner sect is also prominent, known as the "Still Water Dragon Lord," and even among the true disciples, he is among the best.

Next year, for the position of the divine pillar of Shuizhang Peak, he has already occupied the quota.

The eight inner sect lineages, each peak has ten divine pillars, all of whom are key cultivation objects of the sect, and also have the right to cultivate their own forces and mobilize sect resources.

The divine pillar is the backbone of the sect, and almost every mountain master of a lineage is promoted from the position of divine pillar.

In other words, this person is a contender for the future master of Shuizhang Peak.

For such a person, Liu Xing naturally dared not be negligent, but she had no intersection with Beside Lan Yu before, so she was slightly puzzled.

The manager's voice rang out again:

"Young Master Beside Lan Yu has already left, leaving behind a true disciple junior brother, specifically to bring a message to Young Peng Yu Shi Ke."

Xie Wanwan looked strange; Beside Lan Yu and Yu Shixiong Yu only met once, why would he specifically come back to look for him?

Liu Xing looked at Yu Ke and asked: "Young Peng Yu Shi, shall I invite him in?"

Yu Ke nodded slightly, but his heart was full of curiosity; what on earth did Beside Lan Yu want to convey to him?

Not long after.

The manager led a male cultivator with a sword on his back and gold patterns on his cuffs to walk in, his brows and eyes revealing sharp spirit.

"Who is Junior Brother Yu?"

Yu Ke responded and walked out.

The male cultivator with the sword said: "Brother Beside Lan Yu entrusted me to bring a message to Junior Brother; when Senior Sister Li Qingshui left the sect a few days ago, all the sect's communication jade talismans were damaged, so she couldn't send messages."

"Junior Brother Zhou Liang and his party are safe and sound."

"Senior Sister Li sent a message this morning, entrusting Brother Beside Lan Yu to tell Junior Brother, to report that they are safe."

"Brother Beside Lan Yu went to the outer sect residence to look for Junior Brother in person today, but didn't see him, and since I happened to have something to come here, he entrusted me to convey it on his behalf."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ke realized it was news that Zhou Liang was safe; it seems Zhou Liang and the others didn't encounter any accidents, they just left the sect in advance.

"Thank you, Yu Shixiong."

The male cultivator with the sword smiled slightly and said: "Junior Brother is polite."

"Senior Sister Li also said, I hope Junior Brother Yu's outer sect assessment goes smoothly."

"Brother Beside Lan Yu also asked me to give this token to Junior Brother Yu, you are welcome to visit Shuizhang Peak at any time."

"Goodbye!"

He came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

The manager then exited the private room and closed the door gently.

Yu Ke held a jade token with the two words Beside Lan Yu written on it in his hand, emitting a faint luster.

Added to the one Li Qingshui gave him, he already had two.

He had been worrying about Zhou Liang's safety these days, and now he finally had good news.

This Senior Sister Li Qingshui is indeed very responsible; with her there, Zhou Liang and the others shouldn't have too many problems.

Liu Xing looked at Yu Ke with some surprise and asked: "Young Peng Yu Shi, do you also know Li Qingshui?"

This time, even Xie Wanwan was shocked.

"Is it really Senior Sister Li Qingshui?"

Li Qingshui has a very high reputation among outer disciples and miscellaneous disciples, and she is also the role model Xie Wanwan has had since entering the sect.

Xie Wanwan said with a bit of complaint: "Yu Shixiong Yu, since you know Senior Sister Li, you didn't tell me."

"I know her by chance!"

Yu Ke was a bit embarrassed; in fact, he only met this Senior Sister Li once, so it was hard to say it out loud.

Pang He's gaze was locked on the token in Yu Ke's hand, his heart full of jealousy, unwillingness, and disbelief.

He knew that Yu Ke only met Yu Shixiong Beside Lan Yu once, yet he could be gifted such a precious token, able to enter and exit Shuizhang Peak of the inner sect freely.

You must know that outer disciples cannot enter the inner sect at will.

If Pang He had this token, why would he need to look at the face of a mere inner disciple Ding Zhao in the outer sect.

In Liu Xing's eyes, it was quite different.

This Yu Ke is not only on good terms with Chen Jingqiu, but also on good terms with Li Qingshui and Beside Lan Yu.

Li Qingshui and Beside Lan Yu are both true disciples, the difference is that Li Qingshui's name has already been engraved on the sect's golden book.

The sect's golden book has nine pages in total, and every name recorded on it is a core person of the sect, and it is also a heavy treasure; one only needs to leave their true name to increase their lifespan by eight hundred years.

Moreover, it is recorded in the ancient scrolls of the cultivation world.

"The double-pupil child is born to respond to the catastrophe and is invincible in the world."

So Li Qingshui is also called the double-pupil child, a true prodigy of the Profound Heaven Sect.

As Liu Xing, who has operated news in the outer sect for many years, knows, Li Qingshui is almost the next mountain master of Yuqing Peak.

Yu Ke being able to be on good terms with Li Qingshui and others must have his own merits.

Seeing this, Xia Youlan was somewhat certain that the shattering of the Pixiu last time really had something to do with Yu Ke.

Yu Ke and the four others had already said goodbye and left.

Parted on bad terms.

Pang He still wanted to stay, but seeing the Second Young Lady's cold expression, he had to say goodbye helplessly.

Liu Xing couldn't help but ask from the side:

"Sister Youlan, what's wrong today? How could you be so muddled."

(End of chapter)