Chapter 1169: Old Man

Instantly, the whole hall was silent.

Many Yaochi disciples, including Bai Cailing and several deacons, were stunned.

Although they had already guessed that this old man was very extraordinary, definitely not as simple as only having the Human Immortal Stage and being ailing, and he even brought a Pantao tree back to life, which was definitely not simple.

But now hearing his words, everyone was stunned.

Unintentionally struggling for spring, letting the flowers envy!

Was this the portrayal of this old man's life? From a generation of prodigies, to being envied, suppressed, and even persecuted, only to end up in such a situation today?

So... he really is an old man with a story!

Many Yaochi disciples felt awe in their hearts. No matter how strong this old man was before, just the fact that he could bring a Pantao tree back to life was enough to make people awe-struck. After all, this kind of means was something even the Shennong Clan couldn't do!

"Really ridiculous!"

At this time, a disdainful laugh sounded.

The young man sitting on the chair, the young prodigy of the Shennong Clan, Yi Zhong, had a look of mockery on his face, looking at Xu Que: "If you really wanted to hide your name and live in a humble way, why did you run to Yaochi, and even take action to save a Pantao tree? If you really didn't want to be discovered, you should have saved the entire Pantao Garden, and then left silently, instead of only saving one, and then waiting for us to discover it and ask you, and then you pretend to be helpless and be discovered!"

Yi Zhong's words actually had the meaning of waking someone up from a dream.

The expressions of many Saint Sect disciples also became a bit strange.

On the contrary, those few deacons were expressionless, not feeling that there was anything surprising about this, and in their eyes, this was not anything at all.

As long as there was the ability to save those Pantao trees, this would save Yaochi a lot of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and there was no need to cultivate a new Pantao Garden. As someone with ability, it was a very normal thing for Yaochi to give the other party some rewards and returns.

But now that Yi Zhong said it so bluntly, it was a bit disrespectful. Although he was well-intentioned and could allow Yaochi to open the skylight and speak clearly, without having to go around in circles with Xu Que, this kind of approach was not very suitable for Yaochi.

They were used to treating people with courtesy, and they found it hard to accept this kind of simple and rude style of doing things.

Immediately, Deacon Lin stood up, looked at Xu Que and smiled slightly: "Elder Xu, you misunderstood. In fact, we were already at our wits' end regarding that Pantao Garden. If you really have a way to save the entire Pantao Garden, I hope you can help."

She directly covered up those words of Yi Zhong, eased some of the embarrassment of the scene, and also turned the topic back to the Pantao Garden, requesting Xu Que to help with a sincere tone.

If it were an ordinary person, perhaps they would give Yaochi some face and just let it go.

However, Xu Que was not a normal person. Having mixed in the cultivation world for so many years, when had he ever suffered any grievances?

Now that he had been spoken to so rudely by a young kid, if he didn't get back some face, could he still be called Xu Que? Could he still be called Xu Que's father?

"Hehe!"

Xu Que laughed, his aged body trembling with the laughter. He leaned on his cane and laughed: "Deacon Lin misunderstood. In fact, this old man passed by the Pantao Garden yesterday and saw it full of death aura, feeling a bit unbearable, so I poured the little spirit liquid I had on me. Being able to save one Pantao tree is already luck. As for the others, this old man is really powerless!"

Refused?

Several Yaochi deacons and Bai Cailing felt a thud in their hearts.

Afterwards, everyone's eyes also swept toward Yi Zhong intentionally or unintentionally. Obviously, they didn't believe that Xu Que could only save one Pantao tree. The reason for the refusal was nothing more than because this Yi Zhong was disrespectful to him, making him unhappy.

Yi Zhong was also a bit stunned at this moment. He was a young prodigy of the Shennong Clan, and even had great hope of winning the position of God Son of the Shennong Clan. His status in the Tianzhou Continent was so powerful, who dared not give him face?

So just now, seeing that the old man had low cultivation and no background, he dared to speak so simply and rudely, also wanting to make it easy for Yaochi to act, leaving a good impression on Bai Cailing, and at the same time, the old man could get corresponding rewards, and everyone could simply and directly complete the transaction.

But he calculated everything, just didn't calculate that this old man wouldn't give him face, refusing to save the entire Pantao Garden.

In this way, he, Yi Zhong, became a fool who failed to achieve anything.

"Bang!"

Immediately, Yi Zhong slammed the table heavily, stood up abruptly, and the powerful pressure swept out, staring at Xu Que and shouting: "Bastard, you have such big guts, in front of us, you still dare to speak like this, could it be that you don't put Yaochi and our Shennong Clan in your eyes?"

"Sigh!" Xu Que could only shake his head at this, sighing deeply, full of desolation and helplessness: "This little brother really misunderstood. This old man is really powerless!"

"You..." Yi Zhong's face sank, and he was about to make a move.

After all, as a young prodigy of the Shennong Clan, he had never encountered such a situation. On weekdays, as soon as this name came out, who dared not give three points of face? Even if there were those who were not afraid of death, as long as the other party had no background, his Shennong Clan could kill them directly to vent their anger.

"Enough!"

At this time, Bai Cailing gave a cold shout, stopping Yi Zhong's next move.

She looked at Yi Zhong coldly, indifferently saying: "Fellow Daoist Yi, this Elder Xu is the father of a friend of mine, and also a guest of Yaochi. I hope you can be more respectful to him."

After speaking, Bai Cailing's gaze fell on Xu Que, full of apologies: "Elder Xu, sorry, Yaochi's hospitality is not good, please forgive me!"

"No matter, no matter, this old man is already someone with one foot in the coffin, how could I care about these!" Xu Que had a kind and amiable smile on his face, waving his hand.

"This..." At the same time, Yi Zhong's whole face was black to the extreme.

He had done a good deed with bad intentions this time. He originally wanted to break everything with one word and perform in front of Bai Cailing, but he didn't expect things to turn out like this, especially seeing the "kind" smile on Xu Que's face, Yi Zhong felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

This old guy is definitely pretending!

Yi Zhong also stood up, looked at Bai Cailing and said: "Saintess Bai, this matter was indeed my abruptness. Please forgive me. But I don't think my words are wrong. If this old man really has no way, why only save one Pantao tree? Before he took action, he should have thought that you would find him. If he couldn't save the entire Pantao Garden, what's the use of saving just one? Isn't this drawing a snake and adding feet?"

Yi Zhong's tone was very strong. He knew that he couldn't just let it go today, otherwise, this Saintess Bai would definitely think he was a pushover. So, no matter what, he had to reverse this situation.

Swoosh!

Immediately, Yi Zhong's cold gaze swept toward Xu Que, with a hint of warning: "Old man, don't go around in circles. If you really have no way to save the Pantao Garden, then I, Yi Zhong, will definitely apologize to you. But I can see that you must have a way, but you just want to use this to let Yaochi give you some benefits. Why not just say your conditions directly? If you can really save the Pantao Garden, I, the Shennong Clan, will give you some extra heavenly materials and earthly treasures, how about it?"

"Fellow Daoist Yi, you..." Bai Cailing's face already carried a hint of anger, even though Yi Zhong's words did make everyone feel that there was some truth to it, she still couldn't stand Yi Zhong's attitude.

After all, she had always felt that she owed Xu Que a favor. After all, back in the Refining Moon Palace, Xu Que really saved her. Now that Xu Que's father was here, if the old man suffered any grievances, how would she, Bai Cailing, face Xu Que in the future?

However, Bai Cailing's words hadn't been spoken yet, but were interrupted by Xu Que.

"Hehe!" Xu Que let out a bitter laugh, shook his head and said: "Alright, at this point, this old man can only admit that this little brother is right. This old man really has a way to save the Pantao Garden, and I also have some requirements for Yaochi."

As soon as these words fell, Yi Zhong's gloomy face instantly relaxed, turning from cloudy to sunny, and he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Bai Cailing and the many deacons, as well as the many female disciples of Yaochi, were all stunned.

In their impression, this kind and amiable old man shouldn't be such a deep-minded person!

It seems that it really is "don't judge a book by its cover," the world is sinister!

Bai Cailing felt a little disappointed, but didn't say anything more, and sat back on the chair silently.

Several deacons had already returned to indifference, not surprised by anything.

Deacon Lin also looked at Xu Que, smiled slightly, and took the lead in asking: "Elder Xu, since you have a way, why not say what your conditions are? If my Yaochi can do it, I will definitely satisfy you."

At this time, Xu Que coughed a few times again, shaking his head repeatedly: "This old man actually wants to say, I hope that before I die, I can ask for a daughter-in-law. That rebellious son Xu Que, although he doesn't understand things and his conduct is bad, he still inherited some of the advantages of this old man when I was young, such as being handsome, dedicated, infatuated, and rich, so..."

Speaking of this, Xu Que paused slightly, trembling and pulling out a piece of gold paper, continuing: "This old man hopes that after saving the Pantao Garden, Saintess Bai can marry my son Xu Que as shown in the marriage contract! This old man hopes to see that rebellious son have a home before I die, so that I can close my eyes with peace of mind!"

The words fell, and Xu Que swept a look at Yi Zhong intentionally or unintentionally, sneering in his heart.

Silly prodigy, who can't see that you have feelings for Bai Cailing? And you forced me to set conditions?

This Acting Cool Saint will now snatch Bai Cailing to be my daughter-in-law, see if you are angry!

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