Chapter 135 Bai Xuanling: You Can Ask Me If You Don't Understand
Early the next morning.
Bai Xuanling pushed open the door; in the end, she did not make Chu Xingchen vacate his room.
It was just a joke; she was not truly ignorant of worldly wisdom.
Besides, she was not accustomed to staying in rooms others had lived in, and she carried a simple cave abode with her.
At this moment, the magnificent and majestic structure behind Bai Xuanling, occupying a large patch of empty ground, was her simple cave abode.
She had heard the bustle yesterday; it was actually quite heartwarming.
Bai Xuanling's gaze swept across and found only a cute-looking, well-behaved little girl sitting on a stone chair, quietly reading a book.
She looked very much like Xie Lingyu, who used to follow behind her when she was little.
A faint smile involuntarily surfaced on her face.
Yesterday's birthday party could be considered to have ended successfully. After Bai Xuanling finished her instructions, she did not disturb Chu Xingchen and the others celebrating the birthday any further.
Bai Xuanling knew that it was not appropriate for her to stay too long on such an occasion.
It was just as she had said at the beginning.
Bai Xuanling really did not come specifically to find fault.
Her disciple had a tight lip and would not admit to anything regarding a lover no matter how she tried to trick the words out of her.
However, the changes in Xie Lingyu were truly too great. Bai Xuanling really did not understand how, in just a few short years, Little Lingyu seemed to have changed her personality completely.
Moreover, she had gained quite a few schemes.
Of course, having more schemes was naturally not a bad thing.
She was only afraid that these schemes grew from being deceived too much. That would mean suffering many great losses.
However, regarding matters of affection, one ultimately could not judge right or wrong.
One-sided willingness and giving were voluntary, not to mention that growth only came after being deceived.
If she blindly obstructed it, she would end up pleasing no one on either side.
The road of immortal cultivation was long; one would always have to step into some pitfalls.
Furthermore, she felt that her disciple's taste should not be outrageously askew.
Plus, with the matter of Sunset Valley, what Chu Xingchen did was tentatively to her liking.
She might as well meet him to see what kind of person he actually was and what his character was like.
Additionally, if Chu Xingchen had no interest, she could make her disciple give up early on.
If he had interest, Bai Xuanling would not interfere much.
Mainly, she was tired from seclusion and should find some fun.
Wasn't the matter of coming to find her disciple's lover behind her disciple's back quite fun?
She would definitely not expect that she would come to find the lover she refused to admit to, right?
Later on, she could even see Little Lingyu's astonished expression. It would probably be very interesting.
Bai Xuanling's figure suddenly dissipated. In just the blink of an eye, her figure appeared opposite Chen Baiqing as if out of thin air, sitting opposite Chen Baiqing with a slightly lazy posture.
She propped her chin on one hand and looked at Chen Baiqing with an amused gaze.
"You look quite cute; what is your name?"
Chen Baiqing cautiously raised her eyes to glance at Bai Xuanling before her. Remembering her master's instructions, a brilliant smile appeared on her face:
"Senior, my name is Chen Baiqing."
"The name... is not bad." Bai Xuanling smiled, pointed at the candied fruit beside Chen Baiqing's book, and asked softly, "This, can I eat one?"
Chen Baiqing nodded hurriedly, then selected the biggest one from among them and handed it to Bai Xuanling.
Bai Xuanling extended two fingers to gently take it, then put it into her mouth without hesitation.
"Mm... the taste is quite good."
Chen Baiqing's smile remained: "It is good that Senior likes it."
Bai Xuanling nodded with satisfaction, then took out a bottle of pills from her Spatial Jade Ring:
"Since you treated me to candied fruit, I will treat you to pills I refined."
Chen Baiqing was stunned upon hearing this, and the smile on her face froze somewhat.
Pills... medicine?
Which kind that Master refined?!
Could her favorite candied fruit only be exchanged for this kind of thing?
Chen Baiqing recalled Master's instructions once again and could only extend her small hand to receive this bottle of pills.
She thanked in a low voice, "Thank you... Senior."
"She even gets shy; quite cute." Bai Xuanling nodded, then asked naturally, "What does your master usually do in the sect?"
"Cultivate, and teach us to cultivate."
"Other than these? I see your sect has few people; how do you earn Spirit Stones to maintain the sect's operations?"
Chen Baiqing thought for a moment and said, "Master knows how to refine pills."
This could not be considered lying. Master indeed knew how to refine pills; it was just still in the modification stage. At most, this counted as not speaking the whole truth.
Bai Xuanling nodded in understanding; earning money by refining pills.
This counted as a decent craft, and the profits were actually quite considerable.
Chu Xingchen pushed open the room door and saw the big shot sitting in front of his most well-behaved disciple. He hurriedly spoke up:
"Elder Sister, getting up so early?"
Bai Xuanling looked sideways at Chu Xingchen: "I actually feel that you got up somewhat late."
Hearing this, Chen Baiqing raised her eyes to look at the sun that had just risen not long ago.
Master had already risen exceptionally early today.
Chu Xingchen was not embarrassed at all. He walked over with a smile and answered:
"Immortal cultivation distinguishes no early or late; being on the path is enough."
Bai Xuanling chuckled lightly: "You have a glib tongue; fortunately, Little Lingyu didn't learn this."
Chu Xingchen also sat on the stone chair. Ignoring this sentence, he asked back:
"It was rushed yesterday; I wonder how Lingyu has been recently?"
"So-so." Bai Xuanling cast her gaze toward Chu Xingchen. "This sect of yours is a bit too lazy. At this hour, there are still two who are not cultivating, with not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation."
Chu Xingchen coughed lightly and answered, "The matter of cultivation relies on self-awareness..."
Bai Xuanling gave a disdainful chuckle and interrupted:
"Your room also had not a trace of spiritual power fluctuation yesterday. Presumably, you are not very self-aware either."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen was instantly speechless.
Damn it! Could one do whatever they wanted just because their cultivation base was high?
Bai Xuanling glanced at Chu Xingchen and sighed, her tone appearing slightly helpless:
"It is not good for a sect to be so lazy. I tentatively have some experience in managing sect disciples; how about letting me cure these little faults for you?"
How would Chu Xingchen dare to agree? If he let Bai Xuanling toss things around, his own sect would be torn to pieces by her.
He hurriedly spoke up to answer, "Do you not still have sect missions to do? This of mine is just a small matter; later, I will lecture them and make them cultivate properly."
Bai Xuanling did not insist. She nodded gently: "Don't say I'm staying here for free either. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come ask me while I have free time."
"Don't look at my youth; what I know is actually quite a lot."
Since she was already here, she would give this kid some convenience. After returning, she could use this matter to make Little Lingyu obediently owe her a favor.
At that time, she would make her dance a sword dance for her.
Chu Xingchen's eyes lit up upon hearing this; wasn't this the legendary Grandma in the Ring?
Would she teach whatever he pointed at? Currently, there really was a bottleneck waiting to be broken through.
He hurriedly asked, "Then, does Senior know how to refine pills?"
Bai Xuanling said with a tone that appeared slightly humble:
"It can tentatively be considered my specialty."
Chu Xingchen hurriedly asked further, "Then I must trouble Senior somewhat. I recently encountered a strange matter in pill refining. No matter how I refine it, the pill is difficult to swallow. Moreover, after consuming the pill, there is a very strange abnormal sensation."
Bai Xuanling frowned slightly upon hearing this:
"That is indeed a quite rare problem. Let me first see how you refine it."
"Okay! Elder Sister, follow me!"
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