The storyteller then steered the conversation back to Zhao Xixiang.
They praised her for her courage in facing the demons, for shaving off her beautiful hair to nurture the cubs, and for finding spiritual plants for the demon cultivators.
Lin Che kept teasing her from the side. For every word the storyteller praised, he would add three or five more, making her the best in the world.
Zhao Xi's face turned red from what he said, and he and Lin Che exchanged pleasantries.
But that troublesome young boy was still dissatisfied. He pointed out the flaws in the storyteller's words in a sarcastic tone, saying that a mortal like her could not possibly refine pills or use magical artifacts: "If mortals could use magical artifacts, this immortal realm would have been occupied by mortals long ago! Besides, what's so great about a mere mortal? Doesn't she have the Water God behind her?"
He stood up, raised his head, and said, "If I hadn't heard that there was a water god here, I wouldn't have come. That god is so arrogant, he didn't even see me."
Zhao Xi turned to look at Lin Che: "You gave him the cold shoulder?"
Lin Che lifted his bamboo hat and looked at her innocently: "I have been in seclusion since I came back and have not seen anyone. It is not targeting him alone."
The boy said, "I think the Water God is nothing special, just a name without substance. Your headmaster is nothing but a product of hype."
"snort."
It's one thing to slander her, but to go and smear her Water God is another.
Zhao Xi took out a wind talisman, blew it downwards, and lifted the boy's bamboo hat.
Almost simultaneously, all the cultivators below stood up, gripping their magical artifacts in an attempt to resist.
However, the teahouse is protected by array formations that prevent them from using any magic or spiritual energy. Anyone attempting to harm someone using unusual methods will be detected by these arrays.
"Who is it?" The boy lifted his straw hat, revealing the face of a little girl.
She had big eyes, a delicate face, and rosy lips. She frowned slightly and looked up at the private room.
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