The next day.
Liu Ling found Lu Xueqi early and went to the tea party together.
At the tea party.
The group chatted idly, creating a harmonious atmosphere, and Lu Xueqi was also enjoying herself.
As they chatted, the conversation turned to Lu Xueqi.
After all, she had never been seen at previous tea parties.
I've also heard rumors about the Liu family recently.
"Xiaoling, aren't you going to introduce the person next to you?"
"Yes, yes, this lady is really beautiful, and her skin is so smooth. How does she take care of it?"
Seeing the crowd about to touch her, Liu Ling quickly pulled Lu Xueqi aside to prevent them from touching her.
"This is Li Keqing's wife, Lu Xueqi. I believe you have all heard about the recent news about the Liu family."
"Hehe, Xiaoling, what are you doing? We're just envious of Sister Lu's skin. Touching it won't hurt us."
Everyone joked.
"No, I brought these people with me, and I must bring them back safely."
Liu Ling retorted evasively.
"Okay, okay, everyone's just curious, why are you reacting so strongly?"
Lu Xueqi tried to smooth things over.
"Yes, we're just curious. Could Sister Lu tell us her beauty secrets?"
They looked at Lu Xueqi expectantly; no woman could resist such temptation.
"Actually, there's no secret. My husband just got me some beauty pills. I take one every month and my skin naturally becomes like this."
Lu Xueqi's statement was somewhat conservative.
She had a master alchemist as her husband, and she ate beauty-enhancing pills like candy every day.
"Second-tier beauty-enhancing pill!"
Everyone was extremely envious. Although this kind of pill was only a second-tier pill, it was still very rare. Every time it appeared, it was driven up to an astronomical price by a large group of female cultivators.
A bottle of ten beauty-enhancing pills normally costs only two hundred spirit stones, but the crazy female cultivators have driven the price up to one thousand per bottle, a five-fold increase.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Lu Xueqi thought for a moment and took out two bottles of beauty pills.
"I have two more bottles here, I'll give them to everyone as a gift for our first meeting."
There were exactly twenty women present, excluding her.
"Sister Lu, from now on you'll be my real sister!"
"Yes, yes, Sister Lu, you're so kind!"
Everyone was thrilled upon hearing this. It wasn't that they couldn't afford the pills, but rather that they had no chance to snatch them. As soon as the pills appeared, they were bought by other female cultivators before they even heard the news.
The two bottles of beauty pills were quickly distributed, and everyone swallowed one pill immediately after receiving it.
However, the beauty-enhancing pill was only a second-tier pill, so it wasn't very effective. Therefore, everyone continued chatting and drinking tea.
While they were chatting, an uninvited guest arrived shortly afterward.
"Hehe, you gentlemen are gathered here drinking tea again. How comfortable! Have you managed your family businesses? Has your income increased over the years? Has the market expanded?"
A figure entered the courtyard accompanied by laughter.
"What are you doing here? You're not welcome here!"
No one looked, but upon hearing the sound, they instinctively frowned.
The visitor was Liu Mei, the daughter of the Liu family. The reason why people disliked her was not only because there was some competition between her family and other families in business, but also because she liked to show off and belittle others in order to achieve her own pleasure.
So nobody likes to play with her; she's just too annoying.
"What? Isn't the purpose of your tea party a gathering between families? Does that mean my Liu family isn't a family? You should feel fortunate to have someone of my esteemed status participating."
After all, not everyone is qualified to sit and drink tea with me. Be happy, you should feel proud.
Liu Mei spoke eloquently.
Hearing this all-too-familiar statement, everyone felt like throwing up.
However, knowing full well that arguing with this person would be pointless, everyone tacitly ignored him.
They left Liu Mei standing aside and continued their casual conversation.
Liu Mei wasn't annoyed, as if it were commonplace, and after sitting down, she would interject with a few words here and there.
Lu Xueqi raised her eyebrows as she watched this scene. It was quite interesting. After observing her for a while, she found that Liu Mei had nothing wrong with her except that she liked to show off.
As they chatted, Liu Mei noticed that everyone was centered around Lu Xueqi.
That won't do. As a natural-born protagonist, she must be in the spotlight.
"Sigh, this is so frustrating. I accidentally broke through to the eleventh level of Qi Refining yesterday. At this slow cultivation speed, when will I ever reach the Foundation Establishment stage..."
Liu Mei said in an exaggerated tone.
The chatter stopped abruptly. Everyone present was at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining. Was this guy deliberately saying this to disgust them?
"Liu Mei! If you want to show off, go outside and do it. Don't disgust people here!"
"How could it be showing off? I wasn't showing off at all. I was just troubled. Oh, I almost forgot that none of you have broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refining. Oh dear, did I hurt your pride by saying that?"
Hehe, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect that you guys, who are a year or two older than me, are cultivating slower than me~
Liu Mei scoffed.
Everyone's faces turned red with anger.
"Eleventh level of Qi Refining? Then you need to keep working hard and strive to break through to the Great Perfection as soon as possible."
A sound rang out.
As he spoke, he even revealed the aura of the Great Perfection of the Thirteenth Level of Qi Refining.
"Wow! Sister Lu, you're actually a Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator!"
The crowd gasped in surprise.
Even Liu Ling was surprised, because Lu Xueqi usually didn't show off at all, so she always thought that the other party was at most one level higher than her, that is, the tenth level of Qi Refining.
Ten to twelve is perfection, and thirteen is great perfection.
This is a huge leap. A late-stage Qi Refining cultivator can easily kill a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Similarly, a Great Perfection Qi Refining cultivator can easily kill a Great Perfection Qi Refining cultivator.
It is extremely difficult to kill an enemy beyond one's cultivation level. Even Li Daoxuan, who possesses a talisman, dares not say that he can kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert with 100% certainty.
"It was just luck; it's all thanks to my husband."
Lu Xueqi smiled.
Liu Mei, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses.
Seeing her expression, everyone laughed and said, "What? Did Sister Lu discourage you? Humph, you're nothing special. Even if you had another seven or eight years, you still wouldn't be able to break through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."
"Who said that! I only need two years, no! Three years to break through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining!"
Liu Mei immediately lost her temper.
"You can't even brag like that. Whatever makes you happy."
The crowd gave them a look that said, "Go ahead and brag, let's see if we believe you."
This sight made Liu Mei so angry that her eyes turned red, her self-esteem was hurt, and she burst into tears.
"I'm not playing with you guys anymore!"
While rubbing the small pearls, it fled at top speed.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. It was the first time they had ever seen this guy like this. Liu Mei was actually crying? It was truly strange.
"Have we gone too far?"
Someone said weakly.
"What's wrong with that? What she just said was nothing compared to what she usually says. Is it okay for her to laugh at us, but we can't laugh at her?"
Others were indignant.
Lu Xueqi never expected things to turn out this way. This was the first time she had made someone else cry, especially a girl.
"Sister Lu, don't blame yourself too much. If we leave her alone for a few days, she'll come running back to bother us again."
"I hope so."
Lu Xueqi sighed, thinking that she would give some gifts as an apology next time they met.
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