Chapter 155 You get used to dying after a while
Shen Zhaozhao: "???"
What is that?!
no? !
who? !
凸(艹皿艹)！
Xie Linyuan!!!
That scoundrel! How dare he add scenes without permission?!
She asked him to subtly inquire about the Refining Pavilion's movements, but instead, he directly forced them into becoming a bizarre couple "competing to flirt" to prove who was superior!
How does this lunatic's brain even work?!
Shen Zhaozhao's molars were grinding together, she wished she could immediately drag the culprit over and perform a live demonstration of tearing a peacock apart with her bare hands.
However, the two female cultivators from the Tianyan Sect were clearly unaware of the turmoil running through Shen Zhaozhao's mind. They saw that after the young master finished listening, he stood there stunned, his face turning pale and then red. They assumed that "he" had been exposed and was feeling extremely embarrassed.
The two older sisters exchanged a glance, their excited smiles growing even wider. One of them, the more lively one, even stepped forward and said, "But since you've come to us for help, how could we not support you?"
Another person covered their mouth and laughed, "Exactly! My senior brother said that your Daoist partner is, uh... has the bearing of a dragon and the beauty of a phoenix. If he wins too easily, won't you be completely under his thumb?"
The lively female cultivator nodded vigorously, displaying a confident "I'll take care of this" attitude: "Alright! You wait here, we'll use communication talismans to call all the sisters who are wandering around Canglan City over!"
"When they arrive, just go up and talk to them. Whatever you say, it'll all count as a bonus! How about that? Aren't you sisters being generous?"
Shen Zhaozhao: "..."
elder sister!
There's absolutely no need for that, sister!
She just wanted to quietly gather some information; who wanted to play this kind of shameful game with that lunatic?!
Shen Zhaozhao was screaming inwardly, her internal organs were about to shift with anger, but on the surface, she had to force out a stiff smile, her lips twitching, and she dared not deny it.
never mind……
Whether it's the persona of a refined gentleman or a persona of someone who jumps around arguing for superiority, as long as it can build rapport and make the other person lower their guard and ask for information, that's fine.
Isn't it just social death?
You might get used to dying eventually!
Thinking of this, Shen Zhaozhao steeled her resolve and decided to go all out. She braced herself and approached the two female cultivators, trying her best to make her voice sound sincere and pitiful: "Thank you so much for your help, sisters! If I can defeat that scoundrel this time, I will definitely come back and thank you properly!"
She spoke haltingly, her tone more filled with sorrow than gratitude.
However, to the two female cultivators who had completely embraced the role of "spectators," it was automatically filtered into "his" stubbornness in refusing to be subordinate to others.
The way the two looked at Shen Zhaozhao was as if she were some rare and adorable little animal, instantly disarming her completely.
After chatting for a few more minutes, while they were looking down to activate their communication talismans, Shen Zhaozhao's eyes lit up, and she quickly seized the opportunity to try to steer the conversation back on track.
With a perfectly balanced expression of envy and wistfulness on her face, she sighed softly, seemingly unintentionally, "Ah, it's so good to be a disciple of a major sect. You have abundant resources and don't have to worry about anything."
"We independent cultivators can only envy them."
These words seemed to have triggered a strange switch in the two female cultivators.
The two, who had just been enthusiastically discussing the "top-down issue," almost simultaneously pursed their lips, and the excitement on their faces from "sweet moments" was quickly replaced by a sigh and complaint about "their first work being stolen by their junior sister."
"Don't even mention it."
The lively female cultivator was the first to complain, her voice filled with obvious resentment, "What abundant resources? Those are all prepared for the personal disciples and core elders above. For outer disciples like us, it's just that the title sounds prestigious."
Another person nodded vigorously in agreement: "That's right, our Tianyan Sect looks prestigious, but the resources within the sect are severely skewed!"
"The best pills, magical artifacts, and cultivation techniques—aren't they all first chosen by the inner disciples and those with powerful connections? As for us, we're lucky if we can even get a small piece of the pie!"
Shen Zhaozhao immediately feigned surprise: "Ah? Is that so? I thought..."
"What did you think?"
The lively female cultivator seemed to have found someone to confide in, and she opened up completely, "Let me give you the most ready example! Take Yun Wan'er, the junior sister personally taught by our sect leader, right?"
Shen Zhaozhao's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm on the surface, only shaking her head slightly, pretending not to know: "Uh, I haven't heard of it, but since it is a disciple of the sect leader, it must be a person of unparalleled talent, right?"
"Exceptional talent?"
The female cultivator scoffed, "Her talent is mediocre. She was stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining a while ago and couldn't break through no matter what. But our sect leader was so kind to her. You didn't see it, but he was sending all sorts of rare and precious materials into her cave like they were free spirit stones!"
Another female cultivator curled her lip: "Hmph, to put it bluntly, those resources are just for throwing at a pig. The pig's cultivation might even be higher than hers!"
"that is!"
"Moreover, a while ago, my junior sister returned from Yuntai Immortal Market, and for some reason, she suddenly disappeared without a trace, all very mysteriously."
"After my sect leader came out of seclusion, he didn't pay much attention to sect affairs. He just stayed on Lingxiao Peak every day, and I don't know what he was whispering about with that junior sister."
As she spoke, she looked around, lowering her voice even further, with a mysterious air about sharing a secret: "I bet it's the sect leader spoiling his precious disciple again, giving her extra help in private!"
"That's right!"
Another female cultivator said sourly, "Every time that Yun Wan'er puts on that half-crying, half-wronged look, what good things doesn't our sect leader send to her?"
Shen Zhaozhao subtly raised an eyebrow.
Yun Wan'er was disfigured by her, so instead of returning to her own cave to recuperate or pestering the elders of the Pill Pavilion for spiritual medicine, why is she bothering Ling Xiao Zhenren every day?
Moreover... since Master Lingxiao has emerged from seclusion, then... why is there absolutely no news about Gu Xuanchen?
Does that old man not care about the life or death of his other precious apprentice?
Thinking of this, Shen Zhaozhao's mind raced slightly, and her face showed a worldly curiosity: "Sisters, now that I hear you say this... does your sect leader... have taken a liking to your junior sister?"
"Otherwise, why would I treat her so well? It's a bit... beyond the bounds of a master-disciple relationship, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, the two female cultivators were taken aback, and a moment of confusion and contemplation appeared on their faces.
Suddenly, the more lively female cultivator gasped sharply, "Hiss! You... now that you mention it..."
"We all thought Junior Sister and Senior Brother Gu were a perfect match, a match made in heaven... But this time when they came back, Senior Brother Gu must have offended some deity, and his cultivation was directly crippled, his path to immortality was ruined."
"So... after Junior Sister came back, it seems she really didn't visit Senior Brother Gu even once?"
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the same shock in each other's eyes. Could it be that the sect leader harbored those kinds of feelings for their junior sister... and that's why he secretly intervened and crippled Senior Brother Gu's cultivation?!
Is this some kind of melodramatic soap opera?!
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