Chapter 101: Top Predator
The other party had already taken the initiative to greet him, so Su Xiaoyuan had no choice but to stand up and walk to Ling Yue Immortal Venerable and his senior brother and politely bowed: "Junior greets the two Immortal Venerables."
Su Xiaoyuan guessed that the boss came down the mountain on a secret visit and didn't want to reveal his identity, so he didn't say his nickname.
Ling Yue Immortal Venerable also stood up and returned the greeting: "Fellow Daoist Su, there's no need to be polite. I said we can just be friends as equals."
He was tall, and when Su Xiaoyuan stood up, she felt as if a huge shadow was covering her head, and her entire future became gloomy.
Ling Yuexianzun still had no expression on his face when he said this. To be fair, it was almost impossible to distinguish him from the realm spirit just by looking at his face, but the sense of oppression was incomparable.
When he smiles, he is weird and perverted, and when he doesn't smile, he is simple, pure and unpretentious. The combination of the two makes him look scary, with two different faces in front of people and behind their backs.
Su Xiaoyuan stood frozen in place like a small animal locked in a giant python's grip. A chill emanated from her crown, and her soul seemed to have left her body, leaving only an empty shell. She replied, "Thank you, Immortal Venerable."
Ling Yue Immortal Venerable then introduced the Taoist priest in green clothes beside her to her: "This is my senior brother."
The Taoist was handsome and kind-looking. When his junior fellow called his name, his expression froze, and he stood straight as if at attention. "My name is Weixuan, and I live at Taiyan Feiquan Peak. Nice to meet you."
Su Xiaoyuan had done her homework and had some understanding of the six peak masters of Taiyan. As soon as she heard the Taoist name, she knew that this Taoist in green was the fourth senior brother of Ling Yue Xianzun, who specialized in Yin-Yang divination.
Master Wei Xuan looked just as approachable as his senior sister and second senior brother. He had a fair face, soft features, and a pair of adorable puppy eyes. His smile was very friendly. "I met Fellow Daoist Su once that day. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Su still remembers it?"
Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly: "Of course I remember."
The peak masters of Taiyan, both men and women, are all top-notch in appearance and have their own unique characteristics. She has a good memory for images, let alone handsome men and beautiful women, and she can remember them at a glance.
For some reason, the Taoist's face turned pale after hearing this ordinary reply, and his voice became a little weak: "Haha, Su... Daoist friend, you really have a good memory."
Ling Yue Immortal Venerable glanced at the table behind Su Xiaoyuan and asked, "Are those two friends of Fellow Daoist Su?"
Although her tone was flat and she didn't sound angry, Su Xiaoyuan inexplicably sensed a hint of dissatisfaction, as if questioning why she didn't return the favor and introduce her friends to him.
Su Xiaoyuan could only turn her stiff neck and introduce her best friend and new friend to the two big guys.
Ruan Mianmian was initially surprised that her best friend actually knew that stunningly handsome man. But after listening to their conversation, she gradually realized what was happening. Since the Taoist in green was the fourth-ranked Master of Feiquan Peak, Wei Xuan Zhenren, he only had two junior apprentice brothers. Add to that the stunning beauty and aura of the handsome man in white, and his identity was immediately apparent...
Ruan Mianmian was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.
Although the two best friends were not careful when joking and called each other "brother-in-law, brother-in-law", but when they really met in person, even a bold girl like her didn't dare to act rashly and pulled Yu Yingchun forward to greet him.
Immortal Master Ling Yue glanced at Fourth Senior Brother.
Immortal Wei Xuan said, "My junior brother and I rarely come down the mountain and we happened to meet fellow Daoist Su and the other two. It is truly a great fate. If the three of you don't mind, why don't we go to the third floor and find a private room to sit down and chat."
Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly: "The Immortal Venerable has important matters to attend to, and I dare not disturb him."
Master Wei Xuan: "We don't have anything important to do."
He glanced at his junior fellow apprentice's face and changed the subject: "However, if today is inconvenient for you, we can discuss it another day."
Su Xiaoyuan knew that it would be rude to refuse the boss's invitation. If it was just her, it would be fine, but her best friend and fellow Daoist Yu were also on the candidate list, so she couldn't offend the boss.
She was about to bite the bullet and agree, but Immortal Ling Yue suddenly said, "Don't force yourself."
Although she said that, Su Xiaoyuan didn't know whether this was her true meaning or she was being sarcastic, so she didn't dare to say anything for a moment.
Ling Yue Immortal Venerable then said to his senior brother, "Let's sit here."
As they spoke, the two of them sat down at the original table.
Su Xiaoyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her original seats with her best friend and Yu Yingchun.
Fortunately, her seat was by the window, and there was a close friend between her and Ling Yuexianzun and the others. The iron-clad Nascent Soul stage cultivator gave her some sense of security.
It was not until then that she realized that the back of her shirt was soaked with cold sweat and her forehead hair was also wet. She quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped it.
With the big boss around, the three of them couldn't talk freely.
Ruan Mianmian pulled out her communication mirror and used her hand to cover her eyes while texting her bestie: [Oh my god, my brother-in-law is even more stunning than I thought!]
Su Xiaoyuan: […Don’t you think he’s scary?]
Ruan Mianmian: [It's chilling, but he's the most powerful being in the world, so how can he not exude some intimidation? He even took the initiative to greet you. Could it be that he fell in love with you at first sight at Dragon Ridge Peak last time?]
Su Xiaoyuan: [How is that possible! Be careful, we won’t be seen communicating like this, right?]
Ruan Mianmian: [Don't worry, Xiao Yuanzi. A powerful person wouldn't have that much free time. I was just kidding. But he still remembers you. You two know each other now. The closer you are to the water, the sooner you can catch the moon. Go get him!]
Su Xiaoyuan: [Haha…]
Su Xiaoyuan felt bitter in her mouth. She couldn't explain to her best friend that Immortal Ling Yue noticed her because of her identity as a time-traveling woman.
Ruan Mianmian: [Little Yuanzi, why are you unhappy? This face and this figure must have grown on your heart, right?]
The face and body were indeed growing in her heart, but it was highly poisonous. It was bright and beautiful but inedible.
Su Xiaoyuan: [Don't send the message. It's not good to leave Fellow Daoist Yu alone. Let's go back and talk about it.]
After she finished writing, she put away the communication mirror. Her best friend also put it away as advised, and the three of them continued to eat.
Su Xiaoyuan had completely lost her appetite. She just mechanically put food into her mouth, but she had no taste and had no memory of what she had eaten.
She didn't dare look at the table where Ling Yuexianzun was sitting, so she pricked up her ears and listened carefully, but the two of them didn't say a word. They just sat opposite each other and drank tea in silence, as if they had come down the mountain to the restaurant just to taste tea.
But even if he sat there without saying a word, his presence was still so strong, like a top predator sneaking in among a group of herbivores.
The entire lobby was silent. The guests did not dare to talk to each other. Even the waiters tiptoed as if they were thieves when serving the dishes, and tacitly avoided the table of Ling Yue Xianzun.
After a while, Su Xiaoyuan finally plucked up the courage to secretly glance at Ling Yuexianzun, but he happened to be looking towards the window, and their eyes met unexpectedly in the air.
Su Xiaoyuan's back stiffened, and she held her breath and dared not move.
However, after a brief eye contact, the man looked towards the window.
It turned out that he was looking at the scenery. Su Xiaoyuan's heart, which had risen to her throat, fell back. She subconsciously followed his gaze and found that he seemed to be looking at the windowsill.
Su Xiaoyuan couldn't help but notice that the windowsill of this restaurant was quite wide. Somehow her thoughts slipped and she thought of the windowsill in "Sword Flower Record". Naturally, she thought of what happened on the boat in the afternoon. The panic of being suspended in the air with no support and the overwhelming fear brought by the man in front of her overlapped. Memories, imagination and reality were also chaotically intertwined. When she came to her senses, she suddenly realized that there was a picture in her mind.
She clearly didn't like Immortal Master Ling Yue and was unwilling to take his essence, but when those images flashed before her eyes, her heart started beating as if it was going to burst through her chest.
Stop it, you deadhead! she screamed in her mind.
However, as we all know, the more you tell yourself not to think about the elephant, the more it will fill your mind.
There was no time to stop herself, she had already begun to uncontrollably imagine the scene of her identity and her mission being discovered, being stared at by those deadly eyes, and being pressed against the windowsill and severely punished.
How could that be possible! He would just chop her in half with one sword, just like in the book!
Speaking of swords and chopping... the puppet's flat voice popped up in her mind at an inopportune time: "The Cold-hearted Immortal Venerable draws his sword to destroy the flowers..."
It’s all because of that damn pornographic book!
Su Xiaoyuan knew that her face must be too red to look at, so she quickly lowered her head, hoping that Immortal Ling Yue would not notice anything.
Fortunately, at this moment, the crisp sound of thin porcelain and hard wood colliding came from the table next to us.
Then came the man's clear and sharp voice: "It's getting late, let's go back to the sect."
Zhenren Weixuan said hello, and the two brothers stood up immediately.
Su Xiaoyuan felt as if she had been pardoned, and just hoped that they would leave quickly, but unexpectedly, the two of them got up and walked towards them.
The person in charge of socializing was still Zhenren Weixuan. This puppy-eyed pretty boy was obviously a social expert. Before the three of them could react, he took out the communication mirror and exchanged communication talismans with him.
Master Wei Xuan said to his junior fellow apprentice, "Meeting is fate. Junior fellow apprentice, why don't you leave a rune as well?"
Su Xiaoyuan thought that he would find an excuse to refuse as he looked so unapproachable today, but he said "OK" and then took her communication mirror with a slender and beautiful hand. His white jade-like fingertips elegantly drew a complicated talisman on the mirror, and then handed the communication mirror back to her.
Su Xiaoyuan took it with both hands tremblingly.
Then Immortal Ling Yue opened his palm towards her.
Su Xiaoyuan didn't understand what he meant, she just heard him say, "I don't have my communication tool with me, Fellow Daoist Su, please write the talisman here first."
Su Xiaoyuan was shocked. The handwriting written with concentrated spiritual power could last for a few days, but she would not dare to write on his palm even if she had eight hundred courage!
Could it be that the boss was testing her with some secret method? Some kind of spell that could be cast without anyone noticing, simply by physical contact?
Just as she was wondering, Ling Yue Immortal Venerable looked at her and said, "Fellow Daoist Su, are you unwilling?"
Su Xiaoyuan shuddered: "No... no..."
"Then write it."
Su Xiaoyuan had no choice but to concentrate her spiritual power on the tip of her index finger and stretched it towards his palm tremblingly.
When her fingertips touched the man's skin, she was surprised to find that his palm was very warm. Although he looked like a man made of ice and snow, he felt so hot to the touch.
I don't know about other places...
Stop the dead brain!
Fu Tingyun lowered his eyes and looked at her. The girl lowered her head, the tips of her ears were red as if they were dripping blood, and the fingertips that moved rapidly in his palm were also flushed. He felt as if a feather was touching the tip of his heart, and the itch seeped into every limb. He couldn't even tell whether it was intentional or unintentional, and curled up his fingers.
The last stroke went out of bounds.
"Sorry, it's a little itchy," he said.
Su Xiaoyuan had no choice but to erase it and draw a new one.
After exchanging the talismans, the two said goodbye and left the restaurant.
After the two men left, the hall was still silent, as if the pressure would linger for three days after the departure of the people. After a long time, everyone began to gradually resume conversation, but as if they were still intimidated by some force, they unconsciously lowered their voices.
But his excitement was beyond words. Meeting the legendary Sword Master in a restaurant was like a dream. Who wouldn't be excited!
Su Xiaoyuan nearly fainted, but after finally recovering, she had no desire to stay any longer. After Ruan Mianmian and Yu Yingchun finished their meal and chatted for a while, she used the excuse of changing clothes to go and pay the bill. Unexpectedly, the fat shopkeeper ran out with a big smile on his face, holding three gilded and colorful food boxes, each with seven or eight layers. "But Fairy Su? Your bill has just been settled by the Immortal Master. This is a small gift from our shop. Please accept it, Fairy and your two distinguished guests."
Su Xiaoyuan: "May I ask which immortal settled the bill?"
The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It's that Immortal Venerable..."
Su Xiaoyuan, bewildered, carried the lunch box back upstairs and told her bestie and Yu Daoyou what had happened. Ruan Mianmian sighed with a kind heart, "Immortal Master Lingyue may look cold, but he's actually quite nice. Don't take it to heart, Xiaoyuanzi. He's the richest man in the Ten Continents, and a meal for him is nothing."
Yu Yingchun missed the point: "Why did Fellow Daoist Su go to the meeting quietly? I should have treated you to this meal."
Ruan Mianmian said, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not just a meal. It's not easy to treat someone."
The three of them left the restaurant. Yu Yingchun wanted to go to the market to buy some things. Su Xiaoyuan didn't have the energy to go shopping and didn't want to be a second-hand person, so she persuaded her best friend to take Yu Daoyou shopping, and she took a light boat back to the wing boat.
She was about to return to the cabin to tell the puppet about her encounter with Ling Yue Immortal Venerable. As she was walking hurriedly on the deck, she suddenly heard the cry of a crane. Looking up, she saw a crane with shiny feathers and a majestic demeanor flying towards her.
There was a jade plaque hanging around Linghe's neck, engraved with the golden Taiyan emblem.
It came over the side of the boat, folded its wings, landed on the railing, and raised one leg.
Only then did Su Xiaoyuan discover that something was tied to one of Linghe's feet.
"Is this for me?" she asked.
The crane flexed and stretched its neck, as if nodding.
Su Xiaoyuan untied the rope and took it down, and found it was a small bamboo tube. She opened the lid and found a rolled-up letter inside.
She unfolded it and saw that it was an interview notice from Longji Peak.
When she saw the interview date, she almost fainted.
The interview is tomorrow!
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