"Junior Sister Zhenru! Junior Sister Zhenru, wait a minute!"
Liu Yunqing walked back along the way she came, but not very fast. When she heard Meng Shu's voice, she neither sped up nor slowed down.
"Junior Sister Zhenru, don't be angry. I didn't mean to scheme against you."
Meng Shu quickly caught up with Liu Yunqing, stopped her in front of her, and looked a little embarrassed.
Liu Yunqing stopped walking, but still didn't say anything, only looking at Meng Shu.
Meng Shu knew that the other party was waiting for her explanation. She looked around and pointed to a hexagonal pavilion, saying:
"Let's go there and talk."
As long as Liu Yunqing is willing to listen to the explanation, Meng Shu is no longer in a hurry.
Once inside the hexagonal pavilion, Meng Shu carefully brewed a cup of the finest spiritual tea for Liu Yunqing before speaking apologetically:
"I want to apologize to Junior Sister Zhenru first. I did approach you with ulterior motives at first, but I really didn't mean any harm."
"Miao Miao has good talent and ability, it's a real pity that she's like this now, so when she saw Junior Sister Zhenru, she wanted to ask Junior Sister Zhenru for help."
Liu Yunqing glanced at the spiritual tea, but didn't drink it. Instead, she said directly to Meng Shu:
“If you just want to help, you can just tell me directly. There’s no need to go to such lengths to get close to me and then use this method… Besides, those things aren’t that important to me.”
When Liu Yunqing said this, his expression was calm and his tone was even.
Looking into the other person's clear eyes, Meng Shu felt a little embarrassed, thinking about her original plan.
After hesitating for a long time, Meng Shu gritted her teeth and said to Liu Yunqing:
"Let me be frank. I inquired about it beforehand, and it turns out that Junior Sister Zhenru's fire spirit root is extraordinary. I think she can help Miaomiao heal her injuries."
"But the healing process takes a long time, and... it takes a lot of effort. It would be difficult for someone who isn't close to you to agree to this."
Especially for someone like Liu Yunqing, who is a diligent cultivator, it would be almost impossible for him to waste a lot of time helping a stranger.
Despite the long lifespan of cultivators—with Golden Core cultivators alone having a lifespan of five to eight hundred years—time is actually very tight for cultivators who are determined to achieve immortality.
Because after a cultivator enters the Golden Core stage, each advancement becomes increasingly difficult and takes longer. What appears to be a longer lifespan is actually a period without any time to relax.
The disciples of major sects are better off, at least they have a master and are supported by the sect. Not only is their cultivation system more systematic, but they also have more time. Unlike Liu Yunqing and other independent cultivators, who rely entirely on trial and error in their cultivation, they also have to spend a lot of time acquiring cultivation resources.
If it were anyone else, Meng Shu would have given them the reward directly, but that wouldn't work with Liu Yunqing. So she decided to first befriend her and then play the emotional card.
It's a pity about Miaomiao...
Meng Shu sighed and looked at Liu Yunqing with some guilt, saying:
"It was my impure thoughts, but I truly had no ill intentions. Or, as Junior Sister may propose, Miao Miao's condition really cannot be delayed any longer."
Liu Yunqing had a good impression of Meng Shu, but not enough to quickly become close friends.
My impression of that Deacon Miao is neither good nor bad, but his behavior just now was indeed embarrassing.
Liu Yunqing wasn't some saintly saint; she didn't have the inclination to save everyone she met. She said calmly:
"Although Fellow Daoist Meng's behavior makes me uncomfortable, I can still understand it."
"But I'm sorry to say I can't accept that Deacon Miao's attitude. Her health condition wasn't caused by me."
“The Tai Xuan Sect has a profound foundation. If they want to treat Steward Miao, there must be other ways. My side is not irreplaceable. Fellow Daoist Meng, there is no need to be so persistent.”
Seeing that Meng Shu seemed about to say something, Liu Yunqing added:
"Besides... I really don't have much time to spend on other people."
After saying this, Liu Yunqing got up and said goodbye to Meng Shu, then headed down the mountain the way he had come.
"Junior Sister Zhenru..."
This time, Liu Yunqing did not stop.
She wasn't actually very angry, but she had her own temper.
I just wanted to buy some unique items, but I was inexplicably yelled at, even though the other person clearly needed my help.
Liu Yunqing couldn't quite understand this behavior.
She could roughly guess that it might be that Deacon Miao, who had been tormented by illness for a long time, had a somewhat sensitive personality.
But this wasn't caused by Liu Yunqing. After hearing Meng Shu say a few words about how difficult things were for Deacon Miao, she had to pretend to be magnanimous.
She's not sick, why should she put up with this nonsense!
"But Master, if you want to accomplish what the Mother Tree entrusted to you, you really need to win people's hearts more!"
In my mind, Fusangmu's voice rang out, paused for a moment, and then said somewhat cautiously:
"And besides, Master, you really do seem a bit lacking in social skills~~"
Liu Yunqing left the Spirit Plant Peak, using spiritual power to support her feet, and flew towards Tai Xuan City while jokingly teasing the Fusang Tree.
"Little Fusang, you've made great progress! Now you even know a phrase like 'winning people's hearts'."
Seeing that Liu Yunqing was unwilling to say more and was deliberately teasing him, Fusangmu hummed and stopped talking.
Liu Yunqing smiled, ignored it, and focused her attention on Tai Xuan City.
If you enter the city from outside the Tai Xuan Sect, you need to pay an entrance fee of spirit stones, but if you enter from inside the Tai Xuan Sect, you can enter Tai Xuan City directly.
The guard at the city gate, seeing that Liu Yunqing was a stranger, only addressed her as "Uncle-Master" based on her cultivation level, and then stopped looking at her.
Liu Yunqing headed straight for the East City Market.
Although Meng Shu wanted Liu Yunqing and Miao Miao to become friends, she still recommended some shops to Liu Yunqing when she asked about places selling spiritual plants in the market.
Tai Xuan City is extremely large, with markets in all four directions: east, south, west, and north. Each market is as large as a medium-sized city.
Meng Shu had previously recommended the market in the east of the city.
Liu Yunqing arrived at the east of the city according to the map. Looking at the bustling and crisscrossing wide streets, she was momentarily at a loss as to where to go.
"Is this your first time visiting Tai Xuan City, fairy?"
As Liu Yunqing was choosing a street in the market, someone approached her and struck up a conversation.
Liu Yunqing turned to look at the man and saw that he was waving a folding fan and had a very elegant demeanor, but he was wearing a fur coat, which looked rather incongruous.
Seeing Liu Yunqing looking him over, the man fanned himself more vigorously, causing his long fur coat to flutter wildly, making him look exactly like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
"If the fairy needs anything, please tell me, and I will certainly..."
"No need."
Liu Yunqing did not appreciate the beauty of a peacock spreading its tail. He glanced at the man strangely, left the two people behind, and disappeared in a flash.
When Liu Yunqing reappeared, he had arrived at a street that was not very wide, but was exceptionally bustling.
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