115: Chapter 115 Let bygones be bygones, and let each other go.

The two Golden Guards and the one Vice Minister fell silent.

The situation was truly awkward; they didn't know how to respond.

The atmosphere at the wine table instantly turned cold; the cordial relationship that had just warmed up quickly chilled.

Xia Shaoxin wore a smile as he glanced at Cao Ben.

Cao Ben instantly felt a chill run down the back of his head.

They had fought two years ago at the Chiyan Sect. Even though Xia Shaoxin had only been on his first day of Qi Refining back then, he had felt ruthless, with every move intended to kill.

Now, Xia Shaoxin was no longer at Level 1 Qi Refining, and Cao Ben had absolutely no confidence.

That one glance had scared the soul right out of him. He felt an inexplicable terror, timidly shuffling toward Gao Zao, his face deathly pale, with sweat trickling down his spine.

With a mournful face, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xia, Brother Xia, I really wanted to let you run back then, but I ran into Lord Gao. I had no choice... I have my duties too, right?"

He kept signaling to Gao Zao with his eyes.

Gao Zao smiled bitterly to himself; it was clearly you who came to find me, saying there was a big deal worth a thousand Spirit Stones...

Now that things had reached this point, Gao had no choice but to cover for Cao Ben:

"That's right, you can't blame Brother Cao. It was I who ran into him and asked if he had seen you. Because Miss Liu was caught by Brother Ren the day before yesterday, we all guessed that you must be nearby, so we were looking for you."

Ren Kan said, "Exactly, not to mention you're worth a thousand Spirit Stones!"

Vice Minister Li also spoke up for Cao Ben: "Fellow Daoist Xia, Senior Brother Cao tipped you off out of personal friendship, and he took Senior Brother Gao to find you because of his duty. Please don't hold this against him."

With three experts speaking up for Cao Ben, and their attitudes being extremely sincere and polite, Xia Shaoxin found it difficult to take his anger out on Cao Ben.

Someone like Cao Ben, a piece of trash who couldn't even break through to Level 2 Qi Refining in his entire life, was the lowest of the low among Qi Refiners.

Killing him wasn't necessary, and hitting him would just lower his own status.

With a wave of his hand, he said magnanimously, "It's fine, it was all a misunderstanding."

Cao Ben hurriedly punished himself with three cups of wine, and the matter was considered settled.

The atmosphere eased again. Ren Kan asked, "Are you two still considered Disciples of the Chiyan Sect?"

Liu Tingting was stunned upon hearing this. Xia Shaoxin shook his head firmly: No longer.

"Then are you willing to join us?" Ren Kan asked very sincerely.

Gao Zao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "You can consider it. Except for not having a Spiritual Vein, our conditions are no worse than a Sect's."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ben laughed loudly, "That's right, little Fellow Daoist Xia, we've gotten to know each other through our fight. Just join the imperial court, and we'll be true brothers."

If they joined the Yue Kingdom, they would have someone to answer to, and past personal grudges couldn't be brought up again.

Before Xia Shaoxin could respond, Vice Minister Li hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother Ren, you haven't thought this through. The Chiyan Sect wants to capture them; it's one thing that we didn't arrest them, but to have them join us? Wouldn't that be inviting trouble for the Yue Kingdom?"

Hiss...

Ren Kan was stunned, realizing the crux of the matter, and had no choice but to drop the idea.

Xia Shaoxin had no intention of staying in the Yue Kingdom anyway, so he didn't even need to think of an excuse to refuse.

"Fellow Daoist Xia, Miss Liu, what are your plans for the future?" Vice Minister Li asked.

Xia Shaoxin replied, "Actually, we want to go to the Tang Kingdom; we want to see if there is any Opportunity for Foundation Establishment in the future."

Vice Minister Li nodded, "That's fine, that's fine. Leaving those madmen of the Chiyan Sect and living quietly as a Loose Cultivator isn't bad either."

Xia Shaoxin asked strangely, "A Loose Cultivator? How do you know I won't be accepted by any School?"

Vice Minister Li smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "I'm not familiar with the Tang Kingdom; I've never been there. You should go and see for yourself."

Everyone continued drinking for a while, then both sides bid farewell.

After many days, Xia Shaoxin was very happy to be reunited with Liu Tingting.

When they left the Chiyan Sect together, although Liu Tingting was his Senior Sister, she was actually a few years younger.

Having cultivated diligently on the mountain since childhood, she knew nothing about the outside world, and he always worried about her getting taken advantage of.

In reality, Liu Tingting had indeed suffered from her lack of social experience; she had wandered around recklessly and ended up getting caught.

Fortunately, news of Sect Leader Wu Yin's death arrived in time, and the two turned danger into safety.

Liu Tingting rode side-by-side with Xia Shaoxin but didn't speak.

Xia Shaoxin was a bit bewildered; he knew Liu Tingting was sulking but didn't know why.

"Are you still blaming me for not catching up to you and getting you lost?"

Liu Tingting shook her head.

"Then, are you blaming me because the bounty on me was higher than yours on the wanted poster?"

Liu Tingting glared at him fiercely and firmly denied it: No!

"Then why are you ignoring me?"

Liu Tingting said angrily, "Our Master is dead, didn't you hear? Vice Minister Li just said so!"

Xia Shaoxin couldn't help but smile bitterly; he really couldn't feel sad about Elder Qian Yunchang's death.

Besides, Sect Leader Wu Yin was also dead, so Elder Qian's death wasn't that much of a regret.

He didn't dare to make a sound and walked silently.

After walking for a while, he couldn't help but say, "But you don't seem that sad; you're not even crying anymore."

Liu Tingting stopped her horse and glared at Xia Shaoxin.

Her eyes were full of anger, but there was truly no sadness.

Then she turned her head away and said melancholically, "I've been thinking these past few days; I feel that Master also did some wrong things."

"You discovered that Master wasn't as good as you imagined."

Liu Tingting lowered her head, "I knew he would die sooner or later. I shed many tears for him, but when I heard he was truly dead, I couldn't cry anymore."

"Because you are not a little girl anymore; you have figured some things out."

Liu Tingting turned her head back, her expression forlorn, "I know what you want to say, but I don't want to hear it. With Master dead, I have no family left."

She spurred her horse and galloped forward.

Xia Shaoxin was moved and sighed. Elder Qian had also bestowed the favor of a free Pill Formula upon him; since the man was already dead, there was no need to speak ill of him in the future.

Worried about losing her again, he chased after her closely.

A few days later, they saw a majestic city from afar.

This was the capital of the Yue Kingdom.

"Wow, it must be very prosperous inside, right?" Xia Shaoxin exclaimed.

Liu Tingting's eyes lit up, "I'm familiar with this place. I'll take you around for two days, then we'll go to the Tang Kingdom to seek the Opportunity for Foundation Establishment."

"Great!"

"Do you know what's different about the capital compared to other places?"

"I don't know."

"In other places, there are fights, brawls, robberies, and assaults, but in the capital, there are very few."

"Oh, is it that safe?"

"Yes, there are many Cultivators here; how would Mortals dare to fight!"

Xia Shaoxin laughed, "That's true. I bet the people here must really like filing lawsuits."

Liu Tingting asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"Isn't that obvious? Unfair things happen everywhere. If you can't fight, then you file a lawsuit."

Liu Tingting was thoughtful and muttered, "I spent three months having fun and never thought of that, yet you hit the nail on the head. There are indeed many lawyers in the capital."

Entering the Yue Kingdom capital, they were immediately met with the Yuelai Inn. The two decided to hang around for a few days and booked two rooms.

Liu Tingting was still a little girl at heart; she loved strolling through the streets, listening to folk songs, buying snacks and pastries, and dragging Xia Shaoxin in and out of places that girls liked.

Xia Shaoxin had no mood to look at these useless things; he only wanted to go to the Immortal Market to buy some unseen medicinal herbs for sacrifice.

Their interests couldn't align at all, which was quite agonizing.

Xia Shaoxin found it hard to understand; shouldn't someone who Cultivates immortality be interested in things like Magical Artifacts, Spirit Talismans, or precious swords?

What was the point of running off to look at gold and silver jewelry for Mortals!