Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jiang Xiaobai’s face was full of black lines. Why did everyone have such an expression when they knew that he was going to cultivate immortality?
Who were they looking down on?
Ao Cheng crossed his arms with one hand and grabbed his chin with the other.
“Also, even if you want to cultivate immortality, I can find someone for you in Dragon Valley. If you really can’t, I can teach you. But if you find the Third Elder…”
“What’s wrong with him?” Jiang Xiaobai asked.
“Nothing. After all, you did me a favor. I’m not stingy. Let’s go in and take a look.”
With a meaningful smile, he went forward and pushed the door open.
Xiao Ling’er’s figure instantly appeared. “Brother Ao Cheng, why did you come so late? Ling’er was so bored waiting for you.”
“Come, Ling’er. This is a gift that I brought for you.”
As Ao Cheng spoke, he took out a candied fruit and handed it over. When Xiao Ling’er saw the candied fruit, her expression instantly became excited. She grabbed it and refused to let go.
Just from this, it could be seen that Ao Cheng and the Third Elder must have a very good relationship.
When they entered the building, it was dimly lit. The Third Elder did not seem to like lighting lamps.
In the darkness, Jiang Xiaobai saw an old man sitting on a rocking chair with his eyes closed.
The aura emanating from the old man was on par with Ao Yuanwu’s!
“Ao Cheng, you b*stard, how dare you bring any random person to my place when you haven’t taken any action for a few days?”
The Third Elder snorted coldly with his eyes closed. His attitude was extremely vile.
However, he acted as if he did not hear it and did not pay any attention to them. He sat down on the chair beside him.
“Although this guy is a mortal, he has helped me a few times. I am not a person who doesn’t return favors.”
Third Elder suddenly opened his eyes and sized up Jiang Xiaobai and Ao Cheng. The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
“Heh, it’s not a small favor for you to remember.”
“Then do you think it’s a whole fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones?”
Then, the Third Elder looked at Jiang Xiaobai, obviously giving him face.
“Kid, I don’t know who compelled you to come to my place, but since Ao Cheng is speaking up for you, I’ll give him face.”
“Come forward, I’ll take a look at your aptitude.”
Jiang Xiaobai immediately went forward. When the Third Elder reached out his hand to test Jiang Xiaobai’s aptitude, he nodded slightly.
“Upper-grade spirit root. Your aptitude is quite good, but it’s impossible for me to take in a disciple. In the future, you can stay here and do odd jobs.”
The Third Elder continued to lie on the chair. “How much you can achieve depends on your own life.”
“Take it and study it yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a tattered book was thrown to Jiang Xiaobai. He flipped it open and saw that it was a necessary item for entering the immortal cultivation realm — the Qi Cultivation Technique.
On the other side, Ao Cheng was sitting on a chair and swaying as he said, “Mortal, this is a great opportunity for you. You have to cherish it.”
“Speaking of which, why are you related to a mortal? And how did this mortal appear in Dragon Valley?” Third Elder raised his eyebrows.
Ao Cheng sighed. “It’s a long story. It’s all because of that disappointing sister of mine…”
As he complained to the Third Elder, Jiang Xiaobai was shocked.
How dare he!
He dared to say that Ao Yan was disappointing?
Did Ao Yan know about this?
The Third Elder, who knew the whole story, only smiled and did not say anything. He only looked at Jiang Xiaobai with a subtle change in his eyes.
However, no one noticed it.
Ao Cheng sat and chatted with the Third Elder for a while, then left after dropping two bottles of wine. The relationship between the two of them felt like they were friends who had forgotten their age.
As for Jiang Xiaobai, he was standing in the same spot, looking like he was studying the Qi-inducing art.
In fact, he was analyzing some things in his mind.
He was a top-notch expert, alone in an empty room, and he had a good relationship with Ao Cheng.
Yes, he kept feeling that there was something strange mixed into his analysis.
“Mortal, do you have a name?”
“I’m Jiang Xiaobai.”
The Third Elder nodded. “Alright, get lost. From now on, come to my place every afternoon to clean up.”
On the way back, Jiang Xiaobai’s mood was much more stable.
However, the Third Elder’s temper was really strange. He could have a relationship with a good-for-nothing like Ao Cheng, but in front of him, he was simply a bad-tempered old man with an explosive temper.
From the looks of it, with Ao Cheng and the Third Elder, his situation in Dragon Valley was beginning to rise. As long as the method was right, it would not take long for the plan to be accelerated.
Then, Jiang Xiaobai put his thoughts outside Dragon Valley.
From the time he transmigrated to this world, Jiang Xiaobai had been cooped up in Dragon Valley.
He did not just want to see the outside world. He wanted to do both!
The relationship in Dragon Valley was after all an external matter. It was better to be self-reliant in everything.
With Laojun’s alchemy skills, as long as Jiang Xiaobai took the Cleansing Pill out now, it would definitely set off a storm-like wave.
But the problem was: how to get out?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai realized that he had already returned to the entrance of the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Ao Yan was sitting by the stone table drinking tea. Her expression was cold. Just the action of lifting the teacup gave people a sense of beauty that floating fairies could not be desecrated.
“Come here and sit down.”
Based on that cold expression, she was a little overbearing and unreasonable at the moment.
“Are you really confident?” As soon as Jiang Xiaobai sat down, Ao Yan spoke with a cold expression.
“Did you go to see the Third Elder today? How was it? Did you get snubbed or something else?”
Ao Yan narrowed her eyes and spoke with a smile.
When Jiang Xiaobai saw this beauty’s appearance, he was stunned in his heart.
In his memory, Ao Yan seemed to be an extremely fierce tigress. Why did it not feel like this now? Jiang Xiaobai smiled embarrassedly and told her about his meeting with Ao Cheng today. He also told her that Ao Cheng had helped him.
When Ao Yan heard this, she sneered. “This kid is always acting indecently. You can actually hang out with him?”
At this moment, a maid came to his side with tea.
“Prince Consort, please have some tea.”
Jiang Xiaobai nodded. He raised the teacup to his mouth and suddenly looked up, staring at the teacup.
“What’s going on? Why are you making such a fuss?”
Ao Yan raised her eyebrows.
Jiang Xiaobai ignored Ao Yan’s words and stared at the teacup. Then, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the maid.
There was poison in the tea.
To be honest, when he realized this, Jiang Xiaobai felt his heart stop for half a beat. It was an indescribable feeling of fear.
Of course, this was only for a moment. In his previous life, there had never been such a dangerous situation.
At the same time, it made Jiang Xiaobai understand that the situation he was in now was very dangerous.
There were already people who wanted him dead.
He had the alchemy skills of Laojun, and his strength was also in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Naturally, he could discover the problem in the tea.
“This tea was brewed by you?”
Jiang Xiaobai looked at the maid without revealing his expression.
“Yes… Yes, Prince Consort. Is there a problem?”
The maid had a look of astonishment.
Jiang Xiaobai nodded indifferently. He casually placed the teacup on the table and didn’t continue to move.
At the same time, his mind whirled rapidly.
Who on earth was trying to attack him?