Chapter 17

Lu Shaoqing brought Xiao Yi to the Juxian Tower once again.

After Lu Shaoqing entered, Wang Yao came up to greet him.

"Senior Brother Lu!"

Seeing the respectful attitude of the others in the tavern towards Wang Yao, Lu Shaoqing looked him up and down. "Promoted?"

Wang Yao scratched his head, a bit embarrassed. "I'm not sure. The boss sent the previous manager back to the Fang family and promoted me to be the manager of the tavern."

Lu Shaoqing patted his shoulder. "Not bad."

"By the way, how much of a discount can you give me as the manager?"

"Master Lu, your consumption at Juxian Tower is naturally free."

Fang Xiao arrived.

Fang Xiao respectfully greeted Lu Shaoqing and Xiao Yi.

"Master Lu, Miss Xiao."

Lu Shaoqing asked Fang Xiao, "Boss, what did you just say?"

Fang Xiao smiled. "Master Lu, I'll cover all your expenses at Juxian Tower."

Lu Shaoqing immediately became wary. "Boss, what do you want?"

"I'm not selling myself."

Fang Xiao was about to spit blood.

Who the hell wants your body?

But if you insist, it's not impossible.

Fang Xiao looked Lu Shaoqing up and down.

Lu Shaoqing was handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his gaze deep and his features well-defined, exuding a sunny aura.

If he were to go for a marriage proposal, he would certainly win the favor of many beautiful women.

Fang Xiao, unable to laugh or cry, said, "Master Lu, you are a direct disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, the junior brother of Master Ji Yan, and your master, Shao Cheng, is a Yuan Ying expert."

"These identities are enough to make many people curry favor with you."

"I also want to use this opportunity to build a good relationship with you."

Fang Xiao thought to himself, more importantly, it's your potential.

Thinking about that night, Fang Xiao still couldn't help but shudder.

The invincible sword intent and the meticulous mind, the way of handling things, all made Fang Xiao realize that Lu Shaoqing was far from as simple as he appeared on the surface.

If it weren't for the thing her father gave her that night, she would have been discovered by Lu Shaoqing long ago.

Her father was a Yuan Ying expert, and the thing he refined almost got discovered by the Jie Dan expert, Lu Shaoqing.

This showed how terrifying Lu Shaoqing was.

Such a talented person naturally needed to be cultivated.

The more connections, the more benefits.

Lu Shaoqing, upon hearing this, looked at Fang Xiao deeply.

When he came here for the first time, Fang Xiao should have known his identity.

Why didn't he offer free service before?

However, Lu Shaoqing didn't plan to accept it.

Joking, he was poor, but he wasn't so desperate as to accept any benefits.

Eating someone's food makes one soft, and taking someone's hand makes one short.

He didn't want to get into trouble over a meal.

Lu Shaoqing said, "Boss, you're too kind, no need."

"Anyway, you've already said that I get a 50% discount here, which is enough."

Fang Xiao was taken aback, and his evaluation of Lu Shaoqing rose even higher.

Such high vigilance, indeed impressive.

Fang Xiao said, "Master Lu, don't be too formal, just consider it making a friend."

"Or do you look down on me, a weak woman?"

"How could I? I don't want to take advantage of you, after all, it's not easy for a woman to run this tavern."

Fang Xiao looked at Lu Shaoqing deeply again, increasingly feeling that Lu Shaoqing was not simple.

Although the benefit was small, Lu Shaoqing was unwilling to take it.

Lu Shaoqing said to Fang Xiao, "Boss, you go about your business, no need to waste time with me."

"Junior Brother Wang will do."

"Junior Brother Wang, take us to a private room."

Wang Yao looked at Fang Xiao, who nodded.

Wang Yao said, "Senior Brother Lu, Senior Sister Xiao, this way."

Fang Xiao stood there, lost in thought.

Lu Shaoqing ordered a full table of dishes again.

Xiao Yi lay listlessly on the table, with no appetite.

In theory, a month of hard cultivation shouldn't be much for a cultivator.

Even a year wouldn't be like this.

But with Ji Yan personally supervising, it put enormous pressure on Xiao Yi.

It made Xiao Yi feel mentally and physically exhausted.

"Second Senior Brother, I'm so tired."

Xiao Yi lay limply on the table, while Xiao Hong ate from the plate in front of her.

"Get used to it, get used to it."

Lu Shaoqing naturally knew why Xiao Yi was tired.

"Master almost broke down before, you'll get used to it."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi looked up at Lu Shaoqing. "Really?"

Her eyes sparkled with curiosity.

Lu Shaoqing said, "Of course, otherwise how could Master break through from Jie Dan to Yuan Ying within ten years?"

"Senior Brother Ji Yan deserves half the credit."

"Scary!"

Xiao Yi whistled.

"Then what about you? Did Senior Brother Ji Yan treat you like this?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "No, your Second Senior Brother is a genius, even Senior Brother Ji Yan would pale in comparison, how could he have the face to supervise me?"

Xiao Yi naturally didn't believe it. "I don't believe it."

"Everyone says Senior Brother Ji Yan's talent is the best, how could you possibly be better than him?"

"Definitely because you're so lazy, even Senior Brother Ji Yan can't do anything about you."

Lu Shaoqing smiled slightly but didn't say anything.

Xiao Yi sat up straight, her eyes sparkling with even more curiosity.

"Second Senior Brother, can you tell me how Master took you and Senior Brother Ji Yan as disciples?"

In theory, Ji Yan and Lu Shaoqing, who had almost opposite personalities, shouldn't have become fellow disciples.

But Shao Cheng had both Ji Yan and Lu Shaoqing as disciples.

Xiao Yi was very curious about how her two senior brothers joined the Tianyu Peak and became Shao Cheng's disciples.

Lu Shaoqing said, "When Senior Brother Ji Yan came to the Lingxiao Sect to seek a master, he boasted that whoever took him as a disciple would be blessed."

"He said he would take his master to ascend to immortality in the future."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi widened her eyes. "Senior Brother Ji Yan was that arrogant back then?"

"Yes, so he almost got beaten to death."

"And our master, although the peak master, was quite ordinary in strength, and no one wanted to be his disciple."

"He saved Senior Brother Ji Yan and took the opportunity to take him as a disciple, so they became a pair of like-minded people."

Xiao Yi spat. "What kind of description is that?"

"What about you? How did you become Master's disciple?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "When Master saw me, he was amazed and begged me to be his disciple."

"You know, I'm a soft-hearted person and can't refuse others, so I reluctantly agreed after his repeated requests."