Chapter 35

Hua Yueyin's small, red lips were slightly parted as she sipped the petal tea, looking incomparably charming. She smiled sweetly at Shen Xiang and said, "Young Master, come over and have a cup of tea before we talk about serious matters."

Shen Xiang touched his nose, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed because he had just fought with someone and refined a furnace of Great Revitalizing Pills, leaving him sweaty and disheveled.

He smiled and said, "Lady Hua, you are much more beautiful than the flowers outside. I just don't understand why Lady Hua is being so热情 to me; this warmth really makes me feel hot!"

After saying this, Shen Xiang cursed "seductress" in his heart. Since he entered, a fire had been burning in his lower abdomen.

Although he could remain calm on the surface, his heart was still incredibly restless. He had seen Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao's beautiful bodies, and had been in close contact with the ethereal little fairy Xue Xianxian. He had also seen the graceful and outstanding Empress of the Divine Armament Heaven. However, he had to admit that Hua Yueyin before him was indeed as beautiful as the moon and flowers, on par with the few beauties he had seen.

"Since Young Master has a genius like Xue Xianxian, how could you look at a humble woman like me?" Hua Yueyin feigned self-mockery, with a hint of envy on her beautiful face.

Shen Xiang turned his head away, no longer looking at this incomparably beautiful woman. He drank a cup of petal tea and said, "Lady Hua, let's get to the serious matters. I want to sell a thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass. I believe Lady Hua will give me a satisfactory price!"

Hearing this, Hua Yueyin stopped teasing the innocent young man before her, sat down, and poured him some tea. She said, "This is quite unexpected. This is a thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass. Since you are a pill refiner, don't you know how precious it is? If Young Master is short of money, I can lend you some."

Shen Xiang was startled. He couldn't understand what virtue or ability he had that would make such a beautiful, mature, and stunning woman be so intimate with him, to the point of lending him money.

"This woman is very cunning; I need to be careful," Shen Xiang knew the principle of offering favors without reason.

"No, I don't want to owe anyone anything. If Lady Hua is unwilling, I'll find another place." Shen Xiang stood up, not wanting to be tempted by this woman any longer, as it was not a pleasant experience.

Hua Yueyin sighed softly, sipping her tea with a sad expression. She said, "Although I am seen as a high-ranking Lady by others, my true identity is just a maid in the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden. I was only assigned to manage this Pill Fragrance Medicine Shop because I am somewhat pretty and a bit clever."

Such a heavenly beauty was actually just a maid! Shen Xiang found it hard to believe.

"Shen Xiang, you are a rare genius, both in strength and alchemy talent, unmatched in any martial arts sect! Let me be frank, I want to introduce you to the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden. This way, I can receive a reward from the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden and leave this place with sparse spiritual energy." Hua Yueyin pouted, looking pitifully at Shen Xiang.

For a martial arts sect to recruit a good talent is a good thing, but Shen Xiang was a bit puzzled. He said, "Your meaning is that after you recruit me into the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden, you will receive a reward? You don't seem like a maid; I feel your strength is at least at the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm!"

Hua Yueyin was slightly surprised and said, "Young Master Shen, you have good eyesight. To be honest, only if you become a true disciple in the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden can I receive a reward. Many geniuses fail to reach the True Martial Realm, and I have seen this many times."

Shen Xiang smiled sarcastically and said, "You must have deceived many people!"

Hua Yueyin pouted and said, "I didn't deceive them; they all went to the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden voluntarily, and it was no harm to them."

Shen Xiang shook his head and said, "I won't go to the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden; I want to enter the Great Martial Sect!"

Hua Yueyin sneered and said, "The Great Martial Sect? Young Master Shen, you should know that the Great Martial Sect is the hardest to enter among the Eight Great Sects. No matter how talented you are, if you can't pass their ridiculous tests, you will be rejected!"

Shen Xiang's eyes gleamed and he said, "That's the challenge!"

Hua Yueyin wrinkled her nose and said angrily, "Idiot, with me introducing you to the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden, you still refuse and insist on going to that ridiculous Great Martial Sect. You'll regret it in the future!"

"Regret is my own business. Thank you for your concern, Lady Hua!" Shen Xiang smiled at her.

Hua Yueyin bit her red lips, looking at Shen Xiang with a resentful expression, and said, "Don't call me Lady Hua anymore. I'm just a maid; I can't bear this title. Since you know my identity, don't flatter me... Call me Yueyin in the future, or I won't sell you any medicinal pills for the Shen family."

Just now, she was a seductive beauty who could bewitch anyone, but now she had turned into a sulking little girl, making Shen Xiang laugh helplessly. "Yueyin, can we talk about the price of the thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass now?"

Hua Yueyin drank two cups of tea, dispelling the anger in her heart, and said, "Shen Xiang, since you are determined to sell it, I won't persuade you anymore! You are a fool, not only selling this precious medicinal herb but also refusing my invitation to the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden... How could a girl like Xue Xianxian, a celestial beauty, fall for a fool like you?"

As she said this, Hua Yueyin's beautiful face was full of anger, but her anger had a unique charm, making Shen Xiang secretly admire her. If Hua Yueyin knew this, she would be furious.

"You are in a hurry for money, so I'll lend it to you. Although I am a maid, I have plenty of spirit money, and I can also freely allocate the spirit money of the Pill Fragrance Medicine Shop." Hua Yueyin said.

"Women are so talkative, just give me a price! I don't want to owe you anything." Shen Xiang said with a smirk.

Hua Yueyin spat and said, "Four million large spirit money."

This price satisfied Shen Xiang greatly. He nodded and said, "But I also need to buy some medicinal herbs from you."

Shen Xiang took out a list and the thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass. Hua Yueyin took the thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass and sighed, "If you enter the Pill Fragrance Peach Garden and become a true disciple, I can become your maid... Then I will be yours for life."

Shen Xiang raised an eyebrow; this was a great temptation, but he still refused, "Xianxian, that little girl, would be jealous."

Hua Yueyin stuck out her tongue and said, "Talking to you, this fool, is infuriating. Wait for me to come back."

Watching Hua Yueyin leave with her alluring figure, Shen Xiang sighed in relief. At this moment, Su Meiyao giggled, "This little seductress is indeed very capable! If she could be a true disciple's woman, it would indeed be a good thing. You should know that in those martial arts sects, the status of a true disciple is very high."

Shen Xiang asked, "Why?"

Bai Youyou said, "True disciples are generally at the True Martial Realm or above. Although these martial arts sects are large and have countless disciples, true disciples are few. Moreover, true disciples represent the foundation of the entire sect's strength."