kvmb Chapter 377 Hindsight
Chapter 377 Hindsight
On the other side, Shen Xu returned to the ancient forest and sat cross-legged there to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He wanted to break through to the Qi Sea Realm as soon as possible. At that time, the ancient forest would be much less important to him, and he could leave Qingling Creek.
Based on the bonuses that the Ancient Forest had given him in the past, he felt that he could reach the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm in less than three months, at which point he could try to break through to the Qi Sea Realm.
Unfortunately, cultivation is not a simple numbers game. Today, he was in a very bad state. He could easily enter the resonance state in the past, but this time he couldn't match the rhythm of the ancient forest.
After thinking it over, he gave up his cultivation for the day and returned to his wooden hut, slowly closing his eyes.
The black void within the soul mist continued to rotate slowly, but not a trace of azure energy escaped from it. Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh softly.
It's true that people only know how to cherish something when they lose it. He used to be so wary of the black seed, but now that it has fallen silent, he is looking forward to its reappearance.
Thinking about the series of events that happened today, Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh that fate had played a joke on him.
But it doesn't matter. In this life, he has the right to defy fate. Apart from death, running away is his only option to find liberation.
Suddenly he heard a soft knock on the door. For some reason, the knock made his heart skip a beat. He took a deep breath and slowed his breathing.
"Shen Xu, may I come in?" Guan Bi's voice came from outside, which made Shen Xu breathe a sigh of relief.
"Come in!" Shen Xu stood up and lit the Yuan Lamp.
"Miss said you haven't eaten yet, so she asked me to bring you some." Guan Bi pushed open the door and placed a food box on the table inside the wooden house.
"You wanted to bring it to me, didn't you? Bai Lu is probably still angry with me, why would she let you bring me food?" Shen Xu said with a smile.
“What’s the difference between me and Miss?” Guan Bi opened the food box and took out the dishes one by one.
"Of course there is a difference. You are you, and Bailu is Bailu. How can you confuse the two? Bailu will never learn your thoughtfulness, and you can never be as straightforward as Bailu."
"So you know us quite well," Guan Bi said with a smile, gesturing for Shen Xu to sit next to her.
"To say I understand you is too arrogant. That's just my simple impression of you. How easy is it to truly understand someone?" Shen Xu swallowed hard as he looked at the dishes on the table, then sat down next to Guan Bi without any hesitation.
However, the wound on his lip was a bit of a problem for him. Li Xiaoyi had aggravated the wound created by the witch, making the original injury even more serious. Even a slight movement would cause a burning pain, forcing him to chew slowly when eating, thus missing out on the joy of eating heartily.
"Hahaha... Only at times like this can we see you eating in a more refined manner." Guan Bi chuckled.
"Elegance is all for show. If you like me to be more elegant, I will be more elegant in the future. After all, it's your cooking, so I must respect your preferences."
"No need. As long as you eat my cooking, I'll like it no matter how you eat it." Guan Bi rested her chin on her hands, staring intently at him with wide eyes.
This action immediately reminded Shen Xu of Qing Yun, so he put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Uh... actually, Qing Yun's cooking is still somewhat inferior to yours."
"Really? But you didn't say that to Qingyun last time."
"That was to encourage Qingyun, to let her take you as her role model and study hard."
"Study hard, and then I'll cook for you, right?"
"How could that be! Qingyun is a councilor, after all. It would be too much for me to cook for her. Qingyun said that she learned her cooking skills when her master was sick, so of course she should cook for her master."
"You're so glib. Qingyun was fooled by you. I don't believe your lies."
"Hey! It's just the two of us here now, can you give me back what you owe me?" Guan Bi asked shyly.
"Huh? When did I owe you anything?" Shen Xu couldn't help but feel puzzled.
“In the library… I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” Guan Bi placed her slender fingers on her red lips.
"What library? I don't remember anything about it," Shen Xu said, standing up and pretending to be clueless.
"Oh? Are you planning to renege on your promise?" Guan Bi's voice turned cold.
"Guanbi, stop joking with me. I've had enough of a bad day already. Can you let me have some peace and quiet?" After saying this, he couldn't help but move a little further away from Guanbi.
"Sigh! What an oblivious bastard! But I don't have Miss Xiao Yi's methods to make you submit. I should have just put the drug in your food." Guan Bi couldn't help but sigh and said regretfully.
"Absolutely not! Trust between people is fragile. I don't want to eat your cooking with constant worry in the future," Shen Xu quickly said, trying to dissuade Guan Bi from the idea.
"Don't worry, I can tell what's important. May I ask what you and Miss went out for today?" Guan Bi asked with a smile.
Hearing Guan Bi's answer, Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief. "People from my sect have also come to Tianjian City. Bai Lu took me to meet them, but the meeting wasn't very pleasant."
"Oh? Could you tell me about it?"
"This... isn't appropriate, since it involves other people's privacy," Shen Xu refused.
"Even if you don't tell me, I can hear it from Miss, but I prefer the story you tell. Maybe I can even help you solve your troubles?"
Shen Xu pondered for a moment, feeling that Lu Qingshan might really need Bai Lu's help, so he asked, "How influential is Qin Qing's family within the Four Directions Sword Alliance?"
"Qin Qing? Could it be related to Lu Qingshan?" Guan Bi immediately made the connection.
"It's a blessing for Bai Lu to have you backing her up," Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh upon hearing Guan Bi's guess.
“It is indeed related to Lu Qingshan.” Shen Xu then gave Guan Bi a general account of Lu Qingshan’s situation.
"Do you think there's a possibility that the Qin family might take their anger out on Lu Qingshan's family?" Shen Xu asked Guan Bi after finishing his sentence.
"What, you want to help him?" Guan Bi asked with a smile.
"I'm not trying to help him. I just hope that the Qin family won't suffer the same fate as their own family. If there's really no way to resolve this, I won't force it."
“With your current influence, you should be able to get the Qin family to make concessions. However, most of the men in the Qin family are lightning-attribute body cultivators, and they have very volatile tempers and are not easy to talk to. If you want to get involved in this matter, be careful not to get yourself into trouble,” Guan Bi said thoughtfully.
"My face? What face do I have?"
"Shen Xu, are you pretending to be stupid or do you really not know your current influence! Do you think the Tianhe Sword Sect would give a rank eight power a blue-gold invitation that only rank six powers can have?"
Regardless of the great contributions you and Miss Xiao Yi made in the Blood Central Realm, and not to mention your relationship with Miss, Qingyun, and Ye Zhi, your performance in the Sword Selection alone is enough to earn the Qin family's respect.
Not to mention that you joined the Tianhe Society, which is behind the Tianhe Sword Sect, where the Qin family is located.
"And what do you think Lu Qingshan's ability to climb the social ladder to the Qin family is? It's simply because of his ranking in the Sword Selection. A ranking outside the top 100 is enough to make the Qin family betroth their daughter to him. Guess how they'll treat you, the uncrowned king of the Sword Selection."
Shen Xu was stunned when he heard Guan Bi's words. According to Guan Bi, his influence in the Four Directions Sword Alliance seemed to be very large. He had never realized this before.