Chapter 25: Shifting the Blame

  Yang Chen's face lit up with joy, and he hastily ran to the window, cautiously looked outside for a moment, then quickly closed it tightly. He turned around and asked Xiaoxue: "Did you succeed?"

  Xiao Xue smiled proudly and stretched out another fluffy paw in front of Yang Chen, slowly opening it.

  A blue pill appeared in his line of sight.

  Yang Chen was the one who personally saw the old man throwing the Jizhong Dan to Zhao Qian at that time. Although he didn't take a close look, he dared to say that the dan medicine in Xiaoxue's hand was the same Jizhong Dan that the old man had thrown to Zhao Qian, the very one that made him dream of it day and night.

  "Here!" Xiaoxue smiled and tossed the Gathering Spirit Pill towards Yang Chen.

  Yang Chen hastily caught it and excitedly looked at the Gathering Spirit Pill in his hand.

  Qizhi Dan, a greenish-blue pill about the size of an eyeball, emits a refreshing medicinal fragrance from above, making one feel invigorated upon smelling it.

  Yang Chen smiled to himself and said, "I finally got the Gathering Spirit Pill. As long as I take it, I'll be able to refine my spiritual energy and become an inner disciple!"

  He immediately clenched his fists, a hint of triumph flashing in his eyes. In his heart, he snorted coldly and thought to himself: Liu Feng! You definitely didn't think that the Gathering Spirit Pill would end up back in my hands, did you?

  "Yang Chen, hurry up and eat this Gathering Spirit Pill! Once you do, you'll be able to refine your spiritual energy!" Xiao Xue said with an urgent expression, as if the one who would be refining their spiritual energy after eating the pill wasn't Yang Chen, but rather her.

  Yang Chen looked at Xiaoxue with a grateful heart, feeling that his decision to bring her up from the foot of the mountain was the most correct choice. Otherwise, he wouldn't have obtained the Jizhen Dan in his hands.

  Yang Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm not planning to take this Gathering Qi Pill for now. I want to rest well for two days, nourish my spirit and energy, and make sufficient preparations!"

  As he spoke, he put the Gathering Spirit Pill into his own bosom.

  With a lesson learned from others, Yang Chen would not follow Zhao Qian's example and randomly hide such precious things. It was better to keep them close at hand.

  Xiaoxue nodded and smiled, saying: "Alright then, you rest well for two days, and then take another Gathering Qi Pill!"

  Yang Chen smiled slightly, then remembered what Xiao Xue had said about getting revenge while stealing the Gathering Spirit Dan. He looked at Xiao Xue with a puzzled expression and asked her a question.

  Xiao Xue smiled slyly and said mysteriously: "Don't be impatient, you'll know when the sky brightens!"

  After finishing speaking, Xiaoxue directly lay on the bed and started breathing in and out.

  Ever since she learned that abdominal breathing method, almost all of her time every day was spent on breathing and exhaling, making Yang Chen look at her with some self-deprecation, secretly admiring Xiaoxue's perseverance.

  Yang Chen glanced outside and found that it was still some time before dawn, then he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to breathe in and out.

  Although it's evening now, the effect of breathing in and out is much worse than that in the early morning, but Xiao Xue has tried so hard, how can he fall behind?

  Early in the morning, just as the sunlight had entered Yang Chen's room, a loud and fierce shouting sound came from outside, startling him out of his meditation.

  The voices coming from outside were not unfamiliar to Yang Chen at all. They were the voices of Zhao Qian and Wang Rui, who seemed to be quarreling with each other at this moment.

  Xiaoxue opened her eyes and smiled slyly, looking at Yangchen with a self-satisfied expression: "Yangchen, did you hear that?"

  Yang Chen nodded and asked in confusion: "How come it sounds like Zhao Qian and Wang Rui are quarreling?"

  Xiao Xue smiled and explained, "Of course, the location where this Qi-gathering pill is hidden is only known to those two people. Now that you say it's lost, what kind of situation will arise?"

  Yang Chen was taken aback, then burst out laughing, shaking his head while pointing at Xiao Xue: "Xiao Xue, you're really cunning... and ruthless! You actually framed Wang Rui!"

  Xiao Xue heard Yang Chen's praise and said with some embarrassment: "Who made them bully you, I'm just helping you take revenge?"

  Yang Chen smiled and immediately fell into deep thought for a moment. A sly smile appeared on his face: "I'll go out and take a look, and by the way, add fuel to their fire!"

  After finishing speaking, Yang Chen took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart, then walked out directly.

  Yang Chen came out and saw Zhao Qian and Wang Rui standing at the door of their room, arguing with red faces.

  "Wang Rui, are you looking for death? You actually dare to steal Laozi's Jiqi Dan, you're dead meat!"

  "Fart, you've used up all your Qi Dan, and now you're blaming me? Let me tell you, I've been tolerating you for a long time, I've wanted to beat you up for ages!"

  "Hit me? You hit me! Hit me once and see!" Zhao Qian's face twisted in a fierce scowl as he bellowed: "Don't you know what kind of person I am? How dare you think of hitting me? Let me tell you, this matter isn't over yet. Once my older cousin finds out, he definitely won't let you off!"

  Zhao Qian's cousin, is actually Liu Feng! Who is Liu Feng? He is a disciple of the inner sect who is currently in his prime. With just one word from him, as a renowned disciple like him, he will definitely not be treated unfairly!

  Thinking of this, Wang Rui felt a little afraid in his heart and immediately said weakly: "You lost your things, how can you blame me?"

  Zhao Qian looked at Wang Rui, who showed weakness, and sneered: "Who else can we blame? Hmph! Now there are only two of us in the outer gate. If it's not you who stole it, is it a ghost?"

  Wang Rui's eyebrows furrowed, and suddenly he saw Yang Chen standing not far away. He hastily turned to Zhao Qian and said, "Who says there are only two of us from the outer sect?"

  He immediately pointed in the direction where Yang Chen was, saying: "Isn't Yang Chen also here? This Gathering Spirit Dan originally belonged to him, it's possible that he harbored resentment and took advantage of us sleeping at night to steal it!"

  Zhao Qian was taken aback by Wang Rui's words and immediately looked towards Yang Chen who was watching the commotion not far away.

  Then Zhao Qian saw Wang Rui walking towards Yang Chen and hastily followed.

  Yang Chen looked at the two of them walking towards him, his face expressionless, but in his heart, he was smiling coldly.

  "Yang Chen, you'd better hand over the Gathering Spirit Pill quickly, or I'll make sure you can't swallow your own saliva!" Wang Rui walked up to Yang Chen and suddenly roared at him with a furious face.

  Zhao Qian didn't say a word, but instead furrowed his brow and stared at Yang Chen.

  Yang Chen glanced at Zhao Qian, then turned to face the furious Wang Rui in front of him and sneered, "Wang Rui, are you an idiot? Or do you still think Zhao Qian is an idiot?"

  Yang Chen's words were simply a double-edged sword. If Zhao Qian believed Wang Rui's words at this time, it would mean that he was a fool. If Zhao Qian didn't believe Wang Rui's words, it would also mean that Wang Rui was a fool.

  "You're farting! Now there are only three of us outside the door, who else could it be if not you?" Wang Rui roared with a ferocious face.

  Yang Chen said calmly, "The thing was hidden by you two, I didn't know where you hid it. If I were to steal it, I would have had to search for it, how could you two not discover it?"

  Yang Chen paused for a moment, then continued coldly: "Don't think I'm easy to bully. The Gathering Spirit Pill originally belonged to me, and it was you two who intervened and took it away. Now that the two of you have problems, do you still want to rely on me?"

  Zhao Qian nodded in agreement as he listened to Yang Chen's words.

  Yang Chen was right, the place where the Jiqi Dan is hidden is extremely secretive and it's impossible for anyone to find out. If someone really knew the location of the Jiqi Dan, then it would only be Wang Rui who hid it with him at that time.

  And at that time, the idea of hiding the Qi Dan in the window gap was actually given by Wang Rui to himself!

  At this point, Zhao Qian already believed that Yang Chen did not steal the Jizhong Dan.