Chapter 68: Annoying Encounter on the Road

  The next morning, Ye Tianfan and Xie Qianqiu were already waiting at Master Dan Lao's place. Originally, Ye Tianfan wasn't going to come so early, but Xie Qianqiu was afraid that Master would trick her, letting Ye Tianfan leave with the others without calling her.

  Xie Qianchun arrived at Ye Tianfan's place before dawn, pushing the door open and entering. He looked to see if Ye Tianfan had left, but when he saw that Ye Tianfan was still meditating, Xie Qianchun couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

  Because of Xie Qianqiu's arrival, and the sky was about to brighten up, Ye Tianfan also stopped meditating, and chatted with his master sister for a while before going to Master's place together to wait for the sect master.

  Half an hour later, Master Mu Feng arrived and went straight to the point: "After a night of preparation, are you all ready?"

  The two nodded and said: "Returning to the Sect Master, we have already gathered everything we need and can set off at any time."

  The master nodded and said: "Alright, you can set off now. I still have something to discuss with Old Dan. You must deliver it on time."

  Dan Lao looked at Zong Zhu's appearance and knew that he indeed had something to say to himself, so he nodded to Ye Tianfan and the two of them, indicating that they could set off. The two saw Dan Lao agree, and then the two walked towards the door.

  After the two walked far away, Zong Zhu said: "Dan Lao, are you at ease with the two going this time? I always feel that something will happen?"

  Dan Lao first nodded, then shook his head and finally said: "As for my little apprentice Ye Tianfan, I am more at ease with him because he is not only clever but also calm and good at thinking. However, I do have some worries about my big apprentice Xie Qianqiu, she can't control her mouth and often acts impulsively, I believe the sect leader has already felt it."

  The master nodded and said, "Although it's like that, judging from the looks of the two, there should be some minor issues at most. There shouldn't be any major problems."

  Dan Lao said: "I believe that even if something unexpected happens, Ye Tianfan will handle it well, so there's no need to worry too much. What brings the Sect Master here today?"

  The sect master said somewhat embarrassedly: "This time I came mainly to ask Dan Lao for some elixirs that can improve the cultivation of the yuan ying period. You also know that the three sects' trial is about to begin, so..."

  "Ah, that's what it is. I've already prepared everything and sent someone to deliver it to you. It should be arriving soon."

  The sect master heard this and hastily said: "Since that's the case, I don't have any other matters to attend to. Then I'll take my leave." Apparently, the sect master was very concerned about those medicinal pellets, or rather, placed great importance on the competition between the three sects, after all, it represented the face of their sect.

  Watching the sect master walk away, Dan Lao sighed and said: "Alas, it's really hard for the sect master. Since he became the sect master, he has always been ranked last in the trials. Hopefully, there will be some change this time."

  Without mentioning Dan Lao's idea, Xie Qianqiu and Ye Tianfan were already on their way. Along the way, Xie Qianqiu kept urging Ye Tianfan to hurry up. If Ye Tianfan wasn't clear about his nature, he wouldn't have been so enthusiastic about delivering the message, and would have really been misled by his own senior sister.

  It wasn't until they walked out of the inner circle of the sect that this senior sister finally revealed her true nature, and her speed suddenly dropped by several levels, slower than before by an unknown amount.

  At this time, Shijie happily said: "Not far ahead is a city, I must have a good meal there, it's been a long time since I left the sect."

  Seeing his senior sister like that, Ye Tianfan didn't say anything. Anyway, there was still a month's time, and it was completely enough in terms of time, so Ye Tianfan followed behind his senior sister.

  Very soon, the two arrived at this outer city that bordered the sphere of influence within the sect. As they entered the city, Ye Tianfan found it to be very lively, with mostly ordinary people and fewer cultivators, so there were also many mixed fish and dragons. Because on the short distance of Ye Tianfan's walk on the road, he had already encountered three thieves who stole money from passersby.

  However, Ye Tianfan didn't bother to intervene. Firstly, the Xiu Zhen realm had rules that forbade randomly interfering with mortal affairs. Secondly, this wasn't a big deal. Nevertheless, Xie Qianqiu quietly used his true yuan to return the stolen items to their rightful owner.

  Seeing his senior sister looking quite pleased with herself after doing this, Ye Tianfan couldn't say anything and could only lower his head and hurry along.

  Before long, Xie Qianqiu chose a wine house that looked quite good and took Ye Tianfan in with him.

  As soon as they entered, Xie Qianqiu took Ye Tianfan straight to the second floor and found a spot by the window. Excitedly, he said: "Tianfan, come sit down quickly, the food here is very delicious, I've had it before."

  Just as Ye Tianfan had finished speaking, a shop assistant came over and bowed slightly, asking: "I don't know what the two gentlemen would like to eat. Our store's dishes are delicious in color, fragrance, and taste. We guarantee that you will be satisfied..."

  The shopkeeper hadn't finished speaking, when Xie Qianqiu directly interrupted him and said: "Alright, I know, I've heard this before. You're going to serve us the braised deer tendon in a sand pot, chicken silk with silver fungus, osmanthus fish strips, eight-treasure rabbit dices, jade bamboo shoots with golden rice rolls, mung bean cake, lotus seed cake..."

  They ordered dozens of dishes, and it wasn't until Xie Qiu stopped them that they finally came to a halt. The shopkeeper was also stunned, and even forgot to ask the other two if they wanted anything, but still went to prepare some food for them.

  After Ye Tianfan and the little second left, some asked with a guilty conscience: "Sister, can you finish eating so much?" Ye Tianfan was really shocked by his sister.

  Xie Qiu said with a nonchalant expression: "Aren't you still here? Besides, if we can't finish it, we can always pack it to go."

  Ye Tianfan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that, he thought his senior sister was going to finish all the food here, although as a cultivator eating more wouldn't be a big deal, but dozens of dishes were still a bit too much.

  Before long, the shopkeeper began to serve dishes at Ye Tianfan's table. As he was about to leave, he suddenly asked: "Do you two want wine? The ones here are also very good."

  Xie Qianqiu was about to refuse when Ye Tianfan hastily said, "Bring me a bottle of the best wine here. Remember, it's the best, don't try to fool me."

  "Don't worry, sir," replied Xiao Er respectfully. "Since you are our valued customer, we will definitely make sure you are satisfied."

  Ye Tianfan naturally knew what Xiao Er meant, so he nodded to indicate that he could leave. He still felt quite embarrassed about his master sister ordering dozens of dishes at once, because after the dishes were served, people eating upstairs would always glance over at Ye Tianfan's table with subtle and ambiguous gazes.

  Xie Qianqiu looked at Ye Tianfan with surprise and said, "I didn't expect that the well-behaved junior brother and disciple in front of me and my master would learn to drink so early."

  "Although Ye Tianfan didn't want to say anything here, he still whispered somewhat embarrassedly: 'Sister, this is also my second time drinking wine, I don't usually drink.'"

  Xie Qianqiu looked at Ye Tianfan with a disbelieving expression, clearly not believing what Ye Tianfan was saying. However, seeing Ye Tianfan's intention to explain further, Xie Qianqiu said: "Alright, I believe you, let's eat quickly, looking at these dishes is making me very hungry." After finishing speaking, Xie Qianqiu started eating.

  Ye Tianfan saw his master sister's appearance and didn't say anything else. He just sat there eating his meal in a gloomy mood.