257 It’s Hard to Speak, A Visitor
Sword cultivators naturally focused on the sword. Even as the sect master, He Jiantian rarely drank the Bodhi spiritual tea. After all, he could not afford it.
The last time he drank it was a few years ago. He Jiantian remembered clearly that there were only a few leaves floating in the teacup, unlike now when it was full.
But what was he seeing now? Ye Xuan and Shen Changling was drinking the Bodhi spiritual tea like it was water. Even if one’s families owned mines, they wouldn’t dare to be so impetuous.
He Jiantian’s eyes turned red with envy. He wished he was sitting there instead of Shen Changling.
Shen Changling was so engrossed in his drink that he didn’t notice the burning gaze behind him. He suddenly felt a pat on his shoulder. Without turning his head, he snapped, “Who is it!”
However, the person who patted his shoulder seemed to not get the hint. He was still patting his shoulder, as if he would never give up until he turned back.
Shen Changling thought it was some young disciple and turned around impatiently. “You’re so annoying…”
Before he could finish, he saw who was standing behind him and stopped abruptly. He said with embarrassment, “Sect, sect master! Why are you here?”
Shen Changling quickly stood up. Before he could say “Please take a seat”, He Jiantian had already sat down on his own accord. His series of actions were very natural and smooth.
Shen Changling was dumbfounded. He couldn’t help but wonder how many times the sect master had practiced this.
He Jiantian didn’t care about what he was thinking. He finally managed to squeeze Shen Changling to the side, and he smiled warmly at Ye Xuan.
“Little friend Ye, would you give this old man the honor to taste your tea?”
Shen Changling was slightly confused. He respectfully served tea, and his expression revealed a trace of grievance and accusation.
He had a premonition that if he continued to drink a few more cups, he would not be far from breaking through his cultivation bottleneck.
However, He Jiantian’s voice rang out at this moment, “As a sword cultivator, you should practice your sword more and not waste your time here drinking tea. It’s not appropriate to rely on external forces. You should be down-to-earth.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the teacup from Ye Xuan naturally, not caring if his actions were contradictory to what he had just said.
As he took a sip, a rich spiritual energy spread between his lips and tongue, along with a faint Dao rhythm. It was enough to show how precious this Bodhi spiritual tea was.
He Jiantian felt every pore on his body open up, and a comfortable and warm feeling rushed into his Baihui acupoint. He almost forgot what he was here for.
Even for someone with a high cultivation level like him, the Bodhi spiritual tea would be helpful.
Shen Changling was speechless, but he didn’t dare to say anything. This was simply double standards!
“Alright, you can leave and practice your swordsmanship. Remember to practice well. I’ll come and check.”
He Jiantian waved his hand in satisfaction.
Shen Changling looked at the tea leaves reluctantly, but he could only nod and say, “Yes.”
After he left, only Ye Xuan and He Jiantian were left in the bamboo forest.
The Bodhi spiritual tea was so magical, but Ye Xuan was so generous to use it to entertain people. He Jiantian’s eyes flickered slightly, and he was a little conflicted about whether he should say it or not. As the saying goes, “One’s mouth is short when eating, and one’s hands are soft when taking.” He really should not drink this cup of tea.
However, he had already drunk it, and He Jiantian even wanted to have another sip. He had no choice, because the Bodhi spiritual tea was too tempting.
As if he saw his hesitation, Ye Xuan said calmly, “Sect master He, if there’s anything you want to say, just say it.”
He Jiantian laughed awkwardly, a little surprised by Ye Xuan’s sharpness. “Then I’ll be frank. There are a few people who want to see you, but their identities-”
He Jiantian wanted to say something but stopped. In fact, he didn’t want to make this trip. After all, he didn’t have a good relationship with those people, and there was no reason for him to help them. To put it bluntly, he was already being polite by not driving them out.
However, he didn’t expect these people to be so thick-skinned, as if they wouldn’t leave unless he agreed. He Jiantian couldn’t drive them away, so he had no choice but to make this trip.
“I promised them that I would only pass on a message and would not interfere with your decision. It’s entirely up to you whether you want to see them or not.”
He Jiantian was implying that he hoped Ye Xuan wouldn’t feel pressured and wouldn’t agree on his account.
Who would have thought that Ye Xuan would say lightly, “Then let’s go see them.”
He Jiantian was even prepared to be rejected. After all, with Ye Xuan’s intelligence, it should not be difficult to guess who those people were.
“Have you made your decision? Actually, it doesn’t matter if we don’t meet. After all, those people…”
Ye Xuan slowly got up. “I was prepared for them to come to me, but I didn’t expect it to be so fast. It seems that I underestimated their backbone.”
He Jiantian looked at Ye Xuan’s expressionless face. Ye Xuan’s dark pupil were like a deep pool, unfathomable. He couldn’t guess Ye Xuan’s thoughts. He sighed in his heart. The younger generation nowadays was simply amazing.
At such a young age, Ye Xuan was already demonically intelligent, to the point that people couldn’t even see through his depths. If he were to grow for a few more decades, his future achievements would definitely be limitless. No wonder Elder Mo was so courteous to him.
He Jiantian didn’t know that Ye Xuan had a good relationship with the demonic beasts in Changping, and even the flood dragon was greatly indebted to him, but at this moment, he couldn’t help but guess.
Was Ye Xuan involved in the news that was causing a storm in the city, and what role did he play in it?
Looking at Ye Xuan’s back, He Jiantian’s eyes were full of inquiry. “The young people nowadays are really amazing.”
After all, he hadn’t had much contact with Ye Xuan. At the same time, he was more certain that there was no harm in being on good terms with Ye Xuan. He also understood why Mo Jianming had protected Ye Xuan so much back then.