Chapter 115 The Welcome

“I, Zheng Fang, pay my respects to you, Elder.”

Before long, Zheng Fang, the Sect Lord, clasped her hands together and bowed low. She greeted Bai Chen with the utmost respect.

Then, her sister and the other two ladies followed suit.

Bai Chen did not seem surprised by how Zheng Fang and the others treated him politely and called him an ‘Elder’.

This was because he had figured out since before why Xu Xue Ning called him an ‘Elder’ and then asked for his help.

What he had also figured out was that Xu Xue Ning must have thought he was a Sky Soaring Realm cultivator or one of a higher level.

If not, there would have been no way that she would have asked for his help—since they were facing a threat from another Sky Soaring Realm cultivator.

If she had not thought he was a Sky Soaring Realm cultivator or of a higher level, asking him for help would have been equivalent to bringing him to his death.

Bai Chen reasoned it all out this way.

That was why the actions of the sect members did not surprise him at all.

“There is no need for formality,” Bai Chen said before clasping his hands and replying back calmly.

It was clear that he was extremely calm. Even his voice was extremely neutral. The way he was acting now was due to his understanding that Xu Xue Ning and the other members of the sect thought that he was a strong cultivator.

He did not want to let them down. That was why Bai Chen was acting like a powerful cultivator, like a Sky Soaring Realm cultivator or higher.

They secretly looked at one another when they heard his voice. Their hearts filled with joy and hope.

His voice, even though calm and emotionless, was somehow still clearly extremely friendly.

Not to mention how Bai Chen greeted them back with clasped hands. It was enough to tell that he was not one of those arrogant Sky Soaring Realm cultivators that did not regard cultivators of lower realms as worthy of attention.

When they saw how he was, how could they not feel happy and hopeful? With Bai Chen at the Lunar Land Sect, Tai Yang the Strange might have to reconsider attacking.

“Master, I think we should invite Elder Chen Bai inside to welcome him properly,” Xu Xue Ning said, her voice very relaxed.

Bai Chen’s arrival was enough to calm her fear of the sect being destroyed by Tai Yang the Strange.

“Xue Ning is right. We need to invite him to the inner pavilion.”

After she heard Xue Xue Ning, Zheng Fang said this quickly. At the same time, she turned to look at the two beautiful ladies behind her.

Once their eyes met, they understood right away that they needed to prepare a suitable welcome for Bai Chen.

In less than two minutes, they excused themselves as respectfully and politely as they could.

Zheng Fang nodded happily at her sister’s actions. She did not raise her head. It remained low.

“The Lunar Land Sect invites Elder Chen Bai to our inner pavilion.”

Zheng Fang said this with respect before moving aside as though to signal Bai Chen to walk in. She was to lead the way, so she waited there.

Bai Chen turned to look at Xu Xue Ning.

“Elder, this way please,” she said. Her incomparably beautiful face now showed a gentle smile.

Bai Chen froze for a second. Xu Xue Ning’s beauty was not something he could stare at for a long time, to begin with. One need not even mention when she smiled!

This was the first time he had ever seen her smile. That smile was beyond words!

To Bai Chen’s eyes, Xu Xue Ning was no longer human. She was an angel sent straight from the heavens!

A short time passed; he had to breathe in deeply before taking his eyes off her, nodding, then walking off.

Xu Xue Ning did not notice what happened because she had started walking since after the smile.

Zheng Feng started walking as well.

Surely, there was one who saw what had happened and realized Bai Chen had been stunned by Xu Xue Ning’s smile. Zheng Fang’s eyes gleamed as a thought ran through her head.

‘Maybe the elder agreed to help because he was charmed by Xu Xue Ning’s beauty!’

This thought of hers was not at all close to the truth. Bai Chen chose to help because he merely saw Xu Xue Ning as a friend.

Or, to make it simpler, he had agreed just because he had wanted to help.

It had nothing at all to do with him being charmed by Xu Xue Ning’s beauty.

But surely, he did feel something for her. But he decided not to do anything because he knew well he did not suit her, and more importantly, Li Lin was the one who was in his heart.

Zheng Fang smiled in secret. She concocted a plan in her mind swiftly whilst she was following Bai Chen.

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Time passed slowly until nighttime. Bai Chen now was inside the inner pavilion.

This pavilion was the eleventh house at the end of the road.

He was inside an ancient-looking room by himself. Xu Xue Ning and the others had prepared it just for him.

During the short time that had passed, Bai Chen had received a simple yet elegant welcome from the sect.

After that, he had found out that the Lunar Land Sect cultivators were all females. There was not a single man in sight.

Other than that, all of them were pretty women. There were not very many of them, just twenty or so.

That was already including Xu Xue Ning, Zheng Fang, Zheng Feng, and the two ladies who had been waiting for him at the entrance.

“We need to put the four-star formation around the Lunar Land Sect right now. Hearing what Xu Xue Ning said, Tai Yang the Strange, the Sky Soaring Realm cultivator who wishes to destroy this academy, could show up at any minute!”

Bai Chen murmured this to himself whilst standing at the window. He looked out and saw a starry sky above him, thinking to himself that tonight was such an appropriate night for stargazing.

End of Chapter 115