B2 - Chapter 52

B2 - Chapter 52

Very convincing, Lan Yang laughed, clearly too giddy to care about his displeasure. Alright, lets leave and finish the tour of the common grounds. I delayed it long enough. Im sure Elder Yu is cross with me already.

She did mention that, William took pleasure in dimming Lan Yangs smile. A few times, actually.

Right, Lan Yang cleared his throat. You walked in with a long face. Did something go wrong with your meeting with Elder Yu?

Plenty of things went wrong. Or right, if it was viewed from another point of view. Still, he wasnt going to explain most of those details.

It actually went well. Elder Yu was happy to help, William simplified it to the extreme.

Interesting, that must be a first, Lan Yang said with doubt. Elder Yu is never happy about anything in fact, Ive never seen her have emotions for anything.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Im sure she would be happy to know your thoughts, Senior Yang.

Have you never heard of brotherhood? You dont go running to the elders and tell them everything, Lan Yang narrowed his eyes.

Who said I would say anything? Elder Yu seems to know these things naturally, William commented as he transferred the Spirit Stones left on the seat to his spatial ring.

He counted how many Xu Feng had left for him. Eighty-two Spirit Stones. Far more than he had assumed. He approximated Xu Feng's time in the Qi refining room and quickly understood why.

Around thirty of the Spirit Stones were for the fees the auction house charged for the Qi refining room.

Youre right about that, Lan Yang looked around as if Elder Yu was in the walls. Lets go. Ill take you to the library. Youll likely spend most of your time there at the start.

I do want to visit the library, but you told me we could visit the Jade Cauldron Peak first, William replied as he followed Lan Yang out of the room.

Thats right, I did say that, Lan Yang said slowly. Why did you want to go there? If you need any elixirs, we can get them from the market.

Not thatWell, maybe that too, but I have corpses of spirit beasts that needed to be rendered into something useful.

Ah, that makes more sense, Lan Yang nodded, stopping at the short line that William hadnt noticed. A staffer was scanning the cultivators' passes leaving the Red Floor.

Whats this? William asked, drawing some eyes at the question. He didnt pay any mind to them after seeing they werent from the sect.

There must be something wrong with the scanning jade in the lobby, Lan Yang replied. They are finicky things.

Junior Wei?

William saw Lan Yang staring at him with furrowed brows. I need to get Sister Xiaoling. Where do the sellers go to collect payment?

A look of frustration passed by Lan Yangs face. Follow me.

They turned around, returned to the lobby, weaved through the crowd, and entered a hallway just beyond the reception. A guard let them pass after glancing at Lan Yang.

William stopped abruptly in unison with Lan Yang when the hallway opened into a large room that might be the most concentrated area of power he had seen in this world. Of course, that was without considering the happenings in the Shard.

Nascent Soul realm cultivators lined the wall like common guards, only several feet from each other. The room was large, but not enough to accommodate twenty or so powerful cultivators to have enough space as they probably wished.

But they werent the focus. It was the trio in the middle. Two was which were deep in a conversation while the other looked bored out of his mind. The latter was the one who brought attention to their arrival.

Oh, look who wandered in, Wei Ming grinned. Looks like youre in luck, Brother Yun. You get to meet your sisters savior before we leave.

Junior Wei?

Little Liang?

Wang Xiaoling and Rong Yun looked at each other for a moment before chuckling in unison.

Of course, Little Liang knows you, Wang Xiaoling chuckled maturely. Hes surprising me more and more.

And I should have known Junior Wei was connected to you, Rong Yun agreed with a smile. He has already shown his character by saving my sister. Now I see hes resourceful enough to know such a fantastic merchant.

William could barely watch. He didnt know if Rong Yun was faking this, but he knew Wang Xiaoling was.

She couldn't be this... he wasnt sure how to describe it, but it didnt feel right. Though, it did feel good to be called Little Liang. Maybe she wasnt angry at him and had just needed some time to think alone.

Alright, we all get it. Wei Liang is the best. Very good. You two can keep patting each other on the back. Ill be talking to Yang.

William wasnt the only one who couldnt watch silently, even if they both had different reasons. Honestly, he preferred the painful conversation over being in the presence of Wei Ming.

It's too bad he wouldnt get his wish.