Chapter 130 Oh? Did Master Wrong You?
Although Cui Hao was taken away by Master, the organized event continued. Eldest Senior Sister's majesty still awed the entire venue.
Ning Qianqian had already grilled the fish. A large fish was divided into several sections and served on plates on the stone table in front of the pool. Then she turned around, preparing to grill more meat skewers.
"No need to be busy, you come and eat first too!" Li Yingling hurriedly called out to stop Ning Qianqian, who was preparing to continue working.
At this moment, food had almost piled up on the stone table. Li Yingling and Chen Baiqing had long since practiced Inedia, focusing mainly on tasting the flavor for the sake of a lively atmosphere.
Now, the only ones in the venue who truly relied on eating were Ning Qianqian and Lin Luoyu. Making too much food had no meaning; anyway, Li Yingling wanted to focus on the atmosphere.
Li Yingling's impression of Ning Qianqian was actually very good. Since entering the sect, she had always been cautious, very diligent, and willing to work.
The tasks assigned were often handled in an orderly manner. During the Disciple Acceptance Ceremony, Li Yingling, who was short of hands, assigned her many tasks, and Ning Qianqian perfectly filled in for all the urgent matters.
Therefore, in Li Yingling's eyes, Ning Qianqian was not some so-called external hire. She was one of the members of their own sect.
Otherwise, this small sect gathering would not have included her. Ning Qianqian revealed a bit of hesitation on her face, but still carefully refused:
"There are still a few ingredients over there, not much left. It would be better to let me..."
Li Yingling stood up directly, grabbed Ning Qianqian's arm, interrupting her, then pushed her onto an empty stone chair without allowing any explanation. She picked up a skewer from the table and forcibly stuffed it into Ning Qianqian's hand.
"Everything about you is good; you are just too distant." Li Yingling said with dissatisfaction on her face. "In the ruined temple, we could still crack a joke. Now that we just changed places, it seems as if you do not know me anymore."
"In my eyes, you are still that sloppy little girl."
Ning Qianqian looked at the skewer in her hand, listening to Li Yingling's teasing dissatisfaction, and a warmth surged from her heart. She recalled the time in the ruined temple, when Li Yingling disliked her being dirty and ruthlessly scrubbed a layer of skin off her.
And that most expensive garment she had ever worn, which was still kept as a treasure at the bottom of the chest by Ning Qianqian. It was not that she could not bear to wear it, but that the significance represented by this garment was too different.
She revealed a light smile on her face, and her tone relaxed a lot:
"Then many thanks to Sister Yingling."
Li Yingling nodded with satisfaction, but before she could nod twice, her head was pressed down by a large hand. Chu Xingchen ruthlessly rubbed Li Yingling's head and asked:
"Hmm? Is there no share for Master?"
Li Yingling tried her best to maintain her dignity as the Eldest Senior Sister in front of her junior sisters. She raised her head to look at her Master and said in a calm tone:
"Didn't you go to teach Fifth Junior Brother the mental cultivation method?"
As the Eldest Senior Sister, except for Li Xingtian whom she had never guided, everyone else had more or less been guided by her in resolving doubts. So she had her own assessment regarding everyone's intelligence level.
Second Junior Brother looked a bit silly, but was actually very smart, cultivating steadily to the Golden Core all the way. His knowledge was very broad, and he remembered even more knowledge than herself.
Many times, Li Yingling was also very curious about what matters her Second Junior Brother did not know. At that time, Li Yingling secretly thought—this knowledge must have been exchanged by Second Junior Brother using his marriage luck.
After all, her Second Junior Brother looked at women as if looking at skeletons. Third Junior Sister Chen Baiqing now seemed to be the most intelligent one.
The remaining two, Lin Luoyu and Cui Hao, basically belonged to the category of having brains but not much. Cui Hao was to some extent smarter than Lin Luoyu, but his smarts were limited.
For this kind of Fifth Junior Brother who needed to eat walnuts to supplement his brain, Li Yingling thought at least he would have to be taught until tomorrow morning. So she asked Lin Luoyu to remove the extra tableware.
Could it be that Cui Hao was so stupid that he made Master break down? If it was this line of thought... it was somewhat convincing.
Chen Baiqing stood up, looked at her Master with a smile on her face, and said, "Yes, Master, come to Baiqing's place."
Ning Qianqian, who was preparing to go get bowls and chopsticks again, stopped moving and looked at Chu Xingchen with a cautious gaze.
Chu Xingchen glanced over and said without hesitation:
"Baiqing has grown so big; she should eat by herself. Do not think about letting Master feed you again."
Hearing this, Ning Qianqian quickly stood up again to get the tableware.
Chen Baiqing did not react much to these words. She had never been fed by her Master before, so she honestly sat back down.
Scanning the circle, Chu Xingchen also understood that his eldest apprentice sometimes cared about saving face, so he did not toss her about much.
He found an empty seat and sat down on his own.
Li Yingling tidied her hair that had been rubbed into a mess and asked, "Master, could it be that Fifth Junior Brother is too stupid?"
Lin Luoyu, who was watching the drama from the side, only felt an arrow strike her heart.
Because Eldest Senior Sister had said that she and Cui Hao were "big smarts" of equal weight...
So "big smart" meant it had to be heard in reverse?
She had been quite happy when she first heard it back then...
"Stupid? No, that kid's brain is considered quite sharp." Chu Xingchen reached out to take the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Ning Qianqian and continued speaking.
"When Cui Hao is cultivating, do not disturb him if you have nothing to do. That mental cultivation method of his is considered somewhat special."
Li Yingling's gaze was suspicious and carried a bit of pity.
Back then, for Second Junior Brother's kind of cultivation method, Master said there was no problem.
Now, regarding Cui Hao, he actually used the word "special"...
Presumably...
Chu Xingchen did not care about his eldest apprentice's look. Anyway, no matter what they thought, as long as they did not go to disturb Cui Hao, it was fine.
He reached out and picked up the roasted meat on the stone table.
After tasting it, Chu Xingchen nodded with satisfaction.
This was at least ninety percent of his own standard.
After all, the difficulty of roasting meat was nothing more than grasping the heat control; as for the seasonings, they were all ready-made.
If one really had to say it was hard, it wasn't that hard.
"Master, how is it? Does Little Qianqian have seventy percent of your standard?"
A look of pride appeared on Li Yingling's face, as if she had roasted this meat herself.
Chu Xingchen looked at his eldest apprentice vigilantly.
Everything was fine; why did she suddenly flatter him?
Chu Xingchen looked at his eldest apprentice and sighed:
"If you are about to cause trouble, just say it directly. Could it be that Master would not help you clean up the mess?"
Li Yingling was stunned upon hearing this, then quickly figured out her Master's train of thought.
She sincerely felt this way, so she said with a tone of dissatisfaction: "You speak as if I am a troublemaker; I just felt that way."
"Oh?" Chu Xingchen chuckled. "Then did Master wrong you?"
"You certainly did!"
Martial Performance Hall.
Cui Hao, who had finished his cultivation, slowly opened his eyes.
Then he heaved a deep sigh.
Truly worthy of being Master!
This... this cultivation method was too powerful!
Judging solely from the speed of spiritual energy absorption, it left the Qi Refining Spirit Nourishing Art ten streets behind!
With every inhalation and exhalation of spiritual power, his dual spirit roots would be completely activated.
The metal spirit root energy injected into the bone sea, and the fire spirit root flowed through the meridians.
Finally, the two energies of different attributes were perfectly neutralized within the Dantian.
Worthy of being a top-tier immortal sect method.
If he let Master adjust it a bit more...
Cui Hao shook his head with happiness.
He dared not imagine, dared not imagine.
Now he should hurry to find Master and let him fine-tune it for him again.
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