Chapter 251: What If I Beat Him?
Dongsheng Shenzhou Realm.
Inside a Class-A guest room at the Pingjin Jade Pavilion.
"Leader, who are you writing a letter to?"
A woman wearing a pale yellow long skirt looked at Li Yingling with a face full of curiosity, simultaneously placing the preserved fruits Li Yingling had instructed her to buy gently onto the table.
Li Yingling held the brush herself, her expression somewhat indifferent. "To my Master."
Zhang Miaoyu asked curiously upon hearing this, "The previous letters were also for him?"
"Yes."
"Then how come your Master never writes back?"
Li Yingling could not help but raise her head upon hearing this, looking at Zhang Miaoyu, who possessed cultivation but lacked brains.
Back in the sect, she thought her junior brothers and sisters were foolish enough. Only after leaving the sect did she realize that fools were everywhere.
Her Second Junior Brother would probably count as a genius here.
Had she misunderstood Second Junior Brother in the past?
Li Yingling's tone was slightly cold. "We are traveling everywhere; do you think my Master knows where to send the mail?"
Zhang Miaoyu was stunned for a moment, then her face revealed a look of sudden realization—it made a lot of sense.
However, bringing up Li Yingling's Master made Zhang Miaoyu intensely curious.
Her leader had merely entered the Dongsheng Shenzhou Realm but had already made quite a name for herself—the Cold Sword Immortal.
She was invincible at the Golden Core Realm. Zhang Miaoyu even felt that a cultivator who had just entered the Nascent Soul Realm might not necessarily defeat her leader.
It was not just her cultivation that commanded admiration; apart from her strength, this leader's intelligence was truly frightening.
The disparity of the world was well displayed in Li Yingling.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe her plans as foolproof.
Although the plans were sometimes unconventional, as long as everyone followed Li Yingling's arrangements seriously, perhaps there was slight risk, but in the end, they always landed safely.
After two times, everyone accepted it by default—this is what a genius's plan looks like.
Her leader was good in every way, except her temperament was a bit cold. She often did not mingle with everyone.
Only occasionally, when she was in a good mood, would she talk more.
Most of the time, she was somewhat unreasonable. The team members all tacitly understood that Li Yingling must be a top expert from Central Province out on a trial run.
After all, a cultivator with divine abilities, top-notch solid cultivation, and a very good brain was not someone an ordinary sect could produce.
She was also very generous. When distributing items, she strictly followed the agreement, even if Li Yingling's contribution was greater.
Li Yingling's performance was nearly perfect. It was this near-perfect reputation that attracted numerous team members in a very short time.
Everyone speculated that Li Yingling's background might even be a disciple of the Eighteen Immortal Sects of Central Province, and moreover, the kind raised as a core disciple.
Li Yingling did not mention it, so one might not think of it. But now that she mentioned it, Zhang Miaoyu was curious: what kind of top cultivator could have produced Li Yingling?
Would she have heard of this top cultivator's name?
Zhang Miaoyu asked curiously, "Leader, what kind of person is your Master? Is his personality as cold as yours?"
Li Yingling lowered her head and continued writing. "My Master's personality is actually quite easy to talk to."
"Oh... then to be able to raise a disciple as amazing as you, Leader, your Master must be very smart too, right?"
"Yes. You chat with my Master for three sentences, and my Master will know he can swindle you clean. He could even sell you and you'd still be counting the money for him."
"Huh?!" Zhang Miaoyu was stunned, her small expression showing dissatisfaction. "How is that possible? I'm not an idiot!"
Li Yingling put down her brush and looked at Zhang Miaoyu. "My Master is smarter than me. My Master often says I don't have a brain."
"In that case... it does seem somewhat possible."
Zhang Miaoyu gave a faint, awkward smile. "But Leader, since your character is so good, your Master's character should be very good too, right?"
Li Yingling gently folded the handwritten letter. "Very good."
Zhang Miaoyu was slightly dazed and found it unbelievable, because a trace of a smile actually appeared on Li Yingling's face!
"Are you done asking?" Li Yingling spoke. "After this mission ends, I plan to go see other places. I won't be leading you guys anymore."
"Ah?!" Zhang Miaoyu was shocked back to her senses by this sentence.
"Leader, if you don't want to lead them, that's fine, but please take me! I can't leave you anymore. With you here, I don't even have to use my brain!"
Li Yingling did not reply. After putting the letter and the preserved fruits into her spatial ring, she pushed open the door and walked out.
In the lobby on the first floor, over a dozen cultivators, all at least at the early Golden Core stage, were currently drinking and making merry. There were both men and women.
The entire hall was noisy. The Pingjin Jade Pavilion only served cultivators, but at this moment, the other cultivators all fell silent, not daring to speak much.
This was not Central Province; this was Dongsheng Shenzhou.
A dozen or so Golden Core cultivators was already a rather frightening force. An ordinary sect might not even be able to gather half that number.
But as the sound of the door opening rang out, the crowd in the lobby drinking and chatting all quieted down.
Their gazes all turned toward the figure on the top floor.
Li Yingling nodded slightly. "Prepare to work."
"Yes! Leader!"
No one had any doubts. Doubts had long since transformed into trust amidst repeated successes.
Li Yingling's gaze was calm, but in her mind, she began to think about where to go after this ended.
The outside world wasn't as dangerous as she had imagined. She wondered how Second Junior Brother was managing.
Should she call Second Junior Brother over to join her?
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Weicheng City.
Even the calmest surface could not suppress the surging waves underneath.
But fortunately, Chen Baiqing had already bought the gifts she wanted to give everyone.
It had to be said that Chen Baiqing had a sharp tongue. Although she said she wouldn't buy anything for Fifth Junior Brother, she still brought a share for him.
She even secretly prepared a gift for Chu Xingchen, and it seemed she was also preparing a small surprise for Master.
Although Chu Xingchen had not received a transmission from Chen Mousguang, just hearing the gossip let him know how lively things had been recently.
Mystic Mist Sect, an immortal sect supported by Grand Dao Sect, had to send Nascent Soul Elders flying everywhere every few days.
The news could not be suppressed.
Later, they simply stationed Nascent Soul Elders outside permanently.
But some spineless person, from who knows which of the Eighteen Immortal Sects, actually took this opportunity to contact people from other immortal sects. They gathered a group of people and directly attacked the Mystic Mist Sect.
They only retreated after forcing the opposing sect's reclusive Grand Elder to take action.
It was truly a display of high skill and boldness.
However, Chen Mousguang said that while they were bold with their high skills, they indeed collected quite a bit of intelligence.
Yet the mastermind behind this matter, Chen Mousguang, spent most of his time just staying in Yongping Funeral Service, leisurely accepting the intelligence.
The current Mystic Mist Sect could be said to be in a dilemma. In a situation where they couldn't look after both ends, their circumstances had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Especially when the other Eighteen Immortal Sects discovered that doing such things carried no risk, they became even more unscrupulous.
Scandals about the Mystic Mist Sect were even circulating among the mortal world.
Yongping Funeral Service.
Chu Xingchen pushed open the half-closed door and walked in with Chen Baiqing.
At this moment, Chen Mousguang was seen arranging tasks for others with a serious expression. After sensing Chen Baiqing, Chen Mousguang turned around and said in a serious tone:
"Grand Dao Sect has decided to intervene. At this moment, Grand Dao Sect's people are taking over the affairs of the Mystic Mist Sect."
"Under the strong demand of Elder Bai, the Heavenly Derivation Sect has already sent people on their way."
"However, time is tight. We may need to prepare to make a move first. I have organized the specific intelligence into a dossier. Does Senior wish to see it?"
Chu Xingchen accepted the information jade slip handed over by Chen Mousguang.
A somewhat helpless smile appeared on Chen Mousguang's face. "Perhaps we went a bit too far. The lineup Grand Dao Sect sent this time is somewhat luxurious. Although Grand Dao Sect intends to control the situation and hasn't let their own elders intervene to make a spectacle, the one who came is the Grand Dao Sect Sect Master's personal disciple—Daoist Jade Sun."
"Information on him is scarce. It is only known that he has a Soul Formation cultivation and has mastered the Grand Dao Sect's divine ability—the Great One Divine Art. It is said he has already achieved a level of mastery in it."
"I wonder if Senior... can handle him?"
Chu Xingchen finished receiving the information from the jade slip and looked at Chen Mousguang.
"What if I beat him?"
Chen Mousguang took Chu Xingchen's words as a joke and replied:
"I will definitely kowtow to you twice."
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