Long Aotian’s mindset completely collapsed at this moment.
He couldn’t accept what was happening.
Song Cha was being praised by so many people, while he…
This had never happened before.
Long Aotian was devastated inside.
He had a strong urge to rush over and snatch the pill from Song Cha’s hand.
But his low cultivation and empty spiritual energy reminded him that he couldn’t possibly compete with the three highly skilled individuals.
In this situation, the only thing Long Aotian could think of was to humble himself.
He walked over to Song Cha, his posture somewhat humble, and soon stood by her side.
“Fairy Song Cha,” he looked at her with a hint of pleading in his eyes, “can I borrow some spirit stones from you?”
Song Cha: “…”
Due to Long Aotian’s damaged throat, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and with a face covered in scars, Song Cha couldn’t even recognize him at first.
“Who are you?”
Song Cha asked, puzzled.
Long Aotian: “…”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Long Aotian’s face twisted slightly.
He hadn’t expected such a response.
“Who are you?”
Such a light question, yet it meant… his face was beyond recognition.
And that innocent-looking You Ming An beside Song Cha, seeing her made Long Aotian’s anger simmer inside.
But what could he do in this situation?
He could only endure it.
When under someone else’s roof, you have to bow your head.
“I’m Long Aotian,” he tried to make himself appear more pitiful, “we used to have a good relationship.”
Song Cha: “…”
Hearing Long Aotian’s words, Song Cha fell silent.
A good relationship?
The kind that involves seizing fortune?
Song Cha was never a particularly generous person, and in this situation, she naturally wouldn’t be generous to Long Aotian.
Or rather, Long Aotian was her enemy.
Seeing him, she should be grateful not to suppress him, let alone help him.
Song Cha frowned, “I…”
Long Aotian looked at Song Cha expectantly.
Song Cha shook her head, “These spirit stones are too many, I can’t lend them to you.”
Long Aotian: “…”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Long Aotian was filled with anger.
Too many spirit stones?
How is that too many?
Is it the kind of “too many” where someone casually spends a hundred thousand spirit stones on her, while she thinks ten thousand is a lot?
If there were any other way, Long Aotian would definitely not continue to say anything else.
But now, Long Aotian’s only option was to seek out Song Cha.
If Song Cha didn’t help him, he had no other way.
So even though his heart was filled with anger, almost making him want to hate Song Cha… he had no choice but to keep his head down.
“Fairy Song Cha, I beg you…”
Long Aotian wanted to continue speaking.
But before Long Aotian could finish his sentence, a sharp dagger was pressed against his neck.
Feeling the sharp sensation on his neck, the words Long Aotian wanted to say were suddenly stuck in his throat.
“Leave or die.”
You Ming An’s voice was icy cold.
Long Aotian: “…”
Feeling the coldness on his neck and hearing You Ming An’s words, Long Aotian couldn’t say a word and slunk away.
Watching Long Aotian’s retreating figure, You Ming An secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After hearing Long Aotian’s introduction, You Ming An had already recognized who Long Aotian was.
But it was precisely because he recognized Long Aotian that You Ming An had to stop him.
Song Cha knew Long Aotian, and the scars on Long Aotian’s body were caused by her elixirs.
In such a situation, Long Aotian would definitely cause a fuss.
If he did, Song Cha’s impression of her would definitely drop.
But by driving Long Aotian away now, she could prevent any future trouble.
Watching Long Aotian leave, You Ming An’s mood improved again.
Once You Ming An was in a better mood, she started competing with Huan Shi to see who could spend more spirit stones on Song Cha.
It wasn’t until dusk that the three of them returned to Qingfeng Sect.
But upon returning to Qingfeng Sect, a problem arose.
Song Cha and You Ming An were fine; they entered Qingfeng Sect without issue.
But Huan Shi was different.
Huan Shi, a nine-tailed fox king who could ignore barriers, was about to follow Song Cha into the barrier when a pill fell from it, releasing a white mist.
This white mist was strange; it didn’t harm anyone, and Huan Shi wasn’t stopped from entering the barrier.
But once inside, the mist continued to follow her.
Seeing the mist trailing behind her, Huan Shi frowned.
And as the white mist followed Huan Shi, Chu Man, who was meditating face-to-face with a little white fox, opened his eyes.
The nine-tailed fox has arrived.
Back when Huan Shi first showed interest in Song Cha, she knew that Huan Shi liked Song Cha, and it was only a matter of time before Huan Shi would come.
Her guess was right.
Now, Huan Shi is here.
Compared to Huan Shi, the little fox that can’t transform is obviously much weaker.
So after taking a glance at the little fox, Chu Man stopped paying attention to it and went to find Huan Shi.
With this in mind, Chu Man left the room.
After Chu Man left the room, the little fox that had been left behind finally opened its eyes.
It glanced at the departing Chu Man, crossed the barrier, and walked out.
At this moment, Chu Man quickly followed the trail of the special pill mist she had concocted and arrived in front of Huan Shi.
When Chu Man reached Huan Shi, Huan Shi was standing alone by the barrier, dispelling the white mist from her body.
Under Huan Shi’s efforts, most of the white mist had already dissipated, and it was clear that if she continued, she would soon be able to remove the remaining mist completely.
Chu Man wasn’t surprised by this scene.
Although the pill Huan Shi had concocted was for the God Transformation stage, if a God Transformation stage cultivator kept dispelling it, the effect wouldn’t last long.
The reason Chu Man made this pill was to better monitor whether Huan Shi had come to Qingfeng Sect.
“Qingfeng Sect doesn’t welcome fox spirits,” Chu Man said bluntly.
“Doesn’t welcome fox spirits?”
Huan Shi smiled slightly upon hearing this.
“Then why do I hear that your disciple Song Cha has a fox contract beast?”
Huan Shi’s words were purely to mock Chu Man for saying one thing and doing another.
But to Chu Man, Huan Shi’s words were particularly grating.
Chu Man recalled countless times in the past when that fox interrupted her moments with Song Cha, and a surge of anger rose within her.
Yes, Qingfeng Sect doesn’t welcome fox spirits.
In the past, the only reason she didn’t expel that fox from the sect was because it was Song Cha’s contract beast, and she was worried that if the contract beast encountered danger outside, it would harm Song Cha, who was bound to it.
But now things were different.
Now, the leader of the fox clan was here.
And coincidentally, Huan Shi liked Song Cha.
As the fox queen, it’s Huan Shi’s duty to protect the fox clan, right?
And since this fox is Song Cha’s contract beast, protecting the contract beast of the one you like is something a suitor should do, right?
Adding these two things together, is there any need to hesitate?
Throwing that fox to Huan Shi is definitely the best answer.
With this thought, Chu Man began to use her spiritual power to search for the little fox’s presence.
As expected by Chu Man, the little fox was no longer in the original room.
Instead, she found the little fox at the entrance of Song Cha’s cave dwelling.
Near Song Cha’s cave, she also discovered a small black cat.
Alright, both of you come together.
Chu Man, using her peak God Transformation strength, easily trapped the little fox and the small black cat with her divine sense and spiritual power.
After bringing them to her side, Chu Man handed them directly to Huan Shi: “The Fox Queen was right, Qingfeng Sect won’t accept any foxes or cats. These two are Cha’er’s contract beasts, please take care of them.”
Huan Shi: “…”
Huan Shi’s cultivation was at the early stage of God Transformation, and she couldn’t possibly defeat Chu Man, who was at the peak of God Transformation.
So, Huan Shi found herself and the little fox, along with the small black cat, thrown outside in a pitiful state.
Huan Shi covered her face in defeat, her ethereal aura dimming with her despondency.
The little fox beside Huan Shi mirrored her perfectly, their forlorn aura almost identical.
Although the two of them were downcast, they understood the reason for being expelled.
But the small black cat was different.
The small black cat didn’t even know why she was kicked out; she only knew that after returning with Song Cha, she was outside Song Cha’s cave.
She didn’t expect that just by staying outside Song Cha’s cave for a while, she would be caught like this.
However, even though she didn’t know why she was expelled, if the small black cat obediently listened to Chu Man, she wouldn’t be the small black cat.
So, she quickly tried to re-enter the barrier.
In the past, the small black cat could easily enter the barrier because she was Song Cha’s contract beast.
But now… the barrier that once didn’t reject her had become repellent.
The small black cat couldn’t enter the barrier at all.
