Chapter 65: Like a thorn in the back, like a fishbone stuck in the throat
The exchange meeting lasted nearly two hours before it ended.
Some people leave directly, while others gather in groups of three or five to build relationships or secretly conduct transactions that are not easy to make public.
Master Zhu Dan, who came to the exchange meeting with Xiao Changqing, did not go back with Xiao Changqing.
Seeing the direction Ruan Qingzhu was leaving, he stood up impatiently and said, "Master Xiao Fu, you go back first, I have something else to do..."
Then he couldn't wait to chase after Ruan Qingzhu.
Master Zhu Dan's heart is entirely on Ruan Qingzhu.
Xiao Changqing's heart is now completely focused on the Dragon Prison Bracelet. He just wants to go home as soon as possible to try out the effects of the new equipment and has no time to care about anything else.
He had originally wanted to talk more with the cultivators in these Yi-shaped caves to learn some of the information circulating among the higher-ups, such as the current situation, the invasion of the evil cultivators of the Demon Sect, and some news about the Luoxia Sect behind his Lingfu Pavilion...
From this, we can roughly guess the purpose of Zhou Changkong's recent abnormal behavior and why he suddenly squeezed out all the talisman masters in Lingfu Pavilion like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Now Xiao Changqing has no time to care about it for the time being.
No matter how great the flood is or how turbulent the times are, it is better to make yourself stronger!
With the support of the three magical skills of the Dragon Prison Bracelet, Xiao Changqing's cultivation and strength will usher in a period of rapid growth in a short period of time, and will undergo earth-shaking changes!
Just when Xiao Changqing was about to slip away alone, the Mu family's great elder spotted him again and blocked his way.
"Master Xiao Fu, please stay."
"Elder Mu, do you have any further advice?"
The elder of the Mu family looked at Xiao Changqing and said, "Master Xiao Fu, are you planning to go home directly without making an appointment? If so, why don't you come with me to the Mu family and introduce my niece to you and discuss some things at the same time."
Xiao Changqing: “…”
Just before the exchange meeting started, Xiao Changqing rejected the other party's invitation on the grounds that he had already made an appointment with other people in advance.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Changqing simply wanted to refuse and didn't want to pay attention to him.
As it turned out, the great elder of the Mu family came over after the exchange meeting.
Xiao Changqing glanced around and found that most of the cultivators who participated in the exchange meeting had already left, so he said straight to the point: "Elder Mu, to be honest, I just want to practice and draw talismans at the moment, and I just want to improve my cultivation to the ninth level of Qi Refining and my talisman skills to the second level as soon as possible. As for finding a Taoist partner, I don't have this plan for the time being. So I can only say sorry to my niece, I won't go to the Mu family."
Xiao Changqing is not very interested in the Mu family or the Mu family's eldest elder.
However, when he said this, he still controlled his voice, wanting to give face to the other party and the Mu family.
But after hearing this, the smile on the face of the Mu family's elder disappeared instantly: "Master Xiao Fu seems to be relying on his talent in Fu Dao and completely ignores my Mu family, right? Or is it that I put aside my pride today and invited you again and again, but it makes you feel even more arrogant, thinking that my Mu family must win you over?"
Xiao Changqing's expression gradually turned cold.
Before the exchange meeting, the great elder of the Mu family had an arrogant and condescending attitude.
Xiao Changqing didn't want to get into trouble and kept putting up with it, but this old guy is now turning the tables on him.
If I don't go to the Mu family and show no interest in his niece, I'll be offending him, right?
The elder of the Mu family continued in a cold voice, "Not to mention that you haven't been promoted to a second-level talisman master yet, even if you can really be promoted to a second-level talisman master in the future, so what? Do you still think that my Mu family is the Mu family of a few years ago? Go back and ask your shopkeeper Zhou what the current status of my Mu family is! Not to mention you, even if it was your shopkeeper Zhou, who came to my Mu family on behalf of the Luoxia Sect, wouldn't he still be polite? I wanted to introduce my niece to you because I love talent. I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful. Do you really think you are a big shot in Nanshanfang? Too arrogant!"
Xiao Changqing laughed angrily.
When the Mu family mercilessly took back his cave, Xiao Changqing was not too angry, but today he was really a little disgusted. He has always been very low-key, quietly developing, trying his best to avoid making enemies with anyone and avoiding all dangers, and has never been arrogant.
The truly arrogant one is the great elder of the Mu family.
After becoming the number one family in Nanshanfang, he had also heard about how arrogant and unscrupulous the Mu family had been acting recently, how they had forcefully intervened in all walks of life, and how their attitude was very defiant.
In the past few months, Xiao Changqing has been immersed in cultivation and drawing talismans. He has never come into contact with it and has no specific concept of it.
Today, I really felt it from the great elder of the Mu family.
He does not allow others to have any dissenting opinions. If something does not go his way, he will become angry and as if someone has stepped on his tail.
"If Elder Mu thinks so, I have nothing to say." Xiao Changqing did not make any more unnecessary excuses, turned around and left.
There's a big happy event happening today, and saying one more word to this kind of person will make my good mood even worse. There's no need for that.
The Mu family's eldest elder looked at Xiao Changqing's departing back with anger in his eyes, but he still restrained himself and did not take action.
In fact, he was not so angry because Xiao Changqing rejected his "good intentions" today.
He has always had an opinion.
Because a few years ago, it was he who strongly requested that someone take back Xiao Changqing's cave, and it was useless even if Mu Chunfeng objected.
As it turned out, his decision was wrong and he misjudged the issue.
In a very short period of time, Xiao Changqing fulfilled his talent in talismans and became the talisman master with the greatest hope of being promoted to the second level in Lingfu Pavilion after Lu Qiu.
Because his status in the Mu family was extremely high, second only to the head of the family, Mu Renjie, no one in the Mu family dared to mention this matter in front of him or blame him.
But he knew that many people complained and laughed at him in private.
Especially in the past few years, as the Mu family's situation has deteriorated day by day, his wrong choices have become more obvious, making him look foolish and his eyesight blurry.
Over the years, this matter has always been a thorn in his side, like a thorn in his back or a fishbone stuck in his throat!
Fortunately, with the emergence of the head of the family, Mu Renjie, he miraculously possessed the powerful strength of the late foundation building stage, sweeping across Nanshanfang without any rivals, and leading the Mu family to become the number one immortal cultivation family in Nanshanfang, with an unprecedentedly powerful reputation.
The matter of withdrawing investment in Xiao Changqing was barely covered up and not many people paid attention to it.
But in the heart of the Mu family's eldest elder, this matter was obviously not so easy to get over.
and so.
Today, he proposed to invite Xiao Changqing to visit the Mu family, and even wanted to introduce his niece to Xiao Changqing as a Taoist partner, but these were not his true intentions.
It was just Mu Chunfeng, the eldest daughter of the Mu family, who wanted to match this up.
And he could find no reason or excuse to object.
After all, Xiao Changqing's talent in the art of talismans is well known to everyone. It is necessary for any foundation-building family to win over a talented talisman master who has great potential to be promoted to the second level.
What the Mu family's eldest elder didn't expect was that even though he had lowered himself to show his goodwill, Xiao Changqing still dared to act arrogantly and not give him face!
"Just wait, there will come a time when you will beg my Mu family for protection!"
The Mu family's eldest elder looked at Xiao Changqing's departing back, and a sneer gradually appeared in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
