âXiaobai, Iâm so glad youâve waken up, but just relax for now, I will fill you in all the information you have missed out.â Murong Qingyan looked at Xiaobai with affection rippling in her eyes, âI donât even know where to start, so many things have happened, itâs quite overwhelming, but I promise you I will tell you in full details.â
âMaster, just remember you are not alone, Iâve always got your back.â Xiaobai nodded and looked around, it wasnât until now did Xiaobai notice they were in some dark forest, it looked pretty gloomy, Xiaobai asked with curiosity, âMaster, where are we now?â
âGloomy Forest.â Murong Qingyan looked at Xiaobai and explained, âXiaobai, donât be afraid, we are now on the way to the Four Colleges.â
Xiaobai scratched its head, it didnât pursue the topic any further for it couldnât focus on anything else when the mouthwatering aroma flavor of grilled meat wafted up from behind.
Xiaobai turned around, what met its eyes was golden brown crispy meat grilled on the fire, Xiaobai was drooling at the mouth.
Murong Qingyan laughed on seeing Xiaobaiâs reaction, âXiaobai, just out of curiosity, can you see anything else except the meat now?â
Xiaobai gave Murong Qingyan no answer for it was too occupied with sniffing all the aroma, but if it could hear Murong Qingyan, the answer for sure would be, âNo, master, grilled meat is all I can see.â
Murong Qingyan couldnât help chuckling, she walked to the fire and seasoned it with a pinch of salt, tossing occasionally.
Xiaobai was even more fascinated by the aroma, its eyes were glued on the largest piece, drooling at the mouth.
Huangfu Juecast a few glimpse at Xiaobai with indifference, no one could figure out what he was thinking.
But luckily Xiaobai was too occupied with the meat to even notice Xiaobaiâs stare, otherwise Xiaobai would scramble to its feet and flee back to the space, Huangfu Jueâs looks were too intimidating!
However, it seemed like Xiaobai wasnât the only one who the aroma of the meat had attracted, some uninvited guests walked towards them, hoping to get some meat.
âButler Chen, Big Brother and Brother Huang, come on over, it turns out Iâm correct all along, see, someone is grilling meat over there!â
A young girlâs voice rang, and with that a group of people emerged from the depth of the forest.
There were four of them in total,two young men stood in the middle, a younger girl stood on the left and and a middle-aged man stood on the right, the middle aged man looked very sophisticated and he looked at the young men and the young girl with great respect in his eyes.
One of the young men was very tall and slender, he had got an arresting face with perfect features, especially that pair of unfathomable eyes, they were like two ponds of sparkling spring water. His hair was shining under the sunlight, and his skin was even more smooth than most girls, he was quite a looker.
The other young man was not as tall, but he was even more handsome, what made him stand out more was the smile on his face, he looked like a perfect gentleman.
The young girl who came with them was seventeen or eighteen years old, she was in a pink gown with exquisite golden embroidery on the sleeved, the pink made her complexion even more appealing to the eye. Her hairdo was simple, but you could tell the hairpins were expensive and rare to find. Her smile was more contagious compared to the young manâs.
The girl in pink walked towards Murong Qingyan who was sitting by the fire, a tint of disgust flashed across her eyes when she saw the birthmark on Murong Qingyanâs face.
âHey you, ugly face, I want the meat you are grilling, name a price, any price.â the girl stepped high and looked proud, it looked like she was sure Murong Qingyan was willing to sell the meat to her.
To the girlâs surprise, Murong Qingyan didnât even raise the head and spare a look at her. Murong Qingyan was still busy tossing the meat in hand and meanwhile she and Xiaobai were communicating in the space.
âMaster, this is a tough crowd you are dealing with.â Xiaobai reminded Murong Qingyan with concern.
âWhatâs the matter?â Murong Qingyan was a bit surprised, she wasnât mad or offended by that girl in pink, she just wasnât expecting any trouble from strangers.
âThey are great cultivators, all of them.â Xiaobai took a look at the group and continued, âThe two young men are both Azoth Level cultivators, the taller one is at the middle stage and the other one is at the advanced stage, the young girl is on Melting Level. As for the middle-aged man, he is the strongest among them all, he is on Nascent Level already!â
âWhat? Nascent Level?â Murong Qingyan was shocked.
Never had she met a cultivator on Nascent Level before, and she wasnât expecting to meet one in a place like Gloomy Forest. But she had heard that the strongest cultivator in the entire Jialuo Country was a royal family member and he was on Azoth Level.
But there was a cultivator on Nascent Level and two on Azoth Level in the group standing in front of her now, even the weak link was on advanced stage of Melting Level!
âWho are they? Where are they from?â Murong Qingyan couldnât help but wonder. She had never heard any family or clan as strong as the group in front of her now.