Chapter 218: 0152 Become Little Sisters (Two-in-One)

Xu Chang’an couldn’t help but wonder, what business did Senior Sikong have in seeking him out?

Sikong Jing was unlike him, someone with a notorious reputation and virtually no presence. This senior had drawn the sect’s Immortal Sword and was said to be the first in thousands of years to gain its recognition, a prodigy of unmatched talent.

So here lies the question.

Among the sword cultivators of similar age in this world, is there anyone who can reach the Realm of Senior Wen?

When it comes to this matter, there’s no need to think. Even for a genius like Sikong Jing, the answer is predetermined.

Just as Xu Chang’an was pondering, he heard a warm voice in front of him.

“…Junior Brother, thanks for delivering the elixir. I have some fruits here, would you like to try them?”

“Thank you, Senior Brother, but I have a few more halls to visit,” Xu Chang’an came back to his senses and replied.

“Alright, you go ahead then,” the senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden chuckled softly and waved at Xu Chang’an.

Regardless of gender, anyone who had tasted the Spirit Fruit grown by Xu Chang’an had not said they disliked it. Gender was irrelevant here.

Xu Chang’an had noticed an unexpectedly high favorability from the people at Hundred Herbs Garden towards him and had grown accustomed to it.

“Oh, right,” Xu Chang’an suddenly remembered something and straightforwardly said, “I have something to ask, Senior Brother.”

“Something? Go ahead,” the senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden listened attentively.

“It’s nothing else, I just wonder… what kind of person is Senior Sikong from the Profound Sword Bureau?” Xu Chang’an asked directly without hesitation.

Since he was asking outsiders, he didn’t mind being overheard… after all, Sikong Jing had people blocking him, so his curiosity was only natural.

However, the Hundred Herbs Garden was too busy, and the news of him being blocked had yet to spread.

“Sikong… Jing?” The senior brother was momentarily surprised, then his demeanor suddenly sharpened as he earnestly said, “Did he cause you trouble?”

Xu Chang’an: “…”

Strange.

Was he actually worried about him?

Why did it feel as if…

The people at the Hundred Herbs Garden had a protective nature?

But the issue was that he was from Muyu Peak.

“No, not at all. I’m just curious, asking casually,” Xu Chang’an said.

“I see,” the senior brother sighed in relief and nodded.

The matter of Sikong Jing’s “pursuit” of Senior Wen was no longer a secret, so Xu Chang’an asking about Sikong Jing with Wen Li’s Sword Qi behind him would naturally make one think Sikong Jing was causing trouble for him.

However, upon thinking it through, one would realize that Sikong Jing, who gracefully lost his first competition after joining the Chaoyun Sect, shouldn’t be of that character.

“Sikong Jing, talent aside, I think he’s a Sword Fool,” the senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden calmly said.

“Sword Fool?” Xu Chang’an contemplated, thinking that if this were the case, the answer was quite clear.

He must be drawn by the weakened version of the Sword Qi behind Senior Wen.

“Yes, a Sword Fool.”

Sikong Jing now was the brightest of the new generation in the entire Chaoyun Sect, even the whole Qing Province, with countless people watching him… yet, upon joining Chaoyun, he challenged Senior Su, who was a whole Realm above him, and then lost.

One must know, his father from the Profound Sword Bureau values face above all else; otherwise, would he have dared to propose at Muyu Peak?

But Sikong Jing was different. He walked a steady path, without creating hype or caring about reputation, only seeking opportunities to cross swords with those stronger than him.

From the perspective of the senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden alone…

It’s thoroughly justifiable that Junior Sikong is admired and reached where he is today.

“However,” the senior brother looked at this gentle-faced, even somewhat delicate junior before him with a very serious expression.

Xu Chang’an was puzzled, “However?”

“I remember when you, Junior Brother Xu, hadn’t yet opened your source, you often came to the garden to lend a hand,” the senior brother said.

“They were just small matters,” Xu Chang’an shook his head. His foundational knowledge in cultivation came from studying at the Hundred Herbs Garden, tending to the garden was more of being a student than helping out.

The senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden looked at Xu Chang’an with a cheerful smile and said, “It’s different; even though you belong to Muyu Peak, we consider you one of our own.”

One of our own?

Xu Chang’an was taken aback, bewildered by the senior brother’s hearty smile for a moment.

What’s happening.

The Hundred Herbs Garden manages all sorts of elixirs and herbs, and if you considered its status within the Chaoyun Sect… it far surpasses that of the outlier Muyu Peak.

Many are eager to become part of them, but never get the opportunity.

“There’s nothing to be surprised about,” the senior brother grasped Xu Chang’an’s hand, coughed softly, and earnestly said, “Junior Brother, if the people from the Profound Sword Bureau trouble you, you can come to the Hundred Herbs Garden, where the senior brothers and sisters will stand up for you.”

“…”

—-

Not long after.

Xu Chang’an left with mixed feelings, heading to the next hall.

The senior brother from the Hundred Herbs Garden watched him leave with a smiling expression, thinking that this junior was an easy-to-understand person; he quite liked him.

As for his own stance… when he got married back then, Xu Chang’an hadn’t even been born, so this junior was entirely like a child in his eyes, one that needed looking after.

—-

Xu Chang’an walked down the road, his eye twitching involuntarily.

Indeed, the senior brothers and sisters from the Hundred Herbs Garden were quite odd; he could discern if the offer to back him up was mere courtesy.

He had caused some trouble for the Hundred Herbs Garden in the past, yet now they treated him so well?

Why?