"Yes- but not quite." Elder Jing said calmly.
Yang Wei facepalmed as he begged Elder Jing to spill the bean already. He had enough guesses about this Tang Xing.
"Please just give me the story- I promise to never interrupt your story again." Yang Wei apologized to her.
Elder Jing smiled as she pecked him lightly on the cheek. "Ah~ it's so fun teasing you. Anyway, if Tang Xing had simply kidnapped mere mortals into doing his pill experiment then nobody would have cared."
"However, he decided to kidnap talented youth as well as sect elders to expand his experiment. Tang Xing was deranged and the more he experimented, the crazier his experiment went."
Elder Jing then grasped her hand tightly onto Yang Wei, almost like she was trying to calm her emotion.
Yang Wei noticed her complicated expression as he pulled her closer to him.
Although Elder Jing hasn't said anything, it was clear for Yang Wei to notice that one of the victims from Tang Xing must be a close friend of Elder Jing.
Sometime later, Elder Jing started preparing some gifts in her room whereas Yang Wei went to the basement to cultivate in the cultivation room.
'Phew, at this rate of absorption, I can advance to the next stage in a few weeks or so.' Yang Wei exclaimed inwardly as he absorbed the concentrated spiritual qi around the room.
Yang Wei continued to cultivate for the next day when Elder Jing suddenly interrupted him.
"Yang Wei, are you still cultivating?" Elder Jing said.
Yang Wei opened his eyes as he smiled lightly at her. "Wasn't it said that interrupting a person's cultivation is akin to courting death?"
"That's only for people you don't know well." Elder Jing shrugged. "Either way, do you dare to get angry at me and try to fight me?"
"I would dare- that is if I'm stronger than you." Yang Wei replied.
Sometime later, they exited the cultivation room as Elder Jing informed him that she would visit the alchemist guild.
"I'm going to meet with Alchemist Guo since he was the teacher of Tang Xin." Elder Jing said.
Yang Wei was dumbfounded as he didn't expect someone to be taking Tang Xing as a pupil after his notorious deed.
"Was this before or after Tang Xing became a degenerate?" Yang Wei then asked.
"Obviously before- when Alchemist Guo found out Tang Xing started capturing talented youths from multiple sects, he confronted him before expelling him as a pupil." Elder Jing explained.
"Anyway, are you going to come with me to the alchemist guild?"
"Hmm, as much as I want to follow you everywhere, it wouldn't do me any good if I continue this process." Yang Wei kindly rejected her offer.
"I see- you can explore around the event in the inner courtyard in the meantime then."
Sometime later, Elder Jing left her courtyard to visit Alchemist Guo.
Meanwhile, Yang Wei decided to head off to the inner courtyard to explore around like Elder Jing had suggested.
"Yang Wei, why are you here?"
A voice suddenly echoed when Yang Wei stepped outside of Elder Jing's courtyard.
Yang Wei glanced around before seeing Lian Xinyue walking with a somewhat middle-aged man.
He raised an eyebrow before deducting the middle-aged man to be Lian Xinyue's grandfather.
Yang Wei cupped his fist. "This disciple greets the senior."
"Hoh, you must be Yang Wei." The elder smiled lightly at him.
"Grandfather- he's the person that was always rude to me." Lian Xinyue pouted on the sideline.
Yang Wei twitched his mouth at her accusation. 'Sigh, this woman is a troublemaker- better get away quickly.'
"If you are looking for Elder Jing then I'm sorry to inform you that she is currently away on an important task." Yang Wei said as he turned toward the opposite direction. "As for me, Elder Jing had assigned me a task so please forgive my behavior for being unable to help you out."
After that, Yang Wei tried to run away with his movement speed but found himself restricted in place when he took the 2nd step.
Smiling bitterly, Yang Wei turned around to face Lian Xinyue's grandfather.
"Is there a problem, senior?" Yang Wei asked awkwardly.
"Now, calling me senior makes us look pretty distant. Call me Lian Fu instead," Lian Fu said as he walked toward Yang Wei.
'What the heck is this old man thinking?' Yang Wei cursed inwardly as he knew there was going to be more trouble for him.
"S-Senior Lian Fu, please excuse this junior then." Yang Wei said lightly as he tried to move around.
However, Lian Fu seemed to be eager to have Yang Wei stay and refused to let him flee.
"Yang Wei, do you think I would come here if I didn't know Elder Jing is unavailable at the moment?" Lian Fu suddenly said with an evil grin.
"..."
Yang Wei finally figured out that their encounter was not a coincidence but intentional.
Meanwhile, Lian Xinyue suddenly walked up and smiled evilly at Yang Wei.
She then whispered softly in his ears, "Do you think I would let you go this easily?"
'Woman, why are you being so forceful?' Yang Wei cried inwardly as he had no interest in her at all.
All he wanted to do in the sect was to cultivate to the pinnacle and achieve an unfathomable dao.
However, his goal always seemed to be obstructed by multiple so-called jade beauties that seem to throw themselves at him.
What was so good about him anyway?
"Lian Xinyue- I'm going to set this straight for you." Yang Wei held a solemn expression as he stared deeply into her eyes. "I don't feel nor have any interest in you."
Yang Wei thought that being straightforward with Lian Xinyue could stop her from wasting time with him.
After all, he only saw her as a fellow disciple and nothing else.
Unfortunately for Yang Wei though, it seemed like his wishful thinking was denied once again.
"I know, which is why I don't care about what you think honestly." Lian Xinyue shrugged. "Not many people like me anyway so why should I care?"
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