Li Wang and Li Lei were both stunned, almost thinking they had misheard.
Junior Brother Chen had contradicted Senior Sister Nie to her face. Could it be...
Nie Shanshan's hand, reaching for the cold jade bottle, froze in midair. She slowly turned to look at him.
"Oh?"
Nie Shanshan raised her delicate brows slightly, her voice still calm. "Junior Brother Chen, do you think your senior sister... took too much?"
Meeting Nie Shanshan's gaze, Chen Qing nodded frankly. "That's right."
He had not fought for it earlier for two reasons. First, one or two drops of Century Earth Core Milk offered too little benefit. It was not worth exposing his strength and inviting needless trouble over them.
Second, Xiao Bieli's sharpening of his edge was imminent. Rather than fight over a momentary burst of pride and become a target, it was better to watch quietly and bide his time, hiding his brilliance and nurturing his strength.
But things were different now!
More than ten drops of Century Earth Core Milk every month! And a single drop of three-hundred-year Earth Core Milk dangled before them!
It was enough to save him several months of bitter cultivation, perhaps even help him open the eighth and ninth primary meridians ahead of time and touch the threshold of the late Embracing Dan Strength stage.
Time waited for no one. Chen Qing did not know how the situation might change later. In any case, he would secure the benefits first.
"Good!"
A sharp gleam flashed through Nie Shanshan's eyes as she said coolly, "Your words are quite hard. Then let your senior sister see whether your skills are just as hard!"
Guishui True Qi erupted with a thunderous boom, without the slightest warning!
The temperature throughout the Assembly Hall seemed to plunge by several degrees,