Everlasting Flower Pill

Li Feifei had specially brought over a chair for Zhang Yu to rest in, and she had even brought fruit. In short, she had thought of everything, tending to him with meticulous care.

She was sucking up to him to the absolute extreme.

Face?

Other people's gossip?

What were those? Did Li Feifei care? Were they worth more than the top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill Senior Brother Zhang Yu had given her?

No!

Get lost. Big Sister had to serve Senior Brother and had no time for them.

Su Wan was different. She wanted to get on Zhang Yu's good side, but could not bring herself to swallow her pride. Even if she did, she could never be as utterly unconcerned as Li Feifei. So she could only stand to the side, rolling her eyes at Li Feifei while stewing in her own anger.

The male disciples watching from the sidelines criticized Zhang Yu's behavior even as they burned with envy and jealousy. "Why isn't it me getting fed by a beautiful junior sister?"

"Heaven is blind!"

Chen You, standing some distance away, was panicking. He knew he would not have been able to block the punch Zhang Yu had thrown at Ma Xuan.

Every bone in Ma Xuan's arm had been shattered. There was no way it would heal in less than half a year.

"What do I do?" Chen You was afraid, but at the same time, he felt a trace of relief. Elder Bai Cangyue had suppressed the matter of the martial duel and told them to settle it in the Azure Eagle Tournament.

If it had truly been a life-and-death martial duel, Chen You felt certain he would have died.

Zhang Yu was enjoying Li Feifei's feeding when he sensed someone watching him from afar. He turned his head and met Chen You's gaze.

A cold glint appeared at the corner of his lips. "You'd better pray I don't run into you on the arena. Otherwise... hmph!"

When Chen You saw Zhang Yu looking his way, he hurriedly lowered his head.

Should I go apologize to him? Or should I surrender the moment we get on the arena? Chen You thought to himself.

"No. If I surrender without even fighting, the family will definitely blame me. My standing in the family will fall, and my resources will be reduced."

"What do I do? What exactly do I do? Why did I have to pick a fight with him that day? Thinking about it now, since Elder Shi Cangyue took him as a disciple instead of me, he must have something extraordinary about him." Chen You regretted it to death.

"Chen You, this Zhang Yu is the one who stole your chance to become a disciple, isn't he?" A youth who looked somewhat similar to Chen You walked over.

"Chen Liang, don't talk nonsense. Elder Shi Cangyue never said he would take me as his disciple," Chen You said.

The Chen Family was a thousand-year-old martial arts family. After so many years of development, even the main branch alone had a vast population. Thus, disciples like Chen You faced fierce competition, since the family's resources were limited.

"Chen You, don't tell me you're scared? Well, that makes sense. Ma Xuan was crippled by one punch from him. You may be a little stronger than Ma Xuan, but only by a limited amount." Chen Liang wore an expression of undisguised mockery.

He had deliberately come over to needle Chen You.

"Scared? There is no such word as 'fear' in the dictionary of a Chen Family disciple. Just watch how I defeat Zhang Yu on the arena later," Chen You said arrogantly.

"Hehe, then let me congratulate you in advance." Chen Liang chuckled.

Chen You could not be bothered with Chen Liang. He turned and walked away, heading toward Zhang Yu.

He had made up his mind. He could not sit and wait for death.

The position of Elder Shi Cangyue's disciple already belonged to Zhang Yu. That could not be changed. What Chen You feared now was losing to Zhang Yu on the arena and being crippled like Ma Xuan. That would be troublesome.

"My main opponents come from within the family. If Zhang Yu cripples me with one punch later, the Chen Family disciples in the Spirit Hidden Institute will immediately send the news back to the family. My resources will definitely be drastically reduced from then on." Chen You analyzed the situation carefully.

"No, absolutely not."

"Once my family resources are reduced, how will I break through to the True Qi Realm?"

"I can't sit and wait for death. I have to think of something."

Chen You was so anxious that he spun in circles.

A few minutes later, he looked toward Zhang Yu again. At last, as if he had made some kind of decision, he strode toward him.

He definitely could not win in a fight.

Then he could only negotiate.

"Senior Brother Zhang! This junior greets you." Chen You came before Zhang Yu and spoke with utmost respect.

Zhang Yu had just eaten a grape fed to him by Li Feifei. Hearing the voice, he turned his head and saw Chen You. His eyes narrowed, a trace of cold light flashing within them, but he said nothing.

Chen You cupped his fists and said softly, "Senior Brother Zhang, could we speak somewhere privately?"

"No time," Zhang Yu said blandly, then ignored him.

Chen You's expression turned ugly. Biting his lip, he took a small jade bottle from his robes and held it out to Zhang Yu. "Senior Brother Zhang, I spoke disrespectfully to you some time ago. I solemnly apologize to you."

Zhang Yu took the small jade bottle and glanced inside, finding a pill he did not recognize.

"An Everlasting Flower Pill. It can keep a woman's face from aging for ten years," Chen You said softly, glancing at Li Feifei beside Zhang Yu.

At the name Everlasting Flower Pill, Li Feifei's hand trembled slightly. Yet she did not spare it another glance, nor did she say a word.

The Everlasting Flower Pill was famed throughout the Western Desolate Continent. Any woman would drool three feet at the sight of it.

Zhang Yu examined the Everlasting Flower Pill, then turned to Li Feifei. "Do you know it?"

"I've heard of it."

"Is this pill expensive?"

"Three years ago, one appeared at an auction in Spirit Hidden City. A single pill sold for ten thousand taels of gold," Li Feifei answered.

Hiss... it's that expensive? Zhang Yu was secretly shocked, but none of it showed on his face. Instead, he looked disdainful as he glanced at Chen You. "This Everlasting Flower Pill can only guarantee that I won't beat you to death."

"Senior Brother Zhang, if the two of us meet on the arena later, could you show mercy? Exchange ten moves with me before knocking me off the arena," Chen You pleaded in a low voice.

Zhang Yu weighed the Everlasting Flower Pill in his hand. "Not enough."

"What does Senior Brother Zhang want?"

"A graded cultivation technique." Zhang Yu opened his mouth like a lion.

"Senior Brother Zhang, you jest. Graded cultivation techniques are the foundation of every martial arts family. They cannot possibly be passed outside the family. Once one is leaked, it becomes an irreconcilable blood feud," Chen You said.

"Then there's nothing to be done," Zhang Yu said, casually tossing the Everlasting Flower Pill to Li Feifei.

Li Feifei caught the pill, her face brimming with delight. Her voice had already been coy, but now it became even more syrupy. "Senior Brother, are you giving the Everlasting Flower Pill to me?"

"You don't want it?" Zhang Yu glanced at her.

"I do, I do! Thank you, Senior Brother." Li Feifei hurriedly tucked the Everlasting Flower Pill into her pocket. "Senior Brother, are your legs sore? Let me massage them for you!"

Zhang Yu did not think much of casually tossing the Everlasting Flower Pill to Li Feifei, but the female disciples nearby were consumed with envy.

Su Wan stared at the Everlasting Flower Pill in Li Feifei's hand, unable to hide the envy and jealousy in her eyes.

Several female disciples beside her wore equally envious expressions.

"Senior Brother Zhang Yu, I'm Yang Zhi from Cloud Return Institute. I made this sachet myself. It's for you, Senior Brother." A bold female disciple could not resist coming forward to strike up a conversation with Zhang Yu.

Ah?

A female disciple had given Zhang Yu a sachet right in front of everyone. Having been single in both his lives, he was at a loss and felt nervous.

Should he accept it?

Or not?

Fortunately, Li Feifei came to his rescue the next second.

By then, Chen You had been squeezed aside by several female disciples. His face alternated between red and white as his mind raced.

A graded cultivation technique was definitely impossible. Even if he wanted to offer one, he did not have one.

But he did possess a first-rate cultivation technique. He had obtained it from a small family affiliated with the Chen Family, and had kept it on his person rather than handing it over to the family.