The next day, in a quiet little courtyard on Spirit Mountain.
Xu Yan sat cross-legged before a table, upon which stood many bottles and jars, all filled with Origin Meridian Pills—round, snow-white, and radiating astonishing spiritual energy.
Of them, one hundred and twenty bottles had been won by Xu Yan through sparring with disciples at the Great Yin Martial Academy.
The rest were even more numerous—three hundred full bottles of Origin Meridian Pills. They were the so-called "apology gift" Qin Changsheng of Prince Chu's Residence had sent someone to deliver for causing Xu Yan trouble.
Xu Yan had not taken Chang Yusheng to the Northern Pacification Office yesterday.
What the latter had said no longer mattered.
Because the people of Prince Chu's Residence had already crippled his bones and foundation, thrown him out of the residence, and expelled him from the Great Yin Martial Academy as well.
It was true that he had incited the Fifth Prince to seek out Xu Yan.
Naturally, he had also said a few bad things about Prince Wu'an's Residence before the Fifth Prince. Yet by the time they passed through the Fifth Prince's mouth, Qin Longxiang had added fuel to the flames, and yesterday, Xu Yan had made them even heavier.
Xu Yan naturally knew that Chang Yusheng could not possibly have directly uttered such treasonous words. Even if he thought them in his heart, he would not dare speak them aloud.
Chang Yusheng was clearly no fool.
But words were a fearful thing.
If this matter blew up, Xu Yan would be fine, and the Fifth Prince would be fine—but Chang Yusheng would certainly be the one in trouble. Prince Chu's Residence might even be dragged into it.
Qin Changsheng wanted to spend money to avert disaster, lest Xu Yan make the affair