Blade Ghost, who was now standing beside Xu Taiping, sighed and said apologetically:
"This time, I truly misjudged him. I'm sorry."
Blade Ghost continued thoughtfully:
"I never expected that, besides being ignorant, idle, and lazy, this brat also seemed to have offended a Qi-Reading Practitioner and had his fortune severed."
"Then, from the look of things, he most likely came to the Profound Elixir Palace to seek refuge."
Xu Taiping absently rubbed his forehead and said:
"Is there still time to switch?"
Blade Ghost said sheepishly:
"It's not a question of whether there's time. It's... we can't switch."
Blade Ghost added:
"Unless we leave now and come back in half a month."
Xu Taiping shook his head and said:
"Then we'll have to make do."
Blade Ghost reassured him:
"It's fine. Once you're upstairs, head straight for the Blade-Testing Pavilion or the Fist-Inquiry Pavilion. Pay no attention to anything else."
Xu Taiping nodded and said:
"Judging by the current situation, Beiguo Xiao should simply be down on his luck. He shouldn't have any mortal enemies in the Profound Elixir Palace."
Blade Ghost immediately assured him:
"You can rest easy on that count. If he really had a mortal enemy, the Beiguo Household would have taken him home long ago."
While the two were speaking, a handsome, slender male disciple of the Profound Elixir Palace suddenly strode past Xu Taiping. As he hurried toward Li Xueqing, he called:
"Junior Sister Xueqing, sorry for the wait!"
As he spoke, the young man also casually glanced back at Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping frowned, vaguely feeling that this young man must have some grievance with Beiguo Xiao.
At that moment, upon hearing the call, Li Xueqing immediately turned around with delighted surprise. Gazing at the male disciple with eyes like autumn waters, she shook