A banquet was held in the main hall. After three rounds of tea, Qian Renyue had eaten her fill and quietly called Chen Xin outside to talk.
Guang Ling had wanted to follow, but Qian Renyue signaled for him to stay behind. His brows knitted, and a sudden discomfort stirred in his heart. This girl actually has secrets to share with that bargain-bin master of hers? After all these days, she hasn't whispered a single secret to me. What blatant favoritism!
Resentment filled the hall, while a cool breeze brushed their faces outside. Chen Xin was rather puzzled as to why Qian Renyue had called him out alone. "Xiao Yue?"
At his soft call, Qian Renyue glanced at him, then opened the Soul Tool hanging at her waist. A white light flashed, and a chrysanthemum glowing purple appeared in her palm. "Master, this is singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, an immortal treasure. Eating it allows qi to circulate through all four limbs and opens the eight channels of the blood, forging an indestructible body. Perhaps it can help you cross that threshold you've struggled to overcome."
The singular velvet sky chrysanthemum was an enormous flower of magnificent purple. Every slender petal looked fuzzy and particularly adorable. The entire blossom formed a seamless whole, yet gave off no fragrance at all. Its central stamens rose more than half a foot above the petals, their tips shimmering with a faint golden glow. Its overall appearance was extraordinarily strange. With just one glance, without needing any confirmation, Chen Xin knew how precious this immortal herb was.
Fortunately, he knew Qian Renyue was the Spirit Hall's Second Young Lady and had a powerful expert accompanying her, so he did not ask too much about the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum's origins. Still, something this precious... "Why