Qingfeng's efficiency exceeded Li Ping'an's expectations.
He had told Qingfeng about it that evening, and the man had come to apologize at midnight that very night.
Although Elder Qingfeng and Elder Lu Bai were both elders,
the gulf in their rank and standing was as vast as the difference between a human and a pig.
The matter was settled just like that, and Lu Bai never troubled Li Ping'an again.
Li Ping'an had thought that, if things followed the usual damn pattern of novels, Lu Bai would surely stir up trouble again someday.
But in reality, once Lu Bai learned that he was under Qingfeng's protection,
he treated him with perfect courtesy, as though their earlier unpleasantness had never happened.
Since he left Li Ping'an alone, Li Ping'an naturally would not go out of his way to provoke him.
Come to think of it, there had never been any deep-seated hatred between them to begin with.
And so the matter passed in a way that was unexpected, yet entirely reasonable.
Before this, Li Ping'an had already dreamed up all sorts of plots.
Elder Lu Bai colluding with evil cultivators from within, taking desperate risks just to kill him and vent his anger...
Yet none of it happened.
Sure enough, one really shouldn't read too many novels~
"Did you hear? A senior sister suffered Qi Deviation while cultivating yesterday."
"Yeah. She even killed a disciple, and then died herself with all her meridians severed."
"Ah, do you think that might happen to us someday?"
"...Let's eat."
Pity welled up in the two disciples' hearts. Seemingly reminded of their own fate, they let out a long sigh.
Li Ping'an silently sipped his porridge while visualizing his cultivation method.
For some reason, his appetite had been poor these past few days. He