Chu Xingchen glanced at Xie Lingyu's expression and saw that it was no longer quite so tense. Presumably, his little joke just now had eased her inevitable nervousness.
After all, a whole crowd of Tribulation Transcendence Cultivators stood before her, and the reception arranged for her was truly grand.
Calling her afraid would naturally be underestimating Xie Lingyu, but no one wanted to lose face on an occasion like this.
In truth, though, Ru Nan was the one who ought to be nervous.
This time, only Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu had come. Bai Xuanling had already taken the Heaven's Way Map and gone off to work.
Huang Miao had time to come, but Huang Miao was only at the Tribulation Transcendence Peak. If the Buddhist Sect really did lash out, Huang Miao would probably fall here too.
Bringing Huang Miao would serve no purpose, so he might as well come with only Xie Lingyu, both as a gesture of goodwill and a display of sincerity.
Coming to the Buddhist Sect alone naturally offered more advantages than disadvantages.
Chu Xingchen was certain that, during his visit to the Buddhist Sect, most of Ru Nan's attention would probably have to remain on him.
If anything happened to him, the entire Buddhist Sect would probably become the target of everyone's arrows.
Even setting aside the True Immortal Bai Xuanling, the Heavenly Derivation Sect and the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect would join forces with righteousness on their side, with a host of second-tier immortal sects hungry for Spirit Veins beneath them. The entire Buddhist Sect would certainly have a layer of skin stripped off.
This grand reception was proof enough. First, it showed how seriously they took him; second, it demonstrated the utmost respect.
No one liked trouble, unless resolving that trouble could