Chapter 344: Visiting Sun Wentai (2/2)

However, a strange brown crystal floating on top of the shack reminded Miaomiao of his pylon tower. It also leaked yin and yang essence, filling the air with dense Qi.

Gan Ning's eyes sparkled as he hadn't seen a massive spirit stone before. He took a deep breath and absorbed the Qi in the air in glee.

Zhu Qiao flinched as she stared at the unrefined spiritual ore, which was larger than the shack in front of her. A few seconds later, she scoffed as she had several better refined spiritual veins, essence cores, and a few soul stones in her system inventory.

She didn't lack cultivation resources as she could keep completing side-quests or paid the system with her demonic essence in exchange for system currency points. Then, she could exchange them for gacha tickets, which could be used to roll for godly weapons, artifacts, pills, consumable items, or cultivation resources.

As such, Zhu Qiao wasn't impressed with the crystal, spiritual ore, or whatsoever. Unless Sun Wentai could fetch her several high-graded soul stones, she couldn't be moved by this meager rock.

As for Miaomiao, he simply glanced at it and smirked. His pylon tower gave out denser Qi, and it summoned life essence rain. Moreover, Mao Xueyan's Holy Grail continued to produce spring water, which could instantly heal physical wounds.

In a way, Jiangdong White Tiger was a lot poorer than Siren City.

Seeing the reactions of these youths, Huang Gongfu was surprised. Gan Ning's reaction was normal, but Zhu Qiao and Miaomiao looked odd.

It was as if they possessed something more valuable than the floating spiritual ore vein.

”Such prodigal children. Haiz,” Huang Gongfu shook his head, disappointed by the youth's attitude. Then, he walked toward the shack.

Before the elder could knock on the weak wooden door, a tall silhouette of a muscular man with a bare chest walked out of the shack with a hatchet.

”Gongfu? What are you doing here with those children?”

The man was Sun Wentai, the sect master of Jiangdong White Tiger Sect. Currently, he wore only leather pants, and his messy long hair covered half of his face.

From everyone's perspective, Sun Wentai looked like a muscular barbarian or a caveman.

Yet, nobody voiced out their remark as the vibe in the air threatened them. The nascent soul cultivator before them was on a different league than the previous three elders.

Even Miaomiao could feel it. This person's combat prowess might be on par with Ma Ping.

”My lord, these children are the successful candidates of the white tiger's exam this year.”

”Hoh? Three of them at once? Nice!”

”There's one more, but he's your son's servant.”

”Who?”

”Zhou Gongjin, that troublesome sworn brother of Bofu.”

”Bah!” Sun Wentai rolled his eyes and slouched his shoulders, disappointed, ”What the hell was he doing here in the exam? Didn't he know that our servants are prohibited from taking the tests!?”

”He… intentionally hid his cultivation base. I think he wants to inherit our guardian beast's legacy.”

”That fool… Well, it doesn't matter. He has proven his worthiness alright. Send someone to give him a copy of a sky-grade cultivation manual. Then, keep him in the city. Don't let him roam the sect. This place is reserved to cultivate non-clan members! If Gongjin wants recognition, let him take jobs from my clan instead.”

”Understood.”

The Sun Clan and Jiangdong White Tiger Sect operated differently – The sect cultivated promising youths from other clans or families while the Sun Clan nurtured their children or their servant's children.

The treatment, training regime, resource allocation, and training environment were not the same. Depending on their social status and achievements, clan members could potentially get a higher payroll than inner disciples could have, but weak clansmen might barely get enough wage to make ends meet.

Sun Wentai thought that Zhou Gongjin wanted to get a higher salary by being an inner disciple, so he was annoyed.

”What about these three? Why are you taking them here?” Sun Wentai pointed at the three youths.

Huang Gongfu wryly smiled and looked at Zhu Qiao, ”This is Zhu Qiao, the daughter of Zhu Huifang.”

”Oh?”

The irritated expression on Sun Wentai's face disappeared, replaced with a joyful look. He grinned from ear to ear, ”So, little girl. Are you here to marry my son?”

Zhu Qiao flinched again. She cupped her fist and bowed, hiding her frown, ”I'm sorry. I would like to postpone the decision to a later date.”

”Hahaha! I understand. I think I get the gist of it. Living in the inner disciple abode is too dangerous for you, right? Very well, I'll arrange a place for you to stay. How about you stay at my wife's abode and become her legacy disciple? With that kind of status, I doubt any horny moron in my sect can touch you.”

Zhu Qiao bit her lower lips and glanced at Miaomiao. Hesitated for a few seconds, she raised her head and looked into the eyes of Sun Wentai, ”I have a condition.”

”Oh sure. What do you need?”

”I will not marry your son unless he can advance to the 7th-stage! However, during the meantime, if I ever find a better marriage partner than Sun Bofu, who is stronger and more suitable, I can freely cancel the engagement with Sun Bofu!”

Sun Wentai's face changed. He sneered at the girl, ”Do you think there is someone more talented and promising than my son?”

Zhu Qiao revealed a faint smile, ”Who knows? Maybe, he's closer than you think.”

”…”

As soon as Zhu Qiao finished her sentence, Sun Wentai's killing intent locked on to Gan Ning and Miaomiao.

”So, one of them is among you?”

Gan Ning shrunk back in fear.

However, Miaomiao activated his killing domain to repel the threatening killing intent pressure of the sect master.

”It's rude to show hostility against a foreign diplomat without even letting me speak a word.”

Sun Wentai chuckled as he found Miaomiao amusing. Then, his face darkened as he revealed his war face.