Chapter 209 - Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Heading to the Zhang Family (2/2)
“Looking for me?” Huang Qingling asked, puzzled.
“Yes…”
Ning Yue nodded.
Then, she stepped forward and said to Huang Qingling:
“Huang Daoist friend…”
“I have something I’d like to ask your advice on…”
Huang Qingling looked at Ning Yue and suddenly recalled the events of the previous day, so she opened her mouth and said:
“I don’t know what Ning Daoist friend is seeking me out for. Is it related to the Elixir Valley Heir?”
“Yes…”
“I heard from Young Master Li that you’ve had interactions with the Elixir Valley Heir…”
“I would like to ask, how does Huang Daoist friend view the Elixir Valley Heir? What do you think of his character?”
Upon hearing this, Huang Qingling replied directly:
“As for the Elixir Valley Heir, I don’t know how others see him, but I think he’s quite decent…”
Having just finished speaking, Huang Qingling felt something was off, so she continued to ask:
“By the way…”
“Didn’t you go to the black market last night to find the Elixir Valley Heir?”
“Could it be that you didn’t find him?”
Li Tangyu shook his head and explained:
“We did meet the Elixir Valley Heir yesterday, but we didn’t come to an agreement…”
“Hmm? What happened?”
“That shouldn’t be! I thought the Elixir Valley Heir was quite amiable…”
“How could it be that you didn’t come to an agreement?”
“Could it be that his asking price was simply too high?”
Huang Qingling looked at the two of them, her voice filled with curiosity.
At that moment, Ning Yue truly didn’t know how to explain the situation to Huang Qingling, so she could only say:
“It’s not that!”
“It’s just that this matter, when discussed, is rather complicated…”
“Let me explain…”
Li Tangyu then took over the conversation, explaining to Huang Qingling:
“Originally, the Ning Family Patriarch wanted to enter Elixir Valley personally to seek advice from the people there…”
“But Elixir Valley does not welcome outsiders…”
“And this seed is far too precious; even the Ning Family Patriarch didn’t dare to make a decision lightly…”
Li Tangyu briefly summarized the matter to Huang Qingling.
After Li Tangyu finished explaining, Huang Qingling pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly:
“In that case…”
“Indeed, that would be difficult to handle, after all, you don’t know each other and lack a foundation of trust, so you can’t just rashly entrust the fate of your family to a stranger.”
After saying this, Huang Qingling once again turned to Ning Yue, speaking very earnestly:
“If it were up to me, I might be more inclined to trust the Elixir Valley Heir a bit more.”
“Because when facing him, I had a familiar feeling and thought that he was trustworthy…”
“Of course, this is just an intuition…”
“But I trust my intuition.”
“However, since this matter concerns the entire Ning Family, it’s not my place to make a decision for you.”
“Ultimately, you’ll have to make up your own minds about this.”
Ning Yue nodded, bowed in thanks to Huang Qingling:
“Thank you, Huang Daoist friend. I understand.”
At that moment, Lin Jing spoke up, asking Ning Yue:
“Apart from the Elixir Valley Heir, do you have any other methods?”
“In the Qingyuan Sword Sect, there is a remarkable person proficient in cultivating Spirit Plants…” Ning Yue replied.
“Now our family Patriarch, along with Young Master Li’s grandfather, have already gone up to the Qingyuan Sword Sect…”
“Before leaving, the Patriarch mentioned that he didn’t have high hopes, and they wanted to try their luck…”
“If it really doesn’t work out, we might have no choice but to approach the Elixir Valley Heir once again…”
Ning Yue stated candidly.
After Ning Yue finished speaking, Lin Jing only offered a few words of consolation and did not attempt to make excuses for the ‘Elixir Valley Heir.’
Because there was no need to do so—if they naturally trusted him, they did. If they didn’t, no amount of persuasion from Lin Jing would have any effect.
Moreover, intervening in this matter would be unreasonable for him.
Afterward, the group finished their discussion and set off toward the Zhang Family.
On the bustling street leading to the Zhang Family, the crowd surged back and forth, never ceasing.
Lin Jing, Li Tangyu, and Ning Yue talked about Alchemy as they walked.
Li Qingqing and Huang Qingling, clearly uninterested, were glancing around every which way…
But just then…
As Li Qingqing, idling about, craned her neck to look ahead, she suddenly exclaimed:
“Liu Yiyuan…”