Chapter 506 - Xiao Chen Changed His Mind (1/2)
The Jiang Manor was sort of extravagant in decorating. Bright red corridors and waterside pavilions could be seen everywhere. In the distance, there was a jade green lake. Though in the autumn, its backyard garden was full of blooming flowers. There, butterflies were dancing trippingly, and many green vines entangled the trees.
After wandering around for a while, Xiao Chen and Chu Qi still hadn’t reached the front hall. On the way, they met a delicate-looking maid. Then they followed her to the living room. When they arrived there, the maid made tea for them and said, “Please wait for a moment. I’ll go to invite the master here.”
After that, the maid walked straight out. Xiao Chen sat on a chair, raising his head to look at the layout of the living room. By his side, Chu Qi remained silent. After about 15 minutes, footsteps gradually sounded outside, which were getting closer and closer.
“Young hero Xiao, you’re awake.”
Right after Jiang Bietian walked swiftly in, Xiao Chen stood up. He saluted Jiang Bietian with a smile and said, “City Master Jiang, thanks for taking care of me these days.”
“My pleasure, young hero Xiao. Take a seat, please.” Jiang Bietian said with a smile on his face, appearing to be very enthusiastic.
Xiao Chen looked at him and thought, “Is it true that he has no cultivation at all?” He also smiled and sat back in his chair.
The two of them chatted for a while. Xiao Chen said properly and tried not to mention his own business. Of course, he wouldn’t mention the matter of the million Spirit Stones. After a while, Jiang Bietian smiled a little and asked a guard outside to come in.
In the guard’s hands was a large embroidered box, which seemed to be a little heavy. Xiao Chen took a quick glance at it, but his face still looked calm, revealing a light smile.
Jiang Bietian took the embroidered box from the guard and opened it. Suddenly, the whole room was filled with pure Spiritual Qi. Twenty Spirit Stones with faint green light were placed neatly in the box. Each of them was as big as a palm and of extremely high purity. They were the best of the Spirit Stones. Not only could they be used as currency, but also people could absorb the Spiritual Qi inside directly.
“Here are twenty Tier Six Spirit Stones. Ten of them are the reward for you winning the Sword Tryout’s championship, and the other ten stones are the gifts for you saving my daughter’s life that day,” said Jiang Bietian with a smile.
In the Violet Manor, the general currency took the Tier One Spirit Stone as a unit. One Tier Six Spirit Stone was equivalent to 100,000 Tier One Spirit Stones. Then the twenty Tier Six Spirit Stones was the equal of 2,000,000 Tier One Spirit Stones. But now, each of the twenty Tier Six Spirit Stones was the very pure stone of the best quality. Thus, their value was far more than two million Spirit Stones, and it would be a waste to use them as currency.
Xiao Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart at the moment and remained calm. He still smiled and said, “This… How dare I accept such a valuable gift from you?”
As he spoke, he did not even glance at the embroidered box. Jiang Bietian smiled and said, “Young hero Xiao, if you refuse, you will somewhat embarrass me a little.”
“If that’s the case, then thank you for your kindness.” Xiao Chen smiled and looked at Chu Qi. Then he immediately turned his head and changed the subject before Jiang Bietian could. “By the way, City Master Jiang, there’s something that I don’t understand. May I ask you that?”
“Feel free to ask me.”
Xiao Chen asked, “I saw that the Fighting Platform ingeniously structured, but why did it suddenly go wrong?”
Xiao Chen thought that since Ren Tianxing was missing, he had to start with his old friend if he wanted to find him. But Xiao Chen couldn’t say openly that he was looking for Ren Tianxing, for he and Jiang Bietian hadn’t yet been that close.
Jiang Bietian said, “To tell you the truth, Master Ren designed the Fighting Platform. It has been for long years out of repair, so it went wrong. Speaking of which, I feel sorry for you, young hero Xiao.”
Xiao Chen replied, “That’s all right. It turns out that Master Ren designed it. No wonder that it’s well designed. But haven’t Master Ren come back in the past few years?”
With this, Xiao Chen fixed his eyes on Jiang Bietian’s face, trying to find even a slight emotion change on his face. Jiang Bietian sighed and said, “Yes, it has been many years since I saw Master Ren come back last time.”
“Oh? Then, after the last time you saw Master Ren, where did he go?” Xiao Chen did not look away and questioned closely. He felt that things would not be that simple.
Jiang Bietian also raised his head and looked at him. At this moment, when they looked into each other’s eyes, it seemed that both of them wanted to find something in each other’s eyes. The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became a little weird. After a short silence, Xiao Chen smiled and said, “City Master Jiang, don’t get me wrong. I just asked it casually.”
Jiang Bietian nodded and sighed again. “In fact, there is nothing to hide. Master Ren is very famous. Many people have heard of him. But as for where he last appeared, some people said that it was in the Death (Wastelands provinces), some said that it was in the Life (Wastelands provinces), and others were saying that he had gone to some other realms. People hold all sorts of versions of what had happened.”
Xiao Chen smiled. He didn’t believe Jiang Bietian’s words. Jiang Bietian must know something, but he would never tell it to an outsider.
“By the way, I almost forgot about it when we are chatting.” With a smile, Jiang Bietian also changed the topic this time. He took out two delicate jade notes from the pocket on his chest and handed one of them to Xiao Chen. “These are the jade notes of the Cloud Mist Academy. You won one of the places this time. As for the other place, Perfected Immortal Chongyang has decided to give it to Miss Chu Qi.”