Just as Fan Zhuo was thinking that Jun Xie was about to reject him, Jun Wu Xie suddenly said: “I have a few companions. If we invite them along, it should then be alright.”
The smile on Fan Zhuo’s face widened.
“Little Xie has companions here? If they are willing, it would naturally be for the best.”
Fan Zhuo was feeling a tad bit curious what kind of people the companions that Jun Xie was talking about were. Over this period where they had interacted with each other here in the bamboo grove, he knew Jun Xie had a very cold personality and seldom initiated contact with anyone. Jun Xie would only speak a little more to the two Fan brothers within the whole Zephyr Academy and for anyone else who might have tried, they would have ended up in a situation not too different from Ning Xin and Yin Yan.
“They will be willing.” Jun Wu Xie replied calmly.
If her memory served her correctly, Qiao Chu was the one who had pestered her to go to the auction house to net them some gold and this would seem like the perfect opportunity.
Fan Zhuo was discussing with Jun Wu Xie on their plan to go to the auction house here while on the other side, Ning Xin’s face was thunderously dark as she hurried out of the little bamboo grove and Yin Yan who was following obediently behind her was so frightened by the look on Ning Xin’s face that he did not dare utter a single sound.
When they reached a place where there was nobody around, Ning Xin could contain her rage no longer!
“That arrogant scoundrel! If he did not have those purple spirit exponents behind him, he would be nothing before me!”
Volume 6
Chapter 537: “Seeking Torment, In a Pair (5)”
“That arrogant scoundrel! If he did not have those purple spirit exponents behind him, he would be nothing before me!”
Ning Xin was on the verge of exploding in rage, if she had not seen with her own eyes that had the support of those purple spirit leveled exponents, she would never condescended herself to come try to win the favour of such a nobody like Jun Xie. And what infuriated her further was that Jun Xie was not only not showing humble gratitude, but was not even reciprocating the generous gesture. She had not once, but twice rebuffed her, totally embarrassing and humiliating her. It had left the highly arrogant Ning Xin, visibly trembling with rage.
Yin Yan was surprised to see it and he hurried forward to appease her. “Senior Ning, you need not be bothered by such an imbecile who doesn’t know what’s good for him. I see him as a weirdo and he acts peculiarly, making people extremely uncomfortable around him. Since he doesn’t know a good thing when he sees it, Senior Ning shouldn’t go look him up anymore.”
To be honest, Yin Yan was afraid of Jun Xie. Whenever he thought back to the scene in the Battle Spirits Forest, he would still shiver in fright.
If Ning Xin had not asked, he would never want to associate himself with Jun Xie ever again.
Now that Jun Xie had embarrassed Ning Xin repeatedly, Yin Yan jumped at the chance to attempt to kill any other intentions Ning Xin might still be holding against Jun Xie and distance himself from the cold and callous Jun Xie.
Ning Xin clenched her jaw. “You think I like doing it? It was all for my father! If we leave Jun Xie alone, he would only be further entrenched in his support for Fan Jin. And at this moment, the slander against me within the academy is still increasing! If it is allowed to go on, Fan Jin would not have to lift a finger and everyone will begin to despise me and forget everything about him in the past. His reputation will once again rise to become the Senior Fan that everyone respects and adores! All the efforts that we have put in will have been in vain!”
The hatred in her heart made her wish she could crush Jun Xie’s bones and scatter his ashes but she knew she had no choice but to swallow all the humiliation thrown upon her.
If not for those purple spirit exponents, she wouldn’t have to bother herself with such trash, like Jun Xie.
Yin Yan gulped. When Fan Jin’s name was brought up, the hatred that had been forgotten with his fear suddenly rushed back up to the surface.
Ning Xin drew in a deep breath, trying to diffuse the malice showing on her face.
“If he chose to reject the olive branch offered to him, he must be prepared to suffer my wrath. Since Jun Xie does not know what’s good for him, I will soon make him realise how advantageous it would be for him to have me, Ning Xin, as a friend! At that time, he will finally know the right choice to make when choosing friends.”
Winning Jun Xie over was a mission that she must complete. No matter how much Ning Xin hated him, she had no choice but to put up with it. And after she has established a link with the purple spirit exponents through Jun Xie, she did not believe, with her respected identity and intelligent mind, she would not be able to win the exponents over.
If Jun Xie, with his unlikable personality was able to win the support of that group of exponents, she would naturally be able to do better!
“Senior Ning, what do you plan to do?” Yin Yan asked cautiously.
Ning Xin gave him a cold laugh. “Recently, because of Lu Wei Jie and his band, the Zephyr Academy was caught up in another storm, making everyone forget about Jun Xie’s misdeeds. People are always so forgetful, and it is time someone reminded all the disciples of Jun Xie’s various past misdeeds. If I am not wrong, Li Zi Mu had lost his life in the Battle Spirits Forest in the recent Spirit Hunt, and the senior that had accompanied him had said that before Li Zi Mu died, he had defected to Fan Jin’s team. You tell me, Fan Jin had been able to protect Jun Xie and even those disciples from the branch division so well, why had Li Zi Mu been the only one to lose his life? I fear that Jun Xie had acted on his hatred and it had resulted in such a tragedy….. Don’t you think so? Hahaha…..”
Ning Xin shared her scheme with her hand over her mouth, and she broke out into malicious laughter as her eyes narrowed, shining in sinister conspiracy.
“When he is overwhelmed and crushed down by the mountain of curses and insults, that will be the time I reach out my hand, offering to save him from the inescapable predicament. Won’t he be eternally grateful to me then?”
Jun Xie, since you have so bluntly snubbed me, do not blame me for the harsh treatment then!
Volume 6
Chapter 538: “Chan Lin Town (1)”
Fan Zhuo seeked Fan Jin out and told him that he would be going out on a trip with Jun Xie. Fan Jin had remained silent a moment and after his moment of hesitation, Jun Xie said something that freed Fan Jin of all his worries.
For the trip, it won’t only be Fan Zhuo and Jun Xie, but they would also be accompanied by Qiao Chu and his gang.
Having seen for himself the astounding powers of Qiao Chu and his companions, Fan Jin was undoubtedly assured of their protection. But the branch division was still a distance away from the main division and it would pose a bit of difficulty for Jun Xie to pass the word to Qiao Chu and the others. The task had inevitably fallen onto Fan Jin to carry it out.
As the son of the Headmaster, it would be easy for him to go to the branch division and request for a few disciples from them.
That task was done that very afternoon and he even arranged for horse drawn carriages for them, reminding them to be careful on their trip.
The nearest auction house from the Zephyr Academy was a half day’s journey away. Coinciding with the end of the month, after the disciples of the Zephyr Academy had survived through the exhausting trials in the Battle Spirits Forest, they were rewarded with five days off. During that period, some of the disciples might choose to recuperate and recover themselves by staying in the academy while others would choose to gather in groups, making their way to the towns close to the Zephyr Academy for some rest and relaxation.
The most prosperous town, bustling with activity, in the vicinity of the Zephyr Academy was Chan Lin Town.
Chan Lin had been a small little town, relatively unknown. And it was due to its proximity to the Zephyr Academy that it had gradually grown and expand
ed, making the once small town fabulously prosperous. The fees for the Zephyr Academy were exorbitant and all their disciples were from rich and powerful families. The merchants had accurately eyed this business opportunity and flocked to Chan Lin Town, causing the once inconspicuous small town, to forcibly expand into the most busy and flourishing place to be in that area.
On their days off at the end of every month, the disciples of the Zephyr Academy from both the main and branch divisions would clamber onto horse drawn carriages and make their way towards Chan Lin Town. The disciples would wilfully squander their riches there, releasing the pent up tensions within, accumulated in the past month.
The Zephyr Academy’s main and branch divisions were not sharing the same campus and Qiao Chu and his gang could only join up with Jun Wu Xie after arriving in Chan Lin Town.
As the carriage trundled along, Fan Zhuo was looking outside the window with sparkling eyes at the passing scenery. His eyes soaked up the sight of every passing tree and every blade of grass, bringing about a glow to his slightly pale face.
After being ill for such a long time, he could not remember the last time he had stepped out of the little bamboo grove, or how long it had been since he had come out from the Zephyr Academy. The vegetation and architecture that lined the road might all have been uninteresting and dull, but to Fan Zhuo’s eyes, they made for a wondrous sight.
He was able to see in the near future, he would be able to peel off his heavy cloak of ill health and enjoy the amazing sights the wondrous world had to offer, traversing the seas and crossing over the mountains.
As his longing for the exciting future he saw in his mind grew, Fan Zhuo could not help but to turn around and stare at Jun Xie.
Jun Wu Xie wasn’t interested in the scenery and when she saw Fan Zhuo turn to her, she unconsciously picked up the little black cat from her lap and threw it right into Fan Zhuo’s face!
“Meow!!”
What was that for! ? Would it still be alright if it had fallen out of the window! ?
Having the cat shoved right onto his face, Fan Zhuo was shocked. He hurriedly moved to carry the soft furry cat, cradling it in his arms, and soon a rosy tinge rose into his cheeks as his fingers caressed the soft fluffy touch of the cat’s fur.
The little black cat gave up on struggling and stretched itself out while its eyes looked mournfully at Lord Meh Meh who had snuggled itself deep into Jun Wu Xie’s embrace.
Ever since the dumb sheep had appeared, its standing in its mistress’ eyes had fallen lower every single day.
[Life has no more “meow”ning!]
Volume 6
Chapter 539: “Chan Lin Town (2)”
“We’ll be reaching Chan Lin Town in a little bit. Does Little Xie have anything you would like to buy there?” Fan Zhuo asked, with his cheeks in a slight blush as he gingerly carried the little black cat in his arms. He did not dare move too much and used only his fingertips to lightly smooth out the little black cat’s fur.
“I’ll take a look around first.” Jun Wu Xie replied, rubbing Lord Meh Meh’s full bodied wool, as her eyes narrowed in satisfaction.
She did not have much she would like to buy, but a heap of things she would like to sell.
Besides the pile of spirit stones that they had gathered from the Battle Spirits Forest, Jun Wu Xie had in hand a batch of her elixirs. They were refined while she was with the Qing Yun Clan, when she had nothing much to do, and they accumulated to quite a haul.
On this trip to the auction house, she intended to see whether she could find a suitable sort of pill furnace or something suitable for her elixir refinement. It was to give her something to busy herself with while she was idling in the Zephyr Academy. Ever since Yan Bu Gui had given her the cosmos sack, she had not had to worry that she would have too much stock of elixirs and could not store or carry them with her.
Fan Jin might be a little to compassionate, but he was nevertheless meticulous when making his arrangements for them. He had not only arranged horse carriages for Fan Zhuo and Jun Wu Xie, he had even arranged everything to the last detail for Qiao Chu and the others. From ample space for them on the carriages to their reservations for lodgings in Chan Lin Town, nothing was missed out. Once they reached Chan Lin Town, Jun Wu Xie would not have to worry about locating the rest of the group to gather them altogether.
The well planned arrangements had allowed the two people who had a weakness for cute and fluffy animals, to travel free of worries, and indulge themselves by cradling and stroking one cute fluffy creature each in the carriage, the expression on their faces filled with blissful content.
The carriages rumbled along, and finally reached Chan Lin Town.
They were just in time for lunch, and the streets were filled with people. Many of them were youths dressed in the uniforms of the Zephyr Academy, lugging big and small bags on their backs, tirelessly weaving through the crowd, making their way to reach all the corners of Chan Lin Town.
The one thing that the disciples of the Zephyr Academy did not lack was, money!
The coachman sent his two passengers to come right before the doors of the inn that Fan Jin had arranged for them and drove the carriage away to rest somewhere else after dropping his passengers off.
This was the first time Fan Zhuo was seeing such bustle of people going about their own activities and business. The hawkers on both sides of the street were shouting out their wares and though it was midday, the overhanging lanterns lent a festive ambience to the scene and as he watched the crowds of people bustle by, Fan Zhuo’s eyes sparkled in awe.
The two of them were dressed in casual clothes and when compared to the youths dressed in the Zephyr Academy’s uniform traversing the streets, they were seen to be less conspicuous.
After he had his fill of the sights, Fan Zhuo finally raised his foot to enter the inn with Jun Xie.
But before he could even digest all the different things he had just seen, a shout coming from inside the inn almost tore the roof off!
“What a joke! First come first served, don’t you know that! ? We already reserved the room in advance, why should it be given to you?” A familiar voice hollered within the inn and Jun Wu Xie who was walking in beside Fan Zhuo raised her eyes slightly.
Within the main hall on the ground level, several youths were split on two sides, engaged in an argument.
One of the group of youths were dressed in the uniforms of the Zephyr Academy and they stood with their chins lifted high, their stance incorrigibly arrogant.
On the other side, were three guys and one girl. They were rather young and a handsome youth among them currently had one foot planted on a stool, adamantly blocking the way up the stairs to the second floor.
The other guests within the main hall were all watching with anticipation at the sparks flying through the air. The owner and assistant were watching on worriedly. They wanted to go forward to say something but they did not dare to make any rash move.
A youth from among those wearing the Zephyr Academy’s uniform stepped forward and laughed jeeringly at the youths blocking their way.
“Good dogs do not obstruct the way of people. First come first served is just nonsense. The inn is a place of business, and they would naturally let the room to whoever is able to pay. If you think that is unfair, you can jolly well outbid us. If you cannot, then go do your barking someplace else!”
Volume 6
Chapter 540: “Chan Lin Town (3)”
“About that I would like to ask, the room has already been reserved, is it reasonable for someone to just pay more and be able to lay claim and assume priority over its use?” The youth blocking the stairway scoffed.
“It’s not up to you to say whether that is reasonable. But who in the world would reject more money? If there is more money to be made, the innkeeper would be stupid not to accept it.” The youth from the Zephyr Academy said.
Seeing that the two groups of youths were about to engage into a brawl, Jun Wu Xie suddenly walked
over to them.
“Reservations, can be changed?” Jun Wu Xie asked of the stunned innkeeper.
The innkeeper stared blankly at her for a moment and he shook his head.
“Our humble establishment never did have such a rule. But these few days happen to be the rest days for the Zephyr Academy’s disciples and many of them have come to the town, causing a room crunch everywhere, resulting in…..” The innkeeper was at a loss. His inn was considered one of the most popular inns in Chan Lin Town and even though their prices were high, the disciples from the Zephyr Academy never had a lack of money to splurge and hence, this inn had become the most popular inn among the disciples of the Zephyr Academy.
But the inn had limited rooms and just a few days ago, someone had come in had made a reservation for several of their rooms. The innkeeper had already accepted the money in payment for those rooms and had not expected such a tricky situation to occur.
Several other disciples from the Zephyr Academy had suddenly come in and saw that there were several rooms still vacant upstairs and had insisted on taking them by paying more money. At that same moment, the guests who had made the reservations came in and when the two parties met, the situation turned out to become like this.
The innkeeper was having a major headache and did not know what to do. He was reluctant to offend the disciples from the Zephyr Academy and neither did he want to contravene the rules set in the inn.
Jun Wu Xie listened to the innkeeper’s explanation without a word and then turned to walk up towards the arrogant youths from the Zephyr Academy.
The tiny figure suddenly flashed into a brilliant yellow streak of light and before the youths even realised what was happening, they were suddenly swept up within a powerful force and with a whirlwind of screams, the youths found themselves involuntarily thrown out the door of the inn’s wide doors!
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