"This little dog escaped very fast," Ye Chen remarked as he saw Hu Tian leaving in a hurry.
He didn't bother to keep his voice down, so everyone heard him, and their mouths twitched a little.
Especially the male disciples and the old man, Lan Jing.
'Is this kid not afraid of death? Or does he really think that the sect master will protect him every time?' Lan Jing thought with a frown.
Just like Hu Tian, he also guessed that Ye Chen must have a heaven-grade spiritual root for Zhen Yunqi to go against the whole sect.
However, such a thing was useless if he kept provoking people here and there. One day someone will kill him without even asking why.
Thinking of this, he decided to make Lan Ming stay away from him.
But before he could do this, Lan Ming came running here with a bright and excited look.
"Old man! Your work is done here, so go back and cultivate," she stated with a slight glare before turning towards Ye Chen with a sweet look.
"Brother Chen I am Lan Ming. And just so you know, this Treasure Pavilion is mine! If you need any items here, just say the word, and I'll give it to you for free!" She declared as she grabbed his hand with twinkles in her eyes.
'Ahh~ I am holding handsome brother Chen's hand. I can die without regrets now!' She thought in her heart with a happy look.
Watching her like this, Lan Jing's expression darkened.
"Xiao Ming! What are you doing?" he inquired with a stern look.
However, Lan Ming didn't care and pouted in response.
"Old man, why are you still here? Go back now; if you don't, then I will complain to Grandma that you bullied me!" She threatened with a deadly look, clearly being serious.
This only made the old man's temper worse, and just as he was about to shout again, an old woman's voice rang out from the upper floor.
"Lan Jing, don't meddle in the affairs of young people. Xiao Ming has grown up now, so let her do what she wants to," the voice stated with authority.
Hearing this, the old man's expression wasn't that good, and when he looked at Lan Ming, who stuck her tongue out at him, his expression soured further.
"Beh~ go back, old man, your work is done here," Lan Ming stated with a haughty tone as she knew the grandma was holding the fort at her back.
After this, she didn't care about him and turned towards Ye Chen, who was watching their interaction with interest.
While doing this, he also examined the beauty of the Lan Ming before him.
She was beautiful, cute, and had a slim body. Her chest was a little smaller than Li Mei, but it wasn't a problem since it was still bountiful.
Moreover, her cute twin tails, youthful area, big sparkling brown eyes, and sweet smile made her look more charming.
Ye Chen couldn't help but give her the score of 10/10, the same as Li Mei and Zhen Yunqi.
There were many female disciples he had seen today, but none of them compared to these three he had met.
Just as he was examining her, Li Mei also did the same, but with a sour feeling inside.
'Why is she holding my senior brother's hand?!' She thought with confusion and a hint of jealousy.
She too was holding one of his hands, but it didn't make her feel good when she saw someone else doing this.
"Brother Chen, you liked this cauldron, right? Let me tell you, this is an old antique and might not last even for a month if you refine pills with it. So how about I give you a new one? Don't worry, I won't charge you anything," Lan Ming suggested sweetly.
However, Ye Chen shook his head at her.
"Lan Ming, I want to refine some pills in a hurry, so I would need a cauldron with rich herb presence, and this one is best for me. As for the new one, I was planning to buy two of them along with this," he explained with a clam look.
The reason he wanted to buy the cauldron was not because he noticed some secret, but because of the rich herb presence.
Even if it was not Hu Tian buying this, he would still snatch it because it was hard to find such a cauldron.
Moreover, to make one with the rich herb's presence will take months of refining, and he didn't have time to wait for that long since he needed some pills before the opening of mystic pond.
Lan Ming didn't know this; however, she didn't care and nodded in response.
"If brother Chen wants it, then just take it. Everything here belongs to me, which means it also belongs to you," she replied with a sweet smile while staring at his handsome face.
'Brother Chen is too handsome~' she muttered in her heart while squeezing his hand unintentionally.
Watching her like this, Ye Chen felt a little amused.
'Don't tell me she really has fallen for my handsomeness? Isn't that too fickle then?' He thought, shaking his head inwardly before speaking.
"Lan Ming, I don't mind taking things for free, but what about your grandpa? He would definitely mind this, right?" he said as he glanced at the old man, whose eyes were shining with red gleam because of anger.
Lan Ming also saw this; however, she didn't care.
"Brother Chen, why worry about the old man? He can't do anything," she replied with a carefree look and continued.
"Come, let me show you all the things here. I am sure you and sister Li Mei would like it. Just say a word, and I will give it to you," she said before dragging them towards the upper floor while asking Ye Chen all kinds of questions.
They were all related to him, like what kind of food he liked and how he liked it.
Li Mei, although sour inside, listened to this conservation carefully as she felt this was very important.
Just like this, they arrived on the second floor, where Lan Ming pointed at the ice-blue sword.
"Brother Chen, this is an arctic sword made from special metal, and its grade is tire-2. Although the grade is not high, it's best for you to use it with your current cultivation; moreover, you can also gift it to sister Li Mei and steal her fragile heart," she suggested with a wink while hugging his arm without consent.
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