"This … Alright, let's hurry up and get ready to leave." Chen Jiu felt awkward and could only try to persuade them.
Looking at the way the two women tidied up their appearance, they were dignified and elegant, graceful and beautiful. Who would have thought that just a moment ago, they were fighting for that thing of a man's as if it was their lives?
Facing a different life, Chen Jiu really didn't know if he should be happy or sad. He could only sigh that his previous life's management was really a waste. He didn't know how much useless essence he wasted, but in this life, it became the most precious thing in the eyes of women.
After tidying up, the three of them went out of the room together and came to the dining hall. Mu Lan was already seated. Seeing the three of them, she immediately asked, "Did you bring the thing I asked for?"
"Mu Lan, are you sure you don't want to reconsider before eating it?" Chen Jiu frowned. He really didn't want to let this bad result grow.
"Why? If they can eat it, why can't I eat it? " Mu Lan was unwilling. They were all under the same roof, and they were all women. This Mu Lan naturally couldn't let Chen Jiu be biased.
"Mu Lan -jiejie, here you go …" Mu Lan timely handed over the bottle of essence. Finally, Mu Lan was satisfied. She opened it and smelled it. She smiled happily and said, "Not bad, this is the smell. Although it's a little strange, there's a lot of Yang Qi in it."
"Alright, let's eat." Qian Xiangyi was still a little reluctant, and her face didn't look too good.
Light tea and light rice, their appetite was relatively light. The table was full of dishes, and most of them were vegetarian dishes.
"Tsk tsk, this thing is like sauce. I'll dip it in the dishes. It should taste good." Mu Lan seemed to be deliberately showing off. She actually made a dish, poured it in, and dipped it in the dish. She immediately prepared to eat.
"Wait." The three of them looked at this pure and refined fairy who was about to eat the man's thing. Chen Jiu couldn't stand it and shouted.
Too evil. If she really ate it, Mu Lan would definitely not let him off.
"What? You want to eat it too? Hmph, these are all mine. Don't even think that I'll share them with you … "Mu Lan looked at the three people's attentive gazes and felt pleased with himself.
"Mu Lan, don't eat it, okay? This thing … is really not very good … "Chen Jiu did not dare to tell the truth. He was afraid that Mu Lan would fly into a rage on the spot and end their partnership. He could only vaguely remind him out of kindness. This was not the first time he had reminded him. He hoped that the other party could understand his difficulties.
Unfortunately, sometimes when a woman thinks too highly of herself, even eight oxen can't pull her back. Although Mu Lan is like a fairy, she is still a woman after all.
"What's wrong with it? Tell me … "Mu Lan frowned and scolded," Chen Jiu, do you want them to keep it to themselves? Did I give you too little for your living expenses? You've been obstructing me time and time again. What's the meaning of this? "
"I …" Chen Jiu was speechless. Seeing that his kindness was treated as ill intent, he felt extremely wronged.
"Hmph, I'm going to eat it. Such a strong Yang Qi is very beneficial to me," Mu Lan said. Without caring about anything else, she immediately swallowed the dipped vegetables into her mouth. As she chewed, she said proudly, "Not bad, not bad. A warm and mellow Yang Qi is reverberating in my mouth. It's so comfortable."
"Mu Lan, you'll regret this sooner or later," Qian Xiangyi stared at her with wide eyes and said mockingly.
"What? You can't eat the grapes, so you're saying that the grapes are sour? I'm going to eat it, and I'm going to eat it bit by bit in front of you. "Mu Lan was really competitive. She did not know what was going on, but she was complacent. She forced herself to eat twice as much food, and the dipped sauce was all gone.
"Sizzle …" In the end, Mu Lan even used her little lilac to clean the bottom of the plate. The three people were speechless.
"It's really delicious. Let's continue tomorrow, Chen Jiu …" After eating, Mu Lan could not help but order again.
"Who's outside?" Chen Jiu's gaze suddenly looked outside the room.
"It's me, princess …" A muffled voice came from outside the room.
"State Preceptor Ji Li, why did you come out again?" Qian Xiangyi asked unhappily, "Do you have something to say?"
"Princess, I have something important to report. Can I come in?" As the State Preceptor, Ji Li had almost been beaten to death by Chen Jiu last time. Now, he was afraid of his prestige and did not dare to cause trouble in the Chen family.
"Okay, come in." Chen Jiu naturally knew what the other party meant and immediately replied.
With a creak, an old woman with a face full of wrinkles walked in with heavy steps. She reported, "Princess, I've found a secret. The Chen family is in danger. We should leave."
"What? The Chen family is in danger? What's going on? " Qian Xiangyi immediately glared and sternly rebuked, "Could it be that with this princess here, I can't suppress those small fries?"
"Princess, the other three aristocratic families naturally do not dare to target us. It's just that this time, they have joined forces with an elite disciple from the Myriad Poison Academy. These people have been lying low, waiting for an opportunity. According to the information obtained by our spies, they will very likely choose to make their move during the Autumn Hunt and destroy the Chen family in one fell swoop," Ji Li said seriously.
"Oh? The Myriad Poison Academy has finally shown itself again? I've been waiting for them for a long time. It's just a mere disciple. Tell me where he is, and I'll destroy him first, "Chen Jiu said in high spirits.
Ever since Mu Lan had used the IOUs to extort half of the three aristocratic families' wealth, they had truly been well-behaved for a period of time. And Chen Jiu had not made any more trouble for them. What he had been waiting for was this shadow behind them.
"That's right. Tell Chen Jiu everything you know. Those bastards, last time they cried for their parents and begged us to spare them. Now it's only been a few days, and they can't sit still any longer and want to take revenge? What a bunch of ingrates, "said Qian Xiangyi unhappily.
"No, they're not alone. If we rashly go there, we might die," Ji Li hastily said. "That elite disciple has his own team. I think it's called the Black Fiend Star Team. They have seven official members, and they're all elite disciples. They're extremely powerful."
"Oh? What does an elite disciple mean? Could it be that his cultivation base has reached the Grandmaster realm? "Chen Jiu didn't understand.
"No, the elite disciples are all eighth rank warriors. Although the Myriad Poison Academy's ranking isn't as high as my Qiankun Academy's, the people they sent this time can't be underestimated," explained Mu Lan solemnly.
Any large academy's strength was comparable to an empire's. Just the scale of their students was enough to flatten an empire's mountains and rivers.