Men were quite attractive when deep in thought. Surprisingly, Xu Qingxuan kept her mouth shut while Jiang Chen was contemplating deeply. All she did was stare at Jiang Chen while contemplating something.
First impressions were sometimes very important. The holy maiden couldn't help but feel that Pill King Ji Lang was too boastful and excessively vain no matter how she looked at him. The image of him being first under the heavens rubbed her entirely the wrong way. Meanwhile, Shao Yuan didn't use any flowery speech or wear flamboyant clothing. He didn't even flatter her in any form or manner either. Because of that, Xu Qingxuan noticed that he was truly engrossed with the Moon God Precious Tree instead of anything else.
She'd initially had her doubts about Shao Yuan, especially since he'd told her to remain through a mental message. She was completely on her guard. If he made any unwanted advances at her, she'd immediately resort to violence. However, things went completely against her expectations. He did hand something over to her, but it was meant for her mother. This unexpected outcome piqued her interest.
While she was completely engrossed with her own thoughts, Jiang Chen suddenly nodded and approached her. "Gather the caretakers of the Moon God Precious Tree. All of them. Leave no one behind."
Xu Qingxuan was upset that she was being ordered around by Jiang Chen. She was a holy maiden! Her authority was second only to the sectmasters. She was always the one who gave orders and not the other way around. A change flickered through her expression. She was about to fly into a rage, but she quickly noticed that he wasn't looking at her at all as he was completely engrossed with the tree. She swallowed her grievances and reluctantly left to do Jiang Chen's bidding.
The servants immediately carried out the holy maiden's orders. It didn't take long before all of the caretakers were summoned. When the sectmasters heard that Jiang Chen had asked to see the caretakers, they returned for a look. They were worried that Jiang Chen would push the blame onto these disciples.
According to various tests done by the other pill kings, there were no signs of tampering with the tree. If Pill King Shao Yuan pushed the blame to these innocent caretakers, it'd be incredibly unsightly. The sectmasters would never allow that to happen. It might cause the disciples to grow suspicious of each other, resulting in internal conflict within the sect.
Jiang Chen was a little taken aback when he noticed the sectmasters' return. However, he kept his calm and made no intentional glances at Xu Qingxuan. However, he couldn't help but have an inkling of worry that his sister might hand over the storage ring to her master. Fortunately, Xu Qingxuan did no such thing. She walked up to the sectmasters and acted as though nothing had happened between them.
"It was Sir Shao who gave me the order to assemble the caretakers."
The second sectmaster frowned. "What does he want?"
She wasn't worried that Jiang Chen had done something to her beloved disciple because it hadn't been long since they left. Even if he was up to something, there wasn't enough time for him to try any monkey business. She wasn't happy about the series of events, but she didn't pursue Xu Qingxuan about this matter.
Xu Qingxuan shook her head innocently. "He didn't tell me. Since he's the pill king and not me, I had no choice but to follow his orders."
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