Brother, how come you're a witch?

The outer market is very large.

It should be said that it is the largest market within the Xuanqing Sect.

The mortals living in the surrounding area all rely on this place to exchange goods and services. There are even huge flying boat stations and teleportation arrays set up here, making it convenient for people and goods to enter and leave the vast Xuanqing Sect.

It seems that finding someone here can only rely on fate.

As darkness fell, no useful clues were added.

Liu Baishuang stopped in the crowded throng.

The main street of the market is as wide as a river, where the hustle and bustle of life converges into a torrent, and the shimmering light of the setting sun flashes through the crowd of people.

She looked back, feeling lost and bewildered.

The road ahead is uncertain, and the destination is unknown. My heart is clenched with tension. I am in a crowd, yet I feel strangely detached.

It seems... it was like this before.

Bai Shuang tapped her brow and smiled gently.

When she was a child, she fled to the Southern Border. In order to steal a piece of fruit, she crawled into the cargo box of the merchant guild that transported fresh fruit. She and the fruit were loaded onto a flying ship and she accidentally ended up in the Xuanqing Sect.

Back then, she was knocked out of a pile of leftover fruit pits and fled into the street in a panic, which seems to reflect the same feelings she has now.

"Back then, it seemed to be around here..."

Liu Baishuang was lost in her memories, her steps involuntarily following the path of her recollections.

She walked through the crowd, turned in front of an old shop, and saw a secluded alley.

"Here."

Liu Baishuang suddenly came to her senses, her gaze stretching far into the alley.

It's so narrow.

Was it that narrow back then?

Liu Baishuang slowly walked in. It was difficult to even turn around in the narrow alley, but she had once considered this place her home for a period of time when she was little.

Back then, I always felt that this place was very empty and very big.

"It's fortunate that my master was able to find me in a place like this back then."

Liu Baishuang's eyes were filled with longing.

High-level cultivators rarely come to the outer market. Xu Qinglan, who is always devoted to cultivation, not only came that day, but also happened to find Liu Baishuang, who was huddled in the alley and looked dirty.

"ha."

Liu Baishuang chuckled softly.

Perhaps due to unpleasant memories from her childhood at the outer market, she rarely came back after being taken in by Xu Qinglan.

I haven't been back to see this place even once.

I really miss it.

Liu Baishuang's gaze fell on the deepest part of the alley where she used to sleep wrapped in weeds, and suddenly her eyes narrowed.

On that gray ground lay a snow-white sword tassel.

......

"Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful! After your beast battle, I have a clearer idea of ​​the weighting of spiritual power and bond in super evolution."

Chen Yixing, his face flushed, waved the jar of wine at the two of them:

"Hey, you two, stop just eating vegetables and start raising fish here! I've already finished ten jars of them."

"Elder Chen, I'm still young, I don't drink alcohol."

"I'm not in the mood."

Su Yan waved his hand, trying to act young, while Xu Qinglan stood with a cold face and crossed her arms.

The former was merely awkward, while the latter was filled with gloom and resentment, making the temperature in the room seem to drop somewhat as a result.

"Hey, Su Yan, that won't do. Ability is one thing, but drinking capacity is another. You need to learn that."

Chen Yixing, caught in the middle, didn't seem to find anything wrong with it at all, and said with a smile:

"And you, so you just lost another round. A genius like you might not be used to failure, but for most cultivators, failure is commonplace. Don't be upset, I've brought out the best wine."

"snort."

Xu Qinglan snorted coldly.

If Chen Yixing hadn't thrown a tantrum and insisted on keeping her for dinner, she wouldn't have wanted to stay on Spirit Beast Peak for even a second longer.

"Hey, you have such a bad temper. After all these years, finally someone can teach you a lesson. Just bear with it."

Chen Yixing popped a peanut into his mouth, his beard trembling as he refused.

"You two keep eating. If we run out of wine, I'll go get a few more jars."

After saying that, he staggered to his feet and left, leaving Xu Qinglan with cold eyes and Su Yan with a look of despair.

Elder Chen—you can't leave!

Su Yan really wanted to shout that.

He watched helplessly as Chen Yixing staggered and disappeared behind the door, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

In the elegant dining room, only he and Xu Qinglan remained.

The air was filled with the aroma of fine wine, and several plates of delicacies on the table were steaming, but the atmosphere was even more stagnant than an ice cellar.

Xu Qinglan sat opposite him, staring intently at him.

Su Yan forced himself to pick up a piece of the unknown spirit mushroom with his chopsticks, but it tasted like nothing at all.

He regretted not drinking earlier, otherwise he could have pretended to be drunk and run away.

"Elder Xu, you..."

"This is in private now."

Xu Qinglan interrupted Su Yan, leaning back in her chair:

"According to the bet, call me Qinglan."

"...Elder Qinglan, you should actually be considered the winner of today's beast fight."

Su Yan remained silent for a while, still trying to salvage the situation:

"If Blue Duck hadn't eaten too much, Tuanzi Cat would have collapsed first."

"A loss is a loss, there are no excuses."

Xu Qinglan's tone was calm, as if she didn't care at all, but her eyes were very stubborn:

"You lost too."

Su Yan felt a chill run down his spine.

This is not the direction he wants for his career!

He was planning to join Shuiyue Peak, and his original intention was to lose a couple of games to please his future direct elders so that he could make progress in the future.

But the glutinous cat is too disappointing; it seems they've made enemies now.

"Elder Qinglan is joking."

Su Yan continued to try and salvage the situation:

"The bet started with a casual remark, why bother taking it so seriously..."

"I care."

Xu Qinglan's beautiful eyes widened, and she leaned forward slightly:

"Qinglan always keeps his word. Now that I have no surname, you cannot have one either."

Su Yan opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

This Mad Wave Sword Immortal's competitive spirit can only be described as obsessive. If he were a little less talkative and expressive, he could easily sit at the same table as Ye Jingqiu.

"How should Elder Qinglan address me?"

Su Yan smiled wryly:

"It's a bit inappropriate to use only the character '衍' in a name."

Xu Qinglan slightly raised her eyelids, her gaze sharpening for a moment, as if she hadn't considered this question before. She frowned slightly and said:

"Young Master Yan?"

Su Yan's eyes twitched, and he quickly advised, "Elder Qinglan, that way of addressing you makes you sound older."

Xu Qinglan thought for a moment, realizing that the term "boy" was indeed something only an old man with a gray beard like Chen Yixing would use, so she pursed her red lips and chose a different one:

"Xiao Yan... no, that's what I call the members of the research group."

Su Yan suddenly felt that he had found a kindred spirit. He also liked to call Ye Jingqiu that, but it was an intimate way of addressing someone of the same generation. It was indeed inappropriate for Xu Qinglan to call him that.

"Um....."

Xu Qinglan raised a finger and touched her pointed chin, her beautiful eyes lowering slightly before suddenly lifting again:

"Are you the same age as Shuang'er?"

"Senior Sister Changliu is one year old."

Su Yan remained calm and collected, giving himself a discount of 980 yuan off for every 1000 yuan spent.

"it is good."

Xu Qinglan nodded slightly, then nodded again, as if she had finally found a suitable way to address him:

"Then I will call you Yan'er."