Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Chi Junlin smiled, unconcerned.

Then, looking towards the inner courtyard, she said softly, "No rush, there's still plenty of time. She'll figure it out sooner or later."

As they spoke, Chi Junlin and his group took their seats at the invitation of several female disciples, waiting for the sect leader to come and have a meal.

Then, not long after.

Then they saw Tong Yan walking towards them from the inner courtyard with an icy expression.

He seemed to exude extreme cold as he sat in the sect leader's seat.

Chapter 65 Crystal Clear

During the banquet, Tong Yan also came to the banquet hall and sat down to dine with Chi Junlin and other guests.

But her expression was cold, and her attitude was not as friendly as it had been at the beginning.

However, Chi Junlin understood that Tong Yan's thoughts had changed somewhat.

She wasn't entirely opposed to Red King's proposal.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have appeared at the banquet.

They might even turn on each other on the spot and drive Chi Junlin and the others out of the temple.

But no matter what, at this moment, Tong Yan appeared extremely aloof and refused to say a word.

Like an ice queen, she glared coldly at Chi Junlin.

Chi Junlin, however, did not take it to heart at all, and even toasted Tong Yan with a cup of wine.

Although Tong Yan drank the wine, he still did not show Chi Junlin the slightest kindness.

He left the banquet in a hurry, without waiting for it to end.

When it was time to bathe, the female disciples of the sect boiled water for the guests to bathe.

After the Red King finished bathing, he put on his bath robe and went to meet the Child Face.

However, the female disciple at the back gate stopped Chi Junlin, informing him that it was late and the sect leader was no longer able to receive guests, and asked Chi Junlin to come again tomorrow.

For the next few days, Tong Yan treated Chi Junlin with indifference.

They neither responded nor explicitly refused.

They simply dragged their feet and did not agree to any of Red King's demands.

Chi Junlin understood that Tong Yan was still hesitant.

Her indifference was like a protective layer, concealing the deep panic in her heart and her fear of Chi Junlin.

Moreover, she still couldn't let go of her deceased husband.

Chi Junlin felt somewhat helpless about this.

Importantly, compared to Yang Yuru and Yuan Zhaoji, Tong Yan's martial arts skills are far superior.

Even if Chi Junlin wanted to force himself on Tong Yan, it would be difficult to succeed given her strong resistance.

Furthermore, sexual pleasure is inherently a matter of mutual consent. If a youthful appearance is viewed with excessive aversion, it is actually less attractive.

Chi Junlin knew that with time and patience, he could eventually melt the ice in this icy woman's heart.

But Red King doesn't want to linger here for too long.

There are still important things to do afterward.

Therefore, she planned to act quickly and use some special methods to help herself melt away the childlike mindset.

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Dinner ended a little later.

As usual, Tong Yan didn't give Chi Junlin a friendly look. However, after returning to the courtyard, he arranged for his disciples to prepare water for the distinguished guest to bathe.

Several female disciples returned to the kitchen to gather firewood, boiled water, and then left.

Not long after, I saw my junior sister bring a medicine pot to the kitchen to brew the medicine.

Although the Sword Harmony Sect has a small number of members, it is still divided into inner and outer sects.

Similar to typical Taoist sects, disciples within a sect are divided into outer disciples who only cultivate Taoism, while only inner disciples are qualified to learn martial arts.

This is not only because martial arts secrets require disciples to have good aptitude and physical attributes, but also because practicing martial arts is an extremely expensive endeavor.

Once a martial arts disciple enters the school, it takes at least several years to hone their external martial arts skills to perfection. During this time, they must continue to consume meat.

After developing internal strength by moving from external to internal cultivation, one must then use alchemical formulas to refine this internal strength into internal power.

After that, his internal strength also reached a certain level, and his kung fu was considered complete. He could then leave his apprenticeship and travel the world, becoming a great hero.

As the sect leader of the Sword Harmony Sect, Tong Yan has cultivated for many years and achieved perfection in both inner and outer cultivation, naturally becoming a top expert in the martial arts world.

However, given the unstable situation, even as a renowned expert, she dared not slack off in the slightest.

He continued to practice the Sword Sect's inner cultivation method day and night, supplementing it with medicinal soups to strengthen his body, just like he had for ten years.

The medicinal formulas of the Sword Sect are naturally a closely guarded secret, rarely known to anyone who is not an inner disciple.

She would only drink the medicine prepared by her own daughter, Liuli.

At this moment, Liuli moved a small stool and sat down next to the stove.

After lighting the fire and adding water, I watched the pot of medicine and waited until the medicine was ready before delivering it to Tong Yan.

This period was the most boring time for Liuli.

A bowl of medicine needs to be simmered for several hours, during which time the heat must be monitored constantly, and water must be added from time to time.

In the past, Ding Xia would come over at this time to chat with me.

But now we don't know when Senior Brother Dingxia will come back.

Moreover, in the past few days, she heard from her fellow disciples that her senior brother Ding Xia had committed a major crime and was wanted by the government.

Liuli didn't know what it meant either.

It seems that only notorious villains in the martial arts world are wanted by the government.

But Dingxia doesn't seem to be that bad.

As she was thinking, she heard footsteps behind her.

Turning his head, he saw Chi Junlin bathing in the sun, walking towards him with a leisurely expression.

"Ah, dear sister."

Liuli quickly stood up and greeted Chi Junlin.

Because the other senior sisters said that the noble people who have been visiting the temples and monasteries these past few days are all of extremely high status and generous, so they must not be offended.

However, the older sister in front of me had a friendly smile and was very beautiful.

Chi Junlin smiled gently at her, then said, "I remember, your name is Liuli, right?"

Liuli nodded repeatedly, her expression somewhat blank, appearing extremely innocent and adorable.

Chi Junlin looked at the young girl; she was only sixteen, the most beautiful and youthful age.

Because he has lived in a temple deep in the mountains for a long time, detached from worldly affairs, his heart is still undeveloped, which makes him seem somewhat naive.

Moreover, she is, after all, the biological daughter of the Tongyan Sect Master, and her appearance is about 80% similar to Tongyan's.

Just standing there, without any makeup, she possesses a beauty that could topple cities and ruin countries.

Tong Yan protected her very well, and Chi Junlin was delighted to see this and was extremely fond of her.

With an appreciative expression, he said, "May my six senses always be tranquil, and my heart like the precious moon reflected in crystal. A good name."

Although Liuli couldn't understand Chi Junlin's words, she knew that he was praising her, so she smiled shyly and lowered her head slightly.

Chi Junlin asked her a few questions about her daily life.

Unexpectedly, a casual question led Liuli to open up and talk a lot.

She chattered incessantly in front of Chi Junlin like a little yellow sparrow, clearly because she hadn't had anyone to talk to for a long time.

After all, as an inner disciple, Liuli was separate from the outer female disciples.

Tong Yan was very strict with her, so she usually had no friends who would listen to her.

Chi Junlin appeared extremely patient and didn't find her annoying at all.

Later, Liuli herself became a little embarrassed and cautiously asked Chi Junlin, "Am I not good at talking?"

Chi Junlin smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's a good thing to talk a lot. It means you have a pure heart and don't keep things to yourself."

Unlike many people, he doesn't say much, but harbors many secrets.

Liuli nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Chi Junlin then looked at the small stove in front of Liuli and reminded her, "The water is almost gone."

With a cry of "Oh dear!", he quickly added water to the medicine pot, reduced the amount of firewood, and controlled the heat.

After a while, it was finally possible to stabilize the medicinal soup.

Chapter 66 I'll Help You Improve the Pill Recipe

When Chi Junlin and Liu Li finally finished their work and began to rest, he asked, "What kind of medicine are you brewing? Is it a medicinal formula for cultivating internal energy?"

Liuli nodded and said to Chi Junlin, "This medicinal soup is a good thing. I made it for my mother... oh no, I mean for the sect leader."

Chi Junlin nodded, then smiled and said, "The pill formulas and medicines of the Sword Harmony Sect are closely guarded secrets, aren't they? Is it really appropriate for you to brew medicine right in front of me?"

She exclaimed "Ah!" sounding somewhat flustered.

She wanted to use her body to block it, but then she felt it was too late.

He could only say sheepishly, "I...I only showed you the process of brewing the medicine, I didn't tell you the formula, so...it should be alright, right?"

"Really? But I think I can smell it."

Chi Junlin sniffed the aroma from the kitchen and then said, "The recipe should contain astragalus, atractylodes macrocephala, tangerine peel, cimicifuga, bupleurum, ginseng, licorice, and angelica."

After a moment's thought, Chi Junlin continued, "There should also be tortoise shell glue and donkey hide? Are they for replenishing qi and blood?"

When Liuli heard Chi Junlin recite the recipe for the pill like a menu, her mouth gaped open and her eyes were full of question marks.

Chi Junlin smiled and said, "The only things you can use in martial arts are those few pill formulas. Unfortunately, I've been cultivating for many years and have used all of these formulas. You can't hide it from me."

"Uh-huh……"

Upon hearing this, Liuli frowned, her two fingers twisting together, unsure whether she had leaked the secret or not.

Chi Junlin thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "How about this, to compensate you for your losses, I'll teach you how to improve the pill formula."

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Liuli's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's true. You only need to add one ingredient, tiger bone powder, to this prescription, two qian per dose. It can increase the efficacy of the decoction by more than 30%."

Chi Junlin said to Liuli with a serious expression, "I never lie."

"Yeah! I believe you!"

Liuli nodded, showing great trust in Chi Junlin.

However, she then became conflicted again.

He hesitated softly, "Tiger bone powder...but we don't have any tiger bone powder at home...where can we get some..."

"I have it here."

As Chi Junlin spoke, he took out a small packet of powder wrapped in a fold of paper from his shirt pocket, which was obviously prepared in advance.

She continued, "Tiger bone powder is extremely valuable, almost equivalent to the same weight in gold. It's normal that your sect lacks these medicinal materials due to insufficient funds."

Liuli was about to take the powder, but after hearing what Chi Junlin said, she immediately withdrew her hand.

She said apologetically, "It's so expensive... I don't have that much money... I can't afford it..."

He stuck out his tongue as he spoke.

"It doesn't matter."

Chi Junlin smiled, took Liuli's small hand, and placed the paper package in Liuli's hand.