CHAPTER 1560: CHAPTER 1519: CONNECTIONS

Bishui Palace, Tingyun Tower.

Xiaoqing sat on the throne, glanced around the room, then called Xiao Rou over with a puzzled expression: "Why, hasn’t Guan Qing arrived?"

"Um... Holy Daughter, I also don’t know why Guan Qing hasn’t come. I reminded him yesterday to arrive early today, but... he might have forgotten."

"He probably overslept. No worries, Xiao Rou, go to the Taiyin Purple Cloud Court and bring Guan Qing here."

"Yes, Holy Daughter."

Xiao Rou respectfully bowed and then left Tingyun Tower.

On the way to the Taiyin Purple Cloud Court, Xiao Rou kept muttering non-stop, mostly about Lu Chuan being late. Despite persistently reminding him yesterday, he still ended up being late on such an important occasion!

You know, today is the beginning of the month, and every beginning of the month, the Holy Daughter would publicly preach, answering questions and solving doubts for the disciples. Moreover, it’s Lu Chuan’s first time participating in a group event, and as a new disciple, he should arrive on time both in terms of emotion and reason.

"Guan Qing, oh Guan Qing, what am I supposed to say to you... you, you..."

Just as Xiao Rou was speaking, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure sitting in a restaurant eating.

At this time, nearly everyone in Bishui Palace was in Tingyun Tower. Who else could it be?

On a closer look, it’s unmistakably Lu Chuan!

"Hey Guan Qing Junior Brother, why are you here!"

Xiao Rou quickly ran to Lu Chuan, looking exasperated, "You’re quite at ease here, having breakfast?"

"Um... is there a problem?"

Lu Chuan looked at the buns, then at Xiao Rou, and finally handed two buns to Xiao Rou. Xiao Rou was taken aback but didn’t refuse, explaining while eating, "Didn’t I tell you yesterday to come to Tingyun Tower early today? Did you forget?"

Lu Chuan: "..."

"I knew you forgot, I specifically reminded you not to forget. Stop eating, everyone’s waiting for you."

"I’ve already ordered... Let’s finish eating before going. Just say I was dozing in the cave, and I didn’t hear you knock. Anyway, I’m already late. It’s reasonable for Senior Sister to take a little time to look for me, right?"

"...makes sense, we shouldn’t waste food."

The more Xiao Rou thought about it, the more she felt Lu Chuan made sense, so she simply sat down and joined him for breakfast. After eating for nearly a quarter of an hour, the two leisurely walked out of the restaurant and headed to Tingyun Tower.

Then, Xiao Rou panicked.

She was tempted by the food and Lu Chuan’s persuasion and foolishly agreed, delaying for such a long time. Now back at Tingyun Tower, Xiao Rou felt more and more that she was a bit excessive, not only failing to correct Junior Brother Guan Qing but actually indulging him!

No matter what, the fault was on her. She should have gone over to Guan Qing early in the morning and brought him along.

Xiao Rou even thought, if the Holy Daughter were to punish them, she would definitely plead on behalf of Junior Brother Guan Qing!

But... what no one expected was that the Holy Daughter, who was known to value rules, merely glanced at the newcomer and let him rejoin the group without a word of reproach.

Not just Xiao Rou, the other disciples were dumbfounded as well.

Wasn’t Bishui Palace known for its strict rules? There were even rumors of people being expelled by the Holy Daughter for oversleeping and missing meetings. Was that just hearsay?

Take Lu Chuan, for example, he was almost an hour late, and the Holy Daughter didn’t punish him at all.

Could it be... he has connections?

"Alright, everyone stop looking around. Since everyone’s here, let’s start."

"Yes."

Blending into the crowd, Lu Chuan contentedly rubbed his stomach, feeling the spiritual power spreading inside his body, listening leisurely.

They were all talking about the Golden Core Technique, which Lu Chuan had no real need to listen to. As for strength, Xiaoqing was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, far inferior to him.

But, while everyone else is studying, being the only one not paying attention is way too conspicuous.

Lu Chuan stood out in the crowd with his head bobbing, his behavior so conspicuous that it was hard for the Holy Daughter not to notice him.

However, just when everyone thought the Holy Daughter would reprimand Lu Chuan, she merely pursed her lips, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes.

?

That was probably the unified thought in the hearts of all the disciples in Bishui Palace at that moment.

What does this mean? When did the Holy Daughter become so amiable?

Even other Class A Disciples wouldn’t receive such preferential treatment. They would still be punished for their mistakes, so why is the newcomer given such blatant double standards?

And the most troubling thing is, though the Holy Daughter is so obvious with her double standards, they didn’t dare to say a word.

Discontent? Even if you’re discontent, you have to suck it up!

Two hours passed like this, with Lu Chuan, from half-listening and half-playing from the beginning to eventually not listening at all, letting his mind wander, closing his eyes to rest. Throughout, the Holy Daughter never once rebuked Lu Chuan, until the sermon ended, and Lu Chuan patted himself to get up, ready for lunch.

Indeed, right now, the only way to preserve his spiritual power is by eating. To accumulate spiritual power, Lu Chuan must eat frequently.

Seeing Lu Chuan turn to leave, Xiao Rou quickly ran up to him and pulled him back.

"Guan Qing Junior Brother, don’t go just yet!"

"Wha-what’s the matter?"

"You haven’t met the other senior brothers and sisters yet. Let me introduce you, it’s really necessary to say hi and build good relations with them."

"But Senior Sister Xiaorou, I’m hungry."

Xiao Rou was utterly exasperated.

"Didn’t you eat a lot in the morning?"

"It’s all been digested into spiritual power..."

"No, no, come with me. It won’t take long, just ten minutes. Since you’re a new disciple, you shouldn’t be too independent."

Xiao Rou pulled Lu Chuan into the crowd without giving him a chance to refuse, introducing him to his ’Senior Brothers and Sisters,’ most of whom were Golden Core Realm cultivators. Who knows where their sense of superiority came from, acting all high and mighty, which really annoyed Lu Chuan.

A bunch of people haven’t learned much but are very good at putting on airs. Even when Lu Chuan greeted them, they barely responded, if at all, or simply ignored him.

Damn, when has Lu Chuan ever suffered such injustice?

It’s just that he couldn’t expose himself now, or he would have knocked them all down with a slap!

"Senior Sister Xiaorou, I’m hungry, I need to go eat."

"Well... alright, let’s go. I’ll come with you."

Even Xiao Rou could perceive the atmosphere being a bit awkward. They were clearly targeting Lu Chuan, so she didn’t insist and left with him.

"Lu Chuan, don’t take it to heart. They’re just a bit proud, but they’re not bad people. You’ll get used to it after spending some time with them."

"I’m not interested in making friends with them. As long as I have Senior Sister Xiaorou, that’s enough."