Reflecting on it closely, Yun Qian’s presence actually impacted Xu Chang’an’s cultivation. After opening the Open Source realm, many things he ought to do were put aside.
There was no way around it, just as Yun Qian currently couldn’t cultivate... Xu Chang’an even prepared to abandon cultivation with Yun Qian and return to live in Beisang City, having no mood to think about cultivation.
However, now that he has a mentor to rely on, Xu Chang’an feels much more at ease.
He still hasn’t chosen what path to take in the future. If possible, he still wishes to learn swordsmanship.
He has a foundation in swords and holds the greatest affection for the sword.
As for the issue of sword dao heritage being severed, with so many people, including his Senior Sister, cultivating on this path, it suggests that sword dao surely has its advantages.
Hundred Herbs Garden.
A quiet room within the inner hall.
"Senior Sister, sorry to trouble you." Xu Chang’an performed a gentle bow, taking out a small bag of elixir from the medicine box and handing it to a Senior Sister in the hall.
"Mm." The young woman accepted the elixir Xu Chang’an handed over, gazing at him momentarily, then froze.
"It’s nothing, are you... Junior Brother Xu?"
"Indeed, there isn’t another man in Muyu Peak." The young woman blinked, coughed, and said, "Ms. Li sent you here?"
Hearing the young woman call her ’sister’ with such an attitude, Xu Chang’an knew that people here also didn’t understand his mentor, but it doesn’t matter. People in Muyu Peak themselves don’t understand the Daoist Nun, so outsiders are even less likely to.
The young woman looked at Xu Chang’an’s face and said, "Ms. Li is a very good person. Since you came to deliver elixirs on her behalf... your relationship with her must be quite good."
His relationship with the mentor?
He and the mentor are, of course, good.
"I thought so too." The young woman pursed her lips and beckoned Xu Chang’an closer.
Following the young woman’s words, Xu Chang’an’s expression briefly showed something strange, but immediately, his gaze towards the girl softened and became more affectionate.
"I will remember what Senior Sister said; I will pay more attention daily," Xu Chang’an said earnestly.
"Best, next time you come to buy herbs, I’ll give you a discount." The young woman smiled and then recalled something, saying with a smile, "And another thing, our Hundred Herbs Garden isn’t a place that harms people, so you coming for this trip, there’s no need to carry Senior Wen’s sword qi."
Xu Chang’an felt helpless, but he didn’t explain anything, bidding farewell to the girl, and proceeded to the next place.
After Xu Chang’an left, the young woman in the inner hall opened a window and leaned against the wall, watching as Xu Chang’an left, observing how those outside buying medicine gave way for him. She tilted her head.
The young woman’s cultivation was sufficiently high, holding a crucial position in the Hundred Herbs Garden at a young age, with many admirers throughout Chaoyun Sect, and her looks were indisputable.
She looked at Xu Chang’an and murmured, "...really good-looking."
Did the previous junior brothers have such charming looks?
No wonder people outside speak of him like that.
She felt that Xu Chang’an had a very comforting aura, which wasn’t what people spoke of as frivolous.
Previously, she beckoned Xu Chang’an near, and when she spoke, Xu Chang’an instinctively took a step back, avoiding her breath.
Such an action isn’t feigned.
A spark appeared in the young woman’s eyes; she bit her lip, thinking if there weren’t those meddling ladies on Muyu Peak, just based on Xu Chang’an’s talent, surely he’d already be utilized heavily in Hundred Herbs Garden.
Moreover, still possessing the Water Attribute.
A boy this attractive really suits...
Imagining the youth in the yard tending to herbs, wielding a hoe, and channeling Spiritual Qi, the young woman lightly bounced on her toes, turning to look at the Spirit Fruit she took from Muyu Peak, half eaten but preserved.
This was planted by Xu Chang’an; despite being merely in the Open Source realm, he already achieved such; talking about talent... even she, as his Senior Sister, feels inadequate.
She understood somewhat why the people in the garden, upon knowing Xu Chang’an opened the realm with a Water Attribute, had designs on him once again.
Learning swordsmanship, can it compare with the garden’s scenery?
Those with mixed thoughts can’t plant such transparent Spirit Fruits.
In truth, Xu Chang’an not only has no bad reputation in Hundred Herbs Garden but is even favored by many higher-ups. Here’s a fitting analogy—he’s like a "princess" captured by the "villain" of Muyu Peak, and the people of Hundred Herbs Garden wish to rescue him from a group of fox spirits.
Due to Hundred Herbs Garden valuing him, it sparked a crisis among the women of Muyu Peak.
If it were true dislike or dismissal... Muyu Peak wouldn’t clash with Hundred Herbs Garden over minor issues; after all, many mountaintops dislike him.
Dislike isn’t formidable; they can protect him.
To snatch someone means fighting.
Xu Chang’an isn’t aware that due to his special talent, the Hundred Herbs Garden targeted him again, or one could say he was never abandoned.
He just came to run errands for his mentor.
Xu Chang’an discovered only after opening the medicine box in Hundred Herbs Garden that his mentor gave him more than one elixir to deliver to various places.
In other words, he’s meant to wander around here...
Xu Chang’an did not forget; just because of his presence, the Senior Sister from Muyu Peak had created a commotion in the garden. Thus, he’s quite the celebrity here in Hundred Herbs Garden, and this matter is also substantial proof of him being ’pampered’ in Muyu Peak.