Chapter 1314 1273: Encountering Mue Qinghe Again

"Ah!" Li Xun'er gently opened her soft lips and stood in place, her expression becoming somewhat awkward.

The cultivators from the Lord Xianwang's Mansion nearby also exchanged looks of disbelief. Who was their Princess Xun'er, Miss Xun'er? An unmatched goddess, the fairy in the hearts of men from the Ancient City of the Heavenly Capital!

Such a woman, not to mention being favored by her or spending a lifetime together, even speaking to her or having a close conversation would be a great honor and a tremendous blessing for many people! But what about now?

But now, their Miss Xun'er, such a supreme goddess, is being mentioned by Lord Xue as being with someone ordinary-looking youth they've never seen, saying it was luck? A blessing? Isn't this a joke!

If someone else dared to say something like that or make such a joke, they would probably have turned hostile. But now the person speaking is Lord Xue of the Hundred Knowledge Palace division, a Mystic Heaven Position King, and they naturally dare not confront him, only able to smile awkwardly, feeling very uncomfortable.

However, at the same time, quite a few among them were secretly sizing up Chen Fei, all with a hint of sarcasm in their eyes. Well, he looks okay, just barely passable, but isn't he just a pretty boy? Can we say he's qualified to be favored by Miss Xun'er? It's a joke! He doesn't deserve it...

"... Eh, ahem." Chen Fei gave a soft cough and said, "Alright, don't randomly matchmake. Miss Xun'er doesn't fancy me."

This could also be seen as giving everyone a way out. After all, looking at the expressions of those people across from him, it was clear they all looked at him with disdain. But he also didn't care. After all, he wasn't lacking in women, whether Li Xun'er was beautiful or ugly, it had nothing to do with him.

He was simply not interested.

Upon hearing this, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace glanced at Chen Fei and realized that Chen Fei truly didn't seem interested in Li Xun'er's beauty, then sheepishly shook his head, closed his mouth obediently, and said nothing more.

Witnessing this scene, Li Xun'er's kind eyes revealed a slight hint of surprise.

Although her strength wasn't as formidable as those at the True Monarch Realm, she was roughly at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the True Person Realm, possessing a keen eye. In her view, Chen Fei appeared to be about the same age as her and certainly didn't seem to be someone who had reached the True Monarch Realm.

Yet this person, a young man, dared to speak so casually with her grandfather's generation, Grandpa Xue, a Mystic Heaven Position King, without a hint of respect in his tone. This was somewhat incomprehensible and arrogant!

"This person really is... Grandpa Xue valued and appreciated him so much, yet now seems so oblivious and impolite... just a person who's superficial?" Unbidden, Li Xun'er's initially favorable impression of Chen Fei was now diminished somewhat.

In her view, in the Cultivation World, tangible power was the most important aspect, and if someone merely relied on admiration by others to become arrogant and lose awareness of self, those people are truly beyond saving and would be disliked.

Thinking of this, Li Xun'er subtly spoke, "Grandpa Xue, I have always devoted my mind to the alchemy technique throughout my life, other concerns will be set aside for now... May I ask, what is this Young Master's esteemed name—isn't that what I should say?"

She smiled charmingly, her smile as lovely as a blossom, with the latter half of her speech directed at Chen Fei. However, within her words were evident traces of dissatisfaction and underestimation towards Chen Fei.

Chen Fei chuckled in silence and casually replied, "Sure, sure..."

Seeing Chen Fei responding to her words and inquiries so dismissively, Li Xun'er's delicate brows furrowed even tighter, with a few degrees of enthusiasm dwindling, her impression of Chen Fei as 'incomprehensible' deteriorated further.

Not mentioning her identity as the granddaughter of Sage King Li Chongshan, nor her young age, just speaking of her status as a King Level Alchemist, she surely surpassed Chen Fei by an unknown number of times?

Yet even so, Chen Fei was still so dismissive and acted arrogantly in front of her, simply unaware of the world.

Oh right, is this an attempt to attract her attention through such behavior? Truly immature...

Li Xun'er secretly shook her head and said, "Grandpa Xue, I need to attend to other guests, please excuse me for now."

With her words complete, Li Xun'er slightly bowed and gracefully exited. Throughout the process, she did not spare Chen Fei a single glance, as if he was completely invisible.

"Ah!" Seeing this, Chen Fei shook his head and sighed helplessly. He's not foolish; of course, he realized that Li Xun'er, one of the three great beauties of the Ancient City of the Heavenly Capital, had taken a dislike to him.

But this was truly being caught in the crossfire.

"Hehehe~ Li old man's granddaughter is still too proud, unbalanced in temperament, not discerning enough. She thinks that introducing you to her is to give you a lift so that you could have a chance to associate with her! Hahaha~ What a shame... actually, the exact opposite is true. If she could truly earn your admiration and become your Dao companion, that would be reaching upward, and she should be thanking me, the matchmaker! However, alas, alas... "

At this moment, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace shook his head and chuckled, speaking.

Although he felt regret over Li Xun'er's inability to seize the opportunity, that's just how fate is, the decision's hers—what could be done? Nothing!

Moreover, if that little girl wasn't so proud, losing normal judgment, how could she not see—a young man with whom Xue Changbin must converse as an equal—how remarkable he must be for such behavior?

If Chen Fei didn't possess such skills, Xue Changbin wouldn't treat him with such an attitude. It's a very clear matter, but alas, little Xun'er didn't grasp it.

"Even if that's the case, you don't need to randomly matchmake. I'm not particularly interested in her. Today, I'm just here to watch the show, nothing more." Chen Fei casually picked up a piece of fruit, took a bite, and looked at the Elder with a half-smile, speaking softly.

"Alright, alright. I get it, I get it..." Seeing Chen Fei seemed genuinely displeased with his presumptuous behavior, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace chuckled and shook his head.

Just then!

"Hmph!" A cold snort filled with disgust and iciness came over.

Both Chen Fei and the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace paused slightly, then turned their heads to look. They saw a middle-aged man staring at them.

The man's gaze at Chen Fei was filled with malice, cold laughter, mockery, and anger... and so forth.

It was none other than Master Qinghe, whom they had seen before.

"Haha, I wondered who it was. It turns out to be you, that relentless spirit. What, are you planning to deceive and cheat again at today's Sage King's birthday banquet?"

Master Qinghe sneered coldly at Chen Fei, still not forgetting how Chen Fei once called his master, Grandmaster Xuan Chen, a mere "Five-Star King Level Alchemist," simply "ordinary"? Such impudence! Utterly clueless.

The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace glanced at him coldly but said nothing.

"Get lost! You're annoying to look at." This time, Chen Fei straightforwardly told Master Qinghe to leave!

"You!" Fury erupted in Master Qinghe's eyes, utterly sinister! Murderous intent flashed wildly.

"Master Qinghe, what's wrong? Has something happened?" At this moment, a group of imposing middle-aged men or elders approached, looking coldly at Chen Fei and the others.

As a Three-Star King Level Alchemist from the Pill Saint City, a Holy Land of the Alchemy Dao, many people naturally wished to associate with and curry favor with Master Qinghe. Such men included representatives of that group now.

"Hiss! Aren't those the Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine? How did these guys also come? Did the Sage King invite them to the birthday banquet?"

"Probably not, right? The Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine have a notorious reputation, ruthless killers, extremely heartless and merciless, always acting as villains. Ordinarily, the Sage King should really dislike those three guys!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let them hear... I heard there was once a Blade and Sword Villa, the Villa Master was a figure at the peak of the Great Heaven Rank, but because he provoked these three demon heads, his entire household was wiped out! Even that Villa Master at the peak of the Great Heaven Rank didn't escape and died!"

"Hiss! They can even kill a figure at the peak of the Great Heaven Rank? Doesn't that mean their current strength is already close to the level of Mystic Heaven Position Kings?"

...

The crowd muttered, accompanied by a tint of fear.

"Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine? What's that?" Hearing those voices, Chen Fei instinctively asked.

"Three vicious brats... their strength is quite decent." Beside him, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace heard the words, his eyes flashed, and he spoke.

"Oh, calling us little brats, the Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine, such arrogance seems to be... Xue, Lord Xue?"

Among the Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine, one bulky man, with prominent features and eyes glowing with eerie light, upon hearing the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace's words, turned maliciously, snickered coldly, and when he turned to see, he was startled by the Elder's face.

A droplet of cold sweat trickled down from his forehead, along his cheek to his neck.

Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace, an Elder, a Mystic Heaven Position King excel. How could they not recognize?

Moreover, this man indeed had the qualification to call them brats.

"Xue, Lord Xue!" The remaining two of the Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine also changed their expression, then bowed respectfully to the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace.

Though the three brothers possessed strength to slay ordinary peak Great Heaven Rank cultivators, they were still too weak against Mystic Heaven Position Kings and had to bow their heads.

"Hmph!" The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to them. Despite the fearsome methods and fame of the Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine, they remained subdued in his presence. A coiled dragon must bow, a crouching tiger must cower!

Upon seeing his allies frightened into submission by Xue Changbin, unable to act up, Master Qinghe felt utterly humiliated, his face darker than an iron pot, pitch-black to the extreme. He pondered his status and rank, never had he lost face like this?

"Chen, I thought you are arrogant and powerful? If you are that formidable, dare you accept a challenge from me, Mue Qinghe?"

This Mue Qinghe, Master Qinghe actually wants to challenge Chen Fei!?