Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 140 - 123: The Profligate of the Qionghua Sect

Chapter 140: Chapter 123: The Profligate of the Qionghua Sect

Although by their cultivation level, the crowd no longer needed to eat, this did not affect the nobles’ craving for culinary pleasures.

Of course,

The food that the group ate could not possibly be the ordinary ingredients consumed by mortals.

It was either some precious medicinal herbs or the succulent flesh of Demonic Beasts.

They started at Third Grade.

These precious ingredients had all been stolen by Bai Fan from his own Sect Master father.

Besides the ingredients, there was the fine wine.

It was a type of exquisite liquor called "Origin Immortal Brew," the wine fluid was vermillion red, and the fragrance overflowed with surging Origin Qi.

Of course,

This fine thing was also stolen by Bai Fan.

With the beginning of the welcoming banquet, Xu Yuan found that the relationships among these noble offspring were even closer than he had anticipated.

Their conversations lacked the respectful rhetoric of "thus" and "therefore," all being casual to the extreme, as if they were dealing with their own siblings.

But as the banquet went on, Xu Yuan figured out the reason for this.

Their family elders or masters were all high-ranking members of the same faction within the Qionghua Sect, which is why they almost all grew up together from a young age.

However, Jing He and "Tianyan" were somewhat unique.

They were both orphaned, as their common master had perished early while out searching for a certain medicinal herb.

After the third round of wine and the fifth course,

The dishes on the banquet table were almost finished, and the people there became even more relaxed.

That profligate son named Tang Jiuqing unreservedly called a few courtesans to join them.

And the few "childhood friends" didn’t find it strange, clustering around Tianyan, chatting away about various trivial matters.

Tianyan’s golden eyes sparkled as he coped quite easily, managing to extract a lot of information effortlessly.

As for Xu Yuan, things weren’t going as well on his end.

Two people had toppled over at the banquet table, one was the host Bai Fan, and the other was Xu Yuan.

Side by side, they lay sprawled across the banquet table in neat order.

As someone who never participated in social gatherings, Xu Yuan naturally became a prime target for special attention.

And the reason Bai Fan was drunk, was completely because halfway through the banquet, this second-generation rich playboy tried to discreetly use his cultivation technique to sober up, but his attempt was discovered.

With Bai Fan and Xu Yuan lying down, the topic of conversation gradually returned to the main character of this welcoming banquet.

The group of prodigal sons asked one after another about Brother Li’s experiences during his external adventuring.

After all, Brother Li was only a few years older than them, and soon they too would be kicked out by their elders to wander the world outside this Secret Realm.

Brother Li spoke with a steady voice and was quite talkative, vividly recounting many interesting sights and scenes from the journey.

Stories of demon cult seductresses and the emergence of Spiritual Treasures captured the prodigal sons’ imaginations and made their hearts long for adventure.

Although they were of noble birth, they had always lived within this Secret Realm.

They lived here, cultivated here, and under the shelter of their parents and elders, they had never gone out to see the wider world. Hearing of these exploits, they couldn’t wait to embark on their own external adventures.

Suddenly,

One of them asked a question:

"Right, Brother Li, what were you doing going to Qionglu Hall as soon as you returned?"

"..."

Upon hearing this question, Brother Li hesitated for the first time and did not immediately answer, his eyes betraying a hint of hesitation.

After a while,

He spoke up:

"That matter... I am afraid I cannot tell you for now."

This refusal immediately caused dissatisfaction among the group of prodigal sons.

"Come on, Brother Li, why can’t you tell us?"

"Yeah, what is there that we can’t speak openly about among us?"

"Even if it’s a secret, we will eventually come to know it."

"Worst comes to worst, we can just go directly to Qionglu Hall and ask the elders."

"...."

Hearing his younger brothers and sisters pressing him with one argument after another, Brother Li looked helpless but still revealed a bit of the inside story:

"During my external adventuring, I chanced upon a Spirit Plant, a plant that could at least revitalize our Qionghua Sect for another thousand years."

Speaking of which, Brother Li’s lips curved slightly upwards, "Alright, besides that, I really can’t reveal anything else. If you’re so eager to know, go ask the Sect Master yourself."

Upon hearing this, the crowd exploded into a commotion.

"Spirit Plant?"

"What Spirit Plant could make our Qionghua flourish again for a thousand years?"

"The White Soul Fruit? Or the Immortal Zizyphus Lotus?"

"Liu Fengyue, are you daft? Neither of these Spirit Plants corresponds with our Qionghua Sect’s Cultivation Techniques. Brother Li mentioned prospering for a thousand years; it must be between the Imperial Soul Tree and the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree."

"If it’s the Imperial Soul Tree, that wouldn’t be too bad. After all, that thing doesn’t have much use for our cultivation."

"So, it’s the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree? The treasures from top to bottom of such a divine tree are vastly beneficial to our Cultivation Techniques."

Beneficial to their understanding, it took only a few words for the crowd to narrow down the Spirit Plant to the Enchantress Divine Sakura Tree.

Then, everyone turned their gaze expectantly towards Brother Li.

Brother Li did not speak but wore a smile that almost amounted to a confirmation.

Seeing this, various heirs of wealthy families in attendance showed more or less genuine surprise on their faces.

After all, there might not be anyone in the world who feels a greater sense of belonging to the Qionghua Sect than them.

After listening attentively to everyone, the already "inebriated" Xu Yuan quietly opened his eyes and glanced sideways...

Then,

he just so happened to meet the eyes of that distinguished heir, Bai Fan.

When their eyes met, both "drunk" individuals felt somewhat embarrassed.

After a moment,

Bai Fan winked at Xu Yuan and subtly gave him a thumbs-up.

"...."

Xu Yuan smacked his lips, returned the thumbs-up to him, and then quietly closed his eyes again.

Half an hour later,

outside the entrance of Haiwei Residence,

A reunion feast with old friends, after nearly two hours, was coming to an end.

A group of eleven people stood at the entrance of Haiwei Residence, and the bystanders retreated upon seeing them.

Most of the people in the marketplace at the base of the mountain were disciples of the Qionghua Sect, and who didn’t know about this group of heirs within the Sect?

The mountain breeze felt slightly cool on their skin, but Xu Yuan had no intention of sobering up.

As Tang Jiuqing, supporting Xu Yuan, prepared to hand him over to Tianyan:

"Tianyan, I’ll hand Jing He over to..."

"No, thanks."

Tianyan glanced at the utterly drunk Xu Yuan and flatly said:

"He smells too much of alcohol; I don’t want to touch him."

Hearing this, the others gently laughed and said nothing more, allowing Tang Jiuqing to continue carrying Xu Yuan.

The group flew back to one of the side peaks in the Qionghua mountain range and landed in front of a courtyard. Brother Li, laughing, said:

"Tianyan, can you take Jing He now?"

The blue-clad girl named Yun Xi said with a smiling interjection:

"If you don’t want him now, Sister Tianyan, I’ll just carry Brother Jing He back home tonight~"

"If you want him, he’s all yours."

"Really?" The blue-clad girl smiled broadly, ready to take Xu Yuan.

Seeing this, Tianyan huffed softly and laughed as she brushed away the blue-clad girl’s hand.

The blue-clad girl wasn’t upset and giggled merrily.

Seeing this, Brother Li laughed and said, "It’s getting late; we should leave now."

Tianyan received the drunk Xu Yuan, whispering softly:

"Mhm, goodbye."

As everyone turned to leave,

the blue-clad girl Yun Xi’s eyes curved:

"Tonight, Sister Tianyan, you must be gentle with Brother Jing He; he’s so drunk~"

With that,

amidst laughter, the group of nine left the courtyard....