Is this girl cultivating immortality? Yunling finds out!

Chapter 17: Reminiscing about the past? Where is there any reminiscence?
The reception room of the City Lord's Mansion was bustling again today.

Fang Hongyi sat at the head.

Liao Zhongnan, Bai Xiaotang; Lu Yu and Fang Ningyu sat on the left and right respectively.

After the introduction, before Fang Hongyi could say anything polite, the impatient Fang Ningyu spoke first:

"Miss Bai can be considered the youngest guest official in the history of our City Lord's Mansion. She is truly young and promising, and so beautiful."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaotang couldn't help but look at Fang Ningyu who was sitting opposite him, but his face was calm and expressionless.

Fang Ningyu saw the other party's cold expression and felt that such a cold attitude must be due to his strength, so she asked:

"I wonder what realm Miss Bai is in now?"

"Building the foundation."

Bai Xiaotang replied indifferently.

"Oh?"

Fang Ningyu raised her eyebrows, chuckled and said:
"You're already at the Foundation Establishment stage and you can be my guest? Then Miss Bai must have some other outstanding qualities, right?"

The guest official in the City Lord's Mansion currently has the lowest level of cultivation, which is the fourth level of Golden Core.

It is impossible for a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage to be recruited into the mansion by my father for no reason.

This woman must have some other abilities!
On the one hand, Fang Ningyu wanted to test the other party's background, and on the other hand, she also had some thoughts of competing with the other party.

Bai Xiaotang didn't think too much about it. Since the other party asked him this, he had to think carefully about it - what are his outstanding qualities?
So he lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

But in Fang Ningyu's eyes, this scene made her think that the other party was deliberately avoiding her questions.

Without waiting for Bai Xiaotang to speak, he immediately asked:

"Miss Bai, is she good at formations? Or is she proficient in the art of heavenly craftsmanship?"

After all, Lu Yu and Bai Xiaotang know each other, and maybe the other party has skills that are not inferior to Lu Yu's.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xiaotang just shook his head and replied:
"It doesn't make sense."

Fang Ningyu was stunned by the other party's calm appearance. She felt that this person must have some other powerful skills hidden, otherwise how could he be so calm.

Then he glanced and saw Liao Zhongnan sitting next to Bai Xiaotang. He understood something and said:

"I understand. Since Miss Bai was introduced by Master Liao, she must be well versed in alchemy and pharmacology."

Before he could finish his words, Bai Xiaotang uttered two words directly:

"It doesn't make sense."

"Could it be that you are proficient in talismans?"

"It doesn't make sense."

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Fang Ningyu's tone faltered, and she felt both angry and amused. She couldn't help but ask Fang Hongyi who was sitting on the main seat:
"Miss Bai doesn't make sense at all, and her cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Why would our City Lord's Mansion welcome her as a guest?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaotang looked at Fang Hongyi with a puzzled expression, as if he also wanted to know the answer.

Seeing this, Fang Hongyi quickly looked at Liao Zhongnan beside him for help.

Liao Zhongnan seemed to have been prepared. After a light cough, he slowly explained:

"Miss Fang, you may not know that our Xiaotang possesses an extremely rare Ice Spiritual Root."

"oh?!"

Fang Ningyu was slightly surprised, but the cry of surprise came from Fang Hongyi who was sitting on the main seat. Obviously, the city lord did not expect that Bai Xiaotang possessed a rare spiritual root.

Liao Zhongnan twirled his long beard and continued:
"The spiritual power refined by this ice spiritual root is extremely cold and yin, but it is exactly the environment required for the storage of many spiritual herbs and elixirs. Therefore..."

This explanation was barely plausible. Fang Ningyu was about to ask for details, but Fang Hongyi didn't dare give her another chance to speak. He quickly slapped his forehead and said:
"Oh! I almost forgot! Yu'er, your sect's master just sent you a letter. The letter is in your room. Go and take a look!"

"But."

Fang Ningyu seemed to have not asked enough questions when Fang Hongyi interrupted her:
"Maybe it's about the Hidden Dragon Society. You should go and take a look quickly to avoid any delays!"

Upon hearing about the Qianlong Society, Fang Ningyu stopped what she was doing.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room and take a look."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the hall.

Fang Hongyi, who was sitting at the main table, breathed a sigh of relief. However, before he could finish his breath, he saw his precious daughter suddenly stop, turn around and walk back to the hall.

Under the gazes of several people, Fang Ningyu walked straight to Lu Yu, looked down at Lu Yu, and said:

"Lu Yu, aren't you here to reminisce about the past? Come on."

"what?"

Lu Yu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, he and Bai Xiaotang didn't have a close relationship, so where could they go to reminisce about their past?
But you can't say this in front of others.
Would you mind showing some respect?

While thinking, Lu Yu stood up, bowed to Bai Xiaotang and said:
"Miss Baibai, hello, we meet again."

"Hello."

Bai Xiaotang replied.

"Is Miss Bai feeling well?"

"Alright."

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The conversation between the two ended there.

The others in the hall didn't know how to interject and join in the conversation, but Fang Ningyu spoke up:

"Have you finished catching up?"

"Isn't that the end of the story?"

Lu Yu looked at Bai Xiaotang awkwardly. Bai Xiaotang still had no expression on his face and didn't say anything.

"When you're done, follow me!"

Fang Ningyu grabbed Lu Yu and dragged him out without saying a word.

"Hey, hey, hey? Ningyu, you're going to read the letter, why are you dragging me along?"

Lu Yu was completely confused, but could only be dragged away helplessly.

After the two of them left completely, the hall fell into silence for a moment.

"Ningyu? How could Lu Yu call me his daughter so affectionately?"

Fang Hongyi, who was sitting on the main seat, twitched his lips and felt very unhappy.

Bai Xiaotang, who was sitting in the second seat, actually frowned slightly.

A hint of displeasure seemed to appear on his expressionless face.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, and then looking at the expressions of the two people in the hall, Liao Zhongnan sighed softly and sighed in his heart:

"Tsk, it seems my plan might not go smoothly."

"Have you known that white girl for a long time?"

Fang Ningyu let go of Lu Yu, walked forward for a while, then suddenly turned around and asked.

Lu Yu almost bumped into her, and suddenly stopped and replied:

“Not for long.”

"How did you meet her?"

Fang Ningyu asked immediately, but then she felt that it was a bit inappropriate to be so direct, so she waved her hand indifferently and said:

"I'm just asking casually. If you don't feel comfortable speaking, forget it."

"What's the inconvenience?"

Lu Yu said frankly:
"A few days ago, Miss Bai's meridians were damaged, and the icy spiritual power in her body leaked out, so I helped her to gather her spirit and help her repair her meridians."

Lu Yu suddenly paused and asked:
"Ningyu, you seem to be very concerned about this Bai girl? What's wrong?"

Lu Yu knew that Bai Xiaotang was Liu Nanshuang's junior sister, so she must be from a sect in Xizhou. Could it be that Fang Ningyu had discovered something?
Fang Ningyu turned her head away, not wanting Lu Yu to see her blushing face, and stammered:

"She's going to be a guest official in my City Lord's Mansion, after all. Isn't it normal for me to ask for details?"

"I see."

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Actually, Miss Bai is a nice person."

Lu Yu couldn't help but think of how Bai Xiaotang would rather endure the pain of the cold poison herself than affect others when her meridians were damaged, so he wanted to say something good on her behalf:

"Although Miss Bai doesn't talk much, she is very considerate of others. When she encounters problems, she would rather handle them herself than trouble others."

Fang Ningyu listened to Lu Yu praising Bai Xiaotang all the time, bit her red lips secretly and said coldly:
"Okay, okay, since this Miss Bai is so gentle, considerate, and understanding, then you can go find her to arrange a blacksmith for you!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, and his feet moved like the wind, and he disappeared in a flash.

Lu Yu was disappointed and stood there in a daze, looking puzzled. It took him a long time to figure out how he had made Fang Ningyu unhappy.

(End of this chapter)