AMSSO-Chapter 158: The Room Was Taken

“This…”

The disciple looked troubled, “But this room was personally arranged by Senior Brother Ke!”

“Are you sure?” Zhao Hanxue’s expression darkened. “You should know that she is the disciple of Master Wan Junquan! If you slight her, can you bear the responsibility?”

Xu Chengjun nodded as well, “She is the contestant most likely to win this competition. Is there a problem with her staying in Heavenly No. 1 room?”

“As for what you said about it being arranged by Senior Brother Ke, do you have proof?” Zhao Hanxue smiled faintly. “Everyone knows that Senior Brother Ke never concerns himself with these matters, he focuses solely on cultivation. Could it be that someone used his name to arrange the room?”

The disciple was bewildered, “How could that be? It was indeed arranged by Senior Brother Ke!”

“Then do you have proof?” Zhao Hanxue raised an eyebrow. “Shall we go ask Senior Brother Ke directly?”

“This…” The disciple immediately panicked. He’s just an ordinary disciple, how would he have the qualifications to approach Ke Chongzhen?

In the end, he could only go report to the steward.

The one responsible for this matter was Tan Fangjun.

After Tan Fangjun arrived and understood the situation, he immediately glared at the disciple with a darkened face, “Are you stupid? Since when has Senior Brother Ke ever handled such trivial matters?”

After saying this, he turned and smiled at Zhao Hanxue and the others.

Of course, his focus was on Jiang Yuanxin and He Biyu.

One was a well-known, highly promising genius artifact refiner, the other was an important disciple of Myriad Beast Sect.

As for Wanxuan Sect, he had never even heard of it.

It must be some small sect.

Who knew which fool had used Ke Chongzhen’s name to arrange that room?

Luckily, he had arrived in time. Otherwise, they would’ve offended Jiang Yuanxin and the others.

Jiang Yuanxin’s name was quite famous, she was the direct disciple of Artifact Master Wan Junquan after all!

At such a young age, she had already reached Foundation Establishment Stage!

Foundation Establishment before twenty, how impressive was that?

Of course, her advancement had certainly been supported by pills and resources, but if one had such resources, why not use them?

Besides being at Foundation Establishment Stage, she was also a junior-level artifact refiner.

A junior-level artifact refiner at such a young age was exceedingly rare!

Most other contestants were much older, since the competition was for artifact refiners under thirty.

But being older didn’t mean being stronger.

With a powerhouse like Wan Junquan as her master, she far surpassed the others.

She would definitely take first place in this competition!

Thinking of this, Tan Fangjun’s smile grew even more radiant.

“Rest assured. The room has been arranged for you, you may move in now.”

“Thank you, Steward Tan.” Zhao Hanxue smiled gently. “Only you would handle matters thoroughly.”

“It’s nothing,” Tan Fangjun replied with a chuckle. “Guests are guests. Naturally, we must ensure you feel at home.”

Jiang Yuanxin and Jiang Yuancheng’s favorability toward him increased greatly, “Thank you, Steward Tan!”

Even He Biyu offered thanks.

Tan Fangjun’s smile became even broader.

After the arrangements were made, Jiang Yuanxin moved into the Heavenly No. 1 room.

The others were assigned to different rooms.

Zhao Hanxue enthusiastically invited He Biyu to stay in her courtyard, saying they could keep each other company.

As for Jiang Yuancheng, he went to Xu Chengjun’s courtyard.

The junior brothers and sisters who had come along were placed in ordinary courtyards.

After everything was settled, Zhao Hanxue finally let out a breath of relief.

Once the competition ended, Jiang Yuanxin would definitely win first place.

At that time, Zhao Hanxue’s network of support would grow even stronger!

As for Jiang Yuanxin, after moving into the Heavenly No. 1 room, she happily discovered that the spiritual qi there was indeed abundant!

It felt extremely comfortable!

No wonder Zhao Hanxue had fought so hard to secure this room for her.

Her impression of Zhao Hanxue improved greatly.

During that previous trip to Myriad Beast Forest, she had lost a storage pouch containing many treasures and her favorite red garments. She had regretted it for quite some time.

If Zhao Hanxue hadn’t taken the initiative to reconcile, she might not have befriended her again.

But from this incident, she could see Zhao Hanxue’s sincerity.

They could continue to associate with each other.

As for the disciple who had originally handled the registration, he was severely reprimanded by Tan Fangjun.

If not for the fact that the earlier registration disciple had urgently left Changtian Sect, he would’ve been thoroughly scolded as well!

They had nearly delayed a major matter!

Meanwhile, Ke Chongzhen had no idea that the room he had arranged had been intercepted midway.

After completing the arrangements, he returned to Minglu Peak.

Only his mother was present, his father wasn’t.

“Where’s dad?” Ke Chongzhen asked.

Wen Yan’s expression was complicated, tinged with annoyance, “He went to Yangchuan Peak.”

“Yangchuan Peak?” Ke Chongzhen paused, then quickly understood. “He took the monkey wine to show off?”

Wen Yan nodded irritably, “Yes.”

Ke Chongzhen: “……”

Mo Lingcheng of Yangchuan Peak was slightly older than Ke Minglu, but their cultivation levels were similar, and they were close friends.

When Mo Lingcheng had something good, he would send some to Ke Minglu and vice versa.

They often liked to show off to each other and tease one another.

Now that Ke Minglu had obtained monkey wine of such quality, of course he couldn’t resist showing it off.

Ke Chongzhen was already used to this and said nothing further.

“Oh right, I almost forgot. Besides the monkey wine, I also brought back quite a few other good things!”

“What things? Tea leaves?”

Wen Yan’s eyes immediately lit up.

“There are tea leaves, and also steam buns for Chang Kong.”

“Wonderful!” Wen Yan was even happier. “We’re almost out of tea!”

Ke Chongzhen began taking items out, “However, this tea wasn’t personally made by Senior Mu, it was roasted by her disciple.”

Wen Yan froze, “By her disciple?”

“Yes.” Ke Chongzhen nodded. “The flavor and effect aren’t quite as good as what Senior Mu personally roasts. But if prepared properly, the taste and effect can be even better!”

Wen Yan was puzzled, “Prepared how? Isn’t this tea?”

Tea was meant to be brewed. Using the word “prepared” sounded unusual.

“You’ll know once I make it.” He had already taken out the tea leaves and casually stuffed a steam bun into Ta Xue’s mouth, letting it chew slowly off to the side.

As for Chang Kong, it had disappeared somewhere.

Ke Chongzhen had a servant bring some milk, then followed the method he had seen at Wanxuan Sect to prepare milk tea.

Wen Yan watched his movements with fascination, “There’s such a way to drink it?”

She had never imagined milk and tea could be combined.

“Of course,” Ke Chongzhen said with a smile. “That’s how they drink it there, it’s especially delicious.”

He added, “Not bitter at all.”

Wen Yan became even more curious, “Not bitter? Then I must try.”

Soon, the milk tea was ready.

Ke Chongzhen took a sip first and nodded, “That’s the flavor. But this milk is a bit light, it can’t compare to milk from a Spotted Spirit Cow.”

After all, the Spotted Spirit Cow was a fourth-rank spirit beast, so its milk was naturally exceptional.

The dairy cows here were at most third-rank. If they were stronger, they wouldn’t remain here to obediently produce milk.

So the taste difference was understandable.

Still, the milk and tea blended quite well.

Wen Yan also took a sip and was pleasantly surprised, “The flavor is indeed different! Not bitter at all and tastes very good!”

Soon, she felt a wave of spiritual qi rise within her.

“It’s not quite as good as tea personally roasted by Sect Master Mu, but it’s not far off,” Wen Yan said, looking at the pile of tea leaves with delight. “This is enough for us to drink for quite some time!”

“Yes. Senior Mu was very generous, she had her eldest disciple roast a large batch.”

If the spirit tea trees had more leaves, there might’ve been even more.

Ke Chongzhen had felt guilty accepting so much and could only desperately stuffed spirit stones into Mu Shiyue’s hands.

“When her disciples come to participate in the competition, we must host them properly.”

“Of course.”

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by, and Jiang Yunnuan and the others had arrived.