183 A Storm is About to Arise (1)

“I can sense that, at the very least, she’s at the late stage of the Qi Refinement Realm!”

With a smile on his face, Jiang Ming clinked glasses with the valiant new female cultivator. However, he decided that he was going to be extremely vigilant.

As a late-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivator, no matter where he went, he could make a living. He would never come to the Plant Hall otherwise. After all, who would willingly come to the hall with the least funding?

Therefore, He Xiaowan definitely had her own purpose for appearing here.

However, Jiang Ming did not panic too much. Xiaoqian Mountain was mixed with both good and bad people. In the Plant Hall alone were several people with dark secrets. Now, they just had one more such person.

“I don’t care about what you want to do, just don’t involve me in it!” Jiang Ming thought to himself and made up his mind to keep a distance from He Xiaowan.

“Eh? This beef stew is pretty good. Do you have a new chef?” Feng He’s eyes suddenly lit up.

The waiter’s eyes lit up and he quickly replied with a smile, “This is one of our new chef’s specialty dishes! I can ask him to prepare them and send them to your cave dwelling directly.”

Feng He chuckled and did not say anything else.

Jiang Ming’s eyes flickered and glanced at the pot of beef stew. He suddenly remembered that when he was chatting with Xu Ren, who wanted to be a chef, he once said what the people of the Plant Hall often ate in the Jade Pavilion. He accidentally mentioned that Feng He liked to order stewed beef.

As for Xu Ren, he had worked hard to get into the Jade Pavilion as an odd-job worker a few years ago. He had now finally become a sous-chef.

Jiang Ming thought of his enthusiastic neighbor, and his face was calm. He did not feel disgusted by Xu Ren using the information he had gotten from him.

It was difficult to survive in this world. Many people had to do all they could to survive.

However, Jiang Ming was still a little disappointed. He realized that he could never Ah Fei again. Even if Xu Ren reminded him of Ah Fei, they were two completely different people.

After eating and drinking their fill, they all left.

“Mr. Jiang, please wait!”

A crisp voice came from behind him.

Jiang Ming turned his head and saw that He Xiaowan had already caught up with him. She smiled and said, “We’re heading the same way. Why don’t we walk together?”

“Sounds good,” Jiang Ming said with a smile.

After that, he kept quiet and continued to walk forward.

Jiang Ming continued to keep his guard up. Who knew if He Xiaowan was telling the truth? Jiang Ming was too lazy to find out, and he did not want to have anything to do with her.

He Xiaowan, on the other hand, asked, “I heard that you are the only alchemist in the Plant Hall! What’s your specialty? Perhaps I’ll come back to buy some of your medicinal pills in the future.”

“I specialize in refining the Qi-Returning Pill and the Golden Blood Pill. They’re both low-grade medicinal pills. They’re nothing special.”

“That’s already amazing. By the way, is anyone in the Plant Hall a master of the Misty Rain Technique?”

“Only Hall Master Huang has mastered it,” Jiang Ming replied casually. He Xiaowan asked a lot of questions. However, they were just general questions. Therefore, Jiang Ming casually answered her.

After a while, they went their separate ways, and Jiang Ming went back to the small green peak.

“I can’t sense any malicious intent from her,” Jiang Ming muttered. He Xiaowan seemed like a completely normal person who had moved to a new place. If he did not know that she was hiding her true cultivation level, Jiang Ming would have really believed her cover.

Were other forces sending agents to infiltrate Xiaoqian Mountain?

Would there be similar people in the other halls?

It was a possibility.

“It seems that I have to be more careful in the future,” Jiang Ming thought to himself. “If there are any issues, I can only run away.”

However, if he did not have to, Jiang Ming really did not want to leave Xiaoqian Mountains.

It was peaceful and he enjoyed it here.

Moreover, Jiang Ming’s progress in cultivation was already so slow here. If he left this place, his progress might halt completely.

Anyway, regardless of what happened, Jiang Ming was strong enough to protect himself.

Over the years, he had expanded his cave abode. He now had a training room and an alchemy room. His protective spiritual array had also been upgraded.

In addition, his spirit gathering array had also been modified. Now, the concentration of spiritual energy in the courtyard was much higher.

This was all because Jiang Ming’s position as the sole alchemist of the Plant Hall afforded him many benefits. In return, he would give everyone in the Plant Hall discounted prices for his pills.