The Healer Demands Payment!

Chapter 24 - The Cold Pond

“Th-thank you, Junior Sister Meng Qi.” Lu Qingran turned her back quickly and swallowed the pill. A chill immediately spread all over her body, and the itching on her face eased a lot. Lu Qingran was surprised. She had taken the antidote pill she refined by herself, but the pill only aggravated the poison instead of nullifying it. However, the effect of Meng Qi’s antidote was immediate.

When did this little junior sister who entered the sect just half a year ago become this powerful?! No wonder her master said that Elder Yan valued Meng Qi very much, saying that she was extremely talented, second only to herself in the sect.

Lu Qingran wanted to turn her head to look at Meng Qi, but remembered how her face looked like at this moment.

And Chu Tianfeng was also here…

She couldn’t understand. When they were attacked by that terrible devil beast, the young man obviously protected her with his own life, and carefully took care of herself. Her senior sisters all told her how the young man personally held her in his arm and brought her back to the sect. Why did Chu Tianfeng become so scornful after she woke up?

“If there is nothing else…” Meng Qi’s gaze swept the crowd “I’ll go back to my room.” Meng Qi didn’t want to keep standing here and wasted even more time. She had picked up both the book from Xue Jinwen and the jackdaw grass, and wanted to study them carefully.

“I, I’m leaving.” Lu Qingran left first.

Other disciples saw the commotion has over and also left one by one.

Chu Tianfeng took a deep look at Meng Qi and said to the four Fentian Palace’s disciples: “You go first.” He stepped forward to Meng Qi: “I have something to say to you.”

Meng Qi’s steps paused.

Chu Tianfeng said quickly: “Your sect leader has agreed to our offer. After Elder Xun returns, the entire Qingfeng Valley will join our Fentian Palace.” He paused. “After that, Qingfeng Valley will become a subordinate of Fentian Palace. Elder Xun and I have discussed it. You can enter the medical hall of Fentian Palace. The duties there are mainly to do medical research. Except for that, you are free to do anything you like in your free time.”

“I’m going to Fentian City.” Meng Qi said: “But I won’t join Fentian Palace.” She turned her head to look at Chu Tianfeng: “If Fentian Palace is willing to let me travel together, I can pay spirit stones as the escort fee.”

“Why?” Chu Tianfeng frowned slightly.

“Just like how I charge for medical treatment, it is normal for me to pay for protection.” Meng Qi said matter-of-factly: “I don’t like to owe any favor. It’s better for us to settle accounts properly.”

“You know I’m not asking about this.” Chu Tianfeng stared at Meng Qi.

“I don’t know.” Meng Qi was a little speechless. How could she never know that Chu Tianfeng was such a person? Where did the proud and cold young man gone? She preferred the former Chu Tianfeng more.

“Young Palace Master Chu, as I said earlier, it is better for us to simply ignore each other even if we met on the road.” Meng Qi said: “Since I saved you, you might feel somewhat grateful towards me. But I charged a payment and received a lot of spirit stones from you. We already even. Besides…” She paused. “My senior sister likes you. Just now you criticized her like that, she must be sad and uncomfortable, and probably is crying somewhere now. I don’t know if you and she are currently in some conflict or what, but I don’t want to be involved in that kind of quarrel at all.” Meng Qi folded her hands and made a gesture: “Absolutely don’t want!”