Capítulo 131: A Small Step for the Imperial Capital
Di Du was now facing a rather difficult problem.
Chen Xia was right in front of him. So should he pretend not to see him or pretend to accidentally not notice him?
It was truly a tough choice.
Di Du slightly clenched his hands behind his back. He hadn't expected to meet Chen Xia, who had just been released from prison, on his first visit to the preparatory disciple area.
Although he was now at the first level of the Sea-Reversing Realm, he still felt great pressure when facing Chen Xia.
After all, five hundred years ago, Chen Xia had been able to single-handedly kill Qiong Qi, a potential Great Emperor at the sixth level of the Sea-Reversing Realm.
After five hundred years, even though the environment in the sword prison was extremely harsh, Chen Xia should have become stronger to some extent.
And even if he hadn't become stronger and was still at the peak of the Mountain-Moving Realm as he was five hundred years ago, Di Du wouldn't dare to challenge him.
A drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead. He secretly observed Chen Xia, wanting to see what state Chen Xia was in now so that he could make a judgment.
Chen Xia was tilting his head and chatting with a preparatory disciple beside him. He seemed quite interested in this commotion.
Di Du secretly let out a breath. It was good that Chen Xia hadn't noticed him. Immediately, he quickened his pace, wanting to leave. But halfway through, his steps suddenly stopped.
Could it be that he really had to live in Chen Xia's shadow?
He had cultivated painstakingly for five hundred years. Even if he couldn't surpass Chen Xia, at least he should be on an equal footing with him. After all, they were both potential Great Emperors of the same batch.
But if he left now, how could there be any talk of being on an equal footing?
Di Du frowned slightly and thought for a moment.
Moreover, he had lent Chen Xia so many spirit stones. Logically speaking, he was quite a big creditor of Chen Xia.
How could a creditor avoid the debtor?
Thinking like this, Di Du felt a bit more confident. He thought that since Chen Xia had borrowed money from him, he would probably be nice when talking.
So he turned around, suppressing the nervousness in his heart, with a calm expression on his face, and slowly walked towards where Chen Xia was in front of everyone.
The preparatory disciple on that side trembled and quickly retreated when seeing Di Du coming.
So only Chen Xia was left there.
Now it was the turn of the formal disciples and minor elders to freeze.
Why was this troublemaker here?!
The dozen or so formal disciples had nervous expressions and chaotic thoughts. They hoped that Chen Xia was just passing by to watch the excitement and wasn't going to interfere in this matter.
Why did Di Du go forward?
Could it be that he wanted to have a one-on-one fight?
After all, they were both potential Great Emperors of the same batch. In the past, Di Du had been firmly suppressed by Chen Xia. Now, after five hundred years, it was normal to feel gloomy and unconvinced.
But could he really win? Chen Xia had taken Qiong Qi's head five hundred years ago!
The dozen or so formal disciples were muttering in their hearts, still hoping that there wouldn't be any unexpected trouble.
Di Du was already face to face with Chen Xia. His hands were still behind his back, and he said with a calm expression.
"It's been a long time."
"Not really." Chen Xia replied casually. Seeing that the excitement was over, he lost interest and lifted his foot, planning to go back.
Di Du secretly let out a breath, suppressing his wildly beating and nervous heart, and still said in a calm tone.
"I'm already at the Sea-Reversing Realm."
When he said this, all the preparatory disciples watching took a sharp breath. They really hadn't expected that the potential Great Emperor of the previous batch had already become a cultivator at the Sea-Reversing Realm.
No wonder he could so easily defeat Li Yang with a strike!
Chen Xia paused his lifted foot, glanced over with his eyes, and asked softly.
"Want to give it a try?"
Let's see if your Sea-Reversing Realm is real or not.
This sentence was so soft that the preparatory disciples beside didn't hear it.
But Di Du's heart immediately started beating wildly. His calm expression could hardly be maintained. He quickly added.
"When are you going to pay back the spirit stones you borrowed from me?"
The reason he asked so quickly wasn't that he wanted the spirit stones, but...
He was afraid of getting beaten up.
It was impossible for Chen Xia to beat up his creditor, right?
In Di Du's opinion, it was okay if Chen Xia didn't pay back the spirit stones. As long as he didn't start a fight, with so many people present, he should at least save some face for him.
If he wanted to fight, he could go fight Qiu Li.
Hearing this sentence, Chen Xia indeed lost the thought of trying. He touched his cheek and smiled.
"I'll pay you back when I have money."
However, he didn't say when he would have money.
Di Du didn't ask either. For him, not getting beaten up was considered a success.
He had at least communicated with Chen Xia on an equal footing once. It was quite a big improvement, and his heart was even a bit unusually excited.
From another perspective, he should be stronger than Qiu Li. He could also be considered the number one among the potential Great Emperors of his batch.
As for Chen Xia, he definitely couldn't be counted as one of the potential Great Emperors of his batch.
Chen Xia was still a preparatory disciple, so the potential Great Emperor competing with him should be Li Yang.
But it had nothing to do with him.
Di Du raised the corners of his mouth with a smile, unusually happy for once. He put his hands behind his back and walked in the direction opposite to Chen Xia.
The formal disciples let out a breath, and their hanging hearts finally dropped.
They could understand the situation.
As for the preparatory disciples who couldn't understand the situation, they just thought that Chen Xia should have some background. He even knew the potential Great Emperor and had borrowed a lot of spirit stones from Di Du.
Just from these two sentences, Chen Xia's background seemed quite significant.
However, the preparatory disciples present didn't know the specific background. They didn't even know Chen Xia's name.
And the formal disciples and minor elders who knew didn't say anything. When asked by the preparatory disciples, they just replied seriously.
"Don't ask."
The fifteen formal disciples all left, and no one dared to block their way.
Li Yang, who had been struggling to stand up, finally couldn't hold on anymore. Blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth again, and she fell to the ground, looking pale.
Liu Qing beside her quickly took out a pill from her arms and put it into Li Yang's mouth.
They were in the middle of the crowd, but no one came forward to help them.
This was the "big family" Liu Qing had mentioned.
Looking at it like this, it was really a bit too ridiculous.
This farce shattered all the illusions of the preparatory disciples. They had originally wanted to rely on Li Yang's protection to compete with the formal disciples.
They hadn't expected it to end so quickly, and they didn't even have the strength to resist.
Just the next day, formal disciples came to collect spirit stones again and even increased the amount by thirty percent, citing the reason that they hadn't paid before.
If they couldn't take out the spirit stones, that was okay. They would be given three years to prepare. If they still couldn't take them out after that, they would have to use something to offset the debt.
If the things weren't enough to offset the debt, there were two options.
One was to be their lackeys and do hard labor for them.
The other was to directly get beaten up and leave.
They had thought of all the ways. In this cruel cultivation journey, the formal disciples' approach was still relatively gentle.
The preparatory disciples couldn't take out so many spirit stones for a while, so they all went to ask for the part they had previously paid to Li Yang.
Li Yang, you promised to protect us before. Now that you can't protect us, you must refund the money.
This matter caused quite a stir. A bunch of preparatory disciples surrounded Li Yang's cave. They didn't say anything but just hung a banner asking for the money back.
It was still deep winter on this day.
The injured Li Yang slowly walked out of the cave. With Liu Qing's company, she refunded all the spirit stones she had collected.
Then there was a rare heavy snowfall.
Li Yang looked pale and went back to the cave without saying a word.
In a pavilion not far away.
There was a figure in a blue shirt boiling snow to make tea. Before the tea was ready, he had already stood up. He had already made a plan.
He was in great need of money now. Although he didn't necessarily have to pay back the money he owed. For example, the one hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones he owed to the old fisherman, Chen Xia hadn't even thought about paying it back.
But he was still short of money. Future cultivation and alchemy all needed the support of spirit stones. Without money, it wouldn't work.
And Chen Xia had already thought of a way to make money.
It was very simple. Just like before, he could collect money from the preparatory disciples and minor elders.
The business that Li Yang couldn't handle.
He, Chen Xia, could handle it.
And this was already the second time he was doing it.
The snow water in the teacup was boiling, bubbling with hot bubbles.
Chen Xia picked up the teacup, walked out of the pavilion, and drank the tea in one gulp in the heavy snow. He couldn't help but exclaim.
"Damn it's hot!"
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