"Miss Qing wants to see me?"
When Chen An received a message from Bai Qing, his expression was quite surprised.
Because he knew that Bai Qing was usually very busy.
Besides handling many trivial matters, Bai Qing also worked hard to cultivate and maintain her strength in order to advance to the realm of Gang Qi as soon as possible.
Therefore, she didn't have much free time.
In Chen An's impression, she only called him a few times.
And every time, it was for something important.
What was it for this time?
Chen An instinctively felt puzzled, and began to recall recent events.
Recently, it seemed that there weren't any major events in the Bai family.
If there was something, it was probably the Grand Competition this time.
But regarding the Grand Competition, Song Lao had already visited before, so it didn't seem necessary to call him again?
With doubts in his mind, he made decisive movements with his hands.
No matter what, when your superior sends someone to call you, you can't just ignore it, right?
It's impossible.
After quickly packing up some things, Chen An walked towards Bai Qing's courtyard.
Before long, he arrived at a mansion.
Bai Qing's residence was similar to Chen An's, usually unoccupied, with only some servants taking care of it, so overall it looked quite good.
In the courtyard, several peach trees were blooming, which looked like a good scenery.
At this moment, Bai Qing was standing under a peach tree, seemingly pondering something.
It wasn't until she heard footsteps approaching from behind that she turned around.
"Miss Qing."
When Chen An looked at Bai Qing, he felt a sense of unusualness.
Today, Bai Qing was not wearing her usual long robe, but instead was wearing a long skirt, her long hair was loose on her forehead, and her delicate face was lightly made up.
She stood there, next to the peach blossoms, presenting a rare and beautiful scene.
"You're here."
Seeing Chen An coming over, Bai Qing smiled, "Please take a seat."
A servant nearby brought a chair over.
After Chen An sat down, she spoke again, "How have things been progressing recently?"
"Not bad."
Chen An smiled and said, "But I'm still a bit far from the next level."
When he said the next level, he was referring to the completion of inner Qi.
Currently, Chen An was above the stage of mastering inner Qi and was stepping towards the completion of inner Qi, just a little short of it.
But Bai Qing didn't catch on and thought he meant something else, "It's okay."
"You have already cultivated your inner Qi, and have reached this level, which is already very good."
"Continue to work hard, and you will naturally achieve higher accomplishments in the future."
She tried to comfort Chen An, speaking softly.
Chen An remained silent, tactfully not offering any explanations.
"Alright, I called you here this time because I have something to entrust to you."
Bai Qing said, "I have a good friend coming to Liangguo, who will pass through Shangyuan County on the way, and needs someone to go and meet them."
"I am busy with worldly matters at the moment and can't free up my schedule, so I entrust this task to you."
Just to pick someone up?
Chen An thought to himself, before nodding, "I understand."
"In addition, you are aware of the family's Grand Competition, right?"
Bai Qing rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, "This Grand Competition is quite important. The Patriarch and several elders will also come to watch. You must give it your all, try to achieve a good ranking."
"Don't take it lightly."
She spoke earnestly, "During this Grand Competition, it's not just the people from our Bai family who will participate. The outstanding children of several major nearby families may also come to participate."
"Other families' people will also participate?"
Chen An was suddenly taken aback.
It wasn't just the Bai family members participating in the Grand Competition?
He wasn't aware of this information before, and Bai Changren and Bai Changyue hadn't mentioned it to him.
But Bai Qing wouldn't lie to him.
So is this true?
Various thoughts flashed through Chen An's mind.
Upon learning this information, his first reaction was regarding his previous plans.
It should be fine with Bai Changren, but now Bai Changyue's plan was probably going to be disrupted.
If only members of the Bai family were participating, Chen An would have no problem securing a top ten spot, but if members of other families were involved... Well, he could still do it.
But Chen An didn't want to attract too much attention.
So most likely, his plan would be disrupted.
"You may go back and rest."
Bai Qing's voice came from in front of him.
She looked at Chen An, smiled gently, "I still have two Body Tempering Pills left. Take them back and use them later, they will benefit your future cultivation."
"Also, focus more on martial arts practice and don't worry about other trivial matters, they are of no use to you."
She earnestly advised him again.
Bai Qing really valued Chen An.
The reason why she didn't send Chen An out to handle worldly matters and hold positions outside was because of this.
Because if he got involved in worldly matters, he wouldn't be able to focus on cultivation wholeheartedly, which would eventually delay his innate talent. Someone who could have achieved great success might end up achieving only half of it.
Of course, although she didn't let Chen An handle worldly matters, his cultivation resources were actually sufficient.
Whether it was elixirs, medicinal liquor, or anything else, Bai Qing would try her best to satisfy Chen An's needs.
Basically, apart from money, he lacked nothing.
And on the surface, it seemed that Chen An didn't really need a lot of money.
He wasn't like those martial artists without backing who needed to earn money to buy elixirs for cultivation.
In daily life, he only needed the monthly allowance that was given regularly.
Leaving Bai Qing's place, Chen An walked towards the outside world.
From Bai Qing, he received a task to go and pick someone up from the outside world.
He wondered who Bai Qing's friend would be like.
As this thought crossed Chen An's mind, he quickly left and headed towards the outside world.
The next day, just as the day was dawning, Chen An walked out of Shangyuan City.
Of course, this wasn't his first time leaving the city.
Previously, in order to chase after Yin Gui and complete missions, he had already left several times.
And that's why he was quite familiar with the scenery outside of Shangyuan City.
"Should I just wait here?"
Arriving at the location described by Bai Qing, Chen An stood quietly in place, waiting here.
Since he had some free time, he decided to sit down and start refining his inner Qi.
In addition to improving his cultivation level, cultivating inner Qi also strengthened his body, so long-term practice could enhance his attributes to some extent.
So whenever he had time, Chen An would try to meditate and refine his inner Qi.
He thought he would be done waiting after half a day here.
However, as dusk approached, he still didn't see anyone approaching from a distance.
Not to mention the group of people Bai Qing mentioned, there wasn't even a single person in sight.
Silently opening his eyes, Chen An looked towards the distance.
"Miss Qing wants to see me?"
When Chen An received a message from Bai Qing, his expression was quite surprised.
Because he knew that Bai Qing was usually very busy.
Besides handling many trivial matters, Bai Qing also worked hard to cultivate and maintain her strength in order to advance to the realm of Gang Qi as soon as possible.
Therefore, she didn't have much free time.
In Chen An's impression, she only called him a few times.
And every time, it was for something important.
What was it for this time?
Chen An instinctively felt puzzled, and began to recall recent events.
Recently, it seemed that there weren't any major events in the Bai family.
If there was something, it was probably the Grand Competition this time.
But regarding the Grand Competition, Song Lao had already visited before, so it didn't seem necessary to call him again?
With doubts in his mind, he made decisive movements with his hands.
No matter what, when your superior sends someone to call you, you can't just ignore it, right?
It's impossible.
After quickly packing up some things, Chen An walked towards Bai Qing's courtyard.
Before long, he arrived at a mansion.
Bai Qing's residence was similar to Chen An's, usually unoccupied, with only some servants taking care of it, so overall it looked quite good.
In the courtyard, several peach trees were blooming, which looked like a good scenery.
At this moment, Bai Qing was standing under a peach tree, seemingly pondering something.
It wasn't until she heard footsteps approaching from behind that she turned around.
"Miss Qing."
When Chen An looked at Bai Qing, he felt a sense of unusualness.
Today, Bai Qing was not wearing her usual long robe, but instead was wearing a long skirt, her long hair was loose on her forehead, and her delicate face was lightly made up.
She stood there, next to the peach blossoms, presenting a rare and beautiful scene.
"You're here."
Seeing Chen An coming over, Bai Qing smiled, "Please take a seat."
A servant nearby brought a chair over.
After Chen An sat down, she spoke again, "How have things been progressing recently?"
"Not bad."
Chen An smiled and said, "But I'm still a bit far from the next level."
When he said the next level, he was referring to the completion of inner Qi.
Currently, Chen An was above the stage of mastering inner Qi and was stepping towards the completion of inner Qi, just a little short of it.
But Bai Qing didn't catch on and thought he meant something else, "It's okay."
"You have already cultivated your inner Qi, and have reached this level, which is already very good."
"Continue to work hard, and you will naturally achieve higher accomplishments in the future."
She tried to comfort Chen An, speaking softly.
Chen An remained silent, tactfully not offering any explanations.
"Alright, I called you here this time because I have something to entrust to you."
Bai Qing said, "I have a good friend coming to Liangguo, who will pass through Shangyuan County on the way, and needs someone to go and meet them."
"I am busy with worldly matters at the moment and can't free up my schedule, so I entrust this task to you."
Just to pick someone up?
Chen An thought to himself, before nodding, "I understand."
"In addition, you are aware of the family's Grand Competition, right?"
Bai Qing rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, "This Grand Competition is quite important. The Patriarch and several elders will also come to watch. You must give it your all, try to achieve a good ranking."
"Don't take it lightly."
She spoke earnestly, "During this Grand Competition, it's not just the people from our Bai family who will participate. The outstanding children of several major nearby families may also come to participate."
"Other families' people will also participate?"
Chen An was suddenly taken aback.
It wasn't just the Bai family members participating in the Grand Competition?
He wasn't aware of this information before, and Bai Changren and Bai Changyue hadn't mentioned it to him.
But Bai Qing wouldn't lie to him.
So is this true?
Various thoughts flashed through Chen An's mind.
Upon learning this information, his first reaction was regarding his previous plans.
It should be fine with Bai Changren, but now Bai Changyue's plan was probably going to be disrupted.
If only members of the Bai family were participating, Chen An would have no problem securing a top ten spot, but if members of other families were involved... Well, he could still do it.
But Chen An didn't want to attract too much attention.
So most likely, his plan would be disrupted.
"You may go back and rest."
Bai Qing's voice came from in front of him.
She looked at Chen An, smiled gently, "I still have two Body Tempering Pills left. Take them back and use them later, they will benefit your future cultivation."
"Also, focus more on martial arts practice and don't worry about other trivial matters, they are of no use to you."
She earnestly advised him again.
Bai Qing really valued Chen An.
The reason why she didn't send Chen An out to handle worldly matters and hold positions outside was because of this.
Because if he got involved in worldly matters, he wouldn't be able to focus on cultivation wholeheartedly, which would eventually delay his innate talent. Someone who could have achieved great success might end up achieving only half of it.
Of course, although she didn't let Chen An handle worldly matters, his cultivation resources were actually sufficient.
Whether it was elixirs, medicinal liquor, or anything else, Bai Qing would try her best to satisfy Chen An's needs.
Basically, apart from money, he lacked nothing.
And on the surface, it seemed that Chen An didn't really need a lot of money.
He wasn't like those martial artists without backing who needed to earn money to buy elixirs for cultivation.
In daily life, he only needed the monthly allowance that was given regularly.
Leaving Bai Qing's place, Chen An walked towards the outside world.
From Bai Qing, he received a task to go and pick someone up from the outside world.
He wondered who Bai Qing's friend would be like.
As this thought crossed Chen An's mind, he quickly left and headed towards the outside world.
The next day, just as the day was dawning, Chen An walked out of Shangyuan City.
Of course, this wasn't his first time leaving the city.
Previously, in order to chase after Yin Gui and complete missions, he had already left several times.
And that's why he was quite familiar with the scenery outside of Shangyuan City.
"Should I just wait here?"
Arriving at the location described by Bai Qing, Chen An stood quietly in place, waiting here.
Since he had some free time, he decided to sit down and start refining his inner Qi.
In addition to improving his cultivation level, cultivating inner Qi also strengthened his body, so long-term practice could enhance his attributes to some extent.
So whenever he had time, Chen An would try to meditate and refine his inner Qi.
He thought he would be done waiting after half a day here.
However, as dusk approached, he still didn't see anyone approaching from a distance.
Not to mention the group of people Bai Qing mentioned, there wasn't even a single person in sight.
Silently opening his eyes, Chen An looked towards the distance.
