Chapter 3023 — The Melancholy Mystic Dust
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Ancestor Xuanchen was just then discussing the matter of Wei Zhao with Kang Jingming. These past few days Kang Jingming had been utterly miserable, yet he dared not speak of it and could only endure in silence! There was no other reason—it was simply that Tian Canbian intended to betroth Xiao Taohong to him, Kang Jingming!
Xiao Taohong was overjoyed, but Kang Jingming was not. If Xiao Taohong married him, she would lose her position as Tian Canbian's serving maid—and the only reason Kang Jingming had pursued her in the first place was that she was a favorite at Tian Canbian's side. Now that she was losing her maid's position, what use was she?
Xiao Taohong was a woman plain beyond plain; how could Kang Jingming possibly take a fancy to her? The women he had toyed with before were all beauties of Xiao Fen's caliber, and he had even set his sights on Guan Xin—proof enough that Kang Jingming's standards were quite high. As for Xiao Taohong, plainly put, she was only useful to him.
But since Ancestor Xuanchen had happily brought him this news, Kang Jingming could hardly say much. After all, Tian Canbian had already made the decision, and Ancestor Xuanchen did not know the truth. If he were to speak the truth, not only would Ancestor Xuanchen be displeased, but Tian Canbian would be displeased as well—and Xiao Taohong even more so!
If by some chance Xiao Taohong refused the marriage and stayed at Tian Canbian's side, and then spoke a few bad words about him, Kang Jingming—even as Ancestor Xuanchen's disciple—would have a bitter cup to drain in the face of Tian Canbian's wrath!
So the situation now was this: whether he wanted Xiao Taohong or not, he had to have her—he had no choice but to marry her!
Thus Kang Jingming could only put on a pleased look and say, "Thank you, Master, for your concern over your disciple's private life!"
"Mm, you are my disciple. I heard you were fond of Xiao Taohong, and I couldn't simply ignore it. While you were presenting that cauldron vessel to Young Master Tian, I asked for Xiao Taohong back on your behalf. In truth, you made this opportunity yourself—without that cauldron vessel, Xiao Taohong would have had to serve Young Master Tian a while longer, and you would have had to wait!" said Ancestor Xuanchen.
"Yes, it seems your disciple did a good deed after all!" Kang Jingming nodded, yet inwardly he was full of lament, wishing he could slap himself twice. That business with the cauldron vessel had been a wretched mess—he had thought it a good deed at the time, but now it looked like digging his own grave!
Not only was Ancestor Xuanchen not particularly pleased—now he himself was displeased as well!
"By the way, Master, now that Wei Zhao has recovered, shall we still refine the Limit Qi Gathering Pill?" Kang Jingming suddenly thought of a very important question and asked hurriedly.
"Mm... yes, we must refine it!" Ancestor Xuanchen nodded. "But there's no rush for the moment. First refine a Marrow-Washing Bone-Cleansing Pill for the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect—after all, they count as one of our allied sects."
"Yes, Master!" Though Kang Jingming wanted to refine the Limit Qi Gathering Pill for Wei Zhao first and then poison Wei Zhao to death with it, since Ancestor Xuanchen had ordered him to refine the Marrow-Washing Bone-Cleansing Pill, he could only follow his master's wishes.
As the two were speaking, a hurried knocking came at the door of Ancestor Xuanchen's chamber! Ancestor Xuanchen frowned and asked, "Who is it? What is it?"
"Master, it's me, Xiao Yi!" Xiao Yi's voice came from outside.
"Oh? Come in!" Hearing that it was his eldest disciple, Xiao Yi, Ancestor Xuanchen bade him enter. RS