Chapter 293: An Invitation From The Sect Leader (1)

　　"Hey, is that how you talk to people?!" Before Crying Fish had the chance to flare up, the woman accompanying her took the opportunity to angrily rebuke Shen Jingbin.

　　Shen Jingbin cast a sidelong glance in her direction before proceeding to ignore her.

　　Crying Fish stuck out her hand to restrain her companion. Then, she turned to Shen Jingbin, but her gaze was still focused on Quiet And Steadfast who she could see out of the corner of her eye. "My friend's a little impetuous. I mean you no ill will and us running into you was a mere coincidence."

　　"No worries. Happening to run into us or not is of no consequence."

　　"Our purpose today was to look for the Sect Leader of the Nymphs. What are you guys here for?"

　　"What does it have to do with you?" Shen Jingchen rudely replied.

　　Unable to bear with the treatment they were receiving any longer, Crying Fish's companion spoke up. "Why're all of you so rude? Were your gentlemanly manners fed to dogs?"

　　"Mm, they were eaten up by you guys," Quiet And Steadfast unexpectedly cut in.

　　"You…!"

　　"Quiet And Steadfast, don't be like this. We were… we were just trying to…" Whenever Crying Fish encountered Quiet And Steadfast, her brain would automatically swap over to its stupid mode, and result in her stumbling over her words.

　　"Brother Dawn, we're heading over to Hidden Eye Abyss to hunt Echo Bats," Before she had the chance to finish speaking, Crying Fish was abruptly interrupted by Leisurely Viewing Nanshan who'd come running out of the Sect Leader's residence.

　　"Eh? There are other people here as well?" Leisurely Viewing Nanshan froze for a moment when she saw Crying Fish before eyeing her curiously.

　　"We don't know them. Hidden Eye Abyss, was it? Let's head over there now then."

　　He then proceeded to lead Leisurely Viewing Nanshan away with Shen Jingbin and Quiet And Steadfast trailing behind them, leaving Crying Fish and her companions behind.

　　"Quiet And Steadfast's being too much! You've liked him for so long, but he hasn't even spared a glance at you. Forget responding to your feelings, he's even treating you like this!" Crying Fish's companion indignantly said.

　　Troubled by her relations.h.i.+p with Quiet And Steadfast, Crying Fish's expression turned cloudy. A long while pa.s.sed before she finally said, "This isn't the first time he's done such a thing, so what're you kicking up a fuss for? Let's just bide our time for now. Once I become the Lead Disciple of the Nymphs, it'll only be a matter of time before he falls for me… Alright, let's head inside."

　　With that, she led her companions into the Nymph Sect Leader's residence.

　　At this time, Shen Jingbin's party had just reached Hidden Eye Abyss.

　　Hidden Eye Abyss was a place that almost never saw the light of day. It was a dark and damp locale, with Echo Bats being a specific monster that thrived in such conditions. Coming in at Level 118, they weren't particularly difficult to beat. However, they always appeared in a colony, making them incredibly annoying to deal with.

　　Leisurely Viewing Nanshan's quest was for her to hunt down two hundred Echo Bats. While two hundred might sound like a large number, with the presence of three experts in their party, the task only took several minutes for them to complete. Once done, the party hurriedly made their way back to the Sect Leader's residence.

　　When they returned, they spotted Crying Fish's companions hanging around the Sect Leader's courtyard. Crying Fish herself was nowhere to be seen, and they guessed that she was probably still in the midst of having an audience with the Sect Leader.

　　Ignoring the woman who was intensely staring at him with wide eyes, Shen Jingchen patted Leisurely Viewing Nanshan on the shoulder, indicating that she needn't bother with anything and should just focus on going inside to hand in her quest.

　　Leisurely Viewing Nanshan obediently nodded and jogged into the Sect Leader's residence. Along the way, one of the women intentionally knocked into her. She stumbled a little before she cast an aggrieved look at the woman in question. But in the end, Leisurely Viewing Nanshan put the matter aside and wordlessly walked into the residence.

　　"Tch, useless," Said the woman disdainfully in a low tone.