SPMT : Chapter 140

Qiu Yun turned to Xiao Jingting with a mocking smile. “A great beauty came to talk to you—you must be thrilled.”  

Xiao Jingting quickly waved his hands. “No way! I’m a married man.”  

“Oh? So you do remember you have a family? I thought you’d be so dazzled by her that you’d forget everything else,” Qiu Yun sneered.  

Xiao Jingting shook his head. “Not possible. I have zero interest in women.”  

Qiu Yun gave him a strange look. “Really? No wonder you seem normal and not like some drooling idiot. What did Xie Wanran want?”  

Xiao Jingting chuckled awkwardly. “She tried to poach me for the Spirit Herb Sect.”  

“How bold! Coming to my territory to openly recruit my people. Were you tempted?” Qiu Yun’s voice turned icy.  

“Of course not! My son is still in Qingyun Sect. No matter what she offered, I wouldn’t leave!”  

Qiu Yun nodded. “True. You can run, but your son can’t.”  

“Manager Qiu, how did your talk with Mu Yun go yesterday?” Xiao Jingting asked curiously.  

Qiu Yun’s expression darkened. “Nothing happened.”  

Xiao Jingting: *”…”*  

Seeing Qiu Yun’s sour mood, Xiao Jingting wisely dropped the subject.  

—

After finishing his tasks, Xiao Jingting headed back to his cave residence—only to find someone waiting outside.  

“Senior Mu? What brings you here?” Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead. *First Xie Wanran, now Mu Yun? This is getting exhausting.*  

Mu Yun smiled faintly. “It’s me. I apologize for the intrusion.”  

“If you’re here for the Jade Peach King, I can’t help. Manager Qiu grew it, not me. I’m just an assistant,” Xiao Jingting said quickly.  

Mu Yun shook his head. “I’m not here for the Peach King.”  

“Then… what for?”  

“I heard that very few in Qingyun Sect can converse with Manager Qiu—and you happen to be one of them,” Mu Yun said.  

Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly. “We’re not that close. He mostly just orders me around…”  

Mu Yun studied him. “What kind of person is he?”  

Xiao Jingting thought for a moment. “Manager Qiu is… eccentric. To outsiders, he seems harsh, but he’s actually soft-hearted deep down. If you talk to him properly, there might still be a chance regarding the Peach King.”  

Mu Yun smiled bitterly. “You think so?”  

Xiao Jingting nodded. “Definitely!”  

—

“You’re back?” Xu Mu’an greeted warmly when Xiao Jingting entered.  

Xiao Jingting nodded. “Yeah.”  

“Xiaojin and I made some dishes. Eat while they’re hot.”  

Xiao Jingting rubbed his hands eagerly. “Great!”  

“Anything happen outside?” Xu Mu’an asked.  

“Nothing major. Just ran into Mu Yun on the way back.”  

Xu Mu’an blinked. “Did he also try to recruit you?”  

Xiao Jingting shook his head. “No. He mostly asked about Qiu Yun.”  

Xu Mu’an: *“…”* *So there really is history between them.*  

“Did you tell him anything?”  

Xiao Jingting spread his hands. “What could I say? I barely know Manager Qiu.”  

“Right.”  

“By the way, how old is Mu Yun?” Xiao Jingting asked suddenly.  

“Over two hundred,” Xu Mu’an said.  

Xiao Jingting’s eyes bulged. “Two hundred?!”  

Xu Mu’an nodded. “He’s considered young for a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. Most reach that level at four hundred—if they ever do.”  

Xiao Jingting stroked his chin. “So when Cheng Yishu tried to seduce him, Mu Yun rejected him?”  

“Yes. Why?”  

Xiao Jingting grinned. “That means Mu Yun is still a virgin at two hundred years old! Do you think he still is?”  

Xu Mu’an coughed. “Probably. Despite his admirers, no one’s succeeded yet.”  

Xiao Jingting snickered. “Poor guy. Single for two centuries, and when someone finally throws themselves at him, he has to push them away.”  

Xu Mu’an sighed. “Indeed.”  

Xiao Xiaojin, who had been listening, tilted his head. “Dad, what are you talking about?”  

Xiao Jingting patted his head. “Adult stuff. Eat your food.”  

Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jingting and said, “Dad, you will help Manager Qiu manage the medicine garden now! Have you ever thought about doing some business?”

“What kind of business?” Xiao Jingting asked.

“Brother Xiaofan said that daddy is very good at refining a kind of medicine called the Aphrodisiac Pill. The medicine is very popular. Brother said that people in Yunzhou are rich, and daddy can take the medicine to Yunzhou to sell, which will definitely make a lot of money.” Xiao Xiaojin said.

Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. This was from the almanac so long ago, yet it was brought up now. He was more or less a hidden rich man now, so he didn’t need to make that kind of money.

“Don’t listen to your brother Xiaofan’s nonsense.” Xiao Jingting said.

Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and argued, “But, I think what Brother Xiaofan said makes sense! Although, Dad, you are not short of spirit stones now, but spirit stones are not expensive. The more you can earn, the better.”

Xiao Jingting: *“…”* His son is indeed virtuous! At such a young age, he already knows how to be prepared for danger. Who knows which bastard will get the advantage in the future.

Xiao Xiaojin thought for a while and said, “Dad, you could sell the pills to Mu Yun! Xiaofan-gege said he looks kidney-deficient—he’s two hundred and still a virgin, but you already have three sons at twenty-something!”  

Xiao Jingting: *“!!!”*  

*What nonsense has Xiaofan been teaching him?!*  

“Shush! He could squash you with a finger!” Xiao Jingting hissed.  

Xiao Xiaojin shrugged and said reluctantly, “If you don’t want to tell me, then don’t tell me.”

Just as Xiao Jingting picked up his chopsticks, a knock sounded.  

Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Jingting and said, “I’ll go open the door.”

Xiao Jingting turned to see Mu Yun standing at the door.  

“Senior Mu, what brings you here?” Xiao Jingting asked, sweating. Just now, his own kid said that the other person had kidney deficiency at first glance. Now that he saw the real person, Xiao Jingting felt a little guilty for some reason. Xiao Jingting secretly felt that Mu Yun was weird. He had met this guy just now, and now he appeared again. 

Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and smiled, said: “I heard that Fellow Daoist Xiao lives here, so I came to take a look. Would you like to invite me in and have a seat?”

“My humble abode might disappoint you…”  Xiao Jingting said apologetically.

“How come? Fellow Daoist Xiao is eating?”

Xiao Jingting nodded. “Old habits. Even though I can fast now, I prefer three meals a day.”  

Mu Yun chuckled. “Fellow Daoist Xiao, You truly know how to enjoy life.”  

“Living long is meaningless without pleasure,” Xiao Jingting said. *I’m making up for my past life’s missed feasts!*  

Mu Yun nodded and said, “That’s right! Fellow Daoist Xiao is more open-minded than me. Do you mind if I eat with you?”

Xiao Jingting quickly shook his head and said, “No, no, please take a seat.”

Mu Yun tasted the dishes, pausing at a pigeon soup.  

“This pigeon soup is delicious!” said Mu Yun.

Xiao Jingting grinned. “My youngest made it.”  

Mu Yun glanced at Xiao Xiaojin, who was shoveling rice into his mouth. “Your youngest son looks very cute!” 

Xiao Xiaojin beamed. “Thank you, Uncle! You’re very handsome too!”  

After the meal, Mu Yun left.  

Xiao Jingting exhaled in relief.  

“What was that about?” Xu Mu’an asked.  

“No idea.” *A Golden Core expert randomly showing up twice in one day is weird.* “Poor guy. Two hundred years and still single. At this rate, he might die a virgin.”  

Xu Mu’an elbowed him. “Stop it.”  

Xiao Jingting laughed. “Just joking.”  

—

The next day, while working in the peach grove, Xiao Jingting turned to find Qiu Yun watching him.  

“Manager Qiu! What brings you here?”  

“Checking on you. I heard you’ve become quite popular—everyone wants a piece of you,” Qiu Yun said dryly.  

Xiao Jingting laughed nervously. “You flatter me.”  

“Mu Yun visited you. Did he also try to poach you?”  

Xiao Jingting shook his head. “No, he just… asked about you.”  

Qiu Yun’s eyes narrowed. “About me?”  

“Y-yes.”  

“What did you tell him?” Qiu Yun’s voice turned dangerous.  

“Nothing! I barely know you! Your past is a mystery to me!”  

Qiu Yun smirked. “Good. Focus on your wife, not other people’s business.”  

Xiao Jingting nodded frantically. “Manager Qiu, you are right, you are right.” 

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