Chapter 223: Lingnong Opens the Mountain

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen, who was smiling sweetly in front of him, Xiao Mian had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

"Who told you this, Miss Bai? I am ashamed to accept such a heart-breaking remark!"

As he said this, Xiao Mian turned around and looked at Bai Zhenzhen. Seeing that she seemed younger than him, but had the strength comparable to Huangfu Ling, Xiao Mian couldn't help but look up to the overall strength of the Bai family of Wanzongyuan.

But before Xiao Mian could say anything polite, a sarcastic voice came in from the side.

"Miss Bai San, the best of the younger generation of the Bai family, when did you learn to flatter others?"

This sentence alone offended both Xiao Mian and Bai Zhenzhen.

Xiao Mian was not very angry. After all, Bai Zhenzhen's words just now were quite watery. To put it bluntly, she was really flattering. But to say such words so ruthlessly, especially in public, the person who said it was really straightforward!

At the same time, Xiao Mian and Bai Zhenzhen turned their heads.

The difference was that Xiao Mian was more curious than angry, and he was not angry at all, because the other party's words were obviously directed at Bai Zhenzhen beside him; this can be seen from the fact that Bai Zhenzhen frowned after hearing the other party's words.

Obviously, Bai Zhenzhen had already heard who the person was.

Turning back, he saw a burly man standing not far from the two of them, with a straw rope tied around his head, a hemp robe on his body, a sickle hanging around his waist, and his trouser legs rolled up to his knees, revealing a pair of big feet like cattail leaves, with a pair of straw sandals casually dragging on his feet - if Xiao Mian hadn't noticed that this person's cultivation was the same as Huangfu Ling's, at the top of the foundation-building stage, he would have regarded him as a farmer in the secular world who planted rice!

Spiritual farmer?

Xiao Mian was slightly shocked. The Ding Kaishan in front of him reminded him of Li Mudao for no reason. Now it seems that the relationship between the Bai family and the Nong family is not very good.

No! It should be said that it is very bad!

"Ding Kaishan! It's you again!"

With a delicate shout, Bai Zhenzhen's face was full of disgust. She stepped back unconsciously, as if there was something strange about Ding Kaishan.

Xiao Mian couldn't help but shake his head secretly. After the cultivators successfully built their foundation, they gradually stopped eating grains and abstained from food. How could there be any strange smell?

Obviously, this Third Miss Bai was used to judging people by their appearance, and she looked down on people.

Ding Kaishan didn't care at all. Seeing Xiao Mian smiling at him, the strong man was stunned and grinned shyly, and then he said something to Bai Zhenzhen.

"What's wrong with me? It's fine that you, the Bai family, bullied me in Wanzongyuan, but are you so overbearing that you don't allow me to speak here?"

"Who bullied you? Ding Kaishan, if it weren't for my father and second uncle strictly ordering my Bai family disciples not to challenge you farmers, I would have beaten you to a pulp!"

"Hmph! Third Miss Bai, I, Old Ding, know that you look down on us spiritual farmers, but don't you think about it: without us spiritual farmers, where would the spiritual herbs for your alchemy come from?" After Bai Zhenzhen was speechless with this sentence, the seemingly reckless Ding Kaishan continued to ask: "You, the Bai family, did not challenge us farmers. On the one hand, you disdain it, and on the other hand, you dare not, right? You have occupied nearly half of my farmers' spiritual grass hall. If you continue to openly oppress our spiritual farmers... , I'm afraid Wan Zongyuan can't tolerate you!"

"You! Stop talking nonsense!" Being forced into a hurry by Ding Kaishan, and seeing Xiao Mian looking at her with a smile, Bai Zhenzhen's pretty face turned cold, and she said coldly: "Hmph! Ding Kaishan, don't forget that the Lingcaotang taken over by our Bai family are all under the name of my uncle Li Mudao. Now that cousin Qingping and my brother are getting married, these Lingcaotang were originally the dowry promised by my uncle, so how can you embezzle them? "

"Senior Li's life and death are unknown, and you can't wait to occupy his assets. It's really disgusting!"

"You two! Please listen to what Xiao has to say!"

Xiao Mian, who originally didn't want to intervene in this matter, had to step forward and interrupt the quarrel between the two after hearing what Bai Zhenzhen said just now.

Seeing that Bai Zhenzhen and Ding Kaishan were both looking at him, Xiao Mian touched his nose and chuckled, "After all, this is a public place with many people and eyes. You two are both people of status. Why do you have to argue here and make others laugh at you?"

"Brother Xiao is right! Arguing with such unreasonable people is simply a loss of status for my Bai family!"

Bai Zhenzhen also realized her previous loss of composure. After returning to her previous calmness, she smiled kindly at Xiao Mian, then bowed and turned away, without looking at Ding Kaishan again from beginning to end.

Ding Kaishan was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Mian.

"May I ask this brother Ding, are you a spiritual farmer? I happen to have an unknown spiritual herb that I don't know how to take care of. Please come to Bi Bo Tan when you are free tonight, how about that?"

As he spoke, Xiao Mian winked at Ding Kaishan. Ding Kaishan seemed reckless, but he was careful. He agreed after a moment of hesitation.

After that, Xiao Mian turned around again and met a female disciple from Luohua Valley and two men from the Demon Shadow Sect, among whom there were many casual cultivators from Lingchuan Market.

While Xiao Mian was observing others quietly, many people were also observing Xiao Mian secretly, especially after the incident with Hu Ying and the quarrel between Bai Zhenzhen and Ding Kaishan, many people focused their attention on Xiao Mian, which made Xiao Mian quite uncomfortable.

Seeing that there were only Hu Ying, Bai Zhenzhen, Ding Kaishan and countless others who had the top level of the foundation-building period or similar cultivation on the Binghuo Arena, Xiao Mian felt relieved.

Although Xiao Mian himself is only at the high level of the foundation building stage, his actual combat power is comparable to that of the peak of the foundation building stage.

If there are only a few powerful opponents in the Binghuo Arena, the competition in the Binghuo Arena will not be too intense in the next few days. After all, Bai Zhenzhen and others are not in the same arena as Xiao Mian, which means that they will not fight in advance.

According to the regulations, the Binghuo Arena will eventually decide the top 20, and two cultivators from each arena will participate in the top 100 qualifying competition in Houtuping.

In other words, as long as Xiao Mian remains undefeated in his arena, he can easily advance to the finals.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mian no longer wanted to continue wandering around, so he turned around and left.

When he returned to Bibotan, the Kuishui match was still going on.

Xiao Mian randomly found an outer disciple of the Five Elements Sect to ask, and after learning that his sister Xiao Chuqing had successfully advanced, he smiled.

Because of Xiao Chuqing's ice spirit root, Leng Ningyu privately arranged for her to compete in the Bi Bo Lake, where the water attribute spirit energy is extremely rich. In addition, Xiao Chuqing not only has the ice crystal bracelet given by Xiao Mian, but also many protective magic tools and talismans given by Leng Ningyu. I think even if she can't enter the top 100, she won't be eliminated too quickly.

Now that he knows that his younger sister has successfully advanced, Xiao Mian has no interest in watching the fights in the Kuishui Arena. After all, these fights are really too unbearable to watch.

At that moment, Xiao Mian strolled back to his own courtyard and closed his eyes to meditate, but he did not enter a deep level of cultivation.

Because he knew that someone would come tonight.

Sure enough, around dusk, Ding Kaishan stepped on the setting sun and found the courtyard where Xiao Mian was.

"Brother Ding is such a rare guest! Come, come, try my Hundred Fruit Fairy first. Is it authentic?"

After inviting Ding Kaishan into the inner hall, Xiao Mian did not mention the so-called spiritual herbs, but took two jade wine cups and drank with Ding Kaishan.

As a spiritual farmer, although Ding Kaishan was only at the top level of the foundation-building period, he had some experience in planting spiritual materials. As soon as Xiao Mian poured out the Hundred Fruit Fairy, he snorted and looked shocked: "Hundred Fruit Fairy? It really lives up to its name! There are at least hundreds of spiritual fruits, spiritual flowers, spiritual herbs, and spiritual medicines in it. Brother Xiao's wine is not ordinary!"

"Brother Ding really talks about his profession every three sentences! I am not talented, so I will drink first to show my respect!"

"..., Brother Xiao is really generous! Cheers!"

After three rounds of drinking, seeing that Ding Kaishan gradually let go of his vigilance, Xiao Mian felt that the time was almost right, and immediately took out a cold stone box and put it on the table.

Ding Kaishan didn't care at first, but when he noticed the cold stone box, his expression suddenly changed, and the look he gave Xiao Mian became mysterious.

"Brother Ding, please be patient! Let me tell you a story..."