It seemed that Lin Xiao didn't get irritated at all. His placidity brought much relief to Wu Gui, who right then remembered Lin Xiao had always returned good for evil when getting on with him. Then he did a bit of self-depreciation and felt somewhat remorseful of the way he interpreted Lin Xiao's intention.
The magnanimity of Lin Xiao the "martial brother" was so grand that Wu Gui found himself no equal.
Meanwhile, on hearing Lin Xiao's explanation, Li Xuan fixed his eyes on Lin and proceeded with his scrutiny.
"Though his martial cultivation only stood at the level of the Regimen Realm, he had an air of grandeur and uprightness about him, which was overwhelmingly formidable. Those weak-willed warriors at the Refining Divine Realm would get scared by him for that. Hence, one could hardly believe that he was merely a Regimen Realm warrior," Lin Xiao thought and started scrutinizing Li Xuan in spite of himself. As for LI Xuan's air of grandeur, Lin Xiao stayed impervious to it.
Right then, Li Xuan started to talk abruptly, "I'll help you achieve your dream since you insist. Now you get out of the building through the back gate, turn left, then turn right at the second fork, and turn left at the third fork. Then you go down the lane till you reach the gate of the Deyue Mansion. Go in there and get seated randomly. Then you can pick a bartender to inquire about the Taixuan Sect."
On hearing that, Wu Gui turned pale. He was about to cut in when Lin Xiao stopped him.
For Wu Gui's part, Lin Xiao's glimpse was equivalent to an irresistible mandate. Daring not speak, Wu Gui had no option but to cast agitated eyes on Li Xuan. However, since Li Xuan was ignorant about Lin Xiao's identity, he went on talking. And Lin Xiao made a move as Li Xuan was done with his instruction.
Wu Gui, Wang Di, and Wang Manyun attempted to tag along but got rejected By Lin Xiao with a glare.
As soon as Lin Xiao departed, Wu Gui and Wang Di flopped onto the floor and murmured, "Well, well. A disaster!"
On seeing that, a sparkle of suspicion flashed across Li Xuan's eyes. He wondered, "How queer! The way Wu Gui treated Lin Xiao was baffling. That was nothing like one's supposed attitude to a junior martial brother…"
Then he hastened to ask, "Tell me who he actually is."
"He…He's…" Wu Gui stammered and caught himself before he spilled the beans, as Lin Xiao was unwilling to uncover his identity to all.
"Martial brother Lin Xiao was adept at alchemy. Martial brother, his alchemical skills are much superior to Shan Chengfeng. He might be able to cure your wounds," Wu Gui said.
On hearing that, Li Xuan got blown away, beaming radiantly. But he soon reclaimed his composure.
"Martial brother Lin Xiao looked rather young. However, he even has supreme alchemical skills! That's pretty awesome! However, I'm the only one who is fully aware of my condition. I will stay at can't go any further but stay at the Regimen Realm," Li Xuan thought to himself, agonized.
However, though the last gleam of hope died away, Li Xuan didn't immerse in self-pity and cheered himself up instead. He knew how significant Lin Xiao was to the Taixuan Sect.
Nevertheless, he stayed poised.