She met Meng Hao for the first time on Mount Daqing,there the young scholar Meng Hao was stooping down and tossing a rattan vine over a cliff. She had been standing behind him as he searched for rattan vines. She watched him throw the vine down the cliff, and had heard him talking about Immortals to Li Fugui,Wang Youcai and Dong Hu below. At that time, she’d thought that this mortal scholar was very interesting. Thus, she’d taken him with her to the Reliance Sect.
Every month in the Reliance Sect there would be a "Pill Distribution Day" when all Outer Sect disciples would receive half a Spirit Stone and a basic Qi Condensation pill.Occasionally an additional,more outstanding,pill would be distributed to a disciple based on the distributing one's preferences.Inner Sect disciples or Elder Shagguan Xiu presided over this distribution and on Meng Hao's first pill distribution it turns out Shangguan Xiu along with Inner Sect disciples Elder Sister Xu Qing and Elder Brother Chen Fan were distributing the pills.
A Dry Spirit Pill was grabbed by Meng Hao's hands which caused the eyes of the entire crowd to focuse on him.Greed and cruelty filled their expressions, as if they planned to rip him to pieces alive. Even Chen Fan and Xu Qing standing next to Shangguan Xiu were staring. Xu Qing had a look of shock on her face, which she quickly covered up with an icy expression. Meng Hao suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He took a step forward and called out, “Disciple has something to say.”
“Being able to come to the Reliance Sect and experience the wonders of living amidst Immortals has been a wonderful stroke of luck. Disciple would very much like to offer thanks to the one person who made this possible.
“Disciple has been waiting day and night for another opportunity to lay eyes on her, to offer thanks in person. Today, I finally have that opportunity.” He talked faster and faster, and as he did so, Shangguan Xiu stared in shock, no longer making his leave.
“That person is Elder Sister Xu Qing. Elder Sister Xu Qing, Junior Brother is extremely appreciative of what you did, and is truly unable to pay you back. I would like to offer this pill to you as a measure of my thanks to you for giving me a new lease on life.” Meng Hao lifted up his right hand, raising the medicinal pill up high.
Shangguan Xiu gaped, clearly never having imagined that Meng Hao would say such a thing. A strange expression appeared on his face, and he slowly smiled. Standing next to him in her silver robe, Xu Qing also stared in shock. Even though she was still cold and detached, there was something different about her expression now. Her Cultivation base was the seventh level of Qi Condensation, thus the Dry Spirit Pills would not be of much help to her. However, Dry Spirit Pills were still relatively rare and not easy to acquire, even for her, a member of the Inner Sect. If she took this pill and melded it together with a few other pills, she could create a new pill worth five normal pills. For a moment, she couldn’t help but palpitate with eagerness.
Xu Qing’s expression had returned to normal. Without hesitation, her right hand flashed downwards, and the medicinal pill flew from Meng Hao’s hand into hers. Seeing the pill taken away, Meng Hao secretly sighed. However, he knew that in his current state, it could only bring him calamity. Around him, everyone else sighed, feeling angry at Meng Hao. But, as soon as they thought of Elder Sister Xu Qing, any such anger dissipated.
Xu Qing hesitated for a moment. Considering her status as an Inner Sect disciple, it would be a bit improper to take something so valuable from an Outer Sect disciple and not offer anything in return.
She was silent for a moment, then said, “Years ago, when I was a member of the Outer Sect, an Immortal’s Cave was bestowed to me. I shall lend it to you to live in.” She reached into her bag of holding and pulled out a white jade slip. She tossed it down toward Meng Hao and he grabbed it from the air After Elder Sister Xu Qing lent him her Immortal’s Cave, it had a fear-inspiring effect on everyone, allowing Meng Hao to leave the square with the Spirit Stone and Spirit Condensation pills safely.