Chapter 113 Brother Cui, Preserving Health Today?
Yuzhou City.
Lin Luoyu walked into the restaurant, unable to hide the excitement in her heart. Everything went smoothly. As long as one upheld a heart of fairness, carefully understood the situation, and made reasonable arrangements regarding those problems.
By trying to gain the mutual understanding of both parties, one could pass.
This was probably a test of how one handled matters, as well as whether one was willing to understand the specific situation. To summarize, it was a test of one's conduct in society.
Although their superficial status was higher than those villagers, if they judged carelessly just because of their high status, they would inevitably face elimination. Moreover, every case required peeling back the layers and consuming a long time, so overall it was still quite difficult.
Having perfectly solved ten cases, Lin Luoyu was unsurprisingly given a token for the re-examination by the Immortal Sect maiden responsible for the trial. This road to becoming an immortal had finally taken a step forward.
Lin Luoyu stepped into the shop where she often came to eat. In this Yuzhou City, only this place's plain porridge and salted vegetables were the cheapest.
However, just as she stepped into the shop, she heard a familiar voice.
"Boss, one bowl of plain porridge and a plate of salted vegetables."
Lin Luoyu looked in the direction of the voice, and it was indeed Cui Hao. Because this shop's plain porridge and salted vegetables were the cheapest, it attracted many people to eat, and almost everyone ate the plain porridge and salted vegetable set.
The waiter skillfully scooped a bowl of plain porridge from the vat and picked up a plate of salted vegetables that had been portioned out earlier. He quickly served the food to Cui Hao.
Lin Luoyu stepped forward without hesitation, walked behind Cui Hao, and spoke, "Brother Cui, preserving health recently?"
Hearing this, Cui Hao looked sideways and discovered it was Lin Luoyu, revealing a trace of a bitter smile on his face.
"I do have to preserve it for a period of time."
Lin Luoyu chuckled softly, sat down opposite Cui Hao, and said to the waiter nearby, "One bowl of plain porridge, one plate of salted vegetables."
"Alright, guest, please wait a moment."
Cui Hao fiercely shoveled a few mouthfuls of plain porridge, then took a bite of salted vegetables, finding the taste actually quite good.
He looked up at Lin Luoyu and asked in a low voice, "Miss Lin passed the initial test?"
Lin Luoyu took the plain porridge and salted vegetables handed over by the waiter, her gaze turning to Cui Hao.
"It looks like Brother Cui also passed?"
After all, those eliminated in the initial test at this moment would likely have already left, as prices in Yuzhou City had started to become somewhat outrageous recently. If this Cui Hao had not passed, he should have run away long ago; why would he still be willing to stay here eating plain porridge and salted vegetables?
Hearing this, Cui Hao gave a bitter laugh, then nodded gently.
Lin Luoyu picked up the chopsticks nearby and looked at him with new respect. "I actually could not tell that Brother Cui is a meticulous person."
After all, this person spoke and acted a bit too freely and easily. It was hard to imagine him seriously peeling back the layers to clarify the situation.
Given that the reason for being kept was too shameful, Cui Hao could only choose silence here...
Lin Luoyu did not hear a response, so she looked up in confusion and saw that Cui Hao was just drinking plain porridge with a slightly awkward expression. She had praised him like this; according to his nature, he should have boasted about himself.
Why was he so quiet this time? Could it be that he did not have much money left and could hardly persist for another ten days?
"Are you worried that you do not have enough silver?"
After Lin Luoyu calculated that she still had some surplus money, she took out a small piece of scattered broken silver from her money bag and placed it in front of Cui Hao.
"You treated me to food and wine, so I will ensure you have plain porridge and salted vegetables for a few days."
Cui Hao saw the small silver in front of him and hurriedly shook his head. "No need. I have already found a job in Yuzhou City, so there is naturally no need to worry about food issues."
Lin Luoyu looked at him strangely. Yuzhou City was full of people; where would it be so easy to find a job? Even the work of scrubbing chamber pots had been fought over.
Thinking that Cui Hao could not set aside his pride, Lin Luoyu spoke, "Face cannot be eaten like a wheat cake. I naturally have enough, so there is no need to be polite."
"It really is not politeness..." Cui Hao looked at the serious-looking Lin Luoyu, but still shut his mouth and reached out to put away the broken silver.
This was her kindness and good intentions, so accepting it for now was fine. Anyway, he had truly found a job. He could just take the silver and return it to Miss Lin when the time came.
Cui Hao lightly pinched the single piece of scattered small silver. He had many fair-weather friends in the past, but Cui Hao understood that when he was truly in difficulty, the number of those fair-weather friends willing to lend a hand would likely be pitifully small.
As for this Miss Lin.
Merely for a meal of wine, a meal of food, and a few simple chats, she was willing to help him.
Indeed, obtaining a good friend was far more intoxicating than fine wine.
Cui Hao put away the broken silver and lifted the plain porridge in front of him.
"There is no fine wine, so I will use porridge to replace wine. Many thanks to Miss Lin for your generosity!"
After saying this, he drank a large mouthful of plain porridge, then picked up a few chopsticks of salted vegetables.
Lin Luoyu smiled upon hearing this, but did not perform such a silly action like him.
She simply quietly finished eating the plain porridge and salted vegetables in front of her, paid the money, and then rose to leave.
Cui Hao also silently finished the plain porridge in front of him.
Now he had to go to work.
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A few days passed.
With a large batch of people eliminated and leaving, prices in Yuzhou City also began to slowly fall back.
Most people who received a number could only go up to take a look at what the Immortal Sect looked like.
Because they had no Spirit Roots, they could not enter the illusion and were eliminated from the game.
Those who could successfully enter the illusion and complete the first test were very few.
After all, purely speaking of difficulty, even Lin Luoyu felt it was perhaps somewhat harsh.
However, being harsh was good; this also let everyone know that this Sect was not here to exploit them.
With fewer people, demand also decreased, and prices fell back.
Lin Luoyu calculated her accounts again; starting from today, even eating a meal with meat every two days would be more than enough.
The quality of life instantly improved.
However, in the recent few days, Lin Luoyu was not idle; instead, she seriously inquired about news and guessed the content of the next round of tests.
She tried her best to be prepared and make no mistakes.
However, Cui Hao saying he found a job was not a lie to her.
He found a job... painting indecent albums.
Because the brushwork was exquisite, the character images were lifelike, and his moral baseline was very low.
It quickly became popular in the black market, and some people were even willing to spend heavy gold to purchase them.
If one asked how Lin Luoyu knew, it was because when this person invited her to eat a big meal to repay her, he was caught on the spot by that group of black market merchants.
They demanded the paintings...
At first, Cui Hao strenuously denied it, but after seeing Lin Luoyu's expression of looking at scum.
He still nodded and admitted it, promising to hand over the agreed-upon paintings in full before tomorrow.
Additionally, he announced his withdrawal from the world of indecent painting and that he would turn over a new leaf.
For this, Lin Luoyu even applauded his decision.
Since then, perhaps because Cui Hao felt he had lost all face, he did not actively seek her out for meals again after returning the silver money to Lin Luoyu.
Time passed in a flash.
Today, the re-examination stage arrived.
At the mountain gate, after Lin Luoyu handed over her re-examination token, she successfully entered the Sect.
At this moment, there were still people who had not finished the initial test, so the re-examination was arranged inside that towering Great Hall.
A dashing woman wearing the attire of a squad leader of the Demon Suppression Division led her into the Great Hall.
Lin Luoyu stepped into the Great Hall under her guidance.
First of all, at first glance, this Great Hall felt as if it had not been fully built... why was it somewhat empty?
However, perhaps matters of the Immortals were just different?
Immediately after, one could see a man with an extremely handsome appearance sitting in the main seat of the Great Hall, while the maiden responsible for the trial last time stood behind him with a respectful demeanor.
Presumedly, this person must be the Sect Master.
After Lin Luoyu cupped her hands in greeting, she stood to the side to wait in line.
Today, Cui Hao had actually arrived early and was already queuing there; seeing her, he even greeted her.
Lin Luoyu nodded gently in return and then stood in her position.
However, curiosity still caused her to carefully look sideways at Chu Xingchen, only to discover that Chu Xingchen was also looking at her and even smiled gently at her.
She hurriedly lowered her head to look at the floor.
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