Chapter 39: My sultry senior sister misses me again?
Xuanqing Sect, Qinwu Hall.
After Ji Fuyao completed her mission, before she could even speak, the Elder smiled and said, "The usual, checking Chixiao Peak's Contribution Points, right?"
Ji Fuyao nodded.
"Excluding the 216 points you gained from this mission, Chixiao Peak has added another four thousand points, totaling 7924 points. This number ranks among the top thirty of the seventy-two peaks."
Ah?
Even though Ji Fuyao had prepared herself mentally, she was still startled.
She had thought that her Junior Brother might find more ore, but at most, it would only be a few hundred points.
But the result!
What the hell are four thousand points?
"What did he find?" Ji Fuyao asked cautiously.
"Earth Spirit Gold!"
Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes widened, looking utterly bewildered!
Although she had never been to Jialan Sand Land, she had learned about the relevant situation for a mission before. That place produced over three hundred types of ore, but only a dozen or so were specialties, and Earth Spirit Gold was one of them.
Is Junior Brother the favored son of the heavens? Otherwise, why does he always receive such blessings?
Ji Fuyao got up and left!
"Aren't you taking on a mission?" The Elder, seeing her walk towards the door instead of the mission window, called out in surprise.
Ji Fuyao shook her head mechanically, as if she had lost her soul.
To be honest, she was utterly defeated!
When Lu Bai got five hundred Contribution Points, she still had the desire to compete. But now, four thousand points—even if she worked day and night, it would take her more than half a year to catch up. And that would only happen if Lu Bai remained stagnant.
Therefore, it was basically impossible for her to surpass her Junior Brother.
When the gap is too large, people lose motivation and choose to lie flat and give up, and Ji Fuyao was no exception.
Moreover!
Junior Brother was accumulating Contribution Points so she could Cultivate with peace of mind; she couldn't let his painstaking efforts go to waste.
Therefore, from this day forward, Ji Fuyao decided to suspend her missions and return to Cultivation, striving to find a Core Formation opportunity as soon as possible.
Upon advancing to Golden Core, she could take on Level 3 missions.
At that time, she would let Junior Brother Cultivate properly.
Ji Fuyao flew towards Chixiao Peak, her thoughts drifting, imagining Lu Bai's life in Jialan Sand Land.
Among countless competitors with higher Cultivation than him, he was cautious and diligent, searching day and night, not eating enough, not sleeping well, his whole body ragged and emaciated, looking pitiful!
As she thought, Ji Fuyao's eyes blurred.
...
Outpost.
Lu Bai lay on a clean and comfortable brocade couch, eating freshly picked Spirit Fruits and exquisite small dishes prepared by a top Spirit Chef, and absorbing the minerals he had acquired from others. He was utterly relaxed!
He was now a wealthy man with over fifty thousand Spirit Stones, so there was no need to make himself suffer; he should enjoy himself!
Although all of this money could only be fully withdrawn at Qinwu Hall, he could pre-withdraw some at the outpost.
"Ding! Detected Ji Fuyao's affection for the host +288 points, one step closer to lighting up the second red heart!"
"Ding! Detected Ji Fuyao's affection for the host +366 points, one step closer to lighting up the second red heart!"
"Ding! Detected Ji Fuyao's affection for the host +588 points, one step closer to lighting up the third red heart!"
The System prompts rang continuously.
Lu Bai listened clearly and smiled from ear to ear!
Is the tsundere Senior Sister thinking of me again?
This wave is so fierce, what is she doing?
The second red heart has been lit!
Lu Bai was currently absorbing minerals and immediately felt a change; the energy flowing into his body became purer and more profound.
...
"Senior Brother Zhang, any gains?"
Outside the outpost, a group of people returned, and acquaintances greeted each other with smiles.
"Not bad!"
Senior Brother Zhang's face was beaming, seemingly in a very good mood.
"Found something big?"
"No, not really! Just a Low Grade fiery glass sand!"
Senior Brother Zhang's face showed a hint of pride; it could at least be exchanged for two hundred Contribution Points, and among the vast army of ore seekers, not many had such luck.
"Hmph! What's there to show off about a Low Grade fiery glass sand? It's far worse than what Lu Bai found." Someone, annoyed by Senior Brother Zhang's swagger, retorted.
"Lu Bai?"
Senior Brother Zhang raised an eyebrow, as if he had never heard the name before.
"It's like this!"
The acquaintance immediately recounted what had happened recently.
"grey scale iron? Earth Spirit Gold?"
Senior Brother Zhang's eyes nearly popped out after listening. He instinctively touched his Storage Pouch and instantly felt that the fiery glass sand wasn't so appealing anymore.
"How is that possible?"
Calming down, Senior Brother Zhang raised a doubt!
"Who says it isn't?" The acquaintance glanced inside the outpost and whispered, "Therefore, he must possess a unique secret!"
"Didn't you follow him to see?"
"Sigh! After he found two pieces, he stopped searching and is now holed up in the outpost."
"You don't know, the Earth Spirit Gold he found last time had a large piece missing from the bottom, clearly cut off by a magic sword. Everyone speculates that he didn't dig it all out and will definitely go back to dig again."
"Earth Spirit Gold! Even just getting a sip of the soup would make us rich."
Senior Brother Zhang's eyes glowed red, the color of greed.
"Let's go! Let's ask him for the secret!"
Everyone was stunned!
Which idiot would tell?
Senior Brother Zhang said sternly, "Belonging to the same sect, shouldn't we share with each other? If he understands the bigger picture, he should contribute it! Many hands make light work, and everyone searching together is also a good thing for Xuanqing Sect!"
"Exactly!"
"That's so true!"
"Let's go find him!" A group of people clamored as they walked inside.
In a corner, a man wearing a bamboo hat, with only the lower half of his face visible, revealed a chin and mouth covered in stubble.
He was Bai Qi, Bai Qinglang's attendant!
Bai Qi had searched for a long time but hadn't found any trace of Lu Bai. Only now did he realize that he was hiding in the outpost.
Might as well follow this group in and see!
The guards at the entrance, seeing that everyone was a Disciple of Xuanqing Sect, did not scrutinize them closely and let them pass directly.
The group arrived at Lu Bai's dwelling and called out, "Is Junior Brother Lu inside?"