Ouyang Jinyue turned around and looked at the person who had arrived, complaining slightly, “Why did you come so late! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
Xiao Xiaodong replied indifferently, “Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“Your clothes, how did they get damaged? Did you run into trouble?” Ouyang Jinyue asked suspiciously.
“I ran into a weirdo, didn’t say anything, just suddenly attacked.” The other person definitely didn’t make a mistake; their hostility towards me was genuine.
“What weirdo?” Ouyang Jinyue asked.
“A guy at the ninth level of Qi training, looks like a stupid bear, using lightning attacks.” Xiao Xiaodong explained concisely.
“Lei Xuan, have you encountered him?” Ouyang Jinyue asked in surprise
Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said. “It seems so. Who is this guy?”
“The origin of this guy is very unusual. He was born into the Lei family, which is a big family in Yunzhou. There are many Thunder cultivators in the family, and Lei Xuan possesses both Wind and Thunder spiritual roots. He is strong in combat and is also a key cultivation target for the sect.”
Mutated spiritual roots are rare and powerful, and Lei Xuan’s family, perhaps due to their bloodline or other reasons, has many Thunder spiritual roots.
“Does he have some relationship with Xiaofan?” Xiao Xiaodong asked.
Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong with a strange expression. “Before, the bears and leopards Xiaofan sent over were probably defeated by Lei Xuan. Lei Xuan often gives gifts to Xiaofan.”
Xiao Xiaodong: “…Just drove one away, and another one comes.”
Ouyang Jinyue: “…”
Xiao Xiaodong gently plucked the bowstring, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.
Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong’s deep gaze and couldn’t help feeling nervous for Lei Xuan. Lei Xuan, this idiot! Offending someone is one thing, but offending Xiao Xiaodong, he’ll have a hard time in the future.
…
Xiao Fan’s courtyard.
“Xiaofan, I saw your bow and arrow.” Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan looked up, somewhat surprised. “You saw it?”
Lei Xuan nodded. “Yeah!”
Originally a good bow, but it was ruined into that ugly appearance. Lei Xuan inquired and found out that this servant around Ouyang Jinyue was very low-key, almost no one knew of his existence, and the bow in his hand was only considered cheap by others.
Dong Lin probably still didn’t know that Xiaofan had given the Purple Cloud Bow to a servant. He was probably still eagerly waiting for Xiaofan to give him the bow. Looks like this guy is destined to be disappointed. Thinking about Dong Lin’s disappointment, Lei Xuan felt secretly pleased, but when he thought about Xiaofan giving away the item to a servant, he felt disappointed again.
“You gave the bow to a servant, and that servant made it look so ugly.” Lei Xuan said.
Xiao Fan widened his eyes. “You think it’s ugly too?”
Lei Xuan nodded. “Yeah!”
Xiao Fan felt like he had found a kindred spirit. “I think it’s ugly too. That guy is really something, not only ugly but also criticizes me for not understanding art.”
Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Fan, grumbling, “You gave such a precious thing to him, but he doesn’t know how to cherish it.”
Xiao Fan rolled his eyes. “It’s okay.”
Lei Xuan: “…”
“Do you like that servant?” Lei Xuan asked.
Xiao Fan nodded. “Yes.”
“Then why don’t you ask Ouyang Jinyue to bring him over?” Lei Xuan asked somewhat petulantly, regretting it as soon as the words were out.
Xiao Fan frowned. “He doesn’t want to come over.”
Lei Xuan: “…”
“Lei Senior Brother, Xiao Senior Brother.” Dong Lin walked over casually.
Xiao Fan glanced at Dong Lin, feeling that since his father had arrived and Dong Lin didn’t look like his father, his interest in Dong Lin had diminished a lot.
“Dong Junior Brother, why are you here?” Lei Xuan asked.
“Haven’t seen Xiao Senior Brother for a long time, worried that Xiao Senior Brother might be sick, so I came to check on him.” Dong Lin said.
“I’m fine, eating anything tastes good.” Xiao Fan said.
Dong Lin smiled and said, “Xiao Senior Brother, we cultivators should not place too much emphasis on worldly desires.”
Xiao Fan glanced lazily at Dong Lin, not denying it.
…
North District Spirit Medicine Garden.
Xiao Jingting worked hard in the Spirit Medicine Garden.
Xiao Jingting’s cultivation had recently broken through to the middle stage of Foundation Building. After this period of hard work, the entire peach orchard had expanded several times.
Several peach trees were already bearing fruit, and the Jade Peaches were of high value. Perhaps because there were too many ripe Jade Peaches, Qiu Yun had also taken some to sell outside and didn’t forget to give Xiao Jingting his share of the proceeds.
Inspired by the Jade Peach trees, Xiao Jingting had cultivated many spiritual fruits using grafting techniques. According to the rules of the Spirit Medicine Garden, as long as he handed in the agreed quota, the remaining part would be considered his private property.
Xiao Jingting made quite a bit of spiritual stones by cultivating spiritual fruits.
After entering the middle stage of Foundation Building, Xiao Jingting wanted to get a set of cultivation techniques. Since he was not officially a member of the Qingyun Sect, he couldn’t learn their cultivation techniques. If he wanted techniques, he could only buy them from the Grand Commerce. Advanced cultivation techniques like these usually cost tens of thousands of spiritual stones, so Xiao Jingting had been saving up lately.
Xu Mu’an recently refined some pills and sold them at the market, and the harvest was also good.
Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Mu’an and asked, “What’s wrong? Why the furrowed brows?”
Xu Mu’an said worriedly, “Xiaodong came over and said there’s a fool who keeps hanging around Xiaofan. He said he has to drive this one away too.”
Xiao Jingting: “…”
“It seems our son is quite charming!” Xiao Jingting couldn’t tell whether he was happy or worried.
Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “He’s still young.”
Xiao Jingting nodded. “Yeah!” It’s really outrageous. At this age, he’s already having a crush. When I was his age, I only knew how to watch cartoons, innocent like a blank sheet of paper.
…
Ouyang Jinyue walked in with a mission token.
“Lei Senior Brother invited me for a mission, would you like to join me?” Ouyang Jinyue asked Xiao Xiaodong, who was sitting upright.
Xiao Xiaodong looked at the mission token and said, “What is this guy up to? Inviting you? Is he asking you to feed monsters?”
Ouyang Jinyue blushed and said, “What nonsense are you talking about? I’m at the sixth level of Qi training!”
Xiao Xiaodong snorted, “Just the sixth level of Qi training.”
Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong, thinking to himself: Clearly, they’re brothers, but their characters are so different. Xiaofan may be a bit foolish, but he’s naive and cute. As for Xiao Xiaodong, as an older brother, he’s so unkind.
“Do you want to accept this mission?” Ouyang Jinyue vaguely understood that Lei Xuan’s invitation was not about the mission itself.
Xiao Xiaodong nodded. “Sure.”
Ouyang Jinyue nodded excitedly. “Okay.”
For this mission, if Lei Xuan fails, she still gets a hundred spiritual stones, and if he succeeds, she gets an additional two hundred. This amount of spiritual stones is much faster than what she earns from catching rabbits. Lately, there are too many people catching rabbits, and the price of rabbits has dropped.
Ouyang Jinyue couldn’t help feeling a little disheartened. The resources within the sect are abundant, but everything must be earned through one’s own strength. With her talent, it’s too difficult to stand out in the sect. Li Chengfeng, who entered the sect with her, has only reached the third level of Qi training after so many years. It won’t be long before he’s expelled from the sect.
Newly admitted disciples to the sect are allocated a certain quota, but many high-cultivation disciples would demand protection fees from lower-cultivation disciples. Li Chengfeng has elevated the status of the Li family too much and didn’t seek refuge in a powerful force in time, nor did he want to pay protection fees. As a result, he was beaten badly, and the quota given by the sect was always taken away as soon as it was received.
Competition within the sect can be described as fierce.
“When are you planning to set off? When will you arrive?” Tang Yunjie asked eagerly.
Lei Xuan glanced at Tang Yunjie. “Why are you in such a hurry?”
Tang Yunjie shrugged, thinking: I’m just curious!
“Aren’t you supposed to have seen him already?” Lei Xuan didn’t take it seriously.
Tang Yunjie leaned against the tree, thinking: I did see him, but originally, his identity was just a servant, so after seeing him once, I forgot about him. But now I’ve heard that he’s at the eighth level of Qi training, and Xiaofan, this miser, gave the Purple Cloud Bow to this person. I can’t help but be curious!
“They’re here.” Lei Xuan said.
Tang Yunjie asked eagerly, “Where, where?”
Ouyang Jinyue and Xiao Xiaodong walked over one after the other, with Xiao Xiaodong carrying a bow.
Xiao Xiaodong noticed that as soon as Tang Yunjie, who was standing beside Lei Xuan, saw him, his eyes never left his bow.
Not trying to hide anything from Tang Yunjie’s gaze, Xiao Xiaodong thought: My younger brother isn’t useless either. Isn’t he learning how to craft artifacts?
Lei Xuan grimaced, thinking: This Xiaodong guy is taking advantage and pretending to be modest. He’s not a good person.
Ouyang Jinyue’s eyes rolled, feeling excited inside.
“When are we setting off?” Ouyang Jinyue asked.
Lei Xuan glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, “We’re leaving right away.”
Understanding that she was just there to watch the show, Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, “Let’s go then.”
Tang Yunjie transmitted his voice to Lei Xuan, “That bow is really the Purple Cloud Bow. The people from the Refining Hall said that Xiaofan’s crafted Purple Cloud Bow is very beautiful!”
Lei Xuan gritted his teeth. “Indeed, it is the Purple Cloud Bow.” It seems Xiaofan knows that the Purple Cloud Bow was ruined by this guy, and yet he seems happy that the bow he painstakingly crafted was ruined like this.
“Speaking of which, this guy is quite handsome! Seems even more handsome than Dong Lin.” Tang Yunjie rubbed his chin.
Lei Xuan glanced coldly at Tang Yunjie, who shut his mouth awkwardly.
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