Game world

Outside the secret realm, Master Zhou from Xuan Cang College looked at the group of students rolling on the ground and laughed: "The ones that Old Li had the most confidence in are now at the bottom. You lost this bet at the very beginning."

The teacher called Lao Li walked over, not really caring about winning or losing. He glanced at the students on the ground and said, "They were knocked unconscious."

Master Zhou smiled and said, "You should have bet on number 121 with me."

"Well," Lao Li hesitated slightly, but admitted his thoughts in front of his old friend, "I don't like that student very much."

Master Zhou was a little surprised: "Why?"

Old Li shook his head and did not answer this question for the time being: "First use your Xumi mirror to take a look at the situation in the small secret realm."

Master Zhou did not ask any further questions and opened the Sumeru Mirror, allowing the masters around him to watch the performance of the students in the small secret realm together.

The speed of time in the small secret realm was different from that in the outside world. Several people gathered together and watched the images passing by quickly in the mirror. Some of them fled, while others fought back. The masters shook their heads and stroked their beards and smiled. Until they saw what No. 121 was doing, they were all slightly startled.

Master Xue, who teaches swordsmanship, laughed and said, "She actually opened an inn in this little secret realm?"

———

In the small secret realm, Xu Shulou sent Sanshisan and his group away. Considering that he didn't know how long they would have to stay here, he simply found a plain with good sunshine, took out the small building from the Qiankun bracelet, and placed it here as a temporary place to stay.

After she had built her small building, waves of huge birds came to attack her. These birds had very sharp claws and beaks, and they pecked at her eyeballs several times. Xu Shulou patiently fought off several waves before she realized that these big birds were not trying to steal her small building, but that she had built her home on someone else's territory.

Xu Shulou felt a little embarrassed and wondered whether he should return the territory to them, but the big birds had already been subdued by her and were lying dejectedly not far away, as if they acknowledged her existence and agreed to live with her.

Xu Shulou accidentally acted like a bully. He fumbled in the Qiankun bracelet for a while and took out a few white radishes that he had prepared to cook with the beef in the copper pot. He put the juicy radishes in front of the big bird's beak and asked, "Want to eat?"

The big birds looked at her warily, and cautiously came over one by one to take away the white radishes. Xu Shulou felt that this was a successful establishment of relations with the neighbors, so he stepped forward and touched the heads of the birds. Seeing that they did not resist, he smiled slightly.

She returned to the small building, placed a recliner at the door, set up a stove, and made tea for herself. While waiting for the tea to be ready, she leaned back in the recliner, holding a book on magic borrowed from the library, and flipped through it casually.

Occasionally her new neighbors would take off, flapping their huge wings and blowing dust all over her face, but that was nothing she couldn't overcome, she would just go and have a chat with them later.

Xu Shulou quickly brewed a pot of snow toon tea, took out a plate of egg yolk pastry, and leaned back on the recliner to eat, drink and read leisurely. At this moment, a figure wearing the uniform of Xuancang College fell from midair and landed not far in front of her.

Xu Shulou speculated that he probably did not fall down voluntarily, because he landed on his face first.

Out of friendship, Xu Shulou put down his book, walked over and pulled him out of the human-shaped pit on the ground: "Are you okay?"

When the male cultivator saw the beauty in front of him, he wiped his face with great care for his image. In doing so, he accidentally smeared half of his face with the blood from his nose. He was unaware of it and clasped his fists to greet Xu Shulou.

Xu Shulou took a step back and pointed to the small building: "There is clean water inside, go and wash yourself."

The man entered the small building with a dusty face, washed himself and came out after a while. He asked Xu Shulou for a cup of tea and bowed, saying, "Thank you, young lady."

"It's just a small favor, no need to thank me."

The man saw the egg yolk pastry in front of Xu Shulou and couldn't help wondering, "The girl is so relaxed, didn't she encounter any danger after entering the secret realm?"

Xu Shulou thought about it and realized that there was indeed nothing dangerous, so he shook his head.

The man smiled bitterly: "The girl is lucky."

Xu Shulou took out another recliner for him, and the man sat down exhausted. He caught a glimpse of the wine jar she was warming by the stove, and his eyes lit up: "Is this spiritual wine?"

Xu Shulou nodded.

The man was delighted: "I'm in urgent need of replenishing my spiritual power. Would you be willing to give them up?" Without waiting for Xu Shulou to answer, he took out ten top-grade spiritual stones and placed them in front of her.

Xu Shulou shook his head: "I took 'Flowers and Winemaking', this is just something I made casually in class, how can it be worth so much?"

“But in this small secret realm, everyone is in competition, so it’s rare to find someone willing to sell. It’s also my fault that I didn’t expect the spiritual energy here to be consumed so quickly, and I wasn’t fully prepared.” Seeing the man’s insistence, Xu Shulou didn’t refuse anymore. He took the spiritual stone and handed him the jar of mulberry wine.

The male cultivator took a sip and exclaimed that he was refreshed. Soon he regained his strength and looked at the small building in front of him: "There is no danger here. Miss, you have found a good place! May I ask... If I can't find a safe place to stay tonight, can I stay here? Of course, I will pay the spirit stones."

Xu Shulou nodded: "Okay."

Sure enough, the male cultivator came back that night, looking even more miserable than before. His eyes were swollen and he almost cried as he looked into the eyes of the carefree Xu Shulou.

Xu Shulou silently pointed at Xiaolou and told him to go and clean it himself.

The man stayed longer this time. When he came out, Xu Shulou was roasting beef slices on a small stove. The beef slices were the kind that were marinated with various seasonings in restaurants in the mortal world. She just flipped them on the stove and roasted them before eating.

The male cultivator sat opposite her, took a sip of mulberry wine carefully, sniffed the fragrant aroma, and stared at Xu Shulou in silence.

She sighed: "Eat?"

The male cultivator nodded, and Xu Shulou served him a plate of roast beef.

As soon as he entered, the male cultivator was so happy that he almost shed tears: "Let me stay here with you, I will be your bodyguard."

"I don't need guards here."

At this time, a giant bird took off not far away. The male cultivator was startled and was about to be on guard, but he saw that the giant bird flew timidly and carefully, not even raising a speck of dust. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "The birds in this small secret realm are really different from those in the outside world. They are very strange."

Xu Shulou smiled.

The male cultivator was disappointed: "No wonder you said you don't need guards. This giant bird is the first living creature that doesn't hurt people that I have encountered since I entered the small secret realm. Your luck is really too good."

Xu Shulou picked up two chicken wings from the stove and gave them to him, and refused his offer to pay: "Just consider it included in your accommodation fee."

The next morning, before the male cultivator left, he asked her if she had any spirit wine. Xu Shulou nodded and said, "What flavor do you want?"

"I can even choose the flavor?" The male cultivator was flattered.

Xu Shulou smiled. There was still a lot of spiritual wine in her Qiankun bracelet, so she gave him two jars without much care. The male cultivator finally asked for a jar of mulberry wine that he had drunk yesterday, and picked a jar of red wine before reluctantly leaving the shelter.

After he left, Xu Shulou inexplicably received many classmates. Upon asking, he found out that the male cultivator had told several friends about this shelter, and some of his friends spread the news, which led to an endless stream of people coming to seek refuge.

This group of people seemed to have come up with a slogan for her, something like "When you are busy with your work, you will find a warm place like home."

Xu Shulou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she didn't turn these people away. If they wanted to stay, she would charge them according to the standard of the male cultivator. Those who couldn't afford the spirit stones could stay overnight in the safe area outside the door, and she wouldn't drive them away.

Occasionally she would go out for a walk at night and fight monsters.

If someone came here to buy wine, she would sell a jar. If someone wanted to have a meal, she would serve a bowl of bamboo shoot and spicy noodles from the mortal world. If someone was seriously injured and fell at the door, she would help boil a pot of medicine. She really lived like an innkeeper.

When a female cultivator carefully held up a magic weapon and asked her if she could repair the equipment, a crack finally appeared in Xu Shulou's expression.

“I’m really not omnipotent.”

“…”

Perhaps they had not expected to stay in the small secret realm for so long, and these classmates were not well prepared. They were extremely enthusiastic and wanted to buy everything. Even the bottle of crocodile pill given by the sixth junior brother Ji Ci was snapped up by them. Xu Shulou was very sorry that he had not yet turned into a crocodile and rolled in the pond.

During this time, her fellow junior students heard the news and came to see this "shelter and supply point". When they saw that it was Xu Shulou, they all showed an expression of "it's you after all".

A few of them stayed to have a meal with the senior sister, and then set out on the road to independent survival again.

Before Ji Ci left, Xu Shulou called him and threw the spirit stones earned from the bottle of crocodile pill to him. Ji Ci looked strange: "Senior sister, you are really a business genius."

Xu Shulou sighed: "What genius? I don't even know how this business was built."

———

Outside the small secret room, the teachers who were watching were almost laughing to the point of falling down.

"These 121 actions are truly unprecedented."

"It is only possible if you have the strength."

"This little secret realm seems like a game to her."

"Isn't it just a game?" Master Li, who had said from the beginning that he didn't like her, looked indifferent.

Master Zhou curiously asked his old friend: "Why do you dislike her?"

"Xu Shulou?" As a teacher, although Xu Shulou did not choose his class, Master Li knew her true identity. "I think she is very dangerous."

"Danger?"

"Everything is just a game to her," Master Li mused, "With such talent and strength, she will surely make rapid progress in the future. There are very few dangers in the world for her. Without excitement, she will get bored quickly, and who knows what she will do after getting bored."

"You think too much."

"Don't accuse me of worrying about nothing," Master Li shook his head. "Have you forgotten my ancestor who brought disaster to the world? She has almost all of his characteristics, extraordinary talent, and an attitude that can treat everything as a game... They even experienced the disaster of the destruction of their country."

"I think you are mistaken."

"Would you like to make a bet with me? I bet that neither the human world nor the cultivation world can hold her back. If she can successfully achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven, that would be the best. If not, she will perish for her evil deeds."

"I bet," Master Xue, who taught swordsmanship, recalled the little tune Xu Shulou played that day and looked at him with a half-smile, "What do you mean by disgusting? I think she is quite happy in this world."