Chapter 102 Watching the Video

Seeing Zhong Cai in a daze, the senior student encouraged her, saying, "It's worth watching!"

Zhong Cai was a little puzzled.

Since this senior brother said it was worthwhile, he must have seen it... Old Wu was right next to him. If the image was really Old Wu's, why would this senior brother see Old Wu as such a stranger?

But this was not the time to think about it. Zhong Cai came to her senses and quickly said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

The senior brother smiled and continued picking out crystals.

Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan aside and whispered, "Shall we go in and take a look?"

Wu Shaogan could tell at a glance that his daughter, A Cai, seemed quite eager to try.

He jokingly asked with a smile, "Does A-Cai want to see my heroic posture during the assessment?"

Zhong Cai raised her eyebrows, very frankly: "I want to see every moment of your heroic figure!"

Wu Shaogan was in a great mood, and his lips brushed lightly against Zhong Cai's cheek.

Zhong Cai chuckled and squeezed Wu Shaogan's fingers.

Wu Shaogan smiled.

The two walked in together, very intimately.

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As Zhong Cai stepped into that area, a clear image suddenly appeared on the previously empty wall.

Under the attack of several savage beasts, the young man in brocade robes, wielding a strong bow, swiftly smashed the head of a savage tiger.

The other beasts also surrounded and attacked, tearing, scratching, and pouncing, displaying extreme ferocity.

But the young man was able to easily dodge all attacks and quickly eliminate the nearest savage beast, causing a bloodbath!

—The image is very clear, but the young man's face is blurry and not visible.

Zhong Cai was almost immediately captivated.

It really is Lao Wu! Lao Wu is amazing! Lao Wu is so handsome!

Getting into Canglong Academy was a major event in Wu Shaogan's life. The assessment process was very long, but Zhong Cai couldn't see it, which inevitably made her feel regretful—this was Wu Shaogan's moment of glory!

Fortunately, we can see them now.

Zhong Cai watched intently.

Even when Wu Shaogan was taking the assessment, in order to persevere to the end, he always calculated the amount of Xuan power he used very precisely, and his movements were as simple as possible. He also used the least amount of effort to slaughter people... There were not many fancy tricks, just the same old methods.

However, Zhong Cai didn't find it boring at all.

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Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan in the image, and Wu Shaogan turned his head to look at Zhong Cai's radiant face.

The two of them were looking at their own things, which showed a great deal of tacit understanding.

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The assessment lasted a long time, and the video did not show it from beginning to end, but rather captured highlights.

The first few dozen rounds of savage beasts are all highlights; the full battle only begins in the final stage.

Zhong Cai opened her mouth slightly, her eyes filled with amazement.

The further she looked, the more radiant Zhong Cai became.

As Wu Shaogan watched, his expression softened.

The video ended after a little over an hour.

Zhong Cai exhaled and looked at Wu Shaogan with shining eyes.

Wu Shaogan smiled slightly.

Zhong Cai gave Wu Shaogan a thumbs-up, looking particularly proud.

Wu Shaogan laughed even more heartily.

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The other disciples went out in groups of three or five, whispering among themselves, mostly studying Wu Shaogan's fighting style in the video and discussing the combat tactics involved.

"It is said that this top spot on the leaderboard quickly rose to eighth place on the Hidden Dragon List, and footage of his battle with Senior Brother Lü has even surfaced."

"It's a pity that although there were a lot of recordings recently, those bastards just watched them and that was it. They didn't even bother to make a few more copies. I was out training and when I came back, everything was gone. I didn't see anything at all."

"Junior Brother Wu's combat skills are impressive. He hadn't practiced them in depth when he was competing for the rankings, so I originally thought they would be similar to those during the assessment. But after watching him, I realized that Junior Brother Wu's ability to defeat Senior Brother Lü is due to the fact that he has learned a lot of skills while fighting."

"I didn't see it either... I happened to be at the academy, but unfortunately I was taking medicine and practicing a secret technique, so I missed it too."

"Let's look again later. Maybe one of our fellow disciples has that footage?"

"It's going to be difficult. The transferred images will dissipate in a few days. I heard that the original disciples who made the transfers did it casually and used low-quality recording crystals, so the images can't be preserved for long..."

"It's a pity that only those who compete in the Azure Dragon Ranking are eligible to apply for income here, otherwise I could just buy a copy directly."

"Isn't that right? We all rushed over here because we didn't see it, just to see the footage of the assessment."

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Zhong Cai remained calm and waited until all the disciples had left before pulling Wu Shaogan out of the area.

Wu Shaogan grasped Zhong Cai's hand.

Zhong Cai tiptoed and whispered in Wu Shaogan's ear, "Old Wu, the Battle Hall sells the assessment videos for money, but they don't even give you a share. The academy is so stingy!"

Wu Shaogan smiled and said in a low voice, "We can watch the videos of other examinees as we please, it only costs a ticket. And since they're not giving any to me, they probably won't give anything to the other examinees either."

Zhong Cai thought about it and agreed, then couldn't help but tease in a whisper, "It feels like they spent a lot of money on recruitment, but couldn't even break even on the exam fees, so they came up with this way to make up for it."

Wu Shaogan chuckled, took Zhong Cai's hand and led her to the other side, still responding in a low voice, "It's not just this year's assessment that's done this way."

Zhong Cai's gaze followed Wu Shaogan's gesture.

In the compartments there were some crystals with distinctly different colors, and there were also labels nearby—these crystals belonged to the disciples who had taken the entrance exam in previous years.

However, only the images of the top-ranked disciples from previous years and those still on the Azure Dragon Ranking are worth preserving.

It can be considered a kind of honor.

Both of them were quite looking forward to it.

So they exchanged a glance and went to choose the video together.

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Zhong Cai casually picked up a crystal.

The box supporting it had a line of text written on its surface, indicating that it came from a disciple of the Azure Dragon Ranking named Zheng Tianming.

Since Wu Shaogan hadn't yet made it onto the Azure Dragon Ranking, Zhong Cai hadn't paid much attention to him and naturally didn't remember which ranking his senior brother Zheng Tianming was in.

However, it's enough to know that this senior brother is skilled in archery.

Zhong Cai's eyes sparkled: "Shall we look at this first?"

Wu Shaogan also pointed to a crystal: "After A Cai goes back and practices the secret technique, I'll come with you to take a look at this."

The disciple recorded on this crystal is also on the Azure Dragon Ranking. His name is Chao Li, and his specialty is hammer techniques.

Although there are some differences between a regular hammer and a meteor hammer, it would be somewhat helpful for Zhong Cai to observe this after he has strengthened his hammer techniques. This is because Chao Li was already at the Enlightenment Realm during the assessment, so it would be difficult for Zhong Cai to benefit from observing it now.

Zhong Cai nodded and suggested, "After we finish watching the videos here, let's look for the crystals they've left for sale in the small room outside. If there are any, we can buy a few if they're suitable."

Wu Shaogan naturally had no objection.

Once the two agreed, they took out Zheng Tianming's assessment crystal.

They randomly found a small area, went inside together, activated the crystal, and projected its contents onto the wall.

In an instant, it felt as if a sharp arrow was hurtling towards us!

Zhong Cai's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but grab Wu Shaogan's arm.

Wu Shaogan said, "One strike to kill."

The moment Wu Shaogan finished speaking, an arrow flew upwards and struck a savage bird in the throat.

The sound of an arrow piercing flesh was crisp, and it went through quickly.

The savage bird's throat bones shattered instantly, and it fell to the ground.

During its fall, it flapped its wings frantically and flew wildly in the air for a time, but eventually crashed to the ground!

Zhong Cai stared at the arrow and suddenly said, "It's alright."

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In fact, Zhong Cai realized from the trajectory of the arrow that Zheng Tianming must have used wind-attribute power.

The trajectory of his arrow was also very different from that of the arrow shot by Wu Shaogan.

It doesn't feel violent, and its lethality is also less.

But it is also more elegant; every movement of the arrow and every trace it leaves is very beautiful.

Overall, that's already a very good archery skill.

However, for Zhong Cai, even without filters, Zheng Tianming back then was not as good as his old man, Wu.

At the same time, he knew that Lao Wu would definitely learn something from it.

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Wu Shaogan watched the video intently.

It's clear that this senior student was still quite inexperienced when he took the exam, but the trajectory of each arrow was clearly visible, which also contained a lot of his understanding of archery.

It even subtly reveals some archery techniques.

Wu Shaogan squinted.

If nothing unexpected happens, Senior Brother Zheng Tianming should have already mastered an archery technique, and may even have figured out a new archery secret technique on his own.

Whether this secret technique is strong or weak depends on which direction Senior Brother Zheng chooses to comprehend it.

Wu Shaogan understood the idea and secretly noted it down.

If he were to face Senior Brother Zheng in the future, he might be able to find a weakness in Senior Brother Zheng's archery skills.

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The scene of Zheng Tianming's assessment was also captured.

About half an hour later, the video ended.

Zhong Cai counted on his fingers and said, "Old Wu, Senior Brother Zheng only has thirteen memorable scenes."

Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "Then I'm afraid I have even more?"

Zhong Cai said with great enthusiasm, "Isn't that right? You have twenty-two memorable scenes!"

Wu Shaogan turned his head and smiled.

Zhong Cai chuckled: "Old Wu is still the best!"

Wu Shaogan was in high spirits and didn't try to be modest. Instead, he said, "When I go to the charts later, I'll make sure A-Cai sees something even more amazing."

Zhong Cai said confidently, "That's for sure!"

The two chatted and laughed as they put Zheng Tianming's crystal back in its original place.

Next, they went on to select other crystals.

Two more related to archery were selected.

Wu Shaogan still watched them one by one.

The highlights in these two episodes are not as good as Zheng Tianming's, and his archery skills are also worse, but there are still some highlights.

Wu Shaogan seemed to understand something.

Zhong Cai unexpectedly discovered a disciple's crystal stone that was at the Palace-Opening Realm during the assessment and was using hammer techniques, and projected it out with great interest.

He was a burly man who wielded the hammer with incredible force, striking down one "child" with each blow, his voice full of passion and energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

Zhong Cai's face flushed slightly.

Wu Shaogan couldn't help but chuckle.

His Ah Cai has always loved this kind of passionate... fighting style.

After watching the performance, Zhong Cai felt his blood boiling and almost couldn't wait to say to Wu Shaogan, "Old Wu, I've made up my mind! From now on, I'll use an even bigger hammer!"

Wu Shaogan chimed in considerately, "You can try out the secret technique you've chosen now. If it suits you, great; if not, I'll help you choose a more suitable one next time."

Zhong Cai smiled happily.

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Nothing else in the small room interested the two of them, so they returned to the Battle Hall together.

According to the plan they had just discussed, the two were to search for Zheng Tianming's archery crystal.

Before long, they found a separate compartment on the east wall—a larger one.

The surface is engraved with the words "Zheng Tianming".

As the two approached, they saw that the partition was divided into several smaller compartments, each with a short description.

Among them was a secret technique crystal, but it wasn't for archery; instead, it contained the academy's standard "Divided Spirit Dragon Battle Technique"—presumably demonstrating the power of the condensed avatar and explaining its cultivation method.

This crystal is also rated as 7 out of 10.

This score isn't high, so there probably aren't many people buying it.

Logically speaking, Zheng Tianming is now a disciple of the Azure Dragon Ranking, so he could easily replace his old crystals with his own higher-quality ones here... Surely he can't only achieve seven-tenths of the results in his current practice?

Zhong Cai's gaze inadvertently swept over the adjacent compartment.

Another disciple on the Azure Dragon Ranking also recorded this battle technique.

The score is only six points?

Zhong Cai couldn't help but look around at the surrounding partitions.

Those who practiced this tactic all scored around six or seven points; not a single one even reached eight points!

Zhong Cai muttered to himself, it seems this battle tactic is indeed difficult to master.

But then he thought, Old Wu must be able to master it!

At this moment, Wu Shaogan nudged Zhong Cai's forearm.

Zhong Cai came to her senses.

Wu Shaogan said, "The most important thing is Senior Brother Zheng's performance during the ranking battle."

Zhong Cai asked, "Do you want to see it or not?"

Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "If you have the chance, go directly to the battle arena on the Azure Dragon Ranking. If there's anything you can't understand, then come here."

Zhong Cai nodded: "That works too."

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The two spent quite some time in the Battle Hall, and eventually found a few archery techniques to watch.

They were all provided by cultivators at the Enlightenment Realm, and the prices weren't high. Wu Shaogan simply bought them directly and quickly examined them by focusing his mind.

The more advanced combat tactics I originally wanted to see can be put on hold for now.

Anyway, since the Battle Hall is here, there's no rush.

Zhong Cai focused seven-tenths of his attention on Wu Shaogan, and used the remaining three-tenths to take him to visit several inner chambers belonging to alchemists.

Sure enough, each alchemist provided images of refining a certain type of elixir, or their own insights, alchemy techniques, or information on the processing of medicinal materials, and so on.

Zhong Cai secretly thought that he would also sell some "alchemy videos" in the future and set up such a separate room.

However, he didn't want to put things in alone; he insisted that Old Wu put his crystal in as well.

By then, the entire academy will know that he and Lao Wu are one and the same!

...The two of them hadn't actually recorded anything yet, but Zhong Cai's thoughts had already drifted to the future.

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Cultivators possess profound energy and strong physical bodies; once they start staying up all night, they can easily stay awake for days or even weeks.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan stayed in the Wandian Tower, leisurely searching for the crystals they needed every day, spending money wherever necessary.

Before they knew it, both of them had gained a lot.

Zhong Cai stretched and said with a smile, "Old Wu, I have to go back to class in two days."

Wu Shaogan just put down the crystal in his hand and smiled slightly: "Then let's go back."

Zhong Cai nodded naturally.

Then, the two walked side by side without any apparent difficulty.

Let's leave Wandian Tower together.

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Inside the meditation room.

Zhong Cai sat cross-legged and quickly circulated the Xuan energy within his body.

At this moment, he was using the "Five Elements and Five Stars Scripture". During the process of circulating Xuan power, the Xuan power itself did not continue to increase, but was constantly condensed and gradually became tainted with the faint attributes of the five elements.

This is already the result of many cycles of profound energy.

Zhong Cai specializes in jade inlay techniques, so he uses only this method when absorbing the energy of heaven and earth.

The purpose of supplementary cultivation techniques is to add the attribute of balancing the five elements to the profound energy that has already been condensed by the jade inlaying method.

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The Qi of Heaven and Earth itself contains all sorts of strange Qi. If Zhong Cai is mainly cultivating the "Five Elements and Five Stars Scripture", he will directly absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth containing the Qi of the Five Elements.

The condensed profound energy is naturally a special kind of profound energy condensed purely from this kind of technique.

Now that it's only used as a supplementary cultivation method, the profound energy in Zhong Cai's body is all attribute-free profound energy condensed by the jade inlay method. Once it is successfully coated with the five elements aura, Zhong Cai can use two methods to mobilize the profound energy when fighting others.

One type involves mobilizing pure, attribute-less Xuan energy to unleash secret techniques without any special power, which have a wide range of applications.

Another method is to mobilize the mystical power of the five elements. One can mobilize all five elements, or a mixture of two, three, or four elements, or simply mobilize only one attribute—this is used to perform secret techniques, making it highly versatile.

At the same time, because it is a secondary cultivation, Zhong Cai only relies on the cultivation technique itself to increase the five elements' energy, which is very inefficient.

A portion of the profound energy needs to be separated for the transformation of the five elements, and then mixed into the original attribute-free profound energy.

The lack of attribute-less profound energy has added a burden, so we need to cultivate quickly to make up for what was originally taken away.

This cycle repeats itself.

When you really want to supplement your cultivation of this technique, the most efficient way is to take pills with the corresponding attributes.

For Zhong Cai, this was a perfect match for her major.

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Zhong Cai took out a colorful pill from the box in front of him and swallowed it. He felt the power of the five elements quickly enter his attribute-less profound power and immediately enter the operating route of the "Five Elements and Five Stars Scripture".

Soon, the five elements aura on the attributeless profound energy became even stronger.

The medicine's effects were quite long-lasting. Zhong Cai sensed the increasing energy of the five elements and was fairly satisfied.

Very good, this elixir was not refined in vain.

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After Zhong Cai returned, he attended classes as usual, and in his spare time, he devoted himself to studying the refining of the "Five-Colored Pill".

This prescription covers a wide range of levels, from level one to level five.

Therefore, all the way up to the Fusion Realm, Zhong Cai can be directly refined without needing to think about it separately.

The refining process itself is not difficult; the main challenge lies in the selection and extraction of medicinal materials.

If the wrong medicinal materials are selected, the five elements will not be balanced when they enter the alchemy furnace and react, making it quite easy for the furnace to explode.

Even though Zhong Cai's ability to distinguish medicinal herbs became increasingly acute, when she first learned how to make the Five-Colored Pill, she still had to explode it many times before she finally found a balance point and successfully produced the pill!

Next, Zhong Cai spent some more time refining the top-grade Five-Colored Pill.

After accumulating a few extra batches, he quickly began his cultivation.

As expected, he could easily complete the cycle of the auxiliary cultivation technique and smoothly add the five elements attributes to his profound energy.

Zhong Cai spared a thought for a moment.

When practicing supplementary cultivation techniques, it's best to directly consume the Five-Colored Pill that balances the five elements. Later, when cultivating the Starry Sky Secret Technique corresponding to the fire attribute, you'll need to consume pills that enhance the power of the stars.

Star-related...

He remembered that he had once obtained a pill formula in Jade Dragon City called Meteorite Pill.

It is perfectly suited for consumption when practicing secret techniques.

His own pill formulas also include some related to stars, and the ingenuity of some of these formulas is no less than that of the Meteorite Pill.

Zhong Cai suggested comparing the prices and collection methods of medicinal herbs to choose the cheapest and most convenient option.

Of course, this is on the premise that the effects of the drugs are similar.

The cost-effectiveness also needs to be taken into account...

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After successfully completing his supplementary training, Zhong Cai walked out of the cultivation room, looking truly spirited and triumphant.

Wu Shaogan stood in the center of the courtyard, his hard bow rapidly tracing different angles.

Zhong Cai immediately realized that every time his master Wu made a move, if there were any wild beasts or other enemies standing nearby, they would be killed by Wu's powerful bow in all sorts of unbelievable ways! At the very least, they would be injured.

Still so amazing.

Zhong Cai thought to himself with a smug smile, "But I'm not bad myself, I can go and show off a bit!"

In fact...

There's really no need to show off.

A breath after Zhong Cai appeared, Wu Shaogan stopped what he was doing and looked at Zhong Cai.

Wu Shaogan's face was beaming with joy: "A-Cai, you did it!"

Zhong Cai said smugly, "Don't you even know who I am!"

Wu Shaogan's smile became even more relaxed.

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While they were diligently refining pills and cultivating their skills, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan also took some time to go out again.

We arrived at Azure Dragon City.

At this point, it had been exactly half a month since their last outing.

In front of the small courtyard where Xiang Lin and the others lived, a small medicine shop had already opened.

Because Zhong Cai was the sole supplier of the medicines, the shop was only open for one hour each day, and the number of pills released each time was also limited.

Initially, not many cultivators came in this direction, making the shop seem rather deserted. However, once it finally opened, it attracted many repeat customers.

All of them are top-grade pills; even the major shops in Canglong City wouldn't do this.

The price is especially reasonable, and the pills are made by alchemy disciples within the academy.

They took it after returning home, and the medicine was potent and effective, with no reduction in efficacy, and tasted very good.

So now, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan can see that several cultivators at the Palace-Opening stage are vying for the pills they want.

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Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan along and they went in through a small side door.

The guests didn't notice this, and the two of them made it smoothly to the small courtyard at the back.

Aside from handling household chores, the servants also focused on cultivation during the rest of their time.

The two did not see anyone else.

So they went directly to the shared room.

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Wu Shaogan quickly activated various array plates, isolating the entire room.

Zhong Cai's gaze fell on the more than twenty men in black robes who were sitting cross-legged against the wall.

Undoubtedly, these are the Dao soldiers who were sent out to avenge Wu Shaogan and have now returned safely.

Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly.

The soldiers, tall and strong, secretly "smuggled" themselves into this room and managed to squeeze in.

Wu Shaogan turned around and looked at the many Taoist soldiers.

The soldiers all stood up.

Zhong Cai then asked, "How is the situation?"

A silver-armored soldier at the pinnacle of palace-building stepped forward, speaking in a hoarse, lifeless voice devoid of emotion.

"As instructed by the two young masters, we successfully arrived at the Dai and Meng families respectively..."

The sound echoed throughout the room, every word clear and distinct.

"Upon arriving at the Dai family's residence, we broke through the defensive barrier..."

"...The situation of the Meng family..."

Zhong Cai listened carefully, a rare cold glint in her eyes.

Wu Shaogan, on the other hand, appeared rather indifferent, only occasionally glancing at Zhong Cai with concern, his expression revealing a hint of satisfaction... If you looked deeper into his eyes, you could even see that the fierceness he seemed to always keep locked up deep inside had become much gentler.

No matter how much Wu Shaogan had let go of his hatred, upon hearing this news, it was as if an almost invisible mist dissipated from him.

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There were many things that happened between the Dai and Meng families, and their reactions were quite numerous. Even though the silver-armored soldier had explained it very briefly, it still took quite a bit of time.

"As per Young Master Cai's orders, we did not leave immediately after completing our mission, but instead concealed ourselves to observe what would happen next..."

"Both families have kept their doors closed and have been keeping a low profile."

"...After Meng Jiao crippled her husband Dai Zheng, Dai Kun, in accordance with clan rules, also deposed Meng Jiao and removed her from the Dai family genealogy..."

"There's a lot of resentment within the Meng family, and the Dai family has many complaints about them..."

"A decision has been made regarding the reordering..."

"In the surrounding cities and among the numerous families, there are undercurrents swirling..."

The silver-armored soldier recounted everything in detail.

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Upon hearing this, Zhong Cai sneered, "Let them bite each other!"

After saying that, he took Wu Shaogan's hand.

Wu Shaogan said softly, "That's the end of it."

Zhong Cai let out a long breath and said, "Knowing that they are not doing well makes me feel better."

Unable to contain his emotions, Wu Shaogan leaned close to Zhong Cai's cheek and kissed her tenderly again and again.

Zhong Cai noticed that her husband's affectionate manner was different from usual, and her face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

He closed his eyes, turned his head, and instinctively kissed Wu Shaogan's lips.

The two embraced, and gradually the atmosphere became more intense, with their breaths surging together.

Let them vent their emotions to their heart's content.

Deep down, both of them felt a strange sense of relief and warmth.

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Wu Shaogan brought all the Taoist soldiers into the ancient city.

Behind these Taoist soldiers, there was a familiar, tall figure.

It was the Azure Sky Puppet.

Zhong Cai waved to the puppet and casually said, "What do you have to bring me?"

The Azure Sky Puppet took out several items and handed them to Zhong Cai, saying, "Letters and congratulatory gifts from Xihu and Kunyun City."

Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow: "From Kunyun City?"

The Azure Sky Puppet said, "It's been delivered to Xiang Lin."

Zhong Cai understood, took the items, and laid them out on the table.

Two letters were from his maternal grandfather and aunt, respectively, while the other was sent by his adoptive father and stepmother.

The remaining items are specialties of Kunyun City.

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The Azure Sky Puppet has already been formally approved by Xiang Lin.

Xiang Lin did not inquire about Qing Kong's background, only knowing that he was a puppet trusted by the two young masters and capable of transferring important things.

The letter from Kunyun City was definitely delivered to Xiang Lin, who then entrusted it to the puppet for safekeeping, responsible for delivering the items to the two young masters at the appropriate time.

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Zhong Cai looked at the local specialties and noticed a box that seemed out of place.

Wu Shaogan presented the box to Zhong Cai.

Zhong Cai opened it and took a look—

Wow! A full one hundred mysterious pearls!

Zhong Cai blurted out, "My cheap dad is bleeding money!"

Wu Shaogan chuckled and said, "Father-in-law is indeed... quite thoughtful."

Zhong Cai reached out and rummaged through the mysterious pearls.

The sound was very crisp.

It sounds very pleasant.

Perhaps, because these mysterious pearls were specially given to them by her cheap father, they sounded even more pleasant.

Zhong Cai couldn't help but keep poking at it a few more times.

Wu Shaogan opened the letter and handed it to Zhong Cai.

Zhong Cai was still fiddling with the Xuanzhu pearl when he said directly, "Old Wu, read it to me."

Wu Shaogan then took out the letter and read its contents aloud.

"Congratulations, my son, on joining an eighth-level power. Seeing the stone tablet fills me with great joy..."

Zhong Cai listened intently.

I must say, it was actually quite heartfelt!

Moreover, it wasn't long-winded; it simply expressed joy and support, mentioning local specialties and Xuanzhu.

Of course, the former was just a side note, but Xuanzhu wanted to write a few more words about it.

Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh: "Don't be so sure, my cheap dad has never been stingy when he should be generous, but a hundred Xuanzhu is no small amount, he must be feeling the pinch too."

Wu Shaogan smiled slightly and continued reading the following text.

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Zhong Guanlin's letter was indeed like a family letter, not only giving a large sum of Xuanzhu (a type of precious pearl) but also not mentioning any other requests.

It's simply about playing the emotional card and deepening the "father-son bond" between them.

The other half of the paper came from the stepmother.

The stepmother was just like before, not pretentious at all, simply offering congratulations and concern, and mentioning that her younger siblings were also happy for him and especially admired "Sixth Brother and Brother-in-law," and so on.

She even briefly discussed the internal situation of the Wu family.

It is a narrative devoid of any emotional coloring, conveying the current situation of the original family head and his wife, the current situation of the Wu family, and so on, with just a few strokes.

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Upon hearing this, Zhong Cai couldn't help but look at Wu Shaogan.

Wu Shaogan said indifferently, "The Wu family's affairs are none of our business."

Zhong Cai nodded, squeezed his old man's hand reassuringly, and said softly, "Anyway, we won't be going back."

Wu Shaogan looked at Zhong Cai, his eyes filled with a gentle light.

By this time, the two had finished reading Kunyuncheng's letter and congratulatory gift.

Zhong Cai pondered, "Since my cheap dad is so supportive, I should give him something in return."

Wu Shao chuckled dryly and looked at Zhong Cai, quietly waiting for his decision.

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and had some ideas, but not many.

So he asked, "Old Wu, do you have any suggestions?"

Wu Shaogan pondered, "As for my father-in-law, if you write him a heartfelt letter and send him some valuable resources that are unavailable in Kunyun City but are very much needed by him, he will be very happy."

Zhong Cai had often complained to Wu Shaogan about his cheap father in the past, and now that Wu Shaogan had said this, it suited his taste perfectly.

"Then let's do it your way."

“My cheap dad is at the Opening Palace Realm, and the pills I’m refining now are basically suitable for him… Hmm, I’ll give him some top-grade Opening Palace Pills, Zhiyun Pills, and antidote pills. He can use them all without making a mistake.”

"Give the stepmother three top-grade Golden Cauldron Pills, one for each of her and her two younger siblings."

"For the sake of a hundred Xuanzhu... I'll also give my cheap dad a set of level four defensive armor to improve his survivability."

"Old Wu, what do you think?"

Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "It suits you very well."

Zhong Cai made that decision and quickly took out the corresponding resources, put them into a mustard seed bag, and handed it to the Azure Sky Puppet.

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Next, the two began to look through the letters from Xihu.

Although they didn't exchange messages very frequently, they did do so from time to time.

The letters from Xihu were more casual in content, but the emotions conveyed between the lines were always very sincere.

...Compared to Kunyuncheng's, Zhong Guanlin's attitude was very amiable, but it seemed a bit too "loving." The stepmother's main goal was to deepen the connection, with communication as a secondary objective.

Xi Hu's letter, of course, mainly expressed his concern.

Zhong Cai's maternal grandfather and aunt both expressed their warmest congratulations on her achievements!

Then it went on to recount how much benefit Xihu gained, how much attention he received, and how many connections he made after the news spread...

Some resources that are relatively valuable to Xihu were also listed, which means that if Zhong Cai needs them, he only needs to send a reply to Qingkong to deliver them to him.

Meanwhile, his maternal grandfather and aunt also offered their warmest congratulations to Wu Shaogan, praising the abilities of both of them.

The text emphasizes in particular that the couple made them proud!

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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were reading the letter together, and as they read, they both smiled easily.

Only after pouring out their fervent emotions across several sheets of paper did Sun Hu and Sun Liu mention, in a final corner, the requests of other hunting groups—something like wanting high-quality pills.

Zhong Cai then reorganized his reserves of medicinal pills.

After picking and choosing, I took some out and put them aside.

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Zhong Cai picked up his pen and wrote another reply.

Similarly, the corresponding items were handed over to the Azure Sky Puppet, which then sent them back.

Wu Shaogan took out the teleportation array disk.

After a moment's thought, he summoned a squad of Dao soldiers—including one peak-level Xuanzhao Dao soldier and ten peak-level Pigong Dao soldiers.

Then, Wu Shaogan directly teleported Qingkong and the Dao soldiers.

They'll soon appear behind the blind box shop... at such a close distance, everything can be delivered quickly.

Qingkong's main task remains running errands.

The Taoist soldiers were responsible for secretly restocking the boxes. If Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were unable to deliver the blind boxes in time, these soldiers would automatically follow orders and search and hunt in various mountains to fill the boxes when they were out of stock.

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The two successfully achieved their goal this time.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan put away the many array plates, walked into the courtyard, and sat down at the stone table.

When Xiang Lin returned after finishing his business at the shop for the day, he happened to see the two of them.

He quickly stepped forward and bowed.

Zhong Cai said with a smile, "Business is good."

Xiang Lin honestly replied, "It's because Master Zhong's pills are of high quality."

Zhong Cai chuckled.

Xiang Lin added, "However, this has also led to a shortage of inventory."

Zhong Cai raised her eyebrows.

Then, he started rummaging through his stockpile of medicinal pills again.

He took out some scattered high-grade pills and handed them to Xiang Lin.

Xiang Lin also actively learned about the various types of pills. When he found that there were some he didn't recognize, he quickly asked for their knowledge.

It turns out to be a newly released Five-Colored Pill, which can provide the five elements attributes and is a unique type!

Xiang Lin thought to himself: Young Master Cai is always so unpredictable...