Chapter 163 Ao Bai: The One Who's Sick Is Someone Else
As soon as Huali stood up, a system notification sounded in her mind.
"Fire-type card mission two, find Feng Yi to complete, mission reward half a star."
Upon hearing this, she immediately let go and took out the card.
The three little stars on the fire-type card are already lit; it only needs one more to upgrade to SSR.
Huali's gaze towards Shenyu once again shifted to that familiar weasel eyeing a rooster.
The warm touch in his palm disappeared abruptly, and Shen Yu's fingertips twitched unconsciously before slowly clenching into a fist.
He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and looked up to survey his surroundings.
The Dream Realm is vast and misty, with great distances between its four cardinal directions. This place, with its towering ancient trees and sparse human presence, must be located to the south of the Dream Realm.
After determining his location, Shen Yu looked down at the points ranking on the communication stone.
He was a full 96,000 points behind Huali.
Shen Yu, who always strives to be number one in everything: "..."
If one were to add a further comment, it would be necessary to say, "This is the first time the young master has ever been placed below someone his own age."
However, the housekeeper was preoccupied with her own thoughts and completely forgot that she was also playing a dual role in Changliu.
She's definitely number one in the Dream Realm right now.
Even if others also enter the sub-realm, there's only one divine artifact, so their points won't increase as dramatically as hers. Therefore, all she needs to do now is ensure her safety and wait for the trial to end.
Therefore, her current focus should be shifted to fire-type cards.
Right now, it's just her and Shen Yu here. With the perfect timing, location, and people, when else should they activate the fire-type card if not now?
A single SR-level Crimson Lotus Blaze can wipe out an entire area; if it were upgraded a second time, it would be incredibly cool.
Once the gold-type card is repaired, her strength might be able to rival that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Thinking of this, Huali was full of energy and immediately took out the card and stepped forward, "Young master, feel it."
Perhaps if you interact with the corresponding chosen one more often, the hint for quest three will appear sooner.
No one can stop her from becoming stronger!!!
Shen Yu turned back and looked at the familiar firelight in the girl's eyes, and for a moment he thought he was back outside Tianlan City. But this time, without hesitation, he took the card.
"This isn't a talisman, is it?"
There was no spiritual power, but there was another unusual force flowing through it.
Huali nodded, "Yes, it's my magic weapon."
Unlike the ancient restrictions, countless eyes were watching from outside the mirror within this secret realm. Shen Yu stopped there, saying, "Let's go, let's leave this place first."
Huali thought he was going to continue his treasure hunt, and her eyes lit up as she immediately followed him.
Lighting up fire-type cards is a big deal, but making money is no small matter either.
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Ao Bai, who had returned to the Qiankun Bag, poked his head out and said, "Host, have you ever thought that you don't necessarily have to complete tasks to light up cards? Increasing favorability is just as effective."
Just imagining lighting up one and a half at once, like the Demon King, is exhilarating.
Huali brushed aside the branches in front of her and shook her head. "Young Master is different. The appeasement policy that works for the top three simply won't work for Young Master."
Shen Yu, who was originally only half a step ahead of Hua Li, suddenly took a few steps forward. With a flash of sword light in his hand, the obstructing branches and leaves around him quickly disappeared.
The Celestial Artifact, the Lone Deer Sword, immediately emitted a disgruntled hum after being used to clear a path, but the boy suppressed it without making a sound.
The kitten, who witnessed everything from behind, was speechless.
It vaguely sensed a tiny sign and tried repeatedly, despite its failures, to wake up its host, this rotten piece of wood. "How could this be? Let me analyze it for you."
“Look, young master came here aiming for first place from the start, but now that his ranking has been overtaken, he’s not angry at all. He even instinctively protected you when we left the secret realm. Why is that?” Ao Bai stretched his tail in front of her. “Please answer.”
Huali grasped the tail with silky smoothness and placed it under her chin, retorting righteously, "Who isn't aiming for first place?"
She staked her entire fortune on Xianbo before she left, and if she hadn't come in first place this time, her tears would have flooded the Xumeng Secret Realm.
"Besides, while the young master was protecting me, I was also protecting him. Didn't you see me holding his hand back?"
Ao Bai: "......"
The resilient kitten persisted, "But I saw it clearly in the Floating Life Realm just now. When the host called Shen Yu, the young master blushed."
Huali asked in confusion, "Isn't his blushing because of palpitations? I've heard people say that a fast heart rate makes you blush." The unlucky guy hissed, "You mean... is Young Master really sick?"
Ao Bai: "......"
With a "whoosh," Ao Bai pulled out his tail and shook his head with a cold laugh. "No, young master is not sick. The one who is sick is someone else."
Karin: "?"
Ao Bai was about to say something when he suddenly sensed a gaze coming from ahead. He looked up and met Shen Yu's eyes. A complex light flashed in the boy's eyes before he quickly turned his head away.
Ao Bai was a little uncertain, "Was the young master looking at me just now?"
Hua Li was still immersed in Shen Yu's delicate and gentle persona when she heard this and was shocked! She immediately stuffed it into her Qiankun bag and carefully instructed, "You must not take the initiative to provoke him. If you really scare him and something bad happens, we won't have the money to compensate you."
"The young master's family is rich, powerful, and owns mines. If we cultivate good relationships, we can use connections to become miners if we ever run out of money in the future."
After all, her childhood dream was to become a money printing worker.
This is similar to mining spirit ore.
The two soon arrived at a relatively sheltered depression, surrounded on three sides by steep rock walls, forming a natural, somewhat enclosed haven.
Huali subconsciously took out an earth-type card, but saw Shen Yu walk straight forward. With a flash of light in his hand, he quickly swept the fallen leaves that had accumulated over the years to the side, clearing a flat and clean open space.
Huali: "? Aren't we going to find a spiritual treasure?"
“Lingbao won’t run away again.” Shen Yu turned around after thoroughly cleaning up the surroundings.
His gaze seemed to casually sweep over the subtle weariness between the girl's brows, and he pursed his lips, saying, "It's getting dark, and the road ahead is unclear. Blindly traveling at night might lead us into the Soul-Devouring Swamp, perhaps alerting the nocturnal beasts lurking there..."
Shen Yu's gaze lingered for only a short while, as if afraid that Hua Li would notice something. He even took a few steps forward to look at the glowing vines clinging to the opposite rock wall, which emitted a faint glow in the twilight. "You don't need to argue. Just rest here for the night and get your energy back before we talk."
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After finishing his speech, Shen Yu realized there was complete silence behind him. There was neither the expected agreement nor debate, so he instinctively turned around.
Suddenly, the aroma of rice unexpectedly entered his nostrils.
Shen Yu: "??"
Upon seeing the scene before him, the young master's pupils dilated in shock!
What open space was left behind?
There were all sorts of pots, pans, and dishes, and even a stove that seemed to have popped out of nowhere, with a small iron pot bubbling away on it.
Huali was sitting on a small stool, diligently chopping Lingbao into small cubes, busy as a bee.
This Qinglin Pendant is a real treasure; it contains spiritual plants that grow into other spiritual plants. Several Xuanming Ginseng plants have already grown inside.
This is a good opportunity to give her some nourishment.
Ao Bai sighed sadly, "If only spiritual plants could be exchanged for money. They're valuable but not money; they're practically worthless, like a big radish."
Huali paused in her actions, looked up at Shen Yu who was standing there in a daze, and suddenly a lightbulb went off in her head!
Currently, she is ranked number one in the secret realm, which attracts a lot of attention.
Others must be wondering why her points have increased so many times.
Instead of making others guess, take the initiative!
She suddenly had a brilliant idea!
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