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Hu rabbit.

This name comes from the dragon and phoenix wedding invitation in the ghost divorce not long ago.

Three quarters of an hour ago, Yan Luoyue suddenly decided to participate in the "Juxian Building Competition".

Dong Lao was standing nearby, so she definitely couldn't use her own identity directly. However, if one looked closely at the pseudonym of Li Bixin, it was easy to connect it to the turtle tribe on the other side of Yunning Lake.

Therefore, Yan Luoyue acted decisively and fabricated a new alias for herself on the spot.

Touching his chin, Yan Luoyue thought seriously:

Since the vest's personality is "true to his word", he is actually an extremely strong and overly cautious persecution complex.

So let’s define the characteristics of this new alias as being poor and having social phobia that will kill you if you talk.

The "Hu Tuji" alias was randomly chosen from its appearance to its name. It was a disposable alias that would disappear on the spot as long as Yan Luoyue got the map.

Coincidentally, Niu Qidao convened a meeting to find a monthly disposable subordinate, but happened to come across Yan Luoyue's daily disposable vest.

It has to be said that this is a two-way journey and a two-way accomplishment.

There is indeed a connection between them.

Button Qidao soon discovered that this weapon maker named Hu, who had some talent, had a fatal weakness.

——He stutters, is neurotic, timid, and can hardly speak.

For example, he praised Hu Tuji: "With your level of skill, you still have to work outside. It's a waste of your talent."

Hu Tuji immediately said modestly: "No, no, no, it's not a waste of talent. My level is worse than...than the second young master."

Button Book Sword: “?”

Button Chess Knife: “…”

As if realizing that he had said something wrong, Hu Tuji quickly said, "Don't, don't, don't misunderstand me. What I meant was that I'm not much better than the Second Young Master."

Button Book Sword: “???”

Button Chess Knife: “…”

There was a moment when Niu Qidao really wanted to tell the other person: the unwanted mouth can be donated to a halve store to be made into a spicy cleft lip.

Just like that, after several rounds of dialogue, Niu Qidao finally understood.

No wonder with this person's level of refinement, he couldn't even get an invitation to the Hundred Refining Conference.

It turns out that it’s not that his ability to refine weapons is problematic, but that he simply has no ability to be a human being!

When they had finished half of the tea, Niu Qidao went straight to the point.

He said calmly, "Sir, you have great talent, and I admire you in my heart. But you covered your face with a veil, and I felt so familiar with you. I wonder if you are a friend I have known before."

Button Qidao put down the teacup, turned his wrist, and made a "please" gesture to Hu Tuji.

"Please lift the veil and have a frank meeting with us two brothers!"

"This……"

Hu Tuji's already thin body trembled suddenly, and his tone was full of hesitation.

Button Qidao frowned and pretended to be angry: "I tried my best to recruit you, but you won't even show me your true face? Are you kidding me?"

Hu Tuji shivered like a leaf in the cold wind. He stammered, his words were incoherent, and there was already a hint of tears in his voice:

"I, I, I am as timid as a rabbit..."

Hearing this description, Niu Shujian sat up straight with discomfort.

Hu Tuji seemed to be completely unaware: "...How dare I fool the eldest master? It's just that my face is born ugly and weird, and it's not suitable for me to be seen by others."

"A cultivator, do you really care about this?" Butterfly said coldly, "As long as you don't have white hair and red eyes, it doesn't matter what you look like."

Even if they are from the Rabbit Clan, they should have black hair when they transform into human form - just like the Red-crowned Crane Clan is bald, but the hair of the Crane Clan historians is still thick and dark.

Ji Qinghong has white hair for another reason.

Therefore, as long as Hu Tuji is not an old acquaintance with whom the palace is at loggerheads, he should not resist taking off his hat.

"Well, since you said so, I can only obey you."

Hu Tuji let out a loud sob and finally lifted the gauze fence.

When the specially made gauze curtain was rolled up, Button Qidao narrowed his eyes in scrutiny.

And Niu Shujian leaned forward two inches in anticipation.

The next second, Hu Tuji revealed his true face.

The moment he saw this man's face, Niu Qidao was extremely shocked, and Niu Shujian screamed and fell backwards on the spot.

"It's so ugly!" Niu Shujian screamed in horror.

Button Chess Knife: “…”

Hu Tuji: “…”

With lightning speed, Hu Tuji dropped the veil covering her face.

To be fair, Niu Qidao understands his brother's performance very well.

Because what Niu Shujian said actually expressed what was in his heart.

After all, although this weapon maker did not have white hair and red eyes, he did not look like a human.

Even if it was just a quick glance, Niu Qidao still remembered: Hu Tuji's eyes were crooked, one on the forehead and the other on the sideburns, as if it was a flounder that was suddenly stretched into a three-dimensional shape.

His nose was tilted sideways, taking up most of his face. As for his mouth, both lips were turned upside down.

This person looked as if someone had hit him in the face with a golden brick when he was just born.

But in fact, Yan Luoyue just ate a fruit that changed her appearance.

This was the little thing she, Yan Gan and Sang Ji bought at Yueming Market that year. After eating it, one can freely combine the five senses.

This fruit is a specialty of the sea tribe. Due to its unique characteristics and rare production, it is generally consumed on the spot and rarely sold outside Yunning Lake.

In fact, if Niu Shudao looked more carefully, he would find that Hu Tuji's facial features were softer and more feminine.

If they were arranged to look like normal people, it would give him a sense of familiarity.

But after the shock of the first visual, who can still pay attention to whether Hu Tuji's facial features are more masculine or feminine?

——Since they have grown into this appearance, does it matter whether they are boys or girls?

Hu Tuji was humiliated and stood up suddenly. He changed his previous cowardice and said quickly:

"Excuse me, I dare not pollute the Second Young Master's eyes!"

It's like if a bad person does a hundred bad things, but as long as he does one good thing, someone will plead for him.

If an honest man who used to be submissive suddenly reveals a tough temper, people will look at him with new eyes.

Seeing Hu Tuji's behavior, Niu Qidao finally looked up to him.

He tried to smooth things over by saying, "Sir, please sit down. You misunderstood me. My brother is always courteous and humble."

Being ugly is a good thing.

A monk who has never been taken seriously because of his appearance can be moved to tears as long as you treat him a little bit nicely, and there is no doubt that this person will be loyal to the two brothers.

Hu Tuji was still angry, but his stuttering accent diluted the offensive feeling he felt when he was angry.

"I, I, this is also the first time I have seen such a courteous and virtuous private."

"Hey, sir, please be patient."

Button Qidao laughed loudly and clapped his hands in response.

Soon, a servant came with a tray, on which was placed a gorgeous command arrow.

In an instant, even through a layer of gauze, everyone present could feel that Hu Tuji's eyesight suddenly straightened.

"Could it be that this is... the rumored announcement of the Qianlian Conference..."

Button Qidao nodded modestly.

"This, this, this... is too expensive. I can't accept it."

Button Qidao acted as if he didn't care, and his tone was full of hints:

"For people of our background, a mere token of authority is not worth much. I have enjoyed talking to you today, sir. Please accept this small gift."

“…”

In terms of value alone, a token has been sold for 20,000 low-grade spirit stones on the black market, which is not a small gift at all.

So, those stupid sons of landlords are really rich.

Originally, when Yan Luoyue saw the "Juxian Building" sign just now, she had laughed a little in her heart, wondering if these two brothers who looked down on others knew what Juxian meant?

Now Yan Luoyue wants to say: Yes, the brothers of the Ding family know how to gather talents! Because they have given too much!

Yan Luoyue secretly calculated how much he had gotten from the brothers of the Bi family since their first meeting: the flying boat, the soul-destroying fire, the fragments of the map, and now this command arrow.

"Assisting someone in need" is not enough to describe the charitable acts of the Bao brothers.

Charcoal is usually given to relatives and friends, but the Bao brothers generously gave money to their enemies.

What kind of spirit is this?

This is a spirit of digging one's own grave regardless of the cost!

The next second, Hu Tuji naturally sat back in his seat and hurriedly took the command arrow in his hand.

He complimented with a smile on his face, "I have always been looked down upon because of my appearance. You, the eldest son, are the first person who values ​​me so much."

A smug smile gradually appeared on Button Qidao's face: "Sir, you are too modest."

"But humble, but humble." Hu Tuji was so moved that her eyes turned red. "I am so happy to meet you two gentlemen. I am like a fish in water, a bird out of a cage, and a meat bun meeting a dog. I finally feel the value of being respected in life!"

Button Chess Knife: “…”

The smile just spread halfway when it stopped at the corner of Button's mouth.

He really wanted to tell Mr. Hu that if he really couldn't speak, he should just shut up and not make random analogies.

Since I have already accepted such a valuable favor from the Bao brothers, I should do things for them to show my loyalty.

Pinching his brows, Butterfly Knife pointed at Butterfly Book Sword beside him.

"I have to leave for a while. Shujian, please talk to Mr. Hu about Han Wen."

This means that the task of arranging a pledge of allegiance to Hu Tuji has been handed over to my younger brother, Niu Shujian.

It was Niu Shujian's behavior just now that offended Hu Tuji, but they had already given him a warrant as compensation.

Next, as long as Niu Shujian assigns Hu Tuji a not-too-difficult mission to become a famous figure, the relationship between the two will be taken to the next level.

When he stood up and left the room, Niu Qidao felt a little smug in his heart:

During this trip, he first recruited a talented subordinate who was as capable as the palace disciples and was easy to control. He also set an example for his younger brother and taught him how to take responsibility.

Walking towards the balcony, the cold winter wind blew in my face. But Niu Qidao thought intoxicatedly: Today is really a day of great success.

Niu Qidao, who was thinking this, would never have expected that his brother would assign a task to Hu Tuji.

In the inner room, after careful consideration, Niu Shujian asked Hu Tuji a question.

"Inside the Qianlian Curtain, there is a little demon girl named Yan Luoyue. If I ask you to teach her a lesson, would you dare?"

Hu Tuji: “…”

Hearing this, Hu Tuji was so shocked that he was speechless.

Niu Shujian snorted and deliberately provoked him, "Are you scared?"

"No, no, no." Hu Tuji murmured, "I just don't understand why you would assign me such a task... I mean, you are really smart."

Niu Shujian raised his head complacently and blew a puff of air from his nostrils pointing upwards: "You don't need to tell me that."

…

After coming out of Juxian Building, Yan Luoyue walked around the street four or five times.

After making sure there was no tail behind her, she found a corner to change her clothes and then quickly returned to the inn.

After entering the door, the first thing Yan Luoyue did was to take out the map fragments from the storage bag.

She didn't even have time to take off her hood as she busily put the new piece together with the previous two.

Facts proved that Yan Luoyue's judgment was correct. As soon as the new fragment was placed an inch away from the old fragment, a strong suction force was generated between the fragments.

As soon as Yan Luoyue let go, the three fragments couldn't wait to stick together.

At the same time, a large number of chaotic and disordered lines appeared on the map again, the image on the paper changed again, and the original route was reshuffled again, completely turning into a completely new map.

It was different from the last time when I was caught off guard and could only watch the two pieces come together.

This time, Yan Luoyue was fully focused the entire time, watching every tiny change on the map.

After completing the remaining fragments twice in a row, Yan Luoyue also summed up some experience.

She roughly traced the border of the map with her hand, and she was about 70% sure in her heart: with just the last piece left, she could complete the entire picture of the map.

By then, the mystery of this secret map will be completely revealed before your eyes.

In addition, this observation also brought Yan Luoyue considerable enlightenment.

She had been concentrating on studying the mystery that Ji Qinghong left for her.

Now, with the help of the map, qualitative change has turned into quantitative change, and inspiration is like a stream that breaks the ice, flowing gently in Yan Luoyue's mind.

His eyes lit up, Yan Luoyue grabbed the brush hanging upside down on the pen holder, and wrote down many fragmentary thoughts on the white paper.

So that's how it is. The refining method used here is this...

Very good, regarding the invitation left by Ji Qinghong, she knew the first step to get rid of it.

…

A few days later, the election within the Senren Makuu officially began.

There is no threshold for this election, and no level limit. As long as you are an instrument refiner who has crossed the Thousand Refining Veils and holds an invitation, you can sign up to participate.

Of course Yan Luoyue also signed up.

After consulting Ling Shuanghun and Wu Manshuang, she also added the names of her two friends to the registration form.

Agreeing to participate in this election, Ling Shuanghun's thinking is very professional:

“After personally participating in it, the writing will be more immersive. As a historian, you should experience all kinds of life.”

In contrast, Wu Manshuang's reason for signing up was that she was particularly frugal.

He pointed to a line of small words on the lower right corner of the registration form: "As long as you sign up, there will be a participation award... I think I can give it a try."

Today’s Xiao Wu is a little green snake who is determined to start from scratch!

The first part of the competition is a written test.

The disciples of the four major forces have already passed the internal examination and obtained the order to enter the secret realm, so they do not need to participate in this external competition.

Therefore, most of the candidates present at this time were from lower class backgrounds and were very reserved in their demeanor.

Examination rooms are assigned according to the level of the weaponsmith badge.

As people without badges, Ling Shuanghun and Wu Manshuang were defaulted as weaponsmith apprentices and were assigned to the last examination room.

As for Yan Luoyue, she was not grouped with her two friends and her ranking in the exam was very high.

From time to time, someone would secretly glance at Yan Luoyue: in the entire examination room, there were candidates with white beards hanging down to their chests, and there were also young and beautiful candidates.

But Yan Luoyue, with her petite figure and a bit of baby fat on her face, is undoubtedly the youngest candidate in the examination room!

Several candidates were obviously familiar with each other.

They glanced at Yan Luoyue, and then exchanged glances and smiles.

——This is really true that every generation has talented people, and the waves behind push the waves ahead.

——The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared!

Yan Luoyue held his chin with one hand, silently calculating in his mind.

She planned to bring Ling Shuanghun and Wu Manshuang into the secret realm together, so they would need a total of three command arrows.

Currently, Yan Luoyue already has two command arrows in her hand, one from Ji Qinghong and the other from Niu Qidao.

As long as she passes this competition and gets a command arrow, she can fly with the trio.

Speaking of which, Yan Luoyue was not surprised that Ji Qinghong had extra tokens in his hand. With his status and position, it was only natural for him to take out anything.

But how could a Hongtong Palace disciple like Niu Qidao easily take out a command arrow and give it away casually?

Tapping his ears lightly with his fingers, Yan Luoyue suddenly recalled a rumor he had heard before.

——It is said that the Qianlian Conference was ostensibly organized by the Hongtong Palace and jointly held by the four major forces. In reality, the Hongtong Palace hoped to take the share of the Crow's Cry Fire under the witness of the public.

Therefore, Hongtong Palace is determined to obtain this fire.

...Then, issuing more orders to the disciples in the palace, letting them screen out talented people, granting favors with the orders, and thereby diluting the proportion of disciples from the other three major forces, is probably one of the strategies to gain more favor.

Before Yan Luoyue could continue thinking, the test paper was handed out.

Yan Luoyue lowered her head consciously, and did not rush to answer the question, but first reviewed the question from head to toe. Then, a look of confusion appeared on her face.

There are two sets of questions in this paper.

The first set of papers focuses on testing the theoretical foundation of the instrument maker, listing how to use refining methods under various situations and materials.

The questions on this test paper were completely within Yan Luoyue's expectations.

As for the second set of papers, the content of the test is somewhat unpopular and unfamiliar.

It tests... how to restore and disassemble an already refined instrument using the same refining techniques given known material costs.

But in the world of immortal cultivation, it is not popular to use second-hand materials - it is not like a mortal knitting a sweater and then finding that the yarn is not enough, he has to tear off a piece of wool from last year's old sweater of the same color.

As long as there are enough spirit stones, the weapon refiners will buy new materials for the weapon. Who would bother to dismantle second-hand materials from abandoned instruments?

But as he reviewed the entire paper, Yan Luoyue felt a special feeling in his heart.

She felt that the second paper might be the key point that the test setter wanted to test.

In addition, the "confiscation letter" issued by Ji Qinghong also flashed through Yan Luoyue's mind.

...By the way, why did Ji Qinghong set a test for himself not to refine a certain magical weapon, but to dissolve an already refined magical weapon in reverse?

Also, did the previous gathering of talents organized by Niu Shujian also include a special test on disassembling magical instruments?

Thinking of this, Yan Luoyue's gaze gradually became deep.

If she guessed correctly, this test question must be closely related to the secret realm.

Picking up the pen, Yan Luoyue started writing quickly and quickly answered the question, which was very simple for her.

As she wrote the answers on the paper, she thought jokingly: I wonder if Ji Yaozun's previous performance was a hint of the answer?

…

Compared to Yan Luoyue's calmness and ease, Ling Shuanghun and Wu Manshuang, who were sitting in the last examination room, were in a completely different mood at this moment.

Facing this paper with too much professional content, their eyes almost turned into a pair of small eyes.

“…”

Ling Shuanghun is slightly better.

He had a good command of writing, was knowledgeable and had a strong memory. Relying on his basic knowledge of refining instruments and the ability to transplant and piece together ideas that he had developed since childhood, he managed to answer more than half of the test paper.

As for the accuracy rate, he couldn't guarantee it.

Wu Manshuang is more miserable.

Little Green Snake had just finished a writing class not long ago, and now she had to take a written test filled with all kinds of high-sounding professional vocabulary.

He was like a primary school student who had not yet finished his nine-year compulsory education, but was dragged directly to the final examination of a university professional course. It would be a miracle if he could answer the questions correctly.

Wu Manshuang pursed her lips and sat there, staring at the full article for at least two incense sticks of time.

Then he took a deep breath and made a remarkable decision.

——Wu Manshuang grabbed the pen and began to carefully copy the questions onto the blank space on the paper.

At this moment, the souls of all the poor students from the past thousand years were possessed by Wu Manshuang.

The little green snake, who had never experienced an exam, at this moment, unexpectedly understood the lucky mentality of every poor student without any guidance:

I have answered so many questions on the test paper, how can the teacher still have the nerve not to give me any marks?

Of course, in response to this mentality, the teachers who marked the papers said: Haha.

After copying most of the test paper quickly, Wu Man Shuang was suddenly attracted by a test question.

Even though her friend Yan Luoyue was a young master of weapon refining, Wu Manshuang had almost no knowledge of weapon refining due to her poor foundation.

He was also mostly unfamiliar with the carefully designed questions on the test paper and the various materials mentioned in the questions.

But the question in front of him... he could strangely understand a little bit.

If Yan Luoyue was here, she would instantly react to what was going on.

Unlike the short answers and essay questions at the beginning of the test, this is a thinking question.

The main content of the question is about the control of the timing of the combination of formations and refining tools.

Because instrumentalists may not have knowledge of formations, the names of formations are given in the question stem, as well as several key points that need to be used when answering the questions.

What Wu Manshuang understood was not the refining techniques and materials, but the content related to the formation.

At this moment, Wu Man Shuang was still unaware of this.

He sketched a simple image of the formation on a blank piece of paper, and then added the patterns stroke by stroke according to the constraints of the title.

If there was a formation master present, he would be surprised to find that Wu Manshuang, a student with no foundation, had completed 80% of the formation simply by relying on talent, intuition and a small amount of known conditions.

When the time is up, the exam is over.

The examiner performed a magic trick and all the papers in the room automatically rose into the air and formed a long river of paper in midair. The answer sheets fell neatly on the long desk like flying snow.

Taking this opportunity, Ling Shuanghun paid special attention to other people's papers.

He found that many instrument makers were like him, with large areas of blank space on the test paper, and many questions were left blank without being answered.

Surrounded by a group of poor-achieving weaponsmith apprentices, he and Wu Manshuang's papers blended in with them like a drop of water merging into the ocean.

Phew—that puts him at ease.

...Also, I hope the examiner in charge of marking the papers won't be too angry when he sees their papers.

Ling Shuanghun and Wu Manshuang walked out of the examination room side by side to meet Yan Luoyue.

On the way, they also heard a lot of talk about the exam.

"Oh, there was one question I didn't grasp. It looks like I will be eliminated in the first test."

The person who said this had a commemorative fourth-level weapon master badge pinned on his chest.

Some people cheered as soon as they came out of the examination room: "It's settled, it's a sure thing, this is the best state I've ever been in!"

Wu Man Shuang recognized him at a glance. It was the weaponsmith apprentice who had previously fought with other rookies at Nintendo.

“…”

Feeling confused by this phenomenon, Wu Manshuang looked at Ling Shuanghun for advice.

Ling Shuanghun smiled slightly and stood with his hands behind his back, showing the demeanor of a senior.

"Xiao Wu, look, this is the reality of the world recorded in the unofficial history of our generation - how interesting!"

…

After the first written test, Yan Luoyue had some time to finally think about the "letter of allegiance" that Niu Shujian had assigned to Hu Tuji.

In fact, Yan Luoyue originally wanted to use the alias Hu Tuji once and then abandon it.

But... Niu Shujian, he really gave too much!

The time went back to a few days ago. In the inner room of Juxian Building, Hu Tuji stood up in surprise.

"How can you entrust such an important mission to me?"

Niu Shujian snorted and said in an unfathomable way, "I have my reasons."

After his elder brother's personal instruction, he finally realized the benefits of recruiting many subordinates and staying behind the scenes.

For example, the Hu Tuji in front of him, he didn’t know that he was from Hongtong Palace, nor did he know that Yan Luoyue was connected with Ji Yaozun.

The ignorant are naturally fearless and will not hesitate to undertake tasks.

Even if he failed and was caught by the little turtle, the most he could say was that their identities were "Eldest Young Master" and "Second Young Master", but he couldn't find Niu Shujian himself.

After hearing Niu Shujian's order, Hu Tuji hesitated for a while, but finally mustered up the courage to ask:

"So, how old is this little girl named Yan Luoyue?"

“…”

No matter how thick-skinned Niu Shujian was, he couldn't say something like "She is five years old and she is easy to deal with because she is young."

In anger, he slammed the table and said coldly:

"I have chosen the easiest task for you. Are you afraid of facing a little girl?"

"No, no, that's not it." Hu Tuji said in panic, "Second Master, you misunderstood. I just think this is immoral."

Button Sword: “…”

Good man, he finally realized that Hu Tuji really couldn’t speak anymore.

If Hu Tuji, who carried out this mission, was immoral, then what was he, the person who assigned the mission?

Niu Shujian turned his head away coldly: "If that's the case, then you shouldn't do anything——"

Before he finished speaking, Hu Tuji added: "So, so... do you think we should pay more?"

Button Sword: “…”

This performance was so real and natural that it almost made Niu Shujian choke on the spot.

After a moment's silence, Niu Shujian leaned back, crossed one leg, and said nonchalantly.

"I'm not the kind of immoral person who kills women and children. Just teach that little demon girl a lesson... Well, let me think about it. If you can make her cry and admit her fault, I'll give you a thousand low-grade spirit stones. How about that?"

In Niu Shujian's life creed, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Hu Tuji took a deep breath as if shocked by the number.

"Second Young Master, are you serious?"

Humph, what a bumpkin who has never seen the world.

Niu Shujian laughed in his heart and nodded proudly: "Of course it is true."

Hu Tuji was in a dilemma again: "But she is inside the Thousand Refinements Maru, I can't get in."

Niu Shujian threw his hand and a 100-level invitation card fell into the tray: "Take it."

Hu Tuji was still a little hesitant: "I, I don't know where she is either."

Niu Shujian was very proud and felt that he had prepared for a rainy day. He handed over a message stone on the spot:

"I have sent someone to keep an eye on you. You only need to contact this person to find out Yan Luoyue's whereabouts."

Seeing that the matter was about to be entrusted to someone else, the rabbit demon, who seemed not very smart just now, suddenly became smart again.

Hu Tuji asked blankly, "Second Young Master, since you have already sent people to follow Yan Luoyue, why did you still choose to attack me?"

Button Sword: “…”

——Isn’t it because you have no connection with Hongtong Palace, so it would be easier for you to be blamed if something happens?

Moreover, it was obvious that Hu Tuji had limited courage. Even if he had kidnapped Yan Luoyue, he would not have killed the little girl with such force that he would have attracted the attention of Ji Yaozun.

What's more, Hu Tuji has an advantage of favorable timing and favorable location, which no one else can compare with!

Niu Shujian stood up and said slowly:

"Fool, do you really need me to make it so clear? There is no private fighting allowed in the Thousand Refinements Curtain. If you can't lure Yan Luoyue out of the Thousand Refinements Curtain, just rush to her and take off your veil--"

“…”

At this moment, Hu Tuji looked up at Niu Shujian in a daze, as if he was stunned by his genius idea.

Niu Shujian didn't pay attention to Hu Tuji's performance. He looked up and smiled proudly.

Even he, a disciple of Hongtong Palace who had seen the world, would be shocked by Hu Tuji's ugly face, not to mention the psychological quality of a little girl who came from a remote place.

In short, the little girl was too timid and was frightened to tears. This kind of thing can't be regarded as a private fight among monks.

Niu Shujian said, "When the time comes, you must remember to use the communication stone to send me a message. As long as I hear the little girl cry and admit her fault once, I will pay you one thousand spirit stones. If she cries and admits twice, I will pay you two thousand spirit stones. If she cries and admits three times, I will pay you three thousand spirit stones... and so on. How about that? I will treat you well, right?"

Hu Tuji: “…”

Hu Tuji said with deep emotion: "Second Master, I have never seen a kind-hearted person like you who loves to do good and give generously!"

The flattery was a bit too corny, and Niu Shujian felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but curl his lips.

Hu Tuji picked up the invitation from the tray and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.

He asked cautiously and timidly:

"Second Young Master, I am a poor man and have never seen the money you are talking about... Well, if I can do it, will you really give me so many spirit stones?"

The two of them had asked and answered each other many times just now, so Niu Shujian had already gotten used to Hu Tuji's questions. He casually gave his ideas for solutions.

Hearing Hu Tuji's question, Niu Shujian waved his hand and said, "How difficult is this?"

Throwing a gold-plated certificate to Hu Tuji, Button Shujian said casually:

"Here are 10,000 anonymous spirit stones from Qiankun Bank. Consider this as my advance payment to you. How about that? Is that enough?"

Hu Tuji was a little embarrassed: "Maybe... not enough."

After hearing what he said, Niu Shujian finally began to look upon this rabbit demon with new eyes.

"Why, can you make Yan Luoyue cry more than ten times?"

No matter how timid the little girl is, she should stop crying after a few times, right?

Button Shujian handed over another golden certificate: "Twenty thousand spirit stones, is that enough for this time?"

Hu Tuji still considered it a little: "Maybe... it's not enough."

“…”

Now, Niu Shujian felt that this person was trying to cheat him out of his money and was planning to run away after making the profit.

Narrowing his eyes, Niu Shujian threw out ten golden certificates in one breath and waved them in front of Hu Tuji.

Even through a layer of gauze, he could feel that Hu Tuji's flounder-like eyes suddenly lit up.

Niu Shujian said proudly: "I can give you all this money. I can even put the certificate in your hand first."

"——But you must swear to your inner demon that you will not take an extra spiritual stone from it in any way, and return the remaining spiritual stones immediately afterwards, otherwise your inner demon will attack you and you will die immediately!"

Any way, of course including transferring or reselling the certificate to others for profit.

Gulp. Niu Shujian heard the sound of Hu Tuji swallowing his saliva.

The thin, stuttering, mute monk immediately raised his hand and said, "I swear in the name of Hu Tuji..."

"Wait." Niu Shujian interrupted him, "You need to refer to yourself as 'I'."

Oh, do you think he is that kind of local rich man who is shallow-minded and easily deceived?

Don't think he doesn't know that if he only swears by the name "Hu Tuji", the person in front of him can change his name to circumvent the oath and run away with the money.

Seeing Hu Tuji calling himself "I" and making a solemn oath to his inner demon, Niu Shujian was finally satisfied.

He sprinkled the notes onto the tray like a fairy scattering flowers, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can leave now."

Now, after several days, Niu Shujian finally received the message he had been waiting for for so long.

On the other side of the communication stone, Hu Tuji stammered, "Second Master, I did it."

"Oh?" Niu Shujian suddenly perked up and sat up straight. "Let me hear it!"

From the communication stone, Yan Luoyue’s clear crying voice was heard: “Wuwuwu, I was wrong…”

There was also a familiar boy's voice, counting at the side: "The first one."

Yan Luoyue cried a second time quickly: "Wuwuwu, I want to admit my mistake..."

Another very different, but still familiar voice, counted alternately: "Second tone."

Niu Shujian stood up suddenly in excitement.

Listening to the little girl's crying and admitting her mistakes, he felt as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit. All 36,000 pores in his body opened up and he felt comfortable everywhere!

Picking up the communication stone in his hand, Niu Shujian rushed out of the room impatiently and broke into his eldest brother's study with a bang.

He placed the communication stone under the tip of Niu Qidao's nose as if it were a treasure and urged, "Brother, listen, listen quickly!"

On the other side of the communication stone, Yan Luoyue cried extremely sadly and admitted her mistakes extremely sincerely, and every tone of her voice was filled with the strong smell of money.

"Wu~wuwu~, I shouldn't have shown off my talent for refining tools that allows me to see the top of a mountain and all the other mountains at a glance..."

At the same time, a young man lazily counted aside: "The twenty-sixth sound."

Button Chess Knife: “…”

Listening silently to the other end of the communication stone, the little girl cried all the way until the thirty-eighth time, and finally Niu Qidao could not bear it anymore.

He looked up at his brother's face, which was filled with pride and joy, and asked hesitantly, "What's going on?"

Niu Shujian narrated the whole incident passionately.

Niu Qidao listened halfway and opened his mouth: "..."

Before he could even say anything, Niu Shujian quickly interrupted him:

"I gave this task to Hu Tuji after careful consideration. Don't blame me, brother. Just listen to me and continue."

Button Chess Knife: “…”

At this time, Yan Luoyue cried for the sixty-third time.

When the story was two-thirds through, Niu Qidao couldn't help himself and opened his mouth again.

Niu Shujian raised his voice and managed to drown out Niu Qidao's voice.

He roared, "Then! I! Swear! I will! Make! That little girl! Admit her mistake in tears!"

At this time, Yan Luoyue had already cried for the eighty-sixth time.

Button Chess Knife: “…”

Finally, the story was over, and Niu Shujian poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

And in the communication stone, Yan Luoyue also cried to the one hundred and ninth time according to the count.

Button Shujian looked at the communication stone with a bit of surprise.

Eh, she cried for so long. Is it possible that the little girl is so timid that she can cry?

Well, come to think of it... before she stole his flying boat, wasn't she crying and crying...

Button Chess Knife: “…”

Button Qidao took a deep breath and pointed at the communication stone that was still crying and admitting its mistakes in various ways.

He asked as tactfully as possible: "Brother, is there a possibility...Hu Tuji and Yan Luoyue have agreed to split the spirit stones they got from you in half?"

"!!!"

In an instant, the happiness disappeared from Niu Shujian's face like ice melting away.

He had never thought of this possibility!

At this moment, Yan Luoyue had just cried for the 120th time.

"Wow wow wow my biggest mistake is being too talented - ok, call it a day!"

With a snap, the communication stone was cut off.

At this moment, Button Shujian happened to recall that he seemed to have given Hu Tuji an advance of 120,000 spirit stones?

——Damn it, you really get off work on time, and you won’t even cry for a gift, right? !