Chapter 25 Chapter 25 [Thanks for 40,000 favorites plus more]
On the night that he received the order from the Canglang Sect, Yan Luoyue lit the furnace and refined hundreds of small storage bags in one breath.
For high-level instrument refiners, being able to refine the same item in batches is similar to an alchemist being able to refine dozens of pills in one furnace. It is a skill that comes naturally.
This kind of small storage bag is easier to refine than standard storage bags. Yan Luoyue can refine more than twenty of them in one furnace.
She lit five furnaces that night and refined nearly 150 pieces.
During this period, Yan Gan stayed by his side and helped.
As the elder brother, he only realized now that the large amount of materials Yan Luoyue bought last time in Ruyi City were basically materials for refining storage bags.
In other words, before going to Ruyi City, Yan Luoyue had already thought about this business in advance.
The next morning, Yan Gan shared the news with Sang Ji and expressed his feelings.
He said: "No wonder the elders often say, 'The gap between some monsters is greater than the gap between monsters and crocodiles'..."
Sang Ji, a demon from the black-nosed crocodile tribe, looked at Yan Gan with a very subtle expression.
He said slowly, "We also have this old saying in our tribe. However, the one used to compare with the demon tribe in the proverb is the dazzling wind-flashing leopard."
Crocodiles are one of the turtle's natural enemies.
The Black-nosed Crocodile's natural enemy is the Dazzling Leopard.
The two brothers looked at each other, both feeling that if they continued the discussion, the direction of development would most likely be detrimental to their friendship.
"...Well, let's change the subject."
"…I have no opinion."
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The first batch of storage bags has been refined. These exquisite and small storage bags are light blue in color and look very plain without any patterns.
It’s not that Yan Luoyue forgot to put advertisements on the storage bags, but these advertisements were not inlaid during the refining process, but were printed in a special step.
Yan Luoyue is well aware of the level of his own calligraphy.
It's okay for her to draw a Q version of a wolf head, but it would be a bit embarrassing to use her handwriting in an advertisement.
So, just like the signboard of the medicine banner that claims to cure all diseases, Yan Luoyue planned to ask Mr. Jiang to write the five big words "Canglang Sect, Aowao~".
Arriving at school early in the morning, Yan Luoyue ran into the faculty and staff lounge and expressed her request to Jiang Tingbai.
As expected, after Mr. Jiang learned the purpose of these five words, he agreed generously.
Jiang Tingbai had a look of laughter on his face.
He thought the ad was very creative and that it would be very interesting if it was written this way.
Noticing that Yan Luoyue still had her straw grasshopper tied as an accessory on the storage bag around her waist, the smile on Jiang Tingbai's face softened.
He bent down and touched the little girl's head, then pulled at the fluffy hair ornament and untied the second straw tassel from his sword.
"What do you think of this new tassel?"
Yan Luoyue took it with both hands.
She only took one look at the new sword tassel and she wished she could grow eight feet taller right there in the wind. She held Jiang Tingbai's shoulders with both hands and shook them back and forth a few times.
No, Mr. Jiang, the sword of the sword practitioner is indeed the sword practitioner’s wife, right?
So, why are you treating your wife worse and worse?
The straw grasshopper I made last time, although the craftsmanship was crude, was at least made in the traditional way, and the shape of the grasshopper could be seen.
But this time... who can tell Yan Luoyue what exactly is woven by Jiang Tingbai's full imagination?
Yan Luoyue narrowed her eyes and carefully identified it: Well, first of all, this is a thing with four legs...
Secondly, there is a rectangular object attached to one of its front or hind limbs?
Finally, there are two very obvious protrusions on its head.
As soon as she saw the two horn-like things, Yan Luoyue unconsciously touched the pair of snow-white fluff balls on her bun.
Hahaha, of course she was overthinking it. How could horns be related to her hairstyle?
——She is not the heroine of the Elementary School Student of Death.
Smiling, Yan Luoyue handed the sword tassel back to Jiang Tingbai, nodded affirmatively, and gave him a bunch of flattery without blinking.
"Sir, you are weaving an old ox pulling a plow, right? Your craftsmanship is really good! You are worthy of being a sir. Even though you have achieved great success in cultivation, you still worry about the suffering of the people."
Jiang Tingbai: "..."
Jiang Tingbai smiled gently.
He stopped Yan Luoyue from returning the sword tassel to him, and very quickly and decisively hung the new sword tassel around Yan Luoyue's neck.
Yan Luoyue: “Ah?”
Patting her head again, Jiang Tingbai praised her amiably:
"That's a good point. Don't say that next time. Go back to class."
"But the sword tassel..."
"I'll give it to you."
Yan Luoyue: “…”
On the way back to the classroom, Yan Luoyue kept thinking about a question.
Did she misidentify the content of the sword tassel?
Maybe Mr. Jiang didn't intend to write about an old ox pulling a plow, but just wrote about an old ox pulling a cart?
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Yan Luoyue returned to the classroom and jumped onto the chair out of habit.
She looked back at the position of Yan Gan and Sang Ji, but only saw two new classmates with unfamiliar faces.
Feeling Yan Luoyue's gaze, other familiar classmates in the class told her all at once.
"Brother Ji and Yan Gan have been promoted to a higher class."
"The teacher said that you, Luoyue, should also attend the Li character class."
"Luoyue, do you know how to get to the Lizi class? Hehe, let me take you there, okay?"
From the information provided by his classmates, Yan Luoyue finally pieced together the full picture of the matter.
Originally, there were four classes in the school, Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhen. Every year, the teachers would reshuffle the class members and promote the students with higher accomplishments to the next higher class.
Generally speaking, students in the Zhen class are in the early stage of Qi cultivation, those in the Li class are in the middle stage of Qi cultivation, and those in the Heng class are in the late stage of Qi cultivation.
As for the students in the Yuan class, they have already stepped into the foundation-building stage and are eligible to receive letters of recommendation from the teachers, with which they can become elite inner disciples in any sect near Yunning Daze.
Sang Ji and Yan Gan were originally at the middle stage of Qi Refining. Because they joined the class halfway through in the winter, they were arranged to join the Zhen class one after another to familiarize themselves with the environment.
Now that the school has rescheduled classes for the spring semester, the two of them have naturally been promoted to the Li class.
After Yan Luoyue had received all the new information, Yan Gan had also prepared himself for the new class and ran back to the door of the Zhen class to pick up Yan Luoyue.
Yan Gan refused to be accompanied by all his classmates.
He placed his palm flat on the table in front of Yan Luoyue, motioning his sister to turn into a small turtle the size of a pancake.
The light green turtle waved its four little paws, making a clacking sound on the table. She followed Yan Gan's arm and climbed up super hard until she finally landed on his shoulder.
Woohoo, the cutest little sister Luoyue in their Zhen class was still so adorable even when she was leaving.
Yan Gan puffed out his chest heroically, and under the envious gazes of the crowd, he pulled the turtle shell and put on the bell orchid flower crocheted with wool.
"Okay, let's go then."
"Oh, how abominable! I wanted to touch Xiao Luoyue one last time."
"I want to make some woolen flowers, too."
"Sister, if you have nothing to do during lunch break, come back and play with us!"
Just like that, with the earnest entreaties and good wishes of her classmates, Yan Luoyue's position was changed from the first row of the Zhen class to the first row of the Li class.
After the first class, Yan Luoyue turned into a turtle shape as usual and carefully felt the flow of spiritual energy in his meridians.
Just as the teachers in the Lizi class had just taught her, after she transformed into her demon prototype, she would be more in tune with the spiritual energy in the air, and her progress would be greater and faster.
The spiritual energy wrapped around Yan Luoyue's body tenderly, massaging her skin like waves of warm water.
Just as the little turtle's head dropped a little bit in comfort and the little bell orchid on its back trembled, a hand suddenly stretched out from below and grabbed Yan Luoyue.
"Oh my god, the rumors are true. You really brought your sister to school with you."
"Hahahaha, this little turtle is so tiny, it's really fun."
"Hey, Yan Gan, Sang Ji, you two are greenhorns, you don't even know who is the boss of the Lizi class, right? Hurry up and serve tea to our Brother Tang, and I will let your sister go. Otherwise... hehe, our Brother Tang will have a lot to show for you three."
Yan Luoyue, who was being held in someone's hand: "..."
This time she was in no hurry.
After all, as a master of refining instruments today, she is certainly not as unprepared as when she first entered the Zhen character class.
But this unilateral declaration of victory still made her feel, how could it be so...
Yan Gan looked at his sister, who was being held by the other party with the wool on her back and swaying rhythmically, and turned half of his head towards Sang Ji in a gloomy manner.
"Brother, do you think this scene looks familiar? Very familiar, extremely familiar..."
Sang Ji pressed his hand against his eyes and murmured, "Don't say anything more. I feel very guilty now."
This scene, this line...
Damn it, this is a classic replica of the first time Yan Luoyue sneaked into school!
At this moment, Sang Ji's ten toes were already freely gripping the ground.
It was only after he watched the live version that he realized how stupid he had looked at the time.
Sang Ji kicked up with a bang, directly kicking the opponent's shin.
There was a cry of pain from the other side.
The opponent unconsciously bent down and let go. Sang Ji was waiting for this moment. He moved as fast as lightning, and with a move of grabbing the moon from the bottom of the sea, he caught Yan Luoyue in his hand like a show of skill.
"Hey, sister." Sang Ji smiled and winked at Yan Luoyue, "This time it's not that Brother Ji wanted to throw you high up on purpose, your brother Ji was just passive!"
The little turtle had a stern expression, and even its naturally smiling lips were pulled into a straight line. It clapped its front paws in Sang Ji's palm in protest.
Seeing his younger brother in trouble, "Brother Tang" slammed the table.
All of a sudden, the young people who were casually watching the excitement around them stood up like poles.
"Newcomer, you are so arrogant."
Sang Ji's eyes moved around. Noticing that most of the people's eyes were on Yan Luoyue, he gently poked the turtle in his palm.
"Sister, change back."
Even if he didn't say it, Yan Luoyue was ready to change. If those naughty kids really started fighting, it would definitely be inconvenient to stay in the turtle shape.
But Yan Luoyue never expected that as soon as she turned into a human form, Sang Ji held her under the armpits with both hands and handed her under the nose of "Brother Tang"!
Yan Luoyue: “?”
Sang Ji held Yan Luoyue in front of him, like a shield.
He smiled at Brother Tang, whose face was full of hostility, and said:
"Don't blame me for not warning you in advance. If you take one more step towards us, this kid will trip over your calf, lie flat on the ground with a pale face, and gasp for air. His whole body will become translucent."
"Then Yan Gan and I would surround her and cry - wait, you'll get into big trouble."
I have to say, after being in the class for two or three years, this is the first time that Brother Tang has encountered this kind of routine.
Brother Tang: “…”
Damn it, even the tutorial on how to scam people was published on the spot. Isn’t this little crocodile devil too much of a villain?
Yan Luoyue: “…”
I have to say that Sang Ji's wonderful language talent was truly a re-appearance of yesterday.
What's more, Sang Ji actually performed her dark history in public with vivid and emotional voice. This is too much!
Little Brother A sneaked up to Brother Tang and whispered, thinking he was being unnoticed, "Boss, it is said that this girl is very popular among the gentlemen."
After hearing this, Brother Tang became furious:
"You are not male demons. You actually put a little girl in front of you. If you have the guts, put her down and let's fight to the death. No one cares about this little girl!"
In an instant, Sang Ji's expression changed like turning over a book, and the smile on his face disappeared completely.
He said coldly, "Oh, it's none of her business, right? Listen carefully, your boss said this himself. If anyone touches my sister again, he will have to swallow his words back."
Sang Ji put Yan Luoyue on the stool and showed the standard 270-degree villain smile of the Crocodile Clan: "Let's go, let's go out and fight!"
Brother Tang: “…”
Although, things turned out the way he wanted.
But why did he seem to be held in a suspense?
Also, why do I feel like I'm being completely crushed intellectually...
As the group of people walked out of the door in a mighty stream, the Li class classroom was instantly half empty.
Yan Luoyue climbed onto the windowsill and paid close attention to what was happening in the martial arts arena.
Three minutes later, she shook her head in boredom, like a knight who had hidden his fame and merits, and returned to her seat and turned into a turtle again.
Facts have proved that Yan Luoyue doesn't have to worry about Yan Gan and Sang Ji at all.
She watched helplessly as the two funny brothers combined their skills and performed spells. One of them dug the hole while the other filled it with soil. They worked in perfect harmony and buried all the bad boys from the Li class!
“…”
I have to say that Yan Gan and Sang Ji are truly the spokesmen for quality education and applying what you learn.
The technique they used to bury the person was none other than the Earth Protection Technique that Mr. Jiang had passed down to them when he punished them to plant trees.
Now, the bad boys were put into the tree pit vertically, leaving only the part above the chest outside.
Looking from a distance, these colorful classmates look like a neat field of rice seedlings, arranged in extremely regular rows and columns. They are indescribably pleasing to the eye.
Brother Tang has been rampant in the Lizi class for more than two years and has never dealt with such a wicked opponent. He cursed non-stop for a while.
Sang Ji pretended to touch his belt: "Hey, how about I pour some boy's urine on this young tree?"
Brother Tang shut up instantly, as quiet as a chicken: "..."
You are such a dog! Please don't come over here!
Under Brother Tang's horrified gaze, Yan Gan descended from the sky like a savior and dragged his buddy back to class:
"Don't do that, my sister is watching in the room."
In the second period, half of the students in the Lizi class were absent.
During this period, an incident of some importance occurred: the old hen demon who was doing odd jobs in the school was dragging a water pipe to water the trees as usual.
She really thought that these bad boys were newly planted shrubs in the school, and the cold and high-speed torrent splashed all over their faces.
Bad boys: "..."
They had tasted all the bitterness of life this morning.
In the end, these students were released by the teachers themselves.
When they were released, their heads, which were usually as proud as little roosters, all lowered dejectedly.
Some people couldn't help but cover their faces with their hands, feeling that today was a bad day for them. It was like they were pushing a millstone naked - going around in circles and feeling embarrassed.
In addition, in view of Sang Ji's amazing performance in this fight - Brother Tang thought he was a dog, Yan Luoyue thought he was a dog, and Sang Ji himself was as steady as an old dog throughout the whole fight...
With the addition of the three dogs, Sang Ji had a new name in everyone's mouth, which was Sang Biao.
Brother Tang was not the only one who pronounced these two words with gritted teeth.
Later, even the group of bad boys in the Li class would occasionally utter the phrase "Our Biao Ge..."
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It can be said that this gang fight was quite a big deal.
Mr. Dong, who was known for his strict and stern character, came upon hearing the news, waving a whip in the air with great force, determined to teach all participants a lesson.
Yan Luoyue observed the whip from a close distance: three black vines were wrapped with silver threads, and there seemed to be dark purple bloodstains left in the seams of the whip.
If he was hit on the back by such a heavy whip, his skin would probably be torn to pieces on the spot.
"……hiss."
After confirming the lethality of the whip, Yan Luoyue did not hesitate for even a second and instantly disappeared on the spot.
As someone who had already been on Mr. Dong's list, Sang Ji was taken to the front row by Mr. Dong and received a torrential reprimand.
It's like he was the one causing trouble when he was in the Zhen class, and now that he's in the Li class, he's still causing trouble and so on.
Sang Ji clarified: "Mr. Deng, this time they picked trouble with me and Yan Gan first."
"Sweet words and flattering appearance!" Mr. Dong waved his whip in the air again.
"You can report to your teacher, or ask for a duel in the martial arts class, or at the very least, have a fight in the martial arts arena. But burying people in a square formation, if this isn't out of bad taste, then what is it?"
Sang Ji touched the tip of his nose, unable to deny his own bad taste.
But...
He sighed and said, "You don't understand. When you encounter a situation like this, you have to beat him into submission all at once... Forget it, just tell me how you plan to punish me."
Mr. Dong was furious at his stubborn attitude.
"You have no intention of reflecting on your actions. I must give you twenty lashes today as a warning to you..."
Before he finished speaking, a voice like the gentle breeze and bright moon gently brushed past the ears of everyone present.
"Junior Brother Dong."
Mr. Dong suppressed his anger and turned around respectfully, "Senior Brother Jiang."
"I have heard what happened."
Jiang Tingbai smiled and nodded at Mr. Dong, then turned his gaze to Sang Ji and Yan Gan.
It's strange to say, although Jiang Tingbai was neither stern nor angry, once his gentle and calm eyes swept over them, everyone present couldn't help but straighten their clothes and expressions, stand in place properly, and refuse to show any insolence.
Jiang Tingbai pointed at the two culprits and said with a calm smile:
"Last time I punished you by making you plant trees, but you ended up learning how to bury people. In that case, this time I'll punish you by making you write big characters."
Mr. Dong stepped forward and said, "Brother, I was only punished by writing big characters. How can I teach such a naughty boy a lesson..."
Jiang Tingbai replied amiably, "Why not? After writing the big characters, won't you be able to erect a monument next time?"
“…”
When Jiang Tingbai said this, his face looked very friendly.
However, whether it was Mr. Dong, Sang Jiyangan, or Brother Tang and his gang, they all felt that they were being swept away in some way.
Everyone lowered their necks and dared not say anything more.
After assigning a lot of calligraphy homework to Sang Ji and Yan Gan, Jiang Tingbai was about to leave.
Mr. Dong couldn't help but call him: "Wait, Brother, these evil disciples..."
"Oh, them." Jiang Tingbai suddenly realized, as if he had just remembered, "As for them, let you, Junior Brother Dong, handle it."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Tingbai really had no regrets and left calmly.
It was not until they turned the corner of the corridor that Jiang Tingbai loosened his sleeves and allowed the little turtle hidden inside to slide out naturally.
There is a small white velvet flower on the little turtle's back shell, which sways with its movements.
As soon as the little turtle slipped out of the sleeve, it fell to the ground and turned into a little girl with delicate eyebrows and eyes. It was Yan Luoyue who came to the rescue in time.
She looked up and smiled gratefully at Jiang Tingbai, and found that Mr. Jiang's face actually had a hint of thought.
"...Sir, are you angry?"
Yan Luoyue tried to change his stance and guess Jiang Tingbai's thoughts. She made a self-review on the spot and quietly shared the blame with the bad boys:
"Well, I'm sorry, sir. Next time I encounter something like this, I will definitely rush out of the classroom to find the teachers. But at that time, there were too many people on the other side, and they teamed up to block the front and back doors. I was so stunned that I forgot to run!"
Jiang Tingbai came back to his senses and smiled slightly.
"I'm not angry. I've always heard about the Lizi class... Children will have their own way of solving problems. This time, your two brothers can't be said to have done anything wrong."
"As for you..."
Jiang Tingbai clenched his palms, a smile appeared on the corners of his lips, as if he recalled the size of Yan Luoyue's exquisite and lovely body.
"No matter what happens, you must first protect yourself."
Taking out a folded piece of rice paper from the storage bag, Jiang Tingbai bent down and handed it to Yan Luoyue.
"By the way, this is the word you asked me for this morning. I have already written it. You may want to take a look at it."
Yan Luoyue stood on tiptoe and took it with both hands, immediately revealing a brilliant smile: "Thank you, sir!"
Mr. Jiang is so nice, gentle, reliable, and considerate of others. He is simply a flawless person.
After she settles the final payment for this business deal with the Canglang Sect, she will no matter what give Mr. Jiang a share of the commission... Well, at least 10% of this profit!
Jiang Tingbai originally wanted to smile back at Yan Luoyue.
However, as Yan Luoyue stood on tiptoe and then stood up, the straw sword tassel hanging on her chest swayed naturally twice.
“…”
Jiang Tingbai's expression became a little complicated, as if he was remembering something. He seemed to be carelessly pressing the sword at his waist, fiddling with the latest tassel on it.
Yan Luoyue's gaze was subconsciously drawn to the new sword tassel.
She squinted her eyes and carefully identified it: Yes, it was still a creature with four legs, but this time the protagonist looked round and fat, and there was a ball under one of its legs...
A flash of inspiration suddenly passed through Yan Luoyue's mind, and she suddenly understood.
"This time, sir, you made up a story about a wild boar playing football!"
“…”
For a long, long time, Yan Luoyue didn't hear Jiang Tingbai speak.
Just when she couldn't help but want to raise her head, a hand pressed firmly on her head, preventing Yan Luoyue from raising her head.
After a long while, a long sigh, more sorrowful than a dead heart, was heard from the sky above Yan Luoyue.
"I'll give you this sword tassel...to play with as well."