The next morning, Qin Xin was somewhat exhausted from refining pills for a long time. At this moment, two figures rushed over to the courtyard.
Qin Xin had to admire Jin Yuanbao's recovery ability. Despite suffering such a serious injury at Ruan Yang's hands, he was able to get out of bed in just two days. Although he has not fully recovered yet, it has no significant impact on his cultivation.
Two days ago, Ruan Yang mysteriously disappeared. It was the patrol team members who discovered that Ruan Yang had not left his room for two days. They wanted to go in and check on him, but when they entered the house, the bed was gone and only some ashes were left on the floor.
After the academy was informed, the elders came to investigate and found that the ashes on the ground were left from the burning of a corpse, so they concluded that Ruan Yang had been assassinated.
The news sent shockwaves through the entire outer courtyard of the Eastern Wilderness Academy. To maintain stability in Black Dragon City, the assassination was kept under wraps. However, the academy's elders were furious. Right under their noses, an academy member had been assassinated in Black Dragon City without them noticing.
As a follower of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Ruan Clan possesses considerable strength and resources. The death of a member in Black Dragon City enraged the clan's leadership, who dispatched powerful individuals to investigate. Although the Eastern Wilderness Academy was not afraid, Princess Xia Yue of the Great Xia Dynasty had directly stated that she would definitely apprehend the murderer. Therefore, the Eastern Wilderness Academy also assigned many people to participate in the investigation. Through the remaining ashes, they discovered that the assassin possessed a strange fire, but no other information was known.
Upon learning of this, Jin Yuanbao rushed over to tell Qin Xin. He happened to run into Shangguan Lingdie, who was on her way to Jin Yuanbao's residence. She had been taking care of Jin Yuanbao for the past two days since he was injured.
As for why Shangguan Lingdie was so heartbroken over Jin Yuanbao, it was mostly because Jin Yuanbao had been shielding her from Ruan Yang's attacks and had even risked injury to clear a path for her to escape into the outer courtyard.
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In the pavilion in the courtyard, Qin Xin looked at Jin Yuanbao and Shangguan Lingdie, who had their brows furrowed, and chuckled, saying, "Yuanbao, your recovery ability is a bit abnormal. Such a serious injury, and in such a short time, you have almost recovered."
"Boss, my martial spirit's special ability is to make me thick-skinned and tough. But don't change the subject. Does Ruan Yang's murder have anything to do with you?"
Jin Yuanbao asked with a solemn expression.
"So Ruan Yang is dead?" Qin Xin naturally wouldn't admit it, so he pretended not to know.
"Even so, we can't admit it. The academy elders asked me to investigate before, and it seems they were looking for everyone who had a falling out with Ruan Yang."
Jin Yuanbao paused for a moment and said, "But Ruan Yang offended quite a few people, so he deserved to die."
“Yuanbao, I don’t think it has anything to do with the boss. Ruan Yang is at the ninth level of the Innate Realm. It’s impossible to kill him silently in Black Dragon City, which is under the surveillance of the academy elders.” Shangguan Lingdie shook her head and said.
"I don't think so, but killing Ruan Yang's man did relieve my anger. He almost crippled me!"
Jin Yuanbao spoke with some resentment, clearly very happy about Ruan Yang's death, and then immediately added, "By the way, boss, do you have any points?"
"Not much left? What's wrong?" Qin Xin asked, puzzled.
“Our Class 17 originally had ten students, but now, due to the lack of cultivation resources and the threat from the older students, some students have joined other classes. Now, only you, me, Ling Die, and Mo Wen are left in the class,” Jin Yuanbao said with some helplessness.
Some students were initially pleased that their class had been promoted and elected Qin Xin, the biggest contributor, as class monitor. However, due to the threats from the senior students and Jin Yuanbao's miserable state, many students dared not stay in Class 17 any longer. Although Rong Ling was the supervisor of Class 17, he never interfered in these matters. Qin Xin was a hands-off manager and did not want to concern himself with anything outside of his cultivation. Therefore, all the affairs of the class fell on Jin Yuanbao's shoulders.
"Are you trying to attract students to join Class 17 by offering points?"
Qin Xin also guessed Jin Yuanbao's intention. In the outer courtyard of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, both new and old students would have their own groups to earn points together and promote each other's cultivation. Over time, this would form gangs based on a class.
Within the Weaponry Academy, there exist established gangs such as the Sword Gang and the Star Sea Gang.
"Yes, only with strong overall strength can one gain a foothold in this outer courtyard." Jin Yuanbao's belly jiggled slightly as he spoke, making his words carry considerable weight.
"Okay, I'll take care of the points."
Qin Xin agreed with Jin Yuanbao's point of view and made the promise directly.
Amidst the astonished gazes of Jin Yuanbao and Shangguan Lingdie, Qin Xin took out several medicine bottles from his Qiankun bag, containing Qi-restoring pills, blood-clotting pills, and heart-nourishing pills.
"These are fifty-five Heart-Nourishing Pills, one hundred Qi-Restoring Pills, and two hundred Blood-Coagulating Pills."
Qin Xin took out all his possessions and gave a brief introduction.
"Boss, you know how to refine pills?"
Seeing Qin Xin casually produce so many pills, Jin Yuanbao was terrified, while Shangguan Lingdie was speechless with shock.
“Yes,” Qin Xin replied calmly.
"Boss, why didn't you tell us sooner that you're an alchemist? If those students who left the class knew, they'd be kicking themselves!"
Jin Yuanbao was shocked, but his eyes narrowed to slits with joy.
"Let's sell these pills; we should be able to get a lot of points." Qin Xin looked at Jin Yuanbao, who was already drooling over the pile of pills, and felt somewhat helpless.
"How should we price these pills?" Shangguan Lingdie asked calmly.
"I sold this Nourishing Heart Pill once before, and Zhan Qingqi bought it for 30 points per pill," Qin Xin said, explaining the price of the pill as he knew it.
"Zhan Qingqi! The most beautiful girl in the Earth Martial Academy, boss, did you and she do something unspeakable?"
Upon hearing this name, Jin Yuanbao leaned over with a gossipy look and asked.
"Get out!"
Qin Xin went up and kicked Jin Yuanbao, but the kick only made the plump buttocks tremble slightly, leaving a shoe print.
"Since it has already sold for thirty points, the price of the Nourishing Heart Pill will remain the same. The Qi Restoration Pill and the Blood Coagulation Pill are both first-grade pills, which are high-selling pills in the academy, so they will both be sold for ten points each. How about that?"
Shangguan Lingdie thought for a moment, and then directly set the price for several pills.
"Okay, sure!" Qin Xin agreed immediately.
"Haha, with the boss around, we won't have to worry about food and drink anymore!" Jin Yuanbao rubbed his bottom and laughed happily.
However, just as Jin Yuanbao was laughing happily, Shangguan Lingdie cast a glance at him, and Jin Yuanbao's smile froze instantly, clearly showing that he was somewhat afraid of Shangguan Lingdie.
Qin Xin also noticed some details from the two people's subtle expressions; Shangguan Lingdie seemed to be interested in Jin Yuanbao.
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