Chapter 99: The Reward of the Top Scholar, the Creation of the Master of Illusion

"Squad leader, do you really want to fight like this?"

Seeing Liang Shixian's face becoming increasingly pale, with almost no blood on his face and his eye sockets slightly sunken, Ji Ruo couldn't help but say, "If you look like this, someone who doesn't know would think you've masturbated too much."

"I'm fine."

Liang Shixian smiled weakly and didn't even refute Ji Ruo.

"I'm still young, I just lost a little blood, it's easy to replenish it."

"You, ah..."

Ji Ruo sighed.

"Don't say I don't take care of you, squad leader. Stop working so hard. I'll make you a bowl of blood-tonifying soup. Drink it and have a good rest."

As he spoke, Ji Ruo pulled out a small clay pot from under the cart, chopped up a handful of blood-replenishing elixir with a knife, put it into the clay pot, and added water.

Ji Ruo fried rice with one hand and held the clay pot with the other, activating the iron sand palm to let the high temperature condense in the palm of his palm.

Ji Ruo has done a lot of work these past few days, and his superb iron sand palm is full of the flavor of fireworks.

If you smell it carefully, you can even smell the flavors of minced garlic, chopped green onions, pepper, soy sauce, etc.

Fried until tasty...

But because of this, Ji Ruo's proficiency in Iron Sand Palm has greatly improved, and he is getting closer and closer to the "limit".

Ji Ruo was also very curious about what the Iron Sand Palm would become after surpassing the "Superb" level...

Soon, Ji Ruo had cooked the blood-replenishing soup, which was a combination of various blood-replenishing elixirs, plus the deliciousness +3 effect of [Cooking Skills (Low Level)], and Ji Ruo's gradually tasty iron sand palm... The soup in the sand pot was bubbling, and hot steam was rising, with an alluring aroma.

Some customers in the queue couldn't help swallowing when they smelled the fragrance.

"Little boss, what kind of soup are you making? How do you sell it? It smells so good, I want to drink it too."

Because Ji Ruo had asked the school for endorsement in advance, now almost everyone in Yuncheng who knows that there is a stall selling spiritual medicine fried rice in front of No. 1 Middle School knows that this white-haired young boss is very skilled in the use of the iron sand palm.

Among these people there are students from other schools, some office workers on vacation, and even some bosses of small companies who bring their employees with them.

Not all of them came to eat the magical fried rice, most of them came to watch the fun.

Everyone knows that these elixirs were mainly donated to students by the 'mysterious red scarf gentleman'. People who were not students not only tacitly did not eat them, but many even brought various drinks, snacks and the like to set up stalls - they did not sell them for money, but just gave those things to others, and sat behind the stalls happily.

"Sorry, this is not for sale. I made it specially for the monitor."

Ji Ruo said with a smile, and turned around to hand the blood-replenishing elixir soup to the squad leader: "Squad leader, be careful of the heat, take a rest after drinking it. You said that you are also a grown-up, how can you do such a thing and still have no sense of proportion? Look, you are weak, right?"

The 'this kind of thing' that Ji Ruo was talking about was donating blood.

But maybe Ji Ruo didn’t explain it clearly enough. After hearing what Ji Ruo said, the people around him looked at Liang Shixian and laughed. Their smiles were... a little weird.

Liang Shixian had clearly not yet drunk the blood-replenishing medicinal soup, but his pale face suddenly turned red.

"Ji Ruo! Can you explain clearly what you mean by doing this? I am going to donate blood!" He took out the blood donation certificate and slammed it on the table, angrily saying: "I am donating blood! Donating blood!"

The people around were stunned for a moment.

Ji Ruo was surprised and said, "Yes, I meant to donate blood! What do you think that means, monitor? Did you secretly look at something that the teacher forbids you to look at behind my back again?"

"What do you mean again? I've never seen it before!"

The people around laughed again, but this time, it was well-intentioned.

Ji Ruo said cheerfully to Luo Xi who was washing vegetables: "Little Luo Xi, please supervise the squad leader to drink the medicine soup."

The title of [God of Cookery] comes with [Medicinal Diet (Low Level)], so apart from anything else, there will definitely be no problem with the simple combination.

Nutritious and delicious, double the happiness!

"Meow~ (No problem, Master. Leave it to me!)"

Little Rosie straightened up and assured confidently.

All of them except Ji Ruo were looking stunned. Then the little fellow jumped onto the table in front of Liang Shixian holding a small spoon, stirred the casserole twice with the spoon, scooped up a spoonful, lowered his head and blew gently on it, causing his whiskers to tremble slightly, and then he raised the spoon.

"Meow~ (Blow, not hot, not hot~)"

I don’t know where this guy learned this. Not to mention others, even Liang Shixian, who knew that this guy was not an ordinary cat, was stunned.

Seeing that Liang Shixian didn't respond for a long time, Luo Qian frowned slightly, and couldn't help but put down the spoon, jumped onto Liang Shixian's shoulder, stretched out her paw and patted Liang Shixian's head, saying dissatisfiedly: "Meow~ (Drink the soup quickly, be obedient!)"

Liang Shixian: “???”

Ji Ruo: “Hahahaha!”

…

afternoon.

As more and more people arrive at the school gate, it has affected the surrounding traffic conditions.

And this is the school gate. Why are there so many people blocking the school gate? It is inconvenient for students to go to and from school!

So the principal simply gave the students a holiday and allowed Ji Ruo and those kind people to set up their stalls directly at the school. This way, it would not affect nearby traffic and students in the school...

More and more people come here to join in the fun or eat Lingyao fried rice, and No. 1 Middle School has become a temporary check-in destination.

Ji Ruo has been frying rice with his iron stir-fry pan, treating every customer seriously. The rice he cooks becomes more and more fragrant and delicious, earning him scattered "little red flowers".

Ji Ruo feels happy every time he gets a 'little red flower'. This is the simple and pure joy of collecting.

Besides, more and more people were going to the toilet, and Ji Ruo roughly estimated that the stocks in the public toilets near the school that he had "drained" last night had been restored.

By setting up a stall, Ji Ruo can harvest red flowers, others can harvest health and happiness, and the entire tribe of tree demons led by the mountain god tree can harvest a lot of fertilizer... This wave, this wave is a win-win situation!

"Classmate Ji Ruo." Suddenly, a guest walked up to Ji Ruo. Ji Ruo was about to greet the other party as he did to the previous guest, but when he looked up, he was stunned.

"It's great that you're still alive." The guest grinned, not caring about the fact that he was missing a few teeth.

"Teacher Li..." Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Is your injury better?"

"I didn't get hurt at all." Li Nannan smiled and said, "It was just that I lost a few teeth in the lair of the nine-eyed demon spider due to the poison from those monsters..."

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Liang Shixian, who was being forced to drink medicine soup by Luo Xi who was holding his head, was suddenly snorted and started coughing violently.

Ji Ruo was also a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "Luo Xi, don't rush him too much, let the monitor drink slowly."

Rosie: “?”

She looked at Ji Ruo in confusion, thought for a while, and stopped patting Liang Shixian's head. Instead, she gently stroked the back of Liang Shixian's head.

Liang Shixian: “…”

This little cat seemed to him to be much more mature than Ji Ruo...

Ji Ruo coughed, looked at Li Nannan, and asked, "By the way, teacher, have you eaten? Are you hungry? How about I cook some rice for you?"

Li Nannan was stunned for a moment, and in a trance she recalled the day when Ji Ruo had a face covered in mud and said he would fry bloody rice for her.

Li Nannan chuckled and said, "No, no, this is a magical medicine fried rice, you should save it for those who need it more. I have already eaten it. This time I came here to thank you."

Ji Ruo was a little embarrassed. Li Nannan had a smile on her face from beginning to end. That smile with a gap seemed to remind Ji Ruo something - Li Nannan was obviously a good-looking female teacher, but she didn't pay attention to her image at all.

Not only has she not had her teeth fixed in the past few days, but she is still smiling so much...

"Why are you thanking me, Mr. Li? We should be the ones thanking you. Without you, we would not have been able to escape from the lair of the nine-eyed demon spider." Ji Ruo said sincerely. Looking at Li Nannan's toothless smile, he really couldn't help but want to give Li Nannan a life-giving fruit...

“After we were forced to separate that day, I and two other classmates were teleported to the exit of the secret realm and were rescued immediately.

At that time, I searched for you for a long time in the base outside the Mysterious Land of the Mountain of Beasts, but I couldn't find you...

After the exam, I have been carefully looking through the list of casualties. I haven't even finished reading it when I saw your news on the Internet."

Li Nannan sighed and said, "Anyway, if you hadn't carried the man who was about to faint out, I would have been killed by the spider."

Ji Ruo opened his mouth: "Mr. Li..."

Li Nannan shook her head slightly and said seriously: "Student Ji Ruo, I know what you want to say, but it is my duty as a patrolling warrior to clear the way for you. You have no obligation to save me. In that situation, bringing me along would only slow down your pace. If something goes wrong, not only me, but also you will die in the pursuit of the Spider Queen... You saved my life, I am sincerely grateful to you..."

Ji Ruo said a little embarrassedly: "No, Mr. Li, I want to ask, if you don't want to eat, could you please move aside a little, there are people queuing behind you..."

Li Nannan: “???”

Liang Shixian laughed and said, "Mr. Li, come and sit over here. I think he has always been like this, hahaha!"

Luo Qian raised her paw and patted Liang Shixian, and said in a fierce voice: "Meow meow~ (Drink the soup!)"

Liang Shixian: “???”

The people around laughed again.

Li Nannan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's my fault for not considering it carefully and disturbing your business, Ji Ruo. I'll go talk to Liang Shixian first... Um, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No, no, teacher, please take a rest first."

…

Afterwards, Zhang Quan and Liu Neng also came to meet Ji Ruo under the guidance of their parents.

After coming back and learning how terrible the martial arts exam was, the two guys were scared but also very grateful to Ji Ruo.

If it weren't for Ji Ruo, even if they triggered the rescue device, they would never be able to wait for the inspection warriors to arrive.

When they told their family about this, the elders decided to take them to express their gratitude. Because they were not sure whether Ji Ruo was still alive at that time, they went to express their gratitude to Li Nan Nan first.

Later, he learned from the news that Ji Ruo was still alive, so he rushed from Haicheng to Yuncheng to thank Ji Ruo specifically.

These two families seemed to be quite wealthy. When Zhang Quan's father arrived, he directly said that he wanted to give Ji Ruo a car, but Ji Ruo refused on the grounds that "children cannot drive big cars."

Liu Neng's father even offered to give Ji Ruo a house.

Don't bother.

Giving him two "little red flowers" would be more practical than giving him a car or a house.

Afterwards, the two families went to talk to Li Nannan again.

They had already thanked Li Nannan before, and the way they expressed their gratitude seemed to be by giving her money...

Li Nannan said helplessly: "If you two really want to express your gratitude, just donate some money to the Relief Department and let the Relief Department distribute the money to those who really need it.

I said, I really don’t need money. Protecting students is my responsibility…”

Zhang Quan's father smiled awkwardly: "Teacher Li, we have already donated money after you said that last time. We really want to thank you."

Liu Neng's father shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Li, we are businessmen and we don't have any talent in martial arts... Apart from giving money, we don't know how to express our gratitude. But since Teacher Li said so, we will donate again."

Li Nannan: “…”

"Then we won't disturb you anymore and will take our leave."

Seeing that they were about to leave, Ji Ruo turned around and said with a smile, "Have a nice trip, uncles."

Liu Neng's father suddenly stopped, thought for a moment, and said, "Student Ji Ruo, don't worry, uncle will donate your share as well and put it in your name."

Ji Ruo: “???”

Liu Neng whispered: "Dad, there is also Liang Shixian..."

"Okay, I'll donate all of them."

Zhang Quan's father said: "I will also donate one copy to the two classmates and the teacher."

Ji Ruo, Liang Shixian, Li Nannan: "..."

"Why do I feel like they are here just to show off their wealth..." Liang Shixian said with some toothache.

Little Rosie slapped him again: "Meow~ (Drink the soup!)"

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evening.

Liang Shixian drank a bowl of blood-replenishing elixir soup and felt that his energy and blood had recovered a lot. He hurried to donate blood again - this guy believed that although the medicinal power of the Shengshen Fruit still remained in his body, the longer he delayed, the more it would be digested.

He was not injured now, and he felt that if the remaining medicinal power of the Shengshen Fruit was all digested by him, it would be a waste of resources, so he was in a hurry to bleed.

Li Nannan was touched by Liang Shixian's behavior. She said something to Ji Ruo and followed him to donate blood.

Ji Ruo stretched, apologized to the customers, asked them to come back tomorrow, and then planned to close the stall.

I have been setting up the stall these two days. I haven't practiced Tai Chi much, and I haven't brushed the [Sword and Sword] buff much.

However, my proficiency in Iron Sand Palm has improved a lot, and I have received more and more red flowers, almost a hundred now, which is not a loss.

He planned to redeem a few achievement rewards when he returned home tonight and study them.

With the experience of "Bright Red Scarf" as a lesson, Ji Ruo is still looking forward to other material rewards for achievements.

"Ji Ruo is a classmate."

At this time, another guest arrived.

Ji Ruo said politely: "I'm sorry, our stall is closed. I've been cooking all day and I'm really tired..."

"We meet again."

The guest said with a smile.

Ji Ruo looked at him blankly.

"you……"

"Yes, it's me."

Ji Ruo shook his head and asked: "Who are you?"

This guest looked not much older than Ji Ruo, and in terms of handsomeness, he was almost as good as Ji Ruo. After careful comparison, Ji Ruo found that his own white hair looked cooler.

This is a complete victory.

"Ahem!" The man was choked: "As for me, you brought the Wind God Falcon to the top of the mountain to save me before, don't you remember?"

The visitor was none other than the ancient Xingzhou, which had restored its original appearance.

"It's you."

Ji Ruo suddenly realized, but then hesitated: "Why are you..."

"You want to ask how I got younger, right?" Gu Xingzhou laughed, "This is my true appearance. I became like that because of work. I look too young and don't look very dignified. Haha, what do you think? I look handsome like this, right?"

"hansome."

Ji Ruo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He remembered that he had asked Gu Xingzhou a similar question before in Wanshou Mountain.

Now this is considered a change of fortune?

"I'm about to leave. I just stopped by to see you and give you something."

Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment: "Leaving? Where are you going? Delivering something... Teacher, I don't really need anything special. You know, before in the Beast Mountain, the tree demon brothers gave me a lot of elixirs..."

"Haha, what I want to give you is different. This is a reward from above, No. 1 Scholar."

"Zhuang, Zhuangyuan Lang?" Ji Ruo's eyes widened: "Are you talking about me?"

"Yes, besides you, who else is qualified to be the top scorer of this year's martial arts exam?" Gu Xingzhou said with a smile: "Well, the notice from the Education Department should be issued in a while, so it's no problem for me to give you the top scorer award in advance."

He helped Ji Ruo pack up the stall and said with a frown, "The number one code name is Master of Sword and Blade. How about that?"

Ji Ruo was stunned.

There is a top scorer in the military examination, but the official announcement of each top scorer will only use a title instead, with no real information and not even a photo.

This is to protect the number one scholar and also to prevent him from feeling proud.

For example, Ji Ruo’s code name for the top scholar is “Master of both sword and knife”.

Once the Department of Education issues a notice confirming the code name for this year's top scholar, even if Ji Ruo wants to show off and goes to tell others that he is this year's top scholar, the so-called master of both swordsmanship and martial arts, no one will believe him!

Honor will not be absent, but you cannot be arrogant. You must avoid being arrogance or impatient.

"After coming back for a few days, I believe you must have known what happened in this martial arts exam. A large amount of compensation must be paid to those examinees who died in the battle and those injured students. Therefore, this time the reward for you may not seem to be as much as that of the previous top scorers, but it is definitely precious.

Money and other rewards have been cancelled, do you have any objection to this?"

"I'm not short of money anyway, I have no objection to giving the money to other people who need it more." Ji Ruo scratched his head: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you give rewards or not..."

"Haha, I know you are a good kid, but this thing must be given to you." Gu Xingzhou laughed: "Didn't you make an agreement with the Mountain God Tree? Although Fengshen Falcon gave you a space equipment, transporting fertilizer is definitely not a problem, but how are you going to deliver it? You must have been worrying about how to get to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain recently, right?

This reward is the one I applied for you. It is the most suitable reward for you."

A little red flower!

Gu Xingzhou's words were so mysterious that Ji Ruo became curious: "What is it?"

"That is a creation of the Lord of Illusion!"

Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment: "Fantasy... Master?!"

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