A "religious artifact merchant" is someone who makes a living by trading religious artifacts for profit.
The official conclusion was then revised, leading to this final conclusion.
Xu Qian was not concerned about the other party's behavior, but rather the existence of the 'magical artifact'. The Azure Light Token alone had already surprised him greatly, but he did not expect that there were other magical artifacts in this world.
In the past, this might have been a trivial matter, but now it can be a big or small issue.
If it falls into the hands of someone with malicious intentions, who knows what unexpected things might happen...
Xu Qian suddenly felt a pang of regret. He should have followed that man named Southton that day, at least to find out what their intentions were. Oh dear! What a blunder! He was too busy keeping an eye on that monk.
Xu Qian sat there in a daze for a while, losing interest in watching the game. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind—Xiao Qing has been quite free lately, so perhaps this matter could be entrusted to her. It would be better for her to do it than for him to do it himself. He could also let her go out and explore, instead of staying in Weicheng 'hibernating' every day.
Thinking of this, Xu Qian sent Meng Liangchen a WeChat message, asking him to tell Xiao Qing to come home that evening, as he had something to discuss with her.
Meng Liangchen quickly replied with just two simple words: "Okay."
After watching the game, Xu Qian didn't make plans to have dinner with Sheng Huai again, but instead rushed back to his apartment.
"No, are you leaving already? Are you in a hurry to see your girlfriend?" Sheng Huai had never seen Xu Qian in such a rush.
Xu Qian paused for a moment, then had another idea and quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll go now, let's talk again next time."
"Holy crap, really?!" Sheng Huai was also surprised. He had only guessed casually, but he didn't expect it to actually happen. "Hey, hey, introduce me next time—"
"We'll talk about it next time." Xu Qian turned and walked away, hailing a taxi.
...
Back at the apartment, Xiaoqing had already arrived.
Xu Qian squatted down and stretched out his hand, and Xiao Qing swam over along his palm.
“Xiaoqing, I need your help with something…” Xu Qian met her gaze and told her about what had happened last time, including the wind chime in the monk’s hand.
"Hiss—" (What do you want me to do?)
“First,” Xu Qian looked at her bamboo viper form and smiled, “you’ll have to work a little harder to transform into human form first…”
Half an hour later, a beautiful woman in green appeared before Xu Qian. Her long, languid hair was loosely tied behind her ear with only a single jade hairpin. Her eyes were full of affection, and she was a truly charming beauty.
Xu Qian was extremely satisfied. This was exactly the kind of look his 'girlfriend' should have! It was a perfect way to smooth things over and avoid the endless gossip. Why hadn't he thought of that earlier? Really!
"Just treat it as a vacation. When you come back, I'll have Qingguang Ling give you some tonics." Xu Qian said, handing her the prepared phone and cash.
Xiaoqing accepted the gifts, bowed slightly, and left the apartment after a puff of smoke. Following the address and photo Xu Qian had given her, she went to Ulan to find the monk named Neil.
Xiaoqing is different from him. She is a spirit created by Chu Qingxia. In terms of strength alone, she is not very powerful. In addition, this world has lost its spiritual power, so her strength is even weaker than before.
To put it bluntly, she's just living off her past achievements. If it weren't for Xu Qian having the Azure Light Token, she might not have helped him at all.
However, Xiaoqing can easily deal with a few ordinary people now; she can scare them half to death with just her scares.
At the same time, Meng Shiyu, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time, finally replied to his message. It was an address in Yuncheng, about Jiuyuetang.
Xu Qian:
Thank you.
Xu Qian wrote down the address, searched it on his phone, and found that the address was in a small village, not too big, so it shouldn't be difficult to find.
He had never been to Yuncheng, and he didn't have a map. If he wanted to go, he would have to drive there with Meng Ziqiu.
Xu Qian called Meng Ziqiu and told him what had happened. Meng Ziqiu immediately said he would come back right away.
After dinner, Xu Qian told him everything about the Meng family's Jiuyue Hall and Qi Sanzhi, as well as the reason why Xu Qian was buried in Changai Mountain.
This is the first time he has revealed information about his past.
Meng Ziqiu slammed his hand on the table excitedly, looking as if he had overheard some unspeakable secret, “...So you just want to know why they lied to you?!”
Xu Qian nodded.
After calming down a bit, Meng Ziqiu realized that he had always done whatever Xu Qian arranged without ever asking why. Now, after thinking about it carefully, everything made sense. He had a feeling that there must be a big secret behind this!
"Let's go tomorrow. We'll head to Yuncheng first thing tomorrow morning," Xu Qian said.
"Okay, then I'll go pack a couple of sets of clothes..."
Just as Xu Qian and Meng Ziqiu were about to head to Yuncheng, Xiaomai suddenly sent him a message from Fengtang Studio, saying they were coming to work.
Xu Qian looked at him, somewhat embarrassed.
"You go ahead and do what you're doing. I'll look into Yuncheng. We'll let you know on WeChat when we have news," Meng Ziqiu said proactively.
"Are you sure you can handle this yourself?" Xu Qian hesitated, after all, he had asked Feng Tang, a long-time client, and it was hard to refuse.
"What's wrong with that? Don't you trust me?" Meng Ziqiu smiled nonchalantly.
Xu Qian thought for a moment and then said, "Then tell me what happens and I'll come to you as soon as possible."
"OK!"
And so, that very morning, Meng Ziqiu left Weicheng, taking with him the various medicines Xu Qian had given him, and headed to Yuncheng to search for news of Yuejiutang.
Xu Qian, on the other hand, went to Fengtang Studio with Yan Lang.
The content is about the first "Thousand Demon Records" All-Star Tournament, and Feng Tang wants to invite Xu Qian as a guest to attend the offline event.
Xu Qian's gaming skills are well-known; Sheng Huai had already demonstrated them during that live stream.
Feng Tang had been planning to invite him for a while, and coincidentally, their company was preparing to hold an e-sports competition.
That's why I went to him.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
Xu Qian returned a smile. He was very patient with his old customers, especially those who played games with him.
That afternoon, both sides signed the contract, totaling 200,000 yuan in attendance fees.
It's equivalent to the income he gets from guest-starring in two TV series, and he can also play games. It has to be said that this is a good job.
The preliminary rounds for "The Legend of the Thousand Demons" will begin at the end of the month. Feng Tang is very confident in the effectiveness of this operation. Although inviting game streamers would make the reputation more stable, wouldn't it be better to have a celebrity who can play games? The level of popularity is completely different!
In short, this is a win-win collaboration.
That same evening, Xu Qian's second variety show, "Intern Dad," also aired and successfully trended on Weibo.
Seeing this, Feng Tang also posted the news of Xu Qian's participation in the All-Star offline competition overnight. It would be a fool not to take advantage of such a hot topic!
The official Weibo post featured nine pictures, all of them of Xu Qian, which was quite a show of respect.
Xu Qian also readily shared this Weibo post, showing that the service provider should act like a service provider.
The following afternoon, Meng Ziqiu sent a message from Yuncheng.
Meng Ziqiu:
I asked, and just like Grandpa said, I should look for—'Wei'.
Xu Qian was somewhat disappointed, but it was also expected. If his thirteenth senior brother really wanted to tell him the truth, he wouldn't have kept it from him like this.
Xu Qian:
Thank you for your hard work. Please come back now.
Meng Ziqiu:
Hehehe, I want to have some boiled fish...
Xu Qian:
Laugh to your heart's content!
Xu Qian put away his phone and looked at Xiao Qing's brand new WeChat account again, but there were still no messages.
And so, after waiting, the end of September finally arrived.
The bounty in the capital had expired, and 950 gold coins were returned. Xu Qian gritted his teeth, redeemed 300 gold coins, and renewed the bounty. He still wanted to find Hua Laosan, as his master's things were still in Hua Laosan's hands.
At the end of September, the detective drama in which Xu Qian made a cameo appearance premiered. At the same time, the audition for "The Record of a Thousand Demons" was also announced, and Qin You was dragged by his friends in the group to participate in the competition.
Since he and his team won first prize in the last internet cafe competition, everyone in the group has treated him like one of their own. As soon as they saw that Qianyaolu was opening its preliminary rounds, they immediately pulled him into their team to participate in the competition.
It's easy to imagine that Xu Qian and his alias will meet on the field in the near future.
Oh, provided that Qin You and his team can make it to the offline finals.
...
In the male dormitory of Weicheng University.
Qin You just returned from driving school. After attending classes for a while, he can now drive on his own. He has registered for the exam and is just waiting for the notification to take it and get his license.
On his dorm room desk sat a laptop computer, which he bought with the prize money from his last competition. It had pretty good specs, and Qin You bought it with the feeling that he'd found it on the street.
"You're back." Fang Zhe looked up at him. This guy still had his splint removed, so he could only watch game live streams to keep entertained.
"I'm going to take a shower. Have you eaten?" Qin You asked him as she picked up her clothes.
"I ate there. I went with Lao Zhao. It's a newly opened Mala Xiangguo (spicy stir-fry) restaurant, and it's quite delicious."
Qin You became interested upon hearing about the spicy hot pot and planned to try it next time. "Which cafeteria?"
“It’s downstairs from your brother’s dorm,” Fang Zhe replied.
"oh oh."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Fang Zhe hurriedly asked, "Hey, how's your training going?" He was referring to the preliminary rounds of the Thousand Demon Records.
"It's alright." Qin You wasn't just being perfunctory; it was just that there really wasn't much to train for him. He would just play however he was supposed to.
“I saw Feng Tang’s Weibo post today. Your brother is going too. Hopefully, you two won’t run into each other.”
Qin You twitched the corner of his mouth. "Of course... I will." It's a prize pool of over 600,000. Why not try to get the money I can get with a little effort?
"Are you going to become a professional gamer?" Fang Zhe was slightly excited, though he couldn't quite explain why. Maybe it's because every boy dreams of becoming an e-sports player.
"No, not at all." Qin You hadn't forgotten his purpose for coming to university, even though he couldn't see the content of this major yet. "Alright, I'm going to take a shower."
"Hey, hey," Fang Zhe couldn't stop him, "Alright, alright."
The two were talking loudly, and the whole dormitory could hear them. They also knew that Qin You had made a lot of money by participating in a competition a few days ago.
This is a relatively new topic for a group of students who have just graduated from high school—making money through games.
Although Weicheng University is not the best university in Weicheng, it is still a legitimate first-tier university, and those who can get into this school must have better grades than most people.
Achieving good grades takes time. For former high school seniors, games are a distant topic. Most of them, like Meng Liangchen, spend their lives studying.
While it's not 100%, it's fair to say that most students earn their university opportunities through hard work.
But Qin You's personality has changed more and more over time...
You should know that boys can be jealous too.
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