He Jingjing landed on her butt. Although the fall wasn't painful, she couldn't shake the feeling of defeat. Back in Kyoto, with He Shumin's support, she had always been the center of attention. After arriving in the Langyuan Secret Realm, He Jingjing realized she was nothing. Even a Qi Refining Stage brat dared to shout at her. If she hadn't had the sudden inspiration to say she was Ziqing's fiancée, she wouldn't have been able to reach Jinping Peak today.
The more He Jingjing thought about it, the sadder she became. She couldn't help but sit on the ground and sob softly.
"He... He Jingjing?" Wen Zhu, whom He Jingjing had dubbed "the little Qi Refining Stage radish head," leaned over to see the tear-stained girl on the ground. It was none other than He Jingjing, whom he had brought to see Wen Ziqing that morning. He had clearly seen He Jingjing and Senior Brother Wen chatting happily. No, that wasn't right; He Jingjing had happily rushed over to Senior Brother Wen. Senior Brother Wen's expression was always cold and indifferent, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
After so much time had passed, He Jingjing hadn't been driven out of the courtyard by Senior Brother Wen. Wen Zhu had assumed the two were in the thick of their romance, only to discover He Jingjing had been thrown from the summit. Who could it be? With Wen Ziqing's current level of cultivation, it was unlikely he could have done it. The only other option left was Taoist Baopu.
Taoist Baopu doesn't like He Jingjing coming to see Senior Brother Wen? Wen Zhu's mind twisted and turned for a while before he came to this conclusion. He couldn't help but take a few steps back, a little further away from He Jingjing.
Although Wenzhu is young, he is very smart. Otherwise, he would not be the only one chosen by Taoist Baopu among so many servants.
He Jingjing? Isn't that the person Wen Zhu was gossiping about earlier? Senior Brother Wen's fiancée! A few of the errand disciples nearby were curious about He Jingjing and couldn't help but gather around. They wanted to see what kind of beauty she was, so they grabbed Senior Brother Wen.
"Huh?" He Jingjing heard Wenzhu's voice and realized there was someone beside her. He Jingjing looked up and saw several Jinping Mountain servants staring at her with shining eyes. He Jingjing shuddered with fear, jumped up from the ground, and rushed down the mountain without saying a word.
"Junior Sister He, why are you running so fast? There's no one chasing you." Xiao Jiang was a mean person. When he saw He Jingjing running away, he didn't forget to tease her.
"Xiao Jiang, don't talk nonsense." A horse-faced monk pulled Xiao Jiang's sleeve and reminded him.
Xiao Jiang saw the horse-faced monk staring straight up at the mountaintop, and his face turned pale with fear. Even if he was stupid, he now understood that he was not responsible for this excitement.
In an instant, several errand disciples scattered like birds and beasts.
Wenzhu also hunched her neck and quietly returned to the "Qingzhu Cottage." Luckily, Taoist Baopu had already returned to his main courtyard. Wenzhu stood in the courtyard, only hearing the long, drawn-out breaths of Wen Ziqing as he cultivated from within. Wenzhu breathed a sigh of relief, not daring to run around again. She sat cross-legged on the stone-paved ground in the courtyard, cultivating while she waited for Wen Ziqing's call.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't know that He Jingjing was driven away by Taoist Baopu. Even if she knew, Zhou Yuanyuan would not give up her plan to plunder Taoist Baopu's treasure.
The forbidden area in the back mountain was not very advanced. The Chaos Pearl twisted a few times, and in less than a minute, it was already inside the forbidden area.
This is a cave. Without knowing whether it is safe inside the cave, the Chaos Pearl did not let Zhou Yuanyuan leave the trial world.
The Chaos Pearl floated slowly, on the one hand searching for other forbidden places in the cave, and on the other hand making it easier for Zhou Yuanyuan to see the entire cave clearly.
The entire cave looks dry and clean. There are several separate stone chambers inside, as well as a large hall with tables and chairs, cups, teapots and other things in the hall. It should be a place where people live.
The Chaos Pearl drifted into the stone chamber nearest the exit and discovered it was an alchemy room. A large alchemy furnace sat in the center, but there was no flame burning underneath. The Chaos Pearl approached and felt the furnace, saying, "Master, this furnace was used just a few days ago, and it's still a little warm!"
"Zhuzhu, go next door and see if there are any refined pills." Xiaoyu reminded.
Every cultivator skilled in alchemy would not leave their finished elixirs in the alchemy room. Alchemy is a complex undertaking, and no alchemist can guarantee a successful outcome for every batch. It's not uncommon for a furnace to explode mid-refining. This explosion would likely damage anything within the room. Therefore, alchemists typically store finished elixirs elsewhere. Even the ingredients used for alchemy are kept in batches, not left to waste.
After hearing Xiaoyu's words, the Chaos Pearl floated into the second stone chamber.
Sure enough, there were several wooden shelves against the wall, and the shelves were full of jade bottles containing elixirs and jade boxes containing spiritual plants.
"Bigu Pills, Soul-Nourishing Pills, Heart-Clearing Pills, Foundation-Building Pills, Soul-Replenishing Pills... Wow, there's even a Forming Pill!" Chaos Pearl drooled as it scanned the jade bottles. Even if these pills were useless to Chaos Pearl, they were still a valuable commodity for cultivators, like gold in the secular world, readily available for cash. Chaos Pearl leaped with joy at the thought of Zhou Yuanyuan trading so many of these pills for spirit stones. Spirit stones! So many of them! The spiritual energy within them was the Chaos Pearl's perfect energy source.
Thinking of the scene of himself rolling around in the pile of spirit stones, Chaos Pearl felt a little dizzy.
"Zhuzhu, what are you dawdling about? Hurry up and collect them. We'll go back and look at them later." Xiaoyu saw that Chaos Pearl was a little off again and quickly reminded him. Zhuzhu was constantly imagining things, and Xiaoyu was also drunk with it. They are here to "steal" things now! They are not here to enjoy the scenery. Chaos Pearl is distracted while stealing things. If Baopu Taoist finds out, won't it be troublesome?
"Okay, boss." Xiaoyu yelled at the Chaos Pearl, and it came to its senses. It quickly put everything on the shelf into its trial world. The Chaos Pearl's trial world was large enough that it could easily set aside a small area to display numerous medicinal pills and spiritual plants.
After Chaos Pearl collected a shelf of pills, he thought for a moment and decided to collect the rest, including the shelves and the items. After Chaos Pearl finished collecting, he looked back and saw that only a bare shelf was left in the room, so he collected it as well.
Wahahahahaha... If old man Baopu saw so many things disappear, I wonder if he would beat his chest in grief? Zhou Yuanyuan saw that the Chaos Pearl had swept away everything in the room like a tornado, and her depressed mood finally improved a little.
Sure enough, robbery and looting are a surefire way to treat depression, Zhou Yuanyuan thought.
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