Chapter 24: The Golden Finger in the Plot Lei Hong had no intention of staying,...
Lei Hong had no intention of staying, but the idea of testing his luck piqued the interest of the girl next to him.
"Sixth brother, why don't we give it a try?" The girl was dressed in yellow, and she was pretty and lively. Her voice was as sweet as an oriole, and she had shallow dimples on her cheeks, and her smile was particularly sweet and moving.
Xu Hui immediately recognized that this was one of the supporting actresses, Xu Anruo, the cousin of the Lei family.
Xu Anruo's mother was a concubine of the Lei family. She was of average talent and when she grew up, she was arranged to marry the young master of the Xu family, a subsidiary family, in order to win over this family, which was generally pretty good.
Her parents had three sons and one daughter, but she was the only one with the best spiritual talent, having dual spiritual roots. So she was sent to the Lei family to practice since she was young. Because of her sweet looks, if nothing unexpected happens, she will marry one of the young masters of the Lei family in the future.
But she herself was not happy about it. The Lei family had six most outstanding disciples, and the young master Lei Xiao was already married. This involved the marriage between the Lei family and the Wan family, and there was no room for error. Moreover, although Wan Moxiao was the daughter of a side branch, she was a genius with a single spiritual root.
Therefore, this marriage is unbreakable, which is not something a woman like her who comes from a dependent family can dream of.
The remaining five do not have thunder spiritual roots. Among them, the cultivator with a single spiritual root is taking the path of sword cultivation, and the rest have dual spiritual roots, which cannot be said to be bad, and they are a perfect match for her.
But they are all ordinary members of the Lei family, destined to only obtain resources within their quota, and their status in the Lei family will always be lower than that of the young master.
There was no other way before, he could only curry favor with Wan Moxiao and strive to establish a good relationship with the future young master's wife to obtain more resources.
But the appearance of Lei Hong gave her hope. There was no doubt that the Lei family valued the genius of Lei spiritual roots. Even though they already had the young master Lei Xiao, who would mind having another genius?
Therefore, his cultivation resources are second only to Lei Xiao, and far exceed those of other members of the Lei family.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. His humble background and the treatment that surpasses everyone else made the Lei family keep their distance for the time being. After all, they didn't know his personality, so it was normal to wait and see for a while.
In addition, no one was sure about Young Master Lei Xiao's attitude, so no one paid any attention to him at first.
Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Anruo was the first to extend an olive branch, approaching him as a sweet and lovely cousin, helping him adapt to life in the Lei family as quickly as possible and start practicing.
She easily won Lei Hong's favor, and even the young boy Mu Ai developed feelings for her.
In the early days, Lei Hong often had her by his side, but the male protagonist could always attract various outstanding women, who were better than her in family background, status, and talent, so she gradually became a supporting actress.
But in the early days, Lei Hong was very nice to her and obeyed her in everything, so he stopped immediately when she said so.
The stall owner grinned so hard that his teeth couldn't be seen, and quickly let them choose.
Xu Anruo took out five spirit stones and smiled as he asked Lei Hong to choose five bundles.
As expected, there were spiritual plants in all the five bundles of weeds, and one of the bundles even contained a second-grade spiritual plant, which was worth hundreds of spiritual stones.
The stall owner felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his expression froze.
In total, he tied five bundles of weeds to grow spiritual plants, and all of them were picked out.
What's even worse is that there are also second-grade spiritual plants among them, which he had not originally intended to sell. He probably got them in accidentally.
How could someone be so lucky that he could even catch his rare mistakes?
If Xu Hui knew what he was thinking, she would definitely answer him: After all, Lei Hong is the male lead. Maybe the mistake happened because he bought it today?
However, the stall owner was also a shrewd person. He immediately announced loudly, "Senior, your luck is amazing. You have chosen all the spiritual plants. This means that you will definitely reap a lot today and gain unexpected benefits. I congratulate you in advance. May all the opportunities you desire be easily obtained!"
Xu Anruo was very satisfied with what he said, and immediately threw a hundred low-grade spirit stones to the stall, "Of course my sixth brother is amazing, this is a reward for you."
The stall owner's eyes suddenly lit up, and he started praising them profusely, which made the two of them even happier.
However, Lei Hong is a silent and introverted male protagonist, and Gao Xing just curled his lips and said, "Let's go."
He didn't even take the spiritual plant and just left.
"Here it comes," Xu Anruo jumped happily and said something happily beside her, which made him smile so much.
When Xu Hui saw this scene, she couldn't help but sigh that the male protagonist was so lucky to have such a cute, funny and scheming girl by his side!
With a turn of her eyes, she saw Wan Moxiao and Lei Xiao in the corner. Not surprisingly, they also showed up.
Wan Moxiao had a strange expression on his face as he looked at Lei Hong's receding back, uncertainty and deep thought in his eyes.
Seeing the man walking away, he cast a spell and attached it to Lei Xiao.
Xu Hui knew that it was a tracking technique, exactly the same one Wei Mubai had used on her before.
After realizing that she was exposed, she immediately learned the techniques, including shielding, solutions, and even anti-tracking, for fear that she would be harmed again one day.
One mistake is enough. You have to learn from every failure, otherwise you will not be able to survive in this society of cultivation.
Wan Moxiao's movements were very secretive, and if you didn't stare at her specifically, you wouldn't be able to detect them for a while.
At least Lei Xiao beside him didn't notice it, but Xu Hui noticed that another person saw it.
That’s the heroine Zhong Xinyue!
That’s right, Zhong Xinyue would naturally not appear in the Starfall Forest and Galaxy Tower, which originally did not appear in the novel "The Female Supporting Character’s Nirvana and Ascension", but she actually came and chose to come on the same day as the male protagonist Lei Hong.
Xu Hui didn't think so. She was just here for a quick stroll. There must be something that attracted her.
And her target is most likely the Quinine Cave!
Since she's here, what about the supporting actress Zhong Lingyue? Is she here too?
Xu Hui's eyes wandered around, and sure enough, she found Zhong Lingyue peeping secretly from the treetop not far away.
It must be said that where there is a female protagonist, there must be a female supporting role, and where there is a female protagonist and female supporting role, there must be a male protagonist.
So, where is Mu Yuan?
Xu Hui looked around but didn't see Mu Yuan, which felt a bit strange.
This shouldn’t be the case. Why is the male lead not here?
But she really didn't find it. Did she not come, or was she going to appear at the critical moment?
She looked around, attracting Wei Mubai's attention, "What's wrong?"
"Uh, I'm looking for someone," Xu Hui was stuck. It was not easy to say that she wanted to see the male lead, the female lead, and the supporting actress gather together to perform a wonderful drama, right?
Wei Mubai met her drifting gaze and understood, "Young Master Mu?"
Xu Hui was stunned, "How did you know?" He actually guessed it?
Is she shallow-minded and can see through things at a glance, or is this guy deep-minded and can see through people's hearts?
Xu Hui felt that it must be the latter. How could a normal person guess what she was thinking without knowing that she was traveling through a book?
But this guy, seemingly knowing nothing, was giving her pointers everywhere. It was... so terrifying!
"Let's go," Wei Mubai patted her head, "Quining Cave is very lively today, do you still want to go?"
Xu Hui: ...
Forget it, even the secret of the system has been exposed. Let him guess it. Anyway, she will not let him down. She has a clear conscience, so she is not afraid of being seen through.
"Of course," she answered immediately.
The male, female and supporting female characters all gathered together, fighting fiercely and evenly matched. It was so exciting, how could you not watch it?
What's more, she is the one who wants to untie the knot in her heart. At least she needs to know whether the cannon fodder is really unable to break free from the shackles of fate when the halos of these protagonists gather together?
At the entrance of Kuining Cave, the monks lined up to hand in their spirit stones and receive wooden plaques.
It's not that you have to pay to enter, but the sign has a teleportation function. The situation inside the Quining Cave is special. After entering, you will be teleported to various independent small spaces and fight the puppets alone.
If you are injured and need urgent medical treatment, you can crush the wooden sign and teleport out. You can also do the same if you encounter danger.
So this is considered a life-saving talisman. After all, the puppet has no intelligence and its first goal is to destroy the opponent. You cannot expect the puppet to show mercy.
This kind of wooden plaque that can be used for teleportation in the Quining Cave is mass-produced by low-level disciples arranged by the Loose Cultivator Alliance. It is reasonably priced and can be returned if not used by paying a handling fee of two low-grade spirit stones.
Therefore, most monks who enter will prepare one.
Of course, if you can make it yourself, you don’t have to buy it.
However, the teleportation array inside the wooden sign is quite complicated and is only suitable for teleporting out of the Quining Cave. It is not worth it to learn this array specifically just to go in once or twice.
Therefore, no one would think too much about it and waste time on it.
Everyone came forward to buy. Xu Hui waited until there were fewer people. She accidentally found that the young disciple selling wooden signs looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
Just when they were wondering, they saw Mu Yuan coming with a group of Qi-refining cultivators from the Mu family. When the others saw them, they all made way for him.
He didn't refuse and stood in front of the young disciple. "Eighteen dollars, thank you."
Xu Hui saw the disciple's eyes light up, took out a bunch of things and handed them over, "Just drop your blood to acknowledge the master."
The disciples of the Mu family stepped forward and took their own piece. Everyone got it, except Mu Yuan.
There was no more in his hand, so the young disciple hurriedly took out a piece that looked similar from his storage bag, but Xu Hui had sharp eyes and saw a small fishtail flower on the side of the wooden sign.
Something is wrong!
It is impossible to carve such delicate patterns on such a cheap wooden teleportation sign.
Mu Yuan took it and was about to drip blood to acknowledge his ownership when a voice sounded behind him, "Young Master," it was Zhong Xinyue!
Mu Yuan turned around and nodded slightly, "You come here to gain experience too."
Zhong Xinyue said respectfully, "Yes, to hone my combat skills."
"Then this is for you," Mu Yuan handed it over, and Zhong Xinyue did not refuse and took it without hesitation.
Xu Hui saw the young disciple's expression change, but when Mu Yuan turned around, it returned to normal, and he smiled again and took out one, "Here."
As soon as Mu Yuan stretched out his hand, it was snatched away by someone who came over and said, "Give me a teleportation wooden token, thank you." Wan Moxiao pretended not to see him, grabbed the wooden token naturally, and handed over the spirit stone.
The young disciple's smile froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This belongs to this senior."
"It doesn't matter." Mu Yuan didn't want to dwell on such a trivial matter. "Give me another one."
Wan Moxiao seemed to have just realized that there was someone beside him and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't see you."
Mu Yuan nodded slightly and greeted her and Lei Xiao behind her.
After seeing this scene, Xu Hui suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the heroine and the supporting actress appeared. It turned out that the plot of the book was arranged here.
In the book, Zhong Xinyue accidentally obtained a bead, which was neither gold nor jade, and was completely black, but with colorful flashes of light.
It contains a "Yuan Shen Jue" which is specially used to train the spirit and soul. If you practice it to the extreme, you can make your soul wander and become like a god.
It was also because of practicing this technique that the male and female protagonists died several times, but were reborn each time, and each time they came back stronger than the last.
But if you want to inherit this skill, you must pass the test.
The two accidentally dropped blood on it and were pulled into an illusion together, experiencing the test of past and present lives.
In the illusion, they loved each other for several lifetimes, but due to various reasons, they all had unhappy endings. In the end, they completed the test of their conscience: what is love in the world, which makes people commit to each other for life and death, and never regret it until death!
After coming out of the illusion, the two of them made their feelings clear and have been inseparable since then. The supporting actress Zhong Lingyue has no chance to interfere.
After the female supporting character was reborn, although she killed Zhong Xinyue directly, Mu Yuan's feelings for her were not so passionate. In order to enhance their relationship, she found the beads and pulled Mu Yuan in. After undergoing a conscience test, she finally fell in love with the male protagonist.
However, now, the heroine Zhong Xinyue is not dead, and the two of them join Mu Yuan's army together, but obviously, Mu Yuan's attitude towards Zhong Xinyue is better.
Perhaps Zhong Lingyue sensed the crisis and found the beads in advance and used them here.
She had marked the plaque with beads, and the fishtail pattern was proof of that.
After Mu Yuan shed blood to acknowledge his master, he established a connection with Fishtail Flower. When the time is right, the two of them can enter the love assessment.
However, an accident occurred. First, Mu Yuan gave a wooden sign to Zhong Xinyue, and then the other one was snatched away by Wan Moxiao.
She probably coveted the golden finger of "Yuan Shen Jue". After all, who wouldn't be coveting a skill that can bring the dead back to life?
Xu Hui was also greedy and wanted to get one back, but before she could go over, Zhong Lingyue, disguised as a young disciple, hurriedly threw a wooden sign to Mu Yuan and said as she walked out, "We don't have enough teleportation signs. I'll go get some now. Those who haven't bought one can wait. I'll be back soon."
But Xu Hui knew that she would never come back.
Looking at Mu Yuan and others, they had already entered with the wooden signs. Those who hadn't bought anything didn't complain and just waited. It didn't make any difference who came in first or last anyway.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, another unfamiliar disciple came back. When asked about the previous person, he just said that he had left in an urgent matter.
Xu Hui sighed. It seemed that it would be difficult for a cannon fodder like her to get her hands on the golden finger of the trump card "Yuan Shen Jue"!
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