Shi Xuan couldn't help but smile as he happily put all the storage bags in the room into Yin Shuang's possession.
Seeing her smug look, Lu Shenzhi joked, "Junior Sister is so rich now, she doesn't care about my meager earnings, does she?"
"How could I not care? Although Senior Brother's spirit stones are not many, I just consider it a token of his appreciation. I don't mind that it's too little."
Lu Shenzhi felt a pang of sympathy, if he had teeth. He had originally thought that with such a large windfall, she would no longer mention his poverty, but it turned out she had absolutely no sense of that.
Expecting her to be self-aware is less desirable than hoping to become rich overnight.
No, Lu Shenzhi felt he'd been led astray by her. He wasn't originally poor; he once had a storage bag full of spirit stones, all of which his junior sister took, complaining that he was poor…
Life is tough, Shen sighed.
So many people risked everything for the treasure map marked with the symbol of new life, only to fall into the trap. And no one could have imagined that the real treasure would be hidden in an inconspicuous little village, concealed by a clever illusion.
The cultivators of the Western Border of Qian Yuan have known since childhood that they cannot freely cross the border or go beyond the borders of Qian Yuan, because they have an agreement with the demon race that they cannot step into each other's territories. If someone enters the territory without permission, they can be killed at will.
Even if some rebellious individuals did manage to escape, no one passing by such an inconspicuous little village would associate it with the word "treasure."
The demon race is not skilled in formations and has no way of discovering the secret here.
The most dangerous place is also the safest place. Not only is the village well-hidden, but the entrance to the underground chamber is also ingeniously designed, making it impossible for anyone but an insider to find it. For many years, it remained unnoticed.
But they never imagined they would encounter Shi Xuan, a violent destroyer who would blow up the earth at the slightest provocation. No need for an entrance; a mere glimmer of suspicion was enough for her to level the entire village—no, to dig it up to the very core of the earth…
After collecting the spirit stone bags, Shi Xuan went to the second room. This room was also filled with many storage bags, but far fewer than the first room.
She opened a few and looked inside. They were filled with some kind of ore, grayish-white in color, shimmering with silver light. They were quite heavy. Shi Xuan didn't recognize them either, but that didn't stop her from taking them all.
In the third room, there were no storage bags, but unexpectedly, it was full of books and jade slips. Shi Xuan didn't even look at them and just swept them all away.
As she was leaving, she looked at the three bulges, sighed, and said, "Senior Brother, I think the materials used to build these three secret chambers are quite good. Even with all the force of my Exploding Pill, they weren't completely destroyed. But it's too much trouble to take them away. What a pity."
“Hurry up and leave,” Lu Shenzhi said speechlessly. “If you don’t leave now, the second and fourth brothers will come looking for you.”
“Alright,” Shi Xuan took out the puppet sword and said to Lu Shenzhi, “Senior Brother, we should go back to that valley where the dragon vein is being continued. Maybe there are treasures underground there.”
“Alright, once you come out of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, we’ll go and continue the dragon vein.”
Shi Xuan glanced at the three secret rooms one last time, then reluctantly boarded the puppet sword and returned home.
This round trip took more than a day and a half. The previous wave of monsters that Shi Xuan had encountered on the road had been dealt with, but the new wave of monsters was still nowhere to be seen.
"How is it?" Shi Tianjiao asked excitedly as he saw Shi Xuan return. There had been no movement from the monster tide for half a day, and he had some guesses in his mind, but he was not sure because it was too unbelievable.
Shi Xuan nodded and said, "It's basically resolved. This monster tide was caused by human factors. Our Qian Yuan Western Region has been quite unsettled both internally and externally lately."
"Human cause?" Shi Tianjiao asked in shock, "What could possibly cause such a large-scale riot among the demonic beasts?"
Shi Xuan briefly outlined the key points of the [New Life] organization, which greatly surprised Shi Tianjiao.
Beneath the calm surface of Qian Yuan's western border, a turbulent storm was brewing!
Lu Wenxing and He Weiqing had been worried for two days, and only when Shi Xuan returned did they finally feel relieved. The matter of the beast tide had been resolved, and there was no point in them staying any longer. The three of them bid farewell to the city lord and headed to the Azure Dragon Secret Realm that Shi Xuan was going to.
The city lord was extremely grateful. If it weren't for Shi Youxuan's intervention, Qingshui City would likely have been lost. He wondered how many people inside and outside the city would have perished because of this beast tide.
"Fellow Daoist Shi Xuan, our Qing Shui City was able to survive this calamity thanks to you. To express our gratitude, Qing Shui City is willing to open the gates of the city's treasure vault. Please feel free to choose one item from our treasure vault. We hope you will not refuse."
Lu Wenxing glanced at the city lord and thought to himself that he really knew nothing about his junior sister. She wouldn't refuse; in fact, she might even bring up the fact that she deserved a reward for her great contribution.
As expected, Shi Xuan laughed heartily, cupped his hands, and said, "Then thank you very much, City Lord!"
Qingshui City is located in a strategic border area and is one of the largest cities in the western part of Qianyuan. The city lord's treasury is also quite impressive.
The Qingshui City Treasury is located next to the City Lord's Mansion, occupying a five-story tower. Inside, there is a dazzling array of items, including elixirs, magical artifacts, talismans, and various rare and precious materials.
Shi Xuan started from the first floor and quickly toured the entire vault, all the way to the fifth floor. Generally speaking, the items in this vault were arranged according to their grade, with the first floor being the lowest and the fifth floor the highest, and the quantity decreasing with each floor.
After looking around, everyone knows how to choose.
Shi Xuan planned to stay on the fifth floor and choose the most powerful one, but Lu Shenzhi suddenly spoke up.
"Junior Sister..." He cleared his throat and said, "Uh... on the fourth floor, there's a Soul Gathering Stone..."
So, her beautiful dream of choosing the treasure ended with her senior brother! The only spot was going to be taken by this guy!
Shi Xuan's smile visibly disappeared.
"Ahem..." Lu Shenzhi was a little embarrassed. "After Senior Brother wakes up, we must go out and collect more treasures to entertain Little Sister, how about that?"
In fact, Shi Xuan wasn't reluctant to part with it; it was just a treasure selection. With the Soul Gathering Stone, she and her master would have to spend much less effort searching for it. If there was anything she needed right now, it would definitely be this Soul Gathering Stone.
But she just wanted to tease her senior brother. Back then, he was so strict when he supervised her sword practice, and even now, he often urges her to improve. Hehe.
"Sigh," Shi Xuan sighed, "They already owe me so many spirit stones, and now they owe me treasures too. Who knows what strange things they'll owe me in the future?"
Lu Shenzhi's attitude was better than ever before: "Junior sister, don't worry, from now on, anything good your senior brother has will be yours!"
"They've made too many promises; my storage space is about to overflow..."
"They're all real cakes!" Lu Shenzhi assured him. He had always been proud and aloof, and had never imagined he would need to coax someone. But he still had to coax his junior sister.
"Then I'll be really looking forward to Senior Brother's real cake," Shi Xuan said with a smile.
Lu Shenzhi nodded. He felt exhausted and realized he hadn't been happy in a long time.
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