Chapter 120: Departure, Alliance of the Righteous Path!

The most serious issue isn’t from Master, but from Aunt Ji.

From Master’s side, I’d just get scolded a bit.

But Aunt Ji… if she finds out about this, how will she see me from now on?

“Let’s call it even— I won’t tell Uncle, and you won’t say a word either.”

“Of course not!” Chi JiuYu stood up, “You not saying anything was fine, but now that you mentioned it, I realize your situation is way worse than mine.”

From Master’s side, after years of my constant provocation, her threshold for anger is already very high.

Worst case, I get scolded.

But with Brother, it’s different.

He’s obscenely rich— if I don’t squeeze him for something now, I’d be cheating myself.

“What else do you want?” the sunglasses youth stared at her coldly.

This guy is pushing his luck!

It’s all that damn Li Ke’s fault!

“You still owe me fifteen… no! I want thirty million contribution points!”

“Fine!” the sunglasses youth agreed without hesitation, picked up his sunglasses, put them on, and leaned back again, “Thirty million contribution points. I’ll transfer them to you in a few minutes.”

Seeing him agree so readily, Chi JiuYu froze, a strange sense of regret creeping in.

She felt she’d just missed a chance to get rich.

Did I ask for too little?

“What’s wrong? I agreed to your demand— you’re not backing out now, are you?”

She’d overestimated his greed just now.

“Of course not!” Chi JiuYu instinctively protested.

As someone with integrity, haggling over price… she sat down again, then picked up her juice and took a sip.

After a wave of inexplicable regret came intense curiosity.

From how Brother just bluntly asked what she wanted, he must’ve gone through this before.

“Did Sister Li also threaten you with this?”

“What do you think?”

If she could hang out with you, how good could Li Ke possibly be? “That makes sense— Sister wouldn’t pass up an opportunity like this.” She knew her sister too well, “So what did she take from you?”

The sunglasses youth wanted to say, Why should I tell you?

But then he thought: if this idiot finds out how much that damn Li Ke extorted from him, the contrast will make her regret it to death! “It’s not much— it’s this much.” He held up one finger.

What does one finger mean? “Thirteen million?” Chi JiuYu ventured.

“Be bolder.”

“Thirty million?”

Chi JiuYu was stunned— Sister wanted that much?!

“Is that all your vision can reach?”

Huh? Still not enough?

“Could it be… three hundred million?!”

The sunglasses youth finally lowered his hand: “Yep. Roughly three hundred million contribution points.”

Three hundred million!

Though she knew Brother was rich, this was insane— one black mark for this much?! Three hundred million contribution points— you could buy a starship and smash it into pieces!

…Suddenly, I really want to haggle up. There was a chance to get rich right in front of me, and I didn’t cherish it…

The sunglasses youth watched the dazed Chi JiuYu with great satisfaction.

That’s exactly the effect I wanted!

…………

Several days later, morning.

In the Inner Sect of Jianzong, the Star Jump Array! Between towering mountains, mist swirled as starlight converged from all directions, forming a vast, intricate constellation pattern; glyphs glowed with radiant light, slithering like spiritual serpents.

At the array’s core stood a black tower shaped like a sword, its surface etched with arcane patterns glowing faint blue.

Starships of all sizes hovered in the mist, their sterns or sides continuously ejecting streams of deep blue spiritual energy particles to propel them.

“Notice: The Star Jump Array will activate in thirty minutes.” A clear female voice echoed through the mountains.

This time, it wasn’t the robotic monotone— it was a real person’s voice.

In a waiting hall below the mountain, Zhang Yunlu looked up at the starships suspended in the mist, feeling a quiet awe.

This is the largest Star Jump Array on the Central Continent?

Chi JiuYu sat beside her, slurping a bowl of noodles, looking utterly drained.

She hadn’t recovered from the loss of three hundred million contribution points.

“When do we board?” Zhang Yunlu asked.

After days adapting to the Star Simulation Arena, most of her contribution points were gone, but she’d reached minor mastery of the Purple Qi Concealment and Soul Hiding Art, and fully adjusted to the star environment. “I’ll board after I finish eating!” Chi JiuYu mumbled weakly.

“You… okay?”

Zhang Yunlu had noticed Chi JiuYu’s odd state— normally she could eat a whole chicken leg in one bite; today she was taking forever over a single bowl of noodles.

Chi JiuYu shoveled two more mouthfuls, then put down her chopsticks: “Little Yunlu, if a chance to get rich was right in front of you, and you missed it— would you regret it?”

“Yes.”

“Huh? I thought you’d comfort me and say no.” Chi JiuYu was surprised.

“It’s human nature— unavoidable,” Zhang Yunlu explained. “But I won’t dwell on regret. There’s a saying from Shenghuang Yuan I don’t know if you’ve heard.”

“Hmm…” Chi JiuYu paused, “You mean ‘If I gain it, it’s fortune; if I lose it, it’s fate.’”

“...Yes.”

She actually knew? Zhang Yunlu looked at her: “And you’re Chi JiuYu— you shouldn’t be like this.”

Huh? Chi JiuYu scratched her head.

Didn’t realize you held me in such high regard, Little Yunlu!

Wait!

I’m the number one in the world!

“Well said!” She jumped to her feet. “We’re Chi JiuYu— how could we sink this low!”

It’s just three hundred million contribution points! I’m damn… okay, still a bit heartbroken.

“Let’s go! Board the ship!”

“Aren’t you eating that?” Zhang Yunlu glanced at the half-finished bowl.

“Eat what?!”

Chi JiuYu grabbed her and pulled her out.

A moment later, a voice drifted from afar.

“By the way, leaving this isn’t food waste— the boss will give it to the dogs.”

…………

Outside Jianzong’s Inner Sect, Bie XueNing stood with a cold face, seeing off Xiang Yuanjun… and Xu Xing.

“Sister, I’ll be back soon. Jianzong is just as usual— I’m leaving it in your care.”

"Don't worry."

Her tone toward Xu Xing was perfectly normal.

But her gaze toward Xiang Yuanjun was icy.

Their eyes met.

‘You planned this all along?’

‘Of course not. I couldn’t perceive a thing regarding Dao Brother and you— I merely heard of Dao Brother’s plans afterward and offered a small suggestion.’

‘Bullshit. You planned this.’

‘If you think that, then I can’t help it.’

The two were communicating in a way Xu Xing couldn’t understand.

“Good. Jiuyu has already departed.” Xu Xing looked to the sky. “I hope when I return, they’ve completed their mission.”

These past days, Xiang Yuanjun learned from Xu Xing and Bie XueNing that Xu Xing planned to visit Lingyin Fang, then proceed to the Alliance of the Righteous Path founded by Yuanling.

She suggested Xu Xing go to the Alliance first.

Lingyin Fang waits for his disciple; the Alliance doesn’t.

His disciple still has time before finishing his mission— why not kill time? Besides, she planned to travel through the Alliance’s territory anyway— they could journey together.

Even if she didn’t get the answer she wanted, the trip wouldn’t be dull.

Xu Xing thought it made sense, and discussed it with his sister.

Bie XueNing wanted to refuse, but without solid grounds, she couldn’t stop him…

The result became this situation.

First chapter, requesting subscriptions.

I’ve already seen all your readers’ comments.

Today I reviewed the outline and realized continuing this way is dragging too much.

But these chapters had to be written, or we’d repeat the situation from the subscription launch.

Take Zhang Yunlu, for example—there was originally much more to write about her, but I cut it all, leaving her development even weaker than Xiao Fan’s.

But there’s no defense for it; ultimately, it’s just because I’m a newcomer and my writing skills aren’t strong enough.

However, I’ll make slight adjustments going forward and slightly speed up the pacing.

If there are still problems with the plot going forward, everyone is welcome to raise them—if reasonable, I’ll adopt them!!! Thank you!!!

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