Chapter 96

After the scene was cleaned up, Lin Zhangqing returned to Hu Yunna's side.

Seeing her still slumped on the ground, he shook his head and asked indifferently, "Junior Sister, are you alright?"

Hu Yunna, still shaken, only reacted upon hearing the voice. She saw an ordinary-looking cultivator standing before her, saying something to her.

Although this person's appearance was very common, for some reason, Hu Yunna felt very at ease. She felt that this person would definitely be able to protect her well, and she was now certain that she would never forget this face for the rest of her life.

She hurriedly stood up and said, "Many thanks to Senior Brother for saving my life. My name is Hu Yunna. In the future, if Senior Brother has any orders, I will certainly go through fire and water without hesitation."

Lin Zhangqing nodded and said, "Junior Sister Hu, you are too polite. Let's go back and reunite with Chen Zi Ya and the others first; otherwise, it will be inconvenient once it gets dark."

Hu Yunna nodded and said, "Alright, I will listen to Senior Brother. Please lead the way."

Guided by Chu Yi, Lin Zhangqing and Hu Yunna spent some time and finally returned to where Chen Zi Ya and the others were.

Along the way, Hu Yunna wanted to ask for Lin Zhangqing's name several times and inquire about which peak in the Qingyun Sect he cultivated at, but Lin Zhangqing kept hurrying along and did not give her a chance to speak.

Finally, they returned to the place where Lin Zhangqing had just left.

"Senior Sister Hu!" Zhao Mingxia rushed out from the defensive formation and gave Hu Yunna a big hug.

She cried with joy and said excitedly, "That's great, that's great! We are all alive! I thought, I thought we were dead for sure this time!"

Hu Yunna also hugged Zhao Mingxia tightly and said happily, "I'm fine, thank you, thank you all!"

Chen Zi Ya also walked out of the formation and said happily to Hu Yunna, "Congratulations, Junior Sister, on returning safely."

Hu Yunna hurriedly let go of Zhao Mingxia and said to Chen Zi Ya with a serious face, "Senior Sister has saved Yunna once again. I don't know how to repay you. When I go back, I will definitely report this to my Master and Grandmaster and ask the two elders to come forward to thank you."

After speaking, she even performed a very formal bow to Chen Zi Ya.

Chen Zi Ya hurriedly dodged, refusing to accept the bow, and said, "You know I am not good at fighting. It was Senior Brother Gao who traveled a long distance to save you; I only assisted from the side at most.

Besides, you and I have known each other for many years, and I couldn't just watch you fall before my eyes! So, Junior Sister, you don't need to take it too much to heart."

Lin Zhangqing saw the women talking and did not participate, going directly to collect the spoils of war from the body of the Zaohua Sect cultivator.

Then he used a Fireball Technique to clean up the scene, searched it with his divine sense, and was relieved to find no oversights before starting to recall the remaining Purple Crystal Scorpions.

Watching the three women still talking, Lin Zhangqing interrupted directly, "Junior Sisters, it is already late and dark. We should change places now and prepare a campsite for tonight!"

Lin Zhangqing interrupted their conversation, but they did not feel unhappy; instead, they all respected Lin Zhangqing very much and answered in unison.

Chen Zi Ya hurriedly began to retrieve the defensive array disk. Afterwards, everyone discussed and decided to return to the campsite Lin Zhangqing and the others had used last night.

Since a result had been discussed, they did not waste time and set off immediately. The group of four, led by Lin Zhangqing, marched toward last night's campsite and arrived not long after.

The three female cultivators hurriedly set to work clearing a place for the four of them to rest, while Lin Zhangqing simply released the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm, letting them form three layers of defense and early warning, and had nothing else to do.

Remembering that he hadn't opened the few storage bags he had just harvested, he decided to open them while he had time! Having made up his mind, he began to refine each of the storage bags and spirit plant bags, then poured the contents onto the ground, and after spending some time, finally finished everything.

There were really quite a lot of things. There were twenty-six or twenty-seven dharma artifacts alone, with many attack and defensive artifacts, though many of the defensive ones were already damaged. It seems they had harvested quite a few cultivators.

There were even more pills. Qi Gathering Pills, Qi Recovery Pills, Spring Return Pills, and Jade Healing Pills—there were at least eight or nine bottles of each, and over ten bottles of others, and even over twenty bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills. Now, these Spirit Nurturing Pills were the most numerous in Lin Zhangqing's storage bag.

The harvest of spirit stones was also not small. The lower-grade spirit stones gathered together totaled about five or six thousand, and there were also eleven middle-grade spirit stones. Added to the previous spirit stones, the number of spirit stones in the storage bag was already quite large.

Next was the main event: opening the jade boxes. There were at least three hundred jade boxes here, but many should be empty. After spending some time opening them all, the harvest was really quite good.

There were a total of seventy-five spirit herbs, eighteen of which were main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills and Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pills, and the other fifty-seven were ordinary mature spirit herbs. The specifics would be carefully distinguished when he had time after returning.

The main ingredients included four Foundation Establishment Fruits, five Purple Monkey Flowers, six Three-Leaf Green Ganodermas, and three Golden Thread Lotuses. Added to the two in the storage bag, Lin Zhangqing could now superficially exchange for six Foundation Establishment Pills.

This was really too important for the Lin family! But the problem was that if he brought so many Foundation Establishment Pills back, the road would be too unsafe, so he had to think of a way to solve it.

At this time, Chen Zi Ya and the other two had already tidied up the place. Seeing Lin Zhangqing checking the harvest, the three of them also gathered around.

Hu Yunna said, "Senior Brother, these dharma artifacts all have the marks of various sects and need to be processed before they can continue to be used. If Senior Brother trusts me, I can help you process them, or exchange them for spirit stones."

Lin Zhangqing was overjoyed when he heard this. He had been prepared to throw them all into the deep pit for Lin Zhangliu to absorb, and he didn't expect such an unexpected harvest.

He hurriedly said, "Why wouldn't I trust you? Then I will trouble Junior Sister. Just exchange them all for spirit stones, and keep thirty percent for yourself as a hard-work fee."

When Hu Yunna heard this, her face flushed red, and she was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She endured it and said, "In Senior Brother's eyes, is my life worth so little? Do you think I am the kind of person who is only interested in profit?

Senior Brother saved me, and I am willing to help Senior Brother handle some chores within my power. Where does this talk of a hard-work fee come from?"

At this time, Chen Zi Ya also said, "Junior Sister Hu's Grandmaster and Great-Grandmother were friends for many years, and she is also a Fourth-Tier Artifact Refiner of the Qingyun Sect.

So many of her disciples and grand-disciples are artifact refiners, and they have special channels to handle such dharma artifacts. Helping Senior Brother handle these artifacts can be said to be a mere lift of a finger. Senior Brother, don't be so formal."

Lin Zhangqing was also a bit embarrassed and said, "I am really sorry for making Junior Sister misunderstand. I just felt that I couldn't let Junior Sister work in vain, so I gave a thirty percent hard-work fee according to the rules outside. I didn't think so much. Please don't take offense, Junior Sister.

I will trouble you with these broken dharma artifacts, Junior Sister."

Hu Yunna felt a little better and, after thinking for a moment, gathered her courage and said, "I am willing to do things for Senior Brother! I haven't asked for Senior Brother's name and which peak you cultivate at? I can send the spirit stones to Senior Brother when the time comes."

After saying this, Hu Yunna felt her cheeks were hot, and they were hot to the point of death.

This time, it was Lin Zhangqing's turn to be embarrassed, and he could only look at Chen Zi Ya with pleading eyes.

Seeing this scene, Hu Yunna's heart sank, and she felt as if her heart was about to break.

(End of chapter)