Chapter 59: line with translation of chapter title

"You think you're that good!"

After a moment of being stunned, Shuigu Tang just smashed the jar, flushed, pinched up the pair of underwear Chen Shicheng had tossed onto the bed with two fingers, then tapped a few times on his phone.

"If your underwear knew you were that rich in the game but still unwilling to change it, it would make this expression!"

Mutual harm, both end up wounded! Chen Shicheng had been accustomed to poverty, and since the underwear is worn inside and no one can see it, he simply couldn't bear to replace it; as a result, the broken‑down La Tiao took it out as a means of retaliation.

Sure enough, a woman's revenge mentality is truly strong.

Not wanting to continue this topic, Chen Shicheng snatched the underwear, nonchalantly changed the subject, "All this nonsense, just tell me why you're looking for me, I don't have time to chat here."

"You think I wanted to come?" La Tiao, with a disdainful face, wiped his fingers on the sheet, "The players are almost all here; tonight's first gathering, I'm here to inform you."

"That fast?"

Chen Shicheng had thought it would take the players at least a few days to get here, but after they finished speaking in the morning, they arrived by night; the efficiency was quite high.

"Where are you in the game? The evening gathering is near the mine in Bu Xian Shan; can you make it there?" La Tiao asked.

"Bu Xian Shan? What a coincidence, I'm actually right nearby," Chen Shicheng said, somewhat surprised.

"Very well, 7 p. m. tonight, I'll wait for you at the mine entrance. No waiting after time, remember!"

Having agreed on the meeting spot, La Tiao deliberately glanced at the underwear Chen Shicheng had tossed into the corner, then, pleased by his irritated expression, left the rental apartment.

After casually locking the door, Chen Shicheng didn't enter the game immediately; instead, after ordering delivery, he used Divine Perception to continuously scan his surroundings.

Only after finishing the delivery and finding nothing abnormal did he lie back on the bed and enter the game.

He opened his eyes and saw Hui Siye playing with La Tiao using a dog‑tail grass; seeing La Tiao's blank stare, Chen Shicheng knew Hui Siye must have used some trick.

He casually scooped up the pitiful La Tiao into his chest, then looked at the lingering incense power around Hui Siye and asked, "How much longer can you hold out?"

"About half a month, and after half a month, I…" Hui Siye estimated the amount of incense power, feeling a bit melancholy.

"That time is enough."

Although he didn't know how long the disturbances in Bu Xian Shan would last, he guessed it wouldn't exceed five days.

After all, these efficiency‑seeking players are already in position, so they can't waste much time here.

Moreover, Hui Siye only wants his fallen leaves to return home; once he knows the exact location to send the corpse back, whether his soul is dead or alive, or if he can glimpse his hometown again, matters little to him.

Wait!

Chen Shicheng suddenly recalled the items he bought from the Horse Immortal; if he remembered correctly, there were ten Reverence-God Incense sticks inside.

That item's market is too narrow; aside from cultivators like the Horse Immortal, no one else can use it, so nobody would likely buy it in tonight's Trading.

But even if it's not useful, it's still incense and definitely linked to incense power; Hui Siye should need it, right?

He didn't have many tradable items; besides the unknown‑value ashes, he only had a Summon‑God Skill and a true explanation of a Qi Refining technique, which likely couldn't be exchanged for suitable equipment or skills.

Among Hui Siye's pile of "rubbish," the most valuable had been taken by him, but there were still plenty of Spiritual Medicines and spirit fruits that could boost attributes.

He could use the Elixir rewarded from self‑comprehending the technique to stack attributes up to his current realm's cap; others likely lack that condition.

If he could scrape some off Hui Siye, tonight's Trading would be secure! "Ahem!" thinking that, Chen Shicheng coughed twice, took a Reverence-God Incense from his Storage Bag, then, feigning a clumsy "drop", he flamboyantly said in front of the secretly sorrowful Hui Siye.

"Oops, slipped my hand."

"Th-this is Reverence-God Incense!"

Obviously, his strategy worked; Hui Siye was instantly captivated by the incense, his entire attention drawn, even overlooking Chen Shicheng's exaggerated acting.

【34】 "Hmm, if I recall correctly, this incense does have that name."

"Since you're going to be gone anyway, keeping those Spiritual Medicines and spirit fruits is useless, so perhaps..."

Chen Shicheng picked up the Reverence-God Incense from the ground, watched Hui Siye's gaze follow the incense, and chuckled inwardly, "What, Hui Siye, you want this?"

Hui Siye subconsciously nodded, then realized something was wrong, looked at Chen Shicheng and sighed, knowing his meager coffin fund couldn't be preserved, and said, "Tell me, how can you let me offer incense?"

"Since you're going to be gone anyway, keeping those Spiritual Medicines and spirit fruits is useless, so perhaps..."

Chen Shicheng's words trailed off, but Hui Siye could already tell what he meant; resignedly he took out his Storage Bag, poured out the spirit fruits and Spiritual Medicines, and said, "Choose yourself, one incense for each type."

"Alright!"

Chen Shicheng immediately took out the remaining nine Reverence-God Incense sticks, looped them around Hui Siye's soul, lighting each in turn, then, while Hui Siye was entranced, began rummaging through the Spiritual Medicines.

【Zhu Fruit: blooms after thirty years, bears fruit after thirty years, the fruit is deep red and emits a strange fragrance; after consumption, Essence +0.2, Essence +0.2.】

"Just adding this little attribute?"

Chen Shicheng was startled; when he selected the three reward items earlier, he hadn't paid attention to these spirit fruits, focusing entirely on the equipment.

Now, after careful appraisal, he realized the system's rewards were truly generous, overwhelmingly surpassing in the added attribute values.

He hurriedly checked the other Spiritual Medicines.

【Purple Lingzhi: grows where yin energy gathers, matures after a hundred years; after consumption, Qi +0.3.】

【Ascension Herb: Qi +0.1】

【Centennial Mountain Ginseng: Qi +0.2】

【Spirit Peach: Essence +0.2】

Sure enough, all the Spiritual Medicines only added attributes of a few tenths; combined, they were still less than a single Elixir he possessed.

He didn't know whether other players would consider such tiny attribute boosts acceptable.

But something is better than nothing; even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

Chen Shicheng selected ten types of Spiritual Medicines based on their attribute increase, placed them into his Storage Bag, and then stood aside silently waiting for Hui Siye.

A single incense stick doesn't take much time, so after one incense, Hui Siye also finished absorbing the incense power.

Seeing the white mist swirling around his body increase considerably, he no longer felt sorry for the Spiritual Medicines Chen Shicheng had taken, and cheerfully urged him to hurry and attend to his own matters.

Given the current situation, as long as Chen Shicheng seizes the time, he might have a chance to glimpse his hometown's scenery before death!

(End of Chapter)