Chapter 290

Today is the last item of the Celestial Beauty Ranking, the competition of financial power.

Each contestant will draw the list they need.

Li Chen helped Liu Tang climb the rankings yesterday, and now he is helping Le Li.

Le Li's luck is not bad, and she drew a relatively simple list.

The list read: ten Green Scale Python inner cores, fifty bottles of Iron-Backed Wolf blood, one hundred Red Flame Tiger bones, and eight hundred-year-old spirit foxes.

Although the quantity of these items is not small, the difficulty of obtaining them is not high, especially for a strong person like Li Chen, it is simply a piece of cake.

Le Li handed the list to Li Chen with some embarrassment, a blush appearing on her face: "Young Master Cheng, I have to trouble you again this time, I really don't know how to thank you."

She is not as carefree as Liu Tang, and her heart is relatively delicate.

Especially when she is close to Li Chen, she acts shy.

Li Chen took the list and smiled slightly, his tone gentle: "It's fine, just a small effort."

This sentence sounds polite, but for Li Chen, it really is a small effort.

Hearing this, Le Li felt a wave of emotion.

She knows Li Chen's identity and also knows that his help this time is entirely out of respect for Mu Qingrou.

But even so, Li Chen's gentle attitude still made her feel incredibly warm.

If Li Chen could see favorability, he would find that the number 'Favorability +1' on Le Li's head was rising crazily.

As for the repayment Li Chen mentioned, she is already prepared; as long as Li Chen speaks, she will not refuse!

At this time, Gao Qiu, who was defeated by Li Chen yesterday, walked over.

He cupped his hands in a salute, his face carrying a bit of respect, but his eyes faintly revealed a hint of unwillingness to lose.

He smiled at Li Chen and said: "Brother Cheng, please enlighten me again today."

This sentence sounds very polite, but Gao Qiu's tone carries a hint of challenge.

He was completely defeated yesterday, and today's competition is a competition of financial power; whoever can quickly find the items needed on the list is the key.

Gao Qiu doesn't dare to say anything else, but he grew up in this area and knows the terrain and the distribution of demonic beasts here like the back of his hand.

And Li Chen doesn't look like someone from this area, so how could he be faster than him? He must beat Li Chen here!

Li Chen smiled slightly, his tone indifferent: "Easy, easy."

At the same time, many young male cultivators who didn't know him also walked over one after another to greet Li Chen.

They had smiles on their faces and kind tones, as if they were old friends with Li Chen.

Even the organizers felt surprised; in the past, at this stage, didn't male cultivators provoke each other one by one, full of gunpowder? Why do they look so gentle today?

However, when they saw Li Chen, they immediately understood the reason.

When a person is truly too excellent, others don't dare to provoke them easily.

Li Chen's performance yesterday had already made everyone convinced, so who would dare to be presumptuous in front of him?

When the referee announced the start, this group of cultivators, led by Gao Qiu, immediately ran out, fearing they would be a step late.

They mobilized their friends and fellow disciples to help them quickly complete the task.

This time, it's not just about personal strength, but also connections.

As long as it's within the rules, any means can be utilized.

If you have money, you can also go to the auction house to buy, but the organizers had long considered this point, specifically writing down things that the auction house doesn't have, or things in small quantities.

Gao Qiu, as the sect's senior brother, invited a hundred disciples today to help him.

These disciples were all like they had been injected with chicken blood, full of energy.

God knows what Gao Qiu promised them yesterday to make them work so hard.

In the cultivation world, if there are no benefits, many cultivators, even fellow disciples, are too lazy to make a move.

It can be seen that Gao Qiu also spent a lot of money to win.

A large group of young cultivators walked out of Qizhoucheng in a mighty force, heading towards the area where demonic beasts appear.

They divided into several teams, each responsible for different tasks.

Gao Qiu interspersed among them, directing everyone's actions, looking like he had the victory in his grasp.

And Li Chen, not only had no helpers, but was also resting in a teahouse near the city wall in the city.

He sat leisurely by the window, holding a cup of clear tea, his gaze indifferently watching the bustling crowd outside the window.

Le Li stood to the side, her heart full of confusion.

She couldn't help asking: "Young Master Cheng, aren't we going outside the city to hunt demonic beasts? Time waits for no one."

Li Chen smiled slightly, his tone relaxed: "No rush, let them go first."

Hearing this, Le Li was confused, but didn't ask any more questions.

She stood obediently to the side, serving tea and water for Li Chen.

This time, she really looked like Li Chen's maid, obedient and thoughtful.

The reason Li Chen didn't go out is that he knew a beast tide was about to appear.

These cultivators going out on a large scale to kill demonic beasts will inevitably lead the strong among the demonic beasts to gather their subordinates and retaliate against the human cultivators, which is the beast tide attacking the city.

Li Chen only needs to make a move at that time; he's too lazy to run so far and compete with these young cubs.

He took a light sip of tea, his gaze deep as he looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Le Li looked at Li Chen's profile, her heart couldn't help but be a bit obsessed.

A few hours passed, and a deafening beast roar suddenly came from outside the city.

Immediately after, the ground began to shake slightly, and a massive army was approaching.

Le Li's face changed, and she exclaimed: "Young Master Cheng, is this a beast tide? Are you waiting for the beast tide?"

Li Chen nodded, his tone still indifferent: "That's right, what I'm waiting for is it."

"But Young Master, how did you judge... oh, they went out to kill demonic beasts on a large scale, and recently the gathered demonic beasts have been breeding relatively more, so it's easy to trigger a beast tide."

Le Li analyzed it herself, and her heart immediately understood Li Chen's intention, and she couldn't help but admire him even more.

Having rested enough, Li Chen stood up and gave Le Li a look; Le Li understood.

The two walked out of the teahouse and headed towards the city gate.

At this time, inside Qizhoucheng, it was already in a mess.

The cultivators outside the city fled back into the city one after another, their faces full of horror.

They never expected that the beast tide would come so suddenly.

Gao Qiu also fled back in a sorry state with his disciples; his clothes were tattered, and there were many scratch marks, and he didn't even know where he lost his weapon.

He saw Li Chen and Le Li who had just walked over, and an awkward look appeared on his face.

He originally wanted to win back a round in front of Li Chen today, but didn't expect to be chased back by the beast tide.

And looking at Li Chen and Le Li, they didn't leave the city at all.

It was already uncomfortable enough to be unlucky himself, but it was even more uncomfortable to see his competitor not lose.

Gao Qiu squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and said: "Brother Cheng, it seems today's competition will have to be temporarily shelved."

Li Chen's mouth raised slightly, and he said: "Not so, hasn't this just begun?"

Saying that, he walked towards the city gate.

(End of chapter)