Chapter 31: Lu Shimei Lu, that

"Isn't he right here? It's not like he has a generic face, so why is he so hard to find once he dives into a crowd?"

The voice of He Han from Divine Peak sounded from behind, followed by a heavy pat on the shoulder.

Zhou Qing turned his head and saw He Han looking at him with disdain, while beside him stood Seeing Lu Yaoyao, her face full of surprise and confusion.

She had circled this place three times just now, so why hadn't she found Zhou Shixiong?

It was too strange.

Zhou Qing subconsciously looked at Seeing Lu Yaoyao's expression, a sudden surge of joy in his heart.

Now that his innate skill 【Lower Presence】 had reached level three, it meant that even Golden Core powerhouses like the Third Shixiong were starting to overlook him.

Not to mention Seeing Lu Yaoyao, who was only at the Qi Condensation realm; even someone at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment would have a 90% chance of ignoring him.

This way, he could save himself quite a bit of trouble.

No, it didn't seem like there was much trouble to begin with, and without a presence, neither she nor Li Daoxuan could provide him with Heart Appraisal Points.

It really was a contradiction!

"Lu Shimei Lu, is something the matter?" Zhou Qing asked, holding the chicken.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao said anxiously, "There's an emergency, a huge emergency! Sister Xuanyou is returning to the Azure Feather Immortal Sect tomorrow."

Zhou Qing and He Han were both stunned.

"No, if she wants to go back, she goes back. What does that have to do with me?" Zhou Qing asked, puzzled.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao opened her mouth, momentarily unsure how to explain.

"Well, since she's leaving, don't you want to invite her to a meal?" Seeing Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing's face twitched involuntarily.

"Big Sister, that's not necessary, is it? I only ate two of your leftover breakfasts; there's no need to return the favor, right? Besides, do you know how much a meal costs when treating a titan like that?" Zhou Qing said, speechless.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao hurried to say, "That's not what I meant. Don't you think Sister Xuanyou is beautiful? Don't you have that kind of feeling in your heart?"

Seeing Lu Yaoyao used both thumbs to make an suggestive gesture.

As soon as these words were out, He Han beside her quickly covered her mouth, then suddenly felt it was inappropriate and immediately let go.

"Lu Shimei Lu, that's not something you should be saying."

Zhou Qing stepped back in horror.

A trap!

This was a massive pit that could bury someone alive at any moment!

Are you trying to set me up with Fairy Xuanyou?

Crazy!

Truly crazy!

How old am I, and how old is she?

Furthermore, haven't you heard that Palace Master Sikong Yan of the Azure Flame Dao Palace is pursuing her?

Are you trying to make me poach his corner?

"Senior Brother He, please manage your Lu Shimei. I'm still young and would like to live a few more years," Zhou Qing said, too lazy to talk to Seeing Lu Yaoyao anymore, speaking directly to He Han.

At this moment, He Han, who had originally been annoyed with Zhou Qing, looked full of embarrassment.

Seeing Lu Yaoyao was somewhat unwilling and said, "Don't you want to strive for it? What if it works out?"

"Big Sister, I've only met her twice, and both times were because you called me there. From start to finish, she barely looked at me properly. Where am I supposed to strive? Pfft, why am I even telling you this? It's impossible, this is just an impossible thing!"

Zhou Qing refused directly!

【Heart Appraisal Point +9】

The 【So Childish】 tag above Seeing Lu Yaoyao's head changed directly to 【So Cowardly】.

Zhou Qing turned and left.

It was simply too crazy; he didn't know what kind of wild fantasies were going through her head all day.

He decided it would be better to stay away from her in the future, otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.

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That night, back in his room, Zhou Qing took out an inferior-grade spirit stone. As silver patterns appeared on his right hand, he slapped it down, and the spirit stone immediately turned into rice-sized grains.

Zhou Qing carefully sprinkled them in front of the old hen, straightened its head, and it immediately began to peck away.

In just a moment, it had eaten the spirit stone grains clean.

Zhou Qing observed it secretly for a long time, and after confirming there were no accidents, he smashed three more in succession. Only then did it look full, moving casually to a corner of the wall to fall into a deep sleep.

"I don't know how long it took to save up that previous spirit egg. Now that it's eating spirit stones directly, it should be much faster, right?"

Zhou Qing muttered to himself, then stopped worrying about it, returned to his room, and took out the supreme-grade water-attribute spirit stone to begin his breathing exercises.

Early the next morning, Zhou Qing rushed to the chicken coop to check, but unfortunately, there was nothing.

"I was too impatient!"

However, today the old hen seemed the same as usual, pecking around randomly with poor eyesight.

He had seen during yesterday's appraisal that it needed to be walked often when idle to keep it in a happy mood; perhaps the probability of it laying an egg would be much higher.

Zhou Qing retied the rope and began walking the chicken.

"Walk, walk, walk. The Five Sects Treasure Exchange is only half a month away. I've sold all my junk, and there might be good things recently. Senior Brother will take you to broaden your horizons!"

Yan Xiaohu called out to Zhou Qing excitedly, heading straight down the mountain.

Zhou Qing also intended to try out his new innate skill 【Daily Appraisal】; perhaps he could pick up a leak. Even if not, he could at least rule out a "wrong answer."

Sure enough, Yanlong City today seemed even livelier than in previous days, with many more stalls.

"Let's go, I'll take you to a place where the stall owners are all true disciples and core disciples of the five major sects. The things in their hands are all hard currency!"

Yan Xiaohu pulled Zhou Qing toward a certain direction.

Sure enough, upon entering this distinct jurisdiction, the place became much quieter.

Unlike the street stalls outside, where haggling never ceased.

The stall owners, just as the Third Shixiong said, sat behind their stalls with steady auras, and basically everything was clearly priced.

Take it or leave it; they weren't worried about selling.

"Dare I ask, Senior Brother, how is this piece of Dream Illusion Profound Copper sold?"

Soon, Yan Xiaohu arrived at a stall and couldn't help but ask the price while looking at the fist-sized ore in front of him.

The stall owner was dressed in lightning attire and should be a core disciple of Jin Leizong. At the very least, the invisible pressure he exuded made Zhou Qing feel a tightness in his chest.

"Thirty mid-grade spirit stones!" the man said indifferently.

Yan Xiaohu frowned.

Spirit stones are divided into four grades—superior, mid, inferior, and supreme—based on the impurities and purity of the spiritual energy within.

Generally speaking, the exchange rate is 1:100.

That is to say, one mid-grade spirit stone equals one hundred inferior-grade spirit stones. This piece of Dream Illusion Profound Copper was actually worth three thousand inferior-grade spirit stones.

This made Zhou Qing click his tongue secretly; it was truly worthy of being the start of good things, not at all comparable to his previous small-time dealings.

Yan Xiaohu struggled for a while, but finally chose to give up.

It was too expensive!

Zhou Qing followed behind the Third Shixiong, continuing to walk the old hen, and soon actually saw Senior Lu Shimei Zhen, who was also setting up a stall here.

"Two Junior Brothers, you've come!" Senior Lu Shimei Zhen greeted with a smile.

Looking at the 【So Childish Junior Brother Zhou】 tag note above Senior Lu Shimei Zhen's head, Zhou Qing pulled the old hen somewhat embarrassedly.

The old hen immediately came over and began pecking at Zhou Qing's instep.

Yan Xiaohu looked at the items on the stall and couldn't help but be surprised: "Senior Lu Shimei, I didn't expect you to be so good at hiding your light; you even managed to get your hands on Purple Ancient Rock and Azure Treasure Jade. Impressive!"

Shi Zhen smiled and said, "This was also obtained by chance when I went out for training a few years ago. Is Junior Brother Yan interested?"

Yan Xiaohu hurriedly waved his hand; the items were good, but he had no use for them at the moment.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you're here!"

Just as Zhou Qing was curiously examining the good items on Senior Lu Shimei Zhen's stall, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Thanks to the big boss 【I Leave My Name for Black Blood】 for the 500 reward, many thanks for the support!

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