Chapter 33: Third Shixiong, remember to drink more hot water

"Young man, have you chosen?" Second Grandpa rubbed his hands, his eyes glowing with excitement as he asked.

Zhou Qing immediately handed over all the spirit stones he had, then pointed to the cloth bag on the left.

"Just pick one randomly, this one!"

Yan Xiaohu shook his head repeatedly: "No, I've already thrown in three thousand spirit stones without even hearing a sound. I must earn it back. Just help Senior Brother this once. I'll accept the outcome, win or lose, and I swear I'll never come again."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"Once you choose, there are no returns. Why don't you think about it again?"

"No more thinking!"

"Young people shouldn't jump to conclusions too early. I'm only giving you another chance because you're my first customer. Don't come crying to me when you lose everything."

"I'm a stubborn person, this is the one!"

"You actually hit it, boring!"

It was clear Second Grandpa was somewhat disappointed, and he threw the cloth bag over directly.

By now, a scattered group of people had gathered around. After all, they had come to look before, but these items cost at least three to five hundred, and up to several thousand. You couldn't touch them, and spiritual sense couldn't penetrate them; it was all luck, and no one knew if they were real or fake, so who would dare to be a sucker?

Everyone gathered around curiously, waiting for Zhou Qing to open it.

Zhou Qing, who already knew the answer, peeled it back layer by layer under Yan Xiaohu's nervous gaze, revealing a gray box inside.

When the box slowly opened, a piece of wood that was black with a hint of green came into everyone's view, followed by the pure aura of wood.

"Nether Black Spirit Wood!" Yan Xiaohu exclaimed suddenly.

He hurriedly reached out and took it out. Seeing this, others looked on with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"This Junior Brother, I'm willing to offer five hundred inferior-grade spirit stones."

"Five hundred? How can you even open your mouth? This Junior Brother, I offer eight hundred. Are you willing to part with it?"

"I'll go straight to eleven hundred. I've been looking for this wood for many years; it's of great help to the wood-attribute technique I practice. Please, Junior Brother, help me out."

Zhou Qing looked at Yan Xiaohu.

At this moment, Yan Xiaohu's face was full of smiles; he never expected that Fourth would actually gamble correctly.

Facing Zhou Qing's inquiring gaze, he naturally understood the meaning.

He didn't need this item, so he could sell it off, and the price was reasonable.

A moment later, Zhou Qing had made a net profit of seven hundred and fifty spirit stones, which made the two of them overjoyed.

As long as they took out two hundred spirit stones, they could have a good meal at the Jade Meal Hall.

"Fourth, I've known you were smart since you were little, and your luck is good too. I'll pay for the next one, help Senior Brother pick one!"

Yan Xiaohu rubbed his hands, his gaze scanning back and forth over these cloth bags.

Zhou Qing didn't dare to; his innate skill 【Daily Appraisal】 could only be used once. Besides, he knew when to stop while ahead; otherwise, how would he be any different from a gambler?

"No, Senior Brother, let's do it tomorrow. Let's go look around elsewhere!" Zhou Qing said.

Hearing Zhou Qing wanted to leave, Second Grandpa hurriedly said: "Don't do that. Your Senior Brother is right. You have a stroke of financial luck today. Strike while the iron is hot. I won't hide it from you, there is an item in here worth more than ten thousand inferior-grade spirit stones."

Hearing Second Grandpa's tempting words, Yan Xiaohu and the surrounding crowd's eyes lit up suddenly.

Ten thousand inferior-grade spirit stones—that was one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, a rare superior-grade spirit stone!

After several contacts, Zhou Qing naturally knew Second Grandpa was telling the truth, but finding it among so many blind boxes was easier said than done.

"No, I finally earned some money, I want to hold onto it for a while longer!" Zhou Qing refused with a smile, pulled Yan Xiaohu, and left.

At this moment, others were also itching to try, but still didn't dare to act easily.

Seeing Zhou Qing leave without any attachment, they looked at each other.

Did they feel something was wrong somewhere?

I understand, this is a shill!

Almost got tricked!

Let's go, let's go!

Watching Zhou Qing's back as he left without any hesitation, Second Grandpa gave a bitter smile, but more of it was actually a touch of appreciation.

On the path of cultivation, how many people could hold onto their original heart without greed? If he hadn't been greedy back then, he wouldn't have been trapped in the cave heaven for so many years.

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"Oh my, Fourth, I suddenly have a stomachache. I must have eaten something bad this morning. You go look around, I'll be back soon!"

While Zhou Qing was walking the chicken and looking curiously at the items on the stall in front of him, Yan Xiaohu suddenly clutched his stomach, gave two instructions in a hurry, and ran away.

Zhou Qing didn't pay much attention, but soon he was stunned.

It seemed neither of them had eaten breakfast this morning.

Less than a stick of incense later, Yan Xiaohu returned in a daze, his face pale.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Qing asked hurriedly.

Yan Xiaohu looked at Zhou Qing blankly: "Nothing, nothing, just felt a bit weak from diarrhea."

"Alright, remember to drink more hot water when we get back. Third Shixiong, let's go look around over there."

"Not going!"

"Why?"

"Don't want to go, I want to go home and drink hot water."

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In the square, disciples of the two sects were fighting back and forth, very lively. Zhou Qing held the old hen and watched with great interest.

Unfortunately, the Third Shixiong wasn't there; his diarrhea seemed quite serious, and he couldn't wait to return to the sect.

【Ignore Point +1】

【Ignore Point +1】

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Returning at night, Zhou Qing smashed another spirit stone for the old hen. It only pecked a few times and stopped eating. Touching its round belly, Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

Then he continued to use the supreme-grade spirit stone to breathe.

Early the next morning, just as he opened the door, he saw the Third Shixiong standing outside with dark circles under his eyes, looking completely decadent.

His hair was covered in crystalline dew.

This shocked Zhou Qing, and he hurriedly stepped forward: "Third Shixiong, didn't you sleep all night?"

Yan Xiaohu didn't say anything, but rushed forward and started groping Zhou Qing all over.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Qing pushed him away quickly.

Yan Xiaohu forced a smile: "Just rubbing off some financial luck. It's getting late, let's hurry down the mountain. I specifically checked the almanac today; it's good for traveling, with signs of getting rich."

"Didn't you say you didn't believe in these things before?" Zhou Qing looked at the Third Shixiong's superstitious appearance and asked, puzzled.

Yan Xiaohu smiled awkwardly: "The past is the past. After all, people change. Let's go, let's go."

After arriving at Yanlong City, Zhou Qing didn't expect the Third Senior Brother to pull him straight to Second Grandpa.

"Yo, Tiger boy, you're back again? Still want to buy the three-thousand spirit stone ones? These few are about the same price, pick whatever!"

When Second Grandpa saw Yan Xiaohu, his face was immediately filled with smiles, as if he had seen a God of Wealth.

Zhou Qing looked at the Third Shixiong suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.

Yan Xiaohu ignored Zhou Qing and then took out the remaining seven hundred or so spirit stones he had and gave them to Zhou Qing.

"Fourth, your luck is better. Let's pool together fifteen hundred spirit stones. If we win, we split it four-six!"

Yan Xiaohu handed over the spirit stones eagerly.

Zhou Qing looked at him and finally came to his senses.

"What did you buy yesterday?" Zhou Qing asked.

Yan Xiaohu's old face turned red, and Second Grandpa, who was watching the fun and didn't mind the chaos, laughed.

"This Tiger boy is quite bold. After three thousand spirit stones went down, he opened a small item worth only ten spirit stones. His luck is still a bit lacking!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing looked again at the Third Shixiong, who was about to cry.

This was a loss to the grandmother's house. Your gambling heart is big enough!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====