Chapter 89: Exchange

Jiang Weiran remained silent, and only after a good while did he say, "I understand."

Cheng Xi had nothing more to say to him, so she turned and left.

The person Jiang Weiran was shielding was neither a bad person nor a good one.

Cheng Xi returned to Qingtian Peak; Li Zhi'an and the others were already gone. Baohua told her that the Deans of the Four Great Academies had all arrived, and Li Zhi'an had been invited to Yuguan Peak for a meeting.

Cheng Xi was not surprised, though she had not expected the Deans of the Four Great Academies to gather so quickly. It seemed the situation with the Wanxing Sect was very complex.

She took Baohua to inspect the Spirit Fields, harvested the mature Spirit Plants to hand over to the Academy, and then planted new seeds in the fields. Halfway through, the Second Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister came to help.

The three of them chatted and laughed, and soon finished the work.

Jin Wu was not good with words, but he worked very hard; Yu Xiao was boisterous but also put a lot of effort into the labor. Cheng Xi was looked down upon by them, and later, finding her in the way, they drove her off.

Cheng Xi found it amusing and brought them some Spirit Tea.

After one gulp, Yu Xiao's eyes lit up, "Junior Sister, where did you buy this tea?"

"I made it myself." Cheng Xi took out two jars, giving one to Yu Xiao and one to Jin Wu.

Jin Wu was embarrassed to accept and shook his head, but Yu Xiao grabbed it and stuffed it into his arms, "This tea is extraordinary; it's very valuable."

Jin Wu:...

Cheng Xi smiled, "Second Senior Brother, try it."

Jin Wu didn't know whether to accept it or not, but in the end, he took it, "Thank you, Junior Sister."

He had only lent a hand with some work; he felt guilty accepting such a thing.

When the Senior Brother and Senior Sister returned, Cheng Xi sent two more jars over. Yue Chen was very embarrassed and hurriedly took out a handful of Talisman Beads for Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi refused to take them and said with a smile, "Senior Brother, if you want to return the favor, just help me farm."

"Fine, leave it to me." Yue Chen agreed immediately.

Kong Shuanghua looked at Cheng Xi and smiled, "Since I've taken the Junior Sister's things, I'll help you too."

Cheng Xi still remembered the Senior Sister's Heart Demon. A Heart Demon could only be defeated if one opened their own heart. She wanted to keep the Senior Sister busy so she wouldn't have time to think about sad things.

Once, she quietly pulled the Senior Sister aside, "Senior Sister, I have a lead regarding the Second Senior Brother."

"What matter?" Kong Shuanghua asked, not reacting for a moment.

"Isn't the Second Senior Brother's talent restricted?"

Kong Shuanghua was stunned, "Yes. You mean, you have a way?"

"I want to try, but I need the Senior Sister's help."

"Tell me, how can I help?" Kong Shuanghua cherished her fellow disciples very much and was naturally happy to be able to help.

"I found a Dragon Blood Fruit. Senior Sister, please watch it for me and tell me when it matures."

"Dragon Blood Fruit?" Kong Shuanghua didn't quite understand what this had to do with anything.

"The Second Senior Brother's talent is restricted not because he is incapable, but because his meridians are blocked. I will use the Dragon Blood Fruit to clear his meridians and strengthen his Fire-type Cultivation Method; it should be successful."

Kong Shuanghua:...

It could be done like this?

"Is it dangerous?"

"A little, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Kong Shuanghua agreed immediately. When she followed Cheng Xi to the place where the Dragon Blood Fruit was planted, she fell silent, "You planted such an important thing in this corner?"

"Only here was there empty space. Besides, I spent time on a Spirit Gathering Array containing Space Law to speed up the maturation process; it's not conspicuous here."

Kong Shuanghua was shocked, "Jun... Junior Sister, you also know Arrays?"

"I know a little," Cheng Xi said modestly.

Although Kong Shuanghua did not study Arrays, she knew that Space Law was not something their Academy could teach.

She asked cautiously, "Junior Sister, do you have another Master?"

Cheng Xi:...

She was really hung up on the word "Master"!

Kong Shuanghua felt that their Qingtian Peak had truly struck gold. She was incredibly excited and looked at Cheng Xi, saying, "We don't know if it will succeed yet, so let's not tell the Second Junior Brother first, lest he be disappointed if it fails."

"Fine, let's give him a surprise."

"Right, a surprise, a surprise is good." For several days, Kong Shuanghua guarded the Dragon Blood Fruit, fearing someone would pick it and eat it as a fruit.

Cheng Xi asked Baohua to get some Array Paper from Qin Yu. Knowing she wanted to draw an Array Diagram, Qin Yu asked directly if he could come over to watch, and Cheng Xi agreed.

Thus, Qin Yu came over, and upon seeing it, he was stunned.

"What is this you are drawing?"

"A Mountain Protection Array."

Qin Yu:...

Listen to yourself, is that something a human would say?

Qin Yu's silence made Cheng Xi a bit strange, and she looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

"A Mountain Protection Array cannot be refined just like that."

Cheng Xi smiled, "I know, but if problems arise with the Wanxing Sect, we cannot just watch countless commoners suffer. And there are so many students in the Academy; many only arrived this year. If they haven't learned much and lose their lives here, wouldn't that be too unjust?"

Qin Yu hadn't expected Cheng Xi to say this. He was silent for a moment, and only after a long time did he say, "The Qinghe Academy has a Mountain Protection Array."

"I know." Cheng Xi didn't lift her head, fiddling with the Gilded Array Disk in her hands, "It's just a backup, I hope it won't be needed. Do you know the Ji Clan of Wanxing City?"

"What about them?"

"I heard the Ji Family has a daughter studying Artifact Refining in the Academy to become an Artifact Master. I assume the Ji Family should have things an Artifact Master needs. I have a few materials I want to trade; can you help me make a connection?"

"Trade?"

"I can't afford to buy, so I can only trade. I have a few Talismans here; see if the Ji Family is willing to trade." Cheng Xi sighed; a single penny could stump a hero.

Qin Yu's expression was strange, "You are the Master's fiancée; does he not even give you money to spend?"

"That's a strange thing to say; I am only his fiancée, why should I spend his money?"

This made so much sense that Qin Yu was momentarily unable to refute it, and he asked another question, "Then does the Master know about this?"

"He is so busy right now, let's not disturb him."

Otherwise, why would she ask Qin Yu for help?

Qin Yu:...

"Fine, leave it to me."

"Thanks." Cheng Xi handed him the bag containing the Talismans and also gave him the list of items she wanted to exchange for.

Watching Cheng Xi hide the three hundred and sixty celestial cycle markings on the Gilded Array Disk and seeing her carve the Star Orbit Chart onto it stroke by stroke, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel that this Mountain Protection Array was rather unusual.

"What is the name of this Mountain Protection Array?" Qin Yu asked.

Cheng Xi was silent for a moment, then said with a smile, "I haven't thought of one yet."

Qin Yu was once again left speechless, "I'll go exchange these things for you first."

"Thank you for your hard work." Cheng Xi nodded.

Qin Yu left Qingtian Peak and headed straight for Wanxing City, while Cheng Xi, after he had left, cut her finger and infused her own essence blood into the Array Disk.

She might not necessarily need it, but if it truly came to a moment of life and death, she still hoped to have one extra layer of insurance.

Master always said she was capable and thus burdened, that she had a worrying nature in her past life, and even after being reborn in this life, she still couldn't break the habit.

Not good, not good, truly not good.