Chapter 128: The Little White Fox Who Recites Tongue Twisters

Lin Bai did not care that his actions were being misinterpreted.

Only a fool would pass up a free advantage.

Holding such a large cake as the Heavenly Descended, he naturally had to find ways to scrape some benefits for himself.

It was nothing more than each taking what they needed.

He knew too little about this world.

Just like how he did not know why a Sword engraved with an array would amplify True Qi by thirty percent...

Basic Theory of Magical Treasures did not mention these things at all; the pill formulas he had puzzled out himself were still stuck on various improved pills based on the Rejuvenation Pill, far from meeting his expectations.

Therefore.

Even if he was just slacking off, he had to get more samples for himself.

Reputation?

Who cares!

Facts proved it.

The Spirit Tool Pavilion and Medicine King Valley did not mind stuffing a few benefits into his hands to make their relationship more intimate.

In their view, Lin Bai coming to ask for benefits was a gesture of goodwill.

The commotion last night was not small; Daoist Qingming being killed by Palm Thunder could not be hidden from them, and Lin Bai, who could strike a Golden Core True Person to death with Palm Thunder, possessed the strength to converse with them as equals.

Although they did not know why Qingming had suddenly attacked, these slick sect leaders were happy to see Huilong Temple suffer a setback, and also happy to see Lin Bai's background exposed bit by bit.

Compared to Lin Bai demanding some benefits from them, they were even less willing to deal with an unfamiliar Lin Bai who almost monopolized the Heavenly Descended of a Basic City.

The entry of evil sects into Qian City had become a foregone conclusion.

If they wanted to balance the relationship between the Heavenly Descended and the various sects, Lin Bai, an outsider who belonged to no faction, was a good choice, even better than the City Lord of Qian City...

As for the conflict between Lin Bai and Huilong Temple, what did that have to do with them?

At worst, if the two sides really started a fight, they could just mediate a few words from the middle.

Moreover, Lin Bai did not have a good relationship with the Blood Shadow Sect either.

The righteous path had Huilong Temple, and the evil path had the Blood Shadow Sect.

Lin Bai's background and abilities would eventually be probed out bit by bit.

When the moment came to truly understand his background, whether to kill him or keep him would be up to them to decide.

"... City Lord, that is roughly how things stand. After Lin Bai came out of the Medicine King Valley's residence, he returned straight to the Beggar Sect and did not go to Huilong Temple."

The scribe from the Immortal Supervision Bureau reported Lin Bai's whereabouts to the City Lord of Qian City in detail.

The City Lord of Qian City was named Guo Yuan, an old man in his fifties with graying hair and beard and regular features; having held a high position for a long time, he had naturally developed an air of authority that did not require anger to be intimidating.

"He is an interesting little fellow," Guo Yuan stroked his beard. "The County Princess has sent me a talent!"

"Should I summon him to see you?" the scribe asked.

"No, let us watch him maneuver among the various sects; it is not appropriate for me to show my face," Guo Yuan said. "Later, send an Appointment Letter to the Beggar Sect, entrusting them to supervise this recruitment fair for the Heavenly Descended, and allow them to act as they see fit within Qian City."

"Yes," the scribe replied.

"Also, report the movements of Huilong Temple to me at all times." Guo Yuan looked at the scribe and pondered for a moment. "If there is any major move on that side, notify our Manager Lin in advance. The County Princess was right; where Manager Lin is, he will become the focus of everyone's attention, and the lives of the people in the city will be relatively much more peaceful, so he must not be allowed to fail."

"Yes, City Lord." The scribe cupped his hands to the City Lord and bowed as he retreated.

"That brat, he goes too far." At the Huilong Temple residence, Daoist Qingling slapped the table in anger.

But he could not do anything; his strength was about the same as Daoist Qingming's, and even if it were higher, it was not by much.

He knew that killing Lin Bai would end everything.

But he was not confident; if he were also killed by Lin Bai in return, Huilong Temple would truly become a laughingstock.

Daoist Qingling also knew that Qingfeng and his little disciple had left overnight, but he did not stop the two of them.

Longxi was right; Daoist Qingming had been killed, so they should go to Huilong Temple to pull in reinforcements, but it should not be him who went.

Once he left, Huilong Temple would completely lose its hold here in Qian City.

And if Daoist Qingfeng went back, the blame would naturally fall on him.

After all, the Lingjie Fengxi had been leaked by him; in that case, his culpability would be reduced by much...

Sigh!

Daoist Qingling let out a sigh; what kind of mess was this?

The Lingjie Fengxi was lost, so it was lost; it would have been better for Qingfeng to keep hanging around Jiamu City, but he had to come to Qian City to join the fun and drag him into the water as well.

What a disgrace!

Not mentioning the infighting between the various sects.

The Beggar Sect disciples were very active.

A portion of them were separated to practice martial arts to maintain the Beggar Sect's combat power, while the rest scattered to recruit Basic Disciples for the Beggar Sect, find workers to repair houses, and find venues to hold the Flaw exhibition; each one was busy and having a great time.

With Tong Cha's Broken Wind Sword as a lead, Lin Bai obtained a piece of Mysterious Iron Essence from the Spirit Tool Pavilion and several bottles of pills from the Medicine King Valley, including Peiyuan Pill, Xiaohuan Pill, Qi and Blood Pill, and so on.

Lin Bai's original intention was to get some spirit herbs to puzzle out new pill formulas.

But the people from Medicine King Valley were here to recruit students and had no intention of refining pills, so naturally, there were no spirit herbs.

Cao Ru'an did promise that he could bring some medicinal herbs for him next time he came to Qian City, provided, of course, that Lin Bai could give Medicine King Valley some advantages in this selection of the Heavenly Descended.

Regarding the fact that Lin Bai had puzzled out pill formulas himself, Cao Ru'an did not say much, even offering a few words of encouragement.

He did not take the pills Lin Bai refined to heart at all; without even Spirit Fields or medicinal herbs, he was, after all, just a wild practitioner, not worth mentioning.

……

Having come out of Medicine King Valley.

Lin Bai tried to use the Broken Wind Sword to perform the Six Colors of Proud Cold, but it only slashed out a simple sword Qi; there was no colorful effect, nor did it slash out ten meters away. It was just like throwing out an ordinary attack, and one could not see the thirty percent boost at all.

Facts proved it.

Without sword techniques, the Broken Wind Sword could not exert much power in his hands.

Martial arts moves were still too few.

Lin Bai sighed silently.

His enemies had already upgraded to the Golden Core stage.

If it weren't for the morning, the martial arts he had mastered would cause truly limited damage to a Golden Core True Person, but what enemy would be stupid enough to come and fight him every morning……

He couldn't rely on Palm Thunder to solve problems every time.

After all.

The wind-up for Palm Thunder was too long; it was fine if he encountered one enemy, but what if he encountered a gang-up?

He still had to find a way to increase his own strength……

And the few bottles of pills he got from Medicine King Valley.

The Peiyuan Pill was for improving one's Physique, which was basically useless to him.

After all, his Physique had already reached its peak when he was doing Peerless Divine Doctor System tasks, so there was no point in improving it further.

The Qi and Blood Pill was used to restore Qi and blood after a serious injury; it was usually used in combination with the Rejuvenation Pill and could be considered a supplementary pill to the Rejuvenation Pill. It was likewise useless to Lin Bai and could not even be used in battle.

The only thing useful to Lin Bai was the Xiaohuan Pill; it was something that could truly be used to save a life.

Listening to Cao Ru'an's meaning, when one was seriously injured and dying, taking one Xiaohuan Pill could rapidly stimulate Qi and blood, allowing the body and strength to recover by fifty percent in a short time, and there were no side effects.

Corresponding to it was the Dahuan Pill; it was said that it could make a dying person instantly full of vigor, with their strength recovering to seventy percent……

Compared to Lin Bai's so-called Excitement Rejuvenation Pill, that was what one called a real pill.

When one was dying, if they ate an Excitement Rejuvenation Pill, let alone recovering energy, they would probably kick the bucket on the spot.

……

After this trip, Lin Bai had a preliminary understanding of the Five Great Sects.

If he treated the Five Great Sects as hypothetical enemies, except for Hundred Flowers Valley which was relatively useless, the other sects were not easy to deal with.

Lin Bai shook his head and threw the complicated thoughts out of his mind. He reached out and patted the little white fox on his shoulder: "Xiaobai, can I trust you?"

"Of course." The little white fox suddenly perked up its ears. "Master, from the moment you saved me yesterday, I swore that I would never betray you, and I could even die for you."

"You don't need to die." Lin Bai smiled and said, "I'll teach you how to say tongue twisters!"

"What is a tongue twister?" the little white fox asked curiously.

"It's for exercising your tongue." Feeding time arrived. Lin Bai took out a Zhangdu Pill and handed it to the little white fox's mouth, brushing up some favorability.

"Is it 'Word Follows Law'?" The little white fox made a comfortable sound, rubbed its little belly, and asked.

"No, it has nothing to do with 'Word Follows Law', it has to do with my Palm Thunder." Lin Bai said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You've been by my side for so long, surely you've discovered that anyone who recites the incantation correctly can trigger my Palm Thunder……"

"Which bas— Ugh!" The little white fox opened its mouth to say the spell, but halfway through, its mouth was pinched by Lin Bai, and it made a whimpering sound.

"No swearing." Lin Bai pulled it off his shoulder, released its mouth, and habitually stroked its fur. "There's no one around. If you recite the incantation, the only one who will be unlucky is yourself."

"……" The little fox was stunned for a moment and asked timidly, "But what does this have to do with tongue twisters?"

"That is another incantation, the kind that can kill a Golden Core True Person." Lin Bai smiled. "You can't read a single word wrong, so you need to have a clear tongue, and you need to be fast."

"Yesterday, Qingming Daozhang he……" The little white fox widened its eyes.

"Right, he was killed by the Palm Thunder triggered by the incantation." Lin Bai nodded with a smile.

"Master, will you tell me the spell?" The little white fox's voice trembled, inexplicably excited; this was the feeling of trust.

"Not for now. You practice your tongue first. When you can speak clearly and won't make mistakes, I will tell you the real spell," Lin Bai said.

Up to now.

The affinity he had brushed up with the little white fox had already exceeded three digits.

In this world, there should be no one more trustworthy than the little fox.

If one person recites the Palm Thunder spell, it might be a bit slow, but if there was an extra mouth, the Palm Thunder could be fired consecutively, and perhaps he could even launch a sneak attack.

Who would be on guard against a cute little fox!

If he could multitask in the future and recite tongue twisters using ventriloquism, he could even achieve a triple-shot; by then, he wouldn't be afraid of group fights……

The little fox was relatively useless, and telling it the spell was equivalent to the pet indirectly participating in the battle.

The little white fox looked up at Lin Bai and promised earnestly: "Master, don't worry, I will absolutely not reveal the spell to a third person."

"It doesn't matter if you reveal it. Whoever dares to recite the spell in front of me, the one who will be unlucky is still them." Lin Bai smiled. "I don't let you tell others just because I'm afraid of accidental injury. The same goes for you; don't recite it casually if you know the spell, otherwise, the Palm Thunder will land on your head. Even a Golden Core True Person can't withstand it; if it lands on your head, you'll be turned to ash."

"Master, I won't." The little white fox was startled. "I will recite it whenever Master tells me to……"

"Start by learning tongue twisters!" Lin Bai looked at the sky; the sun had already risen. He stroked the little white fox's fur. "You practice for a day first. Tomorrow morning, we'll go outside the city, and I'll teach you the real spell."

"Mm." The little white fox nodded excitedly.

"Eat grapes without spitting grape skins; don't eat grapes and spit out grape skins." Lin Bai said as he walked.

"Eat grapes without spitting grape skins; don't eat grapes and spit out grape skins." The little white fox smacked its lips and recited it accurately.

"Not bad! Let's do another one." Lin Bai smiled. "The red rooster's tail is gray, the gray rooster's tail is red……"

"Red rooster... tail... red... Master is annoying……"

……

Teasing the little fox into saying tongue twisters along the way, Lin Bai returned to the Beggar Sect branch. He threw the 【Broken Wind Sword】 to the 【Weapon Refinement Master】 to ponder, found a few ordinary native Beggar Sect Disciples to help, and began to refine weapons for the Weapon Shop.

The fourth batch of closed beta testers had just entered the game yesterday. It would take time to clear the road between the新手村 and Qian City, and the exhibition for the Flaw items also needed to be prepared in advance……

With the Beggar Sect Disciples assisting, Lin Bai did not need to personally manage these matters; focusing on doing system tasks to improve his strength was the right path.

Making the little fox recite tongue twisters could be considered an indirect way of increasing strength.

Of course, the most effective way to increase strength at present is the Card System.

But that is also the most offensive method; it is fine to do it secretly, but once brought out into the open, it is very easy to push him into the position of being an enemy of everyone.

After all.

No one is willing to be reduced to a Puppet in a card after being defeated.

Only after his strength is powerful can he do that.

How could Lin Bai not be willing to scatter a handful of cards during a battle and let summoned beasts fight for him!

……

Lin Bai did not use the Mysterious Iron Essence, but instead used ordinary iron ingots to forge weapons; he was doing it to complete a mission, and wasting good materials would not be worth it.

Who knows when the Craftsman God System might make him forge high-level weapons.

Amidst the little white fox's tongue-twisting sounds of "the bench is wide, the shoulder pole is long," ten freshly forged weapons were soon hung up in Lin Bai's Weapon Shop, all of which were exquisitely styled kitchen knives.

Basically, every time one was forged and just put on the shelf, it was snapped up by the Disciple of the Beggar Sect.

The Beggar Sect Disciple all have money; who wouldn't be happy to support their own benefactor?

Therefore.

The moment the kitchen knife refinement was successful, Lin Bai's Craftsman God mission was completed right after.

He gained the Blacksmith's anvil, and the success rate of Weapon Refinement increased to thirty percent.

【A successful craftsman does not survive by quantity, but by character and quality; mark the weapons you have forged and sell ten pieces at a price three times higher than the market price; Reward: Blacksmith's Bellows (Weapon Refinement success rate increased by ten percent)】

……

Looking at the new mission, Lin Bai fell silent; if things went on like this, all his time would be wasted on making kitchen knives, and he could not do that.

Consequently.

He decisively sought out the few players who had just bought the kitchen knives: "Give me the kitchen knives you just bought."

"Shopkeeper Lin, if you are short on money, just take it from the sect; stop teasing us!" 【Fengzinan】 said hesitantly, unwilling to hand over the kitchen knife, "This kitchen knife hasn't even warmed up in my hands yet; I have to play with it for two days before upgrading it!"

"Upgrading is voluntary; I just forgot to carve a mark on the kitchen knives earlier," Lin Bai said with a straight face, "I will give them back to you after carving the mark!"

"Shopkeeper Lin, can it still be upgraded then?" 【Bitter Melon Vine】 asked, "I'm not afraid of damage; I can pay."

"Upgrading depends on my mood; today I am only carving marks," Lin Bai glanced at him and said, "Those who don't let me carve a mark today will have their weapon upgrade quota permanently cancelled."

Before the words had even faded.

Clang, clang, clatter, clatter.

All ten kitchen knives landed in front of Lin Bai.

Lin Bai took the carving knife, carved a flourishing "Bai" character on the handle, returned it to 【Fengzinan】, and said expressionlessly: "Three hundred copper coins, thank you."

"……" 【Fengzinan】 looked at Lin Bai in astonishment, froze for a moment, then obediently took out three hundred copper coins to exchange back his own kitchen knife, and privately messaged his companion: "Forget it, it's nothing; Shopkeeper Lin is just having his daily mood swing, helping the system recycle gold coins; everyone just cooperate a little!"

Neither happy nor sad!

Lin Bai's backend did not receive any emotions; under his tempering, the threshold of the Beggar Sect Disciple was getting higher and higher, and things that weren't particularly stimulating could no longer stir up their emotions.

Thanks to Alliance Leader Mengtaizhen JW; there have been all sorts of things before the new year, and the updates have been getting later and later; I want to say sorry first. So far, I have already owed chapters for five Alliance Leaders; Old Wei has kept it all in mind and will make them up one by one after the new year; please forgive me, please forgive me!

(End of this chapter)