Lu Tingni looked at the yin-yang fish in Chu Ge's hand with some curiosity; she didn't see anything extraordinary about it.
But unlike Lu Tingni, Lu Fuyao recognized the item. Her expression turned serious, and then she spoke, "Senior Brother, this item is too precious. We..."
"Shimei!"
Chu Ge spoke with feigned seriousness, his brows slightly furrowed.
As he made that expression, a certain imposing aura immediately arose.
This made Lu Fuyao somewhat uneasy, and even the usually lively Lu Tingni felt a little apprehensive because of Chu Ge's frown.
"I..." Lu Fuyao hesitated.
"Hold out your hand."
Chu Ge spoke again, his tone commanding.
"Shimei, you wouldn't want to be punished by the Holy Land for disobeying the orders of a Personal Disciple, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyao immediately dared not say more, but still made no move.
Seeing this, Chu Ge directly took the hand of this quiet Shimei, opened her palm, and placed a yin-yang fish into her hand.
This sudden forceful action not only did not displease Lu Fuyao.
On the contrary, deep within her heart, an unusual sense of excitement surged due to Chu Ge's strong demeanor just now.
Chu Ge didn't notice Lu Fuyao's change and turned to look at Lu Tingni.
This usually lively Shimei also obediently and proactively extended her hand, opening her palm.
Chu Ge smiled knowingly and gave the other half of the yin-yang fish to Lu Tingni.
Just at this moment, Shui Qianrou gracefully walked over, swaying her ample waist.
"Master."
The two sisters, seeing the newcomer, softly called out.
Shui Qianrou nodded, her demeanor as graceful as ever.
"Shishu, two Shimei, I shall take my leave now. If you have free time, you are welcome to visit Taihuang Hall."
Chu Ge said with a smile, subtly casting a glance at Shui Qianrou, who glared back at him in annoyance.
Chu Ge merely smiled, and under the gazes of the three women, he turned and descended the scenic Shuiyue Peak.
He did not linger too long on this beautiful Shuiyue Peak, where the people were even more beautiful.
There would be plenty of time in the future; his interactions with these three would only increase, so there was no rush for this moment.
"Shizhi, take care."
Seeing Chu Ge leave decisively, Shui Qianrou didn't try to keep him.
Their recent private time in the Alchemy room had subtly drawn her closer to Chu Ge, so she couldn't be bothered with polite words of retention.
Chu Ge's figure gradually receded, and Shui Qianrou watched for a long while before coming back to her senses, realizing her two Disciples were still beside her. She secretly thought, 'Not good.'
Turning her head, she saw her two Disciples still staring at the path down the mountain, which immediately made her furious.
"Still looking! He's already far away, and you're still looking, your eyeballs are about to fall out."
Shui Qianrou scolded in annoyance, though she herself couldn't tell if she was truly angry or a little jealous.
The two sisters were startled awake by the scolding. Lu Fuyao stammered, wanting to speak but not knowing how.
Lu Tingni, on the other hand, had her eyes darting around, as if thinking about something.
"This item is extraordinary; you must not waste it."
Shui Qianrou instructed, glancing at the yin-yang fish in their hands, a faint smile playing on her lips.
Although this yin-yang fish was also a rare treasure, it was far inferior to the yandao ring Chu Ge had given her.
'Hmph, at least you're a good kid.'
She thought so, unconsciously rubbing the yandao ring on her left middle finger.
"With what your Senior Brother has given you, that Wind Silk Spirit Ye Bamboo is useless. You two should send a message to the Inner Sect Main Hall later to change the mission reward."
"I will go back to Cultivate first."
Having said that, Shui Qianrou left first.
However, despite her words, could she truly calm down and Cultivate today?
After Shui Qianrou left, the two girls began to converse in low voices.
"Sister, did you notice that Master has a new yandao ring on her left hand? She didn't have it before she and Senior Brother went into the Alchemy room."
A flash of insight gleamed in Lu Tingni's eyes.
"Ah?"
Lu Fuyao was clearly a bit confused, looking at her Shimei beside her with a bewildered expression.
Seeing her expression, Lu Tingni could only shake her head helplessly.
Her Sister had been a little distracted ever since just now, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.
..............
Night was approaching.
After a day of trials, Ye Chen, covered in exhaustion, returned to the Taihuang Holy Land Inner Sect Main Hall.
His body reeking, he entered the hall, immediately causing those around him to frown.
Ye Chen ignored them, walking straight to the center of the hall.
"I'm here to submit a mission. This is the Wind Silk Spirit Ye Bamboo."
His tone was flat, but it caused a stir among those around him.
"Wind Silk Spirit Ye Bamboo? I remember that spiritual medicine was guarded by a Ten Heavens initial stage Thunder-Devouring Wolf, wasn't it?"
"Indeed, since the mission was released a few days ago, over a dozen Third Level Heaven Senior Brothers successively accepted this mission, but not a single one was able to complete it."
"This kid looks to be only at the Third Level Heaven initial stage, right? Does he really have such ability?"
"Heh, this person is Ye Chen, the kid who dared to challenge Holy Lord's Personal Disciple, Senior Brother Chu!"
"Hiss! No wonder he has such guts; he truly has some tricks up his sleeve!"
"This mission was issued by Elder Shui. Not only are the Spirit Stone rewards generous, but one can also ask Elder Shui to personally refine a furnace of pills! This kid is truly enviable!"
Ye Chen listened to the surrounding remarks, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.
He had been constantly honing himself in the Taihuang Hunting Ground during this period, and his cultivation had already broken through to the Third Level Heaven ten days ago.
Not only that, he had also forged an exotic spirit seed that was highly compatible with his Physique.
Although the Thunder-Devouring Wolf was at the Ten Heavens, he possessed a Wang Body, and his combat power was extraordinary.
Coupled with the spiritual techniques learned from the remnant soul in his mind, although he couldn't kill the Thunder-Devouring Wolf, obtaining the spiritual medicine was no problem.
"You're Ye Chen, right? Come with me to collect the Spirit Stones for your mission reward."
The managing Disciple in the center of the hall spoke indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned.
"I remember this mission had optional rewards, right? What I want isn't spirit stones; I want to ask Elder Shui to refine a batch of pills for me."
Ye Chen's frown deepened.
He hadn't come to complete this mission for the Spirit Stones.
"Oh, you mean that. Just half an hour ago, Elder Shui sent a message saying that she no longer needed this spiritual medicine."
"However, Elder Shui cares about the younger generation, so she didn't withdraw the mission but changed the reward to double Spirit Stones."
"You're lucky, kid!"
With that, the Disciple's face even showed envy.
In his opinion, the reward of having Elder Shui refine pills was not as good as double the Spirit Stones.
After all, asking Elder Shui to refine pills also required one to collect the Materials themselves.
For pills of too high a grade, they couldn't even obtain the Materials, and for lower-grade ones, they were sold in the market.
With that much effort, it would be better to just buy pills with Spirit Stones, which would save a lot of trouble, and if one calculated carefully, it could even save a sum of Spirit Stones.
But how could he know that what Ye Chen needed was not ordinary pills?
It was an ancient pill that could not be found on the market and whose formula had long been lost, requiring an Alchemist with superb Alchemy skills to refine it!
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