mtl008 Chapter 285 News from the Dan League
Chapter 285 News from the Dan League
Near the end of the year, the seventy-two peaks of Xuanyu Sect were covered in snow.
The bluestone steps were covered with a thin layer of snow, and the disciples coming and going were all wrapped in thick robes.
Only Lu Yuguan was curled up in a wooden barrel, his fish tail hanging over the edge of the barrel, his scales shiny from the cold.
Li Chonglin pushed the cart slowly, and the wooden wheels made a "crunching" sound as they rolled over the snow, attracting the attention of passing disciples.
"Your Highness," Lu Yuguan leaned over the edge of the bucket and poked his head out, his tone resentful, "Your cart-pushing skills are really incompatible with the sword techniques of Tianjian Peak, which are used to cut through mountains and split rocks."
"Just now when I passed the hurdle at Red Leaf Peak, water splashed all over my face!"
Li Zhonglin condensed a ray of golden spiritual power from his fingertips and quietly wrapped the wooden barrel more tightly: "If you feel cold, you might as well retreat."
"Tsk, I'm just trying to understand the people's sentiments!" Lu Yuguan flicked his tail, splashing a string of water droplets. "Bai Ming and the others are running themselves in the outer gate. I can't just stay in the inner gate and pretend to be dead, right?"
As he was speaking, there was a commotion at the mountain gate.
Bai Ming and Miao'er, leading dozens of outer disciples, were packing baskets of spiritual fruits into bamboo baskets.
Miao'er, with her sharp eyes, spotted the blue light flickering in the barrel from afar. She waved her handkerchief and called out, "Your Highness, Master Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Yuguan stood up, holding onto the bucket wall, his tail splashing water everywhere. "If you don't come soon, Fatty Qian will probably swallow up the dividends!"
"This year, the orders for Lingyu from Xunyun Peak have tripled. Where's the profit account from the Outer Gate Market?"
Bai Ming hurriedly pulled out a jade slip from his sleeve and handed it over: "It's all here. Elder Qian didn't cut any of it, but he kept saying he wanted a 30% management fee..."
He glanced at Li Chonglin and lowered his voice, "I heard that the Holy Son looked for him the day before yesterday, but he didn't mention it again."
Lu Yuguan sneered, and a fire ignited at his fingertips, drying the water stains on the jade slip.
"Qi Wei is good at currying favors... Well, let's divide it according to the original plan first, and then give him two bottles of Qingxin Pills to shut him up."
As he was speaking, a woman in pink holding a soft sword came from a distance and walked straight towards Bai Ming.
"Bai Ming, what exactly did you want to say last night?"
The woman spoke angrily, unsheathing her soft sword, which shone brightly between them.
Bai Ming quickly reached out to stop her: "Miss Liying... I..."
"Say it!"
"Don't delay my sword practice!"
Li Ying pressed the question.
Li Chonglin couldn't bear to watch it anymore and wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Lu Yuguan.
"You stupid fool," Lu Yuguan cursed inwardly, "can't you see the situation?"
Li Zhonglin hesitated slightly: "Since you are a disciple who practices sword, it is either Tianjian Peak or Yuejian Peak... I will go find Master."
"Idiot!"
Lu Yuguan grabbed his sleeve and shook his head helplessly, his eyes never leaving the two of them.
The soft sword in Li Ying's hand danced like a spirit snake, the sword light flashed, forcing Bai Ming to retreat again and again.
Bai Ming hesitated, as if he had something to hide.
"Bai Ming, what exactly did you want to say last night?"
Li Ying pressed again, her tone filled with a hint of urgency and anger.
Bai Ming gritted his teeth and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Liying, I asked you out last night because... I wanted to see you!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Ying's right hand trembled slightly, and the momentum of the sword suddenly slowed down.
She stood there in a daze, a blush appeared on her face, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
Lu Yuguan and Li Chonglin on the sidelines were also stunned. They didn't expect things to turn out like this.
Lu Yuguan couldn't help but gasp in amazement: "I didn't expect that my second brother, who usually keeps quiet, would be so courageous at the critical moment."
Li Ying was silent for a moment, and finally put away the soft sword, and said coldly: "You...what do you mean by this?"
Seeing that her attitude had softened, Bai Ming explained, "Miss Liying, I know I'm not good at speaking, but my feelings for you are genuine."
"I wanted to tell you last night, but you left in a hurry, and I didn't have time to say it..."
Li Ying lowered her head, her voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "You...why didn't you say so earlier?"
Bai Ming was delighted to see her tone soften, and stepped forward and said, "Yingying, I...I don't want to miss this opportunity again."
"Would you like to practice sword fighting with me?"
Li Ying asked shyly, "Just... practicing sword?"
"Ok!"
Bai Ming nodded solemnly.
Li Ying looked at him in disbelief: "Just practicing sword skills?!"
"Yes!" Bai Ming said seriously, "The sword technique you created is very compatible with the one I'm practicing. I want to learn from you!"
Liying: "..."
Miao Er: “…”
Lu Yuguan: “…”
Li Chonglin: "What happened to you all?"
Li Ying's face flushed with anger, and she shouted at Bai Ming, "Don't come to me again!"
After saying that, Li Ying turned around, walked with graceful steps, and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
Bai Ming looked at her back and shouted, "Is it really impossible? If it really doesn't work... I'll trade you my takeaway coupons for sword skills..."
The corners of Lu Yuguan's mouth twitched.
With this level of emotional intelligence, I guess he won’t be able to find a wife for the rest of his life.
Bai Ming turned back in disappointment and helplessly asked other disciples to count the spirit stones.
Just as everyone was busy, the gatekeeper disciple Wei Bushian came over, rubbing his hands. He was wrapped in a gray cotton robe, and there were still unmelted snow particles on the cuffs.
"Brother Wei?"
Lu Yuguan still remembers this disciple who guards the mountain.
Wei Bumian sneered and said, "Junior brother, you are embarrassing me. With what you have done now, I am afraid I will have to look up to you."
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Lu Yuguan wiped the water stains and held him tightly. "As fellow disciples, we should help each other. There is no distinction between superiors and subordinates."
Wei Bumian smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's really thanks to my junior brother that my income from delivering food is already greater than the salary I receive from the sect."
Lu Yuguan was surprised and said, "No, no, it's all thanks to my diligence, Senior Brother!"
Wei Bumian bowed in return, then said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother, I have some news...I wonder if you are interested?"
Li Chonglin frowned slightly, and the scabbard quietly rested on the ground.
Lu Yuguan, however, smiled and tossed over three mid-grade spirit stones: "Brother Wei, please tell me what you want, but are there any cultivators who want to buy takeout on credit?"
"It's not a credit!" Wei Bumian waved his hands hurriedly, lowering his voice mysteriously. "The day before yesterday, when I was on duty, I saw a cloud boat from Zhongdu with a flag with a Dan Ding pattern hanging on it."
"I heard from the deacon elder that the first stop of this year's Alchemy Alliance's alchemist evaluation will be in the Eastern Xuan Continent..."
"Dan League?" Lu Yuguan asked doubtfully, "What the hell is that?"
"Junior brother, you've just entered the Xuanyu Sect, and there are many things you don't understand yet," Wei Bumian explained. "The Alchemy Alliance is an organization of alchemists in Zhongdu, led by the Zhongdu Alchemy Sect, and encompasses all the world's alchemy prodigies..."
Lu Yuguan's head suddenly exploded, and what Danxuzi had said instantly came into his mind.
Dan Zong?
Isn’t that where Senior Danxuzi wants him to go?
Wei Bumian continued, "The selection process for the Dan League is done every ten years."
"Alchemists are rare in our Dongxuan Continent, and they are often placed at the end, or simply don't come..."
Lu Yuguan was shocked and said, "It only opens once every ten years?"
The water in the bucket suddenly shook violently.
He grabbed Wei Bumian's sleeve and slapped the wooden barrel with his tail, making a "dong dong" sound.
"Exactly," Wei Bumian staggered, "It's said that they're selecting new talents from each sect this time. The top ten will be able to enter the Alchemy Alliance's treasury and choose a magical herb."
"Miracle medicine?" Lu Yuguan thought, "How miraculous is it?"
"It's at least seventh-grade quality."
"Fuck!"
[Ding! Host swearing detected]
[Deduct one point of civilization value]
"Tong-chan, can you tolerate this?" Lu Yuguan swallowed his saliva. "In that treasure house, there might be another medicinal ingredient for Zhengmai Dan—"
"Crane-grown Ganoderma lucidum!"
[Ding! Triggering the side quest [Alchemist Rating]]
[Mission Details: Zhongdu Dan League is coming to Dongxuan Continent. Please seize the opportunity and get the first place in the rating]
[Quest Reward: 128 Civilization Value, [Divine Revelation Secret Realm] times*1]
Lu Yuguan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, Tong-chan, you are getting better and better!"
system:……
Why is this guy so talkative?
"but……"
Wei Bumian glanced at Lu Yuguan's fish tail and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Li Zhonglin's face darkened suddenly, and his sword energy carved deep grooves in the snow. "But what?"
"The evaluation requires on-site elixir refining," Wei Bumian swallowed, "and the participants must be human."
Suddenly there was a "splash" sound from the wooden barrel——
Lu Yuguan's fish tail slammed heavily on the water surface, splashing water all over Li Chonglin's face.
"Damn it, the driver turned around!"
Li Chonglin said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong?"
"Go back to Zuidan Peak to find Master!" Lu Yuguan gritted his teeth, gripping the rim of the bucket. "Even if I have to eat raw spiritual herbs, I'm going to transform this broken tail back before spring!"
After hearing this, Wei Bu Mian quickly explained, "Junior Brother Lu, don't worry. The ones who came a few days ago might just be the advance team. The real Dan League team won't arrive until after the New Year."
Lu Yuguan took a deep breath and relaxed a little.
Li Chonglin leaned over and said, "Don't worry, there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. There will always be a way out."
Lu Yuguan frowned and said, "Alas, I'll lend you my good words!"