The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Lu, You Shouldn’t Say That

"Isn’t he right here? It’s not like he has a common face. How did he manage to blend into the crowd so easily and make it so hard to find him?"

From behind, He Han’s voice from Divine Peak sounded, followed by a heavy pat on the shoulder.

Zhou Qing turned his head and saw He Han looking at him with disdain, while next to him was Lu Yaoyao, her face full of surprise and confusion.

She had circled this place three times just now. How come she couldn’t find Senior Brother Zhou?

So strange.

Zhou Qing subconsciously looked at Lu Yaoyao’s expression, feeling a sudden joy in his heart.

With the talent skill [Lowering Presence] now upgraded to level three, even powerful Golden Core Realm experts like Senior Brother Yan would start overlooking him.

Forget Lu Yaoyao, who was just at the Qi Condensation stage, even a Foundation Establishment Realm great perfection cultivator had a 90% chance of ignoring him.

This saved a lot of trouble.

No, wait. It seemed like there wasn’t much trouble to begin with, and with no presence, she and Li Daoxuan couldn’t provide him with Heart Mirror Points either.

Indeed, it’s a dilemma!

"Junior Sister Lu, is there something you need?" Zhou Qing asked while holding a chicken.

Lu Yaoyao anxiously replied, "It’s urgent, very urgent. Sister Xuan You is returning to the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect tomorrow."

Zhou Qing and He Han were both stunned.

"So what if she’s leaving? What’s it got to do with me?" Zhou Qing asked, puzzled.

Lu Yaoyao opened her mouth but didn’t know how to explain for a moment.

"Well, she’s leaving. Don’t you want to invite her for a meal at least?" Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing’s face twitched involuntarily.

"Big sis, that’s not necessary, is it? I’ve only eaten your leftovers from breakfast twice. No need for a return invitation, right? Besides, inviting such a big shot for a meal, do you know how much that costs?" Zhou Qing said speechlessly.

Lu Yaoyao quickly explained, "That’s not what I meant. Don’t you think Sister Xuan You is very beautiful? Don’t you have feelings for her?"

Lu Yaoyao made an ambiguous gesture with her thumbs.

As soon as she said this, He Han quickly covered her mouth, suddenly feeling it was inappropriate and immediately let go.

"Junior Sister Lu, you can’t say such things."

Zhou Qing was even more terrified, retreating a step.

What a pit!

This is a pit big enough to bury me alive at any time!

Are you trying to pair me with Immortal Xuan You?

Insane!

This is sheer insanity!

How old am I? And how old is she?

Not to mention, haven’t you heard that Sikong Yan, the Palace Master of Cangyan Daoist Palace, is pursuing her?

Are you trying to make me steal her from him?

"Brother He, manage your junior sister. I still want to live a few more years," Zhou Qing was too lazy to talk to Lu Yaoyao and directly addressed He Han.

He Han, who had been annoyed with Zhou Qing, now felt completely embarrassed.

Lu Yaoyao, unwilling to give up, said, "Aren’t you going to give it a try? What if it works out?"

"Big sis, I’ve only met her twice, and both times you dragged me along. She never really paid attention to me. How could I try? Bah, why am I even telling you this? It’s impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Zhou Qing flatly refused!

[Heart Mirror Points +9]

The word [So Naive] above Lu Yaoyao’s head instantly turned into [So Cowardly].

Zhou Qing turned and walked away.

Absolutely crazy, his head was filled with wild fantasies all day.

That’s it, I’ve decided. It’s better to stay away from you, otherwise, I might not even know how I die.

......

In the evening, when back in his room, Zhou Qing took out a low-grade spirit stone. As silver patterns emerged on his right hand, he smashed it and the spirit stone immediately turned into grain-sized particles.

Zhou Qing carefully scattered them in front of the old hen, fixed its head, and it began to peck at the grains.

In just a while, it had eaten all the spirit stone particles clean.

Zhou Qing observed in silence for a long time, making sure nothing unusual happened, then continued to smash three more stones. Only then did it show signs of being satiated and casually moved to a corner to sleep soundly.

"That spirit egg from before, who knows how long it had been stored. Now that it’s directly eating spirit stones, it should be much faster."

Zhou Qing muttered to himself, then left it alone and returned to his room, took out a top-grade water-attribute spirit stone, and began breathing practice.

Early the next morning, Zhou Qing hurriedly went to the chicken nest to check, but found nothing.

"I guess I was too impatient!"

However, today the old hen seemed the same as usual, pecking around with poor vision.

Yesterday during the appraisal, it was advised to take it for walks often to keep it in a good mood, which might increase the chance of laying eggs.

Zhou Qing tied the rope again and began to walk the chicken.

"Let’s go, let’s go. The Five Sects Treasure Exchange Gathering is in half a month. I’ve already sold all my junk. Maybe there will be good stuff soon. Senior Brother will take you to broaden your horizon!"

Yan Xiaohu called out to Zhou Qing enthusiastically, heading straight down the mountain.

Zhou Qing also planned to use his new talent skill [Daily Reflection]. Maybe he could snag a good deal. Even if not, he could at least rule out some "wrong answers".

Sure enough, today Flame Dragon City seemed busier than before, and there were many more stalls.

"Come on, I’ll take you to a place where the stalls are set up by the true inheritors and core disciples of the Five Sects. The stuff they have is solid!"

Yan Xiaohu led Zhou Qing in a particular direction.

Indeed, as they entered this special area, it immediately became much quieter.

Unlike the outside stalls, there was no bargaining and noisy chatter.

The stall owners, as Senior Brother Yan had said, sat calmly behind their stalls, and most of the items had fixed prices.

Either buy it or leave it. They didn’t worry about selling anything.

"Excuse me, Senior Brother, how much for this piece of Illusory Dream Profound Copper?"

Soon, Yan Xiaohu approached a stall and couldn’t help but ask the price for a fist-sized mineral.

The stall owner, dressed in Thunder attire, was likely a core disciple of the Golden Thunder Sect. The pressure he exuded made Zhou Qing feel chest tightness.

"Thirty mid-grade spirit stones," the man said flatly.

Yan Xiaohu frowned.

Spirit stones are graded based on the purity and impurities of Spiritual Qi within them into top-grade, mid-grade, low-grade, and premium.

Typically, the exchange rate is 1:100.

That means, one mid-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones. This piece of Illusory Dream Profound Copper is valued at three thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Zhou Qing couldn’t help but marvel. No wonder good stuff is showing up at these stalls. It’s nothing like the small-time trades he used to make.

Yan Xiaohu hesitated a long time but ultimately chose to give up.

Too expensive!

Zhou Qing continued to walk his old hen, following Senior Brother Yan, and soon spotted Senior Sister Shi Zhen. She had a stall here as well.

"Two junior brothers, you’ve arrived!" Senior Sister Shi Zhen greeted with a smile.

Seeing the note [So Naive Junior Brother Zhou] above Senior Sister Shi Zhen’s head, Zhou Qing felt a bit embarrassed and tugged the old hen.

The old hen immediately came over and began to peck Zhou Qing’s instep.

Yan Xiaohu, looking at the items on the stall, was surprised, "Senior Sister Shi, I didn’t expect you to be so skilled, even obtaining Purple Ancient Rock and Cyan Jade. Impressive!"

Shi Zhen laughed, "I got these during an adventure a few years ago. Junior Brother Yan, are you interested?"

Yan Xiaohu quickly waved his hand. Good items indeed, but he had no use for them at the moment.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you’re here!"

Just as Zhou Qing was curiously examining the good items on Senior Sister Shi Zhen’s stall, a voice suddenly came from behind.