The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Chapter 34: Chapter 34: What? Fan Jin Passed the Imperial Exams?

At this moment, Yan Xiaohu didn’t care about anything else but pleaded with Zhou Qing: "Old Four, you have to make sure you choose the right one this time. All the money we’ve made these days, including my lifelong savings, are all in it. If we lose again, I’m really going to starve."

Zhou Qing didn’t dare to gamble after hearing this.

"Third Senior Brother, don’t get caught up in it. Let’s stop gambling, better safe than sorry. We might need this money in the future," Zhou Qing persuaded.

Yan Xiaohu kept shaking his head insistently: "No, I already threw in three thousand spirit stones and didn’t even hear a sound. I must win it back. Just help me this one time, I’ll accept whatever happens, and I swear I won’t come again."

Facing Yan Xiaohu’s relentless pleading, Zhou Qing had no choice but to decide to gamble one more time.

"Come, come, fifteen hundred low-grade spirit stones, right? Here are five, pick any one!" The old man seemed quite excited.

Zhou Qing, however, smiled and said, "Elder, give us a hint. You see, this is our entire fortune. It can’t be a one-off deal, right?"

Faced with Zhou Qing’s negotiation, the old man pondered briefly and agreed.

Especially since some people had gathered around to watch the commotion.

If you want to fish, you have to sweeten the bait.

"Alright, because you’re a repeat customer, I can remove one worthless item for you!" The old man said, and then took away the package in the middle.

Then he looked at Zhou Qing: "And I’ll give you another tip: one of the remaining four packages contains something worth five thousand low-grade spirit stones, but you can only make one transaction!"

Great, the old man had blocked off the fallback route.

Otherwise, even with a wrong choice, buying two more would likely yield profits.

"What if he bought the wrong one, can we buy it then?" Someone in the crowd couldn’t help asking.

The old man immediately shook his head.

What are you thinking? Playing a marathon with me?

You think I’m stupid?

Zhou Qing stopped talking and carefully observed the four mystery boxes, knowing the odds of choosing the wrong one were quite high.

"Hey junior brother, pick the one on the right, I think that one’s more reliable, it looks heavier."

"Size doesn’t mean value, I think the middle one’s good."

"I rather think the left one is better. I remember junior brother chose the left one yesterday, didn’t he?"

......

The crowd kept chattering while Yan Xiaohu, unknown when, got a flower in his hand and was plucking petals, murmuring.

"Left, middle, middle, right..."

As the last petal was plucked, Yan Xiaohu looked at the rightmost box but didn’t dare to voice it, leaving the choice to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing felt immense pressure, facing the four boxes. Using the Daily Reflection, he could rule out one, but the odds of choosing the correct one among the remaining three were only 33%, which was quite low.

The old man wasn’t in a hurry and sat cross-legged on a bamboo chair, enjoying the show.

It had come to a critical moment of psychological warfare.

Just as Zhou Qing was deeply conflicted, the old hen in his arms began struggling, seemingly wanting to peck at the two right boxes. However, it quickly calmed down, its cross-eyed gaze darting around.

Zhou Qing’s heart fluttered slightly. The mutant egg treasure chicken would eat almost anything, especially being interested in items with higher spiritual qualities. Could it have sensed something?

Luckily, no one noticed this scene, and Zhou Qing turned his gaze to the two packages.

He then gritted his teeth and decided to gamble!

If it’s really in one of these boxes, I’ll give you a grand feast when we get back.

Zhou Qing then focused on the middle-right package and identified it.

[Ink Soul Jade: A rare jade stone from the Land of Extreme Yin, absorbing pure soul qi to nurture and strengthen one’s soul power and even create major components for soul artifacts, worth at least five thousand low-grade spirit stones in the market.]

Seeing the feedback, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but smile.

Without further ado, he handed over fifteen hundred spirit stones.

"I want this one!" Zhou Qing pointed at the box.

The old man’s face stiffened, eyes filled with disbelief.

Two times in a row, how could this kid have such good luck?

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely sure!" Zhou Qing firmly replied.

The old man sighed, picked up the box, and tossed it over.

"Something must have gone wrong, I need to check these bags closely!"

The old man stopped paying attention to Zhou Qing and meticulously examined the other packages.

[Heart Mirror Points +6]

Almost simultaneously, the [Small-minded] note above his head changed to [Lucky Kid].

The crowd quickly gathered around, curious and eager.

Zhou Qing looked at the senior brother who nearly had his face pressed against the box and couldn’t help but laugh: "Third Senior Brother, don’t be so nervous; your heart’s pounding so loudly. Why don’t you open it?"

Zhou Qing said as he handed the box over.

Yan Xiaohu, embarrassed, took it with trembling hands.

He then placed it on his forehead, muttering, "Heavenly blessings, please let this be the winning box. I promise to never peek at girls bathing again..."

Finally, under the crowd’s anxious urging, Yan Xiaohu carefully peeled the layers. As the box opened, a jet-black jade appeared inside.

Yan Xiaohu was momentarily stunned, then his body trembled, and his eyes rolled back as he fainted.

Zhou Qing quickly grabbed the box.

"Phew, that was close! Almost dropped it!"

Then he looked at the unconscious senior brother, who was twitching and foaming at the mouth.

Did he nearly lose it like Fan Jin?

Zhou Qing quickly pinched his philtrum.

The crowd didn’t care about Yan Xiaohu; they were all fixated on the jade in the box.

"Oh my god, isn’t that Ink Soul Jade?"

"Yes, it’s Ink Soul Jade, and such a large piece too. It’s perfect for nourishing the soul."

"Indeed, I heard someone with just a wisp of soul once used it to recover."

"If I had known, I would have bought it. Junior brother, would you be willing to sell it?"

......

As more people heard about the appearance of Ink Soul Jade, they gathered around, continuously bidding, and others who knew it came from this stall started picking items.

"Cough, cough——"

Yan Xiaohu suddenly opened his eyes, coughed violently, and spat out a thick phlegm, then began to breathe heavily.

"Junior brother, how long has it been since you trimmed your nails? My philtrum is about to bleed... Wait, Ink Soul Jade, is it Ink Soul Jade?"

Realizing it, Yan Xiaohu quickly stood up, took the box, and looked at the black jade inside, laughing heartily.

Zhou Qing, seeing the blood on his right thumb’s nail, felt embarrassed and quickly hugged the hen pecking at his heel.

At least he didn’t fail.

As for the ownership of the Ink Soul Jade, he left it to the third senior brother to handle.

Watching Yan Xiaohu being swarmed by buyers, Zhou Qing quietly slipped away.

He figured it was almost time for the competition at the square, and he needed to gain Ignore Points.

But surprisingly, by the afternoon, he had only gained one Ignore Point, which puzzled him.