"Thirteen Spirit Mushrooms, plus these mid-grade Spirit Stones, should be enough for me to condense two Golden Cores."
After calculating, Zhou Qing sighed lightly.
Still too poor, when will I ever strike it rich?
"Tomorrow, the Seventh Prince and Ninth Princess of the Holy Martial Dynasty are coming. The Senior Brother might come out of seclusion too. I wonder where the Third Brother is right now?"
Zhou Qing muttered to himself, then picked up a Spirit Mushroom and directly began absorbing and refining it.
The original essence of the Spirit Mushroom is so much better than refining it into an Acupoint Opening Pill.
The next day, the disciples of other peaks in the Taiqing Sect learned from their masters that people from the Holy Martial Dynasty were coming. Filled with curiosity, they all went out to join the fun.
"Wow, Shi Zhen, you look so beautiful today!"
When Lu Yaoyao casually glanced up, she saw a woman controlling her sword in the air.
Today, Shi Zhen was dressed in a light blue Flowing Immortal Skirt, the skirt fluttering, with her long hair cascading like a waterfall down her shoulders, adorned with a few delicate hairpins that glimmered faintly in the sunlight.
Lu Yaoyao’s eyes widened in astonishment and she quickly stepped forward to praise her.
Shi Zhen’s face could not help but show a hint of a shy blush.
"Junior Sister Lu, stop teasing me, it’s just... it’s just the same as usual." Shi Zhen’s voice was soft and gentle, tinged with a bit of embarrassment.
She pursed her lips slightly, her hands unconsciously fiddling with her skirt’s edge.
Lu Yaoyao giggled and whispered, "Senior Sister Shi, could it be that you want to become the Prince Consort? I heard from the Senior Brother that the Seventh Prince is exceptionally talented and greatly favored by the Emperor..."
"No such thing, don’t talk nonsense!" Before Lu Yaoyao could finish, Shi Zhen quickly interrupted.
But Lu Yaoyao’s eyes were full of teasing.
It must be true; otherwise, why would you dress up so beautifully just when people from the Holy Martial Dynasty are visiting?
A pair of hands suddenly covered Lu Yaoyao’s eyes from behind and asked.
Lu Yaoyao sighed, "Senior Brother, you’re being childish."
Li Daoxuan had no choice but to loosen his hands and jumped out from behind, "That’s why you’re my favorite Junior Sister, you can tell it’s me."
And when Shi Zhen saw the dark circles around Lu Yaoyao’s eyes, she couldn’t help but be slightly stunned.
"Junior Sister Shi, you indeed look very beautiful today!" He Han appeared out of nowhere and gestured for her to be silent.
Looking at the five big men from Divine Peak and the clueless Lu Yaoyao, Shi Zhen immediately understood what had happened.
She couldn’t help but laugh.
Seems like five guys are afraid someone might catch the eye of the Holy Martial Dynasty’s Seventh Prince.
But these dark circles are quite fitting!
Shi Zhen chose to keep her understanding to herself.
Soon, Lu Yaoyao looked around, a bit puzzled.
"Why isn’t Senior Brother Zhou here today? Even Yan, who loves the excitement, isn’t around. Could it be they don’t know?" Lu Yaoyao suddenly asked.
Shi Zhen was moved by this and said, "Maybe, how about I go to the Little Spirit Peak and look for them."
"Senior Sister Shi, I’ll go with you!" Lu Yaoyao quickly chimed in.
The five from Divine Peak said in unison, startling the two girls.
Li Daoxuan coughed lightly and said, "Junior Sister Shi, haven’t you added Junior Brother Zhou and Junior Brother Yan’s contact details? Just ask them directly. Besides, the people from the Holy Martial Dynasty are about to arrive and Little Spirit Peak is quite far."
"Correct, that’s exactly what we mean!" He Han and the others promptly echoed.
Shi Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I was in a hurry today and might have... forgotten to bring the Token, so I’ll go to Little Spirit Peak myself."
"Why don’t you go quickly and come back soon? Junior Sister, you don’t need to go. Didn’t you say you wanted to see what the royal people look like? Otherwise, we should be discussing cultivation techniques now, not hanging around here," Li Daoxuan suggested.
Lu Yaoyao shook her head, "I’m not interested now. I’d rather go to Little Spirit Peak with Senior Sister Shi."
The five exchanged glances and said in unison, "Then we’ll go with you both. It’ll be safer with us around, given that assassinations still happen from time to time."
Lu Yaoyao thought for a moment and agreed. Then, they all left for Little Spirit Peak.
Soon, after registering, the seven of them climbed the mountain. Midway up, they saw Zhou Qing herding chickens.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the seven, Zhou Qing was startled as well.
Especially Lu Yaoyao, with those dark circles under her eyes, what happened?
Shi Zhen glanced around, her eyes showing slight disappointment.
Lu Yaoyao quickly stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother Zhou, why aren’t you going to greet the visitors from the Holy Martial Dynasty today?"
"I’m not in the mood today. Those eyes..." Zhou Qing was about to ask about her eyes when he saw the five big guys behind her squinting their eyes and signaling him to be silent.
Fine, one less trouble is better than one more!
"I just don’t like the hassle, yeah, that’s it!" Zhou Qing had to lie.
Lu Yaoyao didn’t believe it. You don’t like hassle?
Others might not know, but I certainly do.
But seeing Zhou Qing’s evasive eyes, Lu Yaoyao suddenly had a thought and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Zhou, are you afraid of something?"
"Nonsense, I’m upright and have a clear conscience. What am I afraid of? I’ve got something to do, I’ll go first!"
Zhou Qing said, quickly bending down to pick up the old hen and hurriedly leaving.
Watching Zhou Qing’s retreating figure, Lu Yaoyao was full of confusion.