"Boring, it’s still too late. I didn’t even get a clear look at what that woman looked like."
Yan Xiaohu muttered regretfully, "Since you like being outside, at least... Hey, number four, where are you going?"
He hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Zhou Qing already walking ahead.
Yan hurriedly caught up.
Soon, the two arrived at the grassy area and saw three mid-grade spirit stones lying on the ground.
"What the heck does these two mean? Throwing spirit stones after finishing? Are they blessing us?"
Yan Xiaohu scratched his head in confusion, completely puzzled by the situation.
Before Zhou Qing could bend down to pick them up, the old hen had already flapped her wings and rushed over, swallowing the three mid-grade spirit stones in a single gulp.
Zhou Qing was taken aback.
Since when did the old hen have such strong digestion? It seems they won’t need to crush the stones into powder anymore.
Faced with Yan Xiaohu’s question at this moment, Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "I don’t know, let’s keep walking."
After saying that, he randomly chose a direction and started walking.
The night quietly passed, during which Zhou Qing picked up over twenty mid-grade spirit stones and one top-grade spirit stone, while the old hen laid two spirit eggs.
At the same time, news about the Middle Poster kept updating.
Such a substantial harvest made Yan Xiaohu start doubting his eyes.
"Seriously, are the inner courtyard people all this rich? They treat money like dirt!"
He decided that from now on, he would take a stroll every night.
This was much easier than racking his brain for ways to make money and came at no cost.
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No matter how lucky they were, the fact that it was nighttime limited their opportunities.
Finding money on the ground was already a pleasant surprise. If it were daytime, they might encounter even more opportunities.
Soon after, the Good Luck Sticker lost its effect, and the Bad Luck Sticker continued to take effect.
It lasted until the next day.
The last piece of news was that the Middle Poster used a secret treasure to kill all the Five Ghosts Sect and Wanhua Valley Divine Transformation experts who had been chasing him.
Zhou Qing’s brow furrowed, and he grew increasingly puzzled.
The opponent seemed extraordinarily formidable, constantly getting injured and falling unconscious over just three days yet still managing to kill so many Divine Transformation experts.
Such combat prowess was simply terrifying.
But with such strength, why did he bother to play tricks on Yan every night? What was his purpose?
Could it be, it really was Sikong Yan?
Speaking of that psychopathic guy, it was indeed possible he would do such things.
But he should be in the Eastern Domain, why would he be in the Vast Mansion?
Moreover, according to Master Gao Xuan, the other party had been in the academy for a long time. What was going on?
Zhou Qing couldn’t figure it out.
In the days that followed, Zhou Qing continued attending classes regularly, trying to keep up with all the tutors’ lessons except for Lu Yuanzhi’s.
However, as the talent skill Lowering Presence leveled up to five, it became increasingly difficult to earn points.
In the mundane classroom environment, it took him ten whole days to barely earn two points, progressing so slowly it left him somewhat helpless.
Fortunately, Yan Xiaohu’s information-gathering skills remained as exceptional as ever.
He quickly found Zhou Qing a new place to farm points—the Inquiry Platform.
The Inquiry Platform, as the name implies, was a place in the academy specifically for students to compete.
Disciples from the sects of the Four Domains of the Vast Mansion gathered here, fiercely competing and frequently clashing.
The Inquiry Platform became the best place for them to settle feuds and showcase their strength.
Especially now, with the Southwest Two Domains at war, the disciples from different sects were constantly in conflict, and battles on the Inquiry Platform happened almost daily.
Sitting in the spectator seats on either side of the Inquiry Platform, watching the fights on stage, one couldn’t help but feel a sense of nervous excitement.
If he got lucky, he could earn two to three points from a single match.
However, since these scheduled fights were not fixed, Zhou Qing had to frequently rush between the classroom and the Inquiry Platform.
Half a month later, Zhang Wanbao showed up with a cheerful grin.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Yan!" Zhang Wanbao excitedly rushed up to them and gave them a big hug the moment he saw them.
The two were also delighted.
Since their last meeting, almost three months had passed, and this guy’s waistline had grown even bigger.