Looking at the two people exchanging items, Zhuge Yun's eyes darkened.
His eyes fell on the jade slip, "What is this?"
"It records a cave. After finishing my business, I plan to go there with Senior Sister Xu to try my luck."
Kong Huan clenched his fist, with a look of longing on his face. His poverty was inherited from his master, and he was counting on making some money in places like this.
"With such a good thing, why don't you bring your senior brother along?"
Zhuge Yun glanced at him with a smile.
Kong Huan felt a little overwhelmed by this look. Although the jade slip that his master threw to him would not be very good, it was not too bad either.
It would be fine if he told Sister Xu about this in order to repay her, but considering Brother Zhuge's financial resources, he shouldn't compete with him for this little soup, right
Thinking of this, he put his mind at ease and said calmly, "With Senior Brother's cultivation, I think he would not even consider this."
Zhuge Yun tilted his head to look at him and asked a seemingly unrelated question.
"Junior Brother Kong, do you know how many spirit stones are needed to take the shuttle?"
Kong Huan thought without hesitation, "A small shuttle costs one hundred spirit stones a day. If you take it for six days, that would be six thousand spirit stones."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
As a fellow sword cultivator, Senior Brother Zhuge is so wealthy that he spent six thousand spirit stones just on the journey.
Why is he so poor!
Zhuge Yun nodded with a smile, "Yes, in that case, Junior Brother, please pay for the shuttle fare. The three of us will share the cost, so Junior Brother only needs to pay 2,000 Spiritual Stones."
Kong Huan was stunned, and forced a dry smile on his round face, "Brother, are you kidding me, haha."
It’s not that he can’t come up with two thousand spirit stones, but... that’s not how you spend spirit stones!
"Brother, we have to settle accounts clearly."
There was a hint of joy in Zhuge Yun's words, and he winked at him in a good mood, "Or, you can also make a copy of your jade slip for me to offset the cost."
Kong Huan felt very aggrieved and even wanted to jump off the shuttle.
But Senior Brother Zhuge actually said that he had already taken the shuttle and had to pay for the ticket. Even if he didn't take the shuttle, he still had to pay.
It was impossible to take out the spirit stones, so he could only remain silent and make a copy of the jade slip and throw it to his senior brother.
After getting what he wanted, Zhuge Yun smiled even more, in stark contrast to the dejected Kong Huan.
Xu Chunniang was speechless and secretly sent a message to comfort Kong Huan.
"Brother, how could you be so kind to me? I guess you want to go with us because you are afraid that we might get into danger. But you didn't tell us directly because you wanted to save face."
Kong Huan's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, that must be the case.
How can my senior brother be so stingy when he can afford a shuttle worth six hundred thousand? He is narrow-minded.
Kong Huan raised his head and looked at Zhuge Yun sincerely, his round face full of trust.
"Brother, I understand. You care about our safety, right?"
"No, I just care about the spirit stones."
Zhuge Yun put away his smile and looked at him calmly, "If you are afraid, then you don't have to go."
"I'm not afraid."
Kong Huan's face turned red and he clenched his fists. This was clearly something he took out, so why shouldn't he go
"Remember what you said, and don't hold back when the time comes."
After saying this, Zhuge Yun closed his eyes and said no more.
Kong Huan was extremely angry, but he did not dare to vent his anger.
Xu Chunniang was speechless. Senior Brother Zhuge seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Junior Brother Kong Huan. Perhaps it was because they were both sword cultivators of Xuan Jianfeng and their auras did not match
Since she couldn't figure it out, she didn't think much about it. She took out a jade slip of formation and began to read it carefully.
At dusk on the sixth day, the shuttle landed steadily next to a towering mountain.
Here, there are mountains and rocks, mist and dancing cranes, and there are jade buildings that are vaguely visible through the mountains and bamboo forests.
If a mortal accidentally breaks into this place, he would mistakenly think he has entered a treasure land of immortals.
Kong Huan jumped off the shuttle and took a deep breath of spiritual energy. "This Tianji Pavilion really knows how to choose a location! This is just a branch pavilion."
Zhuge Yun looked straight ahead and said, "Let's go quickly. Don't keep the two elders waiting for too long."
There is a no-fly formation in the mountain, so the three of them can only walk up on foot.
Before getting close to the building, I heard a strong voice that startled the birds in the forest.
"It doesn't count, this move doesn't count! I clearly slipped, let's try again!"
Kong Huan felt embarrassed and had the urge to turn around and leave.
He made up his mind not to reveal his identity as Mo Wujin's disciple for a while to avoid embarrassment.
Mo Wujin's loud voice continued to come.
"Wait, let's do this again! I just misjudged it. Oh, I'm not regretting my move, I just misjudged it."
Kong Huan's face turned numb. Master is such a bad chess player, doesn't he know how to restrain himself? He has brought shame to Qianji Pavilion.
The three of them stepped onto the last step, just in time to see a strong wind blowing up from the flat ground, causing the flags on the plate to crackle, and many of them rolled to the ground.
Mo Wujin crossed his legs, looking very proud.
"What a pity! I was almost winning, but the wind suddenly started blowing. Tsk tsk."
Xu Chunniang glanced at Mo Wujin's hand hidden under the table. If she hadn't been extremely sensitive to spiritual energy, she would have been almost fooled by his performance.
Sitting opposite Mo Wujin was a female cultivator with her face covered with a white veil, with only a pair of lively eyes visible.
The female cultivator hadn't said anything yet, but the cultivator who looked like a waiter behind her had his eyes wide open, looking indignant.
"Senior Mo, what you said is very interesting. It was obviously you who created a gust of wind and blew the chess pieces away because you saw that you were about to lose!"
Mo Wujin smiled frivolously, "Do you have any evidence?"
"you!"
The monk was dumbfounded, as if he had not expected Mo Wujin to be so shameless.
"Hey, since there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense. Your master hasn't said anything yet."
Mo Wujin seemed complacent on the surface, but he was secretly relieved.
This game of chess is not played in vain. The loser has to do something for the winner.
Fortunately, he was smart and destroyed the chessboard immediately when he saw he was about to lose. Otherwise, he didn't know how he would be controlled.
The female cultivator with her face covered in white veil chuckled softly, and the sound was as pleasant as the collision of gold and jade.
"Friend Mo Dao is still so interesting. Since the wind just started for no reason, let's play another game."
Even though Mo Wujin was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't help feeling guilty after hearing this.
He waved his hand carelessly, "My good-for-nothing kid still has two nephews here, let's do it next time."
As he said that, he turned around and glared at Kong Huan, "What are you still standing there for? Come here quickly."
Kong Huan was extremely reluctant. He hid behind Xu Chunniang and moved forward little by little.
"Since I am your disciple, I cannot fail to show my appreciation when we meet for the first time."
The female cultivator took out a jade box from her storage bag and looked at Kong Huan with a smile, "It's just a small gift, don't despise it."
Kong Huan's eyes lit up, and he instantly forgot about his master's embarrassing incident. He strode forward and took the jade box.
"Thank you, Senior Yu!"