Li Ban was in a dilemma whether to get angry or not, so he simply pushed the child away and left.
Hua Tingxuan stumbled and almost fell, as if he was knocked off balance by the true energy brought out by the wide sleeves, which aroused the onlookers to criticize Li Ban. Chu Danfeng caught the child and was really angry. The disciple sword at his waist was activated by the true energy and made a clanging sound. He ran after him.
It would be fine if Mr. Li targeted him for no reason, but why did he even not let his child go
However, Hua Tingxuan hugged his waist and stopped him, saying, "Xuan'er is fine, senior brother, don't chase us, let's go."
The child hugged him tightly. Chu Danfeng thought the child was frightened and did not see Hua Tingxuan's face filled with happiness: Senior brother really cares about me the most. However, after being pushed, he hurriedly picked up his sword to settle the score with that person.
Not only Hua Tingxuan, but the deacon disciple just now also tried to smooth things over and persuaded him to calm down - don't bother with those villains, and even if you want to bother with them, you should settle the account first.
Fortunately, the spirit stones in the mustard seed bag were finally enough to buy a meal, so they didn't feel too embarrassed. But after leaving the dining hall, Chu Danfeng rubbed Hua Tingxuan's little head, sighed deeply, and said in frustration: "Senior brother is still useless."
Even a child knows that even if he catches up with him, with his current level of cultivation, he will just be killed.
This was the first time that Chu Danfeng felt powerless since his rebirth. He wanted to be a carefree salted fish, but he forgot that he could not hide in the bamboo house in Lixu Peak forever and be isolated from the world. He always had to face many people and things.
In order to follow the plot, Chu Danfeng had done many unpleasant things in the past and offended some people, but there were also some guys who caused trouble for him for no reason, such as Li Ban. Until now, he didn't understand why this guy always targeted him.
But these are not important. The most urgent task now is to take on some missions from the master and earn some spirit stones.
The place to receive the tasks is in the back hall of the lecture hall. A wall as high as three stories is covered with jade slips, and the colors of the jade slips change from light to dark from bottom to top.
The more rewarding the task, the darker the color of the jade slip, and correspondingly, the greater the difficulty.
Chu Danfeng directly skipped the white jade at the bottom and compared prices among a row of light amber jade slips. According to his experience, this type of task had the best value for money and was the most friendly to disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The jade slip was slender and blank. The task content could only be displayed by inputting spiritual power. Dense and tiny characters appeared in the air. Chu Danfeng was like a miser holding a banknote and looking for discounted eggs in a wholesale market. He compared prices tirelessly, trying to find a task that was relatively well paid and easy.
After going around in circles, he finally made up his mind, but when he touched the jade slip, he also touched another hand.
"Let go! I saw it first!" Just by hearing the voice, one could tell that the owner of this hand was unruly and fierce. Chu Danfeng looked over and saw that she was, as expected, Tang Yingdong, a disciple of his third uncle Qiu Cangyun.
Third Uncle is the only female cultivator among the uncles and uncles, and most of the disciples are also female cultivators. Although Tang Yingdong is not a great beauty, she is wearing a goose yellow silk dress, but she is also delicate and pretty. Chu Danfeng greeted her with a smile, but did not loosen his hand: "Junior Sister Tang, we both liked her."
Under normal circumstances, when facing a female cultivator, he would just give in. But today, it was not possible. Chu Danfeng was almost unable to make ends meet, and he had a burden with him, so he had to choose a mission with a low risk factor.
When I see Master again, I should really mention the monthly salary increase to him.
Tang Yingdong opened his mouth for a long time before he managed to utter: "Are you Senior Brother Chu?"
Chu Danfeng held the jade slip tightly and nodded gracefully: "That's right."
"Hey, you, why are you dressed like this?" Tang Yingdong, who was always fierce, suddenly pinched her throat and spoke softly, giving people the illusion of being a gentle lady.
Before Chu Danfeng could shake off the goose bumps on his body, a small figure flashed by, and the hands of the two men were empty, and the jade slip had fallen into the hands of the child.
Hua Tingxuan used all his strength, without any spiritual power, and only won by catching the opponent off guard. However, this move was extremely neat and beautiful, and he was like a baby carved out of jade. The sleeves of his mini disciple uniform fluttered, which was so beautiful that he attracted cheers from the hall as soon as he landed. Hua Tingxuan accepted the praise and glanced at Tang Yingdong coldly. Then he handed the jade slip to Chu Danfeng with both hands in a similar manner, and said in a clear and baby voice: "Brother, this is our jade slip."
Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Danfeng. Chu Danfeng opened his folding fan and awkwardly covered half of his face. He felt very complicated: it would be good to be able to snatch the jade slip, but snatching it from a girl and making it known to everyone was really embarrassing for him.
But that little thing is so cocky that he shows off his skills at this time.
I know you are a male protagonist with extraordinary talents and great skills, but as a male protagonist who has been collecting concubines all the way, aren't you the most compassionate to women? They say that "you can tell a person's future from the age of three", but it seems that this is not true for you at all!
Tang Yingdong's jade slip was suddenly snatched away, and her fleeting elegance and gentleness were thrown out of the window. Her eyebrows were raised and she shouted, "Where did this child come from? Chu Danfeng, you are so shameless for using such a despicable method!"
"Hasn't he always been shameless? Junior Sister Tang, don't be surprised."
Chu Danfeng: “…” Damn, can’t he avoid Li Ban
Li Ban came with a sword in his hand, with his usual joking expression, but Chu Danfeng saw an abnormal black and blue mark on his wrist, which had already climbed up half of his forearm. However, the black and blue mark disappeared in a flash and was covered by his wide robe and sleeves. Chu Danfeng suspected that he was dazzled.
The next moment, the wrist flipped, and a disciple's sword was unsheathed, pointing directly at Chu Danfeng. Chu Danfeng turned around and retreated, avoiding the sword light, fanning himself and said with a smile: "This is not a place for you and me to use knives and guns. Why don't we ask the deacon disciple to make the decision?"
Li Ban looked around and snorted, "That's it."
Chu Danfeng still looked calm, but in fact he was relieved. If a fight broke out, he would definitely get beaten and lose all his dignity.
There is no way, who made him a bad boy? Foundation building cultivators have no human rights.
The deacon disciple was also a shrewd person. He did not offend either Lixu Peak or Kunduan Peak, and did not directly say who should be the owner. Finally, he set his eyes on Hua Tingxuan and said with a smile: "I wonder what realm this little junior brother has reached?"
Chu Danfeng: "This is Hua Tingxuan, the sixth disciple of my master. Xuan is still young and has not yet formally introduced Qi into his body. He only knows some basic boxing and kicking skills. I'm sorry to make fun of you all."
“Brother Chu, why are you so modest? Junior Brother Hua is still a novice, but his skills are so amazing. His future is limitless… How about this, choose an extra jade slip, mix it together, let Junior Brother Hua choose one, and the remaining one goes to Senior Sister Tang?”
It means drawing lots.
This jade slip was probably mass-produced. Apart from the color, the shapes and sizes look exactly the same. One can only distinguish them by probing into them with spiritual power.
Hua Tingxuan is a baby who hasn't yet drawn Qi into his body so naturally he can't see anything, so it's most fair for him to choose.
Chu Danfeng: "I have no objection."
According to the deacon disciple's style of "treating everyone equally", the extra jade slip should not be too much of a big deal. He will make a profit anyway, and he will be able to complete the mission this time.
However, Li Ban jumped out and said, "If you want to play, play big. Junior Brother Chu, Junior Sister Tang, do you dare to put a whole row of jade slips together? Whatever you choose, you can't regret it."
Tang Yingdong still had some of the spoiled temperament of a young girl. She was eager to try it out after hearing this and said, "Why wouldn't I be afraid of this? But if it's too difficult, Senior Brother Li, can you accompany me?"
Li Ban readily agreed and looked at Chu Danfeng.
Chu Danfeng: "..." Are you crazy? What if they both choose a thankless task? Wouldn't it be a lose-lose situation? It's worth arguing over such a trivial matter. Are you all elementary school kids? No, he had to make up for the situation.
But before he could think of the right words, Xiao Hua Tingxuan said in a loud and powerful voice: "Of course you can! Li Xufeng has never been afraid of anyone."
"Is it senior brother?" He raised his little face and asked Chu Danfeng again, his big dark eyes were scorching, and his little hands tugged at his sleeves.
Chu Danfeng: “… … …” You’ve already brought up Li Xufeng, what else can I say? !
Chu Danfeng forced himself to laugh: "That's right." But in his heart he was praying madly: I hope the child will have good luck and choose a good lottery ticket. I don't ask for a high reward, just that it won't be too dangerous. Otherwise, with such a burden, the mission will most likely fail. It would be too unprofitable if he lost his life.
There were about seventy or eighty light amber jade slips in a row, filling up the jade plate. The little fellow was picking and choosing them in a very serious manner, almost making people suspect that he was actually channeling spiritual power to conduct a batch search.
After a while, Hua Tingxuan handed a jade slip to Chu Danfeng and Tang Yingdong respectively, and said to Chu Danfeng solemnly: "Brother, the reward for this mission is the most generous."
… This made people more suspicious that the little thing was cheating. Just then, Tang Yingdong on the opposite side lamented in disappointment—they had drawn 'find a tree of the wood that is more than 200 years old', and the reward was only five medium-grade spirit stones—and asked Li Ban to go with her. Everyone became more curious about what Chu Danfeng had drawn.
Under the gossipy gazes of the disciples in the hall, Chu Danfeng began to wonder, could it be that he had really drawn a very cost-effective lottery
Then he used his spiritual power on his fingertips and lightly touched the jade slip with his index finger. The amber jade body glowed faintly, and a line of small words came into view:
"In Taohua Village, ten miles away from Huayang Town at the foot of the mountain, Wang Dengniang's husband disappeared.
Mission: Find her husband.
Reward: Nine low-grade spirit stones.
Clue: Three men have been missing from Taohua Village in the past two months. The bodies of the other two have been found deep in the mountains, both mummified.
As soon as the task was revealed, there was a burst of laughter.
Chu Danfeng: “… … …”
As expected, we shouldn't take children's words seriously. Is there any less cost-effective mission than this? !
"The mummies specifically target men, and most of them have had their yang energy sucked dry. They are no more than three types: fox demons, succubi, and sexy ghosts. Each of them is erratic and very difficult to deal with. Junior Brother Chu is going to have a hard time this time." Li Ban gloated.
Chu Danfeng unfolded his folding fan and said calmly, "Same here, same here. I heard there are two kinds of Sophora japonica, one is called Jinlou and the other is called Huan. They are nourished by the sect's spiritual veins. All the Sophora japonica trees in the mountains and rivers within a radius of hundreds of miles are the former. Jinlou trees over 200 years old have just begun to develop spiritual wisdom and are more cunning than ginseng fruit. I wish you can really find the Sophora japonica tree. Don't make a wasted trip. Not only will you waste your time, but you will also violate today's bet."
Who can't talk? After making trouble for Li Ban, Chu Danfeng took his junior brother's hand and left the back hall calmly, leaving behind Li Ban's cold snort and Tang Yingdong's "wait and see".
Hua Tingxuan looked back at them coldly, then raised his little face and smiled, "Brother, you are right. Their trip must have been in vain. Our reward is more generous."
"Just shut up!" Chu Danfeng knocked on Hua Tingxuan's little head while holding the fan bone. Which one is more, nine low-grade spirit stones or five medium-grade spirit stones
But when he looked at the child rubbing his head, he regretted it again: Could it be that I had knocked my junior brother stupid? How come he still can't count