Chapter 5 Ling Xiao’s plan
"Junior brother, where are you going?"
Ling Xiao ignored the colleagues who were praising her, walked straight through the crowd, walked up to Lu Xuan, and stopped him.
".I came here specifically to see you, senior sister."
After a brief hesitation, Lu Xuan said slowly to her, with a hint of restraint and nervousness in his expression.
"Oh? Junior brother came to see me specially. There must be something important, right?"
After hearing this, Ling Xiao, who had always hated trouble, became happy and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
She was a little too impatient before. By lending Lu Xuan several thousand spirit stones, she directly expressed her thoughts about him, causing him to flee.
I was worried about how to create conditions for continued contact later, but unexpectedly the opportunity came to my door.
"Sister, the thing is like this, because Ning Yan has lost all her cultivation, and her identity as a true disciple is also in jeopardy. I have repeatedly begged Master.
She promised that as long as she can complete her sect mission, she can retain her identity as a true disciple before the competition and still receive the corresponding salary."
"So, junior brother, you came to me because you want me to help you complete the tasks assigned to her by the sect?"
Ling Xiao directly interrupted Lu Xuan. After hearing this, she already understood why Lu Xuan came here to look for her. Sure enough, it was because of that woman Xia Ningyan.
It's really not surprising at all, but that's what she likes.
"Junior brother, you are at least at the Golden Core level, and you are quite popular in the sect. You can just find a few colleagues.
Even if it's a true disciple's mission, he can still handle it smoothly, right? "
“I don’t know why, but the task assigned this month was to go to Blackwater Town to kill a big demon that was making trouble, and it was assigned to me alone.
It is impossible for my colleagues to take this risk, so they can only find higher-level true disciples, but among them I only know you, senior sister."
Lu Xuan smiled helplessly, and then hurriedly continued.
"Of course! I won't let your senior sister travel in vain. I also have a middle-grade spiritual weapon here, which happens to be a long sword.
The spiritual imprint left on it is very simple and can be removed without much effort. "
With that said, Lu Xuan took out the Qingyun Sword from the storage instrument and gestured to hand it to her.
"Junior brother, no need."
Ling Xiao shook his head and raised his hand to push the sword back.
"Sister, don't worry. The spiritual stones I owe you are calculated separately. After this month, Ningyan's salary will be paid out and I will definitely pay it back to you as soon as possible!"
Lu Xuan thought she was unwilling to agree, so he quickly stated that the spiritual weapon was just the cost of inviting her to go there, and it did not involve any previous debts.
"Junior brother, you misunderstood me. I will help you with this mission, but there is no reward, and there is no need to return the spiritual stones I lent you.
I was too reckless before and said some things to you that I shouldn't have said. Please forget them and let us go back to the past. "
Ling Xiao pretended to smile gracefully, and the desire in her eyes made her hide it, and her eyes looked extremely clear.
"Huh? Really?"
Lu Xuan was a little surprised. He really didn't expect Ling Xiao to be able to do this. What happened to this sudden change?
"Do I need to lie to others? Right now I still have to practice sword practice and try to keep the title of chief this year.
I won’t tell you now. When it’s time to perform the mission, junior brother, just use the jade slip to call me. "
After saying that, Ling Xiao turned around and left without any hesitation, which made Lu Xuan feel a little dazed.
‘Don’t be anxious, take your time, hunting requires patience, I will let you fall step by step, junior brother’
Glancing at Lu Xuan behind her from the corner of her eye, Ling Xiao's lips curled up slightly. She didn't like to force herself, as that would be too unchallenging. And you can't get what you really want.
What Ling Xiao wants is to transfer all of Lu Xuan's loyalty to Xia Ningyan to herself. To do this, she needs to completely win Lu Xuan's heart to her side.
This feeling of taking away something that belonged to others bit by bit made her shudder just thinking about it, not to mention that the object of the fight was still her mortal enemy, Xia Ningyan.
"It's really strange. I didn't expect it to be so easy and nothing happened."
Seeing Ling Xiao gradually walking away, Lu Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief and felt a sense of joy. For now, it seemed that he had passed this level.
The salary of a true disciple is three thousand spiritual stones per month, plus a bottle of third-grade Yuan-Pui Yuan Dan. If it were gone, it would definitely be a huge loss for him now.
"Go back to Ning Yan and let her use the marrow cleansing liquid to see how much awakening can be increased. The competition is still half a year away.
With systematic help, she might be able to recover her cultivation before then. "
As he spoke, Lu Xuan summoned the Qingyun Sword and flew away with the sword, from the performance stage near the center of the sect to the broken wooden house on the edge.
However, after arriving home, he did not enter the house immediately. Instead, he stood in front of the door and pondered for a while.
After sorting out his mood, he put a smile on his face, and then opened the wooden door.
"Ningyan, the salary issue has been resolved! Master agreed to keep your salary until the competition, and also specially gave me some magic weapons and elixirs!"
Looking at Xia Ningyan who was still sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating, Lu Xuan pretended to be very excited and took out the Qingyun Sword and a golden bottle.
"Especially this marrow cleansing liquid, it's perfect for awakening your physique!"
".I think it's better to forget it. Awakening of the Taoist body is a bottomless pit. I've even taken those Huiyuan Pills but it doesn't have any effect."
After hearing the good news, Xia Ningyan didn't look happy. Instead, she frowned slightly. She couldn't feel any progress at all and had already given up.
"Ning Yan, haven't we already discussed this matter? I will figure out a solution regarding the resources, and you just need to restore your cultivation."
Seeing this, Lu Xuan continued to persuade her tirelessly, sat down next to her, and looked directly into those cold eyes.
"I told you before about sunk costs, no need to say it again, right? All our savings have already been sunk.
Stop now, all those investments will be in vain, are you willing? Anyway, I am absolutely unwilling to do so! "
As he spoke, Lu Xuan picked up the bottle of golden marrow-cleansing liquid and waved it in front of her eyes.
"Where is the Xia Ningyan who fascinated me and made me proud before? Am I still waiting for her to come back?"
"."
After listening to Lu Xuan's words, Xia Ningyan's palms gradually clenched and she bit her lips, almost bleeding.
How could she be willing to fall from being the proud one of heaven to the mortal world all of a sudden?
Every day I can only watch the one I love running around while I stay at home like a parasite!
"Ning Yan, listen to me. If your situation has not improved by the time of the peak competition, no matter what you want to do, I will support you.
But before that, just listen to me, okay? "
Raising his hand to caress her cheek, Lu Xuan whispered softly in her ear.
".good."
Xia Ningyan sighed, finally compromised and chose to gamble again.
(End of chapter)