Watching Li Yunxian’s expression, the ordinary players couldn’t help but show a bit of smugness on their faces, feigning complaints toward her.
“Hmph, I knew it! Free things always end up the most expensive!”
But the ones saying this wore obvious smiles.
Actually, it wasn’t just that Li Yunxian was teaching them how to draw talismans for free. The books they had bought recently on talisman crafting, along with the ink and brushes, were all priced reasonably.
Anyone who came to check could tell whether the books were written earnestly to teach them or just to make money.
Not to mention, the pricing for the books, ink, and brushes was quite low.
It was clear this wasn’t the work of Zhao Longhua, the notorious merchant.
Everyone in the city knew each other.
After a little inquiry, Zhao Longhua confessed that these prices were set directly in the contract he signed with Li Yunxian.
Some things, though unspoken, were firmly remembered in their hearts.
When they had chances to make more money, none of them could reach the level Li Yunxian did.
There were many things ordinary players couldn’t do, but when it came to situations like earlier—lending a hand here and there—they were more than willing to help.
Not to mention……
That earlier situation was seriously cool!!
Li Yunxian walked over to the group with a slightly worried look and asked, “Aren’t you worried about offending those people?”
The others answered straightforwardly, “Of course not. When those Changguang people came looking for you, didn’t we just ignore them too?”
After speaking, they curiously asked Li Yunxian, “How exactly did you end up crossing Miaoying’s people?”
Before Li Yunxian could answer, Sheng Yu awkwardly came out, stammering, “Sorry………”
Everyone:
Alright, no need to say more—we all understand.
Li Yunxian solemnly thanked them.
Moments like these, where someone was truly grateful, were rare, and the group couldn’t hide their joy and pride as they waved at her with carefree expressions before dispersing one by one.
Li Yunxian smiled at the scene and suddenly felt a sense of belonging to the star system of Wanwuwu.
Originally, Li Yunxian had only intended to earn some money and exchange materials back in reality.
After the attack by Miaoying, neither Li Yunxian nor Sheng Yu had any heart left to continue roaming the wild zones.
After Sheng Yu sent a message telling the guild reinforcements not to come, the two returned to the town together.
Listening to Sheng Yu muttering about getting revenge for this matter, Li Yunxian didn’t pay much attention before logging off.
Looking around the clean and peaceful hotel room, she recalled the thrilling chase earlier in Wanwuwu.
Da……
It would be nice if the two sides could just ease off a bit.
Li Yunxian rubbed her forehead and then heard the sound of the door opening.
Yu Qiyao’s cheerful voice rang out: “Yunxian, look what I brought you! Ta-da~ It’s vanilla ice cream cake!”
“Qi Qing and the others have all eaten it—it tastes amazing! I queued for an hour, but it was totally worth it!”
As she spoke, Yu Qiyao came to the side of Li Yunxian’s bed and placed a beautifully wrapped small box into her hands.
Li Yunxian glanced down at the cake in her hands and smiled.
No matter the world, people were all equally adorable.
***
The next day, students preparing to leave with the teachers from the Four Great Academies gathered at the Xueshi entrance.
Li Yunxian scanned the crowd and saw most of the students looking quite listless.
It seemed everyone except her had indulged themselves during the rest period after the selection exam.
She even saw someone with dyed green hair.
Hmm, they were definitely having fun.
But when they saw Li Yunxian approaching, they all looked at her with strange expressions.
Li Yunxian: “?”
“What’s wrong?” she asked Yu Qiyao.
Hadn’t they all seen her the day before yesterday? Why did they all look like they were meeting her for the first time?
Yu Qiyao’s face was equally confused: “I don’t know.”
Soon, Li Yunxian found out.
One of the waiting students walked up to her, eyes wide with surprise, and asked, “Li, at the start of the selection exam, the General School Directorate said that when the city vehicles were attacked, the enemy had nine Foundation Establishment and one Golden Core cultivator—and you handled them all?!”
Li Yunxian was alone in the hotel room and hadn’t really thought much of it.
But for all the students participating in the exam, this sudden appearance of a person who defeated Shen Bofeng and took first place in the rankings was a hot topic.
Not to mention Li Yunxian’s weak and sickly appearance, as if she couldn’t lift a hand or carry a shoulder.
It was obvious she had suffered serious injuries.
The story behind this naturally fueled their curiosity to the maximum.
Yesterday, besides eating, drinking, and playing, almost everyone was inquiring about Li Yunxian’s situation.
Both students and teachers.
Many classmates from Qingdao and Yuehai Province were quietly asking Li Yunxian about the incident.
Yu Qiyao was quite familiar with Li Yunxian’s situation herself and had been mostly with Qingdao classmates, so she hadn’t been too aware of this.
The incident involving the Qingdao bus wasn’t a secret, so once word spread, everyone knew.
Hiss.
Nine Foundation Establishment and one Golden Core!
No wonder Li Yunxian could take down Shen Bofeng!
Li Yunxian listened with a blank expression. “That’s not true. It was a Golden Core teaching assistant I met before who left me a Marrow Cleansing Token. I summoned them to deal with the person.”
“This rumor’s way too exaggerated,” Li Yunxian protested.
Hearing this, everyone’s faces showed sudden realization.
That explanation made everything reasonable.
As Li Yunxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Yu Qiyao’s soft voice came from behind her.
“To be precise, the Golden Core was handled by the teaching assistant; the other nine Foundation Establishment were all killed by Yunxian.”
Li Yunxian:
She looked up and saw the crowd, which had calmed moments ago, now glowing with that familiar excited expression once more.
Li Yunxian was quickly surrounded.
“Really? Nine Foundation Establishment?! That’s almost as powerful as a Golden Core, right?!
“How did you do it?”
“Wow! Even Shen Bofeng couldn’t do that.”
“Li, bless me! I want to kill a Foundation Establishment hunter too!”
“I’m not picky; I’ll take killing Foundation Establishment beasts as well.”
Li Yunxian gave Yu Qiyao a woeful look, then saw Yu Qiyao smile brightly and make a heart sign toward her.
Li Yunxian was certain of one thing.
People’s joys and sorrows really are unshared!
Luckily, when the Xueshi staff saw the commotion at the entrance, thinking a fight had broken out, someone came out to restore order quickly.
Upon inquiry, they realized it wasn’t a disturbance and soon understood the situation.
The newcomer looked at Li Yunxian with admiration and praised, “You’re the Li who publicly uses the Marrow Cleansing Token, right? Shenzhou is proud to have you.”
“When you arrive at Tiantong, remember to verify your cultivator status and check your current contribution points.”
The students present were stunned.
Although the newcomer was just a regular official from the General School Directorate and only meant to encourage them, nobody casually said, “Shenzhou is proud of you.”
Only if Li Yunxian had really done something they didn’t know and was truly important could this be said.
Marrow Cleansing Token?
Even Yu Qiyao was now looking at Li Yunxian with a thoughtful expression.
Li Yunxian:
She knew it!
Every time she went out, something always happened!!
During the time before the Four Great Academies’ teachers arrived to pick them up, Li Yunxian’s interactions had basically become a personal confession session.
However, recalling how Li Yunxian had cleverly guided everyone with her words at the beginning, making them think the story of nine Foundation Establishment and one Golden Core was all rumor, she had already lost some credibility among them.
Everyone still believed Li Yunxian had not fully explained everything.
By the time Li Yunxian’s throat was dry from explaining:
She raised the thermos cup in her hand and angrily tapped everyone’s heads!!
Compared to words, the best method in this world was indeed physical!
***
In short, by the time the teachers arrived, all the students stood very obediently.
The teachers from the Four Great Academies looked at them with surprise.
They weren’t new to bringing students along.
Every cohort was usually noisy and excited, but this batch was unexpectedly well-behaved.
Li Yunxian smiled.
Her achievements remained quietly hidden.