novelapdf #174 - People were killed and suspected
#174 - People were killed and suspected
"Senior, perhaps you shouldn't feed it noodles anymore; it's not easy to feed after all."
Noodles' big eyes bulged as it looked at the noodles, its expression a mix of anger, despair, and grievance.
Gu An had no choice but to advise Chu Meng to give up on feeding it.
"Isn't it eating quite a bit?" Chu Meng said, collecting the plate.
"Is it possible that it doesn't like to eat them?" Gu An asked tentatively.
"Then what does it eat?" Chu Meng asked curiously.
"Like fish food?" Gu An suggested.
"It doesn't look like a proper fish; would it eat fish food?" Chu Meng doubted.
Gu An was a little puzzled and said, "How is it not proper?"
"Would a proper one steal this?" Chu Meng said, taking out a new undergarment and throwing it to Gu An.
This time, it was blue.
Gu An subconsciously caught it and smelled a faint fragrance.
Somewhat at a loss, he threw the item back.
"Look at how scared you are. Haven't you helped a fairy untie this kind of thing before?" Chu Meng asked, somewhat taken aback.
"Could it be that you like pure fairies? The kind without worldly desires?"
Gu An:
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Please, just continue feeding the fish.
Gu An turned and continued to chop wood.
What Noodles did was indeed a bit outrageous.
Why did it love stealing this kind of thing so much?
Every time it went out, it would bring back something. At first, it was spirit stones, which pleased Gu An.
Later, it was some random things, which Gu An didn't care about.
And then, it was this kind of thing, or fairy dresses.
Wasn't it afraid of being caught?
He wouldn't admit it was his spirit pet, no matter what happened.
It was embarrassing.
He'd be mortified.
Being abandoned because of this kind of thing, he really couldn't hold his head up.
After all, it was the spirit pet who stole it, but would a normal spirit pet do such a thing?
That meant the master had instructed it.
Gu An felt that he could be used as a knife, be suspected of murder, and even be treated differently and endure humiliation.
But he couldn't be Noodles' scapegoat.
Once that was established, it would be a stain on his life.
"Stop chopping wood. If you keep chopping, I'll suspect you're being drained dry by it," Chu Meng said.
Gu An:
Is it possible that it really is caused by chopping wood?
Gu An stopped chopping wood and looked at Chu Meng, asking, "What brings you here, Senior?"
"To deliver the reward." Chu Meng placed Noodles on her shoulder and gestured with the blue undergarment, saying:
"This time it's quite a bit bigger, but compared to me, it's still somewhat lacking."
Gu An:
Could you please stop comparing?
Don't you feel embarrassed?
Gu An couldn't bear to watch.
He didn't hesitate any longer and asked about this time's reward.
"Although you didn't send anyone to the cafeteria, someone still went in because of the Great Purge.
So, the reward is still issued as usual." Chu Meng put the undergarment aside and took out a fragment, saying, "This is for you,
the third token.
Work hard and get five more, and you can exchange them for an identity.
You won't have to suffer and toil in Thousand Dust Peak."
Looking at the token fragment, Gu An put it away.
This thing was indeed very useful to him.
Whether or not he could enter the Asura Hall depended entirely on this token.
If he wanted to enter based on his own strength, it would be basically impossible.
He didn't want to expose his cultivation again later.
At his age, exposing it once was already the limit; he couldn't mess around like before.
He should still try to endure whatever happened.
"Besides this, there are two hundred spirit stones." Chu Meng handed over the spirit stones.
Gu An took them, but didn't feel much.
After all, he now had two thousand seven hundred spirit stones.
Two hundred was nothing to him.
"Your expression is wrong." Chu Meng looked at Gu An suspiciously and said, "Did you go kill someone again?"
Hearing this, Gu An was shocked.
How did you see that?
"Two hundred spirit stones aren't even worth a glance; with your thirty spirit stones a month, it's enough for you for more than half a year." Chu Meng said matter-of-factly, "Now that you don't care, it can only mean you have more spirit stones.
So, where did you get so many spirit stones here?
Of course, it's from murder and arson."
Gu An:
You're really good at reading people.
Gu An said calmly, "Chopping wood gives spirit stones."
Chu Meng said to herself, "I'll inquire and find out who died these past few days, and then I'll know who you killed."
Gu An was speechless but remained silent.
Anyway, no matter who died, he had to have an attitude.
It had nothing to do with him.
"Is there anything else?" Gu An asked.
"Yes, you can choose a technique. What kind do you want?" Chu Meng asked.
Gu An hesitated for a moment and said, "A speed-type one."
Hundred Steps Chasing Wind was too slow for a Golden Core cultivator.
It was time to change it.
Suppression Sea Fist also had to be changed.
However, with the blessing of Innate Force and Qi Sea Heavenly Dipper, it could barely still be used.
Speed was more urgently needed.
"Speed, huh." Chu Meng fumbled around and said:
"Found it, let's go with this one. I'll give it to you first, and then I'll go find that bastard to reimburse me."
Gu An took the book, and four large characters were written on it: Vertical Golden Light.
"Study it well; it can be used for a while," Chu Meng said.
"Thank you, Senior," Gu An said gratefully.
"You're already Golden Core; call me Senior Sister from now on," Chu Meng waved her hand and said.
"Is there anything else?" Gu An asked.
"That's all." Chu Meng shrugged and said, "Token fragments are very valuable, so the other rewards are less.
"Then, Senior, please leave as soon as possible. There are many people here, and it's easy to be discovered," Gu An "kindly" said.
Chu Meng frowned, shook her head, and sighed, "With you like this, how can you improve? Waiting and waiting, what you'll end up waiting for is definitely my revenge.
Disappointing, so disappointing.
Oh, right, the bastard's other hidden lines might come to win you over. Remember to be careful.
I'm leaving."
Saying that, she left with Noodles.
The latter looked terrified and begged for help, not wanting to leave with Chu Meng.
Gu An ignored it.
Noodles couldn't stay; it was already the second undergarment. How many fairies was it going to offend?
He couldn't bear it.
After they left, Gu An continued to chop wood to accumulate points.
In another half a month or so, he could try to learn Cage.
This technique seemed very extraordinary.
It could trap and kill.
It was also long-range, which made up for his current shortcomings.
However, sometimes using magical treasures at close range wasn't bad either, but he didn't know which magical treasure would be suitable.
In the middle of the night, Gu An began to study Cage. After all, it was an incomplete version, with serious deficiencies.
After dawn, he continued to chop wood.
There was no news today.
Until three days later, Duanmu Qingping found Gu An, somewhat surprised, and said:
"The Azure City Sect said that it wasn't that they didn't keep the appointment, but that their people were killed.
In addition, they said that they investigated all the way and didn't find any situation.
They want to ask the person involved what the situation was at that time."
Ask the person involved?
Gu An thought for a moment. Wasn't that himself?
After a pause, he opened his mouth and said, "Are they going to ask me?"
"It should be like this." Duanmu Qingping nodded.
"Then how did the people from Peak Outside the Peak respond?" Gu An asked.
"They haven't responded yet, but there's a certain probability that they'll let them see Junior Brother once," Duanmu Qingping said.
Gu An nodded and didn't say anything more.
Then, after chatting for a few more words, he went to chop wood.
He had to improve his strength as soon as possible.
He originally wanted to learn Cage first, but now it seemed that he had to learn Vertical Golden Light first, so that he would have the ability to protect himself.