For several days in a row, Chen Shaojie could not concentrate because he had something on his mind.
Li Xuejiao's cultivation level was higher than his, and he could not figure out a good way to solve the problem.
He was worried that he could only continue to grind in the lower court after Li Xuejiao got promoted to the upper court.
He must think of a way...
Where are you, Grandmaster Qing Zhu...
Chen Shaojie was now really looking forward to Grandmaster Qing Zhu visiting the Book Depository. If he did, maybe Chen Shaojie would be able to find a way to freeload on his WiFi again.
But to his disappointment, Grandmaster Qing Zhu had not shown himself in the Book Depository once after the initial inspection.
Three more days passed.
Chen Shaojie once again fed Li Xuejiao the pills.
After doing it for three more rounds in the cave, Li Xuejiao told Chen Shaojie a bad news: she was ready to enter the final stage of her Mineral Digestion cultivation.
"Thanks for the nine Qi Attracting Pills, Junior Brother. I'll probably need just two more months to complete the Qing Yu Body Forging Technique and get promoted to the upper court."
Li Xuejiao was excited when she told Chen Shaojie this. Although the sky was not that bright yet and he could not see her expression very clearly, her eyes were really bright.
No, don't go, Senior Sister...
Sadness started to well up in Chen Shaojie's chest.
At this moment, he felt like he was a dry pulp of sugar cane that was discarded after all the juice had been sucked out of him.
After announcing the "good news", Li Xuejiao turned around and saw the gloom in Chen Shaojie's eyes. She suddenly realized something.
'Li Xuejiao, you're so stupid. You're just feeling happy for yourself for getting close to joining the upper court, but for Brother Chen, his talent level is so low that he probably won't get promoted his whole life. You didn't consider his feelings at all.'
The guilt-ridden Li Xuejiao contemplated for a bit, then turned to Chen Shaojie and said, "Brother Chen, even if I join the upper court in the future, I will never forget what you've done for me. I heard that there's a kind of extremely precious pill in the sect called the Foundation Building Pill. It can help someone build a solid foundation no matter how poor their talent is. If such an opportunity arises in the future, I'll definitely get a Foundation Building Pill for you to repay your kindness."
Women are all deceitful!
Chen Shaojie was cynical of Li Xuejiao's promise, but at least she was kind enough to leave him some sweet words after she was done with him.
"I'll be waiting for your Foundation Building Pill then, Sister Li."
"Okay, it's a promise!"
Chen Shaojie was only replying casually, but Li Xuejiao actually promised with a serious face. He found that silly and naive look of hers really funny.
When the two of them got back to the lower court, Chen Shaojie started thinking.
After using nine Qi Attracting Pills, he still had a single pill left in his possession.
This last one he was not preparing to feed to Li Xuejiao. He would keep it, just in case he had a need for it.
In this world, he had no one to rely on, so he must keep something for himself.
Even if he was kicked out of the sect in the future due to some unforeseen circumstances, he could at least use this Qi Atracting Pill to trade for a house or for some money. At least he would not be completely broke.
A thinking man was always far-sighted. He would always plan for a rainy day and not let himself walk into a dead end easily.
Back on Earth, even though he got together with so many girls at the same time, they never clashed. This was the benefit of being a man with foresight.
Although he did not find a solution to his problem, the days must go on.
He cultivated and worked every day. Chen Shaojie felt that his cultivation had reached the middle stage of Mineral Digestion.
The specific representation of the middle stage of Mineral Digestion was the ability to just swallow food directly without needing to chew, no matter what the food was.
Even when swallowing a large piece of food, it would not gag in his throat.
His throat and esophagus seemed to have suddenly gained a very bizarre elasticity, enabling them to stretch to a great extent, so that they could just wrap around the food and send the food down to the stomach.
Now ain't that something...
Sometimes, Chen Shaojie could not help looking at Li Xuejiao's mouth and throat. This ability... seemed really awesome for a woman.
Some days passed.
Today, Chen Shaojie was leading a few servant disciples from House A Class 2 to do the last bit of finishing work inside the Book Depository. Meng Tiancheng suddenly walked up to him.
"Come out for a minute. I have something to say to you."
Chen Shaojie was surprised. He wanted to ask what the matter was, but Meng Tiancheng was already walking out of the Book Depository without waiting for Chen Shaojie's response.
He was obviously confident that Chen Shaojie dared not disobey him.
What the hell is he trying to do now?
Chen Shaojie frowned as he stared at Meng Tiancheng's back.
To be honest, Chen Shaojie was actually quite annoyed with the guy.
Since Meng Tiancheng had joined House A Class 2, he had never done any work. He would just sit in a corner and cultivate all day every day like he owned the place.
That was not all. Sometimes, when other servant disciples moved close to him when they worked, he would always scold them and shoo them away, showing zero respect, as if the other servant disciples were his family slaves.
Chen Shaojie had no idea what Meng Tiancheng wanted with him, but he was sure it was nothing good...
While Chen Shaojie was still hesitating--
Meng Tiancheng arrived at the door of the Book Depository. He turned around and saw that Chen Shaojie had not followed him. He scowled and said, "Come out now, or I won't ask so politely anymore."
F*ck this guy...
Chen Shaojie was instantly infuriated. He could not hold himself back any longer.
It so happened that Wu Fulai was not at the front desk right now, so there was no one to hold Chen Shaojie back. The other servant disciples could only watch as Chen Shaojie followed Meng Tiancheng outside.
After Chen Shaojie and Meng Tiancheng had both stepped outside--
"This is bad! Meng Tiancheng called Brother Chen outside. Will anything bad happen?"
"Quick, look for Senior Brother Wu."
"Yes, that's right! Let's go look for Senior Brother Wu..."
...
After going outside, Meng Tiancheng walked ahead and went all the way to a small forest on the east side.
Chen Shaojie followed behind. While he walked, his eyes constantly darted to the left and right.
He secretly wondered if he should look for a suitable weapon to bludgeon Meng Tiancheng from the back.
There was no need to care about chivalry when dealing with this madman.
Deep in the forest, Meng Tiancheng halted his steps.
Chen Shaojie also stopped.
His eyes locked-on to several thick branches, ready to let Meng Tiancheng have a good taste of a big stick today.
Compared to Chen Shaojie's wariness, Meng Tiancheng was completely relaxed and unguarded. He asked Chen Shaojie, "I heard you have a Qi Attracting Pill. Is that true?"
Oh?
How did he find out?
Chen Shaojie frowned. The first thing that came to mind was Li Xuejiao... He could not help shaking his head. The saying that large-chested women had no brains was indeed true. That girl must have accidentally leaked something, and it had reached Meng Tiancheng's ears.
Chen Shaojie's silence was all the answer Meng Tiancheng needed. He said, "Give me your Qi Attracting Pill."
Chen Shaojie stared at Meng Tiancheng, took a deep breath, and spoke for the first time since entering the forest, "The Qi Attracting Pill is mine. Why should I give it to you?"
While he spoke, he bent down slightly to pick up a thick branch from the ground that he had been eyeing for a while now.
If you want to steal something from me, you have to ask my big stick first!