"You little brats, who told you to start your own betting pool?" Chi Hu said, his forehead lined with black veins. "And at such a young age, you're already gambling instead of learning properly. You're really asking for a beating."
"Didn't we learn it from you, Uncle Chi Hu?"
"Exactly, exactly."
Some of the older children chimed in.
Chi Hu's face twitched, leaving him unable to argue back.
"Big Brother Wang Ping, can you teach us that Lift Light as Heavy and Lift Heavy as Light stuff?"
At this moment, Chi Tongtong and the other children crowded around him, blinking their bright, lively eyes as they stared at him expectantly.
"Of course." Wang Ping smiled and patted the heads in front of Chi Tongtong and the others.
"Yay!" The children jumped about happily.
"Uncle Chi Hu, you won't need to teach us anymore. We want Big Brother Wang Ping to teach us," one of the older children shouted at Chi Hu.
"You little punk, your wings have grown hard now, have they?" Chi Hu laughed as he cursed, then kicked him straight in the backside, sending him flying with a miserable cry and making the other children burst into laughter.
Watching the chattering, laughing children, Wang Ping could not help but laugh as well. The negative emotions in his heart completely vanished, leaving him feeling light all over, as though his state of mind had been elevated.
This kind of atmosphere was wonderful.
After that, Wang Ping began teaching the children how to cultivate, while Chi Hu slipped away early to go on the usual hunt with the Hunting Team.
The day passed quickly. As the sun set at dusk, the children who had finished cultivating laughed and played as they ran through the village, or teased the village geese.
Meanwhile, Wang Ping returned to the courtyard.
"Woof!"
The moment he returned, A'Huang, the little mutt, ran over with his tail wagging happily. He circled Wang Ping again and again, occasionally pawing at his trouser leg.
Wang Ping smiled, crouched down, and rubbed his dog's head.
Having his head rubbed made A'Huang even happier. He licked Wang Ping's hand, making it itch.
"Alright, go keep playing. I still have something to do," Wang Ping told A'Huang.
"Woof!" A'Huang barked, seeming to understand Wang Ping's words. He happily ran off to play with the geese in the courtyard.
As for Wang Ping, he moved a wooden chair from inside the house to the doorway. After lazily stretching, he sat down and watched the lingering glow of the setting sun, enjoying this brief moment of peace.
He no longer had any Spirit Stones left for simulations.
The number of Spirit Stones required for his next simulation was not something the Village Chief could obtain for him. Doing so would expose Chi Village to some risk.
Therefore, he planned to leave Chi Village tomorrow and head to Great Xia to earn enough Spirit Stones for another simulation, while also taking the opportunity to wipe out the Li Family.
Of course, before that, there were still some things he needed to do.
As his thoughts churned, Wang Ping opened the Chat Group interface. He wanted to see whether there were any new messages in the group, and he also wanted to ask Cai Yonglong a few questions.
Very quickly, he discovered that the group was unexpectedly lively, with quite a few people showing up.
The one who had started the discussion was Zhang Hu.
The moment Zhang Hu appeared, he announced that Group Missions had actually been unlocked. He also revealed that he had suddenly received a Group Mission yesterday.
Those words immediately blew up the group, and many lurkers surfaced one after another.
Wu Jun (20): "Damn, when were Group Missions activated? Didn't it require ten people?"
Liu Mei (15): "Thinking about it carefully, it seems normal. The last time three newcomers joined, there were already ten people. Although two of the newcomers died soon afterward, the number of living members in the Transmigrator Chat Group did briefly reach ten, so Group Missions were unlocked."
Fang Yun (3): "What Liu Mei said makes a lot of sense. That's what I thought too."
Cai Yonglong (1): "Group Missions were actually unlocked? Interesting. Looks like there's another way to grow stronger. I'm looking forward to it."
Wu Jun (20): "Wuwuwu, Cai Ge, you may be looking forward to it, but I'm panicking. I'm just a weakling who carries bricks for a living. If the Group Missions are dangerous, won't I just get a straight-up GG?"
Fang Yun (3): "Your world has a modern setting. What danger could there possibly be? It's not like they'll make you sell yourself. Tom smirk.jpg."
Wu Jun (20): "."
Zhang Hu (5): "As for Group Missions, all I can say is that the first one isn't difficult. However, Group Missions should be issued based on your current circumstances. Also, after looking into it, it seems that Group Missions are divided into individual missions and collective missions."
Cai Yonglong (1): "Huzi, you mean individual missions are assigned to you alone and must be completed by you personally. Meanwhile, collective missions are the real Group Missions, the ones we need to complete together, right?"
Zhang Hu (5): "Although there haven't been any collective missions yet, that's what I personally think. Before transmigrating, I also read novels about chat groups. Perhaps when Group Missions appear, that will be when we transmigrate to each other's worlds."
Wu Jun (20): "!!!"
Cai Yonglong (1): "That is indeed very possible. Good, I'm already looking forward to it. What kind of sparks will collide between different worlds?"
Liu Mei (15): "As an ordinary person, I'm not looking forward to it at all. Right now, I just want to know what Zhang Hu's first mission was."
Zhang Hu (5): "Nothing much, just a simple hunting mission. It wants me to hunt a Magic Beast. Hunting this Magic Beast is a little troublesome for me right now, but I can still deal with it easily. Besides, the Chat Group never said I couldn't find helpers. Of course, I don't know whether it's only this easy because it's a beginner mission."
Fang Yun (3): "I see. That's still acceptable, then. One more question: are there any rewards?"
Zhang Hu (5): "My reward is Group Points. They seem to be related to the System Shop, which hasn't opened yet. For now, they're useless. ┓(`)┏"
Wu Jun (20): "System Shop. Doesn't that require fifteen group members to unlock? Damn, did the Chat Group get the unlocking order backward? Shouldn't it unlock the group shop first, then unlock Group Missions?"
Cai Yonglong (1): "Chat Group: 'Hmm? Are you teaching me how to do things?' Sharp gaze.jpg."
Wu Jun (20): "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
Cai Yonglong (1): "In this Transmigrator Chat Group, anything can happen, so just get used to it. We can only adapt. In the end, we still don't even know why the Chat Group made us transmigrate or made us randomly draw Golden Fingers. No matter what happens in the future, it will be normal. We can only hope that none of us die."
Wu Jun (20): "Cai Ge, hearing you say that just makes me panic even more! o(╥﹏╥)o."
Liu Mei (15): "Panic is useless. You can only adapt. If you die, you can only lament your own misfortune. And that day will come sooner or later."
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