Expert Le Qing

Even the Son of Destiny had to flee in a panic. Such a perilous place must be extremely dangerous!

Host, it's best not to get involved.

Seeing the System's nervous, darting gaze, Bai Lan shook her head helplessly. "Her injuries were caused by me. There's no danger here for now, at least not yet."

"Ah?" The System froze. "You, you hit Bai Ling?"

The image of the once arrogant Heavenly Daughter fleeing in a panic flashed through its mind, and the System's CPU began to overheat.

"What, is that not appropriate?" Bai Lan dangled the Storage Bag in her hand. "By the way, I also extorted two thousand Spirit Stones from her. When we leave the secret realm, we can go to the Marketplace and buy some new furniture."

The System instantly became excited. "Hooray! It's appropriate, more than appropriate! That bad woman is always opposing the Host, beating her up is perfectly reasonable!"

"But Host, I thought with your usual style, you would have directly taken her Storage Bag..." The System trailed off, hesitant to continue.

According to the Host's past behavior, not confiscating all her spoils after beating her up, and only taking two thousand Spirit Stones, it was a little unlike her.

Weighing the Storage Bag in her hand, Bai Lan's expression turned slightly grim. "The Spirit Artifacts, Talismans, and magical treasures in Bai Ling's Storage Bag are 100% from True Person Qing Xuan. They must have Qing Xuan's mark on them. If I had truly taken her Storage Bag, I would definitely have been targeted by Qing Xuan."

"Oh~ So that's how it is!" The System understood.

Bai Ling was following a master-disciple romance script. It was currently the time when True Person He Qing Xuan and she were deeply in love.

So, a light beating and a small extorted sum of Spirit Stones was still reasonable. Half a month would be enough for Bai Ling to recover from her injuries. Once they left the secret realm, the evidence would be gone, and with no witnesses or physical evidence, she would have to suffer this loss in silence.

Unlike Long Aotian, who was following a trash-to-treasure, feel-good novel script.

Long Aotian's Master, True Lord Changle, was a snobbish person. When Long Aotian hadn't achieved much in his early cultivation, he had looked down on him and even allowed his juniors to bully him.

Only after Long Aotian's talent gradually began to show did True Lord Changle change his indifferent attitude, becoming solicitous towards him, even marrying his only daughter to him.

The main theme was contrast.

But unfortunately.

Bai Lan's appearance had completely stifled Long Aotian's talent in the cradle.

The reputation of being unable to fight back against a Steward Disciple on the dueling platform at the start had almost cemented him on the pillar of shame, making him the inner sect's laughingstock. True Lord Changle had become utterly disappointed in this Single Spiritual Root disciple.

Therefore...

True Lord Changle, as Long Aotian's Master, was dispensable and offered no protection.

Bai Lan's act of severely beating him and taking his Storage Bag meant she didn't have to worry about attracting the pressure of a Core Formation True Person.

"This unit has summarized. There are two immense opportunities in the Nine Yin Secret Realm. One is the divine soul Cultivation Method obtained by Long Aotian. The second is the ancient alchemy inheritance obtained by Bai Ling." The System looked at Bai Lan. "Where does the Host plan to go first?"

Bai Lan searched carefully on the map provided by Ji Feng and said seriously, "I'll go for the alchemy inheritance first. This location is close to us. Most importantly, Bai Ling and I were teleported to the same location. Given the Son of Destiny's luck, she'll likely find the opportunity before me."

"Time is tight!" The System's spirit lifted.

"But it's not a big problem. We'll let Bai Ling find the location of the opportunity first, we'll note the position, and then we'll reload. After reloading, we can head straight for the location of the opportunity, which will save us the most time," Bai Lan said with a slight smile.

Rather than exhausting herself searching for opportunities and ending up with nothing, it was better to let Bai Ling find it herself, and she could reap the benefits.

System: "...Giving you this reload cheat is truly worth it."

The one person and one unit exchanged a glance, nodded, and chased after Bai Ling's departing direction.

If you find this book good, remember to add it to your bookshelf to avoid losing it next time.

Bai Ling mentally cursed Bai Lan's eighteen generations of ancestors. With a grim expression, she found a cave and planned to go inside to heal her wounds.

Bai Lan had shown no mercy, striking at all the painful spots. Although the injuries were not fatal, they were painful!

However, as soon as she entered the cave, she met someone who made her cry tears of joy.

"Senior Brother Le Qing! I ran into you here! Sob sob." Bai Ling rushed and threw herself into Le Qing's arms.

Le Qing's eyes widened abruptly. The sudden surprise almost made him dizzy. He patted Bai Ling's back and stammered, "Little Junior Sister, you... Wait! What happened to your injuries? Who hit you? Tell Senior Brother!"

Bai Ling only cried and didn't speak.

Bai Lan, hiding in the shadows, the culprit, was silent for a moment. "It really is a narrow path. By the way, did Le Qing give me his Spirit Stones for this month?"

In terms of bookkeeping, the System was clearly more reliable than Bai Lan. "No!"

"Tsk, I'll go collect the debt after I finish my business."

Her gaze returned to the cave.

Bai Ling was still crying, and Le Qing was still clumsily comforting Bai Ling.

Bai Lan: "...How annoying, why are they still talking."

"Finish crying quickly and go find the opportunity. At her age, how can she afford to waste time?" The System agreed.

"Exactly, exactly."

After crying for a long time, Bai Ling finally looked up with red eyes.

"Yes, Bai Lan hit me, sob sob. As soon as I entered the secret realm, she seriously injured me without rhyme or reason, sob sob." After speaking, Bai Ling quickly added, "Senior Brother, please don't tell Master about this. I, I'm afraid Master will worry."

Bai Lan secretly clicked her tongue. "Tsk, it's not like I hit her without rhyme or reason. The way she talks, anyone who hears it would have itchy fists."

Hearing the familiar name, Le Qing's originally angry expression suddenly paused. "You, you said who hit you?"

"It's Bai Lan, the outer sect Steward Disciple Bai Lan."

Le Qing: "..."

The name Bai Lan was like a recurring alarm every month, constantly reminding Le Qing that he hadn't repaid his debt for the month.

"Damn it! This is too much!" Le Qing exclaimed indignantly, though his tone was noticeably weaker.

Bai Ling, with tear-filled eyes, clutched Le Qing's sleeve. "Senior Brother, you're a master at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Bai Lan's current cultivation is only at the fourth level. Her spiritual root aptitude is so poor, her current cultivation must have been boosted by elixirs. She's definitely no match for you. Will you teach her a lesson for me?"

The master, Le Qing, fell silent: "..."

He was supposed to teach Bai Lan a lesson?

The words were familiar, but when put together, they felt so distant.

He wanted to teach her a lesson, but what happened in the Hundred Thousand Mountains that day was still vivid in his memory.

How could he explain to his little junior sister that the woman had single-handedly taken on three Qi Refining stage cultivators?

"Alright, Little, Little Junior Sister, don't worry. If Senior Brother encounters her, I will definitely... teach her a lesson for you." Le Qing said the last five words with a hint of guilt.