The Farewell Scene Was Quite Touching

Lu Yang was at a loss for words, unable to evaluate this method that challenged moral ethics and modes of thinking.

"It's good that things are resolved."

That was the only sentence he could squeeze out.

Old Man Ba also felt that it was good that things were resolved, especially since it was his idea.

Old Man Ba patted Lu Yang's shoulder: "The little Medicine Kings are very naughty. You've worked hard these past few days. Take out your jade pendant."

Lu Yang did as he was told. Old Man Ba tapped Lu Yang's jade pendant: "The 300 contribution points for the task reward are already in your jade pendant."

There was a reward for his efforts, and his hard work had not been in vain. Three hundred contribution points was a huge sum for Lu Yang.

Then Lu Yang thought again. Three hundred contribution points seemed like a lot, but it probably wasn't even enough to buy the little Medicine Kings' foot-washing water.

The exchange list was very clear: Medicine King Spirit Liquid was divided into ordinary and deluxe versions.

According to Lu Yang's understanding, the ordinary version was the little Medicine Kings' foot-washing water, and the deluxe version was their bathwater.

"Say goodbye to the little Medicine Kings. There aren't many opportunities to enter the medicine garden. You probably won't have the chance to come in the future..."

Old Man Ba paused halfway through his sentence. He suddenly remembered that as long as Yun Zhi let Lu Yang come over, he would obediently let him pass and wouldn't dare to stop him.

"Ahem, in any case, go say goodbye first."

Lu Yang said "oh." He always felt that Old Man Ba had something left unsaid.

Upon hearing the news that Lu Yang was leaving, the little Medicine Kings were somewhat reluctant.

"We're friends, so take this old ginseng beard. Oh, this is too valuable, I can't bear to part with it."

"My old ginseng skin... it hurts too much, forget it. I don't have anything valuable here, so I'll just say goodbye verbally." The Ginseng Doll bid farewell to Lu Yang.

It didn't give anything when it said goodbye to Hermit Gu Yue either.

"We're all cultivators, and a month isn't a long time. Just go, is there even a need to say goodbye?" Three-leaf Star Grass's words revealed reluctance.

"The vitality of my vines and leaves is too strong. If you get them, your body will undergo mutations. For the sake of safety, I won't give them to you." During their time together, Lu Yang learned that the Kirin Undying Medicine's main body was a green vine.

The Kirin Undying Medicine was telling the truth. During the month they spent together, the little Medicine Kings suppressed the vitality in their bodies, afraid that Lu Yang would accidentally absorb it.

If they gave Lu Yang a part of their body, they would have to add dozens of layers of seals, and Lu Yang wouldn't dare to use it even if he got it.

"You're saying goodbye, but aren't you going to give us any gifts?" Years End Flower turned around and asked Lu Yang for a gift.

Lu Yang was moved by the atmosphere, and his eyes welled up with tears: "After a while, I will definitely have Senior Disciple Sister visit everyone."

The little Medicine Kings quickly chased Lu Yang away.

The farewell scene was quite rushed.

Compared to Medicine King Spirit Liquid, these 300 contribution points were a huge sum for Lu Yang, who was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He was eager to try and buy something good at the Task Hall.

He couldn't always let Senior Disciple Sister give him things. He wanted to earn money through his own efforts.

"Oh, I was just about to go to Heavenly Gate Peak to find you. I didn't expect to meet you here." Meng Jingzhou was surprised to see Lu Yang coming out of the medicine garden. Then he thought that Yun Zhi was his Senior Disciple Sister, so it wasn't strange.

Next to Meng Jingzhou was a burly man wearing a Confucian robe, refined and powerful.

The Confucian-robed man cupped his fist: "Brother Lu, it's been a long time. This is our first official meeting."

"Man Gu, it was unexpected that you would become a disciple of the Fourth Elder."

Lu Yang returned the greeting and smiled: "Is there something you need?"

"Can't I look for you if there's nothing?" Meng Jingzhou pretended to be angry.

"Come, let's have some tea and sit down and talk slowly." Meng Jingzhou brought Man Gu and Lu Yang to a teahouse.

The Meng family's family motto was that it was best to discuss things at the dinner table. If the discussion was pleasant, the Meng family would pay. If the discussion was unpleasant, everyone would split the bill.

"Three guests, what would you like to drink? My teahouse has all kinds of tea." The tea server asked nimbly.

Lu Yang also couldn't see through the tea server's cultivation.

Lu Yang asked in a low voice: "Brother Man Gu, what is the cultivation of this tea server? Can you tell?"

Man Gu replied in a low voice: "As far as I know, our newly recruited disciples are the weakest in the sect. Even the chickens on the mountain have higher cultivation than us."

Meng Jingzhou ordered a very famous tea.

"Then let's have a pot of milk tea."

The tea server suspected that Meng Jingzhou was here to cause trouble for the sect.

"Oh, I misspoke. I meant a basin of milk tea. I remember it's a specialty from near the Far North." Seeing the tea server's unfriendly expression, Meng Jingzhou quickly gestured, indicating that he had no malicious intent.

Only then did the tea server understand that Meng Jingzhou wanted to drink freshly made salty milk tea.

Before long, the tea server brought a hot iron charcoal basin, which contained fried rice, butter, beef jerky, and milk curds. Soon after, he brought a pot of milk tea.

Lu Yang and Man Gu looked at each other, not knowing what to do, so they could only leave it to Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou first slowly fried the things in the basin until they were fragrant, until the fried rice turned yellow, giving a crackling sensation. Then, he picked up the pot of milk tea and poured it all in.

When milk tea meets a red-hot iron pot, there's a sizzling sound, and the aroma of milk tea wafts out, lingering around the nose.

Lu Yang took a sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Salty. The taste is quite peculiar, but it's pretty good."

Man Gu took a sip, then gulped it down like a thirsty ox, finishing the entire bowl.

"Do you have any tasks right now?" Meng Jingzhou asked.

Lu Yang shook his head. He had just completed Old Man Ba's medicine garden task and hadn't found his next one yet.

"There aren't many tasks suitable for us. Those in the Task Hall aren't enough for us to do. It makes me wonder, if they're not enough for us, were they enough for the previous generation of senior brothers and sisters?"

"So I inquired with the senior brothers and sisters and learned the inside scoop."

"How so?"

"It's not just completing the tasks posted in the Task Hall that counts as completing a task. Finding tasks yourself and completing them can also earn you contribution points. If you report the results of completing the task to the sect, and the sect verifies that the results are genuine, they will give you the corresponding rewards."

"Do you know how the tasks in the Task Hall come about?"

"How do they come about?"

"There are three situations. First, based on the Orthodox Mutual Assistance Agreement between the Five Great Immortal Sects and the Great Xia Dynasty, the Great Xia Dynasty will request our assistance when it involves needing to mobilize cultivators but doesn't have enough manpower. However, this situation is rare."

"Although we all belong to the Human Race's orthodox faction, it's a bit embarrassing for a ten-thousand-year-old court to seek help from a sect."

"The second is when someone seeks help from the Five Great Immortal Sects, hoping that we can uphold justice, but only if the Great Xia Dynasty doesn't get involved, like your parrot-catching task."

"The third is clues discovered by our Dao Seeking Sect during travels abroad, which will be released as tasks in the Task Hall, and the sect will prepare corresponding rewards."

"This third type is our hope."