Who Would Have the Last Laugh

Having been thoroughly humiliated by Yun Qingyang, Ma Feifei could only flee in disgrace. That pile of white books was a stain on Ma Feifei's reputation for life. After acquiring three hundred Blue Quality books for the first time in the Bookstore, Ma Feifei quietly removed all the previously 'original' white books from the shelves and hid them in the kitchen, intending to use them as firewood later. Unexpectedly, Yun Qingyang had hidden them away.

"Oh no, did she take that 'The Legend of Bai Jie' too?" Ma Feifei panicked. The previous white books were fine; they were all books about pure love, pretentiousness, and domineering CEOs. Even if Yun Qingyang took them, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, Teacher Bai's books are different. The stories told in them are profound and complex, with winding plots and hidden dangers. Men who read them may experience mild symptoms such as weak legs and pale complexion, or even have their kidney function affected, potentially leading to permanent decline in health.

The consequences for women who see this are even more serious... They will unleash their true nature and reach the pinnacle of life... (ten thousand words omitted here). In short, this book must definitely not be seen by Yun Qingyang.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei quickly ran back to her room and checked under her pillow. She found that "The Legend of Bai Jie" was still lying there quietly. Ma Feifei breathed a sigh of relief, silently covered the pillow, and left the room.

Outside the courtyard, Yun Qingyang had already set up a table and chairs, and prepared her writing materials. She began working on her original work. Ma Feifei thought for a moment and decided not to disturb her. He went into the Bookstore to check on the progress of the Luan Feng painting and found that the Fenghuang was about one-tenth complete, which was the pair of phoenix claws. However, it was already noon.

"Sigh~" Ma Feifei shook his head, sighed inwardly, and left the Bookstore. At Luan Feng's current pace, it would probably take several days to complete this Fenghuang.

However, Ma Feifei wasn't in a hurry. After all, the 'turtle' among the Four Divine Creatures of the Book of Rites (dragon, phoenix, unicorn, and tortoise) hadn't been found yet, and the Four Spirit Pillars weren't a mission, so time wasn't a rush. Luan Feng could spend a year or two drawing them if she wanted; the only concern was that Luan Feng's own Origin Power might not be able to sustain it.

"Strange, where did Ba Jiu and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey go?" Ma Feifei searched the yard several times, looked in the maple tree, and even their room, but found no trace of them.

With the spirit beasts of the Nine Heavens Mountain retreating, the Divine Beast within the Nine Heavens Mountain were also subdued by the Mysterious Bookstore and used as dungeon bosses. Naturally, the Mysterious Bookstore resumed normal operations. However, today happened to be the weekend, and on such rest days, the Bookstore's employees were free, including the guardian Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and the store's Divine Beast, Ba Jiu. Ma Feifei did not deliberately restrict them, after all, it would be quite uncomfortable to be cooped up in the Bookstore all day long.

"Qingyang, have you seen Ba Jiu and the others?" Ma Feifei walked up behind Yun Qingyang and glanced curiously at the book Yun Qingyang was working on. However, before he could see it clearly, Yun Qingyang pounced on him, protecting Ma Feifei from seeing it.

"Who cares? Did you see Ba Jiu and the others today?" Ma Feifei said dismissively.

"He went out very early this morning," Yun Qingyang said in a muffled voice.

"Do you know where they went?" Ma Feifei asked. He had been in the Bookstore all morning and hadn't paid much attention to the backyard. Ba Jiu and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey must have gone out around that time.

"I went to Zhang Yunji's house."

"Zhang Yunji's house? What are we going to Zhang Yunji's house for?" Ma Feifei asked, puzzled. Didn't they see each other enough on weekdays? Did they have to spend all their time together on vacation?

"They said they'd invite them to tell their old stories, and they'd write a book about them," Yun Qingyang said, pursing her lips.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei understood. Zhang Yunji was using the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and Ba Jiu as material, extracting some of their exciting past experiences, and then adding them into the book to enhance its quality.

Since the announcement of the Mysterious Bookstore's anniversary celebration, Dubian Town has seen a surge in book-writing, with almost every household having a practitioner who picks up a pen every day to create books and painstakingly craft the plot.

This phenomenon became increasingly lively as more and more cultivators entered Dubian Town. In addition, the Nine Heavens Mountain spirit beast siege event had ended, the Tianshu Fragment had been collected almost completely, and they had no share of the resources of the Nine Heavens Mountain. With such leisure, they were naturally easily attracted to the anniversary celebration activities.

As a result, a writing craze swept through the entire Dubian Town. The most obvious effect was that the price of paper in Dubian Town changed every day. Even in the Wantong Trading Market, practitioners set up stalls to sell paper at high prices, and for a time, "Paper was expensive in Watanabe."

Now that he knew where Ba Jiu and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey had gone, Ma Feifei felt relieved. He glanced at Yun Qingyang and said, "Hurry up and write your book. Let me tell you, if you abandon me now and don't write a book of at least 'Yellow Quality' later, don't cry."

"I can definitely write it. I'm not you," Yun Qingyang said confidently.

"Hehe..." Ma Feifei was also furious. If someone with better literary talent said that to him, he would let it go, but being looked down upon by someone like Yun Qingyang, who only had an elementary school education, made Ma Feifei very unhappy.

"How about this, Qingyang, let's make a bet." Ma Feifei walked to the opposite side of Yun Qingyang, placed his hands on the table, and said.

"What are we betting on?" Yun Qingyang was a little confused.

"I bet your book can reach at least Yellow Quality without my help." Ma Feifei felt he had never spoken with more confidence in his life.

Can Yun Qingyang write books that surpass the Yellow Quality? Don't be ridiculous. Yun Qingyang's books could surpass the Yellow Quality, then Ma Feifei would dare to wear women's clothing!

"Bang!" Yun Qingyang slammed his hand on the table, stood up, looked at Ma Feifei, and said, "What's the stake?"

"If I win, I don't want anything else. Just let me take a look around your spatial ring. You should understand what I mean," Ma Feifei said, pointing to the spatial ring on Yun Qingyang's finger. Ma Feifei regretted his Ma Feifei decision to go in last time, especially after Yun Qingyang brought out one divine artifact, divine herb, and elixir after another.

Yun Qingyang glanced at the ring on her hand, then at Ma Feifei, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I agree. But what if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll be at your mercy. Do whatever you want with me," Ma Feifei said confidently. He didn't believe Yun Qingyang could win.

"If you lose, you have to promise me one thing," Yun Qingyang said, tilting his head and thinking for a moment.

"No problem." Ma Feifei extended his hand, gesturing for Yun Qingyang to give him a high five and swear an oath.

"Smack~"

One white and one yellow, one small and one large, two hands clasped together.

Ma Feifei's face broke into a triumphant smile, "Hehe."

Yun Qingyang smiled mysteriously, "Hehe..."

As for who will have the last laugh...