"Oh, Wang, are you that short on money? Even if you are, you can't sell your body! Anyway, what rank is your teacher?"
Qin Fengqing sidled up beside him and asked with a sly grin.
"...My teacher is only Rank Five. She's trapped in the Southern Heaven Earth Cave. I'm just looking after Nini for her right now."
Wang Jinyang looked utterly exasperated. If he didn't clear this up, that idiot Qin Fengqing would really think he had latched onto a wealthy patron. And if he spread that around... "Don't worry, Wang. Your teacher must still be alive. Have faith in her," Lu Hao said encouragingly. After all, Wang Jinyang's teacher really was extraordinarily lucky. She had survived for another year and had even been rescued.
"I hope so. It's been almost half a year since the Southern Heaven Earth Cave fell. Hopefully, my teacher is still hiding in there without being discovered."
Wang Jinyang still held out hope, but not much. After all, it was incredibly difficult for a handful of humans to survive in the Earth Cave, especially when they weren't very strong. The slightest trouble could get them killed.
But for Nini's sake, he would definitely go in and search for his teacher when the Southern Heaven Earth Cave reopened. That meant he needed formidable strength, so he had to work twice as hard now.
Before long, the three of them passed through the transport passage and arrived in the Earth Cave.
The moment he entered the Earth Cave, Lu Hao felt his five internal organs begin absorbing energy and converting it into vital blood through the bridge of heaven and earth.
His vital blood recovery improved considerably, and its growth was accelerating here too. He estimated that he would reach his vital blood limit in just