Could Repeating Trades Earn More Rewards?

"Xiao Wu and Rongrong have both disappeared. I didn't see their bodies."

At those words,

Smack!

Flender slapped Tang San across the back of the head.

Tang San stumbled, his head jerking downward.

"Why didn't you say there were no bodies? You scared me half to death!" Flender's chest heaved as the weight on his heart finally lifted.

As long as there were no bodies, there was still hope they were alive.

Tang San clutched his stinging head, looking aggrieved. He had been about to explain, but the slap had stunned him speechless.

"Dean, Xiao Wu has never left without a word. I'm afraid that person from last night took them."

Flender frowned and dismissed the idea at once.

"Impossible. If they'd done it, Dugu Bo wouldn't have spared us."

"But..." Tang San tried to argue.

"No buts. Maybe they just went out to have fun. Stop worrying over nothing."

Flender waved a hand. His words sounded casual, but unease lingered in his eyes.

He needed to write to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at once.

In the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, deep in Sunset Forest.

Warm and cold mists swirled together above Immortal Herbs that glimmered across the ground.

Lu Chuan surveyed the herbs and took out the Immortal Herb Illustrated Catalog, comparing them one by one.

"Good stuff. Every last one of them!"

Following the harvesting methods in the catalog, he carefully picked each Immortal Herb and tucked it into System Space.

Dugu Bo stood nearby, his eyelid twitching as his heart ached.

He had tended this herb garden for years, and now he had to watch someone strip it bare.

Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.

All those treasures were right under my nose for years, and I never knew.

The loss hurt, and so did the frustration.

Forget it. I'm bound by a contract. I couldn't stop him if I tried.

Dugu Bo crouched off to one side, keeping watch over the ordinary herbs he had planted. He couldn't bear to look, but he feared Lu Chuan might take those too.

It took Lu Chuan most of the day to harvest every Immortal Herb.

Then his gaze shifted to the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Those are valuable too.

I could sell the Ice Spring in the Battle Through the Heavens World. Don't they need Ice Spirit Cold Spring to absorb Heavenly Flames?

The Ice Spring here might work just as well!

He went straight to the pool and reached down.

"Don't! You can't touch that water! It'll kill—"

Before Dugu Bo could finish, Lu Chuan plunged his hand into the bone-chilling Ice Spring without harm.

The violent cold should have frozen his flesh in an instant, yet it did not injure him in the slightest.

Dugu Bo's eyes widened. The rest of his warning stuck in his throat.

"How is that possible...?"

The waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were ferocious. Even as a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo would not dare immerse his bare hand in them. Yet this kid was perfectly fine.

Lu Chuan spoke calmly.

"Relax. Nothing in this world can hurt me."

Then he reached down with his other hand and plunged it into the scalding hot spring.

With one hand in each spring, he opened System Space. Both waters streamed steadily into it.

The water level visibly dropped, the surface sinking inch by inch.

Violent currents of hot and cold energy churned, and the surrounding mist thinned.

When his arms could no longer reach the water, Lu Chuan simply jumped in.

Before long, the springs had run dry.

All that remained of the once mist-shrouded Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a vast pit.

At its bottom, amid ice crystals and scattered rocks, lay two enormous Dragon Bones. Their skeletons glowed faintly red and blue.

Dugu Bo hurried to the edge and stared down, dumbfounded.

Draining the springs was bad enough, but treasures like those were buried underneath? Those Spirit Bones must be ancient—and they're dragon bones!

What a loss. It feels like I've missed out on hundreds of billions...

His heart clenched so painfully that he struggled to breathe.

Lu Chuan rubbed his chin and circled the bones several times.

The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King really were enormous.

The two massive skeletons lay across the bottom of the pit. Faint traces of their ice and fire essences lingered in their bones, radiating a subdued but immense pressure.

"Collect!"

Lu Chuan brushed imaginary dust from his hands, delighted. Immortal Herbs, both springs, and the Dragon Bones of two dragon kings—his trip to Sunset Forest could hardly have gone better.

Then a thought struck him. If trading Immortal Herbs granted him enhancements, could he trade the same ones over and over to farm rewards?

I'll have to try it with Zhu Qing when we get back!

Lu Chuan found footholds along the uneven pit wall and sprang out.

"Come on, old man. Back to the Crown Prince's Residence."

Dugu Bo looked back at the bare pit, his heart still bleeding. He let out a quiet sigh.

Then Soul Power surged through him. He grabbed Lu Chuan and leaped into the air, flying toward the Crown Prince's Residence in Heaven Dou City.

"Zhu Qing! Come with me!"

The moment he landed, Lu Chuan eagerly pulled Zhu Qing into the bedroom and locked the door with a click.

In the courtyard, Ye Lingling and Dugu Bo exchanged bewildered looks.

Was he really that impatient? In broad daylight?

Dugu Bo coughed twice, breaking the awkward silence.

"Ye Lingling, why don't you take a walk with me?"

"Of course, Senior Dugu."

Ye Lingling's cheeks grew warm. She nodded quickly, not daring to look at the closed door again, and followed Dugu Bo out of the courtyard.

Inside the bedroom.

Lu Chuan took out a random Immortal Herb and placed it in Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

Then he raised his hand and conjured a contract.

"Let's make a trade. Give me this Immortal Herb in exchange for a kiss."

Zhu Zhuqing was baffled, but she obediently pressed her hand to the contract.

At the touch of her fingertips, it glimmered faintly. The deal was sealed.

She handed the Immortal Herb back to Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan accepted it, cupped Zhu Zhuqing's face, and bent to kiss her.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have fulfilled client Zhu Zhuqing's request.

Obtained Immortal Herb: Aromatic Silk Beauty. Host's resistance to poison has greatly increased, granting immunity to all poisons.

What a useless reward.

It doesn't do much for me, but that's not what I'm testing.

Lu Chuan muttered his complaint and slowly pulled away.

"Mwah~"

Their lips parted.

"Hah..."

Zhu Zhuqing drew a deep breath and licked her lips, wondering why he had stopped.

Lu Chuan handed the Aromatic Silk Beauty back to her.

"Let's trade again. Same deal: a kiss for the Immortal Herb."

They signed another contract.

Lu Chuan stepped forward, tipped up her chin, and kissed her again.

Time passed, but neither pulled away.

Zhu Zhuqing's breathing quickened and her chest rose and fell. Soon her head was spinning. Nearly breathless from the kiss, she went weak at the knees and could barely stand.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have fulfilled client Zhu Zhuqing's request.

All right. I can complete the request again, but I can't farm the reward.

Wait... During that pause just now, was the system fixing a bug? Did it patch the loophole?