Xu Qingtong shot him an irritated look, tossed him another piece, and said, "Out with it, Fourth Senior Brother. What brings you here?"
Holding the Soul-Calming Jade, Gong Chu beamed until his eyes narrowed to slits. At Xu Qingtong's question, he hurriedly answered, "The Sect has ordered disciples at the eighth layer of Qi Refining and above to patrol outside the mountain gates in pairs!"
"You and that Unladylike One are Core Disciples, so you can go or not as you please, but I have to go! And I've already found a partner!" Gong Chu spoke with a blissful smile spreading across his face.
Seeing the shameless look on Gong Chu's face, Xu Qingtong could not help scoffing. "It's Junior Sister Huang from Spirit Hidden Peak, isn't it? You wanted the Soul-Calming Jade as a gift for your sweetheart too, didn't you?"
Looking embarrassed, Gong Chu chuckled and put on an honest, simplehearted air that nearly made Xu Qingtong vomit. Xu Qingtong took a handful of Soul-Piercing Nails from his Storage Bag and handed them to Gong Chu.
"These are Soul-Piercing Nails, single-use magical artifacts specifically meant for dealing with ghost cultivators. Now scram and find your Junior Sister Huang!" With that, Xu Qingtong pushed and shoved Gong Chu out of his cave abode.
After Gong Chu left, Xu Qingtong pondered for a moment, then went to Third Senior Sister's cave abode.
"Senior Sister, are you in? Your junior brother has something to see you about!"
The cave entrance opened, and a fiery-red figure appeared beside Xu Qingtong in a flash.
"Little Junior Brother, how did you find the time to visit me?" As spirited and unconcerned with formalities as ever, Du Siwen patted Xu Qingtong on the shoulder as she asked.
"Senior Sister, I refined some magical artifacts for