28 - Dungeon Growth Log

Xia Ge: "I remember this thing being pretty cheap. How much?" System: "The ingredients are just bubble water. It is quite cheap...10 points." Cheap my ass. "Well, for the sake of a confidant, 10 points it is." Xia Ge steeled himself. [Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the item 'Mary Sue Holy Water'!] [Effect: Drip it on any object, and the object will emit a seven-colored halo. Charm value forcibly +100, effect lasts for three hours.] Three hours, 10 points seems worth it. Constant Road let out a cold laugh, "Stop talking nonsense! This guy is full of crap. Absolute elixir? A mere outer disciple who can't even get into the inner sect—" "This path indeed leads to Su Xi." The girl slightly lifted her chin, interrupting Constant Road, "And today, according to Constant Lan, Gu Pei Jiu, the top disciple of Dan Peak, did indeed rush from the Su Xi Dan Pavilion to the Ling Xi Council Pavilion." Constant Road, unwilling, muttered, "It could be just a coincidence—" "Eh? Coincidence? See, that's where you're wrong." Xia Ge regretfully put the elixir back into his sleeve, "Brother, like pearls will always shine, a divine elixir will always glow. My elixir just glows a bit later. But you can't call it sheep's droppings just because it glows late, and you can't say everything is a coincidence just because I'm extraordinarily gifted." Constant Road spat, full of ridicule, "Then you extraordinarily gifted little brother, make your sheep's droppings glow for me!" Before Xia Ge could reply, Constant Road lifted his chin with a malicious look and waved his hand, "Wait a minute. If you claim that’s an absolute divine elixir, then let's make a bet—" Constant Road was consumed by the thought of forcing Xia Ge to kneel, he imagined snapping his head off, his eyes filled with venom, yet he respectfully faced Chu Yi, "Sir, please be a witness. If that supposed divine elixir doesn't glow, make him kneel and kowtow to me a hundred times until his death!" Xia Ge raised an eyebrow. Oh, very cruel. Truly a disciple of Sword Peak, relentless when justified. "And if it does?" Xia Ge feigned a scared expression, "What will you do?" Seeing Xia Ge's reaction, Constant Road felt more confident— He spoke harshly, "If it's real, I'll kneel and kowtow to you a hundred times!" After all, it can't possibly be real! He was determined to make this kid kneel! Constant Road looked at the girl, "Sir, this kid is definitely lying!! He needs to be taught a lesson!" "Alright." Xia Ge still appeared somewhat panicked, "But I want to add one more condition..." "Speak—" Constant Road turned, glaring menacingly. Xia Ge cautiously said, "Senior Brother Chang, as you said, if it’s not a divine elixir, I’ll kowtow to you a hundred times. But the bet should be fair for both sides—if the absolute elixir glows...I don't need you to kowtow to me, but how about you kowtow to each outer disciple of Dan Peak once?" Constant Road laughed angrily, "You, a mere trash who can't enter the inner sect, dare to speak of fairness with me!?" Xia Ge blinked, "In a bet, regardless of status, both sides must be equal—Hey, if Senior Brother Chang bets with me, doesn’t it mean he’s the same as me?" At this, Constant Road nearly choked on his anger, being compared to those outer sect trash of Dan Peak—Now all he could think of was crushing this filthy brat to dust!! "I will kill you..." Constant Road's voice was insidiously cold, "I will make you kneel—" Xia Ge squinted, "Well then, Senior Brother Chang, make sure to win the bet under this young lady's witness." After thinking, Xia Ge added another condition, "Since Senior Brother Chang feels betting with me is beneath him, I'll add a little bonus. This divine elixir is quite miraculous; whether win or lose, I can give it to you for healing." System: "..." "You little brat!" Constant Road's sword clanged into the ground, "Who the hell wants your sheep’s droppings! Prepare to kowtow!!" "...Sir?" Xia Ge tilted his head slightly to look at the girl with the silver butterfly on her sleeve. The girl glanced at Xia Ge, "Alright." "Take it out then!" Constant Road’s voice was filled with malice, "Make it glow!" Xia Ge appeared to tremble but had already swiped the Mary Sue Holy Water on the elixir during their previous verbal exchange, seamlessly completing his trick. With a sigh, he reluctantly pulled out the two elixirs from his sleeve— "As I said, they aren’t sheep’s droppings; they are the 'All-Encompassing Rebirth Absolute Invincible Mary Sue Rejuvenation Elixirs'—" System: "..." It seemed "Mary Sue" wasn't in the name before... However, the instant Xia Ge revealed the elixirs, there was an utter silence, as if the air had frozen. No one cared about the additional "Mary Sue" in the name. All eyes were fixed on the two pills, radiating a dazzling seven-colored light in Xia Ge’s hand under the setting sun. It was an unparalleled allure with a mesmerizing hue, tugging at the deepest greed within every heart— To possess it! To achieve immortality with this elixir, eternal life!!! With it, one can have everything!! Constant Road felt like he saw nothing else, only the radiant pills in the hand of the ragged boy. He felt he had forgotten everything, his mind occupied by one thought— To own it! "Divine elixir..." He murmured, truly from the depths of his heart. No one cared about the elixir's actual effects, no one wondered if it just emitted light—the less worldly experiences one had, the more they were blinded by such dazzling temptation, losing their true selves. This was human nature. Everyone was fixated on Xia Ge’s divine elixirs, but the girl with the silver butterfly embroidered on her sleeve was watching the boy's face, her brows slightly furrowed. The boy with the green headband smiled faintly, his lean frame bound in rough cloth, with a snow-white bandage around his neck, enhancing his pale skin and delicate features. Chu Yi’s eyebrows slightly twitched, strangely thinking, for a boy, this one is quite delicate. The seven-colored elixirs were very tempting, but far from enough to move her. The Chang’an Chu family were royalty five hundred years ago, though they had no nation, power, or royal honor now, mere elixirs meant nothing to her. She was never interested in useless things. Her only interests were twofold: pulling down her superior elder sister from her pedestal and— Chu Yi clenched her hand, briefly closing her eyes. And a second reason… Xia Ge suddenly put the elixirs back into his sleeve, and the seven-colored light vanished, leaving everyone momentarily dazed before snapping back to their senses. The boy’s eyes sparkled mischievously as he spoke, "Hey, senior brother, didn’t you just call it a 'divine elixir.'" Constant Road's face turned beet red, "You! I...I didn’t!" Chu Yi's voice was indifferent, "Constant Road." Constant Road's face flushed even more, "Just glowing makes it a divine elixir?! What a joke—" Xia Ge wore an innocent expression, "But didn’t senior brother Constant say that if my divine elixir doesn’t glow, I’d kowtow a hundred times—" He waved the elixirs, and the seven-colored light flashed again, making Constant Road's gaze fixate once more. Xia Ge continued innocently, "But it's glowing now, according to our bet, what should you do?" Constant Road clenched his fists, bones creaking. Xia Ge slightly raised his brows, looking at the young girl, with a hint of teasing in his voice, "Sister, you remember what senior brother Constant said, right?" "You wouldn’t be biased just because he's a fellow Sword Peak disciple, would you?" "…" Chu Yi glanced at the smiling boy, paused, "I would not be biased." Constant Road's eyes widened in shock, "Sir!" Chu Yi gave him a look, instantly silencing him. Although Constant Road was the son of the Constant family, he was just an illegitimate child. Normally he could rely on the Constant family name to bully others under Chu Yi's shadow, but in crucial moments, he had no right to question even a word uttered by the second lady of the Chang’an Chu family. The second lady had once mysteriously disappeared after being poisoned and blinded, only to return with healed eyes and a drastically changed personality, deeply hidden intentions making her seem like a venomous snake. Chu Yi ignored minor bullying but could sometimes facilitate it, despite her young age, her thoughts were unfathomable. To Constant Road, the only time she showed clear emotions was in the presence of her elder sister— Hatred, disgust, wishing for her sister’s death. In the current situation, even if she ordered him to kowtow until death, no one could question her authority. Even without their royal title, the Chang'an Chu family could still make other families bow with their ancient artifact 【Chu Dao Sacrificial Spirit】. "I will not be biased." "But before that." The girl with the silver butterfly on her sleeve looked at Xia Ge, "What's your name?" Xia Ge's tightly clenched fist under his sleeve slightly relaxed, and he smiled, "My name is Xia Ge." "... Xia. Ge." The love of that person's heart also had the surname Xia. How disgusting, a particularly loathsome surname. Chu Yi still had a smile on her face, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes, "I see." Just for a moment… she thought she had found that person. Of course, it was impossible. And… how could she mistake someone with the surname Xia for that person? Not worthy. The girl turned and flicked her sleeve, "Constant Road, uphold your end of the bet." Constant Road stared wide-eyed, incredulously watching the girl’s back, "My... my lord?" The Sword Peak disciples hesitated for a moment, glancing at the injured Constant Road on the ground. Someone moved as if to assist him, but the girl’s voice suddenly cut in. "Pathetic." The Sword Peak disciple who intended to help froze, then promptly followed behind Chu Yi, leaving Constant Road ignored. The system’s hesitant voice rang out, "Host, is it really okay to not greet an old acquaintance...?" "It's fine." Xia Ge paused, looking deeply thoughtful, "…She can now eat buns every day." No, rather, she always could. System: "..." So, how does eating buns relate? After speaking, Xia Ge walked around the immobile Constant Road and picked up the girl huddled behind him, "…I'll take you to the doctor." Constant Road, clutching his leg in pain, glared at Xia Ge without saying a word. Xia Ge, holding the girl, tilted his head at Constant Road, flashing a grin, "Senior Brother Constant, don't forget our bet." Constant Road seethed for a moment before grudgingly speaking, "…then give me the 'divine elixir'!" System: "..." Xia Ge: "..." Xia Ge’s previously somber mood lightened significantly due to Constant Road’s response. "Well, make sure you don’t forget to kowtow." Xia Ge suppressed a chuckle and tossed the “divine elixir” to Constant, "…use it as you wish, it cures all ailments!" The seven-colored brilliance of the elixir burst forth, instantly rendering Constant Road’s mind blank, the pain in his leg seemingly diminished by the elixir’s glow, his eyes filled with greed. After throwing the elixir, Xia Ge turned and left with the girl in his arms. System: "…so he is the 'long-lost confidant' you found?" Xia Ge, with a serious expression, replied, "Actually, his confidant is greed, not me." So, a little lesson isn't much of an issue. But the girl in Xia Ge’s arms struggled fiercely as she threw the elixir, her eyes filled with hatred, and her voice was hoarse, "…why did you give the divine elixir to him! Why did you save him!" Xia Ge was taken aback. The girl stared at her with pain and hatred, "Constant Road exploits his status to commit numerous evil deeds, why would you save him! Scum, scum—" She was energetic enough to curse, her injuries didn’t seem too severe… Xia Ge: "I suddenly remembered something…" She carried the girl back to the trembling Constant Road, who was clutching the “divine elixir,” smiling, "Senior Brother." Constant Road snapped out of his elixir-induced trance upon hearing that, immediately showing repulsion at Xia Ge’s face, "What do you want now!" The girl in Xia Ge’s arms shuddered and gripped Xia Ge’s robes, trembling instinctively. Already traumatized? Fear upon sight. Xia Ge’s smile remained, but there was a cold glint in her eyes, "Senior Brother, you forgot? The person in my arms is an outer disciple of Dan Peak." Constant Road’s face drastically changed color! She tilted her head, a faint smile on her lips, "Speaking of which, I am also an outer disciple of Dan Peak, though I didn't tie a red headband, so you don't have to kowtow to me." "Isn't that convenient? Senior Brother Constant, you don’t need to kowtow twice." The girl’s trembling eased slightly; she looked at Xia Ge with wide, incredulous eyes. Instantly, Constant Road's sword flew up. Holding the elixir in one hand, he gripped the sword's hilt with the other, pointing the tip directly at Xia Ge’s throat! Author's Note: Ahhh, waking up to see everyone praising this little fairy (blushing). I got so happy that I accidentally wrote an extra thousand words, really, it's so exhausting (funny.jpg). 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