Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

Hearing their comments, Lu Yun smiled slightly. "Don't worry, how could we put so much pressure on you? We just need to take the top five spots."

"The top five..." The sixth brother hesitated for a moment, then spoke. "Boss, it's not that I doubt you, but can I know why we're doing this? The top five would be very beneficial to us?"

“It’s very beneficial to you.” Lu Yunshi pointed to the sixth and seventh brothers. “When I came here, I spent three hundred gold coins to buy the top-grade Ink River from Mo Zhu Chunxiang.”

"Ink on Rivers and Lakes?"

Three hundred gold coins?

The seventh and sixth brothers exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Lu Yunshi's words, but for completely different reasons.

"Is it that 'super good,' the one that's said to be able to make people fall head over heels in love just by smelling it? I heard that the person who brewed 'Mo Shang Jiang He' is an unparalleled master who has gathered all his martial arts insights into the wine. It's rumored that if you drink enough, you might be able to obtain his true martial arts essence in a dream. Is this the 'Mo Shang Jiang He' you're talking about, boss?"

"Boss, three hundred gold coins definitely won't buy Ink River Wine. I heard that a small jar of Ink River Wine costs at least two thousand gold coins, and it's in short supply, often out of stock, and you have to make a reservation." The sixth brother shook his head, saying with great heartache. "Are you afraid you've been scammed?"

"Three hundred gold coins certainly won't buy a can, but three hundred gold coins plus the entire series, including the extra 'Fairy Falls to Earth,' plus the latest version of 'The Monkey King,' is enough to buy a small glass from the wine seller. I calculated that it cost me less than one hundred and fifty gold coins. Although it is indeed a bit expensive, I have achieved my goal."

"Wait, boss, did you spend three hundred gold coins or one hundred and fifty?" The seventh brother immediately seized on the key point in Lu Yunshi's words.

"This..." Lu Yunshi hesitated for a moment, realizing he had let something slip. However, under the gazes of the three, Lu Yunshi gave an embarrassed smile and explained the matter.

"Actually, it's nothing big. The guy who sold me the wine 'accidentally' dropped his money bag into my hands. He didn't have time to buy the out-of-print Fairy Fallen to Earth and the out-of-print Legend of the Monkey King. Since I 'found' the money, I did a good deed and returned it to him without him even realizing it. I also gave him a pirated copy of the book I had taken from Lao Jiu... no, I made a replica. I did a good deed without leaving my name. I'm so kind."

"Uh..." x2

Upon hearing this, Li Hongying and Lao Qi were speechless.

Only Lao Liu's eyes lit up. "Well done, boss! You're truly amazing."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunshi gestured downwards with his hand. "It's nothing, let's get down to business first, lest we forget what we talked about after a while."

Clearing his throat, Lu Yunshi returned to the main topic. "In short, I mixed up some information with half a glass of wine and got some information from a supervisor. If I'm not mistaken, each of the top five winners will receive a Spirit Gathering Pill."

The supervising teachers during the elementary student assessments were all teachers stationed at the foot of the mountain. Their strength was only at the Nascent Soul stage, and they weren't very capable. They were usually quite idle, liked to brag and talk nonsense, and their mouths were not reliable at all.

Lu Yunshi only learned by chance that his teacher liked to drink, but that was all. So all he needed to do was mix the wine well enough so that the teacher could tell it was Mo Shang Jiang He. After all, such expensive wine wouldn't be easily recognizable if you didn't drink it often.

Of course, it's fortunate that the flavor of Mo Shang Jiang He is strong enough.

"Spirit Gathering Pills!?" Old Six's eyes widened, his mind racing with excitement. "If that's the case, at least five Spirit Gathering Pills would only cost us 150 gold coins. We'd be making a huge profit!"

"Don't just think about money. I'm going to give all five of these Spirit Gathering Pills to you five so you can use them to break through to the Spirit Gathering stage," Lu Yunshi said with a smile.

"Give it to us? What about you, boss?" the seventh brother asked in confusion.

"Me? I don't need it for now. I have other options." Although he had never taken the Naling Pill, Lu Yunshi had read about it in books and had a general understanding of its effects.

According to his own estimation, given his poor physique and the extra acupoint he gained in the Extreme Realm, even five Spirit Gathering Pills combined probably wouldn't be enough for him to break through to the Spirit Gathering Realm.

What he needs are more effective elixirs and more resources.

Seeing that their eldest brother actually wanted to give the pills to them, the sixth and seventh brothers remained silent for a while, still wanting to refuse. They knew that Lu Yunshi's talent was not good, so they wanted Lu Yunshi to break through first.

However, before the two could speak, Li Hongying, who had been silent, stood on the opposite side.

"Stop arguing. Just use what the boss tells you to use. The boss has his reasons for doing this, so stop with the nonsense."

"Haha." Lu Yunshi couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing this. "That's right, stop rambling."

Seeing this, the sixth and seventh brothers naturally didn't say anything more, but silently kept this kindness in their hearts.

'He's laughing so happily.' Lu Yunxi, who was secretly watching Lu Yunshi's every expression, held her breath, her eyes gloomy. Why is her dog getting so close to someone else?

Sure enough, these past few years have given him too much space, allowing other people to appear in his life.

That bitch... she deserves to die.

Senior Sister Li was trembling.

Sister, please don't do this, I'm scared.

"That's strange, is my thermal stone fake?" Lu Yunshi shivered, feeling inexplicably cold again.

"Why don't we just buy a new one?" Old Seven suggested.

"Forget it, we'll just have to tough it out." Lu Yunshi shook his head, rejecting the seventh brother's suggestion, and then continued, "So in order to get a top-five ranking, we need to get as many crystals as possible."

"Whether you buy or fight, quantity is the most important thing. Also, Seventh Brother, go and find out who the student with the most crystals is right now."

"Should we take action against them?" the seventh brother asked.

“Not now.” Lu Yunshi shook his head. “Right now, we just need to remember who has the most crystals and where they are. In the last day or two, we can go and harvest them. We’re not the only ones with this idea. That’s when things are most chaotic, but it’s also the best time to harvest.”

Knowing this was important, Lao Qi's expression became more serious, and he nodded in agreement after listening.

"Okay, I understand. I'll handle this well."

"And what's the second thing?" Li Hongying suddenly asked.

"The second thing is to deal with the matter concerning the Eighth Brother." Lu Yunshi paused as he spoke, looking up to see the residence of the Eighth and Ninth Brothers.