Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

In the evening, Zhu Wuyao went to buy a pickaxe.

I plan to bring it when I go again tomorrow.

She felt that the word "unhappy" that had been on her mind all day was definitely not a hallucination.

Who knows, maybe that foxtail grass has come to life.

While on the mountain, the Sky-Gazing Technique was constantly running in power-saving mode to keep everyone alert to their surroundings.

It might have just happened to encounter a foxtail grass that had come to life, which is why it sensed something.

Buy a pickaxe and carry it with you. If you encounter something similar again, eradicate it completely to prevent it from becoming a spirit and coming down the mountain to harm the village.

Back at the city management office.

Hua Ying stopped drinking some wine and sat shoulder to shoulder with Li Chengguan on the steps, looking at the moon. Xu San'er was sitting on a stone stool, eating peanuts, his eyes squinting as if he was in a good mood.

Seeing her return, Hua Yingting softly smiled and invited her:

"Hey, come and try some of Li Chengguan's secret stash of fine wine. The moon is beautiful tonight, perfect for a drink together."

It's unclear how the two managed to trick Li, the city management officer, into revealing his hidden stash of fine wine.

Zhu Wuyao looked up at the sky. The moon was bright and the stars were few. Where was the moon? He walked up to Xu San'er and heard him muttering something.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that he was saying while picking up peanuts with his chopsticks:

"Mine, mine, all mine..."

……

Zhu Wuyao decided to drink less. It was indeed a privately stored good wine. Although cultivators are not immune to drinking, their alcohol tolerance is better than that of ordinary people.

With only a little over half a pot left, she took a new wine glass and sat down opposite Xu San'er.

There were some other side dishes on the table. She reached for them with her chopsticks, but Xu San'er, who was drunk, reacted quickly and pushed her chopsticks away.

That's greedy...

"Xu San'er, why are you using your abacus to swing people around?"

"You mean that?" Xu San'er smiled and brought the plate closer to him, continuing:

"I asked the sect leader, and she said it shouldn't be an abacus."

"I reckon it's a gold ingot. If a gold ingot is used as a weapon, then it's meant to be used to smash people."

?

Zhu Wuyao paused for a moment, "Is this even possible?"

Putting aside whether or not an abacus should be used to hit people, the fact that he actually thought of going directly to the sect leader is astounding.

It's estimated that, apart from the five direct disciples, very few people in the entire Star-Picking Tower would take the initiative to talk to the sect leader.

As expected, people with thick skin can find a way to get by anywhere.

Once she returns to the mountain, she will have to ask Sect Leader Fang, because perhaps the Wufeng Sword shouldn't be without an edge.

I sat down next to Huaying Parking with my wine, and heard Li, the city management officer, boasting:

"Do you know why I don't improve my cultivation level? Because if my cultivation level is too high, I can no longer get drunk."

"In order to become that immortal of wine, I had to give up my path to cultivation..."

Zhu Wuyao nodded, thinking it was a good reason.

If she becomes less capable and her cultivation level doesn't improve in the future, she'll say the same thing!

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Officer Li continue:

"There's no such thing as white amber stone, you won't find it... I only saw a tiny bit, but to get people to come and deal with the mountain spirit, that's all I could say..."

A "click" sound.

Zhu Wuyao's wine glass was crushed in his hand.

In my ear, Hua Yingting was still nodding and saying something like, "Oh, what's a white amber stone? Contribution points are what really matter." "With contribution points, I'll exchange them for a bunch of white amber stones and hand them in to the Affairs Hall, then I can get contribution points..."

Zhu Wuyao took a deep breath.

She felt that the pickaxe she bought could be used tonight; it would be perfect for digging a hole and burying this city management officer, Li.

It's one thing to fool people, but why make them know the truth?

Now that we know, we can't pretend we didn't see it.

If we expose her, it will dampen her enthusiasm for risking her life to serve the city's residents; if we don't stop her, the Star-Picking Tower will continue to be tricked into sending disciples over the years, who will then encounter other dangers in the mountains, get injured or killed, which would be an undeserved disaster.

She glanced at Li Chengguan, who was at the second level of Qi Refining.

It's estimated that it can be calculated.

"Li, I know a little about divination. How about I tell your fortune? Just hand me anything."

With his eyes closed, Li, the city management officer, casually grabbed a handful of sand from the edge of his shoe and obediently handed it over.

Zhu Wuyao accepted it and activated the Heavenly Observation Technique.

"Many grains of sand make a tower, and united we stand together to build a fortress; this is one person who has contributed to this righteous cause."

Wow, looks like a good person.

However, the existence of righteous deeds implies that evil deeds will be encountered, though it seems to be in the distant future.

If my cultivation level is high enough at that time, I might be able to lend a hand.

We must be careful this time; the tragedy in Nanli City must not be repeated.

Zhu Wuyao kept the divination text to himself, not uttering it aloud, but simply remembering it.

She glanced at Li, the city management officer, and decided to keep the matter of "falsely reporting white amber" a secret.

Ah.

They all got drunk for no apparent reason, leaving only her, the one with the lowest cultivation level. She guessed it wasn't Hua Yingting and Xu San'er who tricked her into bringing out good wine.

It was Li, the urban management officer, who deliberately took it out.

The purpose was to inform her of this news so that she, who knew the combat strength of the three, could decide whether or not to go into the mountains.

Zhu Wuyao picked up the shards of the wine glass and said:

"You are a good person."

Li, the city management officer who was pretending to be drunk, nodded with his eyes closed. Of course she's a good person.

He went to great lengths to enjoy the moon and drink wine in peace and live his life to the fullest.

He even brought out his treasured wine collection!

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At the foot of a familiar mountain.

"Today, we're going to explore Jiguanshan again. Let's go!"

The group tied their mounts to a safe place and this time, they entered the mountains from the east.

Zhu Wuyao, who had inexplicably learned the "truth," still offered some words of advice:

"We'll do our best, but if we really can't find any white amber, we shouldn't force it. There might be other dangers in the mountains, and our lives are more important."

Xu San'er nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. You can get your life back if you lose it, but once the money is gone, it's gone."

Something doesn't seem right about what I'm saying.

Zhu Wuyao's trip into the mountains this time was not only to try his best to see if there were any other white amber stones, but also to check if there was anything wrong with the flowers, plants and trees.

She brought a pickaxe with her.

This time, we must make it useful!

As they walked into the mountains, Zhu Wuyao's eyes flashed, and a hazelnut fell beside him.

That’s right!

Zhu Wuyao picked it up, and at the same time activated the Heavenly Gaze Technique at full power. Four words suddenly flashed into his mind—

"Very unhappy"

?

With a slight narrowing of her eyes, she took out a pickaxe from her storage bag.

Hua Ying stopped beside her, startled.

"A-Yao, why are you carrying a pickaxe into the mountains?" She was a little puzzled, but she figured Zhu Wuyao must have his reasons for doing so.

Xu San'er also looked at Zhu Wuyao with considerable shock.

Oh right! How could he forget that?

Even if you don't find white amber, you can still dig up some ginseng and gather some mountain products to sell at the market!

Oh dear, I must have been drinking last night. I've actually lost to her when it comes to being thrifty and managing the household well.

While Hua Yingting looked bewildered and Xu San'er was deeply reflecting on his actions, Zhu Wuyao carefully circled around twice and said:

"You two, cover for me!"

“I don’t like this clump of hazelnuts, and I’m going to uproot it today.”