Chapter 160: The Sect Leader Is Beaten Up
Yes! Leng Chujiu refined pills for the sect, and naturally, the Sect Leader also gave her a reward.
For Leng Chujiu, being able to contribute to the sect and receive rewards was something she was happy about.
In the alchemy room on Wuchen Peak, she spent her days and nights with the alchemy furnace, meticulously mixing various spirit grasses and immortal herbs, refining batch after batch of top-grade pills.
She still used buckets to store them as usual, mainly because she didn’t have that many jade bottles.
Although jade bottles were good and could better preserve the medicinal power of pills, their limited quantity made it difficult to meet the storage needs for a large number of pills.
These buckets weren’t free either; the Sect Leader had to pay spirit stones to buy them. Leng Chujiu was calculating her own little plan, feeling that the Sect Leader always liked to “exploit” her for refining pills, so these buckets shouldn’t be given for free.
Not buying them was simple; she just left them on the ground, intentionally doing it to spite the Sect Leader.
One time, the Sect Leader came to collect pills again and, seeing the pile of pills casually placed on the ground, frowned deeply.
Leng Chujiu crossed her arms and said indifferently, “Sect Leader, I’m out of buckets. You figure it out.”
The Sect Leader was somewhat helpless, knowing this little girl was throwing a tantrum again, but there was nothing he could do, given her formidable pill-refining skills.
Finally, one furnace of pills was eaten by the rubies and Xiao Hei.
As soon as that furnace of pills was refined, it exuded an alluring medicinal fragrance. They cooperated perfectly with Leng Chujiu’s act and gobbled up all the pills in an instant.
As a result, the Sect Leader, in his anger, bought ten buckets from Leng Chujiu at triple the price.
The main reason was that Leng Chujiu raised the price, and if he didn’t buy them, she wouldn’t bother storing them and would just feed them to her beloved pets, with no after-sales service.
Leng Chujiu said with a grin to the Sect Leader, “Sect Leader, these buckets are all ones I worked hard to find. They are of superior quality and can preserve the medicinal power of pills very well. Triple the price is already quite a bargain. If you don’t buy them, my beloved pets are waiting to eat pills.”
The Sect Leader was so angry he was blowing his beard and glaring, but he had no choice but to compromise, as these pills were too important to the sect.
As a result, the Sect Leader, in his anger, immediately went out to buy buckets, and bought five hundred of them.
The Sect Leader thought, this should be enough now, saving him from being pestered by this girl every time he came.
After dividing two hundred buckets, he took them back and continued to distribute them to the Peak Masters of each mountain peak, and then to the disciples below.
These buckets had to be reused.
Moreover, no one knew where these pills came from, mainly because every time the Sect Leader went to get something, he happened to avoid going to Wuchen Peak to find Leng Chujiu.
The Sect Leader knew that if Leng Chujiu’s pill-refining abilities were discovered by other disciples, it might cause unnecessary trouble, so he was always very careful when coming to collect pills, for fear of being discovered by others.
The sect disciples also did not know where these top-grade pills came from.
They could only guess that they were refined by some high-level alchemist.
Leng Chujiu did not reveal herself and remained well hidden.
After half a month, Leng Chujiu emerged from her room.
During this half month, she had stayed in the alchemy room all day, immersed in the process of refining pills.
The room was filled with the medicinal fragrance of various spirit grasses mixed together, and the heat from the alchemy furnace was scorching.
Luo Chen saw her and his face was full of heartache as he said, “Oh my! My disciple has lost weight!”
At this moment, Luo Chen couldn’t be more heartbroken for his disciple.
His already kind face was now filled with concern, and his eyes were full of solicitude.
He quickly walked to Leng Chujiu’s side and examined her from head to toe as if checking if a rare treasure had sustained any damage.
“Old man!” Luo Chen spat fiercely, pretending to blame the Sect Leader for making Leng Chujiu work so hard that she lost weight.
He then continued, “It’s okay, I told the Sect Leader to buy you a lot of delicious food.”
In truth, Luo Chen understood that the Sect Leader was making Leng Chujiu refine pills for the sect’s sake, but he couldn’t bear to see his disciple suffer even the slightest injustice.
Speaking, Luo Chen transferred all the food into Leng Chujiu’s storage ring.
A storage ring can be transferred to another one, as long as one does not resist the other’s divine sense.
Luo Chen quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and a gentle light shot out from his hands, connecting to Leng Chujiu’s storage ring.
With his movements, various delicious spirit fruits, pastries, spirit stones emitting spiritual energy, and some defensive magical artifacts, all flowed from his own storage space into Leng Chujiu’s ring continuously.
If Leng Chujiu wasn’t lacking in pills, she would definitely have given her many pills by now.
Seeing that her storage ring contained an unknown amount of delicious food and spirit stones, Leng Chujiu couldn’t have been happier.
Her eyes instantly lit up, and the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a brilliant smile.
The delicious food exuded an enticing aroma, and the spirit stones shimmered with a faint light, as if speaking of their value.
Smiling, she said, “Thank you, Master!” Leng Chujiu bounced and leaped into Luo Chen’s arms, acting spoiled like a child.
She knew that her Master was showing concern for her and supporting her in his own way.
The Sect Leader must be very angry right now, as her Master had tricked him again.
Every time, Luo Chen would use the excuse of doting on his disciple to get many good things from the Sect Leader.
Although the Sect Leader knew Luo Chen’s tricks, he could do nothing about him, especially since Leng Chujiu’s pill-refining skills were so formidable and her contributions to the sect were so significant.
It’s good to be doted on by your Master! Leng Chujiu thought gleefully, feeling that she was not alone in this world. With her Master standing behind her, sheltering her from the wind and rain.
She could always seek justice from the Sect Leader.
Moreover, Luo Chen didn’t just trick some items and give them to her; what he gave her were things that were genuinely useful to Leng Chujiu.
Luo Jueying watched from the side, shaking his head helplessly.
He knew that the Sect Leader had been beaten up, he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
On that day, the Sect Leader wanted Leng Chujiu to refine more pills, and his words became somewhat forceful, showing clear signs of exploitation.
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen’s eyes widened in anger, and he directly charged to the Sect Leader’s residence.
The atmosphere between them instantly became tense, and Luo Chen was not polite, resorting to fighting within a few words.
The Sect Leader was no match for Luo Chen and was beaten until he was disheveled, only able to beg for mercy in a sorry state.
Although refining pills for the sect was a very good thing, they couldn’t exploit her just because his junior sister could refine top-grade pills! Junior sister might not say much, but… her father was different.
He would deal with them directly and wouldn’t bother with pleasantries. “You tricked my disciple, and I won’t be nice to you.”
Luo Jueying secretly chuckled, knowing how much his father doted on his junior sister. In his father’s heart, his junior sister was the most precious treasure, and anyone who dared to bully her would surely face severe consequences.
I must say, it’s a particularly good thing to watch one’s own father bully a Senior Uncle.
Watching the Sect Leader look defeated, Luo Jueying felt extremely satisfied.
Luo Chen laughed heartily several times, “My disciple! Remember, your Master will never let that old geezer bully you! Don’t worry!” He patted his chest, making a solemn promise, his eyes filled with determination. His laughter was hearty and resonant, as if to dispel all worldly troubles.
Leng Chujiu chuckled, “Thank you, Master!” Her smile was like flowers blooming in spring, bright and radiant. Then she took out a bucket of blood-stopping pills and healing pills! Blood-stopping pills can stop bleeding quickly, and healing pills can stop bleeding instantly. Top-grade ones are so much better than low, medium, or high grades. These pills were all meticulously refined by her, each containing her effort and sweat.
