Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Any gift in life has long been secretly marked with a price... and free gifts are the most expensive.

Qin Ran understood these principles very well.

As he looked at the book in Bai Ruoxi’s hand, he understood in an instant. At first, he thought Bai Ruoxi and Su Changqing wanted to fight, and then he suggested letting Li Shiyin accompany them to fight. He thought he had done them a small favor.

Now it looks like this was not about Li Shiyin accompanying Bai Ruoxi in a fight, but rather Bai Ruoxi accompanying Li Shiyin in a fight. This was a teaching session that Bai Ruoxi gave to Li Shiyin.

This teaching session was originally supposed to be between Su Changqing and Qin Ran.

He had naively thought they were genuinely excited to see him... Now that he thought about it, they were from the Lingnan Immortal Sect. What hadn't they seen before?

Their purpose in coming here was simply to have him be their guide through the Hengduan Mountains.

In exchange for one lesson and one mystical art.

Of course, Qin Ran could pretend he didn't know anything and accept the mystical art in good conscience. Or he could sternly refuse this art.

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That was a complete mystical art from the Lingnan Immortal Sect!

And if he feigned ignorance and accepted the art in good conscience, then...

That would be the most expensive free gift!

This one mystical art would become more and more valuable as Li Shiyin progressed further on her path of cultivation. One day, when Li Shiyin had progressed far enough relying on this art, if Su Changqing came to ask for help, no matter how outrageous the request, they would be unable to refuse.

Qin Ran wanted this mystical art, so he agreed to Su Changqing's request.

Because the cost of paying for this gift was lowest when compensation had just emerged.

At this point, it was an equal transaction not involving the future.

The transaction was that Bai Ruoxi would teach Li Shiyin one lesson, along with one mystical art, in exchange for Qin Ran serving as their guide.

Seeing Qin Ran nod, Su Changqing smiled and cupped his fists, "Many thanks to Brother Qin then."

Li Shiyin still didn't know what was happening. Seeing her master nod, she took the War Spirit Art. She was oblivious to the formidable relationships underlying everything.

"If you're exhausted then rest," Qin Ran said, placing the spirit array reference on the table. He put the War Spirit Art on the soft and fluffy Chase Wind, and opened the first page.

Li Shiyin thought for a bit before sitting down across from Qin Ran. She reached out and picked up the spirit array reference to read as well.

The War Spirit Art was not any specific metaphysical or mystical technique. Its essence was actually a theoretical study of the fundamental nature of spiritual power. It could be described as a kind of "mystical art" for studying mystical arts...

To use an appropriate example, it was a bit like the Nine Swords of Dugu from Jin Yong's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Ostensibly it was a metaphysical art, but in actuality it was a theory on how to employ spiritual power in battle.

The War Spirit Art fought with spirit. Something like that.

The most formidable thing about this art was probably that after cultivating it to greater depths, it could make every strand of spiritual power unleash power equivalent to unleashing one's entire spiritual power.

In short, it was surprisingly an art well-suited to Qin Ran's taste.

No one knew where Long Qiqi had gone to boil hot water. Su Changqing and Bai Ruoxi had asked her to boil water when they arrived, and now after they had left, Qin Ran had sat back down to read two more pages while Li Shiyin had nearly fallen asleep reading her book, yet Long Qiqi had only just run back over with a kettle balanced on her head.

"Elder, did you have to go all the way to the Land of Mystery and Vastness to draw that water?" Qin Ran looked over with a laugh.

Long Qiqi's face was a little red. She defended herself cleverly, "Who told you your stove was so hard to use? I spent a long time figuring out how to start a fire."

"You've been here this long and still don't even know how to start a fire?" Qin Ran said in astonishment. His later words were left unsaid, but she was after all a monster beast, nothing to be ashamed of.

Long Qiqi felt ashamed inside, and started to panic a little. In her flustered state, she wasn't paying attention and tripped, falling forward in a dog-eating-shit pose.

Fortunately, Qin Ran reacted swiftly, waving his hand to control the water inside Long Qiqi's kettle on her head. He took hold of the kettle.

"Be careful, the water's hot!" he added.

Long Qiqi had faceplanted on the ground in a dog-eating-shit posture. Looking up to see Qin Ran's actions, she couldn't help but feel wronged. Unable to hold it in, she cried out.

"Waaaah..." Sprawled on the ground, she pouted with an aggrieved and pitiful look.

Li Shiyin was woken up by their noise. Seeing Long Qiqi fallen on the ground while her master was seizing the hot water to make tea, she roughly grasped what happened and couldn't help but admonish Qin Ran, "Master, you're too excessive!"

As she spoke, she went over to help Long Qiqi up and brought Long Qiqi over to sit down.

"Cough..." Not daring to meet Long Qiqi's aggrieved gaze, Qin Ran looked at the War Spirit Art and said, "Can't you see I'm holding Chase Wind? My hands were full..."

"Meow..." Chase Wind let out a soft cry.

"Jerk!" Long Qiqi quietly scolded.