27 Return

Seeing Wei Gaoyuan was thinking long, Hu Xiaoshu gave a few quiet coughs to attract his attention.

Wei Gaoyuan stopped thinking, kind of awkward, "Brother Xiaoshu, would you like to pass the trial to enter the sects? I've got some pine crystals in my bag~"

"Pine crystals!? " Hu Xiaoshu looked happy and astonished first, then shook his head, "It must not that easy to get them, even to you… I can't take yours."

Lin was happy in her heart as well while heard Wei Gaoyuan's words and soon turned sad while heard Hu Xiaoshu's response, but her eyes still stared at Wei Gaoyuan with a glimmer of hope.

Wei Gaoyuan took off the bag behind him and took out four pine crystals from it, "Don't worry about me~ I've got enough myself for the trial assignment. Just take them, it should be enough for you two to pass it~"

Looking at the pine crystals in the hands of Wei Gaoyuan, Hu Xiaoshu scratched his head and said, "Brother Gaoyuan, just take it back. Even if Lin and I accept it, considering our strength… we can't keep it to the flying ship."

Seeing Hu Xiaoshu refused again, Lin was so anxious that she even wanted to grab all the four pine crystals herself— We were indeed not strong enough, but we could go back with brother Gaoyuan; Who dare rob us in front of the one at the Mystery?

Although quite eager for it, she did not dare to stretch out her hands as she knew very well what Wei Gaoyuan cared about was Hu Xiaoshu, not her.

Wei Gaoyuan could naturally think of what Hu Xiaoshu and Lin had thought. He smiled, "That's not the problem, We'll go back together."

"I know you're, always, looking out for us..." Hu Xiaoshu shook his head again, "This trial aimed at picking out the genius disciples around the city… I know, at least now, about my own strength and capacity, truly far from the genius… and it wouldn't change virtually, even if I could pass the trial and be selected into one of the sects, with your help. I guess… it might be a better choice for me to go back…I mean…continue studying in the club," Hu Xiaoshu scratched his head and smiled awkwardly,"if I'm lucky enough, if I could reach… at the Mystery, the same as you someday in the future, it's not a bad life for me~"

That made Lin more anxious… If brother Xiaoshu really wanted to be the one at the Mystery, to study in the sect was a much greater decision than to stay in the club. She could hardly understand how Hu Xiaoshu was thinking it. How could he rashly refuse such a giant present for his giant leap in the Martial Arts?

Wei Gaoyuan naturally knew Lin's current feeling and thoughts. indeed, the resources of the major sects must be far more plentiful than the clubs. Even for the worst, had he expelled from the sect after a few years because of little talents, he would absolutely reap a lot more than he did it in the club.

"Well…I'll put your pine crystals in my bag first; you take it when you need it," Wei Gaoyuan said as he took out two Escape Fu, "we've got three Escape Fu just now, here are the two for you."

The Escape Fu was to quickly flee in the event of great danger, yet for Wei Gaoyuan there should be few to threaten him around the entire periphery of the Trial Island. Hu Xiaoshu did not refuse and took one in case of a urgent need.

As time went by, the final deadline for the trial was less than five days. On the way back, the three of Wei Gaoyuan did meet several participants, single or groups, while no one dared take the initiative in launching an attack to them.

These days, Hu Xiaoshu seemed somewhat abnormal; he tried to talk something to Wei Gaoyuan a few times but said nothing finally until a huge flying ship appeared in sight, he said to Wei Gaoyuan, hesitating between words, " brother Gaoyuan... I... I just…want…"

Wei Gaoyuan smiled and took out four pine crystals, "Take it when you need it~"

Hu Xiaoshu lowered his head, feeling his cheeks sort of hot. Wei Gaoyuan stuffed them into his hand, but he gave back the two of them, "no, no, two, it's okay…enough…brother Gaoyuan, thank you!"

Wei Gaoyuan didn't say something polite and took the two back into his bag. He'd speculated that one pine crystal ought to enable them enter the sect.

A lot of participants had gathered around the flying boat, which did surpass Wei Gaoyuan's expectation. Was his speculation wrong? Was it not that hard to get pine crystals?

When they're getting closer to the crowds, one boy came towards them and leaned to whisper, "Hey, guys~ Have you got any pine crystal for sale? Just name your price…"

Wei Gaoyuan was speechless with surprise to dozens of guys who were even trying to asking others for buying pine crystals and Escape Fu before the seniors of the four major sects. Some of them offered a quite high price, what was more interesting, no one from the sects officially come to interfere or control such a seemingly abnormal behavior.

Certainly, Wei Gaoyuan did not take out any pine crystals because he knew that even one pine crystal was most likely to stir up a big trouble among the crowds. In spite of that, the Escape Fu in his bag did get him a lot of money, which made him regret a little not to "politely" take a few more from others on the back way…

In the last two days, the rest of participants returned one after another, majority of them seemed quite downcast.

And the crowds were getting more and more noisy, mostly complaining, some even suspecting that there was no pine crystal on the land at all.

Suddenly, a white light flashing not far away, and the slim figure of Gu Qianqian gradually emerged at the flashing place — she actually came back with her Escape Fu.

Gu Qianqian looked very awkward, disheveled with a few blood stains on her clothes; her Qi around her body was felt strong but kind of unstable and uneven.

The crowds looked at her with a curious look, most of them wondering what she had experienced and harvested while Wei Gaoyuan seemed to be deep in thought.

After a moment he smiled to Gu Qianqian, "Congratulations, your ladyship."

Unable to feel current stage of Gu Qianqian, most of the participants just guessed that she should have experienced a big battle and had to use the Escape Fu to flee back. But why did Wei Gaoyuan congratulate her?

Gu Qianqian was staring at Wei Gaoyuan, confused, as she couldn't feel his stage according to the condition of his breath. After a moment, she asked directly, "What is the stage of you now?"

Such a sudden question surprised Wei Gaoyuan somewhat. It was Miss Gu, exactly. He thought it for a while and smiled, "Kind of lucky a few days ago, I've also stepped up a little with the stage. "

"What?! You...you've also got level-up? Again?" Gu Qianqian seemed disappointed — not strange, the competition in their promise had to be postponed. As the daughter of the lord of Qizhou City, she certainly knew the gap between levels in the same stage.

She came and leaned forward him and whispered, "You must get extra Escape Fu, give me one…"

She guessed that Wei Gaoyuan came back earlier and must have gained a lot.

Wei Gaoyuan shrugged his shoulders, "You are late, sold out~"

"Sold…out?" Gu Qianqian got a little surprised then quickly understood it. She raised his head and asked in a loud voice, "Who'd like to sell me an Escape Fu?"

Miss Gu wanted to buy an Escape Fu?!

Many participants looked over here with a stunned look. Some teenagers reacted more quickly than others, having taken out their Escape Fu and handed it over,

"Your ladyship, I have extra one!"

"Miss Gu~ I've got one, here~ here~"

"Mine~ Mine…"

...

Giving no consideration, Gu Qianqian took over the nearest one and said, "Name the price."

Most of the rest participants had realized that their lives missed quite a lot.

That was a boy whose Escape Fu was taken by Gu Qianqian, with a pointed chin and a pair of shinning eyes. He took a step back and smiled, "How could I receive any reward of your ladyship, just take it… it's my honor…"

"How could I take it for free?" Gu Qianqian seemed to be unwilling to owe him and threw him two pine crystals, "It's for exchange."

"This is..." the pointed-chin boy got an astonishment when subconsciously took and looked at them.

This turned out to be the pine crystals! Two!

That meant, there really existed pine crystals on this land!?