Newspaper Boy

Chapter 161 Yuanshi's Offering of Treasures

Fu Jia Bay.

A small villa, third-floor bedroom, three figures appeared out of thin air.

"Hoo, we're back. We spent an exciting vacation in the dungeon," Zhang Yuanqing said, taking a relaxed breath as he looked at the familiar room.

The windows were open, and the early autumn breeze and sunlight streamed in. The room was clean and tidy, the air conditioner quilt was neatly draped on the bed, and a faint fragrance filled the air.

"Returning to the mansion," Princess Yinyao conveyed a sense of joy.

Unconsciously, she had begun to regard this villa as her own mansion. Compared to the cold and lonely ancient tomb palace, this place had a junior favored by the master, concubines in the backyard scheming against each other, a taciturn but always responsive long-term worker, and various entertainment options such as TV dramas, mobile phones, and cosmetics.

This gave Princess Yinyao a sense of happiness, as if she had returned to the human world and was living a stable life.

Even with a detached attitude and experience, she still yearned for the colorful human world.

At this moment, the Spirit Realm notification sounded:

[Ding! Tianxiaguihuo requests to use Red Fire Crystal Gravel, Cold Moon Ore, Dragon Blood Grass, "Extinguishing World Longevity Fire"...]

[Ding! Xiahou Aotian requests to use...]

[Ding! Zhao Chenghuang requests to use...]

[Ding! Sun Miaomiao requests to use...]

These guys, is it really necessary? It's not like I'm going to swindle your materials.

Zhang Yuanqing grumbled inwardly.

"Reject!"

Zhang Yuanqing responded to the Spirit Realm prompt and rejected the members' requests.

The next second, the phone on the desk "ding-donged" loudly.

——The bunny girl had charged his phone.

Zhang Yuanqing picked up the phone, unlocked it with facial recognition, and opened the chat software. He saw the information in the Dungeon Team group.

"Tianxiaguihuo sent a question mark, Zhao Chenghuang sent a string of ellipses, and Xiahou Aotian said: "Yuanshi Tianzun, swindling the protagonist's treasures is a way to seek death. Are you trying to be a villain?"

Sun Miaomiao sent a "Smelly Pig."

Zhang Yuanqing stood at the desk, holding his phone and hanging his head. He created a group chat and pulled Sun Miaomiao and the others into the group:

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Enjoying the rights of the gang leader, establishing the authority of the gang leader (doge). ]

[Sun Miaomiao: Hmph, so childish.]

The others breathed a sigh of relief and sent the request again.

This time, Zhang Yuanqing agreed to their requests. Most of the Overlord-level materials in the gang warehouse disappeared in an instant, and the best secret books were the same.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: I know you can't wait, but are you sure your inventory can hold all these materials?]

Everyone: "......"

Haha, a bunch of country bumpkins who haven't seen money... Zhang Yuanqing slandered in his heart.

He knew the mentality of these Dungeon Team members very well. They hadn't seen so many treasures and couldn't wait to take them out to admire and play with them. Even just staring at them would bring them a sense of happiness.

[Tianxiaguihuo: Yuanshi is right, our inventory is not enough to hold so many materials. It's enough to keep a few on our bodies, and the rest can be stored in the gang warehouse. However, every time Yuanshi enters a dungeon, we have to take the materials out, just in case.]

"Afraid that I will die in the dungeon, right..." Zhang Yuanqing thought.

Tianxiaguihuo's proposal was unanimously approved by the Dungeon Team.

After a while, the Dungeon Team members successively submitted applications to use the gang warehouse and put the materials back into the warehouse.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: How do we deal with those non-Spirit Realm materials, the antiques, which are very valuable?]

[Xiahou Aotian: I have a channel to sell them. Every Scholar family runs auctions and knows many rich people who like to invest in antiques and collect antiques. But I can only auction one at most. More than that will easily attract attention.]

Even if one piece sells for hundreds of millions, it would be enough to greatly alleviate his financial pressure.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Then we'll put out one antique first, slowly plan it, don't rush.]

[Xiahou Aotian: ok.]

#Xiahou Aotian changed the group name to: Qinfeng Academy Dungeon Treasure Sharing Group#

[Sun Miaomiao: Idiot!]

[Tianxiaguihuo: Moron!]

[Zhao Chenghuang: ???]

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Change the name back right now, are you trying to die too slowly?]

#Xiahou Aotian changed the group name to: Protagonist Team Struggle Group#

Ending the group chat, Zhang Yuanqing first called his grandmother, replied to his aunt's messages, and reported his safety to Xiaoyuan.

Then he changed his clothes, put his phone in his pocket, and came to the living room on the first floor. He found the villa was empty, with only the tall, beautiful bunny girl diligently cleaning.

"Where are they?" Zhang Yuanqing asked, frowning.

It was understandable that the three women were not at home, but if the宅男 Scholar was not at home, something must have happened.

The bunny girl said in surprise:

"Young Master Yuanshi, you're back."

"During the seven days you were away, the Queen and Xie Lingxi each entered a dungeon once. Xie Lingxi entered a dungeon last night. Miss Guan Ya took the Queen and Li Chunfeng out on a mission."

So that's how it is. A Transcendence stage dungeon won't last more than two days. Xie Lingxi will be out by tomorrow night at the latest.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and didn't ask what mission Guan Ya was doing.

The bunny girl couldn't possibly know.

He transformed into a ray of starlight and disappeared, appearing in Fu Qingyang's study.

In the spacious and luxurious study, the white-clothed Qian Gongzi sat behind the expensive solid wood desk, dealing with the Patrol Department's affairs. His eyes were fixed on the official documents, and he didn't look up. He said lightly:

"Knock on the door before entering in the future. It's not polite."

Zhang Yuanqing glanced around and didn't see Ling Jun. He immediately said:

"Boss, something happened at Qinfeng Academy."

Fu Qingyang finally looked up.

Zhang Yuanqing told Fu Qingyang what happened at Qinfeng Academy as quickly as possible, omitting the details of the dungeon and only saying that he successfully entered the hidden dungeon, but he couldn't handle it alone, so he invited four companions.

Fu Qingyang listened to Yuanshi Tianzun's operation of killing Ren Junzi, without any expression, without any approving expression, as if this was what he should do.

As if Ren Junzi was just an insignificant piece of trash, even if he possessed the fragments of the Light Compass.

Was it difficult to deal with trash?

"Currently, the teachers at the academy don't know that the stone door was opened, and they don't know the purpose of Ren Junzi's killings. Sun Miaomiao and I have agreed on our story."

After Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking, he said: "Boss, you think about it, are there any loopholes?"

Fu Qingyang listened to Yuanshi Tianzun's story.

Fu Qingyang frowned slightly:

"The biggest loophole is Ren Junzi's motive for killing. He possessed the Light Compass and infiltrated Qinfeng Academy. He couldn't have just been there to kill a few Saints who had just entered level 4."

After thinking for a few seconds, he said:

"Play dumb. There's no need to give headquarters an answer. After all, you're also a victim. As long as the fact that you have the key is not leaked, headquarters won't suspect you."

"They will feel confused, feel it's unreasonable, and feel that there must be unknown information inside, but they will never have any evidence. Tianxiaguihuo, Xiahou Aotian, and Zhao Chenghuang, the three of them haven't been exposed yet, so there's no need to say more."

"The only loophole is Sun Miaomiao's armor."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately said: "Elder Sun will take care of it."

Beijing, Siheyuan.

Under the Chinese scholar tree, wearing light-colored slim-fitting jeans, a black T-shirt, and dressed in a pure style, Sun Miaomiao danced a cheerful dance that was popular online recently.

Behind her, there were small infant spirits, stretching their little legs and moving their little hands, following her to dance the same dance.

The phone in her pocket played a rhythmic, low, and magnetic male voice:

"Loving you walking alone in dark alleys, loving you not kneeling, loving you and me being so similar, with the same flaws."

She was like a nursery teacher taking care of children.

Elder Sun on the rocking chair couldn't bear it any longer. "Enough, Miaomiao, get out of here. If you play this song again, I'll throw you into the training camp."

"Every time I hear this song, the children in the tree collectively lose control."

The flames of pure Yang suddenly surged.

The infant spirits were startled and scattered while singing "Fight, fight," hiding back in the scholar tree.

"Grandpa, I've always been in the training camp. I came back to report something to you," Sun Miaomiao said, pulling out her phone from her pocket and pausing the music. "Something happened at Qinfeng Academy."

She briefly told what Ren Junzi did in Qinfeng Academy.

"Yuanshi Tianzun suspects that they are members of Dark Night Rose?" Elder Sun frowned.

"Why did Ren Junzi massacre students for no reason? No, not for no reason, he seemed to have some purpose. Also, when did you get an Overlord-level armor?"

Ah, Grandpa, this old fox, is indeed not easy to fool... Sun Miaomiao pretended to be stupid:

"How would I know why Ren Junzi killed people? Grandpa, that armor belongs to Yuanshi Tianzun. He lent it to me to play with. There seems to be something wrong with the origin of the armor. He doesn't want to confess the origin of the armor to the Five Elements Alliance and wants to ask me to help him fool them."

"If the Five Elements Alliance asks, just say you gave it to me, okay? Just take it as a thank you for saving my life."

Elder Sun sneered: "Why should I help him? I'm already so confused."

Small-minded... Sun Miaomiao secretly rolled her eyes, trotted over, went to the front of the rocking chair, hugged Elder Sun's neck from behind, and acted coquettishly: "Grandpa~ Anyway, it's the Five Elements Alliance's business, please, Grandpa~ Grandpa Grandpa Grandpa..."

"Alright, are you a Calabash Brother?" Elder Sun said with disgust: "I know."

Sun Miaomiao happily "smacked" her grandpa's old face.

After discussing how to deal with the headquarters' inquiries, Zhang Yuanqing took out the Light Compass fragment and said: "Boss, how should we deal with this thing?"

Fu Qingyang finally became interested, reached out and took the golden compass, reading the item's properties.

"It's definitely it." Fu Qingyang nodded.

"The attributes of two missing items were shown at the internal meeting of the three branch elders."

He rubbed the compass surface with his fingertips and gave his suggestion:

"Headquarters doesn't matter, it's that Chairman who is offering a reward for this item. My suggestion is to exchange the fragments for a reward and sell that Chairman a favor."

Keeping the item by force would cause a grudge with the Merchant Guild, which was really unnecessary.

Fu Qingyang put down the golden compass. "Moreover, the things that Chairman rewards are more interesting and more valuable than the Light Compass fragments."

Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up: "What is the reward?"

"A voucher for the Myriad Worlds Bank."

"What is that thing?"

Fu Qingyang shook his head: "I don't know. I only know that Chairman fought three demigods alone with a voucher when he competed for the Light Compass back then."

"Damn, doesn't that mean I can also fight three demigods?" Zhang Yuanqing said in surprise, thinking that there was such a powerful item in the world?!

Fu Qingyang glanced at him: "Chairman can fight three demigods because he himself is a demigod. In your case, you can probably fight three Saints."

I can fight three Saints now... Zhang Yuanqing immediately regained his senses, but it didn't prevent him from being expectant of the exchange ticket.

"I will report this matter to the headquarters, and the headquarters will be responsible for contacting the Chairman. You just wait for the reward." Fu Qingyang pushed the golden compass towards him, asking the most concerning question with hidden anticipation: "What's in the academy's dungeon?"

Zhang Wuqing instinctively looked around and said in a low voice:

"In the dungeon, there is the First Emperor's treasure vault..."

He carefully told Fu Qingyang about his experience exploring the dungeon, glossing over the materials and Overlord-level items.

He knew what Fu Qingyang cared about the most.

Immediately, he took out the Double Dragon Jade Pendant and the Nüwa Emperor Picture from Little Red Riding Hood and carefully placed them on the desk. Fortunately, Fu Qingyang's desk was wide enough, and there was no need to move anything to accommodate a picture.

Fu Qingyang's eyes immediately narrowed when he saw the Nüwa Emperor Picture.

"Xie's Holy Infant?" He obviously recognized the infant in the painting.

"I've also seen the furnace. It's Lian Sanyue's Hundred Refinement Furnace. Well, Lian Sanyue is the owner of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the daughter of the Zhao family's patriarch. I guess her Spirit Realm ID is not Lian Sanyue," Zhang Yuanqing said.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but remember that he searched for "Lian Sanyue" in the official database, but there was no such person.

Later, he realized that the woman was a direct descendant of the Zhao family. The Spirit Realm family had a strict set of rules for IDs. Her Spirit Realm ID was definitely not Lian Sanyue. This was the Jianghu name she gave herself, so the official database couldn't find it.

Fu Qingyang stared deeply at the painting, sinking into thought.

Zhang Yuanqing then said: "Boss, the goddess Nüwa in mythology is a real Spirit Realm Walker, so does her husband and brother, Fuxi, also exist?"

Fu Qingyang denied his idea:

"There are not many credible things in mythology. The existence of Fuxi is more likely that people created it to suppress matriarchy after the social structure changed from matriarchal society to patriarchal society."

"Nüwa being an ancient cultivator doesn't mean Fuxi is too."

Zhang Yuanqing thought about it and thought it made sense, so he offered a smooth flattery: "Boss, you are wise. You and Guan Ya both grew up abroad. Guan Ya doesn't know much about our ancient myths, but you know a lot."

Fu Qingyang said coldly: "Don't compare me to trash."

How am I supposed to answer that? Guan Ya is my girlfriend after all... Zhang Yuanqing didn't respond, watching him pick up the Double Dragon Jade Pendant and read the item's properties, and said:

"The secret of the Double Dragon Jade Pendant should be in Takamagahara. Do you need me to accompany you on a trip?"

"I have an appointment with the Palace Master of Stop Killing." Zhang Yuanqing refused.

Fu Qingyang's sword eyebrows furrowed: "Is she trustworthy?"

The treasures in Takamagahara are of extremely high rank and must be priceless. Wealth can move people's hearts, and he didn't trust the Palace Master of Stop Killing.

"Trustworthy!"

As soon as Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking, he saw Fu Qingyang's eyes burst with dazzling white light, staring at him without blinking.

Then, he took out a pair of golden scissors and "snipped" at his brow.

"Boss, what...what are you doing?" Zhang Yuanqing felt a bad premonition in his heart.

Fu Qingyang didn't answer, the white light in his eyes dissipated, he put away the scissors and said, "Think about it again, do you want to go with the Palace Master of Stop Killing."

Weird, did he cut something off of me... Zhang Yuanqing was full of confusion. Hearing this, he still nodded, "Confirmed."

This time, Fu Qingyang didn't object.

"By the way, Boss, I got a superb item in the dungeon and I plan to give it to you." After finishing the main business, Zhang Yuanqing remembered the Swordsman Cloak.

Overlord-level items were rare. Even Overlord-stage experts had limited items on hand. He believed that no matter how generous Qian Gongzi was, he couldn't possibly treat Overlord-level items as dung.

What's more, this was still a Divine Cloak.

Unexpectedly, Fu Qingyang closed the unfinished official document and said lightly:

"Keep it for yourself."

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned: "Boss, it's an Overlord-level item."

Fu Qingyang frowned: "Relying too much on props will lose the heart of a strong person, especially for swordsmen. The more singular the methods, the purer the fighting spirit. Overlord-level props often come at a severe price. Having too many is not necessarily a good thing."

"Especially the props of other professions, the costs are strange and have endless harm. You should be the most aware of this."

Zhang Yuanqing squinted at him: "Are you sure you don't want it? Then I'll give it to Guan Ya."

Fu Qingyang "Mmm"ed.

You will soon ask me to take back my order... Zhang Yuanqing silently took out the Court Swordsman Cloak, "Okay, then this item belongs to Guan Ya. Boss, help me appraise it."