[Beep! Congratulations to the Host, your friend "Little Spirit Monkey King" has sent you a gift, "Big Wild Monkey's Jing" one!]
What the hell!
Hao Ren.
...
Ten thousand mythical creatures rushed past.
What kind of ghost is this?
He wanted ginseng, ginseng, ginseng!
Important things are said three times!
In the end, "Little Spirit Monkey King" brought him this?
Enraged, Hao Ren inadvertently glanced at the "ginseng sketch" drawn on the ground.
A thick and long cylinder with many whiskers at the top.
Turned upside down, it did look similar...
Hao Ren looked at the "ginseng sketch," then at the bloody and mangled jing, then at the "ginseng sketch," and then at the bloody and mangled jing...
Damn it!
It really has some resemblance!
Hao Ren felt like a deflated ball. He was truly defeated!
After finally calming his emotions, Hao Ren forced a smile and said kindly to Little Spirit Monkey King.
"Monkey, you did a good job, but there's a small mistake. I want ginseng, not this... jing!"
"Jiji jiji..."
The monkey was furious, waving its fists and baring its teeth.
Human, do you know how hard, how much effort, how difficult it was for me to get this "jing"? I defeated more than a dozen wild monkeys and picked the biggest one for you, okay!
Hao Ren.
...
Speechless!
This thing is indeed quite big, but it's not the ginseng he wanted!
Hao Ren mourned for the wild monkey whose "jing" was brutally harvested by "Little Spirit Monkey King."
"Monkey, what I want grows from the ground, grows from the ground, understand?"
Hao Ren gestured and spoke. Little Spirit Monkey King finally understood. It pouted unhappily and then burrowed into the depths of the jungle to search for "ginseng."
The next day, Little Spirit Monkey King returned with a lotus leaf package.
This time, the lotus leaf package was much smaller, of normal size.
Hao Ren was filled with anticipation. This time, there shouldn't be any mistakes.
Little Spirit Monkey King was very confident, chirping "jiji" and patting its chest to guarantee.
Human, rest assured, as smart as I am, I won't make a mistake!
As Little Spirit Monkey King opened the lotus leaves layer by layer, Hao Ren's expectations reached their peak. Then, he saw... a row of over a dozen bloody and slender cylindrical objects.
What the hell!
What kind of ghost is this again?
[Beep! Congratulations to the Host, your friend "Little Spirit Monkey King" has sent you a gift, "Wild Field Rat's Jing" fifteen!]
"Wild Field Rat's Jing"?
Hao Ren.
...
So, monkey, are you f**king serious?
Little Spirit Monkey King looked extremely serious. It raised its head, its face smeared with dirt, and showed Hao Ren a proud smile.
"Jiji..."
Human, this must be the ginseng you're looking for. Just as you said, I found these underground, so it must be right! Am I amazing? I found fifteen for you at once, praise me quickly!
"Scram!"
Hao Ren barely suppressed the impulse to kill Little Spirit Monkey King and sent it away with a dark expression.
Hao Ren felt that his dream of being a "Pill Master" was slipping away. Becoming a "Liquor Master" was something he could consider, like "Ten-Whip Great Tonic Wine," etc.
Little Spirit Monkey King was furious. It felt that Hao Ren was reneging on his promise, "discarding the mill and killing the monkey"!
It was promised that if it found ginseng, the "Formless Cudgel" would be lent to it.
Breaking a promise, how hateful!
Little Spirit Monkey King bared its teeth and chirped angrily.
Hao Ren activated the "Formless Cudgel." A heavy black cudgel shadow, with an overbearing and sharp aura, swept towards Little Spirit Monkey King.
Little Spirit Monkey King was almost hit. It was both angry and furious, chirping "jiji" and fleeing.
The next day, Little Spirit Monkey King returned.
Originally, Hao Ren didn't want to see this damned monkey. But this time, Little Spirit Monkey King came on behalf of Yun Zhaozhao to conduct business.
Business is business!
Although Hao Ren was annoyed, he still came out of the cave with a dark expression.
As usual, Hao Ren upgraded two bottles of "Monkey Wine" to "Spirit Monkey Wine," and then put away the remaining eight "Qi Gathering Pills." With a dark face, he prepared to return to the cave.
"Jiji!"
Little Spirit Monkey King called out to him from behind.
"What?"
Hao Ren looked at the monkey impatiently.
Little Spirit Monkey King acted quickly and took out another lotus leaf package.
What the hell!
Still at it!
Hao Ren was extremely displeased. He cursed, "Scram!"
After speaking, Hao Ren turned to return to the cave. However, Little Spirit Monkey King stepped forward to block him. In front of Hao Ren, it quickly untied the lotus leaf package.
Then, Hao Ren saw... a pile of bugs!
These bugs were as big as an adult's thumb, and very plump.
They were also thoughtfully inserted with many pine needles, making them look like cylindrical objects with whiskers at first glance.
What the hell!
Monkey, you f**king...
Hao Ren felt utterly exhausted. He didn't want to speak, pushed away Little Spirit Monkey King, and returned to the cave.
For the next few days, Little Spirit Monkey King was persistent, often bringing strange things to Hao Ren.
Various whips, various jings, not to mention insects, centipedes, toads... except for real ginseng, they had everything else!
Hao Ren was fed up. He even regretted it, thinking he shouldn't have asked the monkey to help find ginseng.
Monkeys are indeed monkeys, with too low intelligence and no future!
Hao Ren grumbled in his heart until one day, he saw Little Spirit Monkey King and Yun Zhaozhao holding hands and fingers interlocked in the cave.
Crack!
Thunderbolt from a clear sky!
Hao Ren was utterly devastated. He felt so depressed, it was beyond words.
Monkeys are ugly, monkeys have low intelligence, monkeys can't speak human language, but... they know how to flirt! Look at how intimate they are with the beautiful Yun Zhaozhao!
Hao Ren lowered his head, looked at his left hand, then at his right hand...
Alas!
He sighed deeply!
Damn monkey!
The days of not being able to become a "Pill Master" passed by quickly. These days were generally very peaceful.
Hao Ren stayed in the cave, cultivating diligently. Besides the monkey often coming to find him, Yun Zhenting, the head of the Yun family, visited him once again.
That time Yun Zhenting came to see Hao Ren, the entire process was still filled with the joyful atmosphere of "deification."
On that day, Hao Ren finished his cultivation in the morning, gritting his teeth in pain and silently cursing heaven. Suddenly, he received a system prompt.
[Beep! Congratulations to the Host, Yun Family Head's favorability towards you +1000, current favorability: Three Stars (Mutual Appreciation)]
Inexplicable!
Simply inexplicable!
Hao Ren.
...
Who am I, where am I, what happened?
He had no idea what was going on. How did the Yun Family Head's favorability suddenly increase for no reason, and not just a little bit, but by 1000 points? It was too exaggerated!
Hao Ren opened his friend list, found "Yun Zhenting," and viewed his detailed information.
He wouldn't have known if he hadn't looked. Seeing it, Hao Ren couldn't help but laugh and cry.
It turned out that while Yun Zhenting was healing, he had a moment of inspiration and experienced a "minor enlightenment."
After the enlightenment, Yun Zhenting not only recovered from his injuries but also greatly improved his cultivation.
Originally, this was the result of Yun Zhenting's own efforts and had nothing to do with Hao Ren. But the Yun Family Head was prone to "deification"!
His logic chain was: I have never had an enlightenment before. Now I have had an enlightenment. What is the biggest difference between now and before? I met a "Senior"! It must be the "Senior" who helped me in secret, giving me an opportunity for enlightenment! It's all the "Senior's" credit!
No problem, buddy!
This logic chain is perfect, with not a single flaw!