Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1038: Chapter 1037: Have I Been Tricked? (2 more)

”I never thought you’d be this kind of person, molesting me!” Ye Haochuan said with a face full of mock sadness.

That bastard, how dare he play the victim first!

Lin Zixuan nearly spit blood from anger. She directly let Ye Haochuan down from her back. She wanted to curse him, but for some reason, she couldn’t find the words. After all, it really was her who had reached out first. Strictly speaking, she was in the wrong.

”Ye Haochuan, I hate you!” Lin Zixuan stomped her feet in frustration. In the end, filled with both shame and indignation, she stopped caring about Ye Haochuan and ran off in a blur.

”Hey, weren’t you the one taking advantage of me? Why are you acting like I did something to you?” Ye Haochuan twisted his lips as he spoke.

Lin Zixuan didn’t respond. Instead, she tightly covered both her ears with her hands, as if afraid her ears might be further tainted by Ye Haochuan’s words.

Seeing this, Ye Haochuan chuckled smugly to himself. Then, pointing to his ”little brother,” he muttered under his breath, ”See, I told you to stay calm. Now you’ve missed out on a great opportunity. Tonight, no meat for you as punishment!”

Just then, his phone buzzed with a new message. Ye Haochuan looked at it and saw the opening words: ”Reward for Bounty Task.”

Ye Haochuan immediately perked up. Taking down Yin Jiao was an S-level mission, so the reward couldn’t be anything small. Back when he was still at the Innate Peak stage, the reward was a Law-Level Technique. This time, it had to be at least Spirit Level, right?

Eagerly opening the message, Ye Haochuan was instantly dumbfounded.

”What? Only a million Spirit Crystals, and not even a single Spiritual Artifact?”

Right then and there, Ye Haochuan let out a loud curse. He had gone through hell to finish an S-level mission, and if there was no Spirit Level Technique, fine—but not even a Spiritual Artifact? What was this nonsense?

Outraged, Ye Haochuan called Long Xiaotian. ”An S-level mission only rewards Spirit Crystals. Am I being ripped off here?”

Long Xiaotian, being a senior member of the Ancient Martial Arts Sect, was the perfect person for Ye Haochuan to consult on such matters.

However, when Long Xiaotian heard his question, his tone turned strange. ”What else should it reward if not Spirit Crystals? A Spiritual Artifact? You’re dreaming.”

Ye Haochuan was left speechless. Back when he was still in the Innate Stage, weren’t tasks always rewarded with techniques or magical treasures? How had that suddenly become wishful thinking?

After a lengthy explanation from Long Xiaotian, Ye Haochuan finally understood the situation.

The reason tasks were readily rewarded with magical treasures during the Innate Stage was because Magic Artifacts were relatively easy to forge—all it took was a Middle Level Refiner to create one.

But once you reached Spirit Level, the difficulty of forging drastically increased. Not only were the refinement materials hard to come by, but High-Level Artifact Refiners themselves were a rare commodity.

As such, weapons at the level of Spiritual Artifacts were incredibly scarce. It was almost impossible for regular missions to reward such items.

It didn’t help that Ye Haochuan just happened to have Zhu Qingshuang, a High-Level Artifact Refiner, by his side, which made him mistakenly think that High-Level Refiners were everywhere. In reality, within the entire Ancient Martial Arts Sect, refiners of Zhu Qingshuang’s caliber were exceedingly rare.

Turns out, I’ve got myself a hidden gem! Heh heh!

Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but feel a little smug. Honestly, he couldn’t understand what the Phantom Sound Pavilion was thinking when they let such a rare talent go.

”As for Spirit Level Techniques, those are even rarer. Most people wouldn’t want to disclose their techniques. If you want a Spirit Level Technique, you either need some extraordinary fortune or to apprentice yourself to a Great Power...”

”Eh...” Ye Haochuan replied flatly, sounding quite dejected as he hung up the phone.

Based on Long Xiaotian’s explanation, the difficulty of obtaining Spiritual Artifacts and Spirit Level Techniques in the future would increase drastically. As for Spiritual Artifacts, that wouldn’t be so much of a problem with Zhu Qingshuang around. But techniques? Now that was going to be a headache.

Suddenly, Ye Haochuan remembered the technique Zhang Wei had handed him earlier, and an impish grin spread across his face.

Becoming someone else’s disciple wasn’t exactly appealing to him at the moment. But robbing people? That was much more his style.

Although this ”Collapsing Mountain Strike” couldn’t compare to the ”Sevenfold Rainbow Strike,” it was a genuine Spirit Level Technique. As the saying goes, the more skills you have, the fewer worries you’ll have. Having one more formidable technique was another layer of protection for his life.

”I wonder, though, who exactly is this Zhang Wei?”

Based on Long Xiaotian’s explanation, Spirit Level Techniques were supposed to be extremely rare. If Zhang Wei had one, then he must have apprenticed himself to someone powerful. The question was, how powerful was this person, and would it lead to trouble down the line?

”Who cares? Why overthink it now? The road ahead will work itself out!”

With that thought, Ye Haochuan stopped dwelling on it. He opened up the manual for Collapsing Mountain Strike and began training.

For someone as gifted as Ye Haochuan, mastering a single technique was no big deal. In just over half an hour, he was already using the Collapsing Mountain Strike with ease.

”Huh? Why does it have these two characters, ’Azure Dragon,’ written here?” Ye Haochuan suddenly noticed the words ”Azure Dragon” on the last page of the Collapsing Mountain Strike manual, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.

He recalled hearing that Long Xiaotian was the Peak Master of Qinglong Peak. Could this ”Azure Dragon” mean the same thing?

”I’ll just ask him about it tonight!” Ye Haochuan chuckled to himself and didn’t think much further. Getting a free Spirit Level Technique had put him in a great mood.

As he reveled in his happiness, his phone suddenly rang.

...

In the Imperial Capital, within the Liu Family’s estate.

Liu Chengyu sat in the main seat of a spacious room, leisurely sipping tea. Kneeling before him was a short, portly figure—none other than the famous director, Liu Yong.

”You really needed to come to me about such a trivial matter? Do you think I have nothing better to do?”

Liu Chengyu spoke calmly, but his tone carried a natural authority, causing Liu Yong to shudder involuntarily.

”I know I shouldn’t trouble you, young master, but this matter concerns the Liu Family’s influence and profits in the entertainment industry. To minimize the family’s losses, I had no choice but to beg you!”

Liu Yong’s tone was steeped in reverence, his manner reminiscent of ancient courtiers addressing the emperor.

This Liu Chengyu wasn’t just an exceptional cultivator; his ability to manage the family’s affairs was equally formidable. Now, more than half of the Liu Family’s matters were under his control. Though he wasn’t the emperor yet, within the Liu Family, he was like a crown prince with immense authority.

”If you lost it, then figure out how to get it back. If you can’t handle something this minor, what use are you to the Liu Family?” Liu Chengyu’s tone suddenly chilled.

Liu Yong instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hastily cried out, ”You’re absolutely right, young master. I’ll take care of it immediately and won’t let you down!”

Without so much as a glance, Liu Chengyu waved him off. Only then did Liu Yong breathe a sigh of relief and scurry out of the room.

After Liu Yong left, a seductive woman who had been standing by Liu Chengyu’s side finally spoke. ”Young master, it seems this matter is related to Ye Haochuan. Before Xie Qi went berserk, he was taken away by him...”

”Oh?” Liu Chengyu’s brows furrowed slightly.

”That brat is becoming increasingly audacious. Not only did he form this Long Alliance, but he’s even been nosing around the Zhu Family...”

”Send Tie Feng to warn him,” Liu Chengyu ordered. Then, as if recalling something, he gave the woman a once-over and asked, ”By the way, I’ve heard your sister is in the Long Alliance. Shouldn’t you go and have a little family reunion?”

The woman’s expression instantly hardened as she coldly replied, ”You must be joking, young master. I’ve never had a sister.”