The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Three hundred top-grade spirit stones!

Lu Sangjiu felt a pang in her chest when she heard the number... But she knew it wasn’t an exorbitant price for refining a top-grade magic treasure.

And that was only because she had prepared plenty of Refining Materials herself. Otherwise, it would have cost at least a thousand.

She could only bite the bullet and nod. ”...Alright! Thank you for your trouble. When can I come to pick it up?”

Wei Lingyun said, ”Come back in half a month.”

Artifact Refining was no simple task, so half a month was already quite fast. Lu Sangjiu cupped her hands toward him. ”Alright, then. I will take my leave.”

After leaving, Lu Sangjiu intended to head down the mountain, but she hadn’t gone far before she ran into two disciples from the Gold and Silver Gate.

They were conversing in low voices. One of them said, ”Sword Master Bu Gui is way too careless, just leaving that person with the two of us. If anything happens, we’re done for.”

”That’s unlikely... but you’re right. We should still be extra careful.”

As they spoke, the two suddenly noticed Lu Sangjiu ahead. They immediately clammed up and hurried toward the Alchemy Master’s room.

But from their conversation, Lu Sangjiu had already guessed who they were talking about... Gu Jue.

The rear courtyard here was for housing honored guests, so Gu Jue and Sword Bu Gui were most likely staying in one of its residences.

’And from the sound of it... Sword Bu Gui just dumped Gu Jue here and took off?’

She was speechless. ’That master really is something else. But maybe this proves that Gu Jue is alright?’

At the same time, she was also puzzled. ’Gu Jue is injured. Shouldn’t Liu Xi be by his side? Is she still angry about what happened the other day and ignoring him?’

The thought made Lu Sangjiu increasingly uneasy.

It wasn’t that she feared something bad would actually happen to him, but the thought of him all alone and miserable just seemed a bit pitiful.

After a long hesitation, Lu Sangjiu finally cast a Concealing Aura spell, activated her Flying Cloud Step, and snuck toward the back courtyards.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no high-level cultivators around, she quietly spread her Divine Sense and quickly located the courtyard where Gu Jue was staying.

Sure enough, there was no one else in the courtyard besides Gu Jue. He was lying quietly on the bed in his room, still unconscious.

Lu Sangjiu walked to his side and probed his body with her Spiritual Power. As she’d suspected, his condition had stabilized.

Only then did she feel relieved. After a moment’s thought, she took a bag of candy beans she’d bought earlier from her storage ring.

”These taste pretty good. People who are hurt should have something sweet... Hope you get well soon.”

After muttering these words to herself, Lu Sangjiu wiped her own aura from the bag of candy beans, placed it by his pillow, and left as quietly as she’d come.

Since Gu Jue was fine, Lu Sangjiu didn’t intend to let him know she had been there.

Xie Ningyuan’s words had served as a warning. No matter what she personally felt, she ought to keep her distance from Gu Jue.

By the time she returned to the venue, the matches for the Foundation Establishment Stage were already on number two hundred and something. Her turn would be up in another five matches.

When she reached Arena Seven, where her match would be held, Lu Sangjiu immediately spotted Luo Linlang and Feng Lin.

The two immediately waved her over. Luo Linlang called out, ”Hurry up! We’ve been waiting for ages!”

Lu Sangjiu hurried over. Feng Lin, however, looked her over curiously. ”Didn’t you go to buy new clothes? Where are they?”

Lu Sangjiu just said ”Oh,” and mumbled, ”The match is about to start. I’d just get new clothes dirty. This outfit is fine. I won’t feel bad if it gets torn or stained!”

She then changed the subject, turning to Luo Linlang. ”Second Senior Sister, didn’t you go discuss business with Xiang Qian? How did it go?”

Luo Linlang gave a mysterious smile and pulled a piece of paper from her waist to show her. ”I’ve got everything on here. Which one do you want?”

Lu Sangjiu took a closer look. Well now, it was a menu with every kind of food and snack imaginable.

The prices were a little higher than outside, but still within an acceptable range.

”How much have you sold?” Lu Sangjiu asked.

”We’ve made a net profit of ten Mid-grade Spirit Stones in just over half a day!”

Luo Linlang said gleefully, ”It’s not as good as selling people to the mines, but at this rate, we should make at least a hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones by the end of the Sword Seizing Conference. That’s more than half our lodging fees earned back!”

At this, Luo Linlang began counting on her fingers. ”In that case, I’m actually making money here in Muxian Town instead of losing it! I’ve pretty much earned back all the Spirit Stones we were scammed out of, with plenty to spare!”

’Of course,’ Lu Sangjiu thought. ’Just Yi Ze alone brought in two top-grade spirit stones. Even split four ways, that’s five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones per person. It’d be stranger if she *wasn’t* making a profit.’

As they were talking, Xiang Qian arrived. ”Lu Fairy, I promised Luo Dao You I’d come support you. Hasn’t your match started yet?”

’Looks like those two are getting along quite well now. Xiang Qian calls other Female Cultivators ’Fairy,’ but he calls Luo Linlang ’Luo Dao You.’’

Since he was practically one of them now, Lu Sangjiu naturally greeted him with a smile. ”I still have a little while to wait. But thank you in advance, Mr. Xiang.”

A short while later, Chi Yan also arrived, and the group became even more lively.

Luo Linlang, however, couldn’t help but look around. After a moment’s hesitation, she asked, ”Little Junior Sister, isn’t Gu Jue coming?”

Lu Sangjiu had no intention of telling anyone about Gu Jue’s injury, so she just shook her head. ”I don’t know. He probably has other business and can’t make it.”

Seeing her nonchalant and seemingly unconcerned expression, Luo Linlang stroked her chin and asked tentatively, ”Did you two... have a fight?”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

She really didn’t know what to do with her Second Senior Sister’s love for gossip. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw Xie Ningyuan appear as well.

He walked toward them with a grin, his eyes on Lu Sangjiu. ”Looks like I’m not too late.”

Their last parting hadn’t been unpleasant, so Lu Sangjiu didn’t give him the cold shoulder. She just nodded at him. ”Your timing is perfect.”

Chi Yan didn’t recognize Xie Ningyuan’s current appearance, so it didn’t arouse his suspicion.

Luo Linlang, on the other hand, had never seen him before at all. She looked at Lu Sangjiu curiously. ”Little Junior Sister, this is...”

”Oh, this is Mr. Xie, a friend of mine.”

Chi Yan knew Xie Ningyuan’s full name, so Lu Sangjiu had intentionally only used his surname.

Naturally, no one pressed the issue. Only Luo Linlang teased with a grin, ”Mr. Xie, huh? He’s quite a looker. Little Junior Sister, do you only make friends with handsome people?”

Before Lu Sangjiu could say anything, Chi Yan touched his own face. ”Now that you mention it, I guess I’m pretty handsome too, huh?”

He stared at Lu Sangjiu with wide eyes. ”Mr. Lu, so you’re only into good-looking people! It’s a good thing I’m not bad to look at, otherwise you wouldn’t have even wanted to be my friend!”

Lu Sangjiu: ”...”

’Do you have some kind of misconception about yourself?’