Chapter 83

Smirking, Long Buli said, "Don't get your hopes up. I just naturally don't like things that require too much energy. I'll give you this alchemy furnace. In the future, if you learn how to refine elixirs and artifacts, you'll have to refine them for me for free."

"When will that be?" Lu Buqi smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid you'll be old and gray before I reach the Profound Passage realm. Wouldn't the alchemy furnace be wasted then?"

"Reaching the Bone Resonance Seventh Level at fifteen and being on par with a Blood Boiling realm warrior, if you can't reach the Profound Passage realm, then all the warriors in the world should change professions!" Long Buli laughed. "Little Sister Buhui chose you as her master, which also shows she sees great potential in you. Buqi, you shouldn't be so lacking in confidence, right?"

Lu Buqi pinched the bridge of his nose. "Confidence is one thing, arrogance is another. How about this, I'll leave the alchemy furnace with you. We'll talk about it when I really reach the Profound Passage realm and can refine elixirs and artifacts."

Lu Buqi was self-aware. Because of his previous life's martial experience, he could display a strong talent in martial arts in this life. However, when it came to a completely new and mysterious realm, only heaven knew how he would fare.

"Alright, what can I say when I meet someone who doesn't care about gains and losses!" Long Buli put away the alchemy furnace. "Next time we go treasure hunting, I'll definitely bring you along..."

Pausing, Long Buli smiled at Buhui. "Of course, Little Sister Buhui too. With our three people's strength, what treasure can't we obtain?"

Lu Buqi chuckled. "Dream on. If treasures were so easy to get, they wouldn't be treasures. If it weren't for Buhui's kindness and the bit of fate between us, we would probably be dead and buried. I don't even know where you got that treasure map, but we actually stumbled upon it by chance."

"What do you mean 'stumbled upon it'? My master, though he died young, had some truly amazing abilities. The greatest wealth he left me was a few treasure maps!" Long Buli said confidently. "If you don't believe me, I'll take you to another place next time, and you'll see."

Lu Buqi shook his head. "I don't doubt that. To be able to teach a Blood Boiling realm warrior at nineteen, he was indeed a great master. But what I find strange is, how did your master have so many treasure maps?"

"You ask a good question. I asked him the same thing before he died!" Long Buli's face showed no sadness. "But he only told me on his deathbed that they were all drawn when he was drunk..."

Lu Buqi and Buhui looked at each other, puzzled. Lu Buqi's heart was in turmoil. "You believe everything your master drew when he was drunk, and then you decided to become a treasure hunter?"

"Sounds unbelievable, right?" Long Buli's expression was vivid. "That's because you don't know how amazing my master was. His ability to draw treasure maps while drunk was innate. The first time was when he fainted from hunger and then woke up. He drew a map and found an isolated grave..."

Buhui's eyes lit up. Clearly, as a pure mystical beast, she had a childlike curiosity. "He dug up the grave and found treasure?"

Lu Buqi was puzzled. "A guy who fainted from hunger and then woke up, had the strength to dig a grave?"

"No..." Long Buli frowned. "Master ate the offerings at the grave, which is why he didn't starve to death..."

Lu Buqi was thoroughly disheartened but couldn't help asking, "Then what happened?"

"Later, he discovered that whenever he was in a daze, he could always draw a map, and through that map, he could find what he needed. He survived and even thrived because of this ability." Long Buli's eyes sparkled. "At the very least, he was someone who had cultivated some Profound Passage. But he's been dead for several years..."

"How did he die?" Lu Buqi was curious. This world was full of all sorts of strange people.

"Of old age!" Long Buli pouted, her expression slightly sad. "A Profound Passage cultivator should live for a hundred or two hundred years, but he died at seventy. He said it was fate, who would let him reveal heavenly secrets in a daze?"

Lu Buqi smirked. "I think he was just drunk too often... But he was indeed a remarkable person. Do you plan to look for the next treasure?"

"No!" Long Buli shook her head. "The next treasure is too dangerous."

"Very dangerous?" Lu Buqi was surprised. "More dangerous than you coming here alone?"

Long Buli nodded seriously. "Even if we all three go, it's still dangerous. But... when you and I reach the Profound Passage realm, and with Little Sister Buhui protecting us, we can go there."

Seeing Long Buli's serious expression, Lu Buqi's doubts vanished. "Now that the treasure here is dug up, where do you plan to go?"

"Don't you want me to stay?" Long Buli looked coquettishly, her eyes twinkling with a hint of allure. "Don't worry, I don't plan to leave. I've decided to follow you!"

"Follow me?" Lu Buqi was thoroughly confused. Though he looked decent, he wasn't so charming that every beautiful woman would fall for him.

Giggling, Long Buli's slender waist trembled. "Look at your face. I just want to protect Little Sister Buhui and make sure you don't bully her."

Lu Buqi looked at the happy Buhui and felt a headache. "Buli, does Buhui need your protection?"

"That's for you to decide!" Long Buli replied. "You seem to feel pressured. Could it be that you have something to hide? Giving Little Sister Buhui's beast soul and blood shadow to you is really dangerous..."

Lu Buqi was speechless. He realized that the best way to communicate with certain women was not to communicate at all, no matter what.

Seeing Lu Buqi's embarrassment, Buhui spoke up. "Sister Buli, Master isn't the kind of person you think he is."

"Hehe..." Long Buli laughed. "Alright, I know you have a deep bond. I can't come between you. Buqi, don't worry, I'm not sticking to you. It's just that I have nothing to do now, and I'm also leaving the Great Hong Mountains. I'll go with you. At least I need to know where you took my sister, right?"

Lu Buqi smiled bitterly, feeling teased. "If that's the case, let's go!"

"Sure, there's nothing left in this cave. Let's go!" Long Buli looked around with a lingering expression. "I hope the next time we have an even bigger harvest..."

Perhaps this was a treasure hunter's habit. Lu Buqi smiled inwardly and called to Buhui. "Buhui, do you have anything else to take care of?"

Buhui shook her head. "No, in this world, there's nothing I need to worry about except Sister Buli and you."

Lu Buqi's heart stirred, but he didn't say anything. In his heart, he undoubtedly considered Buhui as his closest person. Such a grateful and loyal nature, even knowing she was a mystical beast, no one would reject treating her as a close family member.

In the following ten days, Lu Buqi undoubtedly lived a carefree and happy life. Accompanied by two beautiful women, with no worries about food and drink, and no threats from mystical beasts, the days of rising with the sun and resting with the sunset, and the travels through mountains and rivers, turned into leisurely tours.

If it weren't for the lingering concerns and obsessions, one might be tempted to live a carefree and happy life in these mountains.

During these days, due to a few nights of heavy rain, Lu Buqi had the experience of sleeping in a narrow space under animal skins with the two women... Of course, those with dirty minds should go find a corner and bash their heads against a tree...

Although it was just a temporary arrangement, this experience undoubtedly made the three of them closer. Buhui's loyalty to Lu Buqi was beyond words; she watched him closely and followed his every command, the most obedient servant ever.

As for Long Buli and Lu Buqi, although the former still occasionally teased him about being timid, this was just a woman's small quirk. The two of them became increasingly familiar, and their cooperation and combat became more默契.

As for Long Buli and Buhui, their sisterly bond, which was already very natural, became even stronger. Their every move and laughter showed a deep friendship. Lu Buqi even had the illusion that they were twin sisters.

During these days, Lu Buqi didn't ask about Long Buli's plans. Every time he saw the two sisters, he felt incredibly happy. And with their praise, Lu Buqi's motivation to practice the Five Animals Imitation Fist grew even more.

In the end, Lu Buqi was just a common man!