Chapter 84

"Well, speaking of which, that Lai Fu actually entrusted everything here to Ah Fu alone. It’s a good thing Ah Fu is capable; he has managed to improve things more and more." Xu Fu looked around the environment. When he came here, he had already checked everything and found that it was much better than before, somewhat resembling the Alchemy Peak.

And from the Alchemy Peak’s recent contributions, every month the tasks were completed with a surplus, indicating that Bu Zheng had not only completed the tasks but also expanded several medicinal gardens and renovated the buildings.

Sigh, why didn’t I find a disciple like Ah Fu earlier? Instead, I ended up with that lazy Lai Fu, who is lazier than I am... cough, cough...

"Senior, how long will you be staying this time?" Xiuying asked. If Xu Fu were to stay here, she wouldn’t be able to wait for Bu Zheng, and even if Bu Zheng returned, she wouldn’t feel comfortable staying here for too long.

"I’m leaving right away. I just came to check things out and to discuss some matters," Xu Fu said. "You can stay here with peace of mind; I know my place."

"..."

Xu Fu returned only because of a routine major event in the sect, which required the participation of all peak leaders. Although he was the leader of the Alchemy Peak, which only had three people, he still had to attend. It was both his right and his duty.

At this time, Xiuying didn’t know that the event Xu Fu was attending would actually be related to Bu Zheng...

"What? The peak leader has returned? And he left again irresponsibly?" After returning, Bu Zheng heard from Xiuying about Xu Fu’s visit, which had happened three days ago.

Bu Zheng seemed to have gained something this time. As soon as he returned, he excitedly started the furnace to refine pills, ignoring Xiuying who was chasing after him. Only after putting the materials into the alchemy furnace did he have time to talk.

"He hasn’t left yet. He said there are some sect matters to discuss, and he might come back when it’s over," Xiuying said.

"That’s good. With the peak leader absent, some matters need to be handled by the peak leader," Bu Zheng said through gritted teeth. It didn’t matter if the peak leader didn’t come, but some things required the peak leader’s approval.

Therefore, Bu Zheng wanted to say, as the peak leader, you should at least come here once in a while, even if it’s just once every six months, not nearly a year.

Lai Fu might be irresponsible, but at least he completed his tasks and taught Bu Zheng everything. This peak leader, however, had made no contribution at all.

"Bu Zheng, what are you refining this time? Is it a Qi Cultivation pill?" For Xiuying, only Qi Cultivation pills were good, and they were the only ones she looked forward to; everything else was just trash.

"No, this is something fun. You’ll see when it’s done," Bu Zheng shook his head and said.

"Oh, I see. By the way, I have some good news. I’ve become a regular disciple," Xiuying lost interest and started to change the subject.

"Great, I knew you could become... wait, just tell me, what place did you get in the ranking competition? I want to see if I guessed right. If I did, I’ll be rich," Bu Zheng remembered the bet, which was very important to him, regardless of whether he won or lost.

"I tried my best and even practiced your sword technique. In the end, I only got 50th place!" Xiuying was a bit disappointed. Since Bu Zheng had placed a heavy bet on her, he must have expected more, and she only got 50th place.

"Ha ha ha..." Bu Zheng jumped up and laughed loudly. I said Xiuying would get an average ranking, and this is indeed the case.

"Bu Zheng, are you okay? Did you lose a lot?" Xiuying was a bit worried.

"No, I didn’t lose; I won! I bet on you getting 50th place, and this time I’m rich!!" Bu Zheng laughed and started to dance, making people want to kick him.

"So you won, I was scared for a moment. But do you really think I can only get 50th place?" Xiuying was a bit resentful.

"No, I also considered 51st place, but I ultimately felt that 50th place had a higher chance," Bu Zheng answered seriously.

"..." Xiuying was speechless. 51st place...

But thinking about it, just making it into the top 100 was already good, especially being in the middle of the ranking. This was beyond Xiuying’s own expectations. However, people always hope that others have high expectations for them, especially those close to them.

"Anyway, I won, I won, I won..." Bu Zheng started humming. Winning money made him happier than getting medicinal herbs, even though the money might be less than the value of the herbs.

This was the feeling of winning money. Bu Zheng found himself a bit in love with this feeling, but if he had to choose whether to gamble again, he definitely wouldn’t, because he didn’t want to experience the pain of losing.

"Since you won, shouldn’t you treat me to a good meal?" Xiuying smiled.

"I treat you to meals every day, no need!" Bu Zheng directly rejected Xiuying’s suggestion.

"I knew you’d be a miser!" Xiuying pouted, looking very cute, even with her ordinary appearance.

As the saying goes, women are not beautiful because they are cute, but they are cute because they are beautiful...

"I can’t wait to go get the money. If I had known, I would have gone to get it first. Now I can’t leave!" Bu Zheng looked at the furnace, feeling a bit regretful. He was eager to collect the money.

"Xiuying..."

"What?"

"Help me collect the money. Here’s the betting slip with the name and address of the betting house." Bu Zheng handed the slip to Xiuying while asking her to collect the bet.

"I’m busy!" Xiuying directly refused. You don’t even treat me to a good meal, why should I help you?

"Please..." Bu Zheng looked at Xiuying with a weak expression.

"Alright, give it to me!" Xiuying suddenly changed her mind, not because Bu Zheng begged her, but because she thought, since Bu Zheng won’t treat me, I’ll treat myself.

At this moment, Bu Zheng didn’t suspect anything and handed the slip to Xiuying.

"Let me see, how much is it... heavy... heavy..." When Xiuying saw the bet, she couldn’t speak. This was the so-called heavy bet?

"Damn it, tell me, you placed a heavy bet on me!"

"Of course, a heavy bet. Didn’t you see?" Bu Zheng said naturally, pointing to the slip as if it really said "heavy bet."

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