Chapter 33: Thirty-three, lose money Chapter 33: Thirty-three, lose money Song Yan Ning quickly spotted a crystal stone in the corner and walked over to pick it up. Feeling the spiritual energy emanating from the stone, she hesitated over whether to absorb the spiritual energy within it.
After a long while, she pocketed the crystal stone and turned to leave the large cauldron. She had already absorbed the spiritual energy within the cauldron; the energy in this stone could be for him. Since she was working with him, it wouldn’t be fair for her to claim all the benefits. Of course, she would not be so polite if he weren’t a cultivator.
Seeing Song Yan Ning emerge, Qin Yushen gave her a slight smile. He had already dealt with the people who had rushed up wanting to snatch the crystal stone, though it had caused quite a stir. Even though this was a virtual world, there were rules, and since he had broken them, the police would naturally come looking for him.
Song Yan Ning approached Qin Yushen and handed him the crystal stone, “Take the crystal stone, let’s go complete our task.”
“Sure!” Qin Yushen smiled and nodded, taking the crystal stone from Song Yan Ning’s hand. He understood what she meant and felt the spiritual energy from the stone, which deepened his appreciation for her.
Just then, the sound of disorderly footsteps came from outside. Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen looked up to see more than a dozen police officers, armed with real guns and live ammunition, burst in and surround them.
Song Yan Ning raised an eyebrow at Qin Yushen. She wasn’t surprised by this outcome. This world wasn’t much different from the one outside; breaking into a museum to steal meant they were subject to the rules here.
Qin Yushen shrugged helplessly, “Let’s go!” Fortunately, their task was already complete, and there was no need to stay any longer. Even in a virtual world, he had no desire to start a fight.
“Right!” Song Yan Ning nodded her head, and with a thought, a wave of dizziness came over her.
Seeing a bright light before her eyes, Song Yan Ning opened them to find herself standing in front of the blue door they had entered through.
“Brother Yushen!”
“Doctor!” Song Yanxue and Ling Yu, seeing Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning, ran to them excitedly. After exiting their mission, they had been waiting here for them to come out.
“Brother Yushen, you’re finally out, I was so worried! Did the mission go smoothly?” Song Yanxue looked at Qin Yushen with concern, her eyes filled with a gentle light.
“Yes,” Qin Yushen responded indifferently, glancing at Song Yan Ning, “Remember our agreement, Doctor.”
Song Yan Ning sighed helplessly in her heart, “I will.” She knew there was no avoiding it now; even if Ling Yu didn’t reveal her identity, when she and Qin Yushen went to turn in the task, the system would display her code name. Unless she never entered the King Realm again, he would certainly be able to find her. Well, it was her own fault for agreeing.
Hearing this, Song Yanxue looked towards Song Yan Ning with suspicion and hostility in her eyes, “Who are you?” Brother Yushen actually came out with her, and what was the agreement Brother Yushen had just mentioned?
“Let’s go!” Song Yan Ning didn’t bother with Song Yanxue and said to Ling Yu beside her, then strode towards the Task Hall. Today’s youngsters were really precocious, understanding love at such a young age. It was a pity that it was a case of the Goddess is willing, but King Xiang is dreaming. Someone like Qin Yushen, even if he weren’t a cultivator, couldn’t be swayed by love.
“You!” Song Yanxue stamped her foot in anger, watching Qin Yushen follow Song Yan Ning. She bit her lip and hurried after them, “Brother Yushen, wait for me.” No matter who the other person was, Brother Yushen was hers—an understanding between both the Qin and Song families.
Brother Yushen was engaged to her ugly monster of a sister, but did that ugly monster deserve Brother Yushen? Besides, her ugly monster sister could never return to the Song Family because no one there would welcome her. For the Song Family, that ugly monster was a stain they would not recognize.
Her mother told her that the ugly monster would be coming back with her grandparents this time to celebrate her grandfather’s birthday. Her mother would seize this opportunity to cancel the engagement with the Qin Family. It was only a verbal agreement to begin with.
“What did he mean by ‘agreement’?” Ling Yu whispered in Song Yan Ning’s ear.
“I agreed to team up with him,” Song Yan Ning replied. Teaming up with Qin Yushen wasn’t entirely without benefits.
Ling Yu nodded, “You can’t just abandon me. I’m sticking with you.”
Song Yan Ning smiled and nodded. Ling Yu’s grandfather was an old friend of her grandfather; she would naturally take care of him.
After leaving the Emperor Realm, Song Yan Ning checked the time and discovered it was just past three in the morning. Her grandfather told her last night they would leave at five thirty in the morning, so there was still plenty of time.
Sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, Song Yan Ning entered a cultivation state. She hadn’t fully absorbed the spiritual energy she had drawn from the large cauldron. Thinking of the cauldron made her feel a bit regretful. If her current level of cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, she could have taken that cauldron with her. Even though small, it was still a space magical treasure. Even in the Demon World, such treasures were exceedingly rare.
After breakfast, Song Yan Ning followed her grandparents to the train station. They had the eight o’clock train tickets. Since there was a direct bus to the station nearby their village entrance, they were not in a hurry.
The train station was bustling with crowds everywhere.
“Xiao Ning, hold on tight to grandma. There are so many people at the station; if you get lost, you won’t be able to find us,” Li Meixiang held Song Yan Ning’s hand tightly while instructing her and followed Yang Lisheng to the boarding entrance.
“I know, Grandma,” Song Yan Ning obediently nodded.
Yang Lisheng also looked back at Song Yan Ning from time to time. With so many people at the station, he was really worried she might get lost in the crowd. Of course, what he feared most were kidnappers.
“You old fool, why don’t you watch where you’re going? Look how you’ve dirtied my clothes,” Yang Lisheng accidentally bumped into a woman in front of him, immediately causing her discontent.
“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” Yang Lisheng quickly apologized.
“This is a new outfit, costing several hundred. Now you’ve dirtied it; you’ll have to pay up,” the woman persisted.
Checking the time, Yang Lisheng asked, “How much do you want?” There were only fifteen minutes left to check in, and it would be too late to argue further. And indeed, it was his fault in the first place.
“Five hundred,” the woman snorted.
Yang Lisheng assessed her clothes, “Comrade, I’m not saying I won’t pay, but five hundred is way too much.” If he truly had damaged her clothes, he wouldn’t have refused compensation. However, her clothes were still intact; she was clearly trying to scam him, which seemed a bit excessive.