Chapter 31: Something Unprecedented

  The medicine sold by Zhuge Mingyue triggered an event that she herself had never thought of.

  Here is the translation:

  It turned out that someone had posted a task with a very high reward. Two mercenary groups accepted this task at the same time. One was a C-level group, and the other was an E-level group. To know, the weakest mercenary group is indeed the E-level group, and every upgrade of the mercenary group is extremely difficult. The difference between E and C is not just one level, but also in terms of numbers, strength, experience, etc. However, this time's task was actually completed by the E-level mercenary group!

  This is unprecedented!

  That C-level mercenary group was called the Xia Lei Mercenary Group, and in Cang Feng City, they were also a well-known mercenary group. The captain only felt a surge of anger rush up, this is humiliating, this is a slap in the face! Their C-level mercenary group actually lost to a lowest-level mercenary group! Although he wasn't present, their mercenary group's strength was evident.

  Investigate! Investigate immediately, what's going on exactly.

  Soon, the news came out. The reason was simple, the other side had actually bought a bottle of agility potion with a very long duration! Ordinary agility potions only last for about a minute, but it's said that the one the other side bought lasted more than three minutes, playing a crucial role. At the final moment, the other side's people were like they had been injected with chicken blood, rushing over to grab the task item and then making a full retreat. The speed was incredibly fast!

  After wailing in the house for a whole day, the captain of the Xia Lei Mercenary Corps finally calmed down and immediately gave orders to the team members to find the person who sold the potion, they must be found. When did Cang Feng City have such a powerful alchemist, why was there no news? Such an alchemist, must be found before other forces do. At all costs, pull this alchemist over, if possible, get them to join their mercenary corps.

  The E-rank mercenary group also mobilized all its members, vowing to turn the entire city of Cangfeng upside down to find this powerful alchemist. The leader of the mercenary group knew that if they could recruit such an alchemist, their success rate in completing tasks would greatly increase, and upgrading the mercenary group's level would be just around the corner. The leader, who had initially scolded the team member who spent a lot of money on potions, was now patting him on the shoulder and praising him repeatedly. This was not just a matter of completing a task, but they had also surpassed the C-rank mercenary group in doing so. What a qualitative leap! What glory! How exciting! So, they must find that alchemist!

  The exchange had two groups of people squatting all day, staring intently at the people entering and exiting the exchange, almost as if they could spot a single flower. They had no choice but to use this method because the person in charge of registering medicines at the exchange was dazed early in the morning and didn't remember who came to sell the medicine. Later, when it was time to collect the money, it was paid by another staff member, so they didn't suspect anything. Then, the boss of the exchange saw the two mercenary group leaders take out glittering gold coins to buy information, but he couldn't make any money from this, and he was so angry that he wanted to strangle his two employees.

  Zhuge Mingyue and her group were completely unaware of the events in the city, and spent the entire holiday training in the Longshan Mountains. Summoning her magic pets was becoming more and more effortless, and her coordination with Wan Qi Chen and a few others was also becoming increasingly tacit. And Ling Feiyang's coordination with her was increasing day by day.

  "I'm hungry, let's eat!" After messing around on the outskirts of Xunlong Mountain Range and finding some herbs, Zhuge Mingyue's biological clock struck on time. Time to eat!

  Ling Feiyang and Xue Zihao stared at each other, both clenched their fists, glaring at each other, neither willing to give an inch.

  Suddenly, both of them shouted in unison: "Out!"

  Xue Zihao let out a mournful cry and slapped his own right hand: "Why did I have to throw scissors? Why? Why is that?"

  "Lost, hurry up and go find firewood." Ling Fei raised an eyebrow, sat down beside Zhuge Mingyue with a pleased expression, and waited calmly for the barbecue to be ready.

  "It's not fair." Xue Zihao looked at his right hand, muttering to himself, "It's not fair that I lose every time now, before I could still win a few times..." As he spoke, he went to pick up firewood.

  "Hey, what's your secret? Why do you win every time?" Zhuge Mingyue asked Ling Feiyang in a low voice.

  "It's not that I have a trick, but that Huo Zi is stupid. Haven't you noticed that every time he wants to throw scissors, his eyebrows will twitch? When he throws rock, he'll twist his shoulder. If neither of these actions appear, then it must be paper." Ling Fei Yang sneered with a sinister smile, lowering his voice as he spoke.

  Zhuge Mingyue smiled and said in a low voice: "Alright, I've taken note of it. From now on, bully him."

  "You're too wicked." Ling Feiyang muttered under his breath.

  "Hey, Haozi, I'll let you in on a secret. Feiyang always wins against you because..." Zhuge Mingyue shouted at the top of her lungs.

  "General Mingyue is wise and powerful, the best good person in the world!" Ling Feiyang immediately changed his words. Just kidding, if he said it out loud, how could he still win over Xue Zihao in the future?

  "What? What's going on?" Xue Zihao turned back, still holding a few branches in his hand.

  "Oh, nothing. I'm just telling you that every time Fei Yang wins against you, it's because he's lucky. Keep on gathering firewood with your efforts." Zhuge Mingyue said with a smile.

  Xue Zihao twitched the corner of his mouth and resignedly went to pick up firewood again.

  Ling Feiyang smiled, turning his head to look at Zhuge Mingyue sitting on a rock, swinging her feet back and forth, then glanced at Wan Qi Chen who was skillfully cooking wild game. He lifted his head, gazing through the gaps in the tree branches at the azure sky. In this moment, his heart felt extremely relaxed. During this period of time spent training with Zhuge Mingyue and others in the Xunlong mountain range, Ling Feiyang felt that he had experienced another kind of life. And such a life, sincerely speaking, was really great.

  "Come on, come on!" Just then, Xue Zihao's voice broke his train of thought. He followed the sound and saw Xue Zihao dragging a very thick tree trunk, walking towards him with great effort.

  "What's going on?" Ling Fei Yang jumped down from the rock and walked over, asking in confusion.

  "Draw your sword, draw your sword, and cut down this tree trunk." Xue Zihao sneered, pointing at the tree trunk on the ground.

  “……” Ling Feiyang was speechless for a moment, but he still drew out the sword on his back, slightly mobilized his energy, and chopped open the tree trunk. To put it nicely, it's called chopping branches, to put it bluntly, it's called splitting firewood. Calling the Great Land Swordsman splitting firewood, Xue Zihao was also a first in this household.

  Zhuge Mingyue watched Xue Zihao picking up firewood with relish, and then looked at Ling Feiyang chopping wood with a pained expression, couldn't help but smile. Actually, after getting to know Ling Feiyang better, she realized what kind of person he was. Rumors outside said he was a genius, but Zhuge Mingyue knew that the halo around him was inseparable from his own efforts. At home, she often heard the sound of Ling Feiyang practicing swordsmanship next door, and when they were out traveling, Ling Feiyang would also practice swordsmanship during their free time.

  Zhuge Mingyue had never asked Ling Feiyang why he was alone in Cangfeng City, nor did she ask why his sworn brother Luo Jingfeng didn't come. Because sometimes when Zhuge Mingyue saw Ling Feiyang alone, his face no longer wore the usual unruly smile, but a deep and quiet expression. During this time, Ling Feiyang seemed to get along well with everyone, especially Wan Qi Chen. Previously, Wan Qi Chen had been hostile towards him, but now they were extremely friendly. It was all because of that time in the mountains when Ling Feiyang saved him from the Thunder Eagle.

  "School is starting soon, it's really fast." Wan Xi Chen said while eating barbecue, "When school starts, we'll be promoted to the advanced class. However, Ming Yue, your current level can already graduate."

  "Not graduating, just drifting along." Zhuge Mingyue said with a mouthful of barbecue.

  "Fei Yang, what about you? You've already graduated from the Imperial Academy in the capital. What do you plan to do next?" asked Wan Xi Chen to Ling Fei Yang.

  "I'll follow my summoner wherever she goes. Wherever she goes, I go." Ling Fei Yang flashed a brilliant smile and replied succinctly.

  "Come on, you said it yourself. Follow me and you'll have meat to eat." Zhuge Mingyue tossed the bone in her hand and said with a smile.

  Wan Xi Chen and Xue Zi Hao exchanged a glance, also smiling: "Alright, count us in."

  "Let's go!" Zhuge Mingyue took another piece of roasted meat and nodded with a smile.

  No one had ever thought that the first summoner and her companions, who were almost joking at first, would go through thick and thin together, never giving up on each other, and finally rise to fame, standing at the highest point.

  ……

  It's been a few days since school let out, so Zhuge Mingyue and the others stopped going to Xunlong Mountain Range for training and stayed home to rest.

  It was early in the morning, and Zhuge Mingyue was still drowsy when the door was knocked loudly. Zhuge Mingyue thought to himself, "Could it be Wan Qi Chen?" No, that guy wouldn't dare come and disturb him even if he bought breakfast for himself, not even with twenty times more courage. Was it Ling Feiyang? Even less likely, that guy would just jump over the wall and knock on his window to wake him up for breakfast, why would he knock on the door?

  When Zhuge Mingyue got out of bed and opened the door, she saw a middle-aged man with an impatient face standing outside. It took her a while to come back to her senses. This person was a servant of the Zhuge family, who had come to deliver her living expenses! In recent days, she had almost forgotten that she still had this embarrassing identity. She was the illegitimate daughter of the Zhuge family!

  Digression

  I have something to attend to today and won't be updating again tonight. This is an automated update from my draft box.