Star Trace Gate

Chapter 681: Cultivating the body and thinking about the way out

Twenty-two days later, in the early morning, it was past midnight.

The bright morning sun filled the Qinghe Academy, birds chirped, flowers smelled fragrant, and even the air was sweet. Ren Ye walked out of a makeshift bathing shed in the backyard, his long hair wet and draped over his shoulders, his skin crystal clear, white and rosy, like a newborn baby.

He exuded an inexplicable grassy fragrance all over his body, and the star core in his abdomen also glowed with a faint emerald green light. His every move and gesture attracted birds from the trees to fly down to him, chirping, and densely packed on his shoulders.

"Stop it, I want to eat."

He raised his hand to shoo away the birds on his shoulder, but after trying twice, the birds flew back to him as soon as they saw him let go, and would not leave no matter how hard he tried.

This "vision" happened about five days ago. On that day, he was hunted by the one-legged chicken and a beautiful mermaid in the "Land of Mountains and Rivers". His body was destroyed to the limit, so he actually refined a little bit of the "Green Emerald of Life" obtained from his ancestral land.

Since then, his body has transformed, his blood and qi are as vigorous as a beast, and his self-healing ability is extremely strong. Every time he enters the land of mountains and rivers and is beaten to a pulp, he only needs to rest for a day to recover, and he doesn't even need to take elixirs anymore.

Moreover, because he had refined a little bit of life green, his body had become a treasure, and his life breath was extremely strong, so he would often attract birds and beasts to approach him instinctively. The smaller ones liked to stand on his shoulders or hover over his head; and the larger ones would often sniff the center of his buttocks and reveal eager eyes...

Whenever he saw a large exotic beast following him in the mountains and rivers, he wanted to turn around and ask, "Dashachun, what are you doing?!"

In the past twenty days, Ren had entered the land of mountains and rivers nine times, and fought against four kinds of abnormal beasts. At first, he would go in once and rest for two days; later, he would go in once and rest for one day...

By now, he could run away most of the time and fight back very rarely when facing those ferocious beasts that were so powerful that they were beyond description.

As for counterattack or victory...that was something he didn't even dare to think about.

Ren Ye had already tasted it, those beasts were at least the top level of the fourth level, and they must have sealed their own power. Because every time Ren Ye got stronger, they would also get stronger, always maintaining the attitude of humiliating, mocking and playing with him...

However, even though he was beaten to a pulp, and nine classes + meals cost him a total of 2.97 million Star Sources, he was still grateful to Xu Qingyan in his heart.

Although these beasts were probably just evolved from the Mountain and River Pen, they were all very important and were legendary. They fed Ren Ye punches together and tempered his body. The team of this "teacher" was so luxurious that it was shameless and many people could not afford it.

Obviously, this is a "great opportunity" bought with money, and it will definitely be a huge profit.

Ren Ye walked to the front of the main room, bent down and sat on a wooden chair, and shouted loudly: "Where is my meal?! It's late, late! Mr. Xu, can you have a little service attitude?! Next time you do this... I will ask you to issue an invoice!"

Xu Qingyan was wearing a cloth shirt and a dirty apron. He was holding a half-meter-high rice bucket in his right hand and said as if he was going to feed a pig: "Hey, here I come. Here I come. The rice is already prepared and kept warm in the lunch box. What are you yelling about?!"

As he spoke, he put the rice bucket on the square table, turned around and went back to get four plates of delicious dishes, both cold and hot.

At first glance, these four dishes don't look very good, but they are full of fragrance and make people drool. Ren has eaten nine meals here, and he feels more and more that Mr. Xu's teaching is a bit of a waste of talent. If he opens a restaurant in Huaxia Food Country, he will definitely be able to go public in a year.

His cooking is really delicious, and the ingredients he uses are also very "fresh", and Ren can't tell what they are. For example, the braised meatballs in front of him, although there are only two, are as big as lion's heads, the meat is chewy, and there are tendons wrapped with blood vessels inside, which can burst if you bite hard.

After he ate it once, he wanted the other party to make it again, but Mr. Xu said that this thing was limited and not that easy to get.

It wasn't until today that the other party did it for the second time.

Ren Ye looked at the dishes on the table, his appetite aroused, and he directly used a wooden basin to serve the rice. He asked curiously: "What are these meatballs made of? Why do I feel like I'm addicted to them?!"

"This is not something that is made, it's something that is...natural." Mr. Xu was too lazy to explain: "Eat quickly and stop asking so many questions."

"Oh!"

Ren was already extremely hungry, so he just nodded slightly and started to swing his tornado chopsticks and eat rice. His appetite has increased dramatically recently. He eats half a bucket of rice in one meal, which is the amount of more than a dozen adults. However, he eats less vegetables, four plates are enough. If he eats more, he will feel overnourished and even feel hot all over in the middle of the night. Occasionally, he would think of Tang Feng's delicate skin and the Taoist talisman behind his buttocks that invites him in.

"Oh, I've eaten all of this."

Soon, a gentle and pleasant voice came from inside the door, and Mrs. Xu, wearing a green robe and a high bun, walked out with a graceful figure.

Ren also looked back and called out vaguely, "Meet Madam Xu."

"Oh, madam, why are you up so early? It's a little cold now, you should go slowly..." Mr. Xu once again showed an impotent and humble expression, trotted to the steps, and habitually stretched out his hand to support her.

Mrs. Xu walked lightly to the square table, twisting her waist, and sat down gracefully.

Ren also glanced at her and thought, bad, there will be a "knife" today too.

"Giggle...!"

Madam Xu smiled and said slowly, "Qingyan, after the emperor leaves today, you should return the rouge and powder you bought yesterday."

"Why, ma'am? I think the watercolor is bright in color and has a unique style, which suits your stunning beauty just right." Xu Qingyan replied in a flattering manner.

"It's not brightly colored, it's just some crude and vulgar powder." Mrs. Xu looked at him with resentment and complained, "I told you, the times have changed. You can't make much money by teaching. If you want to be a profiteer, you have to be shameless and sell at a high price, so that you can support your family. Otherwise, why would you let your wife at home use these junk from the street stalls...!"

Ren Ye ate his meal while quietly watching Mrs. Xu's "performance".

Mrs. Xu was born with a face as beautiful as jade and charming. Her round face was slightly flushed, her skin was as smooth as a baby's, and her narrow and long phoenix eyes showed a sense of laziness that was unique to mature women. Her red lips were moist and plump, just like a ripe peach, which aroused people's reverie.

She had a slender waist and a graceful figure, with her delicate feet faintly visible under her skirt. Just by sitting there, she was so beautiful that one would easily feel ashamed of themselves and dare not look directly at her.

In terms of looks alone, she and the elegant and handsome Xu Qingyan are a perfect match. When they were young, they might have been famous and envied by the world. But in their old age...these two standing together are not good people.

Madam Xu usually didn't see guests, nor did she go to the academy. Even when she met a supernatural being who came to the inner courtyard to ask for advice, she would always be polite and decent. But her attitude towards Ren Ye was a little teary, and she often said some weird words full of hints of bribery... It was as if she had seen a fat sheep and she would be sorry for her IQ if she didn't kill it.

However, what is Ren's emotional intelligence? He considered that Xu Qingyan was a little too henpecked, and even if Madam Xu whispered a little, he would not even dare to breathe, so... before the training was completed, he decided to cooperate with the other party and appear as a "prey", and finally achieve a double counterattack in terms of economy and IQ.

"Ahem...!"

Ren Ye finished the last grain of rice in a hurry, then wiped his mouth and said, "Madam Xu! You are so right. How can this vulgar powder match your peerless beauty? Don't worry, I will come to class the day after tomorrow and bring you some of the best rouge and powder in Gutan City. I can even ask my black slave craftsman to specially prepare a powder made of exotic flowers and plants and natural treasures for you. I guarantee that you will look 20 years younger once you put it on!"

Seeing how sensible he was, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but chuckle, "Haha, to me, being 20 years younger is the same as not being younger at all."

"Excuse me, how old are you?" Ren was also a little curious.

"She should be older than your great-grandmother." Mrs. Xu smiled brightly, as if she was joking half-seriously.

"You have taken good care of yourself. You look like a girl of 18 or 19..." When Ren Ye was in the system, he once deceived the wife of the deputy director, who weighed more than 200 pounds, into believing from the bottom of her heart that her beauty was comparable to that of Fan Bingbing, which resulted in her entering menopause three years later than others.

After dinner, he provided Mrs. Xu with about twenty points of emotional value and then stood up to leave.

Xu Qingyan escorted Ren Ye out of the dragon gate, and with his hands behind his back, he warned him, "You must not interrupt. Come back at the latest in two days."

"I see."

"Okay, go ahead." Xu Qingyan prepared to close the door.

"Wait a moment……!"

Ren also waved his hand to stop him, and suddenly asked with a smile: "Sir, there are at least 800 people who come here to study. Why do you only teach me and treat me differently?"

"Because you have Star Source." Xu Qingyan replied very truthfully.

"No. With the magical power of the Mountain and River Pen, even a fourth-rank or even fifth-rank master will surely gain something from it. Even if you charge one million Star Sources for a class, I think the door of Qinghe Academy will probably be broken down." Ren also shook his head and commented.

The breeze blew on Xu Qingyan's face, and his hair flew. He stood inside the door, thought carefully, and said seriously: "It's for money, and more for the reputation after death. You are the emperor of mankind. If I teach you, even a hundred years later, you will definitely be remembered in history. Although I sold all my knowledge and taught you this class, I got a great reputation in Gutan City in return. I am admired and respected everywhere. I am just a poor scholar who has been exiled for many years... If I can have this reputation, what else can I ask for?! I will die without regrets...!"

What he said made sense and was very true, but Ren still didn't believe it. He thought it was an excuse, but there was no need to ask further.

Ren Ye clasped his fists slightly and said, "Then I wish you a great reputation in the migration area."

“Hahaha… I also wish you can master both physical and magical skills as soon as possible and become invincible in the world.” Xu Qingyan laughed heartily, his thin figure seeming to disappear into the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere in the courtyard, under the bright morning sun.

……

In the morning, in the bunker of the Gutan Sect’s secret realm.

Just as Ren Ye was about to go find Wang Changfeng, he saw Chun Ge coming to his room with a smile.

He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

Chun Ge and the other eight people were also tricked into the Gutan Sect Star Gate by Master Chu Dao, and at the beginning, they and Ren Ye and others also had a conflict with the Wanxiang Sect. Although he looks rough, he is upright and righteous.

After more than 20 days of contact, Ren also found that he was a down-to-earth person, and he liked making friends with down-to-earth people the most.

"Nothing, I just came to see you." Chun Ge bared his white teeth, bent over and sat on the wooden chair, revealing a very ambiguous expression.

Ren also blinked, "Why are you smiling like you're going to charge? What's wrong?"