Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 239 Sincere Compensation

Almost reflexively, Qiu Ci immediately activated the psionic machine in her hand and stored the lightning bolt into it. Only after storing it did she realize that it was not heavenly lightning, but ordinary lightning magic, and not very strong at that. Obviously, the other party was only using it as a deterrent and had no intention of harming her.

She looked up and saw a man standing in mid-air. He was dressed in a simple blue robe, looked extremely young, had a tall and handsome figure, and exuded a gentle and refined scholarly air, just like a student from an academy, if he hadn't been glaring at her angrily.

"You have the aura of residual pills on you. You ate the immortal-grade pills I just refined!" Immortal Venerable Qinghe pointed at her and questioned her with certainty.

"Uh..." Qiu Ci froze for a moment. Oh no, the owner of the lost item has come looking for her. "Um... if I said that the pill just ran into my mouth by itself, would you believe me?" She really didn't intend to eat it directly at the time.

"Still trying to argue!" It was clear that the other party didn't believe him, and lightning magic gathered in his hands again, as if he wanted to attack directly.

"Master?" Realizing that the tribulation had ended, Juanshan rushed over, followed by a group of immortals from the Immortal Realm. They were all visibly taken aback when they saw the two facing off.

“Qing… Qinghe Immortal Venerable!” Juanshan didn’t recognize him, but the immortals behind him had clearly seen the person in the sky before, and their eyes were filled with shock.

After a while, the immortals remembered to pay their respects. They first bowed to Qiu Ci in unison, and then turned to bow to the person in the air, saying, "Greetings, Immortal Venerable! Greetings, Immortal Venerable Qinghe!"

Qinghe? Isn't that the name of the Immortal Venerable of the Southern Immortal Realm? It seems that the dog is quite good at picking people; it snatched a big one right away.

Qinghe in the air seemed even more surprised than her. He glanced at her in astonishment before withdrawing his hand seal. "You are the Immortal Venerable Chu who replaced Linghua and Muxi?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be." Qiu Ci nodded directly in acknowledgment. He wouldn't want to avenge the two of them, would he?

Surprisingly, Qinghe's expression remained unchanged, showing no intention of standing up for the two. Even his anger at having his pills stolen had subsided somewhat. He looked her up and down, a hint of wariness rising in his eyes. "Even if you are the new Immortal Venerable of the Eastern and Western Regions, directly stealing my newly refined pills is far too domineering. Do you intend to take over my Southern Immortal Realm as well?"

"I don't have that plan." She shook her head directly.

"In that case, doesn't Immortal Venerable Chu think he should give me an explanation for this matter?" Qinghe asked, frowning.

"Um..." Qiu Ci scratched his head awkwardly. Why did the host have to pay for the system's actions? "The pill incident was really an accident, actually..."

Just as she was about to explain, the familiar, mischievous voice echoed in her mind once again.

[Ding! Someone has dared to question the system's reward distribution mechanism. This system rewards rewards based on its own merit; who dares to question that? New mission issued: Host, go! Crush him!]

"Shut up!" This is all your fault.

[Maintaining the host's dignity is everyone's responsibility! *Ding!* The self-service reward system is offline. The romance strategy system is at your service. A new romance target has been discovered...]

"Damn system, stop!" If you want to activate the erasure, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush. "Do you believe I'll shut you down right now?" There's already enough trouble here, why are you adding to this mess?

[Sobbing... Woman, whose mission do you think you're refusing? You're refusing a mission from a divine authority. I admit, you've successfully caught the attention of this authority.]

"..." No, what kind of domineering CEO act is this dog going through now?

Qiu Ci could no longer hold back. She used her immortal power to seal off a certain erratic little dumpling in her sea of ​​consciousness and manually muted it, which finally calmed it down.

Qinghe Immortal Venerable is still waiting for her explanation.

She was in the wrong to begin with, and this Qinghe Immortal was clearly different from Linghua and Muxi; he was a reasonable person. Qiu Ci couldn't really go up and beat him up, so she could only welcome him to the main hall and try her best to explain.

Half an hour later... "Immortal Venerable Chu, do you mean that your magic weapon just went out of control, which is why it traveled tens of thousands of miles from the Western Immortal Realm and just happened to fly to my Southern Immortal Realm, and just happened to steal the pills I just refined, and then just happened to return safely, and more importantly, the pills even flew into your mouth on their own?" Immortal Venerable Qinghe said.

"Uh...yes!" What else could she say besides nodding? She couldn't very well say that it was the damn system acting up and had nothing to do with her.

Qinghe: "..."

Juanshan: "..."

The entire hall fell silent. The other person's face clearly said, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

Qiu Ci herself felt that this explanation was a bit outrageous, and she thought that the other party would definitely lose their temper.

Qinghe sighed, but still patiently asked, "Alright, but I have lost a celestial-grade pill after all. How does Immortal Venerable Chu intend to handle this matter?"

"How about I compensate you?" Qiu Ci blurted out, as she had also practiced alchemy and such.

"Immortal Venerable Chu is joking. That is a Celestial Grade Pill." Qinghe frowned and kindly explained, "The Celestial Realm's alchemy is divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Only those above the fourth grade are Celestial Grade, and I am currently the only Celestial Grade Alchemist in the entire Celestial Realm." She found an identical pill to compensate him.

Qiu Ci's lips twitched. That brat really knows how to pick; he picked the highest quality one right away. No wonder he was able to advance two major realms in a row. She hasn't even reached university level yet, so she really can't achieve that.

"How about I compensate you with something else?"

"Oh, what does Immortal Venerable Chu intend to offer in return?"

“Anything is fine,” Qiu Ci said directly. “As long as you like it, you can choose any treasure trove from the Eastern or Western Immortal Realms.” After all, it’s not hers.

"..." This time it was Qinghe's turn to be stunned, looking at her in disbelief. He thought that at most the other party would compensate him with a celestial-grade magic weapon or a top-grade immortal plant, but he didn't expect her to be so generous, actually wanting to open the treasure vault and let him choose whatever he wanted. He was quite surprised for a moment.

"What? Not enough?" Qiu Ci thought he was not satisfied, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Then how about I give you them all? I don't need them anyway." She was being sincere.

"..." No, you're serious.

"Juanshan, do you have the treasure vault token?" Qiu Ci turned to look at the old man Juanshan beside her.

“I put it in the side hall,” Juanshan replied.

"Let's go get it."

"okay."

Seeing that the two were really going to get the treasure vault token, Qinghe finally realized what was going on.

"Wait!" He quickly stopped the two of them. "There's no need to be so sincere."

Why do I feel inexplicably guilty? It's true that he lost the pills and wanted an explanation, but he never intended to empty someone's treasure trove.

"Alas, I was too cautious. Actually, I didn't come here for any so-called compensation." Qinghe sighed and decided to cut to the chase, saying directly, "I have a favor to ask of you, Immortal Venerable Chu, please help me out for the sake of the pills."

"..."