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Chapter 305 Master and Disciple [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

In the end, Rii Sakura only managed to get a warm red color, but still couldn't come up with a clear explanation.

Before separating from Zhao Yingkong, their memories were completely synchronized... This even included many complex emotions.

She kept it a secret from others simply because her younger sister had finally been found again, escaped that tragic fate, and was now living a happy life...

Risaku Sora didn't want any more complications.

Earlier, Li Yingkong had always wanted to do something for Fang Ge to repay this huge favor.

Who could have imagined that in just one interlude of the Legend of the Gods and Demons... the opponent would far surpass him.

Unlike those support staff who can contribute to the team by doing manual labor, she is simply a pure combatant.

But in the world of Chinese Paladin, she only dealt with Zhao Zhuikong and Adam...

In the battle against Baiyue, he only went to collect the rewards. Even if Zheng Zha were alone, Baiyue would have been killed on the spot.

By carefully considering the team's contributions and benefits, Riyo Sora can easily draw a conclusion.

She is not as strong as Zheng Zhaqiang, nor as capable of handling logistics as Chu Xuan.

Whether it's the Four Swords of Zhuxian, the Demon Realm Fruit, or the empowerment of the Light of the Mind, it goes without saying... After being reborn, what wasn't done under Fang Ge's care?
These favoritisms can perhaps be explained by the fact that they benefited from the popularity of Little Apple...

However, for Riyo Sora, the favors she received kept snowballing until they became too deep to be reversed.

Fang Ge is already so strong that he can take on the entire Zhongzhou team by himself. Li Yingkong can't think of anything she can do for him anymore.

"What do you think I should do?" Riyo Sora asked her disciple vaguely.

"What kind of logic is it for a master to ask a disciple a question?"

Jing Xi continued swinging her sword without stopping, maintaining perfect posture and replying in a calm tone.

Half a year has passed since Jingxi joined the Qionghua Sect.

Jingxi's personality is not significantly different from Jinxi's, except that because she is only twelve years old, she is more playful... In other aspects, she still appears dignified, steady, gentle and elegant.

According to the Jing family, their daughter has an abnormal constitution and often experiences coldness emanating from her, making it impossible for her to play with other children her age.

Therefore... her favorite things to do are reading books and listening to stories.

This is also an important factor in Fang Ge's choice to have the impoverished writer and the two young literary girls as her guardians.

Since Zhao Yingkong and Zhan Lan are both members of the "Five Heroes of Bricklaying," the remaining points can only be exchanged for a little over a thousand days.

On the contrary, Li Yingkong still has more than 20,000 reward points left... In addition, she also needs to hone her micro-level skills and strive to break through to the Saintly Realm.

Therefore, after a brief discussion, the three decided that Risaka Sora would be responsible for half of the teaching practice, while the other two would each be responsible for a quarter.

To date, Riyo Sakura has spent more than three months with her, and through exchanging ideas on "youthful pain literature," they have become quite familiar with each other.

"A disciple doesn't have to be inferior to his master, and a master doesn't have to be more virtuous than his disciple..." Riyo Sora said with a smirk.

Jing Xi sheathed her sword, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then slowly said, "...How can I offer advice when I don't know the whole story?"

"Intuition, use your intuition to make suggestions!" Risakuya urged.

She was too embarrassed to seek advice from Zhan Lan or Zhao Yingkong, so Jing Xi became the only option.

Even though only a small part of her memories had returned... Kosei still instinctively trusted her advice.

“I think that person probably never considered personal relationships or benefits.” Jing Xi frowned her beautiful brows and offered her advice: “According to Master, Master should have been completely useless long ago… but he is still willing to continue to help Master.”

"What you said is true, but it really hurts..." Riyo Sora said irritably.

"Then it's meaningless for Master to get caught up in social obligations... because the other party doesn't consider it a [valuable thing]."

Jing Xi nodded calmly, like a little adult: "It's like when the emperor gives a palace maid a few dozen taels of silver, he certainly doesn't expect the palace maid to repay him."

"...Why is that?" Riyo Sora felt she was getting closer to the answer.

"Whether the emperor has that silver or not, he will still be the emperor; it won't make any difference. But if the palace maids have that silver, they can greatly improve their lives."

"The two people have different definitions of these things, and your feelings cannot reflect the other person's thoughts."

Jingxi put her hands on her hips and analyzed, "Perhaps it's just the interest of someone in a higher position, and there shouldn't be any deeper meaning... If I really had to say, he might like or appreciate you."

Does he like me?

Riyoku tugged at her cheek with her fingers, and the slight pain confirmed that she was not dreaming.

—When Sister Jinxi said that Fang Ge might like her, it must be pretty much true, right? Although, it might just be the kind of liking that otaku have for figurines, or that Jingye has for canaries.

—Could it be that Fang Ge has a preference for Da Lei? No, that can't be...

Li Yingkong's gaze was focused on Jingxi's chest, which best represented Fang Ge's aesthetic of "creating a person," but did not possess the common characteristics of the three team members.

This rude gaze made Jingxi feel offended.

"What are you looking at! Don't think you're so great just because you have a little bit of flesh on your chest! I'm ignoring you!" Jing Xi turned her head away angrily.

"Oh dear! This can't be explained in a few ounces..."

Li Yingkong stretched lazily, "Don't cultivate too fast, lest your lifespan increase too much and your physical growth be affected."

“…” A vein bulged on Jing Xi’s forehead. “I had already formed my Golden Core three days ago. Why didn’t you say so sooner?”

So fast?

"Wow, I thought you were still in the Foundation Establishment stage... You're amazing!"

Riyoko raised her hand and said, "I'll definitely tell you earlier next time, I swear to God!"

Today's conversation was very fruitful, with Riyo Sora stating that she will be a member of the Iron-Blooded Imaizumi faction from now on.

Zhao Yingkong? I'm not familiar with her at all!

In reality, because Riyo Sora subconsciously always looked down on herself for the S-level side quest she gave Fang Ge when she was paying off her debts, she described herself as "really useless."

If her description had been clearer, instead of so vague... Jingxi would have come to a completely different conclusion.

However, although the process was completely wrong, the result was actually partly correct.

Fang Ge truly didn't care how many resources Li Yingkong consumed, nor did he ever ask Li Yingkong to give anything in return.

But it's not because Fang Ge didn't care about the resources he invested.

They spent money on five or six A-level side quests in total. Even for the Central Continent Team, that's a considerable amount of team resources. It's definitely not a hasty relationship like the one between the Emperor and Silver.

The answer... is actually much simpler and more direct than Rii Sakura imagined.

(End of this chapter)