The game starts with the player being bound to Han Li, gaining access to all of the enemy's ass

The next day at dawn.

Before Han Li could even come to him, Han Chao, who had left a message for him, hurriedly used the maple leaf magic artifact given to him by the sect to head to the Transmission Pavilion.

With ten spirit stones paving the way, Senior Brother Wu, who was initially somewhat hesitant, immediately became like a servant, running around copying all the low-level spells that Han Chao was authorized to copy.

After obtaining the magic, Han Chao rushed to the Hundred Machines Hall. He originally thought that since he was far away from the sect, no one would do the job of supervising the absenteeism, but he never expected that it would be such a sought-after job!

Left with no other choice, Han Chao resorted to using spirit stones to pave the way. After throwing down ten spirit stones, he effortlessly secured a job as a supervisor of miners in the Yuanwu Kingdom.

After taking on the task of supervising absenteeism, I chatted with the senior brother who assigned the task and learned that supervising absenteeism was a job where one could embezzle. As long as one did not go too far, it was easy to embezzle dozens of spirit stones in a year.

The only thing to worry about is cultivation. Guarding the mine means you can't just go into seclusion and cultivate in peace, because you have to patrol every now and then and drive away any rats that have infiltrated.

However, this was not a problem for Han Chao, because he had no intention of cultivating in the first place. He chose the mine for two reasons: first, to practice his spells, and second, to be closer to Yuanwu Kingdom so that he could take some time to visit Xin Ruyin there.

As for Han Li, Han Chao didn't want to see him anymore. After the tearful scene the other day, Han Li really thought Han Chao was his relative. So the kid had been sticking to him for the past two days. Although he gave him a wake-up call last night, which temporarily brought him back to his senses, who knows if staying any longer would cause him to relapse into his old ways.

"I never expected Han Li to be such a family-oriented hero!" Han Chao thought to himself as he walked out of Baiji Hall, then twitched his lips.

"Big Brother!" Han Li's eyes lit up, and he rushed over, complaining, "Big Brother, why didn't you call me when you came to Hundred Machines Hall?"

"What do you want? A mere Qi Refining Level 8? You're not going to guard the mine with me, are you?" Han Chao waved the sign in annoyance, and under Han Li's astonished gaze, instructed, "Alright, you should focus on your cultivation and try to reach Qi Refining Level 13 as soon as possible. I've accepted a mission and I'm leaving immediately. See you later!"

After saying that, before Han Li could say anything more, Han Chao cupped his hands in greeting, took a few steps forward, summoned the maple leaf magic artifact, jumped onto it, and floated away.

"Big Brother's personality is really carefree." Han Li watched Han Chao leave with envy, then touched the small green bottle in his arms, thinking to himself, "I hope he can find a suitable job."

.......

One year later, in the Yuanwu Kingdom, at Biyun Mountain.

"That's not right. Didn't they say Xin Ruyin loves to brew spirit tea? We've almost used up all the tea leaves, so why haven't we seen her yet?" Inside a drafty teahouse, a young man in black robes looked anxious.

"Could it be that I remembered it wrong?" The young man touched his chin, looking frustrated.

The young man in black robes was Han Chao. He had been guarding the mine for a year now. During that year, besides practicing low-level spells and drawing talismans, he had also been building good relationships with his fellow disciples who were also guarding the mine.

After reluctantly giving up some spirit stones, he finally persuaded his fellow disciples a month ago to let him take over the patrol duties, while he finished his work for the year a month early and came to Biyun Mountain to wait for Xin Ruyin.

But to his utter surprise, he remained rooted here for a month, like an old tree, watching helplessly as a group of ancient old women plucked the tea trees clean like sheep shearing wool, without seeing a single cultivator, let alone Xin Ruyin, whom he longed for.

"Well, what a waste of time!" With a sigh, Han Chao downed his tea in one gulp and stood up, looking dejected.

If waiting passively for Xin Ruyin didn't work, he could only try his luck at the market. However, the market of Tianxing Sect was huge, several times the size of Huangfeng Valley's. Among so many cultivators, whether he could find Han Chao, a homebody, was entirely a matter of luck.

Han Chao casually tossed a silver coin onto the table, then swayed as he walked down the mountain with his hands behind his head.

On a mountain full of elderly women, the appearance of such an unconventional person naturally attracted the attention of two figures slowly walking down from the foot of the mountain.

"Miss, look at that person, he's so funny!"

Han Chao looked over at the sound and saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with a round face and a bun hairstyle, wearing a light green dress, supporting a pale-faced woman in her late twenties wearing a white shirt, who was looking at him with a grin.

"This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching for without any effort!" Han Chao's eyes lit up instantly.

"Xiaomei, don't be rude!"

Seeing Han Chao's undisguised possessive gaze, Xin Ruyin's already pale face turned even paler. After scolding Xiaomei, she pushed her away and, amidst Xiaomei's bewildered expression, bowed to Han Chao with her hands clasped together.

"Senior, please forgive me. My maid has only been cultivating for a short time and doesn't know anything about cultivation..." But before she could finish speaking, Han Chao interrupted her.

"No need for further words." Han Chao waved his hand domineeringly. "Of course I won't bother with a junior at the third level of Qi Refining. But you, though plain-looking, are like a blooming snow lotus. Your elegant and frail temperament is truly pitiful to behold!"

"Miss..."

Xiao Mei was terrified. She never expected that a joke would be made about a cultivator. Moreover, even with her young lady's Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation, she had to call him "senior." Xiao Mei could not fathom the extent of this person's cultivation.

"Senior, please don't joke." Xin Ruyin patted the frightened Xiaomei, a hint of helplessness on her sickly face, and said with a bitter smile, "With your cultivation level, you must be able to see that I am already exhausted and on my deathbed. How could such a frail body be worthy of your attention?"

"How do you know I'm not into that kind of thing?" Han Chao raised an eyebrow, intending to tease Xin Ruyin a bit more, but seeing her face turn from white to red, he worried that if he angered her to the point of premature death, he would have nowhere to cry.

"Alright, enough joking around, Xin Ruyin. I've been looking for you for a month. Let's find a place to talk."

"Senior, do you recognize me?" Xin Ruyin was taken aback.

Han Chao didn't reply to that question. Instead, he pointed around and spread his hands, saying, "This isn't a place to talk about. Let's go to your house. I'm sure there's a protective formation there, which will put your mind at ease."

Xin Ruyin gave Han Chao a deep look. "In that case, please, senior."

Not long after, in the bamboo hut where Xin Ruyin lived.

A steaming cup of spiritual tea was carefully brought over by Xiaomei. After setting the tea down, the little girl hopped to the side like a rabbit, as if she was afraid that Han Chao would eat her if she was late.

Han Chao was amused by her cautious manner. He picked up his teacup, blew on it, and then suddenly bared his teeth at her, startling the little girl so much that her hair stood on end.

"Senior, please stop teasing Xiaomei." Xin Ruyin now understood that the senior in the late stage of Qi Refining that she encountered on Biyun Mountain was most likely after her.

This gave her a very strange feeling.

Why do people always have designs on her when she's so sickly?

Qi Yunxiao is, and so is this senior!