Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 152 Priceless Treasure!

Outside the window, it was already night.

The three rested on the ground for a while before getting up and walking to the dressing mirror to examine it carefully.

Luo Qingfeng reached out and touched it, saying, "The entrance should have disappeared."

Tang Wu also reached out and touched it, then carefully observed the other parts for a while before frowning and saying, "We have to take this dressing mirror back, otherwise we won't be able to explain ourselves."

Luo Qingfeng quickly said, "There's something wrong with this table too."

As he spoke, he forcefully lifted one of the table legs, and several roots immediately appeared underneath.

The two of them looked at it and were immediately filled with astonishment.

"This table... is it alive?" Nightingale asked.

Luo Qingfeng released his grip and nodded: "It is indeed alive. All four table legs have taken root, and the innermost table leg has even sprouted. I don't know if it's because of the alternate dimension in the mirror, or some other reason."

Tang Wu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's leave it for now. I'll go back and report to the academy later, and have the others come with me to handle this."

He then pondered, "No wonder the demon inside can come out and harm people. If this table were alive, some demons could possess it."

Luo Qingfeng suddenly said again, "Captain, could you please not tell the hospital about my coming here?"

If this mission succeeds, Nightingale will have enough merit points to leave the South Academy permanently.

He didn't want any more complications or unexpected events to occur.

Nightingale quickly pleaded, "Captain, is it alright? Although it might be risky, but... if..."

Tang Wu didn't hesitate and nodded, "Okay, I won't tell anyone. Although I don't want you to leave the South Academy, I still want to see you happy. Besides, if it weren't for A-Feng, we would probably all have died in there. I definitely want to repay this life-saving grace. A little risk is nothing. Even if the academy finds out, they can just punish me by taking away a few months' worth of rewards. I'm not afraid."

Then she smiled at Luo Qingfeng and said, "We're even now, so you can't take advantage of my kindness anymore."

Luo Qingfeng quickly said, "Thank you, Captain."

Tang Wu smiled and said, "Alright, we should go now. Afeng, you go first. Nightingale and I need to go out and call the others over. There should still be disciples from the Southern Academy in and around this mansion. After all, they haven't found the two of us yet, and they're probably still searching."

"Then, we discussed how to lie in a way that would seem plausible. Girls discussing lies obviously don't want you to see it."

As she spoke, she laughed again.

Luo Qingfeng thanked her again, then looked at the girl beside her and said, "Sister Nightingale, see you tomorrow night?"

The nightingale turned her face away and ignored him.

Tang Wu feigned curiosity and asked, "What are you planning to do tomorrow night?"

Nightingale's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly glared at someone, saying, "Hurry up and leave!"

Luo Qingfeng didn't linger. He walked to the window, observed carefully for a while, then climbed out of the window and jumped out along the corner of the wall.

After his cultivation level increased, he also awakened the supernatural power of clairvoyance. Now, his eyesight, hearing, and other senses are extremely sharp.

The rustling of the wind and grass, people's breathing, and the flapping of animals' wings could all be heard clearly.

He simply climbed over the wall and left the Zhang residence.

Then they hurried along the dark alleyway toward Senior White's residence.

Patrol teams occasionally walk by on the street.

He could easily dodge them.

Before long, they entered the wide alley and then went in through the back door.

He had already put on the mask beforehand.

He thought he would have to explain, but the guard at the back gate saw him and said before he could speak, "Go in quickly, Granny Ning just came to give you some instructions."

Luo Qingfeng was taken aback upon hearing this, cupped his hands in greeting, and quickly left, secretly wondering about the situation.

He didn't even take off his mask; he just let me in.

Unless Granny Ning had been waiting outside the Zhang residence for a long time and saw him return wearing a mask.

He had only walked a short distance when he heard the two guards behind him whispering to each other.

"This pretty boy probably feels ashamed, wearing a mask in the middle of the night to cover his face. I don't know how Miss Jiu could have fallen for him."

"Oh, Miss Jiu is a goddess-like figure. There isn't a single woman more beautiful than her in the entire Wangxing City. So many princes and nobles have come to propose to her, but she has rejected them all. How could she fall for such a boy? And she even openly brought him home and started living with him... It's simply unbelievable."

Luo Qingfeng didn't listen any further and quickly left, thinking to himself: Senior Bai using me to shield me from the wedding will definitely anger some people and cause me trouble. But Senior Bai has been kind to me and helped me so much, so even if this matter is dangerous, I have no choice but to do it.

Things should be fine once Senior White leaves.

At worst, he could just say that Senior White suddenly didn't like him anymore and dumped him.

As for how others might laugh at him, there's nothing he can do about it.

With that thought in mind, he returned to the courtyard.

The courtyard was quiet and deserted.

The room was lit by a dim, yellowish light.

The windows were closed, and the view inside was hazy and unclear.

Grandma Ning should be here too, right?

He went up into the corridor and said from outside the door, "Senior Bai, this junior has returned."

After a moment, Bai Ruofei's calm voice came from above the room: "Come in."

Luo Qingfeng pushed open the door, then closed it. He walked to the door of the room next door and said, "Senior Bai, may I come in?"

He was afraid the other person was sleeping, or changing their dressing, or that their clothes were disheveled.

Bai Ruofei ignored him.

Luo Qingfeng gently pushed open the door, stood at the door for a few seconds, then took off his shoes and went inside.

An oil lamp was lit in the room, warmth wafted from the fireplace, and incense burned in the incense burner.

Bai Ruofei, dressed in a plain white dress, was sitting quietly on the couch reading a book. Her long, black hair was draped loosely behind her, and her slender feet in white socks were faintly visible beneath the hem of her dress.

Luo Qingfeng looked around but didn't see Granny Ning.

He walked to the bedside, about to speak, when Bai Ruofei looked up at the mask on his face and asked, "What happened to your face?"

Luo Qingfeng was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm disfigured."

Bai Ruofei paused for a moment, her cool and beautiful face revealing no other emotions, and said calmly, "Let me see."

Luo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment: "It's a bit scary. I'm afraid it will frighten you, senior."

Then he pointed to his neck and said, "It's even scarier than this."

Bai Ruofei glanced at his neck and calmly said, "Take it off."

Luo Qingfeng had no choice but to raise his hand and slowly remove the mask from his face, revealing an ugly and terrifying face.

Bai Ruofei gazed at her quietly for a moment, then asked, "Did you look at yourself in the mirror?"

Luo Qingfeng nodded: "I've seen it."

When he first came out of the other dimension, he saw it immediately and it was truly ferocious and terrifying, which is why he put on the mask.

Bai Ruofei looked into his eyes and asked, "Aren't you sad?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Of course I'm sad, but since it's already happened, there's no use being sad. I've decided to focus on my cultivation and try to avoid scaring people in the future."

Bai Ruofei looked at the wound on his face and fell silent.

Luo Qingfeng asked cautiously, "Senior, would you look down on me?"

Bai Ruofei said: "Yes."

Luo Qingfeng said calmly, "Then I won't go upstairs to scare you anymore. If you really have to go, wear a mask and wrap your neck with something."

Bai Ruofei did not speak again.

Luo Qingfeng sighed and said, "I'm afraid that when Senior Bai's family wants to see me, they'll laugh at him even more if they see me like this..."

Bai Ruofei's gaze shifted, and she stared into his eyes, saying, "Haven't you thought about yourself?"

Luo Qingfeng asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Bai Ruofei said calmly, "If you are disfigured, people will laugh at you and talk about you behind your back. Moreover, if you go around flirting with other girls, they may not pay attention to you anymore."

Luo Qingfeng said nonchalantly, "I'll just pretend I don't hear what others are saying or laughing at. I live my own life, not for others to see. As for womanizing, Senior Bai, I'm a respectable person and never engage in such behavior, so I don't care."

Bai Ruofei turned her face away, looking at the book in her hand, and ignored him.

Luo Qingfeng had many questions in his mind that he needed her to answer.

After thinking carefully for a moment, he took out a wooden box, opened the lid to reveal a bright red round bead, and asked, "Senior, do you recognize this?"

Bai Ruofei turned her head and glanced at it, then was immediately taken aback: "Fire Spirit Orb?"

"Fire Spirit Orb?"

Luo Qingfeng asked with curiosity, "What is it used for? I found it inside a demon. The demon was hiding in a volcano and could spit out this bead to fight."

"A volcano? That must be it."

Bai Ruofei stretched out her slender, snow-white hand, and the crimson bead actually spun and floated to her palm.

"It is a spiritual object nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth, belonging to the innate treasures. It can dispel cold and nourish the body, can be used to refine weapons, and can also be used in battle. However, its most important use is in alchemy. Using its flames to refine pills, the success rate of ordinary pills is 100%, the success rate of high-grade pills is 99%, and the success rate of spiritual pills is over 80%, making the pill-making rate extremely high."

Luo Qingfeng looked at the Fire Spirit Orb slowly spinning in her hand and said, "So, in the eyes of alchemists, it's priceless?"

Bai Ruofei looked at him and said, "Priceless treasure. Whether in the eyes of alchemists or in the eyes of others. So, you'd better not tell anyone."

As he spoke, the Fire Spirit Orb in his palm slowly spun again and flew back into the wooden box.

Luo Qingfeng was taken aback for a moment, then quickly handed the brocade box over again: "Senior Bai, since you are skilled in alchemy and pill refining, I'll give it to you."

Bai Ruofei was slightly taken aback, stared at him for a while, and said, "It is a priceless treasure. If you take it to the academy, you can exchange it for countless Xuan Gold and cultivation resources."

Luo Qingfeng placed it directly on the table in front of her and said, "I'm not stupid. If I were to take out such a priceless treasure, it would definitely cause trouble. Moreover, there would be a lot of trouble later, such as people asking me where I got it, and they might even suspect that I have better treasures on me. Otherwise, why would I be willing to take out such a priceless treasure to sell? At that time, I estimate that I will soon die in some corner."

Bai Ruofei paused for a moment: "Then you can keep it yourself and take it out when you have the strength."

Luo Qingfeng shook his head: "It's useless for me to have it. Besides, what kind of strength is truly considered real? No matter how high your cultivation level is, there will always be someone with a higher cultivation level than you. You can only eat as much as your appetite can handle. With my current strength, I dare not accept such a precious treasure. I'm really afraid of dying."

Bai Ruofei glanced at the scar on his face again and said calmly, "If you were truly afraid of death, you wouldn't have gone to save her. Even if you had, you wouldn't have ended up like this."

Luo Qingfeng said calmly, "There are some people for whom I would be willing to die even if I knew I would."

Bai Ruofei did not speak again.

She paused, put away the wooden box on the table, then looked up at him and said, "Since you gave me something, how about I give you something in return?"

Luo Qingfeng asked, "What is it?"

Bai Ruofei looked at him but did not answer.

(End of this chapter)