Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Squeak..."

He had barely opened the not-so-light temple door when a small face, as if trying to burrow into his arms, peered into the temple from under his armpits.

"What are you doing? I didn't take a shower yesterday!"

As he spoke, Zheng Jing handed the tea eggs and hot tea to the visitor.

"I don't care if you've washed or not, get out of the way!"

The visitor was not polite. With a tea egg in one hand and hot black tea in the other, he bent his knees and slipped under Zheng Jing's armpit into the temple.

After closing the temple gates again, Zheng Jing, determined not to work overtime without pay, turned around and looked at the figure looking around.

"What are you looking for? Do you think I have something you haven't seen before?"

"We're looking for something we've never seen before!"

Upon hearing Zheng Jing's question, Cao Xueqing turned around and glared at him.

"Tell me honestly, what are you hiding?"

"what?"

This stumped Zheng Jing.

He scratched his cheek, looking somewhat bewildered.

The woman in front of him, Cao Xueqing, was practically his childhood friend. They were in the same class from kindergarten to high school. It wasn't until college that they truly experienced for the first time that they couldn't find each other to pass the time together.

However, considering that both of them plan to return to Liquan City to work as fishermen after graduating from university, this relationship, which is usually referred to as childhood sweethearts, will probably continue.

"What could I possibly hide? You've almost finished all the O-brand milk I bought on sale last time, haven't you?"

"You didn't hide it? Then what's inconvenient for you?"

"I haven't taken a shower yet."

"What haven't I seen?"

“Miss Cao, we’ve crossed the line as brothers.”

"whispering sound."

With a slight pout, Cao Xueqing walked to the stone table in the front yard, placed a teacup on it, and sat down to peel an egg.

Zheng Jing also sat down.

"Here."

There are four more inside.

"Open your mouth."

Zheng Jing reluctantly opened his mouth and ate the egg white that Cao Xueqing stuffed into his mouth, watching her put the yolk she had picked out into her own mouth.

"You really won't tell?"

Realizing that he couldn't change Lady Cao's picky habit of not eating egg whites today, Zheng Jing opened his eyes sideways.

"This... is that stick of mine? Did you take it back for me?"

Cao Xueqing was taken aback upon hearing this, then frowned deeply.

"No, you suddenly collapsed then, and I panicked—I was afraid you might really die and I wouldn't be able to explain it to Auntie, so I quickly called an ambulance to take you to the hospital. I remember the stick was left in the main hall..."

She paused for a moment, then leaned closer to Zheng Jing.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just saw the stick go back to the back hall, and I thought you brought it back for me, so I was just asking."

"..."

Cao Xueqing didn't speak, but stopped what she was doing and stared intently at Zheng Jing.

Zheng Jing blinked a few times.

"...That's strange, I definitely didn't put it back."

Lowering her head, Cao Xueqing continued peeling the second egg, muttering something under her breath.

"Could it be that something's really going on up there?"

"How could you say something like that? You always say there are no gods or ghosts in the world."

"Stop joking around. Anyway, are you really alright?"

"It's alright, I'm perfectly fine!"

Zheng Jing grinned and gave himself a thumbs-up.

"I feel incredibly strong right now!"

"Then come with me to buy supplies later. Xiao Chen took the day off today, and Dad said the store might not be manpower-efficient."

"I now suspect that you planned this all along."

Lunch will be provided.

"Thank you, boss!"

-

Although Cao Xueqing said she would provide lunch, Zheng Jing couldn't really eat as much as he wanted.

After all, Ms. Cao's family runs a food stall, not a buffet.

However, he still ate about 60% full, and then, under Uncle Cao's satisfied gaze and Cao Xueqing's astonished stare as if she were seeing him for the first time, he took a box of 0-yuan snacks from the kitchen and staggered home.

"Um......"

Back at the temple, Zheng Jing stroked his chin, gazing at the empty-handed stone statue in the back hall with a troubled expression.

He really didn't want Cao Xueqing to know that the stick was missing.

Based on Zheng Jing's understanding of Cao Xueqing, if Cao Xueqing really found out about this, she would definitely take it as her own responsibility.

That won't do.

Moreover, this stick might not have actually been stolen by anyone...

Chapter 56: Please teach me some real skills!

Putting aside the fact that the stick really wouldn't fetch much money, just considering how conspicuous it was, if someone actually went into the main hall of the temple and took the stick out, it wouldn't be easy for them to avoid the surrounding neighbors.

Of course, putting all that aside, what made Zheng Jing not choose to report the case directly was a feeling.

He always felt that the Ruyi Jingu Bang (magic staff) in his family temple had not been lost.

Not only was it not lost, it felt like it was right beside him...

He certainly had no evidence to prove that his feeling was correct.

But right now he's a handsome guy who's got the script for all the worlds, so what's so strange about him blindly trusting his feelings?

...In short, there's still plenty of time before the Monkey King movie next year, and if all else fails, he'll have time to order a replacement.

If my mother asks about it in the future...

Okay, instead of thinking about that, let's think about when she'll come back.

Putting the matter of the missing stick aside for the time being, Zheng Jing entered the main hall, came to the statue of the Great Sage, and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat.

His weakened state has been resolved, and it's time for him to work hard and sweat it out again!

-

Name: Zheng Jing

Class: Monk (LV2)

Vital status: In good condition

Power: 18

Agility: 12

Physical condition: 18

Intelligence: 12

Charisma: 12

Perception: 16

Professional skills

Combo (White)

Unarmed attack (white)

Internal Force (Green)

Unarmored Quick Step (Green)

Martial arts:

Invincible Vajra Divine Skill (Blue)

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill (Green)

Ripple Breathing Technique (Green)

Eight Gates Formation (modified, green)

Courtyard comment: Exploding fish is shameful.

-

What fried fish? Don't make false accusations!

He's a genuine level 2 newbie monk, so how could he be accused of smurfing?

Looking at the courtyard's evaluation on the current panel attributes, Zheng Jing's eyes widened.

In terms of martial arts, the current Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill is a martial art he created by combining the original Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill with the Ripple Breathing Technique and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. However, this does not mean that the Ripple Breathing Technique and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill that Zheng Jing once learned from Diao have disappeared.

He can write down his own cultivation experience on the Ripple Breathing Method, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and even the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill of the Heavenly Pool Elder at any time.

These insights from the highest level of mastery, if listed on the trading market, would all be high-quality items, starting from at least the green standard.

If Zheng Jing ever really needs money in the future, he could really consider doing business in this area.

Right now, his top priority is spending money.

Zheng Jing opened the interface for [Exchange of Basic Source Biological Products].

There are only two options above.

They are respectively 【spending 720 Courtyard Coins for one draw】 and 【spending 7200 Courtyard Coins for ten draws】.

"..."

Frankly, Zheng Jing felt that this shouldn't be called "Basic-Dimensional Biological Product Exchange".

He suggested changing it to a "basic surface-source biological product prize pool".

There's even a safety net mechanism here.

Not only does a 10-pull guarantee at least a green-quality item, but if you don't get a purple-quality legendary item in a hundred consecutive pulls, you're guaranteed to get a purple-quality legendary item on the 101st pull.

Will there be any more amazing content creators or UP events during holidays in the future?

Zheng Jing felt it was difficult to say.

Regarding legendary items, he had seen their prices on the trading post. To be precise, most legendary items cannot be purchased with just courtyard coins. Most of the legendary items listed on the trading post are priced negotiable and can be purchased through barter.

As for those items that are clearly priced and can be purchased directly with courtyard coins...

Ugh.

Tears soaked the braised pork trotters rice; I vowed to earn a million.

Oh, even a million wouldn't be enough.

That's fine.

He currently has nearly 18,000 courtyard flower coins, which means he can perform at least two ten-pulls.