The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

At this moment, Hua Linlin couldn't quite understand what Wu You and Ye Yi were saying. She just thought to herself with a touch of disappointment: So he's not staying in Lanhe after all...

But then, she seemed to think of something else:

The distance between Lanhe City and Yinhua City is not far; it takes less than an hour to drive there.

In that case, it seems like I could go to Yinhua City for a visit if I have some free time? After all, a round trip only takes half a day.

Hmm? What kind of reason should I give...?

Yinhua City... Yinhua Martial Arts Academy...

Oh right, isn't Xiao Jing at the Silver Flower Martial Arts Academy?

When you go to visit Xiaojing, you should also make an effort to visit her brother.

Thinking of this, the slight disappointment in Hua Linlin's eyes faded away, replaced by anticipation for tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Wu You and Ye Yi's chat and reminiscing were coming to an end.

"By the way, Director Ye, this is for you."

On the other side, Wu You reached into the inside pocket of his black trench coat and pulled out a small wooden box. It wasn't big, and the surface was very smooth, unpainted, with the warm, matte texture of the wood itself.

He placed the box on the coffee table and pushed it towards Ye Yi.

Ye Yi reached out and took the small wooden box, weighing it in her hand; it wasn't very heavy.

He chuckled, "Oh? Something you specially brought back, I'd like to see what good stuff it is."

As he spoke, he used his fingertips to pry open the lid of the box.

Inside lay a layer of dark powder, with a fine, almost invisible glimmer. Under the light, it occasionally flashed with a few traces of blue-purple electric arcs. The intervals between these arcs were very short, and each time they only lit up slightly.

Ye Yi's gaze lingered on the powder for a moment, and she almost immediately recognized what it contained: "Dark Thunder Mushroom Powder? It's definitely good stuff!"

"But this stuff isn't cheap; just this small box probably costs tens of thousands of contribution points, right?"

Dark Thunder Mushroom is a small, special type of mushroom that grows only in the deep dark realm. It usually grows only in secluded corners where dark fog is dense. It is rare, non-toxic, and can be eaten directly. It has a significant effect on increasing the cultivation speed of lightning-type ability users below the ninth rank. However, since Dark Thunder Mushroom is a lightning-attribute exotic plant, its medicinal effects are relatively strong and rapid. Therefore, it is not recommended for ability users below the seventh rank to take it.

Meanwhile, freshly picked dark thunder mushrooms wilt very quickly. To facilitate preservation, they are usually freeze-dried quickly and then ground into powder for storage, which is dark thunder mushroom powder.

It must be said that Ye Yi's vision is indeed very shrewd. This small box of Dark Thunder Mushroom powder is already half of the stock in the Deep Dark Domain stronghold of Yunshang Province, worth more than 90,000 contribution points.

This was also carefully selected by Wu You. It was the most suitable special plant for Ye Yi, who currently possesses lightning-like abilities, and it was also the limit that Ye Yi could accept. If it were any more expensive, Wu You knew that he would most likely not accept it with peace of mind.

Instead of addressing the price, Wu You simply smiled and shook his head: "As long as it's useful to Director Ye, that's fine."

Ye Yi didn't stand on ceremony. He closed the box and put it in his drawer. He knew that this was the most suitable exotic plant for his current stage of cultivation.

He had originally planned to ask someone for help to exchange some from various deep dark domain strongholds, but now Wu You had given him just this one box, which was enough for him to use for a long time. It really helped him a lot.

Ye Yi smiled and said, "By the way, speaking of contribution points, after you left those talisman swords last time, I submitted a note to the provincial bureau. You should have received at least a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand contribution points as mission funding. Did you receive them?"

Wu You nodded.

Although Wu You nodded, he didn't actually pay attention to the changes in his contribution points. With his current strength and contributions to the Investigation Bureau, contribution points were just a number, and he wasn't very interested in them.

Ye Yi didn't think much of it and simply said, "That's fine then."

Hearing his nod, Ye Yi didn't ask any further questions, only saying "That's fine then." Then, as if she had thought of something, she turned her gaze to the other end of the sofa and landed on Hua Linlin, who was in a daze.

His gaze lingered on Hua Linlin's face for a second or two, then he said in a tone that seemed both casual and pointed, "It shouldn't just be the gift you brought me, right?"

Wu You followed the direction of that gaze and saw Hua Linlin staring blankly out the window at the twilight.

He naturally understood Ye Yi's meaning, and reached his hand back into his pocket. This time, he pulled out a long, rectangular black box that was slightly larger than before, about the size of a palm, with a thin silver-gray line pressed along the edge.

He took the box in his hand and handed it to Hua Linlin: "This is a gift for you, as a way to make up for your previous failure to become an official torchbearer."

Hua Linlin only turned her gaze away from the window when she heard her name spoken by Wu You.

She saw the long black box stopped in front of her, but instead of taking it directly, she pointed to herself and asked, "Oh, is it for me?"

Her tone carried a hint of doubt and uncertainty.

Seeing this, Wu You and Ye Yi both smiled.

Wu You raised the small square box in his hand, pushed it forward a little, and said with a smile, "It's for you. Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Hua Linlin took the small square box from Wu You's hand, placed it on her lap, and slowly opened it by holding the edge of the lid with both hands.

Inside the long box, on the soft lining, lay a ginseng-like plant, its entire body crystal clear. Each branch grew evenly and gracefully, its color a nearly translucent emerald green, like a small work of art that had been polished by nature for many years.

Its surface has a light, moist sheen that reflects softly under light.

Ye Yi was the first to speak: "Oh, it's Emerald Mist Ginseng. This is a rare and precious thing for plant-type ability users. But with your current strength, Linlin, you can only use it once a day at most. If you do use it once, just take a thin root and soak it in water to drink."

Wu You nodded in agreement and added to Hua Linlin, "The Green Mist Ginseng has a very strong medicinal effect. Once you reach the fifth rank, you can take the ginseng itself. For now, as Director Ye said, taking one root a day to soak in water is enough."

Hua Linlin nodded, closed the box, and then hesitated before saying, "Such a precious exotic plant, wouldn't it cost a lot of contribution points? Then you—"

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Yi shook her head helplessly: "This child is usually quite clever, but now he seems like he's gone mad. He's really hopeless."

He immediately stopped Hua Linlin from saying what she was about to say: "Don't worry, even if I'm short of contribution points, or even if the entire Lanhe City Bureau is short of contribution points, your comrade Wu You won't be short of contribution points!"

"Don't try to save him any money!"

What do you mean by "don't need to save money for him"? What could Wu You say when he heard this? He could only shrug innocently and spread his hands.

After all, what Ye Yi said was true.

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