Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Haha, Fifth Sister, if Fourth Brother heard you say that, he'd probably be furious..."

Faced with Leng Ying's sarcasm, Xia Zhenhu's face froze slightly, then he scratched his head and laughed, seemingly used to it.

After all, that's always been the other party's temperament, and they're known for their sharp tongue, even towards their own people.

"Fifth Sister, it seems Lu Feng won't be showing up anytime soon. Shall we head back...?"

After standing there for a moment, Xia Zhenhu sighed again, then turned to look at Leng Ying beside him, seemingly having lost his patience.

Although the two of them planned to wait for Lu Feng to appear, he seemed to have vanished into thin air and had not shown up for a long time. If they continued to wait here, it would be a waste of time.

After all, these people were all top students in the South Academy, and they had plenty of time for cultivation and other things to do, so they didn't have much time to play hide-and-seek with Lu Feng in the North Academy.

"wait."

In response to Xia Zhenhu's reminder, Leng Ying simply replied coldly, clearly not wanting to leave.

"Second brother, if you find this boring, you may leave."

Seemingly afraid of disappointing the other party, Leng Ying added one last sentence, while still standing motionless in place.

"Fifth Sister, since you've said that, it would be really outrageous for your second brother to leave..."

Seeing Leng Ying's persistence, Xia Zhenhu shook his head helplessly and immediately gave up the idea of ​​leaving, while staying close to him.

This is because she is not only his sworn sister, but also the youngest among the high-ranking members of the Five Spirits Society, and usually receives a lot of care from the boss Xu Tianlong and others.

Therefore, Xia Zhenhu felt both embarrassed and somewhat uneasy about leaving Leng Ying alone here.

...

Meanwhile, Bai Qiufeng, third floor of the scripture hall

"No, it's still too expensive. Give me a 40% discount!"

"Young man, this isn't expensive at all. This has always been the rule at the temple. I can only offer you a 10% discount at most!"

"Damn it! A 10% discount counts as a discount? And not only does everything here cost money, but it's ridiculously expensive. Is there any difference between this and the original price?"

"Young man, how about I give you a 20% discount? This is already the lowest price...!"

Two figures stood in front of the bookshelf on the right side of the stairs. One of them was dressed in a blue robe and looked helpless, seemingly a deacon of the academy. The other looked displeased and spoke excitedly, as if they were bargaining over something.

"Hey buddy, even though I look young, I'm not stupid. Aren't you obviously trying to scam me?"

Lu Feng flicked the Cangmang Token in his hand and looked at the blue-robed deacon opposite him again. "Besides, I just wanted to look up the records of the Wusheng Sect on the third floor of the scripture hall, and I'll return them after I'm done."

"For such a trivial matter, you want to charge me three thousand contribution points? Could you be any more greedy?"

Lu Feng's tone was slightly mocking.

His visit to the scripture hall was not for the cultivation techniques or secret manuals, but merely to learn about the origins and history of the Wusheng Sect and its many deeds.

However, to Lu Feng's utter surprise, consulting the classics in the scripture hall was not only not free, but also ridiculously expensive, practically a black-hearted shop!

Just like when Lu Feng was looking up records about the Wusheng Sect, he had to pay a full 3,600 contribution points. Moreover, even if he paid the money, he could only look at the records for half an hour. If he wanted to look at the records again after the time was up, he would have to pay the money again!

Therefore, this is also the reason why Lu Feng felt unhappy.

Although he currently has a contribution value of 200,000, it didn't come out of thin air.

It should be noted that ordinary students in the North Campus only receive 100 contribution points per month, while students like Wang Wu from the West Campus only receive 500 contribution points, which is not much more.

As for the more capable students of the Southern Academy, such as Cheng Xuyuan of the Five Spirits Society, they could only receive 3,000 contribution points per month, which was not even enough to cover the cost of consulting a book once.

It is evident that the cost for ordinary students to consult scriptures in the sutra hall was exceptionally high!

As for the legendary students of the East Academy above the South Academy, Lu Feng has not yet met any of them, so he knows very little about their treatment.

"Young man," I said, "the rules of this scripture hall were all set by Elder Liu himself, including the fees. I'm just a lowly steward; I wouldn't dare make decisions on my own."

Seeing Lu Feng still cursing, the blue-robed deacon smiled helplessly, then spread his hands outwards, "Young brother, although my daily task is to guard the scripture hall and protect the scriptures inside from being stolen, damaged, or lost, if you really have any objections, you can always go directly to Elder Liu..."

"Is Elder Liu in the scripture hall?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was also taken aback.

"That's right."

Nodding, the blue-robed deacon continued, "Elder Liu is currently resting on the fifth floor. If you wish to see Elder Liu, young man, I can go up and inform him for you. However, this is certainly not free..."

At this point, the blue-robed deacon couldn't help but grin, rubbing his right index finger together, his tone suggestive, like a greedy merchant blinded by greed.