Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Does this guy think I'm some easy target...?"

Faced with the blue-robed deacon's hint, Lu Feng narrowed his eyes, a hint of disdain in his heart. "Hmph, does he really think I'm stupid! You go yourself, I'm not going to provoke that grumpy old woman!"

Not to mention that Liu Lanyu is one of the Seven Fallen Stars and an elder of the Scripture Hall among the five major halls, which is incomparable to Lu Feng, a mere student of the North Academy, he had personally witnessed Liu Lanyu's terrifying strength and fiery temper in the past.

As the saying goes, women are not to be trifled with, and a powerful woman with a bad temper is even more so!

Therefore, Lu Feng simply dismissed the blue-robed deacon's suggestion as nonsense.

"Brother's suggestion is good, but Elder Liu is extremely busy, and I am just a lowly student from the North Academy, so I'd better decline."

Composing himself, Lu Feng tossed out the Vast Expanse Token again. "As for the cost of investigating the origins of the Wusheng Sect, a 20% discount is fine. Thank you for your help, brother."

"Damn, this kid's mood changes faster than flipping through a book!"

Seeing Lu Feng's sudden 180-degree change in attitude, the blue-robed deacon also had a strange expression on his face, feeling quite surprised.

After all, the other party was cursing and swearing at first, but now that Elder Liu Lanyu of the Scripture Hall is mentioned, he becomes more obedient than a cat, and he doesn't even complain about the Scripture Hall's exorbitant consultation fees anymore. It's simply amazing.

"Excuse me, sir, do I have gold on my face?"

Seeing the blue-robed deacon staring at him from head to toe, Lu Feng smiled slightly and said in a teasing tone.

"Cough cough cough, it's nothing, it's nothing...!"

Faced with Lu Feng's teasing, the blue-robed steward coughed a few times, then awkwardly looked away and handed over the Vast Token again, "Young brother, the contribution points have been deducted. Including the initial 20% discount, it's a total of 3,000 contribution points."

"However, you can only browse through the various books and writings in the scripture hall for half an hour at a time. When the time is up, you will have to pay again. Young brother, you must be careful to keep track of the time."

The blue-robed deacon's lips curled into a sly smile once more.

Although he failed to trick Lu Feng this time, the fact that Lu Feng was willing to spend contribution points to consult the scriptures was a good thing for him.

The more students come to the scripture hall to read the classics each day, the more kickbacks he, the gatekeeper, can extract. This unspoken rule is common knowledge, and even the elder of the scripture hall, Liu Lanyu, tacitly approves of it.

"I understand."

Without exchanging any pleasantries, Lu Feng simply cupped his hands in greeting and immediately immersed himself in the sea of ​​books.

"The History of the Misty Continent, the Eastern Xuan Region Chapter, the Wusheng Sect... is here!"

Lu Feng casually pulled out an ancient book about the history of the Misty Continent. His gaze swept across the pages, then slowly stopped at a corner of a certain page, his pupils gradually widening.

"The Wusheng Sect reveres fire. Its origins and founders are unknown. Around fifty years ago, the Wusheng Sect reached its peak of development, and its influence once covered most of the Eastern Xuan Region, thus arousing the fear of many righteous sects in the Eastern Xuan Region."

"In addition, because the Wusheng Sect captured poor people and landless refugees as slaves and massacred a large number of disciples of righteous sects, it was also called a demonic sect by many righteous sects in the Eastern Xuan Region. In the end, they joined forces to besiege and destroy it until it declined and perished."

"As for the internal structure of the Wusheng Sect, it is not only extremely tight, but also has a strict hierarchical order. Apart from the sect leader and the Grand Elder, who hold the highest positions, there are also the Left and Right Envoys, the Four Protectors, and a number of branch leaders under their command. It can be said that there are many experts among them, and they should not be underestimated..."

"The Four Protectors, Protector Liao..."

Having read this far, Lu Feng slowly closed the book in his hands, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He was very familiar with this name, having heard of both Sun Chuanxiong of the former Western Qin Kingdom and Zhao Yihu, who had died at Lu Feng's hands a few days ago.

As for the source of those life-defying elixirs in their hands, it is clearly inseparable from this Protector Liao.

"If the records are accurate, this person is not only one of the four protectors of the Wusheng Sect, but also the mastermind behind those bizarre drug slaves? Interesting..."

Lu Feng stroked his chin, then put the book back in its place.

Although there wasn't much information about the Wusheng Sect inside the Scripture Hall, and it cost him a full three thousand contribution points, it wasn't too bad as long as he could collect more information about the Wusheng Sect.

Anyway, Lu Feng currently has a full 200,000 contribution points, so he doesn't have to worry about not having enough to spend!

"It's time to go back..."

"Young Master Lu, I've just discovered some new information...!"

"Holy crap!"

Just as Lu Feng was about to leave the scripture hall, he saw Gu Canyang's remnant soul suddenly float out of the treasure basin, which startled him.

"Ancient! This is the scripture hall of the five major halls of Falling Star Academy! You suddenly appear in broad daylight, are you trying to kill me...!"

Seeing Gu Canyang's excited expression, Lu Feng only felt sweat on his forehead and a chill run down his back.

After all, there's still Aunt Liu Lanyu on the fifth floor of the scripture hall, and if she finds out, not only will the secret of the treasure basin be hard to keep, but Lu Feng will most likely be finished too!

"Hmph, what's with that look on your face, kid? I have some good news for you, don't you want to hear it?"

Seeing Lu Feng's panicked expression, Gu Canyang was also stunned for a moment, and then a hint of displeasure appeared on his aged face.

"What the hell am I supposed to listen to! If that woman Liu Lanyu finds out, I won't even know how I died!"

"Quickly, quickly, old man, stop your supernatural powers! Let's get out of here first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Feng didn't care about anything else and immediately turned around and hurriedly left the scripture hall, like a mouse whose tail had been stepped on, not daring to stay there for a moment.

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Mercury Peak, in front of a disciple's courtyard

Leng Ying remained standing with his arms crossed, his eyes closed, seemingly resting while waiting for someone to appear.

"He's here."

Suddenly opening his eyes, Leng Ying turned his head again to look at the southeast direction of the courtyard, as if he had noticed something.

"What?"

Seeing this, Xia Zhenhu was also stunned for a moment, and then quickly looked in the direction of the other party's gaze.

Swish!

A slender figure in a gray robe descended from the sky and landed slowly not far from the two of them. His face showed a hint of surprise. It was Lu Feng, who had just returned to his residence from the scripture hall.

"Such powerful elemental energy, and none of it is weaker than that of a fourth-level Spirit Soul Realm cultivator...!"

Sensing the extraordinary aura emanating from Xia Zhenhu and Leng Ying, Lu Feng frowned slightly, a hint of apprehension rising in his heart. "It seems these two are no ordinary individuals..."

"Is this kid Lu Feng?"

After giving Lu Feng a once-over, Xia Zhenhu smiled and said, "Fifth Sister, I didn't expect this kid to actually come back. We weren't waiting for nothing after all this time. How were you so sure he would show up?"

"intuition."

Leng Ying said calmly, his gaze still fixed on Lu Feng opposite him, as if he wanted to see through Lu Feng from head to toe, including whether he had washed his underwear yesterday.

"intuition?"

Xia Zhenhu's lips twitched slightly, then he couldn't help but think to himself, "Truly worthy of being called Fifth Sister! She can always guess so accurately no matter what it is. Could this be a woman's sixth sense?"

"Tell me, who are you people?"

Seeing Xia Zhenhu and Leng Ying staring at him menacingly, especially the latter who was staring at his crotch the whole time, Lu Feng felt a chill in his lower body and immediately probed in a deep voice.

After all, he was still a young virgin, and it was inevitable that he would feel a little embarrassed and uncomfortable to have a pretty girl staring at his crotch the whole time.

Moreover, Leng Ying and his group were already waiting for him here, so they were probably up to no good!