novelraw Chapter 48 – A token for a serving of Stinky Tofu
Chapter 48 – A token for a serving of Stinky Tofu
Swish~
Know-it-all vanished without a trace.
Qin Yu shouted, "Do I really need you to tell me it's hidden on the first floor?"
"I'm asking you for the exact location of the Xuantian Token!"
"You old rascal, you're shameless!"
Qin Yu cursed for a long time, but there was no response.
'After all these years of playing the game, I got outsmarted by the game itself. I was careless!'
'But this trip wasn't in vain. At least I confirmed the Xuantian Token is indeed here!'
Qin Yu entered the Scripture Pavilion, diving into the sea of knowledge to search for the Xuantian Token worth 100 contribution points.
By nightfall, Qin Yu, Li Zhengtong, and Xiao Zhi gathered together.
"Did you find it?" Qin Yu asked.
Li Zhengtong and Xiao Zhi both shook their heads.
"I opened and flipped through every book, but didn't even see a shadow of it."
Qin Yu rubbed his face and sighed.
"How strange, could the Xuantian Token have grown legs and walked off?"
"Forget it, maybe this token isn't meant for us. Let's go back and cultivate, and try our luck again tomorrow."
"Alright!"
The three of them returned to their cave abode, dejected.
"Yu Ge, let's go!"
"Okay!"
Qin Yu used his identity token to open the formation and suddenly noticed three little black dogs in his courtyard.
'Strange, how did these three dogs get in with my formation activated?'
The three little black dogs looked identical, and Qin Yu found them very familiar.
'Aren't these the dogs I encountered in the third round of the recruitment test, the ones that ate my stinky tofu?'
Seeing Qin Yu enter, the three little dogs bounced over to his feet, rubbing against him frantically.
"What are these things?"
In the moonlight, Qin Yu vaguely saw that the three little dogs seemed to have something in their mouths.
Qin Yu squatted down, and one of the little black dogs placed the item in Qin Yu's hand.
It felt like a piece of iron, with what seemed to be words engraved on it.
Qin Yu took a look and realized it looked like a token.
"A token?"
Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly focused his eyes, seeing two large characters on the token.
[Xuantian Token]
"Wow, a Xuantian Token!"
Qin Yu exclaimed, rubbing his eyes and looking again.
'It really is a Xuantian Token!'
Qin Yu looked at the other two little black dogs, each with a token in their mouths.
'No wonder we couldn't find the tokens no matter what; they had already taken the Xuantian Tokens away.'
Thinking about how he had foolishly searched outside all day, Qin Yu felt like a clown.
But fortunately, all three tokens ended up in his courtyard.
'What a stroke of luck, finding them without any effort!'
Qin Yu smiled warmly, "Good dogs, let me see all the tokens!"
"Woof woof woof woof~"
The little dogs barked while gesturing with their front paws.
"What do you mean?" Qin Yu couldn't understand what the little dogs were trying to convey.
The three little dogs ran over to Qin Yu's stinky tofu cart, bouncing around it.
"You want to eat stinky tofu?"
Qin Yu remembered how the little dogs loved his stinky tofu in the Illusory Realm.
"Woof~"
"Woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof~"
The three little dogs sat in a row, placing the tokens from their mouths on the ground.
"You mean you want to trade the Xuantian Tokens for stinky tofu, right?"
The three little dogs nodded.
"Heh, very well!" Qin Yu gave a meaningful smile, "You're not the first to be conquered by my ancestral stinky tofu."
"But since you're sincerely asking, I'll be generous and grant your wish!"
"Wait here, I'll go buy the ingredients."
"But before that, I need one... no, two Xuantian Tokens as a deposit."
"Deposit, understand?"
The three little dogs exchanged glances, seemingly understanding Qin Yu's words, and promptly gave him another token.
'Oh wow, I'm rich!'
Qin Yu happily collected the Xuantian Tokens.
"Dear guests, please wait a moment, I'll be right back!"
Qin Yu closed the door, activated the formation, and dashed towards the marketplace like the wind.
Although he was out of pre-marinated stinky tofu, Qin Yu still had the black water used for marinating.
He just needed to buy some tofu for an emergency preparation. Though the flavor wouldn't be as strong, it would still be edible.
"I knew my ancestral stinky tofu would come in handy. Indeed, gold will always shine!"
Soon, Qin Yu returned to the cave abode with tofu.
The three little black dogs sat in a row, watching Qin Yu bustle about.
He cut the tofu into pieces, soaked them in the secret black water, and to ensure the flavor penetrated, he poked many small holes in the tofu.
"To make the flavor richer, we need to wait for an hour, understand?"
The three little black dogs nodded in unison.
'What kind of spirit beasts are these, to be so intelligent?'
Appearing in the recruitment test, finding three Xuantian Tokens, and entering his cave abode without a sound, they must be spirit beasts of the Xuantian Sect, and certainly not weak ones.
'Could they be spirit beasts raised by an Inner Sect disciple or some elder from the Beast-Taming Peak?'
An hour passed quickly, and Qin Yu estimated the tofu was marinated enough, so he took it out.
"Heat the oil!"
Under the supervision of the three little dogs, three portions of stinky tofu were soon freshly made.
The three little black dogs howled happily.
"One Xuantian Token for a large portion of stinky tofu, understand?"
"Woof woof~"
Qin Yu packed the three portions of stinky tofu, placing them in front of the three little black dogs.
The little black dogs handed over the last Xuantian Token to Qin Yu.
Each little black dog ate a piece of stinky tofu, grabbed their bags, and dashed off into the night.
Qin Yu looked at the Xuantian Tokens in his hand, feeling incredibly excited.
"A total of 300 contribution points, I can give Li Zhengtong 50 points, Xiao Zhi 30 points, and the remaining points are enough to support me until I get the Strength Pill certification."
With enough contribution points, he could buy materials and indulge in alchemy.
Now, alchemy was both cultivation practice and a hobby for Qin Yu.
A day without alchemy made him restless!
A whole day of alchemy made him feel refreshed!
He thought this matter was over, but Qin Yu didn't know it was just the beginning.
After sending off the little black dogs, Qin Yu tidied up briefly and went inside to cultivate.
Until dawn, Qin Yu was still in cultivation when he felt something warm licking his face.
"What is it?"
Qin Yu stopped cultivating and opened his eyes to see a black dog head right in front of him.
"Oh my!"
"I had the cave abode's formation activated, how did you get in?"
"Woof woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof~"
"Woof woof woof~"
The noisy barking echoed in the wooden house.
Qin Yu counted and found seven little black dogs in his room.
Most importantly, each little black dog had a Xuantian Token in its mouth!
"What? The prompt hasn't even come out today, and you've already brought them all to me?"