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Chapter 40 : Ah, This Damn Charm of Mine!



Chapter 40 : Ah, This Damn Charm of Mine!

Ah, This Damn Charm of Mine!

With their quarantine over, Chu Tianxing and his group boarded the coast guard rescue boat that came to pick them up and headed for home.

What was supposed to be a three-day graduation trip had ended after just a day and a half. And out of that time, they'd spent a full twenty-four hours stuck in isolation.

The actual "trip" had lasted for merely half a day.

But nobody felt cheated or anything. Because in that short half-day of "trip," what they'd experienced and gained was way beyond anything they could've imagined.

On the boat, the students gathered in small groups, talking animatedly about their crazy adventure. Everyone was bragging about how badass they'd been in combat and gushing over how insanely powerful the DJ Tathagata was.

They had to get all their talking and bragging done now, since everyone had signed confidentiality agreements. Once they got off this boat and back on shore, they'd have to keep their mouths shut about everything that happened. They couldn't mention any of it to anyone who wasn't there.

So if they wanted to talk about this adventure later, they'd only be able to do it with classmates who'd been through the same thing, or the crew members, and only in private places where nobody else could hear.

No more open discussions like this.

Chu Tianxing didn't join in the chatter. Actually, he was one of the main topics they were all discussing. Everyone was singing his praises when they talked about what went down.

If he jumped into those conversations too, wouldn't that just make him look like he was tooting his own horn?

So he went off by himself to the deck and leaned against the railing, letting the sea breeze hit his face and tried his best to tone down his overwhelming charisma.

Just to be clear, the spot he picked was pretty visible from where everyone else was hanging out. When his classmates talked about him, all they had to do was look up and they'd see his free-spirited silhouette against the horizon.

And he needed only to focus his hearing slightly to overhear their discussions...

Just as he was nonchalantly listening to the roar of the sea breeze while overhearing his classmates gushing about him, Qin Ling suddenly appeared beside him.

"Everyone's singing your praises, you know. They're all saying we only made it out alive because of you, that it was thanks to you we got through everything without any real harm."

She leaned against the railing next to him, turned to look at him with this half-smile. "A bunch of the girls were saying how you stayed completely calm during combat, how ruthless and efficient you were, how cool and handsome you looked. A total heartthrob material... Several of them even asked me for your home address. So, got any thoughts on that?"

Chu Tianxing sighed dramatically. "I've been trying so hard to keep it under control, but I never expected... my charisma would still be this impossible to contain.”

"But thoughts? Not really. After seeing DJ Tathagata in action, all I want now is to chase after the pinnacle of martial path, to see the kind of scenery that guys like the DJ Tathagata and Sword Sovereign Xingyun get to witness..."

Hearing this, the corners of Qin Ling's mouth curved up in a satisfied smile.

"Oh, by the way," Chu Tianxing suddenly asked, trying to sound casual, "which girls were asking about my address exactly?"

"..." The corner of Qin Ling's mouth twitched. "So much so for ‘wanting to pursue the pinnacle of martial path’”

Chu Tianxing grinned. "I was just asking casually..."

Qin Ling snorted softly. "Well, don't even think about it. I already turned them all down for you."

"That's my Little Ling’er," Chu Tianxing said approvingly. "Nice work."

After saying that, he reached into his backpack and pulled out a porcelain bottle, handing it to Qin Ling. "My parents aren't home, and you've been coming over to cook for me every day lately. This is a thank-you gift."

Qin Ling laughed. "Wow, look at you growing up! Not just your martial arts, but you're finally getting the hang of social stuff too!"

She took the porcelain bottle, popped off the cork, peered inside, and froze. "Body-Strengthening Pills?!"

Her senior martial brother worked for the Eastern Depot, so she naturally recognized these special cultivation pills that were exclusive to the Depot. She'd even taken some that her senior brother had given her.

But even her senior brother only got a monthly quota of three Body-Strengthening Pills, and he barely had enough for himself, so he certainly couldn't spare many for her.

Over the years, she'd only gotten one pill from him each New Year.

And now, Chu Tianxing had just handed her an entire bottle. And looking inside, there were a full ten Body-Strengthening Pills.

"Where'd you get so many Body-Strengthening Pills?"

Chu Tianxing smiled. "This is the reward I earned. The equipment from the fish monsters I slew, especially the three-meter-tall giant one, were special items possessing supernatural power. The Eastern Depot collected them for research and gave me these pills as compensation."

Qin Ling nodded. "Since they took your spoils of war, it's only right that they compensate you. But these pills are too valuable, and you risked your life for them. I can't accept them."

She tried to hand the bottle of Body-Strengthening Pills back to Chu Tianxing.

"Just take them," Chu Tianxing said with a laugh. "This bottle only has ten pills. Do you know how much the Eastern Depot gave me as compensation?

"Ten full bottles. A full hundred. I'm giving you ten, so I still have ninety left."

"A hundred pills?!" Qin Ling was speechless. "My senior brother only gets a quota of three per month. Even with year-end bonuses, he gets at most fifty in a whole year. What you got this time is worth two years of his quota plus bonuses."

"Those pieces of equipment that should've been mine were really precious and significant maybe?" Chu Tianxing mused. "After all, they can use that gear to research supernatural power systems from other worlds, so that's probably why they gave me such a big reward?"

He hadn't thought Body-Strengthening Pills were this valuable. Qin Ling's senior brother, as an official of the Eastern Depot, only got a monthly quota of three.

In that light, the favor that Gu Dongcang had given to him at that time was pretty heavy.

While thinking about this, he said to Qin Ling, "Anyway, I've got enough to last me a long time. Since you know about Body-Strengthening Pills, you should also know that you can only take four per month at most, right? Taking more won't help you absorb the medicinal power; it'll just be a waste. So don't be polite about this bottle. Just take it."

Qin Ling nodded and smiled. "Well, if you still have ninety Body-Strengthening Pills, then I won't be polite about taking these. With these pills, I might be able to open another meridian before making it to the nationals. Maybe I'll even place well in the national tournament.”

"Tianxing, thank you so much!"

If it weren't for the fact that they were in full view of the public, where their classmates could see them with a single glance, Qin Ling really would have thrown her arms around Chu Tianxing and given him a kiss on the cheek.

"Between you and me, is there really a need for thanks? Just make the food even more delicious from now on."

"No problem. What do you want for dinner tonight?"

"I'm kind of craving wagyu foie gras black truffle rice..."

"Tianxing, what did you say?"

"Nothing. Let's just have beef tonight. Hmm, beef ribs stewed with potatoes. Pick the starchier kind of potatoes, so the stew will be thicker and sweeter..."

"No problem, that's my specialty..."

At sunset, the rescue boat returned to the dock. Everyone got on a bus back to the city, then went their separate ways home.

Back in the city, Chu Tianxing went with Qin Ling to the supermarket, where they bought bags full of ingredients.

That evening, after sharing the lavish dinner Qin Ling had prepared, Chu Tianxing invited her to stay and watch an animated movie with him before walking her out.

Just as she was leaving, Qin Ling suddenly spun around and threw her arms around Chu Tianxing before planting a kiss on his cheek with a loud "mwah!" and dashed before he could return the favor.

Qin Ling blushed furiously and dashed off like the wind with those slender legs of hers.


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