Chapter One Hundred Sixteen

When Zhou Jingchen joined Yu Qian’s team, she and Wen Xiu were calculating how much silver was still needed to reach level one hundred cultivation. After running the numbers over and over, they realized that even if they bought all the silver available on the trading platform right now, it still wouldn’t be enough.

Zhou Jingchen silently sent a trade request to Yu Qian.

[Team] Yun Qian: “Achen, what are you doing?”

[Team] Yun Shen: “You didn’t have enough silver for cultivation points, so I’m giving you some.”

[Team] Yun Qian: “Emmm, I’ll pay you back once I get it.”

[Team] Yun Shen: “Why do we need to say all this between us?”

[Team] Yun Qian: “It’s different. What’s borrowed should be returned. I’m borrowing from you.”

Zhou Jingchen didn’t know what to say. Yu Qian was especially particular about money matters.

Usually, whenever he bought something for her, she would find a chance to buy something even more expensive to repay him; when he invested in Wen Xiu’s studio, she made sure his name was listed as one of the owners.

Now, even in the game, she kept strict accounts with him.

[Team] Yun Shen: “Qian Qian, I just want to be good to you. Could you stop being so distant with me?”

[Team] Sister Xiu’er: “Zhou Jingchen, you have to understand one thing: you two aren’t married, not even boyfriend and girlfriend. If you were married, Yu Qian would use your stuff without hesitation. But now, if she uses your things and doesn’t pay you back, she’d feel shameless, you see?”

He didn’t reply.

Before, he only thought about treating his little darling well, giving her everything.

But he hadn’t considered that since they hadn’t defined their relationship, his well-intentioned gestures were actually a burden to her.

Wen Xiu’s words made him realize this.

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After understanding this, Zhou Jingchen stopped forcing Yu Qian to accept his gifts and no longer refused when she repaid him. They would just treat it as mutual kindness.

Seeing that Zhou Jingchen agreed to her repayment, Yu Qian stopped being fussy and agreed to the trade directly.

He had originally planned to spend the bounty points on cultivation, but since Yu Qian was in urgent need, he gave them to her first.

With silver in hand and no shortage of experience, Yu Qian began to invest in cultivation points immediately.

She maxed out essential healer skills like Qi Boost and Soul Calm, Heart Protection, Yin Restoration, Soul Ever-Youthful, and Healing from the Suspended Pot.

[Team] Yun Qian: “Xiu Xiu, check if there are any Ten Great Merits for sale. I need ten.”

[Team] Sister Xiu’er: “Okay. Anything else? Just say it. Zhou Jingchen and I will help gather them for you.”

[Team] Yun Qian: “Top-tier summoned body embryos, Primordial Golden Dipper Sect Qi, Qi Boost, Heart Protection, and Healing sets.”

[Team] Sister Xiu’er: “Got it!”

[Team] Yun Shen: “Alright.”

After maxing out these main skills, her cultivation was at 90, ten short of level one hundred. Yu Qian planned to max out the Ten Great Merits after acquiring them, then see what was still lacking before investing in other skills.

So, she returned to the guild.

Her Five Animal Frolics skill hadn’t been leveled yet, nor had she switched her resistance points.

Fortunately, she had saved enough guild contributions and hadn’t spent them recklessly. Yu Qian immediately maxed out Five Animal Frolics to 70, and her health jumped by over nine thousand, reaching thirty thousand.

For other games, thirty thousand health might be considered a lot, but in Qing Nü, players stuck at level sixty-nine often stacked 30,000 health.

As a level one hundred fifty healer, she should have at least seventy thousand health.

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Besides Five Animal Frolics, increasing health also required worshipping at Dunhuang, strengthening gloves and belts, embedding stone spirits, as well as home blessings and treasured artifacts.

Now, they had a home. Zhou Jingchen bought a level ten home and upgraded it to fourteen himself. Their home was currently ranked first on the leaderboard.

Wen Xiu and Zhou Jingchen collected the treasured artifacts, Dunhuang worshipping needed time, and the strengthening was entrusted to Rong Rong.

What Yu Qian could do now was to start opening sockets on her equipment.

Of course, before opening sockets, Yu Qian had to go to the guild academy to find the NPC to exchange resistance points.

Without resistance, she could easily be controlled by charmers.

Exchanging resistance required merit points, but Yu Qian didn’t have enough.

[Guild] Yun Qian: “An An, can you provide merit points? 800 each.”

[Guild] Luo An An: “Sure. Wait for me at the academy for a few minutes. I’ll log in as soon as I finish my second-year exam.”

[Guild] Yun Qian: “Great~”

[Guild] Luo An An: “By the way, I have some friends willing to help with supplies. I’ll invite them into the team later.”

[Guild] Yun Qian: “Okay.”