The Nature of a Road Fool

Of course, such nonsense would only deceive outsiders and be useless against Xiao Jihan.

But at least she expressed her attitude, right?

Shouldn’t he have increased his favorability towards her?

Yan Shu took a deep breath quietly, feeling like she was checking her exam scores after the college entrance examination, and looked back.

Huh?

Where is he?

She was about to poke her head out to look for him when she saw Xiao Jihan walking out of the courtyard, his expressionless handsome face on display.

Favorability: -65 (Hatred)

Yan Shu felt pleased inside as she looked at the flickering red health bar above Xiao Jihan’s head. It felt like a golden light emanating from him.

What a good person! He increased her favorability by 21 points in an instant. It was as if Buddha was alive and Jesus was reborn!

Wait a minute.

Last night, when she extracted his heart, her favorability was -70 (Hatred), right?

So, after all her efforts, she only increased it by 5 points?!

Yan Shu’s face instantly turned cold, and she turned around to leave!

Crash!

The stinking male lead, the living Grandet!

Although she was angry, Yan Shu still led Xiao Jihan on a tour around Wuxu Peak in front of everyone’s eyes.

Oh, it wasn’t just one round.

“Why did Senior Martial Master Yan leave Wushang Peak?”

“You guys don’t know? It’s said that because Junior Brother Qiu beat that waste Xiao Jihan, Senior Martial Master Yan personally left Wushang Peak to seek revenge for the waste!”

“Is it true? Senior Martial Master Yan treated that waste as a servant, right? Why would she stand up for him?”

“Who knows? Perhaps no matter how much of a waste he is, he is still Senior Martial Master Yan’s disciple in name. Junior Brother Qiu beating him is like slapping Wushang Peak’s face.”

“Have any of you considered another possibility? Although Xiao Jihan is a waste, his face is quite good-looking.”

As soon as these words came out, everything fell silent, and the person who spoke realized they had made a mistake and quickly said, “I was being foolish. Just pretend you didn’t hear anything.”

Although no one echoed the sentiment, they secretly agreed with this possibility in their hearts.

Xiao Jihan, who had already reached the Golden Dan stage, naturally heard these discussions.

Xiao Jihan’s phoenix eyes instantly turned cold.

Was it intentional humiliation that she led him on a tour of Wuxu Peak?

Suddenly, a secret transmission sounded in his ear, “How do I get to the place to receive the new clothes?”

Xiao Jihan paused for a moment at the words and raised his eyes to look at Yan Shu.

She still had a cold expression, appearing focused and serene, as if she hadn’t transmitted the message just now.

Only the slightly wrinkled eyebrows revealed a hint of emotion.

Yan Shu’s toes curled up in embarrassment. After leaving Sun Changfeng, she thought she might as well personally accompany Xiao Jihan to receive the new clothes, letting everyone see that Xiao Jihan was under her protection!

But after walking a circle, she suddenly realized that she had no idea where to go to receive the clothes!

But she had already struck a pose, presenting her mysterious and ethereal image, and more and more people were watching. If she asked someone for directions now and revealed her nature as a road fool, what would happen to her image?

Leaving abruptly was not an option either. If Xiao Jihan saw her suddenly leave without a word, wouldn’t he think she was crazy?

After struggling between embarrassing herself in front of a group of people and embarrassing herself in front of just one person, Yan Shu ultimately chose the latter and sent a message to Xiao Jihan.

However, Xiao Jihan did not respond.

Yan Shu felt even more embarrassed. This stinking male lead is so heartless! She was so weak, helpless, and pitiful, yet he remained indifferent.

Forget it, her face was already lost anyway. She had already conveyed her intentions to him. Whether he believed it or led the way was his business.

Yan Shu stopped in her tracks, took out the token from her sleeve, and was about to call him over to let him figure it out himself, but she heard a secret transmission, “Turn left up ahead and go straight. The third building on the right-hand side.”

Yan Shu silently put the token back.

Upon arriving at the Grand Reception Pavilion, the steward of the pavilion was taken aback when he saw Yan Shu. He hurriedly approached her and addressed her as “Senior Martial Master.”

Yan Shu’s understanding of this world came from books and the memories of the original host. However, the information in the books was vague, and the original host was detached from worldly matters. As a result, Yan Shu only knew that Xiao Jihan was missing something, but she didn’t know what else besides the clothing he lacked. So, she simply said, “I’ve come to accompany my disciple to receive some things.”

Then she stood aside, motionless.

Xiao Jihan glanced at her, stepped forward, and greeted the steward, “Senior Brother, I’ve come to receive my monthly allowances for these past few days.”

Upon hearing these words, the steward was shocked. Did he mean the monthly allowances for over a year as a direct disciple?

That was not a small sum!

And most importantly, wasn’t Senior Martial Master Yan treating this waste as a servant, ignoring his existence? Why did she suddenly bring this waste here personally to receive his allowances? And why did she immediately mention compensating for over a year’s worth?!

Where was he supposed to find enough to compensate for this waste? The allowances that belonged to this waste had long been divided among them, the senior brothers!

The steward glanced at Yan Shu, wearing a troubled expression, and said, “Senior Martial Master Yan, this...”

Yan Shu glanced at him and calmly said, “Do as he says.”

The steward’s face immediately turned bitter upon hearing her words. But he didn’t dare to offend Yan Shu, so he gritted his teeth and said, “Please wait here for a moment, Senior Martial Master and Junior Brother.”

Yan Shu nodded, and the steward hurriedly went into the pavilion. He summoned several senior brothers responsible for managing the resources and quickly explained the situation.

The faces of the people in the pavilion instantly darkened. The steward said, “Stop wasting time. Senior Martial Master Yan is still supporting that waste out there. Hurry up and gather the things he has consumed!”

Someone said with a bitter face, “The items are not a big problem, but as for the spirit stones for the monthly allowance, I’ve already spent them all. What should we give him now?”

One of them smiled and said, “Didn’t you obtain a Zhixue Herb last month? You can sell it to me.”

“I obtained it at the cost of risking my life. I won’t sell it.”

“Not selling? Fine, if we can’t gather enough, we’ll just tell Senior Martial Master Yan that you embezzled the waste’s spirit stones.”

“...Fine, I’ll sell it!”

After some scrambling, they finally managed to gather enough spirit stones. The steward also brought Xiao Jihan’s clothing and other items, which were handed over to him.

Xiao Jihan looked at the fifteen medium-grade spirit stones in front of him and lowered his gaze.

The monthly allowance for a direct disciple was one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones, while for outer disciples, it was fifty low-grade spirit stones. Although he hadn’t received the monthly allowance as a direct disciple for over a year, he had received it as an outer disciple.

Calculating everything, he only owed twelve medium-grade spirit stones, but there were fifteen in front of him.

Xiao Jihan glanced at Yan Shu, understanding why there were three extra spirit stones. He didn’t say anything, took twelve medium-grade spirit stones, and accepted the clothing and other items.

Favorability: -66 (Hatred)

Yan Shu: ???