Chapter 71: Farm? QQ Farm?

"Qingran, I've missed you so much!"

In Room 418, Chen Huaian was typing furiously on his phone, completely unaware that his words had been altered beyond recognition. Not far away, on the table, Baji, who had just taken a bite of Cao Hei Ya, was trembling from the spiciness.

Hearing Chen Huaian's voice, Li Qingran's eyes softened like melted honey, and her entire being seemed to brighten.

"Master! Qingran misses you so much!"

Li Qingran looked around but didn't see Chen Huaian. "Master, where are you?"

[Your master is still fighting a great demon, but I've left a trace of my consciousness here to talk to you occasionally.]

Li Qingran felt a pang of disappointment but quickly composed herself, asking with concern, "Master, did the demon hurt you? What about your poison…"

[Don't worry, your master is fine.]

"Oh, that's good. Master is the strongest!" Li Qingran thought to herself, how could he be fine?

With such a severe poison, Master must be in a lot of pain, right?

She had already imagined a scene of a white-haired immortal master, covered in blood, leaning against the corpse of a demonic beast after a fierce battle, his sword still embedded in the beast, enduring the pain while talking to his disciple from thousands of miles away.

Just thinking about it.

Her heart was already racing a thousand times faster.

No, no, no!

Li Qingran blushed and lightly tapped her head.

Is this the time to be thinking about such things?

"Master, I've joined a new sect. Everyone here is very kind to me. Tomorrow, I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion to find a way to cure your poison."

Mentioning this made Chen Huaian even more frustrated.

[What sect did you join?]

"The Sword Pavilion." Li Qingran tapped her lips, her eyes curving into a smile. "I was originally planning to go to Lingxi Valley, but something unexpected happened, and I couldn't make it. The young master of Lingxi Valley doesn't like men. When she heard you were a man, she kicked me out."

[What?! How dare she!]

Chen Huaian was so angry he rolled his eyes, already adding that so-called young master of Lingxi Valley to his mental blacklist. "Qingran, just wait. When I meet that young master, I'll deal with her for you! Kicking you out? Who does she think she is? How dare she bully my precious disciple?"

[Hmph, a mere Lingxi Valley must be tired of living! How dare they make my disciple suffer? When I return, I'll obliterate them in an instant!]

"Master, it's okay." Li Qingran shook her head. "It's in the past now. Everyone has their own taboos. If she doesn't want me as a disciple, so be it. Now, I've found a better place."

Chen Huaian's mouth twitched. "The Sword Pavilion?!"

"Yes!" Li Qingran chuckled. "It's the sect where you used to be, Master. I knew it when I saw them flying on swords without activating a wind barrier. Isn't that clever?"

Wait.

Chen Huaian was dumbfounded.

What's a wind barrier? You need to activate a wind barrier when flying on a sword?

Where is the wind barrier, and how do you activate it?

Also, the Sword Pavilion was where he used to be?

What the hell?!

[Who told you that?]

"The Sect Master did. He said you're the Grand Elder, but he doesn't know where you are now. He also told me to cultivate diligently and improve my strength, or you wouldn't accept me as a disciple~ Hehe~"

Li Qingran clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes sparkling with joy, her face beaming with a silly smile, though it was unclear what she was so happy about.

Chen Huaian looked at Li Qingran's innocent and clueless eyes.

If he wasn't mistaken.

This silly girl had been fooled.

This Sect Master was quite skilled, probably figuring something out and feeding Li Qingran a big lie. His naive disciple had become a donkey chasing a carrot, and he, the so-called Immortal Master Chen, had become that carrot.

Thinking about it.

Chen Huaian couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated.

"By the way, Master, should I tell the Sect Master about your current situation? If the Sect Master helps…" Li Qingran's eyes lit up. She didn't know how strong Su Qinian was, but she guessed he was at the level of Wu Duan Tian. Maybe he could help Master?

[No… well… maybe.]

Chen Huaian initially wanted to refuse outright.

After all, he wasn't really the Grand Elder.

But then he thought, since the Sect Master had used his name to deceive Li Qingran, even if the intention was to make her cultivate seriously and improve her strength, he might as well play along and see how the Sect Master would handle it.

"Alright, then Qingran will go find the Sect Master tomorrow!"

Li Qingran nodded solemnly, her face serious.

Chen Huaian opened the map and scanned the entire Sword Pavilion. To his surprise, all the members of the Sword Pavilion were marked as green dots, with not a single yellow dot in sight.

This meant that none of the Sword Pavilion's disciples had ulterior motives. They all harbored goodwill toward Li Qingran, or rather, toward their fellow sect members.

Even the two dots currently fighting each other were like this. It seemed intense, but there was no hostility at all.

"Forget it, forget it. If she didn't get into Lingxi Valley, so be it." Chen Huaian shook his head.

As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes.

Just like how he didn't expect to encounter two giant wolves while hiking.

[Your virtual girlfriend's cave residence is too shabby. Recharge 68￥ to give your girlfriend a cozy home!]

A recharge reminder popped up.

Chen Huaian smirked disdainfully.

A mere 68￥, a drop in the bucket!

Even if this was the key to the next wave of in-game purchases, so what?

He, Chen the Almighty Spender, had plenty of money!

Let's go all in!

Swish—!

Just as Li Qingran was about to clean the room, a golden light flashed, and the stone house transformed into a warm and exquisite wooden cabin, complete with new furniture and all the existing furniture refreshed.

This scene was so similar to before.

Li Qingran stared blankly at the beautiful house, her eyes welling up with tears.

In her heart, what left the deepest impression wasn't the magical artifacts, spirit stones, or even the divine pill that restored her dantian.

She would always remember that stormy night.

With a single "Home is here."

A shelter from the wind and rain appeared before her eyes.

A house built of wood and stone might be nothing in the eyes of other cultivators, but to her, it was the most precious thing.

When Chen Huaian took her away from Wanshan Mountain.

She had gazed in the direction of the small stone house, feeling sad for a long time.

The care her master gave her was always in these details that others overlooked. And it was also the part that made her feel the most indebted.

What Li Qingran didn't know was that.

While she was deeply moved, Chen Huaian, outside the phone, was staring at the screen, lost in thought.

[You have unlocked the virtual girlfriend's cave residence function.]

[You can freely purchase the following items to assist your virtual girlfriend's cultivation.]

〈Permanent Beginner Spirit Gathering Array: 10,000￥ (Spirit stones automatically replenished)〉

〈Permanent Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array: 100,000￥ (Spirit stones automatically replenished)〉

〈Cultivate a Spirit Field: 5,000￥〉

〈Cultivate 10 Spirit Fields: 48,800￥〉

〈Upgrade Spirit Field to Lv1 (Increase spirit plant yield and growth speed): 1,000￥〉

〈Build a Spirit Beast Pen: 50,000￥ (Unlocks the Spirit Beast Cub Store after construction)〉

〈Build a Beginner Profound Armor Array: 5,000￥ (Materials automatically replenished)〉

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〈Upgrade Cave Residence to Lv2 (Increase comfort): 998￥〉

[All recharges can be replaced with spirit stones/spirit crystals at a proportional rate.]

Chen Huaian slowly typed out a question mark.

He zoomed out the view of the house.

Looking at the barren land on the cliff, divided into various areas waiting to be cultivated.

An old game name slipped out of his mouth.

"Is this… QQ Farm?!"

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