Luck taken away? It doesn't matter, I quietly become a god

Chapter 518 Returning to Jixia Academy

"Eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, I'm off to Jixia Academy!"

After spending two months at Zhanming Mountain, Rong Shu immediately packed his things and left after Xiao Zian produced the sixty-eighth improved version of the pill formula, not wanting to stay for even a moment longer.

"Junior Sister, would you like to pick some of the ripe medicinal herbs from your herb field and take them with you...?"

"I've picked them all... Fourth Senior Brother, don't worry!"

"...Rong Shu! How dare you steal the medicinal herbs from my Dongzi Peak!!!"

"..."

How to get your senior brother to go from calling you "my dear junior sister" to calling you by your full name?

Rong Shu is very experienced.

Flying to the gate of Zhanming Mountain, Rong Shu looked up and called out, "Fourth Senior Brother, that's a tiny bit of spiritual medicine I lent you. Consider it payment for my hard work refining pills for you these past two months. I'll pay you back double later, okay?"

Hehe~ Bye-bye~

Rong Shu was kept at Dongzi Peak by Xiao Zi'an every day to study the improved version of the pill formula. Then she accidentally passed by her fourth senior brother's spirit herb field. Is that her fault? She accidentally saw some rare spirit herbs there and was tempted. Is that her fault? She couldn't control her claws and picked one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight spirit herbs. Is that her fault?

When Rong Shu arrived at the gate of Jixia Academy, he was still reminiscing and sighing: Fourth Senior Brother is really good at cultivating spiritual herbs~ I wonder if I can pick a few more next time I return to Zhanming Mountain?

"Rong Shu! You've finally decided to come back!"

Upon hearing the sound, Rong Shu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Duan Yuyan and the others waiting for her at the palace gate.

Duan Yuyan cursed, "You're having a great time outside, and you've forgotten all about us, haven't you!"

"There's no joy in it, it's just a change of scenery for cultivation." Rong Shu shrugged and handed a storage bag to Si Chenbi.

"Chen Bi, someone asked me to pass this on to you. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Upon noticing the unusual jade pendant on the storage bag, Si Chenbi's eyes flashed with joy, and he accepted it with both hands: [Thank you.]

"Rong Shu, what did you give Chen Bi?" Lu Zhuo asked.

Rong Shu: "I don't know either. It seems that it was commissioned by Young Master Fuyi."

Si Chenbi withdrew her divine sense from the storage bag and pursed her lips: [It's a birthday gift from my father... something he's been saving for many years.]

Cultivators have a longer lifespan than mortals, often hundreds or thousands of years. Because of this long lifespan, they rarely celebrate their birthdays every year like ordinary people in the secular world. They usually only hold a birthday banquet when they reach the age of one hundred or one thousand.

However, Si Fuyi insisted on giving her daughter a birthday gift every year. In the past, when she was in the Si family, she also held a small birthday banquet every year.

"So that's how it is." Rong Shu suddenly felt a little guilty.

She didn't know it was a birthday gift, and since she was specifically asked to deliver it, Rong Shu didn't think of having someone else deliver it for her.

Otherwise, she would have to secretly go back to the Jixia Academy no matter what.

“Chenbi, it seems your father loves you very much.”

Si Chenbi was somewhat dissatisfied, pouting slightly: [Father doesn't even come to see me...]

Normally, Si Chenbi has a calm and expressionless expression, but after spending time with her, Rong Shu can see that Si Chenbi is actually very active and innocent inside, but she is not good at expressing herself. It is rare to see her so emotionally expressive now.

Rong Shu comforted him, saying, "I heard that the Regent of Haixi entrusted Shen Bi's father to oversee the Haixi Dynasty for a period of time, so he must be too busy to be in two places at once."

“Shenbi, didn’t we agree that we would go to the Si family after the freshman year is over? Then you can go home and visit your family,” Lu Zhuo said.

Upon hearing this, Si Chenbi nodded.

Rong Shu looked at the group and asked with a smile, "By the way, it's been ten years. How's your cultivation going?"

Feng Qianli patted his chest: "While you were gone, the few of us were invincible against all the Nascent Soul cultivators in Jixia! Our fame spread far and wide! It was awesome! And the fights were exhilarating!"

Duan Yuyan: "Hehe, we also snatched a lot of resources from the senior students. To be honest, it's really great to cultivate with the resources we snatched."

Seeing that they were all beaming with pride, Rong Shu raised an eyebrow: "It seems that your skills have improved quite a bit? How about... we have a little sparring session? Let's start with some short jokes."

Duan Yuyan didn't even hesitate: "Get lost!"

Xing Xue asked in confusion, "Rong Shu, what level is your cultivation at now?"

Ten years ago, although Rong Shu's cultivation was a whole realm higher than theirs, Xing Xue felt that as long as he didn't use his ridiculously powerful divine sense and supernatural abilities, he still had a 30% chance of winning.

But now...

Intuitively, Xing Xue felt that she could no longer see through Rong Shu.

Even though the person is right in front of you, if you close your eyes, it's as if that person doesn't exist.

Reminded by Xing Xue, the group finally realized what was happening, and upon seeing Rong Shu's innocent and naive face, which was actually becoming increasingly sly and mischievous—

Duan Yuyan: "Hiss! You beast!"

Lu Zhuo clutched his heart, exclaiming, "I can't take it anymore! I feel my Dao Heart is slowly crumbling!"

Rong Shu patiently asked again, "Would you like to spar?"

Just as the stubborn Feng Qianli was about to raise his hand, Lu Zhuo, rolling his eyes, suddenly pulled him down and turned to ask, "Hey~ where were we supposed to go yesterday?"

Duan Yuyan chimed in, "We're going to the Four Seasons Palace. The four masters of plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum are finally holding their classes today. Let's hurry, or we won't be able to get good seats..."

"Oh right, I would have forgotten if you hadn't brought it up, Lao Duan. Lao Feng, Senior Sister Xing Xue, Chen Bi, do you want to come along?"

"Without further delay, let's set off now."

Ever since——

Rong Shu watched helplessly as these people treated him like he was invisible, putting their arms around each other's shoulders and turning away without lingering for even a moment.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Upon hearing this, the five people in front seemed to run even faster.

"No, no! We will not walk with monsters!"

"Don't do this! Let's have some camaraderie, okay? This is passive-aggressive behavior!"

"..."