Chapter 125: Caught.
After leaving the Mission Hall, Lee stacked up on supplies, spending close to fifty contribution points, and they left.
Xiao Lian couldn’t understand why was he spending so much since they earned only ten contribution points from the girl in red and five more after the main mission was over. Lee’s arguments that they had to have proper meals on the way and he needed writing utensils, didn’t seem too persuasive.
Fortunately Xiao Lian was too busy fantasizing about the girl whose letter was in his backpack, and only Lee’s presence prevented him from taking the letter out and smelling it one more time. The girl’s sweet, but at the same time slightly bitter scent was still lingering on the paper, and even a memory of it made his mind spin.
With how muddleheaded Xiao Lian was, Lee managed to hide a pile of useful items in his spatial bag unnoticed. Currently it acted as a secret compartment in his backpack and the more he thought about it, the more he was certain he could’ve put in there everything that was in Lunax’s treasury.
He had no clue how exactly the thing worked, but he was not in a rush – there were too many things to learn. And he started with the most important – reading and writing.
Xiao Lian became his first teacher and on the way began to draw words and explain their meanings. To his great annoyance, Lee found that the writing was in a way similar to Mandarin, except a mix of both simple and traditional characters. It was an unnecessary headache, but there was no way around it. If he wanted to study cultivation techniques, he had to learn it.
Another troublesome thing was that for some reason cultivators didn’t use horses. While it was understandable choice for elemental masters and lords, regular outer disciples weren’t as fast on their own. It also explained why the dispatch missions weren’t particularly popular.
According to the map Lee purchased in the sect, there were few towns on the way to the Azuremist sect. But even though he had a load of contribution points, he had no regular money to buy anything. He wasn’t desperate enough to steal a horse, but even if he was, he would’ve thought twice before doing it.
The laws here were harsh, and the enforcers strong. It was likely he would’ve been beheaded without a trial if caught in act.