The School Beauty’s Super Rogue

Jin Kui put the plate down to the side and looked at Qin Hao, speaking in a gentle tone.

Qin Hao didn’t look at the food; his eyes fell on Jin Ni’Er and Jin Kui as he asked, "How are you two progressing?"

"Sigh! Still no sense of Spiritual Qi at all."

Jin Kui showed a bitter expression.

Jin Ni’Er also shook her head gloomily. "I can sense it, but my absorption speed is really slow. It’s been several days and I haven’t accumulated even a trace of Spiritual Qi."

Qin Hao said nothing. Jin Kui, face full of dejection, said, "Brother Qin, do you think maybe we just don’t have the talent for being Cultivators?"

"What nonsense." Qin Hao shook his head, completely helpless. "You think Cultivation is that easy? Among mortals, even out of tens of millions, not one might have a Spiritual Root. You already have Spiritual Roots and a chance to cultivate—you’re already one-in-ten-thousand geniuses!"

Hearing this, the Jin Family siblings felt a bit better.

Qin Hao added, "The Immortal Path is hard—harder than reaching the blue heavens. Don’t belittle yourselves. Just take it slow."

"But like this, we’ll only hold you back, Brother Qin! If it weren’t for us, you could’ve entered the Inner Sect long ago!"

Jin Ni’Er said, deeply self-blaming.

Over these days, they had already learned that Qin Hao had Spiritual Qi in his body.

This kind of trait meant that Qin Hao had already stepped into the Innate Realm and had the qualification to enter the Inner Sect.

So why hadn’t Qin Hao gone yet?

Wasn’t it all because of the Jin Family siblings?

They understood all this, so every day they silently felt grateful to Qin Hao in their hearts, while also hating their own uselessness.

"Brother Jin, how about you give up on us and just go into the Inner Sect yourself first!"

After thinking for a long time, Jin Kui spoke in a serious tone.

"No need. I promised I’d look after you two, so I naturally have to keep my word." Qin Hao’s face turned extremely serious. "Besides, if I leave, who knows how the brats in the Outer Courtyard will bully you? I really can’t be at ease leaving you behind and going alone."

"But we keep failing to break through, and your appointment with Ji Yue’Er is getting closer and closer, Brother Qin."

Jin Ni’Er’s face was filled with anxiety.

Only then did Qin Hao remember. "Uh, I think I had a one-month appointment with Ji Yue’Er? I totally forgot."

Jin Ni’Er and Jin Kui were instantly speechless.

"Cough, cough." Qin Hao gave a couple of dry coughs and then said, "You don’t need to worry about the cultivation part. Over the next few days, I’ll refine a few more furnaces of Qi Gathering Pills for you. With the help of Elixirs, you’ll be able to get started very soon."

The Qi Gathering Pill was the key Elixir for Postnatal Disciples to break through to the Innate Realm.

With the help of this Elixir, a disciple’s success rate in breaking through could increase by thirty percent.

You could say this kind of Elixir was something every Outer Court Disciple desperately needed.

Because there was demand but no supply, the price of Qi Gathering Pills was absurdly high, to the point where even a thousand gold couldn’t buy one.

Logically, this kind of Elixir was something you could only hope to encounter, not seek out. Yet in Qin Hao’s mouth, it sounded like it was as common as candied hawthorn skewers on the street.

Noticing the strange look in the Jin siblings’ eyes, Qin Hao laughed. "What, you don’t believe me? Fine, these are the Elixirs I prepared for you."

As he spoke, Qin Hao lifted the lid of the furnace. A thick cloud of smoke drifted out, but it wasn’t very choking.

The Jin Family siblings looked full of doubt. Jin Ni’Er said, "These are Qi Gathering Pills?"

"Of course not." Qin Hao’s hands filled with Inner Strength, and he slammed a palm onto the Pill Furnace.

With a swoosh, under the shock of his Inner Strength, several pills flew out from inside.

Qin Hao casually grabbed the plate he’d prepared beforehand and scooped with a random motion.

In an instant, all the pills fell into the plate—four pitch-black pills.

"These are Bone-Changing Pills, used to improve one’s physique. The quality of your Spiritual Roots is closely related to your physique. Right now your constitution is a bit poor, so your cultivation is a little slow. But after taking these, it’ll count as firming up your foundations."

Qin Hao explained seriously, fanning the still-hot pills. In no time, they cooled down.

He picked up the pills and handed two to each of them. "Use these first to purge toxins and change your bones. Once your foundation is solid, we’ll go buy the ingredients for Gathering Essence Pills later."

The two of them blankly took the pills.

Before swallowing, Jin Ni’Er asked, "I heard the ingredients for Gathering Essence Pills are very expensive. Brother Qin, we don’t have any Task Points left..."

These days, the three of them had been living off the Task Points of Wang Tu and his subordinates. You could say they were just sitting around eating through a mountain of resources.

After such a long time, there weren’t many Task Points left.

"Task Points?" Qin Hao showed a confident smile. "As long as we have money, we’re fine."

Seeing the Jin siblings’ confusion, Qin Hao raised a finger, making the Void Storage Ring on it flash with light. "The money’s all in here."

The last time he used his mind to enter the Void Storage Ring, he’d unexpectedly discovered there was still a lot of gold inside.

This should have been Kong Denghui’s private Vault.

That time, Kong Denghui had been in a hurry to leave and simply tossed the ring to Qin Hao, not even bothering about the little Vault inside.

After Qin Hao did the math, he realized the gold in there was literally piled up like a mountain.

Because of this, he was overjoyed for an entire night, too excited to sleep, and kept sighing about how Kong Denghui was as rich as a nation.

But later he figured it out. At Kong Denghui’s level, he was already like an Immortal.

Secular gold and jewels weren’t very useful to him, and since he was the Vice Sect Leader, it wasn’t hard for him to get whatever he wanted.

So he saw gold as something pretty lowly and casually just gave it to Qin Hao.

"Kong Denghui! Even though you’re an old dog, this unintentional act of yours really helped me out!"

As Qin Hao sighed inwardly, the Jin siblings swallowed down the pills.

Mm!

Right after, their cheeks puffed up, as if some airflow in their bodies was about to come out.

Seeing this, Qin Hao didn’t say a word. He sprang to his feet, rushed out the door, and even remembered to close it behind him.

"Pffft!"

"Pffft!"

From inside came a strange kind of sound, accompanied by the shouts of the Jin siblings.

"Brother! Your fart stinks so bad!"

"Sister! Like yours is any better!"

"It’s deadly! So farting is actually the effect of the Bone-Changing Pill!"

"No wonder Brother Qin ran so fast! So sly!"

Outside the door, Qin Hao listened to their complaints, grinning so hard his mouth wouldn’t close.

...

Afternoon.

The scorching sun gradually faded, replaced by the light of dusk.

The two men squatting in stakeout across from the Wang Mansion still hadn’t left.

"Damn, another day wasted. Once the shift changes, I’m going to the dining hall to have a proper feast!"

"I’m going to go gamble a bit. I heard the odds for the bets on Qin Hao appearing have gone sky-high! I have to make a killing!"

As they spoke, the sound of a door opening came from across the street.

They focused their eyes and saw a group of people striding out. Leading them—was actually Qin Hao!

"Shit! Am I seeing things?"

"Idiot! You’re not seeing things! Qin Hao is heading out! You go tail him, quick! I’ll go report to the boss!"

After stepping out the door, Qin Hao only felt the outside air was unbelievably fresh.

Behind him, Wang Tu and the Jin Family siblings seemed to have been cooped up too long; even the way they walked kicked up wind.