Chapter 1558 - 1453: The Arrogant Ugly Man
Amidst the discussions of the people, the ugly man completely departed, leaving only embarrassment and humiliation for Liu Qingqing.
She steeled her heart, gritted her teeth, and shook her head, trying to forget the image of the ugly man.
But because this face was truly too ugly, as if etched into her mind, she couldn’t forget it no matter what.
"Why am I so hung up on this ugly guy?" Liu Qingqing was puzzled when suddenly a flash of lightning struck her mind.
"The eyes! Although that ugly man is very ugly! His eyes are especially bright, deep, and attractive, just like someone..."
Liu Qingqing suddenly realized, the ugly man’s eyes were as bright and profound as the person who hurt her.
Back then, Liu Qingqing was attracted by that person’s pair of eyes.
She actively went over to embrace him, only to be humiliated by that person in public.
After that incident, Liu Qingqing fell from grace and was no longer favored by Su Lingfeng.
Liu Qingqing always felt that her miserable defeat was all because of that person.
"Qin Hao!" Liu Qingqing often muttered this name full of resentment.
But why did the ugly man just now have eyes so similar to Qin Hao’s?
Liu Qingqing stood in place, pondering this question for a long time.
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The ugly man walked out of the Artifact Refining Hall’s gate, his voice shifting back to Qin Hao’s voice, shaking his head slightly, "What a pity, a fine woman, why does she have to turn herself into a social butterfly?"
However, Qin Hao couldn’t care less. For him, Liu Qingqing was just a passerby, helping her even was just something done in passing, there was no need to dwell on it too much.
Then, he looked up with confidence and walked towards the direction of the Task Hall.
It was only a few hundred meters between the two halls.
When Qin Hao arrived at the Task Hall, he found that there were also quite a few people here.
They gathered in the hall, in groups of three or five, whispering to each other.
Qin Hao stood in place, eavesdropping on the conversations of several small groups.
It turned out that everyone was discussing task matters.
At the highest point of the hall, there was a light screen formed by Spiritual Qi.
On the light screen, there were lines of text.
"Lower task, assist Elder Xu of Alchemy Tang to find Sakura Grass, task completion rewards one thousand task points."
"Low-level task, help an Inner Sect Disciple deliver a message to the Mortal World, task completion rewards two hundred task points."
"Intermediate task, a nearby village has villains committing crimes, go and eliminate the villains to serve justice, task rewards one thousand five hundred points."
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Qin Hao glanced over most of the tasks, finding them lacking interest.
The level of the tasks was calculated based on difficulty, generally, the harder it was, the higher the reward.
And the low-level tasks mostly involved running errands or delivering items, hardly profitable, and were one of the methods for disciples to grind their monthly tasks.
Qin Hao rarely did tasks, so he didn’t want to accept a low-level task just to be perfunctory.
If he’s going to do it, he’s going to do the best, that’s Qin Hao’s life principle.
His gaze fell on the topmost layer of the light screen.
There, a particular task shone brightly.
"Top-tier task, Evil Sect Cultivator Refining Dragon Child appearing fifty miles outside of Kang City, having taken over a hundred lives, now requires Inner Sect Disciples to hunt and drive Refining Dragon Child out of Kang City, rewards twenty thousand task points. Killing Refining Dragon Child rewards fifty thousand task points!"
Seeing this line of text, Qin Hao breathed a bit more rapidly.
"This task reward is so generous, it must be a high-difficulty task, it’s worth my effort, but what kind of person is this Refining Dragon Child?"
His muttering voice attracted the looks of people nearby.
A team around him cast strange glances, thinking how could this ugly man be so arrogant?
"Senior brother, what should we do?" A girl in a pink gauze dress from the team looked at the man carrying the Wooden Sword and asked.
The man gazed at the ugly man for a few seconds, then softly said, "We really need the money, if we can complete this task, at least it’s ten thousand task points. Too many in the Inner Sect fear the Refining Dragon Child, although this person is ugly, he might have some skills, let’s go check it out first."
"Alright."
The girl in the pink gauze dress nodded, leading by the man, walked towards Qin Hao.
"Brother, are you taking on the task to slay the Refining Dragon Child?"
"Yes."
Qin Hao had actually noticed this team too.
There were three people in total, the leader was carrying a Wooden Sword, tall and fairly handsome, and didn’t seem like a bad person.
The woman next to him was petite and delicate, with her pink gauze dress somewhat revealing, exposing two long legs, nice body indeed.
The last one was a man with narrow eyes and a sharp nose, didn’t seem like a good person, seeming to harbor hostility towards everyone.
"Hehe, may I ask Brother’s esteemed name?" The man with the Wooden Sword asked smiling again.
"My name is Chu Xi." Without thinking, Qin Hao came up with a fake name.
"Chu Xi?" The man with the Wooden Sword searched his mind, but couldn’t recall anyone with that name inside the sect.
"So, just a nobody!" The narrow-eyed man sneered, "Senior Brother Ma, this task isn’t easy, if you bring along some hindrances, it might get us killed!"
Even the petite woman looked at Qin Hao, displaying a trace of disdain, "Senior Brother Ma, I think Luo Yong is right, in our team, we must have strong means and capabilities, otherwise, if we don’t complete the task, a pointless trip would be a waste of manpower and resources!"
The man named Senior Brother Ma fell into deep thought.
Qin Hao’s gaze remained calm, not in a hurry to speak.
Senior Brother Ma was initially going to heed the words of his junior brother and sister, but seeing Qin Hao’s composed attitude, he couldn’t help but grow curious, asking, "Brother Chu, why aren’t you anxious?"
"Why should I be anxious?" Qin Hao asked lightly.
"We may decide not to include you in our team..." Senior Brother Ma said with a light smile, "Don’t you want to do this task?"
"How could I not want to?" Qin Hao shook his head, "You seem to misunderstand me, thinking I must join you to do this task? You’re wrong, if I want, I can do it alone."
As soon as these words were out, Senior Brother Ma showed a look of surprise.
Luo Yong sneered, "What a braggart! Such arrogance!"
"Have all the youngsters now become so shameless?" Even the petite girl showed disdain. Actually, she wasn’t originally disdainful of Qin Hao, just felt he was a bit too ugly to be close.
However, Qin Hao’s bold gaze at her made her feel very angry.
"Junior Brother Luo, Junior Sister Huang, please calm down." As the leader, Senior Brother Ma had to come out and soothe the crowd’s emotions, once again setting his gaze on Qin Hao’s face, "Brother Chu, your confidence really piques my curiosity, I just want to know, what is the root of your confidence?"
