Chapter 157: Still Wanting to Be Insatiably Greedy?

Su Ji'an went straight to the point. "I came to find you this time because I feel our binding method is still not comprehensive enough."

Following that, he shared his inner thoughts with her.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaomi's heart skipped a beat. "Big Brother, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."

She suddenly put on a troubled expression.

Su Ji'an's heart sank. Could this bitch be trying to take advantage of the situation and raise her demands?

However, he still signaled for her to continue. "Speak your mind freely without any hesitation."

"It's all because of the owner of Misty Rain Tower. She resented me for agreeing to this matter without consulting her, and yesterday she was already somewhat displeased with me. I'm afraid it won't do to rush things right now. You know, although my reputation is booming right now, when all is said and done, I'm still just a hired worker. One day in the future, I must go out on my own and work independently!" Luo Xiaomi didn't spell it out directly, but her meaning was self-evident.

Su Ji'an glanced at her. Just as he had anticipated.

This scumbag obviously wanted to squeeze him for a share of the profits.

Such a thing was out of the question, and such a precedent must never be set.

Otherwise, this batch of players would be difficult to manage in the future.

Su Ji'an nodded. "I indeed failed to consider this matter thoroughly enough."

Luo Xiaomi felt a surge of secret delight. It seemed the other party had understood her implication.

However, Su Ji'an's next sentence instantly dumbfounded her.

"Since that is the case, let's not trouble you with this matter anymore. I will think of another way."

At the same time, he directly edited a punishment quest.

[You harbor disloyal intentions and pay lip service to the quest while violating it in secret. If you fail to correct your mindset and gain Su Ji'an's forgiveness within ten seconds, it will be deemed as giving up the quest.]

[Quest Reward: None.]

[Quest Penalty: Instant death on the spot, with no possibility of resurrection.]

Su Ji'an let out a cold internal scoff. He had never shown any pleasant expressions toward disobedient players harboring ulterior motives.

Even if the other party possessed considerable talent, he would discard them without hesitation and show no mercy.

Players were like blades of grass in his eyes; once this one was gone, he could cultivate another in a short period of time.

Luo Xiaomi's expression instantly froze, and she was so panicked she was almost moved to tears.

With only ten seconds remaining, she no longer cared about anything else.

Luo Xiaomi lunged forward to tightly embrace Su Ji'an, her face full of frantic eagerness. "What is Big Brother saying? Even if there are a thousand dangers and ten thousand hardships, this younger sister will still do her utmost to make it happen. As for the owner of Misty Rain Tower, she can go stay wherever it's cool, at worst I'll just sever ties with Misty Rain Tower."

"You don't need to put yourself in such a difficult position. Your future is what matters most; what is the Fairy Guest House even worth?" Su Ji'an waved his hand, putting on an indifferent demeanor.

Luo Xiaomi's tone brooked no refusal. "Big Brother, don't be like that. Rest assured regarding this matter; your younger sister will handle it immediately."

Su Ji'an did not stay long. Although Luo Xiaomi was warmly persistent, he was simply not in the mood right now.

Still want to be insatiably greedy?

Dream on.

...

At this moment, Su Ji'an noticed a message from a Blue Star player in the Azure Cloud Sect.

[Li Ling'er's peerless natural talent has won the favor of various high-ranking officials of the Azure Cloud Sect, who have all stepped forward to take her as their personal direct disciple.]

[The high-ranking officials of the Azure Cloud Sect, including the Sect Master, fought fiercely over this, and finally decided to let Li Ling'er make her own choice.]

[Yet, to everyone's surprise, Li Ling'er did not choose the powerful and influential Sect Master Shen Lianxiang, but instead became a disciple under the First Elder.]

[In just a brief moment, Li Ling'er successfully channeled Qi into her body, eliciting gasps of astonishment from everyone present.]

It seemed the girl Li Ling'er had taken his words to heart; otherwise, she probably wouldn't have refused the status of the Sect Master's personal disciple.

At this moment, Su Ji'an glanced at Shen Qingyan's location.

She was currently in the immortal city at the foot of the Azure Cloud Sect's mountain.

Yet it seemed she hadn't returned directly to the sect. Refraining from acting rashly was the right move.

Su Ji'an thought for a moment and once again opened the communication channel with Shen Qingyan.

This bitch didn't even know to proactively contact him.

Forget it, forget it. Why should he bicker with a woman?

Su Ji'an was very curious about how Shen Qingyan's progress was going.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to properly unfold the matters concerning his external avatar.

Besides, Yu Ming's living habits and interpersonal relationships were things he hadn't managed to get his hands on yet.

Shortly after.

Shen Qingyan accepted the connection, and upon seeing the environment Su Ji'an was in, she couldn't help asking, "Did you leave Lingxiu Village?"

Having broken through to the Void Return Stage, she was already capable of seeing through Su Ji'an's illusions and reality.

At first, she had indeed felt a slight flicker of admiration in her heart.

Unwilling to idle away time on such trivial matters, Su Ji'an asked directly, "How is the matter coming along?"

Shen Qingyan frowned slightly. "Not well, but it's not entirely without a turning point."

Su Ji'an's heart sank. "Elaborate."

This deviated greatly from what he had expected. He originally thought Shen Qingyan was quite scheming and handling this matter would pose no major problem.

This directly impacted his entire layout.

"This so-called Daoist Companion mode, you need to lift it for me." Shen Qingyan began to bargain.

Su Ji'an looked astonished. "Have you lost your sense of identity? You are the one who has a blood feud with him, why utter such naive words?"

Shen Qingyan gave a light hum. "Not necessarily. If you didn't harbor a deep hatred toward her, how could you be so urgent about this matter?"

Su Ji'an was instantly left speechless.

This bitch was truly difficult to fool; he hadn't expected her to see right through it.

"This Daoist Companion mode is a divine gift. If you want it lifted, then there's nothing to discuss," Su Ji'an said irritably.

With that, he directly terminated the communication.

No need for further words. Let's see who gets anxious first.

Just as he was about to make his external avatar halt its steps,

[Your Daoist Companion Shen Qingyan is requesting a remote communication. Do you accept?]

Su Ji'an chose to reject.

He didn't want to deal with her right now, and even felt like disciplining her a bit.

[Your Daoist Companion Shen Qingyan is requesting a remote communication. Do you accept?]

Su Ji'an thought for a moment. Fine, he would give her another chance.

Shen Qingyan complained discontentedly, "Why are you like this? Getting angry at the drop of a hat. How am I supposed to transmit the relevant matters regarding Yu Ming to you?"

She had no interest in repeating every single detail to him bit by bit.

Using such a primitive method, these things couldn't possibly be finished in just a few words.

Su Ji'an paused for a second. This didn't sound like someone making no progress at all.

Could it be that Shen Qingyan had just been messing with him earlier?

Facing serious business, Su Ji'an couldn't be bothered to argue too much. "This is simple. I will send you an ability exchange request, and you just need to mentally recite the exchange of the role-playing ability concerning Yu Ming."

Abilities were not limited to divine arts and spells; role-playing abilities were also one of them.

[Your Daoist Companion Su Ji'an is using a Song Dynasty Ci poem to exchange abilities with you. Please edit the ability you wish to exchange as soon as possible.]

Shen Qingyan felt a tinge of disbelief, but still silently recited the incantation according to Su Ji'an's instructions.

In just a brief moment, she lost all her understanding of Yu Ming.

She clearly knew the person named Yu Ming, but upon deeper thought, she found that her memory of him had become very hazy, as if Yu Ming possessed virtually no presence at all.