Chapter 60: Fatty Chen Lei’s Delusion

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Fatty Chen Lei’s Delusion

"Don’t you know Su Qin already has a Dao Companion?"

Chen Lei’s embarrassment disappeared almost immediately, replaced by a shameless grin.

"Of course I know!"

He even puffed out his chest as he spoke, as though there were nothing wrong with his intentions.

"But so what? There’s no rule against stealing someone else’s woman, is there?"

Li Jian stared at him.

’...This fatty is quite bold.’

He couldn’t help but wonder what gave Chen Lei the confidence to believe that someone like Su Qin would ever pay attention to him.

Su Qin was not only beautiful but also talented, making her one of the most sought-after women among the outer disciples.

Meanwhile, Chen Lei’s appearance was... well, certainly not something that would give him an advantage in pursuing her.

Li Jian honestly couldn’t tell whether this fatty was blinded by love or simply far too confident in himself.

Just as Li Jian was wondering whether Chen Lei’s confidence had any limits, Wang Hun suddenly spoke up from the side.

"Speaking of Su Qin, didn’t you once manage to steal one of her undergarments by accident?"

Chen Lei’s expression changed instantly.

"Wang Hun! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Wang Hun ignored his protest and looked at Li Jian with a strange smile.

"I’m not making it up! This fatty once stumbled upon Su Qin’s laundry while she was away. Somehow, he managed to get his hands on one of her undergarments and secretly kept it."

At this news, Li Jian’s eyes widened slightly as he turned toward Chen Lei.

’What the hell?’

Wang Hun wasn’t finished.

"What’s even more ridiculous is that he apparently keeps it beside his pillow and takes it out to look at it every night before going to sleep!"

"WANG HUN!"

Chen Lei’s face had turned completely red.

He hurriedly tried to silence him, but Wang Hun simply leaned away with a hearty laugh.

"What? You were the one who bragged about it after getting drunk! Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten!"

Li Jian stared at Chen Lei, whose earlier confidence had completely vanished.

For a moment, he was at a loss for words.

’This fatty... has he really fallen that far?’

He gave Chen Lei a strange look, and an amusing thought suddenly crossed his mind.

’I’m curious... How would this guy react if he knew what I’ve been doing with Su Qin?’

After all, while Chen Lei was still secretly cherishing an undergarment and dreaming about winning Su Qin’s affection, Li Jian had already made the woman he admired bend into different shameless positions last night.

Just imagining the fatty’s reaction made Li Jian’s lips twitch.

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Eventually, their time in the Fragment Realm came to an end.

After leaving the pocket realm, Li Jian led the trio straight toward the Resource Hall to sell the materials they had gathered.

As soon as they entered, he spotted a familiar figure behind the exchange counter.

It was Jin Meixin.

The beautiful outer disciple was dressed in her usual white-and-purple sect robes, her long black hair neatly arranged with purple ornaments.

When she noticed Li Jian approaching, her purple eyes lit up, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.

"Oh? Junior Brother Li, you’ve returned from the Fragment Realm!"

Her gaze briefly swept over the three men behind him before settling back on Li Jian.

"It seems you’ve had quite a fruitful trip. What have you brought for me today?"

Li Jian smiled and took out everything he had collected, placing it all on the table.

"Nothing too special. Just the resources we collected inside the Fragment Realm. I’d like to sell everything."

Jin Meixin’s smile widened slightly as she saw the huge pile of resources before her.

"Everything? Hehe~ Of course! Let me take a look first."

She began examining the materials one by one, checking the spirit herbs, ores, demonic beast cores, and other valuable items they had collected.

Meanwhile, Li Jian stood patiently at the counter, watching her work.

After a while, she finally finished inspecting the last item and looked up at him with her familiar smile.

"All right, Junior Brother Li. I’ve finished the appraisal. Your harvest is quite impressive this time!"

She paused briefly before naming a price.

"I can offer you one thousand spirit stones for everything. What do you think?"

Li Jian was slightly surprised by the amount.

One thousand spirit stones!

It seemed that exploring the Fragment Realm was truly a profitable venture.

Of course, he had to admit that his three helpers had played a significant role in his gains.

If he had explored the realm alone, he probably wouldn’t have collected nearly as many resources, let alone done so without risking his life in every encounter.

Even if he divided the profits equally among the four of them, his share would still be more than enough to cover the thirty spirit stones he had spent on the entrance fee.

’No wonder so many disciples enter the Fragment Realm every day.’

Li Jian’s gaze shifted toward Jin Meixin, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

A thousand spirit stones was already a considerable sum, even after this Senior Sister had taken her cut.

He couldn’t help wondering just how much the resources were actually worth before she deducted her share.

Unfortunately, he had no way of knowing the exact amount.

’Well, I’ll find out soon enough.’

Li Jian didn’t dwell on it for too long.

With that thought, he looked at Jin Meixin and nodded.

"All right, Senior Sister Jin. I’ll accept the offer."

Jin Meixin smiled brightly when Li Jian accepted the offer.

She promptly counted out one thousand spirit stones and handed them over to him.

"Pleasure doing business with you, Junior Brother Li. You’re welcome to bring more materials to me next time!"

Li Jian accepted the spirit stones and stored them in his spatial ring.

And then—

[Ding!]

[Detected: Spirit Stone Loss caused by Jin Meixin.]

[Favor Debt from Jin Meixin: +820]

Li Jian’s smile twitched as he stared at the notification and couldn’t help but curse this damn greedy woman silently.