Sky Defying Genius Cultivator
Chapter 33: Mian Lai's Lonely City

[That's the reward of your level rise, Master]

"What's? Why didn't you tell me about this?" zhishu asked somewhat annoyedly.

[That's exactly what the rules have been made Master.When you will first get a notification about the level increase reward.There will be no more notification]

"Huh? Why is it like that?"

[Since after a week of leveling up rewards are not opened, then the rewards will be forfeited.This rule is made so that the system does not overspend items]

"Well.then why did you tell me? Are you broken?"

[No, Master.This is what I do because I'm on the side, Master]

[I support you to become stronger despite having to break some rules.Because you are the master I choose]

Zhishu nodded, "then open all his gifts!"

[The level rise reward cannot be opened simultaneously, only once in three days]

"Why do the rules sound like they're made up? It's getting weird.."

Zhishu took a deep breath as he never heard the reply from the system, "well quickly open one of the gift boxes."

[Opens one level rise reward box]

[Congratulations! You get a 20-year-old blue grass medicinal plant]

Zhishu grabbed the blue-colored grass that floated before him, "20 years old, too. He was at least 5 years older than me."

Tok..

"What's wrong?" zhishu asked when he heard the knock on the door.

"Master Li Shao came to pick you up, miss," replied someone from outside, it seems like the waiter who delivered him earlier.

"Not out of thought even Master Li Shao picked me up at this inn.He is an esteemed Alchemist, why would he be willing to make himself bother like that?" zhishu's inner self is full of question marks.

Zhishu got up from his bed and immediately opened the door.It turns out his guess was correct, the owner of the voice was the male servant who escorted him earlier.

Zhishu walked away past the servant without saying a word.The servant showed a worried look at Zhishu's behavior, he ran small to adjust the speed of his steps with Zhishu.

"Miss, I already know my mistake.You are offended for sure because your name is similar to Ziong Zhishu's, right?" asked the waiter, he spoke hurriedly in panic.

However, even after the maid spoke in fear, Zhishu still remained unresponsive.

"Oh... He finally found out my name.But he didn't think at all that I was that Ziong Zhishu and just thought our names were similar?"

"Huh.had it been, after all there is no point in telling my true identity.I have to become stronger first.I have to show everyone, after all, that Ziong Ying is just an inappropriate dust compared to me.I have to work hard!"

"No-nona.." said the waiter hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, you must be afraid because it turns out that I'm so respected by Master Li Shao, right?" zhishu said in a joking tone.

"Yes, that's one of them.I also heard that you are close to Her Highness Princess Zuo Ling, I can die if you consider me an enemy."

"uh? Why do I consider you an enemy?"

"Enemy or not is of no use to me."

Not felt because of the short chat between them, Zhishu finally reached the bottom floor.There, Zhishu immediately saw someone who became the main character.

The main character was none other than Master Li Shao.At this time he was being mobbed by people who hoped to become his students or just to be able to chat with him.

"Master Li Shao..?" said Zhishu who made everyone's eyes fixed on him.

The atmosphere instantly became silent, "i feel bad, why did Master come to pick me up?" zhishu said amidst the silence.

"You are my guest.I've been disrespectful to you for not welcoming you in the Alchemist Sect, even though I was the one who invited you."

Zhishu walked over to Master Li Shao, everyone subconsciously stepping aside from before Zhishu, forming a path that Zhishu could easily cross, "in that case, let's settle your needs with me."

"Sure miss," Master Li Shao replied as he walked along leaving the faithful to shut their mouths while watching Master Li Shao's departure with Zhishu.

"What's going on?" ask someone who was at the Taiyang inn just after Zhishu and Master Li Shao left.

"Let's know, my eyes can't escape the silver-haired woman, it feels like I want to see her once again."

"True, when he came my body as if it could not be moved, my mouth could not open, and my eyes were always directed at him.I.I.I think I was amazed by his beauty.What is his name?"

"His name is Zhishu.She is a Cultivator in the level 10 Combat Master Hall," said the male servant assigned to escort Zhishu earlier.

"Level 10 fighter?!"

"Just one level different from one of the best geniuses in the Shenzen Empire, Ziong Ying."

"I'm sure sooner or later he will far surpass Ziong Ying.Since that Miss Zhishu is not only close to Master Li Shao, but also close to the members of the Royal family," continued the man's servant arrogantly knowing the information regarding Zhishu.

Everyone in the room was shocked.

"She.. perfect! Not only was she beautiful and possessed extraordinary talent, but she was also close to the great people who were in the Shenzen Empire."

"Right, people like us are really lucky to see it up close" said one man with brown hair who was approved by everyone there.

***

A few minutes after leaving the Taiyang inn, Zhishu almost reached the Alchemist sect located in the middle of the capital.

Zhishu unceasingly stared at the window to see the situation outside the horse carriage he was riding.

Master Li Shao was sitting before Zhishu, he was also being swept away in his own thoughts.So far as things were going, there was no conversation between Zhishu and Master Li Shao.

Zhishu took a deep breath, he took the initiative to mince words with Master Li Shao, "Master Li Shao, don't you miss the state of the bustling imperial capital?"

"Hmmm... if you ask like that then my answer is no.In addition I have also forgotten the crowded atmosphere you mean.The state of the capital has been like this since 2 years ago.I have been accustomed to passing by on the streets of mothers a deserted city."

"This is all because of increasingly rampant robbers" Master Li Shao said.

Zhishu exhaled violently, "it must have taken a very long time to recover the condition of the people who lost the desire to get out of their homes."

"Of course, miss.They have been living in fear of robbers for 2 years.Some of them are willing to become slaves of nobles or wealthy merchants just to survive," said Master Li Shao while shaking his head slowly.

Zhishu looked out the window again, "why not just kill all those robbers, or perhaps investigate the forces behind them that made them dare to wreak havoc on the capital?"

"Miss, it's been done repeatedly.The warriors that the Emperor assigned to investigate this case have also been countless, but they have all never returned" said Master Li Shao.

"I wondered who was behind the robbers..."

Ding!

[Your curiosity triggers the ultimate mission: Investigate the person/sect who masterminded the rise of the robbers in the capital city of the Shenzen Empire]

[Punishment if mission fails: death]

[Respection if successful mission: 500 points]