Chapter 21: The Rookie Is Truly Adorable

Ying Shu returned to the modern world at four in the morning, and the shared bicycle she had left in the cave came back with her.

She immediately messaged Cheng Shan: "Have you gotten out of danger?"

She had wanted to give Cheng Shan the last piece of booger and the spirit fruit, but before she could take them out, she was sent back to the present.

Cheng Shan didn’t reply right away.

Ying Shu had no choice but to go home first.

Just as she lay down on her bed, her phone chimed.

She quickly unlocked it and saw Cheng Shan’s reply.

"After you left, I encountered my master. He wanted the divine herb, but I no longer wish to give it to him."

After everything that had happened, he wanted to be a bit more selfish—putting himself first from now on, because only by surviving could he think about anything else.

Ying Shu asked, "If you don’t give it to him, will he let you go?"

"Thanks to your 'useless chicken' talisman."

Cheng Shan sent this with a photo attached: a beaming smile lighting up his face, while cradling a plump chicken carved from cabbage.

Ying Shu’s eyes flickered with amusement. "That chicken in your arms isn’t your master transformed, is it?"

"Haha, yes, it’s him. He’s really adorable as a chicken. Haha, if I weren’t worried he might turn back at any moment, I’d actually want to keep him as a pet, haha."

"…"

Ying Shu saw all the "hahas" and knew just how happy Cheng Shan was at that moment.

Indeed, the cabbage chicken was quite cute, haha.

[Notification—]

[You have received a five-star review, rewarded with 5,000 merit points and 5,000 credit points. Would you like to enter the lottery?]

[Notification—]

[You have received 10 Muscle-Washing Pills, 10 Longevity Pills, 10 Qi-Attracting Pills, 5 Regeneration Pills, 5 Beauty Pills, and 5 Youth Preservation Pills gifted by Cheng Shan. Would you like to accept the pills now?]

Hearing about the pills, Ying Shu jumped up excitedly.

Accept, of course she would accept—even if she had only her last breath left, she would still take them.

She stored all the pills safely in her treasure chest.

Cheng Shan sent another message: "These pills are low-grade ones I found in my master’s storage ring—just a portion of them. Once I find a place to settle down, I’ll organize all the items in his ring and send you anything that suits you."

"Thank you," Ying Shu replied sincerely.

"The one who should be thanking is me. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made it this far. By the way, I have a favor to ask: could you send two Longevity Pills and one Muscle-Washing Pill to my wife and son?"

[Notification—]

[You have a new delivery order. Please check.]

Ying Shu checked the message. It was the request Cheng Shan had just entrusted to her, this time with no time limit.

She accepted it without hesitation.

Cheng Shan said, "Each Longevity Pill can add two hundred years to one’s life. I hope they can live long enough for me to come back to find them."

"I will complete the mission," Ying Shu promised.

Suddenly, she recalled what Feng Ye had mentioned and told Cheng Shan about the Special Investigation Bureau.

Cheng Shan was both surprised and found it reasonable: "Since there are ghosts in this world, it’s not strange that a Special Investigation Bureau exists. Indeed, I was frightened by a ghost before my accident. While scaring me, it kept saying ‘Kill Cheng Shan.’ Clearly, someone wanted to harm me. I wanted to tell you the first time I met you and ask for your help to find the real culprit, but you had no cultivation back then and couldn’t see ghosts. I was afraid telling you would leave you in constant fear, so I didn’t say anything."

[Notification—]

[You have a new task. Please check.]

Not a delivery order, but a mission?

Ying Shu opened the message.

[Assist Cheng Shan in investigating the real culprit. Do you accept the mission?]

Of course, she accepted.

Ying Shu asked Cheng Shan, "Do you have any suspects?"