C9 The One Who Spent Money to Hug the Thighs

Faced with Lu Chen's blatant demand, Xue Xiaoling blinked her cute blue eyes and slowly stretched out her five fingers, trying to probe, "How about I give you fifty gold coins?"

"Fifty gold coins?"

Lu Chen was startled. The girl was willing to spend fifty gold coins at once. Was she a gold mine owner?

It was obvious that the girl was willing to spend fifty gold coins for one reason or another. Either she was a fool, or the answer to the question was very important to her.

Of course, it was also possible that she had both.

In fact, Lu Chen did not want money. He just felt that a precious girl like Xue Xiaoling, who had been spoiled since she was a child, had a bad habit. She was too used to others being nice to her.

Helping her solve the problem was indeed a favor, but the value of a favor was very vague, and it was not the same as the value that most people thought it was.

Especially when it came to solving a problem, a favor was just like now. Xue Xiaoling did not know the answer, but the favor of solving the problem was the most valuable.

However, if he helped her solve the problem and let her know the answer, the value of this favor would be greatly discounted in her mind, and it might even turn into a small matter.

Therefore, in order to maximize the benefits, before helping her solve the problem, Lu Chen felt that it was necessary to set up a price for this favor.

In this way, even if she knew the answer later, the price of this favor would not change.

"How about 80 gold coins?"

Seeing that Lu Chen did not speak, Xue Xiaoling thought that he was too stingy. Biting her lower lip, she added another 30 gold coins with a bitter face.

80 gold coins was already a lot in Xue Xiaoling's eyes!

She was not really a fool who was rich, but this question was very important to her. Otherwise, she would not have been willing to spend so much money if she had asked dozens of people to solve the problem.

Actually, 50 gold coins was already beyond Lu Chen's expectations, but he did not expect that he would actually increase the price by 30 gold coins after being stunned for a moment.

Seeing the conflicted look on the little girl's face, it was obvious that there was still room for bargaining! How about he take advantage of the situation and earn 100 gold coins from her?

In the end, he knew that it was better not to overdo it. Lu Chen coughed lightly and said, "Forget it, forget it. I am not a greedy person. I don't care about money. I will do you a favor for free. Let's just be friends."

"Okay!"

Xue Xiaoling smiled with her eyes narrowed. Although she had known Lu Chen for a while, she did not reject him. Instead, she felt a sense of intimacy with him, so she agreed to it.

Eighty gold coins for a chance to be friends!

Although it was expensive, Lu Chen still felt that it was worth it. He might need this girl to protect him in the Azure Sect in the future.

Lu Chen returned the question paper in his hand and answered, "The answer to this question is actually very simple. You just have to ask one of the two people: If you ask the person next to you which treasure chest is which, how would he answer?

In this way, no matter how the person answers, you just have to choose the opposite box."

"How does the person next to you answer?"

Xue Xiaoling thought for a moment and her eyes widened. She exclaimed, "Eh? It really works!"

If it was someone who only said the truth.

He would definitely tell the truth. In other words, he would give the wrong answer, and it would definitely point to the empty box.

If it was someone who only said the lie.

He would definitely reverse the answer of the person who only said the truth. In other words, he would also give the wrong answer, and it would point to the empty box.

With this deduction, no matter which person was asked, as long as the answer was reversed, it would be the treasure box that contained the treasure.

"Aiya, I'm so angry. I can't think of such a simple answer. Lu Chen, you're so amazing. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go find Yanyan first!"

After obtaining the answer she wanted, Xue Xiaoling jumped up excitedly and quickly said goodbye to Lu Chen. Then, she ran away like yesterday.

Seeing the "80 gold coins" run away, Lu Chen felt a little heartache. He wanted to chat with her for a while longer, but he ran away just like that.

Turning around, he looked at the empty yard and the Shadow Blossoms and Voidwhisper Herb in the courtyard. Lu Chen was slightly startled, and then his heart was moved.

A single Shadow Blossom could increase five energy points. There were at least a hundred or so Shadow Blossoms and Voidwhisper Herbs here. If he devoured all of them, he would have at least three to five hundred energy points!

Lu Chen's heart was moved. He wished he could immediately turn into a rapist and plunder all the flowers and plants here.

However, on second thought, this was just playing with fire!

If he really did that, if something were to happen to him, he would not be able to pay for it. In the face of Wei Qianxian's anger, he might even directly come to his door and chop him into pieces as fertilizer.

Putting aside the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Lu Chen reluctantly left the yard.

...

"Yanyan! Yanyan!"

In the small yard at the top of the Mount Elixir, Xue Xiaoling rushed in again after less than a day.

In the small yard, Yan Qingmeng and a grey-haired beautiful woman who looked to be around forty years old were discussing a pill formula. When they noticed Xue Xiaoling's barbaric intrusion, they felt a little helpless.

"Ya! Miao Lan, you're here too!"

Seeing the grey-haired beautiful woman, Xue Xiaoling quickly retracted her temper and bowed to her.

The gray-haired beautiful woman smiled and pulled Xue Xiaoling to her side. She scolded her, "You little girl, you wander around all day long and don't even think about cultivating. You even come to harm my disciple Qingmeng every few days. You are truly hateful. You! You just need to be disciplined. In the future, I will go to Azure Peak and complain to your mother to let her discipline you."

"Of course not! You have doted on me since you were a child, how could you bear to complain to others! You are obviously just scaring people."

Xue Xiaoling smiled innocently and circled behind the gray-haired woman, pinching her shoulders and loosening her bones. She acted like a good student.

She was an old woman, but this shameless girl called her sister.

Even though Miao Lan had experienced a lot, her old face still could not help but turn red. She did not want to argue with this girl, so she could only turn around and glare at her. She snorted and said, "You little brat, stop pretending to be obedient. Why did you come to find Qingmeng? Is it because you want her to help you refine pills?"

Xue Xiaoling shook her head like a rattle drum and smiled proudly. "No, no, I just solved the problem that Yanyan gave me yesterday."

"What? You solved it so quickly?"

Yan Qingmeng, who was standing at the side, was a little surprised. She originally thought that this question would be difficult for Xue Xiaoling, the witty girl.

"A difficult question? What kind of difficult question?" Miao Lan could not help but become interested.

Xue Xiaoling laughed and handed the question paper in her hand over. She said with a smile, "Miao Lan, try solving this question!"

"This question …"

Miao Lan took the question paper and looked at it for a few times. Her grey eyebrows gradually wrinkled. After a long while, she smiled bitterly and shook her head, "I can't solve it. No matter how I look at it, this question is impossible to solve."

The question had stumped her master. Yan Qingmeng was a little embarrassed. Just as she was about to say something, Xue Xiaoling, who was standing beside her, laughed proudly and said, "Haha, you must have been stumped by this question, right? I have solved it!"

As she spoke, she repeated Lu Chen's answer. Then, she proudly told the two of them that it was the answer that she had thought of for nearly a day and night.

Miao Lan smiled and praised Xue Xiaoling. Yan Qingmeng, on the other hand, was a little suspicious. She said doubtfully, "Look at you, little girl. You don't seem to be enlightened. Did you meet someone who helped you?"

Xue Xiaoling was naturally unwilling to say anything. She changed the topic and said, "You don't need to care about me. Hurry up and answer the third question. I'll tell you after I solve your third question."

This answer indirectly admitted that there was a master helping her behind the scenes.

Yan Qingmeng saw through it but did not expose it. She thought for a while and said with a smile, "How about this! You will give me three questions. If I can't answer them within three days, you win!"

"I'll give you a difficult question?"

This novel way of playing made Xue Xiaoling very interested. Her big blue eyes sparkled, like a cute porcelain doll.

Yan Qingmeng immediately added, "Don't have any bad ideas. Of course, there are conditions. You are not allowed to give me any question that asks 'How many stars are there in the sky?' or 'How many bowls of rice can I eat tonight?'. These kinds of shameless questions must be serious questions."

When Xue Xiaoling heard this, her face immediately turned into a bitter melon. She shook her head and said, "How can that be? Yanyan, you are smarter than me since you were young. I can't think of any question that can stump you. You should give me a question."

Yan Qingmeng smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't think of a difficult problem. I will allow you to ask for help!"

Hmm? That sounds good!

Xue Xiaoling was secretly moved. She couldn't help but think, "Even if I can't think of a difficult problem that would stump Yanyan, there are still thousands of people in the Azure Sect! I'm not afraid of finding a difficult problem that would stump Yanyan."

Thinking about this, her confidence immediately increased. She quickly nodded and agreed, "Alright, Yanyan, you said it. Don't regret it."

Seeing Xue Xiaoling who was eager to find a difficult problem after getting the exact answer, Miao Lan couldn't help but find it funny. She asked softly, "Mengmeng, why did you give Xue Xiaoling a difficult problem?"

"Sigh! It's because she wants my Windweaving. She wants me to teach her."

Yan Qingmeng rolled her eyes and said gloomily, "This girl's strength is not enough. Under normal circumstances, she can't fly, so she wants to borrow my Windweaving to practice and learn to fly in advance."

Miao Lan frowned slightly and said, "Flying in the air requires at least the cultivation of Qi Controlling. If she learns this Windweaving without sufficient strength, there will be a certain danger. Can the Sect Master and Madam agree to let this girl learn it?"