Chapter 63: You Should Find Someone Else
Qu Xingxuan said: The Cui Family is now the most dominant because the times have progressed, emphasizing modernization, automation, and the proficient use of the most advanced AI technology today.
Xuan Xia was startled and immediately asked: “Has the Cui Family applied AI technology to performing religious ceremonies and breaking illusionary scenery? Did they produce a batch of robots? Like Iron Man? Brilliant!”
Just this one point is brilliant—robots have no fear.
『Qu Xingxuan: ???』
『Qu Xingxuan: The Cui Family created a chat group, bringing Mystic Sect people from all over closer. There’s also an office check-in system, so for tricky matters, everyone can team up to help each other.』
『Qu Xingxuan: Oh, right, the biggest contribution is probably the performance chart. You can see your own ranking in real time too.』
Xuan Xia: “……”
Just… too many complaints, at a loss for words.
After digesting it for a bit, Xuan Xia asked: “Is it illegal for you Mystic Sect people to privately create a small chat group?”
As for the performance chart and real-time rankings, she wouldn’t comment on those.
In ancient times, there were rankings for heroes and weapons; now, for school exams, there are university rankings, and study scores have rankings too—everyone has a strange obsession with rankings.
However…
Xuan Xia curiously asked more: “Office check-ins and performance rankings—does a high rank mean bonuses? Who issues the bonuses, the Cui Family?”
『Qu Xingxuan: No bonuses.』
Xuan Xia: “Then what’s the point of this ranking?”
『Qu Xingxuan: Oh, I might not have explained clearly. This performance chart ranking only records the younger generation of each family; those over forty-five don’t participate. The purpose is probably to let everyone know which family’s younger ones have real ability.』
From Qu Xingxuan’s words, it was clear he didn’t really understand the true purpose of the ranking either.
But Qu Xingxuan knew how to make things up.
『Qu Xingxuan: Just say fame comes early, you get it, right?』
『Qu Xingxuan: Like my master and them, they’ll retire someday, right? Then his client resources won’t all go to me 100%, right? Some clients will shop around, ask around, oh wow, there’s better, and off they go to someone else, right?』
Over there, Qu Xingxuan felt his explanation was perfectly flawless—who could tell the difference between him and Einstein.
Until Xuan Xia asked him: “Makes sense. So what’s your current ranking?”
『Qu Xingxuan: Ranking ranking ranking, all you care about is rankings. You really love stressing out a second year high school student facing Gaokao next year?』
Don’t ask—asking just hurts emotions.
Xuan Xia knew enough.
Though through Qu Xingxuan’s explanation, it had indeed sparked her interest in the Mystic Sect families and that performance ranking, pressing further on rankings would make Qu Xingxuan think she was really trying to stress him out.
It didn’t matter if he misunderstood; Xuan Xia just feared he’d start crying again later.
Xuan Xia seized the time to ask him: “What about the Ren Family—are they impressive?”
Qu Xingxuan had wanted to toss his mobile phone aside and do homework; chatting with Xuan Xia was disheartening, but seeing her new message, he held onto the phone again.
『Qu Xingxuan: Ren Family? Which Ren Family?』
Xuan Xia wasn’t sure how to interpret his reply.
Was it that he didn’t know there was a Ren Family in the Mystic Sect, or…
『Qu Xingxuan: The Ren Family in the east, or the one in the south?』
Sure enough, there was more than one Ren Family.
Xuan Xia directly threw out the name “Ren Yaokun” and asked if Qu Xingxuan knew him.
It took a while for Qu Xingxuan to reply.
『Qu Xingxuan: Don’t know him, never heard of him.』
『Qu Xingxuan: Someone you know? Did he tell you which Ren Family he’s from? If he can’t say, watch out—he might be a scammer.』
He even questioned her back.
Xuan Xia thought, wasn’t this exactly why she approached him?
But since Qu Xingxuan said he didn’t know, Xuan Xia would have to think of another way.
As she was considering another way, Qu Xingxuan sent a new message.
『Qu Xingxuan: Need me to ask around for you?』
After all, he was in the group too.
Looking at the message, Xuan Xia thought Qu Xingxuan was truly a sharp kid.
So Xuan Xia offered her sincerest blessing: “Good people get good rewards; you’ll ace the Gaokao.”
Qu Xingxuan was quite pleased, but he wouldn’t miss a chance to bargain.
『Qu Xingxuan: Get me two celebrity autographs later.』
Xuan Xia thought for a moment: “Tell me whose signature you want first.”
『Qu Xingxuan: I saw—you’re filming a program with Can Xia’s people now. Get me one from their group.』
Xuan Xia didn’t react at first to who “Can Xia” was; after thinking, she realized Qu Xingxuan meant Zhou Shiqing’s group.
This shouldn’t be hard.
Xuan Xia said yes.
『Qu Xingxuan: And one from Xie Yun too.』
『Qu Xingxuan: No, I want a to-sign!』
“……”
Xuan Xia: “Pick someone else.”
『Qu Xingxuan: ? No need for me to ask around for you?』
Xuan Xia: “I mean, pick again. As long as it’s not too outrageous, I’ll do my best.”
And Xie Yun was exactly in the “outrageous” category.
『Qu Xingxuan: Whoa whoa whoa, so the rumors online are true? You and Xie Yun really don’t get along.』
But Qu Xingxuan accepted Xuan Xia’s suggestion to switch; he just hadn’t decided who for the to-sign yet, saying to let Xuan Xia owe it for now.
Xuan Xia said no problem and asked him: “When will there be news?”
『Qu Xingxuan: Hard to say, I still have homework! Exams in a couple days!』
Xuan Xia thought: “Then reply after your exams?”
Qu Xingxuan said okay.
The chat should have ended there, but as she was about to put away her mobile phone, Xuan Xia suddenly had another question.
Xuan Xia asked: “Does Daoist Master Qin have a ranking?”
『Qu Xingxuan: No.』
Xuan Xia: “Oh. That ranking only records Mystic Sect family people, right?”
『Qu Xingxuan: No. I heard they approached him to register for the list, but he refused.』
Mentioning this, Qu Xingxuan’s chatterbox opened again; without waiting for Xuan Xia to ask, he sent a bunch.
『Qu Xingxuan: I’ve thought about it—though Daoist Master Qin doesn’t say, I think he’s afraid his ranking would be too poor and affect his image.』
「Qu Xingxuan: Men are all about face. Our performance chart ranking depends on the quantity and scale of ceremonies performed; more illusionary scenery broken, more ceremonies, bigger ones, higher the ranking.」
「Qu Xingxuan: Like the Cui Family youngsters at the top now—they can team up when full and idle, breaking illusionary scenery everywhere for practice.」
「Qu Xingxuan: You say, compared to these idlers, can busy people like us compete? Can we get a good ranking?」
「Qu Xingxuan: So I think Daoist Master Qin was right to refuse the list! No indulging that crowd! Right?」
This guy was explaining his own ranking, wasn’t he?
Feeling unwell, tomorrow’s update might not be on time—pre-announcing. I’ll try to make it.
