Chapter 79: Ranking 1578
“I didn’t check.”
Xuan Xia pointed at the performance chart app icon again and said, “Just a couple days ago, I went in and out of an illusionary scenery once. After coming out, I checked, and my ranking hadn’t moved at all!”
Qu Xingxuan couldn’t hide his envy as he glanced at her, then said, “No way.”
He reached out to take Xuan Xia’s mobile phone and opened the app.
“I saw your ranking. You started at 1997.”
“Illusionary scenery isn’t like doing tasks for employers, where things can be big or small. Occasionally running into a small matter really means no performance at all. But if you can break the illusionary scenery, the score will definitely be higher than regular tasks, so the ranking should move up a bit.”
“Besides, those at the back are just occupying a spot first, waiting for their own master to work and freeload upgrades…” Qu Xingxuan glanced down at the ranking and suddenly went quiet.
The next second, he abruptly lifted his head and looked at Xuan Xia with an indescribable expression.
Xuan Xia: ?
Soon, that familiar tremble appeared on Qu Xingxuan’s face again.
“What are you doing? You’re not going to cry again, are you?”
Xuan Xia saw him pursing his lips, his mouth still twitching irregularly, and immediately had a bad premonition.
She immediately took back the mobile phone and, in the process, glanced at the ranking too.
Ranking 1578
“Oh wow!”
Xuan Xia looked at Qu Xingxuan again and suddenly understood, “So your app ranking has a one-day delay.”
Qu Xingxuan’s eyes were red-rimmed, but he didn’t cry. He just let out a low, exasperated groan and sigh.
He even murmured, “This is infuriating.”
Unlike him, Xuan Xia couldn’t hide her delight this time. “I didn’t expect it to jump up over 400 spots all at once.”
Although there was still a long way to the top 100, as long as the ranking kept jumping up, no distance was anything to Xuan Xia.
She really liked this kind of upward challenge.
After digesting the joy of the ranking increase, Xuan Xia turned to ask Qu Xingxuan, “What’s your ranking?”
Qu Xingxuan: “…”
Xuan Xia: “Hm?”
Qu Xingxuan let out another exasperated low groan and short sigh.
Xuan Xia stared at him for three seconds. Three seconds later, she showed a look of sudden realization again.
“Ah… I get it,” she said.
Qu Xingxuan hadn’t wanted to speak at first, but he couldn’t resist Xuan Xia’s inscrutable expression and still asked, “What do you get?”
Xuan Xia smiled faintly. “I get what kind of disciple waits for their master to work and freeloads upgrades.”
Qu Xingxuan: “…”
The groaning sound started again.
Qu Xingxuan roared inwardly, Does she have to be so smart?
Xuan Xia saw he was still upset after a while and worried that she’d really upset him to tears later, which would make it seem like she was bullying the young, so she quickly changed the topic.
“Want to walk around the scenic area? There’s a bunch of shops near the main gate—milk tea, snacks, specialties, all that. Want to go?”
Hearing this, Qu Xingxuan, even though still upset, had to loudly reply, “Let’s go then!”
“Let’s go.”
…
The two left the Daoist temple and headed toward the area near the main gate.
The area right by the gate was completely different from the Daoist temple side. You could say the area near the gate was more like the familiar scenic area style—commercialized as far as the eye could see.
The two ate their fill right there. Xuan Xia held back a bit, but Qu Xingxuan was completely like a mouse that fell into a rice bin, happily carried away.
Full and satisfied, Qu Xingxuan sighed, “This is the life I want!”
Xuan Xia laughed. “Then this life isn’t hard to achieve.”
“Switch to Daoist Master Qin as your master, live here with him afterward, and it’ll be this life every day.”
But Qu Xingxuan said, “Switching masters isn’t a big deal, but where would I get the money to eat like this every day?”
In the end, it was his wallet holding him back.
Mentioning the wallet made Xuan Xia suddenly think of Ren Yaokun again.
Although she’d already heard clues from Daoist Master Qin, it didn’t hurt to see if there were other clues from him.
Plus, he’d demanded payment from her. Though it hadn’t been paid yet.
Xuan Xia asked him, “Did you ask Ren Yaokun what I told you to ask?”
Qu Xingxuan had just slurped some milk tea. Hearing this, he nodded, took out his mobile phone with one hand, pulled up a chat record, and handed it directly to her.
From the chat record, the content matched what Daoist Master Qin had said. The Mystic Sect had a Ren Family member of the Yao generation, who was later expelled for committing an offense, and after that, nothing more was heard about any Ren Family Yao generation people.
It was said that after that Yao generation branch had the incident, the whole family moved away from their original place, destination unknown.
As for Ren Yaokun, either they didn’t know him, or they were sure they’d never heard the name in the Yao generation.
In addition, Xuan Xia got two pieces of information.
First, the current two Ren Families split apart only after that Yao generation person had the incident.
Second, that Yao generation person’s name was Ren Yaozhe.
But what exactly Ren Yaozhe had done to get expelled from the Mystic Sect, no one knew.
Xuan Xia handed the mobile phone back to Qu Xingxuan and said, “How come no one knows what Ren Yaozhe actually did?”
Qu Xingxuan said, “That’s normal. If they committed something bad enough to get expelled from the Mystic Sect, it had to be a big deal.”
“A big deal means it’s something that really embarrasses the Mystic Sect. Of course everyone would stick to the same story.”
Xuan Xia thought about it and figured it was right.
She was just about to end the topic when Qu Xingxuan realized she still owed him something.
He immediately demanded, “What about the signed photo you promised?”
“I’ll get it to you in a few days.” Xuan Xia felt a little guilty.
Qu Xingxuan scowled. “You couldn’t get it, could you?”
“Don’t worry! As long as it’s not Xie Yun’s signed photo, I’ll definitely get it for you.”
Qu Xingxuan was about to say something when Xuan Xia’s mobile phone rang. She thought it might be someone from the temple calling them back for lunch, but it turned out to be Yang Wanxiu.
Xuan Xia immediately waved the mobile phone at him. “Alright, don’t rush. I can ask about it for you now.”
Answering the call, before Xuan Xia could ask about the signed photo, Yang Wanxiu said first, “Xia Xia, the film crew is asking if you can join the group a few days early.”
“Hm? The Jiao Yue Chronicle film crew?”
Yang Wanxiu: “Yes. The film crew adjusted the shooting tasks and wants to film your part first.”
“Brother Ji’s meaning is that he also hopes you’ll come shoot as soon as possible.”
Xuan Xia thought for a moment. “No problem on my end. How many days early does the film crew need?”
Yang Wanxiu said, “Best if you report to the group in the next couple days. How about tomorrow I pick you up, then we go to the film crew?”
Xuan Xia: “…”
“Oh right, and about PD Hong.” Yang Wanxiu continued, “PD Hong says the material might not be enough and needs to add a new itinerary.”
“What, still going to Miaoxiang?” Xuan Xia asked tentatively.
“Not going.” Yang Wanxiu got Xuan Xia’s meaning, her words full of amusement. “PD Hong says just shoot in Jiangshi.”
PD Hong was really dedicated, jumping right back into work after his acute gastroenteritis.
“Okay, got it.”
Xuan Xia sighed. She’d thought she could have a week off, but it ended just like that.
