30: What does it mean to seek fortune in danger?

Zhang Yuqiang had already contacted them in advance, and the Ability Association arrived quickly.

Upon arrival, they began cleaning up the mess, taking away the unconscious Wang Yue and the remaining half-box of life-burning potions.

At the same time, they were puzzled—how much could this kid drink? Did he want to die by drinking half a box at once?

...Su Chen didn't care what the Ability Association was thinking; he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Regarding the matter of the life-burning potion, he hoped the Ability Association would keep it a secret for him.

The personnel of the Ability Association were confused by this. After all, such a feat would be a great honor if word got out: a First Rank taking on six Second Ranks plus a pseudo-Fourth Rank alone.

And they were desperate outlaws who had consumed life-burning potions.

Thinking of Su Chen's A-rank Talent, they also understood that such a Genius wouldn't care about this little bit of credit.

Compared to that, the loss of five or six years of life would have a much bigger impact. They assumed he wanted to keep it quiet so it wouldn't affect his future life.

Since Su Chen kept emphasizing it, they agreed to keep it a secret.

Su Chen did this simply because he found it troublesome and explaining would be a bother.

He even wanted to hide it from Yang Junlong and the other person, claiming he had just exhausted too much spiritual power and suffered minor injuries.

Since it wasn't true anyway, there was no point in saying too much.

He only mentioned drinking the life-burning potion because he didn't want people to see how strong he truly was.

If he really had to count, his only actual consumption was those two bottles of Advanced Spiritual Power Recovery Potions.

One bottle costs quite a bit; after all, even my inventory isn't that large.

With 99 items per slot in the System warehouse, they only took up 5 small slots.

Truly... not much. Su Chen didn't want to be hospitalized, since he was actually fine.

Although he didn't want to stay, Xia Weiyu insisted. Worried about his safety, she forced him to stay in the hospital for three days to recuperate.

Helpless, he agreed.

The people from the Ability Association finished the hospitalization procedures for them and then took their leave.

Once they left, Xia Weiyu pulled a plastic bag out of her pocket, containing change, a watch, and 3 Spirit Stones.

“Su Chen, I scavenged these from those bad guys just now. You take them, no need to share with me.”

This... Su Chen didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected the Empress to be so savvy; he had only taught her once, and she understood it within a few hours.

She could already put it into practice.

When did she go down to scavenge? Her methods of misdirection even fooled him.

Right, he remembered now, Xia Weiyu indeed went down there once.

As expected of the Empress!

Seeing Su Chen remain silent, Xia Weiyu thought she had done something wrong:

“I... did I take something I shouldn't have? Maybe I should return it.

I'll just say I took it myself and take full responsibility.”

Su Chen shook his head: “No, these are just worldly possessions, it's fine to take them.

Doing this is quite good; after all, we came out here to make money. You keep them for now, and after I've recovered, I'll sell them and give you half.”

Xia Weiyu refused to take any of the proceeds no matter what he said. He helplessly stopped trying to persuade her, but he still gave the 3 Spirit Stones to Xia Weiyu.

“Then I won't share the money with you, but keep the Spirit Stones to use for your Cultivation.

Consider this a loan; the main thing is that your current strength is too weak and needs to be improved.”

Thinking of the situation just now, Xia Weiyu understood somewhat. If she were strong enough, Su Chen wouldn't have ended up like this.

She didn't refuse this time.

It was indeed as Su Chen said; she urgently needed Spirit Stones to Cultivate and improve her strength.

“Alright then, I'll listen to you and keep these 3 Spirit Stones for my own Cultivation for now.”

‘Ding! Gained Xia Weiyu's favorability, lottery ticket +100.’

Look at that, look at that. I told you wealth is sought amidst danger.

The Empress is so generous when she makes a move. Look at those other people—they give 1 ticket at a time, or even decimals. There's no comparison at all.

Working yourself to death for a month with that group isn't as profitable as spending an hour with the Empress.

Work hard, work hard; a happy life is coming soon.

After staying with Su Chen for a few more hours, the sky gradually began to brighten. Once the nutrient solution was finished, she finally stood up:

“Su Chen, you rest first. I'll go back and get you some clothes and then come back to see you.”

Was she leaving? Su Chen felt a bit reluctant. Although he knew Xia Weiyu was only going back for a trip and would return, the current mood wouldn't be there anymore.

Time for one last harvest; try to earn another 100 lottery tickets.

“Mm, I'm fine here, don't worry. You go back and get some good rest too. You haven't closed your eyes all night; go back and sleep well, don't exhaust your body.”

Xia Weiyu shook her head: “I'm fine, I'm used to it.”

“Can you grant me one more small request?”

Xia Weiyu agreed without even thinking: “A request? As long as you say it, I'll definitely agree.”

“Can I perform a somewhat bold action towards you?”

Bold... action... could it be you...

For a moment, Xia Weiyu's heart was racing like a panicked deer.

After listening to Su Chen's explanation, she wasn't really angry. Although what Su Chen said was a bit exaggerated, it was still acceptable.

She went to the bathroom to tidy up her hair a bit and wash her face.

Then she came out, leaned over the bedside, closed her eyes, and waited quietly facing Su Chen... ‘Ding! Gained Xia Weiyu's favorability, lottery ticket +100.’

Rare indeed, but since the Empress had agreed, he couldn't be called excessive.

Su Chen rubbed his hands and pinched her cheek.

Seriously, the Empress's face felt different when pinched—bouncy, smooth, and soft.

The texture was just different. Let's pinch this side too.

“Click.”

With a wish fulfilled in his heart, Su Chen then found a suitable angle and took a photo of the cheek-pinching.

This photo, save it for now.

He could guarantee that in five years, people would be fighting to buy this for five million a copy!

Setting aside the blackened Devil Head Xia Jue, even for the Empress Xia Weiyu herself, everyone kept a respectful distance.

Yet he dared to pinch her face and even take a photo as a souvenir; it was unthinkable.

If this photo were in his past life, he could brag about it forever. The feeling of dancing on the tip of a blade was just that thrilling.

Looking at Xia Weiyu, who was still leaning over the bedside with her eyes closed waiting, his wicked heart stirred with the urge to take a peck.

On second thought, he held back; the pace would be a bit too fast for that.

Kissing a cheek and pinching a cheek were two different concepts. It would be troublesome if he made her unhappy.

Although Xia Weiyu might not blame him now because she felt she owed him, he still felt a bit of a guilty conscience.

It felt a bit like taking advantage of the situation, especially since she was like this because she was worried about him.

Pushing his luck wasn't good; after careful thought, he decided to take it slow.

“Alright.”

Hearing Su Chen speak, Xia Weiyu finally opened her eyes and stood up straight.

“You... you're not allowed to post that online!”

“It's fine, I'm just keeping it for my personal collection. Looking at your photo, I feel like my body's recovery speed has increased quite a bit.

I definitely won't post it randomly; I won't show it to anyone.

If I ever have that intention, I will absolutely get your permission first.”

Of course he needed permission. If he posted this without the Empress's consent, she would definitely grind his bones to ashes in the future.

Actually, he was only focused on looking at the Empress just now, but looking at this one in the album now, it's quite nice. Set it as the wallpaper first to please the eyes.

The cheek-pinching is done; the next one will be a cheek-kiss.

Let's set a small goal to achieve it within 30 days.

“Then I'll head back first. What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it for you.”

...“Goodbye.”

lottery tickets: 1233.49

Lottery Wheel: Purple Quality

This is what's called seeking wealth amidst danger. Yesterday noon I did a thousand-draw streak, and this morning the lottery tickets have returned to the four-digit range again.

Hanging out with the Empress, would saving up for a 10,000-draw streak even be a problem?

Three days! Three days!

Can you imagine what I'm going to experience for the next three days?

Lying on a hospital bed, eating food fed by the Empress, and I can get stronger.

Of course, it's also for the lottery tickets, and to maintain my current persona of being injured.

As the saying goes,

To get stronger, is it easy for me?...