Due to the relationship with Lu Song, Lufeng was always the first to complete the tasks. After finishing all the tasks, Lufeng arrived at the entrance of Songyang Academy to wait for Qin Shou and the others.
Bored, Lufeng had no choice but to continue reading the Medical Canon, occasionally attracting glances from passing players. In response, Lufeng simply smiled lightly and ignored what others were saying, fully immersed in the Medical Canon.
After a while, Qin Shou, Gao Chao, Wang Xiaojing, Qiu Han, and Murong Xiaoxiao walked out of Songyang Academy one after another, with Murong Xiaoxiao always being the last and lowering her head a bit shyly.
Lufeng smiled lightly as he welcomed the last Murong Xiaoxiao, gently touching her hair without saying much. The six of them set off again towards Luya Waterfall, with their mission objective—defeating Copper Track.
Copper Track was the Luya Copper General at Luya Waterfall and was a boss-level monster. Lufeng had his own strategy for dealing with enemies. To avoid being surrounded by Luya Copper Men, he decided to have Qiu Han attract the aggro of other Copper Men so that Lufeng and the others could fight freely.
The reason for choosing Qiu Han for this main role was fundamentally due to her class characteristics. Tianshan was recognized as a Shadow Assassin and had area attack skills that could attract up to ten monster targets, which was enough to draw the aggro of Luya Copper Men.
Luya Waterfall was located in the northwest corner of Songshan, separated from the Shaolin sect. It was a picturesque place that absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, creating a paradise on earth, situated atop steep cliffs.
Across from Luya Waterfall were towering peaks. The concave areas of these peaks formed a natural waterfall where rivers cascaded down the cliffs like rain falling from the sky. Under sunlight refraction, beautiful rainbows formed, while peach blossoms miraculously grew halfway up the mountain, adding to the beauty that adorned Luya Waterfall.
Soon, Lufeng and his companions arrived at Luya Waterfall, where Lufeng deeply experienced what it meant for water to flow down three thousand feet—without a doubt, it resembled the Milky Way falling from the heavens. From a distance, he spotted eight golden-colored Luya Copper Men; without hesitation, Qiu Han stealthily approached them.
"Eagle Strike in the Sky!"
Qiu Han's area attack skill instantly attracted the aggro of all eight Luya Copper Men, including Copper Track.
At this moment, Gao Chao and Qin Shou quickly used single-target attacks on Copper Track to regain its aggro.
"Fourth, hold on for a bit!" Lufeng said as he and Wang Xiaojing also moved in on Copper Track. They threw all decency aside; any weak point attack on Copper Track was fair game for Lufeng.
As they say, 'Being merciful to enemies is being cruel to oneself.' This was especially true for monsters; no one would be foolish enough to sympathize with a monster. Various dazzling special effect skills erupted on Copper Track.
Before long, poor Qiu Han struggled under the burden of attracting seven monsters: "Boss, how much longer? I can't hold on much longer! Ah~"
A painful cry echoed as Qiu Han was once again attacked by a Copper Man.
"Boss, I'm losing health rapidly. I need to go invisible," Qiu Han said helplessly.
Seeing Qiu Han in such a state was unexpected for Lufeng, who had no choice but to let Qiu Han go invisible while constantly thinking about how to counterattack after being besieged.
But the next scene dazzled everyone’s eyes, bringing immense joy to Lufeng.
After going invisible, Qiu Han found that the seven Copper Men could not locate a target and headed towards Copper Track. To everyone's surprise, Copper Track arrogantly snorted and repelled the other Copper Men.
Lufeng couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Qiu Han, come here! I never expected this proud creature would refuse help from its subordinates. We really were overthinking it; what a waste of effort, haha!"
Now Gao Chao and the others did not hold back either. Knowing that the other Copper Men would not assist, they unleashed all their skills that had cooled down onto Copper Track.
Copper Track quickly entered a state of low health but still vowed to fight to the end, swinging its iron-like arms.
Gao Chao and the others carefully dodged Copper Track's attacks, employing a strategy of countering while defending. Lufeng used Phantom Form techniques, maintaining a perfect distance from Copper Track that allowed for both offense and defense.
Soon, under the siege of everyone, Copper Track fell unwillingly. A flash of golden light erupted, revealing Songyang Heartbreak Grass. Lufeng and the others happily picked it up, ignoring the other Copper Men, and swiftly returned to Songyang Academy...
After handing over the Songyang Heartbreak Grass to Lu Song, Lu Song was filled with mixed emotions: "Lufeng, thank you so much! This girl will recover soon."
"It’s what I should do. Brother Lu, I still have matters to attend to; farewell for now."
After completing the task, Lufeng glanced at the mission prompt and saw there were no more tasks available. He was too lazy to chat with Lu Song and went to where Xiao Rang was located.
Upon seeing Lufeng return, Xiao Rang was very pleased: "Lufeng, well done! Your contributions to Songyang Academy have been recorded in history. The entire Songshan has returned to its former tranquility, with peace everywhere. Please send my regards to Lingbo Cave and Qin Guan, thanking all the heroes from Xiaoyao."
"I will definitely convey your message. Farewell!" After exchanging polite farewells, he accepted the new task—stabilizing Songshan.
Mission Objective: Find Qin Guan at Lingbo Cave.
After checking the mission prompt again and seeing that there were no tasks available in Songshan, Lufeng decided to return to the sect to turn in Xiao Rang's mission first.
After completing all the missions at Songyang Academy, everyone equipped the gear rewarded for this mission, which significantly improved their attributes. However, Lufeng was not impressed; it was all just junk to him. Looking at the items in his bag, he found ten Sect Recruitment Orders from the novice rewards. Thus, everyone returned to their respective sects to turn in their tasks to the mission issuers.
"Sect Recruitment Order!" Lufeng murmured as a divine light enveloped him.
A few seconds later, after a whirlwind of motion, Lufeng found himself next to Su Xinghe at Lingbo Cave.
Seeing Su Xinghe busy communicating with other players, Lufeng didn't want to cause any trouble and headed straight to where Qin Guan was located.
Qin Guan had a blank expression when Lufeng returned but seemed a bit more amiable in tone.
"Lufeng, you have not let the Sect down. The road ahead is long, and there are many places waiting for your assistance. Keep up the good work!"
"Yes!" Lufeng nodded in response.
"Good!" Qin Guan nodded back and continued, "I have two more tasks for you. Heroic Dynasty and Ma Han have recently discovered some peculiar happenings at West Lake. Ma Han has already gone to investigate, and the dynasty is waiting for our news. I hope you can lend them a hand."
"Additionally, the herbalist in Erhai's Shangguan Village usually provides us with essential herbs. However, recently, the herb yield has significantly decreased. Go to Erhai's Shangguan Village and find Longsword Yao to see what has happened." Qin Guan continued.
"Understood!"
"Hurry along!"
……
After bidding farewell to Qin Guan, Lufeng felt somewhat conflicted. He had received two tasks this time and had also taken on a sect mission yesterday. But now he had no mount and was too low-level. After some thought, Lufeng decided to head to West Lake first.
Suzhou City is blocked by lakes and mountains to the east, with the north direction leading towards Taihu and the west direction heading to Mirror Lake. West Lake is directly south of Suzhou City, and beyond the city lies the legendary teleportation array to West Lake.
In a flash of white light, Lufeng arrived in Suzhou City. This was Lufeng's first visit to Suzhou City in Asking Heaven, as he had never experienced it in person before. Now, as a Virtual Character entering Suzhou City, everything felt so real.
At this moment, Lufeng was still immersed in the architecture of Suzhou City. If it weren't for his subconscious awareness that he was in a game, he might have thought he had traveled through time.
Before long, Gao Chao, Qiu Han, and Qin Shou also arrived in Suzhou City. Qin Shou and Gao Chao began chattering away, which left Lufeng shaking his head in exasperation.
Suzhou City was bustling with people. Many players liked to let their pets battle, allowing them to follow closely behind no matter where they went. There were all kinds of pets—chickens, ducks, dogs, monkeys, rabbits—creating a delightful scene. Fortunately, these low-level pets did not carry the unpleasant odors often associated with animals and did not relieve themselves everywhere; otherwise, the entire Suzhou City would have turned into a chaotic animal market.
After a while, Murong Xiaoxiao and Wang Xiaojing approached Lufeng. Both were wearing veils, and at first, he did not recognize them, mistakenly thinking they were trying to flirt: "Two beautiful ladies, are you interested in me?"
Lufeng took Wang Xiaojing's hand and placed it on his shoulder; his youthful face could charm countless girls.
Seeing that Lufeng did not recognize her, Wang Xiaojing felt mischievous and nestled beside him, whispering, "Yes, my sister really likes you. Are you interested in her?"
"Of course I am, but let's level up quickly. You two took so long just to put on veils; what were you thinking?" Although Lufeng did not recognize Wang Xiaojing's voice at first, he soon noticed something revealing about the outfits worn by both her and Murong Xiaoxiao.
"I'm done playing; this isn't fun at all if you recognized me so quickly," said Wang Xiaojing, feeling frustrated.
Lufeng couldn't help but smile: "But it's nice; I didn't expect there to be new veils. This is great; it saves me a lot of trouble."
"What did you say? I'm going to kill you!" exclaimed Wang Xiaojing, feeling offended as if he implied she was a source of trouble.
"Haha~" laughed Lufeng, unfazed.
"Hmph, hurry up and level up!" Wang Xiaojing, no longer wanting to argue with him, initially intended to assert her status but realized it was too early for that.
Lufeng also broke into a cold sweat; he didn't want to jeopardize his relationship with Murong Xiaoxiao. How could she face him if things went wrong?
"Let's go!"
A group of six quietly set off, heading directly south from Suzhou...
As the sky gradually darkened and the time to log off approached, Lufeng had no choice but to urge everyone to quicken their pace. After leaving Suzhou City, they soon saw the teleportation array leading to West Lake.
"Let's go to West Lake tomorrow. Everyone log off for a big meal; today it's on me!" Wang Xiaojing said generously, her mind racing with thoughts on how to bridge the gap between herself and Lufeng regarding their financial differences.
"Ah~ Miss, I love you!" Gao Chao shouted, spreading his arms as he ran toward Wang Xiaojing.
Wang Xiaojing immediately raised her foot in a threatening manner and said, "Come any closer, and I'll crush your little eggs. Those who tease me will bear the consequences!"
Gao Chao pouted and wisely logged off.
Lufeng shook his head in disbelief, too lazy to deal with Wang Xiaojing. He grabbed Murong Xiaoxiao and then exited the game.
Seeing that Lufeng didn't even say goodbye, Wang Xiaojing stomped her foot in anger. "Hmph! You'll regret it tonight!"
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