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Shen Qingqiu was pissed.
And not in the way when Liu Qingge would break his door everytime he would come to help with 'Without-a-cure', not in the way when his front doorstep would constantly be blocked with piled up gifts Sect Leader Yue would send to him, (not even including the fact he had to personally clean everything up, only for another pile to come the next day.) and plenty more to count.
Those examples were much too tame for it to even compare to the rage he is currently feeling.
Oh, he was furious, alright.
Don't mistake him. He was certainly grateful for how they catered to his every need, provided him with all their attention, at least, as much as they could with their busy lives. Even if their attention has brought him one too many problems, he was still very grateful.
Until, he stumbled across a certain overworked peak lord, one who just happened to be his best friend.
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It was an average day for An Ding Peak. Multiple disciples running from peak to peak, trying to send letters as fast as they could. The distant, faint sobs you can hear from the Peak Lords hut, as the never-ending paperwork comes in and out of his door. Some of the slightly stronger children, carrying piles of wood.
An often sight to see in the peak of An Ding. In these standards, the furious Qing Jing Peak Lord marching angrily to their Shizuns hut was quite an often occurence too. And yes, including the shouting that followed a little bit after.
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" SHANG. QING. HUA. " Was what Shen Qingqiu would have said, if not for the sight he was welcomed, or rather barged into.
A disoriented and tired Peak Lord. It seemed as if Shang Qinghua has not slept for an uncomfortable amount of weeks, judging by how unorthodox his appearance was, and his room as a bonus. Anyone with a slightly higher iq than Liu Qingge, could tell that the An Ding Peak Lord, Shang Qinghua, was not doing well, to say the least.
Forgetting the reason he came to An Ding in the first place, his subject of focus quickly switched to helping his friend.
Shang Qinghua, who did not yet realize his presence, was too focused on the paperwork on his table. Taking advantage of this, Shen Qingqiu quietly went back to his peak, while thinking of different methods to possibly help his very, very tired friend.
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Life in Ancient China was not an easy one, especially to a modern fuerdai like Shen Yuan. It was a place where people bathed every 5th day of the week, gargled salt water or tea as oral hygiene, ate the lice in their hair as if it was an afternoon snack. Basically, proper hygiene did not exist back then. Surely, a sickly fuerdai like Shen Yuan would not have been able to survive as long as he did back in the modern era, nor have the knowledge to if not for the help of his brothers and sisters. Shen Yuan himself, knew that the most, seeing how he died from choking on an expired bao.
He obviously coudn't take care of himself, how would he know how to take care of another?
And so, he did what any mentally sane person who knew they weren't capable of taking care of themelves would do. He asked the system for help.
" Hey System. " He called out outloud,
" Yes, does User 02, Host Shen Yuan, need assistance from this system? " The transparent blue box replied, appearing in front of his face,
" Do you have some kind of shop? Where i can buy something? " He asked,
" Yes, the system needs to update first to have the online shop feature. " In the blue box, the screen changes to a bright 'YES' or 'NO', "Will host choose to update now or update at a later date?"
" WARNING: The update will extract 2,000 B-points from User 02. Proceed with caution. "
" 2,000 B-coins??! This is a scam System! " Shen Qingqiu yelled,
" The pricing will not change. Would host like to continue the update? " The System replies firmly, as firmly as a robotic google assistant voice could. Once again, the system shows the 'YES' or 'NO' button.
Thinking back to the state he found Shang Qinghua in, 2,000 B-coins will not hurt much, as long as he could see Shang Qinghua in a better state, he won't mind if his wallet suffers a bit.
'I might regret this later.' He thinks dryly, as he presses the big 'YES' button.
" UPDATE IN PROCESS. PLEASE WAIT 30 MINUTES."
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" UPDATE IS FINISHED. Would host like to check the online shop? "
" Fucking finally. That was the most longest 30 minutes of my 2 lives. " Scrolling through the online shop, he puts a variety of items in his cart, once he's finished, he purchases it all without a second thought. ' His wallet is already fucked. There's no going back. ' He thinks.
" Purchase the following items? It will cost 3'690 B-points. "
Shen Qingqiu sighs, lamenting his poor wallet, "Just get on with it already."
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Shen Qingqiu flies back to An Ding on Xiu Ya, carrying in his qiankun pouch, the items he had purchased from the shop. By the time he's back to An Ding, the moon is already high in the sky. Not as many disciples are out compared to this afternoon. Most are already prepared to go to sleep and meditate after a long day of work. Fortunately, that means he can sneak in easily without informing the peak of his presence. ' It might create some nasty rumors if the younger disciples caught me going to Airplane's house at this hour. ' He thinks jokingly.
He knocks on Shang Qinghua's door, and waits a little while for a reply, seeing as there's none, he invites himself into his house.
" Airplane? " He asks quietly, just incase he's sleeping. " Are you awake? I'm coming inside now. "
" Oh. "
He sees Shang Qinghua sleeping soundly on the chair next to his desk. All the paperwork has finally finished. Seriously, was that update really only 30 minutes?
" What a waste of my time. " His tone is cold, but his actions say more. He takes out his qiankun pouch and lays a warm, fluffy sherpa blanket on his friend, and puts a small bowl filled with almond nuts on his desk. He writes down a small note and puts it under the bowl and bids him a quiet farewell.
It says, " Take care of yourself better. - Cucumber bro "