noffsinger Chapter 38 The eldest daughter of the Gong family? I'm not buying it!
Chapter 38 The eldest daughter of the Gong family? I'm not buying it!
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Golden Island.
"Waaah~~"
As the melodious sound of the echoing conch shell rang out, the Giant Swamp slowly sailed into the Gongjia Port.
Unlike when they set sail, the returning fleet was noticeably "bloated," part of which naturally consisted of captured hijacked and repaired ships.
The number of ships that were raided was as many as twenty or thirty. Although they varied in quality and size, and many were damaged, they were still a portion of the spoils of war and could not be left to drift at sea.
After being repaired at the Treasure Ship Workshop on the island, they can be sold to independent cultivators or small forces, which would also be a considerable source of spirit stones.
As soon as the Juze came to a stop, the Gong family members, who had been waiting at the dock, came to greet it.
Many of these people had relatives or friends who were on the ship, and they were understandably worried after learning that the fleet had been attacked.
Fortunately, there were few casualties in the fleet this time. Although there were occasional sobs in the crowd, they did not spread.
Chen Ye watched this scene from afar, without any particular feeling in his heart.
That's how spiritual practice is; who knows if you'll come back alive from your next voyage?
"Brother Chen, please wait!"
Just as Chen Ye was about to return to the villa, a voice suddenly called out to him.
Gong Yuechan?
Upon seeing the beautiful figure approaching, Chen Ye was slightly taken aback, then cupped his hands in greeting and said...
"Chen Ye, whose surname is not Chen, greets Miss Gong."
"Brother Chen, why are you still being so polite? Do you perhaps intend to leave the family in the future?"
Gong Yuechan moved gracefully to Chen Ye and spoke in a teasing tone.
"Uh... well, of course not."
Chen Ye said somewhat awkwardly, "It seems I should keep my thoughts hidden in the future, so as not to let others find out in advance."
"That's good then." Gong Yuechan breathed a sigh of relief, then changed the subject and continued.
"I heard that during the attack on the fleet, Brother Chen alone killed nearly forty Jie cultivators, as well as ten members of the Zhou family. Brother Chen has made great contributions to the family one after another. Yuechan really doesn't know how to thank Brother Chen enough."
As she spoke, Gong Yuechan gently touched her waist and was about to bow down to Chen Ye in gratitude.
"You're too kind, Miss!"
Chen Ye quickly dodged to the side, indicating that he wasn't buying it at all.
In terms of status and position, Gong Yuechan is a core member of the next generation of the Gong family, a true hidden seed, while Chen Ye is just an outsider. Even if his combat power far surpasses that of his peers, he is ultimately surnamed Chen, not Gong.
In terms of talent, Gong Yuechan has already reached the eighth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm at a young age, second only to the older generation of elders in the family. Chen Ye has only just broken through to the middle stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm. How can he be worthy of her bow?
"If it weren't for the Fourth Elder's proper coordination and the First Elder's leadership, I would never have been able to accomplish this insignificant feat."
Chen Ye spoke with a composed expression and a humble tone.
Sure enough, upon hearing Chen Ye's words, the high-ranking members of the Gong family who were paying attention to Chen Ye in the crowd all nodded in agreement.
Although this young man has made great contributions one after another, he is not arrogant about his achievements, and he is indeed worth winning over.
Since Li Hongnian's defection, the Gong family has not said anything openly, but they have been much more wary of outsiders in the family.
Those outsiders who held important positions but showed little loyalty to their families were generally quietly sent away elsewhere.
Chen Ye is currently the most outstanding among those from outside the family, so we naturally need to observe him carefully to avoid raising another ungrateful wretch.
There was no other way; as a newly emerging secret family in the last hundred years, the Gong family had to be cautious about these matters.
"Brother Chen, why must you do this..."
Gong Yuechan rose with a complex expression in her eyes. Regardless of what her clan thought, she never tested Chen Ye's intentions and genuinely wanted to express her gratitude to him.
"If there's nothing else, Miss, I still have some lingering injuries, so I'll head back now," Chen Ye said, making up a casual excuse.
"In that case, Brother Chen should go back and rest early. As for the reward for your contributions, it will be delivered to your residence on a chosen day after the clan has discussed it..."
Gong Yuechan's tone revealed a hint of helplessness, and she could easily see Chen Ye's distancing.
Goodbye.
Chen Ye cupped his hands in greeting, then turned and left, only letting out a long sigh of relief after quickly getting away from Xu Yuan.
Thankfully, he reacted quickly; otherwise, if he had actually accepted Gong Yuechan's bow, it might have attracted a lot of attention.
This is the downside of living under someone else's roof: the master wants you to serve, but doesn't dare to fully trust you, which is really difficult...
.........
Gong Yuechan's words were fulfilled quickly; just the next day, the various rewards from the Gong family were distributed to Chen Ye.
In addition to the 2,700 low-grade spirit stones obtained from selling the magic artifact, Chen Ye was also separately rewarded with 500 spirit stones, a set of mid-grade magic robes, and various pills.
Adding to what Chen Ye had already accumulated, his current net worth is approaching ten thousand spirit stones!
If this gets out, it will surely arouse the envy of many.
In addition, there were the family contributions that Chen Ye valued most.
Of the ten Zhou family members who died at his hands, nine were from the Zhou family's branch line, each worth thirty contribution points. Zhou Li, however, was not only a direct descendant but also a cultivator at the seventh level of the Spirit Condensation Realm, so he was directly rewarded with one hundred contribution points!
All added together, Chen Ye now has just over a thousand points of Gong family contribution.
This number is definitely not small. Even those foreigners who have risked their lives for the Gong family for more than ten years may not have accumulated this much contribution.
At night, Chen Ye sat cross-legged in the quiet room wearing a light blue robe. As he circulated his cultivation technique, the surrounding spiritual energy was continuously drawn into his body, becoming about half a percent more concentrated than usual.
An hour later, Chen Ye slowly finished his practice, opened his eyes, glanced at the robe he was wearing, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
This robe is called the "Azure Cloud Robe". Although it is only of medium grade, it comes with three small magic arrays: "Gathering Spirit", "Concentrating Mind", and "Dust Removal".
Wearing certain clothes during cultivation helps one enter a meditative state more quickly and can also slightly increase the density of spiritual energy in the surrounding area, showing that the Gong family has indeed put a lot of effort into him.
Then, Chen Ye took out a jade token from his pocket, turned it over and saw the words "One Zero One Zero" written on the back.
"Now that the contribution has been made, it's time to take a look at the Gong family's treasury."
Chen Ye secretly thought that these contributions, if kept in hand, were just a string of numbers; only by using them could he gain real benefits.
But to his surprise, when Chen Ye arrived at the Gong family treasury the next day, he received some news that took him by surprise.
"What? No!"
Inside the vast palace, Chen Ye's voice involuntarily rose considerably.
"Our Gong family doesn't even have a first-tier spirit fire?"
In his desperation, Chen Ye disregarded the difference between being a member of the same family and not being a member of the same family, since this spiritual fire was extremely important to him, as it concerned whether he could refine that second-tier demon core.