18 Returning Back To The Sect! (2/2)

Su Jun breathed out and smiled, 'That should be enough. I will turn in 15 cores to the elder and get 30 contribution points. I will use 1 to unlock that magical wolf core exchange shop and maybe buy something with the 2 cores that I will have left.' He looked around and furrowed his eyebrows, 'What's taking Duan Xi so long… it already has been 6 hours… could have something happened to her?' A worried expression appeared on his face.

”Su Jun,” a voice sounded behind him, Su Jun turned around and saw Duan Xi and her usual indifferent yet beautiful face. He blinked his eyes and worry disappeared from his face, ”You are okay?” he mumbled.

Duan Xi sighed heavily and lowered her head, ”I will tell you what happened as we walk back…,” she looked up, ”But more importantly did you collect 10 magical wolf cores?”

Su Jun smiled and nodded, ”Yeah.”

Duan Xi smiled slightly, ”I see, that's good. Let's return back,” she said and thought, ”Perhaps he can do it...” Her face returned to normal.

”Alright,” Su Jun said and they started walking in the direction of the sect.

”So what happened? Why were you gone for six hours?” Su Jun said.

Duan Xi shook her head, ”I was lucky, unlucky and then lucky again.”

Su Jun tilted his head in confusion, ”How so?”

”At first I was lucky. I entered the forest, found the silver wolf den and returned the silver wolf cub back to its den. All in fifteen minutes of parting my ways with you… but that was when my luck ended. As I walked out of the den there they were, two silver wolfs. Two, rank 3 early stage magical beasts stared down at me…”

Su Jun's pupils constricted and he snapped his head to Duan Xi, ”Rank 3 early stage magical beasts?” he shouted out in shock and thought, 'She was afraid that those magical beasts would go on a rampage if they find out that their cub was gone. So she went to bring the cub back before that happened… She could have easily died…' he clenched his teeth and fists.

Duan Xi sighed and raised her head, looking at the almost dark sky, ”I immediately turned around and started to run as it was impossible for me to stand up against two, rank 3 early stage magical beasts. Luckily for me, as I was running away, I found a narrow crevice, so narrow that those magical beasts couldn't get in, no matter how hard they tried and they tried for more than five hours… after that I came to find you,” She lowered her head to normal position.

Su Jun lowered his head, looking at the ground, 'I don't have the right to scold her. We are not lovers, siblings and not even friends…' he turned his head to Duan Xi, ”Duan Xi.”

Duan Xi turned her head to him, ”What is it?”

”If you die, I will be sad,” Su Jun said and turned his head back.

Duan Xi blinked her eyes, ”Huh? What did you just say?”

Su Jun turned his head to Duan Xi, ”I said that if you die, I will be sad.”

Duan Xi blinked her eyes and slowly nodded, ”Huh…”

…

Su Jun and Duan Xi returned back to the sect in silence and to their separate houses. He laid down on his bed and closed his eyes. He didn't get transported into the system as it was already too late and he fell asleep. The night passed and the morning came. His eyes opened and his stomach grumbled, 'I didn't eat anything yesterday… but before that, I want to unlock that magical wolf exchange shop and look at what can I even buy.' He closed his eyes and saw that he was now in the system space.

Su Jun walked up to the computer, sat down on the chair and logged in. He saw one option that was not on the main menu before – <Inventory>. 'I need to use the core to unlock the shop. Let's see, I first need to access my inventory.' He clicked the new option and he saw all the items he harvested from the magical wolves. He clicked on the magical wolf beast core and a small window opened.

<Unlock magical wolf core exchange>

<Yes> <No>

Su Jun clicked <Yes> and a message flashed, <Magical wolf core exchange is unlocked>. 'Now to access it.' He returned back from his inventory and saw another new option, <Magical beast core exchange>. 'Here it is.' He clicked it and a new window with only one option opened, <Magical wolf core exchange>. 'Let's see what can I get.' He clicked it and a new window opened.