"Hey, I can’t believe it, Overturning Water, why do I feel like Xue Wuqing is a player?"

Banana, as if discovering a new world, incredulously said, "It’s so strange. How could an NPC have points?"

"You didn’t know she’s a player? Your judgement is really off, isn’t it?"

Seeing Xue Wuqing exchange the treasure key, Su Ran finally felt a weight lifted from his heart and his mood improved greatly, even allowing him to joke around with Banana.

"What poor judgement? Xue Wuqing is just addicted to acting like an NPC! Always with a cold face, never leaving the palace to level up, and she even talks like an NPC. Who would think she’s a real person?"

Banana thought back to the past events and the more he did, the more annoyed he became. He couldn’t help but grumble, "Overturning Water, you have no idea. I’ve been fooled by this woman so many times. Forget it, let’s not talk about it, it’s all tears..."

The most important thing was, Banana felt he couldn’t beat her, so he could only let it go.

"Sister Wuqing, have you gone mad? Why help that Undead Skeleton Warrior? Isn’t this just asking for trouble?"

Ling Wei absolutely didn’t want to see this despicable skeleton feeling smug, and it was obvious that Xue Wuqing’s actions had already offended her.

"I’d like to taste that Monkey Liquor, too."

Xue Wuqing gave Ling Wei a gentle smile, and the frost on her face melted away a bit. She casually made up a passable excuse before walking in Su Ran’s direction.

"Miss Wuqing, I truly appreciate it. You’ve helped me out a lot!"

Only when Xue Wuqing got closer did Su Ran really express his gratitude, though his eyes never left the key in her hand, making no attempt to disguise his interest.

"Tell me, how do you want to thank me?"

The light flickered in Xue Wuqing’s cool gaze as she jiggled the key in front of Su Ran, not intending to give it to him. A faint smile betrayed her, though.

"This..."

After hesitating slightly, Su Ran reached toward his pouch. But halfway through his motion, he was stopped by Xue Wuqing.

"You kidding? You’re taking it seriously?"

Xue Wuqing handed the treasure key to Su Ran, whispering, "Take it, the main task is more important."

"Ha, thanks!"

Su Ran eagerly took it, finally holding the long-coveted key in his hand, feeling truly at ease. But he wasn’t the type to take advantage of others, so he promptly pulled out the remaining three Experience Talismans and ten Calamity Avoiding Charms and offered them to Xue Wuqing.

"There’s not much Monkey Liquor left, so I won’t offer it to you. These talismans are quite practical and can save you a lot of trouble."

"No need to explain. Smoke and liquor, I’m not interested in that stuff!"

Xue Wuqing didn’t stand on ceremony with Su Ran, taking the talismans in hand. Upon seeing their properties, her eyes lit up, and without saying much, she immediately put them in her bag.

"Overturning Water, I want some too..."

"You step aside, haven’t I given you enough before?" freёweɓnovel.com

Su Ran retorted irritably, the Soul Fire in his eyes flickering.

"Isn’t more always better..."

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Banana didn’t linger on the topic and urged instead, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up to the Black Abyss Lake, let’s dig out that treasure and get this weight off our chests. And remember, that suction force is real trouble, don’t get caught! I’ve got an Elf Teleportation Scroll here, take it, in case you get teleported out and can’t make it back."

"No need, I’ve already gotten my hands on the treasure."

Seeing Banana truly care for him, Su Ran was deeply touched. He wasn’t interested in keeping the treasure to himself and without hesitation, he took out the treasure of Black Abyss Lake and showed it to them.

"Damn, Overturning Water bro, when did you get this treasure? How come I didn’t know about it?"

Banana was stunned, his eyes filled with shock. He couldn’t imagine how Overturning Water managed to overcome all these difficulties on his own?

"It was before you came online, all thanks to luck, I just happened to get this treasure chest."

Su Ran briefly mentioned it and did not elaborate. Right now, he only wanted to open the chest and see what kind of treasures were hidden inside.

Taking a deep look at Su Ran, Banana knew that the difficulty here was definitely of Hell Level, and one mistake could lead to a fatality! Overturning Water made it sound so easy, probably because he didn’t want to worry him, which Banana understood.

"Sometimes, luck is also a kind of strength, Skeleton Warrior, you’re really great!"

The high praise from Xue Wuqing made Su Ran’s old face blush; he himself felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Look at you, flattering me, Miss Wu Qing. I know my own weight,"

Su Ran quickly changed the topic, to avoid attracting more attention to himself, and focused on the treasure chest in his hands, "Let’s hurry up and open the treasure. I hope something really great comes out, worthy of the name ’treasure chest.’

Su Ran had previously obtained deep-sea treasures that made him a fortune. He was filled with expectation for the treasures of this Abyssal Lake.

"Hold on for a moment, let me prepare."

Just as Su Ran was about to open the chest, he suddenly stopped. It wasn’t to tantalize the others; at this critical moment, he remembered the Lucky Crystals.

These could temporarily increase one’s luck!

Opening a treasure chest is purely a matter of luck, the higher your luck, the higher the chance to get rare treasures. This has been verified by generations of players.

"Overturning Water bro, what are you doing suddenly, trying to make me die of anxiety?"

Banana saw Su Ran take out a crystal and asked in surprise, "Eh, what’s that?"

"This is a Lucky Crystal. It can increase temporary luck, perfect for opening treasure chests."

Su Ran explained with a smile and without any hesitation, he used the crystal immediately.

"Swish!"

The crystal shattered, emitting a rainbow-colored light that entered Su Ran’s body, and in the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal.

"I didn’t expect you to have so many weird and wonderful things, I’ve never even heard of this stuff."

Banana looked enviously at Su Ran, his eyes coveting the so-called crystal.

"It’s nothing special. Since you guys like them, I’ll give you some."

Su Ran didn’t rush to open the treasure chest. Instead, he took out a whole bunch of various crystals and gave them to Banana and the others. As for those special crystals, Su Ran could hardly afford to use them himself, let alone share them.

Ling Wei looked at Su Ran distributing things and turned her face away sullenly, as for what she was thinking, that remained a mystery.

"Overturning Water bro, where did you get these things from? You just took out so many without flinching."

Banana felt these attribute crystals had a lot of practicality; even if they couldn’t do much else, they could be sold for a good amount of gold coins. Giving them away so freely, wasn’t that a bit too generous?

Even Xue Wuqing’s eyes carried a trace of surprise.

"That’s a secret."

Su Ran grinned, not revealing anything about the Corpse Soul Pot, to avoid the system weakening the pot’s effects later on, which would be a loss.