Almost half an hour passed, and the sounds of eating downstairs also stopped.
Mao Shanming was in a good mood tonight, feeling at ease because he was next to Xu Ce and Uncle Jiu. After Uncle Jiu left the table, he became the protagonist, and everyone toasted to him, and all comers were welcome.
After having had enough wine and food, all the guests in Taishan Town left, but the security team members who stayed behind all drank and fell asleep on their backs on the table.
Mao Shanming used some tricks, and although he was slightly drunk, he was still able to maintain his basic sanity.
"My nephew, do you know that today is the happiest and most proud day in my life, hiccup..."
Mao Shanming walked up to Xu Ce with a somewhat shaky figure, and as he spoke, his mouth smelled of alcohol, as if he wanted to speak the truth after drinking, and talk to Xu Ce about something from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Ce glanced at him with disgust, smiled unhappily, then swung out his hand and hit Mao Shanming on the neck with a knife.
Mao Shanming rolled his eyes on the spot, fell to the ground crookedly, and fell asleep.
Although Mao Shanming is Xu Ce's uncle in name, Xu Ce does not really recognize him in his heart. This guy's purpose is too strong, just like Sima Zhao's. Everyone knows that he really should be regarded as Xu Ce.
Ce is an idiot.
He even pretended to express his inner feelings under the influence of alcohol. It seemed that everyone was not familiar with each other yet, so they simply used the simplest and crudest means to make the world quieter.
Xu Ce waved to the waiter.
"What arrangements does the immortal master have?"
The waiter asked extremely respectfully.
Xu Ce pointed to the figure on the ground and said:
"Send this Taoist Master Mao, er, my uncle, back to his room. He drank a little too much tonight."
"Okay, Immortal Master."
The waiter said with unusual respect, then stood up and helped Mao Shanming up.
Watching the figure walk away, Xu Ce sat on a stool, closed his eyes and rested, thinking about how to complete the latest sign-in task.
This is the first time that I have completed the check-in task by pretending to be someone else's hand. The system is really awesome and I can play all the tasks to a great extent.
Mao Shanming, a female bandit leader, knows magic and poison, and is very knowledgeable. If Mao Shanming had a half-jar of water, could he really last ten minutes if they fought?
Thinking of this, Xu Ce suddenly felt his head grow bigger.
"System, I don't think Mao Shanming can last ten minutes in the hands of the female bandit leader. This task seems very simple, but in fact, if it is to be completed, it is equal to zero.
Well, if it only lasts for one minute, how does it count?"
Xu Ce was very troubled by this issue. According to the previous sign-in task, if he failed, he would have to start over.
However, if Mao Shanming is killed by the female bandit leader, can another Mao Shanming be created?
This is the crux of the problem.
"Ding, if it is less than ten minutes, the mission will be considered a failure. If Mao Shanming dies, the mission will be automatically skipped.
Furthermore, as a punishment for complete failure of the mission, the host will lose the privilege of double check-in point rewards during the foundation period."
Damn it!
Xu Ce almost jumped up, it was so cruel!
In other words, Mao Shanming’s life is equivalent to the double sign-in point reward privilege during the foundation building period!
"System, this is unfair! When Mao Shanming is so useless and I can't take action, this mission is simply impossible to complete!"
Xu Ce said angrily, "You're kidding me. Without the privilege of double check-in point rewards during the foundation building period, the loss is too big."
"Ding, the system has been released. As for how to complete the task, that is the host's business. Please consider it with confidence.
Warm reminder: Check-in points that exceed ten minutes will be rewarded generously.”
Then, the system's sound suddenly stopped.
The corner of Xu Ce's mouth twitched, Damn! It's already this time, and the system is still giving him a picture.
What he cares about now is not how much more he can earn beyond the check-in point after ten minutes, but how to reach the threshold for completing the task.
Then, Xu Ce looked at the room where Mao Shanming lived, and began to think about a new method. How about getting this old bastard up now, teaching some skills to Mao Shanming, and sharpening his sword before the battle?
But Xu Ce quickly shook his head, because it was meaningless. Mao Shanming did not have a god-level sign-in system. Any spell would require a lot of time and energy to be successfully practiced.
This is very hurtful.
However, he was not willing to let Xu Ce give up the latest sign-in task.
In this way, Xu Ce spent the night in extreme depression.
When the sky was about to get brighter, a strong aura erupted from the room behind him.
Xu Ce suddenly became more energetic. Uncle Jiu had successfully upgraded?!
Yes, it should be so. The intensity of this mana fluctuation and the strong Yuanyang energy are already in line with the strength that a monk in the foundation building stage should have.
Xu Ce stood up and stood at the door.
Crunch!
The door opened.
Uncle Jiu walked out in high spirits, with a smile on his face. His temples, which had some white hair on them, turned into black hair again.
There were already some not very obvious wrinkles on the cheeks, but now they all disappeared.
Overall, Uncle Jiu looks younger. If he was in his early forties before, now he looks more like he is under thirty.
"Congratulations, Master, for successfully advancing to the foundation building stage."
Xu Ce temporarily put aside the worries that had been a headache all night and congratulated Uncle Jiu.
"Hahaha, disciple Xu Ce, I owe you a blessing to my master. If it weren't for your Yuanyang Pill, I would have no hope of building a foundation in this life."
Uncle Jiu laughed heartily.
"Master, it's not right for those who are apprentices to be filial to their master."
Xu Ce replied casually.
"Okay, okay, don't talk about this, that fellow Taoist Mao..."
Uncle Jiu thought for a while, then frowned and said:
"Uh, my junior brother, why didn't you see it?"
When calling out the word "Junior Brother", Uncle Jiu always felt a little embarrassed to say it. Because he was busy getting away to practice yesterday, he didn't think much about Mao Shanming and dealt with it first.
Now that I have been promoted to a foundation-building monk, I still feel that something is wrong.
At the mention of this name, Xu Ce suddenly felt depressed. He looked at the next room next door and said:
"I drank too much last night and haven't gotten up yet.
Master, do you really accept him as a registered disciple on behalf of Master?"
Uncle Jiu’s mouth twitched and he said:
"Actually, I don't want to do it as a teacher, but as you saw what happened last night, I am also riding a tiger and it's hard to get off."
After thinking for a while, Uncle Jiu said again:
"That's all, that's all, it's just a registered disciple. Maoshan doesn't have ten thousand, it only has eight thousand. One more is not too much, just let him be."
At this time, an idea flashed in Xu Ce's mind and he said:
"Master, my disciple has a plan. It is very inappropriate to accept Mao Shanming just like this. It seems too hasty. Otherwise, in the future, people will probably line up in Yizhuang every day to become my disciple. When the time comes, it will be accepted.
Or not?"
Uncle Jiu frowned and nodded:
"That makes sense, does Xu Ce have any good ideas?"