"Are you putting that much trust in us?" Liang Yi knew he was handsome, but probably not handsome enough to bewitch an old man whose age was unknown.
"It’s not that I trust you two, I trust Chen Hua. The kind of disciples he takes on definitely aren’t evil scoundrels." Elder Qing wasn’t foolish enough to trust two juniors he had just met; it was only because of Chen Hua’s renown, and his special relationship with the current Immortal Emperor, that Elder Qing chose his two disciples.
"Haha, it sounds like you’re praising me." Liang Yi smiled slightly, accepting the compliment.
"Why don’t you say I was praising your junior sister then?" Elder Qing had grown accustomed to this young man’s thick-skinned nature.
"Hey, I’m not bragging, but anyone who meets my junior sister can see her naive and kind heart beneath that bright, moon-like appearance!" Liang Yi unabashedly praised.
Junior sister, that’s the truth! Su Youyi, with her head down and cheeks flushed red, felt restless and uneasy, not daring to look at her senior brother. Talking about these things in front of others was really too embarrassing.
Liang Yi didn’t think much of it, after all, he was just telling the truth.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll take on this task Elder, I definitely won’t let you down." There was no reason to refuse. Besides, he was planning to go to the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain for some matters; this task was just along the way, and it would be convenient to meet the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, who had never appeared in his previous life.
After receiving a sealed box from Elder Qing, he tossed it directly into his backpack for storage.
"Good, then take this Ancestor Thunder Essence, and after delivering the item, the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits will probably give you some good things too." Elder Qing stroked his white beard, pleased as he handed over a sparkling thunderbolt orb to Liang Yi.
It might be silly to fuss over this in a world of immortals, but seeing a thunderbolt appear out of water still made Liang Yi twitch his mouth, somewhat speechless.
[Ancestor Thunder Essence]: Golden Quality, a condensation of Thunder Dao law from the lifetime of the Thunder Ancestor Immortal Emperor in Xuanzhou of the Immortal Dynasty, integrating it into one’s body grants mastery over Ancestor Thunder!
[Ancestor Thunder]: The first thunderborn between heaven and earth, supremely yang and powerful, a ward against all evils.
"That was condensed by Immortal Emperor Zhou during his meditation and left a few in the Imperial Palace; after so many years they are all used up, the only one left is what I hold." Elder Qing looked at the thunderbolt in Liang Yi’s hand nostalgically, presenting this as a reward but also with intentions of befriending the young man.
Over the years, he hadn’t lived for nothing, having seen countless people of all kinds. But this young man in front of him gave him the strangest feeling, incomprehensible even.
Moreover, when he tried using the national fortune of the Immortal Dynasty to investigate this young man’s background, the results of the investigation shocked him. This young man had a connection with the Heavenly Dao! However, he could only uncover so much; his intuition told him that further investigation might cause irreversible collapse to the dynasty’s national fortune! If that happened, the peaceful and prosperous state of Xuanzhou’s Immortal Dynasty would be lost forever! He would become the eternal sinner of Xuanzhou’s Immortal Dynasty!
Thus, he presented such a valuable treasure, choosing to befriend this young man in hopes of perhaps reaping some surprising benefits in the future. Even if nothing came of it, he wouldn’t be at a loss, since the Ancestor Thunder Essence didn’t match his attributes and was useless to him, nor had he exchanged it for cultivation resources due to his inherently lazy nature.
Even if Liang Yi didn’t achieve much, he at least had the world’s best master. Exchanging an Ancestor Thunder Essence for some goodwill from Chen Hua, Elder Qing felt it was worth it. Because that man deserved it! Thɪs chapter is updated by Nove1Fire.net
After bidding farewell to Elder Qing, the two continued on to their destination today.
"Hey? Are we going to the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain?" Su Youyi said, chewing on a soy-flavored fish ball dumpling gifted by Elder Qing.
"After we finish things here, let’s see if there’s any reply to the message sent to master yesterday, then we’ll go help Elder Qing deliver the item." Liang Yi said, wiping the grease from his junior sister’s mouth with a smile.
"And besides, I have some business to take care of in the Ten Thousand Miles Mountain, and once it’s done, I’ll bring you a surprise!"
"Is it something delicious?"
Su Youyi, ever so innocent, eagerly asked upon hearing about the surprise.
"Ha ha, you little glutton, it’s far more important than food; you’ll definitely love it."
Liang Yi blinked mysteriously.
"Tell me, come on, tell me!"
Su Youyi’s intense curiosity was fully piqued by her senior brother’s words, itching like a little cat scratching at her heart, constantly shaking Liang Yi’s arm, eager to get an answer.
"No way, if I tell you, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore," Liang Yi tapped his junior sister’s delicate nose, firmly keeping the secret.
"Hmph! Fine, I won’t keep them for you anymore!"
Su Youyi, visibly upset, gobbled up all the dumplings she had planned to save for her senior brother, puffing her cheeks at him.
"I was wrong, you’re not a little gluttonous cat; you are a little gluttonous pig! And look at this!"
Liang Yi said with a mischievous grin, pulling out a box of steaming hot dumplings from his ring, given to him by Elder Qing.
Fooled you, I have some too!
Like a greedy little kitten, Su Youyi’s attention was instantly captivated by the dumplings, as if the box was glowing.
"Senior brother, you’re so naughty! I was even thinking about saving you some dumplings, but you secretly had a whole box."
Su Youyi took a water pot handed over by her senior brother and spoke after taking a sip.
"This was actually meant for you; I saw you liked these snacks, so I planned to learn how to make them, so I could make more for you in the future."
"Who could have thought, good intentions taken for granted. Oh, my heart is deeply wounded," Liang Yi said, playfully patting his junior sister’s head and gave an exaggerated pout, making Su Youyi laugh and feel a bit embarrassed.
"So... it’s like that~"
Su Youyi stroked her hair at the side of her ears, feeling like she might have neglected her senior brother’s kind intentions.
"Hehe, junior sister is so gullible!"
Liang Yi secretly chuckled upon seeing his junior sister’s reaction, confessing his love for the dumplings which led him to secretly save a box for himself.
However, saying it was saved for his junior sister wasn’t a lie after all, since one box certainly wouldn’t satisfy this little gluttonous cat.
"I was wrong, I misjudged you, senior brother~"
Su Youyi hugged Liang Yi’s arm and gently rubbed her head against it.
Hearing his junior sister’s coquettish voice, Liang Yi felt tingling all over, nearly in bliss.
" Hehe, senior brother is easy to coax!" Su Youyi, still hugging his arm, wore a sneaky smile.
"Alright, alright, we’re here now."
The two were not slow, and soon they arrived at a street that was rather quiet compared to other parts of the city.
Liang Yi took out a jade token, which displayed a bright red dot that directed them.
The black market’s entrances and exits are confined to specific areas and are more than one,
to prevent people from ambushing others. Each entry or exit requires a pass to re-confirm the location.
After checking the jade token a few times, Liang Yi and his junior sister walked towards one of the nearest entrances:
A wall covered in various children’s graffiti.
Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged glances in front of the wall, put on the hooded robes they had casually bought along the way, and stepped forward under the luminous cover of the jade token, creating a ripple-like trace on the wall.
The next second, the two disappeared.