"...actually, I’m more interested in this one." After saying that, she shyly lowered her head.
Chen Qin quickly blocked in front of Zhang Ze, with an expression that said not to fight with her.
But Zhang Ze recalled the task given by the dog system.
[Task 2, East Sea Emperor]
[Help the Mare give birth]
’So the so-called task is to assist with my face? That’s really bizarre.’
"So, is your real form ? Human upper body, horse lower body?" Zhang Ze asked.
"Not really." Upon hearing this question, the Big Horse Lady chuckled, "It’s been a while since I’ve turned human. I... got stuck halfway."
Alright, this reason does seem plausible.
As for the Little Mare...
The child takes after the mother, which is normal.
After the antics ended, the newly met Nightmare Monarch transformed back into a blue horse, indicating they’ll meet again (mainly directed at Zhang Ze), and bid farewell to everyone, disappearing into the night.
Chen Qin looked down at the naive and laughing Little Mare in her arms...
Did that sister forget something?
Is it customary, or did this sister inherently forget her offspring? She left without her child.
"Can you contact her?" Chen Qin asked.
The existence of the Nightmare Monarch is more akin to a spirit, especially after becoming an extremely Yin body post childbirth, finding her in the dead of night seems nearly impossible.
The Little Mare in Chen Qin’s arms was the same, also starting to turn semi-transparent.
"Child, do you know where your mother is?"
After a typical dialogue with a lost child, they waited here all night.
During the wait, Zhang Ze took some time to check the rewards from those tasks.
This time, besides the regular two upgrade points, he only received a few keys.
Very ordinary ones, even the shape and scratches on them were identical.
The description was exactly the same.
[Key, can be used to unlock]
Looking at the keys in his hand, Zhang Ze thought back to the pair of chicken feet he got from the first task.
It was truly where the dream began; it was those chicken feet that initiated the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion task.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ze poked Junior Sister’s arm with a key... This update is available on novel✶fire.net
"Senior Brother, what’s the matter?" Chen Qin turned around and asked.
"Do you recognize this?" Zhang Ze asked.
Chen Qin shook her head, indicating she hadn’t seen this key before.
"What’s with the key?"
"Nothing, just a key." Zhang Ze stopped talking about it, continuing to wait for that forgetful Nightmare Monarch to return for her child.
However, when they waited for the Big Horse Lady until daylight, she still hadn’t returned, and they reluctantly took the Little Mare back to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.
With them were the Junior Monk and his master, along with Daxiong.
Primarily because the Little Mare couldn’t leave the Junior Monk, and after understanding the situation, the Junior Monk gladly accepted the temporary task of babysitting.
As for Daxiong, Zhang Ze had something to ask him.
Thousand Mechanism Town, Fried Shide Auction House.
As the trade center of Thousand Mechanism Town, not only does it have misleading auctions but also serves as a meeting room for business discussions.
In a meeting room mostly furnished with jade, Zhang Ze poured Daxiong a cup of tea.
Without much idle chat, Zhang Ze directly expressed his interest, he wanted to see the original Floating Life Technique from West Continent.
Mainly because during his recent spiritual practice, Zhang Ze discovered that the Floating Life Technique from the Witch Path of the Western Barbarians could complement the Thousand Mechanism Heart Method.
However, since what he obtained from Senior Sister Xiaoxue at Medicine King Valley was a translated version, he couldn’t quite understand many parts, making his cultivation experiments confusing.
He wondered if he could get the original version to take a look.
Hearing Zhang Ze’s request, Daxiong’s eyes darted around craftily, then he pondered for a while before mentioning a price.
"Five hundred Spirit Stones, a fixed price, no haggling. If you’re good, I’ll give it to you now."
Looking at Daxiong’s straightforward expression, Zhang Ze felt there might be something shady, but five hundred Spirit Stones wasn’t a large amount for him, he could easily take it out.
After Zhang Ze nodded, Daxiong handed him a bone armor that had been consecrated.
"Everything is on here, you can check it yourself later."
"How can I prove it’s genuine?" Zhang Ze asked.
Daxiong spread his hands with a grin, "You can go to any market in West Continent to buy a copy, this method is available everywhere."
The Floating Life Technique that Zhang Ze practiced was thoroughly translated by Medicine King Valley, he thought it was a secret technique stolen slyly by the Valley Master, but hearing Daxiong, this seems like a street commodity?
Seeing Zhang Ze’s unusual expression, Daxiong quickly explained, "Hey, don’t get mad, Brother Zhang. I didn’t intentionally mess with you."
After asking Zhang Ze to sit, Daxiong posed a question to him.
"Is your Breathing Technique a secret?"
Seeing Zhang Ze ponder, Daxiong continued, "Your Breathing Technique is the foundation of the East Continent’s Ten Thousand Laws cultivation, it’s the core of your East Continent’s cultivation system, I could easily buy a copy if I wanted to.
"Our Floating Life Technique is the same, it’s the foundation of the Witch Path, even though each tribe’s Witchcraft may differ, the Floating Life Technique is the same.
"Although it’s all the same, brother, I haven’t deceived you, the bone armor also records some insights from our rituals, it’s very valuable."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ze didn’t feel ripped off, the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion had a loose cultivator’s swordsmanship as a reward, only after Li annotated it with some insights, the person who obtained that swordsmanship turned around and sold it at the auction house for a huge sum.
Spending five hundred Spirit Stones for a textbook with expert annotations seemed worthwhile.