Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

Chapter 273 "Like Liu Qingyi... not afraid of death!" [Seeking monthly votes]

"Sir, you are so arrogant again."

A troublemaker will never give up an opportunity to sabotage his own son.

Before Liu Bai could reply, Xiao Cao had already added another sentence in his mind, "Besides, this word wasn't used by others to describe the Empress at that time. Humph, you shameless person actually used it."

"Just wait, Xiaocao will tell the queen when she gets back!"

In fact...what Xiaocao said is not wrong.

He read this from a book. Some unofficial histories said that Madam Liu said this herself, while others said that it was praise given to her by others in the world.

But no matter what, use what your mother said now!

What's wrong!
Besides, Liu Bai didn’t feel like he was pretending, because this... was the truth.

"Haha, good! Be ambitious!"

"It's true that men should be young."

While Deng Heitian was speaking, he gently patted Liu Bai's shoulder, turned around and raised his hand again, and the originally devastated ground with huge craters on it instantly returned to its original state.

Even the raging energy within the magic circle has returned to calm.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

For the next day, Deng Heitian gave Liu Bai detailed guidance and asked many questions about the past.

Secondly, he gave Liu Bai a lot of rules and techniques for walking underworld, as well as many things about the nine major families.

Especially the guidance on this technique.

One little understanding leads to all the principles.

Many of the problems that Liu Bai had previously been unable to understand became clear to him after Deng Heitian’s guidance.

For this reason, Liu Bai specifically asked Xiaocao whether he could not accept guidance from others and should think and understand on his own.

After all, that's what my mother said.

But the little grass hiding behind him finally said after hesitating for a while: "Actually, it doesn't matter. The queen asked you to figure it out by yourself because she thought it was too simple and she was too lazy to teach you..."

Liu Bai only heard the last few words.

Too lazy to teach... This is really my mother's temper.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai subconsciously wondered, with his mother's personality, what would she be doing now?

It is almost time for dinner. As long as my mother is not in a state of spiritual practice, three meals a day are essential for her.

Besides, the family always has an early dinner time, so she should have finished her meal and be drinking tea beside the coffee table.

Perhaps noticing Liu Bai's distraction, Deng Heitian, who had been guiding him all day, just laughed it off and suddenly realized that it was getting late.

"It's all my fault. I forgot about time while teaching."

"Xiao Bai, you've just arrived, so you should take a good rest. There's no rush to practice Yin cultivation. There'll be plenty of time later."

No wonder Deng Heitian thought so. Along the way, he had never seen anyone with as high comprehension as Liu Bai.

Whenever there is a problem, he can understand it immediately and can even draw inferences from it and come to many side conclusions.

This feeling of teaching really made Deng Heitian addicted.

But it was also because of this that he understood more and more that Deng Ying’s defeat was not unfair, and that once he left and came back after a few years, the gap between him and Liu Bai would indeed become bigger and bigger.

Liu Bai used to be a self-taught person, but he managed to make a name for himself.

Now I have instruction within the family, and when I return, the ancestors in the family’s ancestral land will definitely provide me with closed-door instruction for a couple of months.

Wait until the time comes to come out... Deng Heitian even felt that Liu Bai had the potential to become the number one prodigy among the nine families.

Oh no, when that time really comes, I will no longer be called Liu Bai.

Should it be called...Deng Bai?
But there seems to be someone named Deng Bai in the family.

No problem, just ask him to change his name when he gets back.

As for verifying his true identity, Deng Heitian had never thought about it. With the aura of sourceless fire, what else was there to verify?
Only members of the Deng family know how to use Sourceless Fire!

And he has to be a core member of the clan, so he has never considered Liu Bai's identity.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Deng Heitian was about to leave, but he slapped his forehead again and said:

"Xiao Bai, you just cultivated a second life outside, so you must not have the blueprint for this rare treasure yet, right?"

"First, take a look at your uncle's place to see if there is anything suitable that you can use. However, most of the people are in the family, and it's far to go back home. You should first pick and choose to see if there is anything suitable that you can use."

Deng Heitian said this and waved his hand, and twelve or thirteen floating drawings appeared between the two of them.

Moreover, each of the drawings of the rare treasures was filled with a faint green light.

Deng Heitian took out more than a dozen blue drawings that were so scarce in Huangliang Fudi, and said that the big one was kept at home.

Haha, is this the foundation of the nine great families?

Liu Bai scanned them one by one and shook his head, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Master. I have already prepared the appropriate drawings of the treasures in advance, so these are not necessary."

"only……"

"If you have anything else to say to uncle, just tell me now."

Deng Heitian said with a smile.

"But my rare treasure is still missing two things." One of the reasons why Liu Bai came to the Bai family was for these two things.

It is better to get the deal as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.

"That's what you say."

Since Liu Bai said that he had a suitable one, Deng Heitian just put the drawings away.

He was not worried that Liu Bai would ask for it, he was just afraid that Liu Bai would not want to ask for anything.

The fact that he is willing to speak up shows that he already treats himself as a family member.

"One pound of Dream Soul Sand, twenty-four pieces of Jade Flower Leaves."

Originally, only half a pound of Dream Soul Sand and twelve Qionghua Leaves were needed, but now Deng Heitian is willing to help.

You have to get some more so that you can have a backup in case something goes wrong.

This saves you from having to figure out a solution yourself when the time comes.

"These two things... there aren't that many."

Deng Heitian touched the goatee on his chin. He really didn't have these two things!
At least he didn't have them with him, but since Liu Bai's rare treasure required these two things, the quality must be good.

It's even better than those I just gave.

Those rare treasure drawings do not require things of the level of Dream Soul Sand and Jade Flower Leaves.

When he thought about those rare treasure drawings he had taken out, and thought they were some good things... Deng Heitian couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, but only a little.

"Dream Soul Sand is in Wei State. The Shi family must have some. I'll take you to ask for some. There's no way that old man Shi Ji won't give it to you."

Deng Heitian said with a smile: "As for Qiong Huaye, the old man Lei Huo from the Lei family must have it. I have a good relationship with him, so he will definitely give it to me."

"Don't worry, just take a rest for the night. Uncle will take you there early tomorrow morning."

"In that case, I'll have to trouble the Patriarch."

Liu Bai couldn't help but feel happy and bowed to Deng Heitian.

If I were to follow this nonsense, even if I could get these two things, it would not be easy.

It’s not like now, where Deng Heitian just needs to go over and say hello.

After seeing off the kind-hearted patriarch, the expression on Liu Bai's face was no longer so relaxed.

I have a life-and-death feud with the Bai family, and now I'm in a den of thieves... It's not easy.

If the Bai family is really impatient and wants to take action against me.

The Deng family is definitely unreliable.

If the Bai family were to take action, they would definitely inform the Deng family first. By then, the Deng family would be so angry and humiliated that they might take action against themselves.

Oh, by the way, my mother's relationship with the Liu family is not good either. Who knows, the Liu family might also take action against me someday...

So I have only offended three of the nine families?

Then what’s the point of me playing?
"Xiao Cao, among the nine families, is there any family that has no grudge against mother?"

Liu Bai knew that Xiaocao must be trying to figure out what he was thinking, so he asked directly.

There was a tingling feeling on his back, "Sir, you should ask which family has no grudge against the queen."

Liu Bai: "..."

"Which family has no grudge against the Empress?"

"Except for the Zhongli family, everyone else has a grudge against them, because they've all been beaten by the Queen." Xiaocao said this as a matter of course, and even a little... proud?
Liu Bai: "Then my mother asked me to come here to see what's out there. Is she sending me into a den of thieves?"

Among the nine major families, eight of them have grudges against him... But on second thought, this is quite powerful, after all, ordinary people cannot offend the eight major families.

Liu Bai thought about it and leaned back on his chair, "Let's just mess it up."

"If I'm really exposed and everyone wants to fuck me, then only my mother will come."

The geniuses of the nine great families... Liu Bai is not afraid. Even if he cannot win in a one-on-one fight, the opponent can't possibly kill him.

If it doesn't work, the soul will open its eyes and the ghost body will kill forcefully.

But if the other party sends out figures of ancestor level, you have to rely on your family.

Then Liu Bai could only feel embarrassed, you have a mother, and I have a mother too.

After making up his mind, Liu Bai was too lazy to think about it anymore. Mainly because it was beyond his control and there was no point in thinking about it.

Just like that, one day passed.

The news that Deng Ying from the Deng family left covered in blood also spread throughout the entire Baijia Town.

It is said that when he reached the town entrance and was about to leave the Bai family, Bai Jisheng, the prodigy of the Bai family, went to ask him what was going on.

As a result, Deng Ying seemed to say something... Is there someone else who is the genius of the Deng family?
Anyway, this rumor has been circulating in this small town for a whole day.

Especially the other few families, they were all curious and confused.

Deng Ying, the prodigy of the Deng family, had been known to the other families several years ago. Now he had arrived at the Bai family, and the meeting was about to begin.

Deng Ying actually said he was not?

So who is this genius of the Deng family... Huang Shangguan has been guarding outside the Deng family's yard for a whole day, and he is extremely curious.

"Damn it! The Deng family is hiding so deeply. I want to see who is behind this!"

Huang Shangguan, who had waited for a whole day but didn't see anyone, had no choice but to leave.

"..."

"Xiao Cao, what's going on with the geniuses of these nine families? It seems to me that every family must have one."

Although Liu Bai refused, he knew in his heart that since the moment Deng Ying left, he had actually become the pride of the Deng family without knowing it.

Deng Ying kept holding on to the word "Tianjiao".

Deng Heitian also had this idea.

In addition, listening to what Deng Heitian said during the day, the word "prodigy" was heard a lot in his words.

Not only does every store have it, but they also attach great importance to its style.

"Oh, this one."

Xiaocao was talking in Liu Bai's mind, while Xiaogudong was lying beside Liu Bai and snoring.

"Actually, this has something to do with luck. This genius is actually the next patriarch secretly chosen by the nine major families. If there is a genius in your family, it means that there is still hope and a future for the next generation of your family."

"If even the Tianjiao is gone, it means that this family will have no successors and will be extinct. In this way, the fortunes of this family will gradually decline."

"Everything goes wrong."

The grass is worthy of being grass. As long as you ask, you will get the answer.

After Liu Bai got the answer, he understood everything and fell asleep after a little thought.

No matter what happens tomorrow, I still have to get a good sleep today.

At this time, at the top of Baijia Mountain, inside the ancestral temple.

There were no outsiders here, only the ancestor Bai Fei, the head of the family Bai Tingxian and one of the clan elders Bai Chan.

Bai Fei held the crutches with both hands, his thick eyelids drooping, as if he was half-opening as he listened to Bai Tingxian finish what he had to say.

"So, the descendants of Liu Qingyi are now in our Baijia Town, and have replaced the pride of the Deng family?"

"Exactly."

"Ah!"

Bai Fei sneered, "You are just as fearless as Liu Qingyi was back then!"

Bai Fei said as she lowered her head and looked down. There was a faint white film in her eyes. Her gaze penetrated very far until she saw Liu Bai who was sleeping soundly.

Deng Heitian, who was dozing off in the room, seemed to have noticed something. He looked up suddenly and said, "Huh?"

He looked alert and had a hostile look in his eyes.

Among the nine families, there has never been any love and affection among them!
"Haha, just look at the genius of your Deng family, why are you making a fuss?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Bai Fei's words, and then he resisted the urge to slap Liu Bai to death and retracted his gaze.

"You mean, let Bai Jisheng do the killing?"

Bai Fei looked at Bai Tingxian in front of him and asked.

"That's right." Bai Tingxian bowed slightly and continued, "The Tianjiao Battle after the meeting has always been a tradition. And according to the information we have received so far, Liu Bai replaced Deng Ying just to participate in the Tianjiao Battle."

"By then, Liu Bai will come out to fight. As long as he dies in the battle of geniuses, even if the ghost-like Liu Qingyi comes... it will also break the tradition of our nine families."

"Plus, the feud between the Deng family and the Sima family will probably involve the other families in the attack, which will reduce our pressure a lot."

After Bai Tingxian finished speaking, he did not dare to look up, but silently waited for the response from his ancestor.

Although Bai Fei said that she was not afraid of Liu Qingyi, she didn't know Liu Qingyi's strength.

But she knew that if she were alone...

She was confident that she would not be killed by Liu Qingyi, but she was also confident that she would be seriously injured by Liu Qingyi.

Therefore, I am afraid I won’t be able to handle it by myself.

Bai Fei glanced at Bai Chan, who looked calm and composed as if he had heard nothing. The latter nodded slightly without any expression.

"Well, then let's do as you say."

Bai Fei finally let go, "But remember to watch carefully. If that bastard from the Liu family tries to run away... remember to slap him to death with one slap. Don't hold back at all!"

"If you don't kill Liu Qingyi's offspring with one blow, it will be difficult to deal with him afterwards." Bai Tingxian quickly stood up and bowed in agreement.

When he stood up again, Bai Fei was nowhere to be seen.

On the other side, Deng Heitian, who already had some ideas, finally made up his mind after seeing Bai Fei ignore the rules and break his magic circle.

Is it possible that only your Bai family has ancestors?
Doesn’t my Deng family have any?

Oh, not only one, but five!

So after Deng Heitian placed all the spiritual objects in the hall, the whole hall changed.

The hall is still a hall, but it is no longer a hall.

Instead, it became the ancestral land of his Deng family. Deng Heitian, who had been so arrogant just now, now looked completely different.

He licked his face, with a smile in his eyes, and even bent his body slightly.

He looked at the shadows around him and bowed to them one by one.

"Xiao Hei has met the first grandmother, the second grandmother, the third grandmother, the fourth grandmother, and the fifth grandmother."

"What is it? Is the meeting over?"

The third grandmother, who was wearing a green robe, asked.

"No, it's something else." Deng Heitian replied.

"explain."

"Yes, it was Xiao Hei who found our Deng family's Qilin."

"what?!"

The first person to speak was the great grandmother in purple robe. Her sharp eyes seemed to have traveled through thousands of miles. Even though she was just a phantom, she made Deng Heitian feel a little uncomfortable.

The other grandmothers also had their own opinions.

But without exception, there was joy in their eyes.

"Tell me quickly, how did you find him? Is he okay?"

The red-robed Second Ancestor asked.

"Exactly. How did he come to Chaozhou?"

"..."

Several people were talking about it.

Finally, it was the purple-robed grandmother who said in a deep voice: "The duration of the spiritual array is not long. The young man is with you. Bring him here quickly and let us see him first."

"Yes, meeting people is important." The red-robed Second Ancestor's grandmother reacted and nodded in agreement.

The others also quickly agreed.

Deng Heitian bowed his body and said, "Yes, he is here at our base. Xiao Hei will go and call him over."

Deng Heitian stepped out and waited for him to arrive at the door of Liu Bai's room, but he didn't knock on the door.

Liu Bai had already dressed and opened the door. "The master of the house came to visit so late at night. Is there something urgent?"

"There is no emergency, but there is a happy event."

Deng Heitian rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

This was also the first time Liu Bai had seen the head of the family behave like this, but before he could ask, Deng Heitian said again: "The ancestors of the family want to see you."

"Ancestors...?"

Liu Bai naturally didn't know the situation of the ancestor of the Deng family.

Deng Heitian was proud in his heart, and although he really wanted to explain something, he knew that this was not the right opportunity.

The magic circle can't last that long.

"Let's go over there first!"

After he said that, he held Liu Bai's wrist with one hand, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the door of the hall in the courtyard.

Liu Bai looked up subconsciously, and saw that the original appearance of the house could be seen at any time.

But the shadows were eerie, and under the illumination of the four jumping blue ghost lights in the corner, it seemed like... a den of ghosts.

For a moment, he was actually a little afraid to step forward.

He didn't enter the house, but the Deng family ancestors in the house had already seen him.

There was great interest in every look.

"It's this boy. He is really a handsome man. He is worthy of being a descendant of our Deng family."

The green-robed Third Ancestor grandmother said with a smile.

The look he gave Liu Bai was also full of love.

The red-robed Second Ancestor said immediately, "Indeed, his eyebrows and eyes are really handsome."

The yellow-robed Fourth Ancestor leaned forward and said, "Boy, you are the one who has been borrowing our life fire. You have used it a lot over the years. I am afraid you have encountered a lot of dangers outside."

The fourth grandmother frowned slightly, looking distressed, "Don't worry, wait until the meeting is over, and then you can go home with Xiao Hei. Once you go home, no one will bully you."

"That's right, don't worry, with us old bones around, you can walk all over the world." The blue-robed Fifth Ancestor grandmother was even more domineering.

Liu Bai listened and looked at Deng Heitian in surprise.

So the owner of this house is also called... Xiao Hei?
That's the same name as Hei Mu.

Deng Heitian thought Liu Bai was asking him, so he smiled and explained, "These are the ancestors of our Deng family. You will be able to see them when you return home."

Just at this moment, the four blue flames in the house slowly went out.

The figures in the room were still talking, and their voices lingered in Liu Bai's ears.

He only heard the last words of the purple-robed old woman sitting in the middle. She said, "It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."

Liu Bai could feel the love they expressed.

It's not false, every bit of my expression is sincere.

But it was precisely because he felt this true love that Liu Bai felt a little guilty.

After all, I have used up so much of their life energy and carried so much of their emotions, but... I am not a member of your Deng family!
But Liu Bai didn't dare to say this.

Deng Heitian, who was standing by, stopped bowing when he saw that the magic circle had lost its effect, and returned to his previous appearance.

He looked at Liu Bai in front of him with a smile and said, "It's mainly because the ancestors miss you so much and keep urging you day and night. I just found you, so I had to let them see you first."

"Why are there so many ancestors in our family?"

Liu Bai asked in confusion.

Generally speaking, there is only one ancestor, and suddenly the family is well-prepared. Why is it that the Deng family...

Deng Heitian was delighted again when he heard Liu Bai say "our family" and explained:
"In fact, there is only one real ancestor, the Great Grandmother. The other grandmothers...can't leave the ancestral land, and can only provide us with sourceless fire."

"This is also the trump card of our Deng family. You see, the Zhongli family's 'Imperial Talisman', the Lei family's 'Thunder of Entropy' and the Huang family's 'Dream Butterfly', although they look fierce, they dare not fight me."

"Once we start, I can borrow the life fire of our ancestors, which has an endless source. It's like he's fighting against six of us alone. He won't be able to win."

Deng Heitian was very proud when he said this.

Liu Bai also understood the meaning from his words.

The Deng family's sourceless fire can actually be used all the time. It doesn't mean that it can't be used after reaching the Yuanshen level.

It depends on you... whether it is worth using.

"It will be a while before dawn. Go back and get some sleep. When it's daybreak, I'll take you out for a walk."

"The good son of my Deng family must meet people eventually."

Deng Heitian stroked his beard and smiled.

Liu Bai knew that he had to go to the Shi family to ask for the Dream Soul Sand, and to the Lei family to ask for the Qionghua Leaves.

He nodded and turned around and went back.

The next day, early in the morning, Liu Bai skillfully added 0.1 attribute points to his spirituality, then got up and went out.

Deng Heitian had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Liu Bai coming out, he smiled and said, "Today we have to visit the other eight families."

"This...is not necessary."

Liu Bai didn't want to show up in public like this, and felt that it was unnecessary.

Deng Heitian shook his head and said, "As the new genius of my Deng family, you have to say hello to these old guys."

"And I've already calculated it. This time when we go out, the Shi family and the Lei family will give you Dream Soul Sand and Jade Hua Leaves. When it's time for lunch, we'll go to the Sima family. They have a kind of spiritual deer meat. Eating it will increase your blood circulation, and it tastes great. It's good for men to eat it, haha."

Liu Bai's eyes lit up when he heard this. Is there a mountain spirit that can be eaten?

Deng Heitian continued, "After lunch at Sima's, we will go to the other houses. When it's time for dinner, we will go to Huang's house and try their butterfly fairy fruit. You can also experience the feeling of floating in the air. Not only will it increase your blood and spirituality, but it will also help you sleep well and have sweet dreams."

Deng Heitian’s calculations were very detailed.

After hearing this, Liu Bai subconsciously turned his head and looked at the door, "Master, let's leave early."

"Hmm? Why are you going so early?"

"Go early and see if you can find another place to have breakfast."

Deng Heitian looked at Liu Bai who was speaking seriously, pointed at him, and couldn't help laughing: "You are really good."

But after he finished saying this, he felt a little sad... Perhaps it was because he had never eaten anything good outside, so this was the case. When he saw something good that could increase his energy, blood, and spirituality, he wanted to try it more.

Thinking of this, he reached out and touched Liu Bai's head, and said lovingly: "Don't worry, it doesn't mean that our family really has to beg for food from others, it's just to build relationships with the next few families. When it really comes to increasing your blood and spirituality, your family will not be short of it."

"As for breakfast, of course it has to be eaten at home."

The two were originally sitting at the stone table in the yard. At this moment, Deng Heitian stretched out his hand and brushed across the stone table. On it appeared two bowls of steaming unknown white liquid and a few boiled eggs emitting an enticing fragrance.

"This is a specialty of our Deng family. This milk comes from the black goats we raise. Black goats are a kind of evil spirits, but evil spirits also eat evil spirits, and their offspring are also weird. When you get home, you will know for yourself..."

"..."

The Qingzhou Shi Family, one of the Nine Great Families, was located in the State of Wei.

The technique that the Shi family excels at is called "The Strings of Destiny". According to Deng Heitian, people in their Shi family who practice this technique can see the many strings between heaven and earth.

These strings represent their various destinies.

Those of the Shi family who practice the "Strings of Destiny" are able to pluck or even forcibly cut these strings, thereby achieving the magical effect of changing one's destiny.

It can be said that with this string of destiny, the Shi family has the ability to control the destiny of all things in the world.

Of course... this is an ideal state. In fact, there are not many people in the Shi family who can control their fate, and most of them can only vaguely see some of their fate.

Liu Bai was curious about whether the genius of this generation of the Shi family, the young man named Shi Shanfeng, could change his destiny.

Deng Heitian naturally didn't know.

But when the two of them walked out of the house, Liu Bai noticed that many eyes were on him.

There were gazes coming from the surrounding streets, houses on both sides, and even the void above head.

The people above my head should be the Bai family. They must have recognized me... Liu Bai looked calmly at the sloppy boy squatting at the door of the Deng family, staring at him without blinking.

Deng Heitian introduced with a smile: "From the Huang family, Huang Shangguan."

Huang Shangguan first stood up and bowed to Deng Heitian, then said, "Greetings, Master Deng."

When Liu Bai saw this, he knew that Huang Shangguan was the prodigy of the Huang family.

Judging from his attire and personality, he is probably similar to Gongsun Shi from the Short Knife Gang in Blood Food City.

"You are the genius who replaced Deng Ying, right? What's your name? Let's meet. I'm Huang Shangguan. You can call me Huang Shang or Brother Guan."

Liu Bai chuckled and said, "Liu Bai, nicknamed Ye Ye."

"Ye Ye, why do you have a surname in your nickname... Mom, you're taking advantage of me, not bad, not bad."

Huang Shangguan then looked at Liu Bai seriously, "You are more interesting than Deng Ying, who only knows how to fight and kill. Liu Bai... you are just talking nonsense about his elder brother."

"should be."

Liu Bai didn't say too much.

"Okay, okay, you should come to my place later, so I'll talk to you when you come. I won't bother you now."

Huang Shangguan did not even bother to salute Deng Heitian while speaking. Instead, he nodded to him impolitely, as if to say, "Old Deng, let's go."

Then he turned around, patted his butt, and walked in a nonchalant manner.

Deng Heitian didn't comment, still smiling, "Let's go to the Shi family first."

The two of them didn't use any magic or other techniques. They just walked forward slowly, as if they were just two ordinary people.

Liu Bai sensed the direction, as if he was walking from the east end of the town to the south end. Deng Heitian walked forward and knocked on the door of a house.

The person who opened the door was a boy who was much taller than Liu Bai. He looked very honest and simple, wearing a white shirt that was a little threadbare. When he saw Deng Heitian after opening the door, he seemed to be frightened. He quickly took a step back, bowed solemnly, and then shouted inside: "Grandpa, Deng's Grandpa Heitian is here, and... there is also a younger brother."

You are the younger brother... Liu Bai looked at the boy in front of him who was a little too honest and simple-minded, and was quite unconvinced.

An ordinary-looking elderly man soon walked into the room.

The head of the Shi family is Shi Ji.

Soon, the three of them sat down in the main hall, and Shi Shanfeng served them tea and pastries.

After finishing his work, he stood behind Shi Ji again, smiling at Liu Bai who was sitting on the chair with his feet not even reaching the ground.

The smile on his face was very appropriate.

They had already introduced themselves to each other, so Shi Ji just smiled and congratulated them.

Just as he was about to take out a gift, Deng Heitian quickly spoke up, "I came here because I have something else to trouble Brother Shi Ji with."

"Oh? What good news?"

Shi Ji calmly retracted his hand that had reached into his sleeve.

"It's nothing. My Qilin wants to make a rare treasure, but he happens to be short of some dream soul sand. You are the only one among us who has it, so look at this..."

Deng Heitian rubbed his hands, seeming very embarrassed.

Shi Ji raised his eyes and glanced at him, still smiling, and said, "How much do you want?"

"Not much, not much, just five pounds."

Liu Bai: “???”

When Shi Ji heard this, he subconsciously grasped the handrail beside him and glared, "How much did you say?"

(End of this chapter)