“Senior Brother, how about you pay thirty Open Heaven Pills in advance as a deposit?” Yu Xueping obviously had a plan in mind, so she continued, “Of course, I can also pawn an item with Senior Brother, so Senior Brother won’t have to worry about me not coming after taking the Spirit Pill.”
Yang Kai chuckled, “Sure, what does Junior Sister want to use as collateral?”
Yu Xueping stretched out her hand and grasped a long sword in her hand before handing it over to Yang Kai, “Use this as collateral.”
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and flicked the sword with his finger, causing a clear sword cry to ring out and the sword to hum. Nodding his head, he said, “Good sword, I’ll take it!”
Yang Kai didn’t know the value of this long sword, but it was probably about the same as thirty Open Heaven Pills. This way, when the market opened next month, he and Yu Xueping would definitely come here to meet, and their trade would be guaranteed.
Taking out thirty Open Heaven Pills and handing them to her, Yu Xueping’s beautiful eyes lit up, “Many thanks, Senior Brother, we’ll meet again next month.” Turning around, she called out to her companions, “Xiao Mo, let’s go.”
The two of them quickly left the market and headed straight for Water Spiritual Land.
The two of them didn’t try to hide their conversation from the bystanders, and the stall owners on both sides also saw this. None of them were fools, and after Yu Xueping left, the half-grown old man on the left said, “Little Brother, that young lady just now should be from Water Spiritual Land, this old master is from Earth Spiritual Land, and there are insects in Earth Spiritual Land’s garden. I wonder if we can cooperate?”
“I’m from the Gold Spiritual Land!” The vendor on the right also came over with a fawning expression, “I also know a friend from the Wood Spiritual Land, do you want to call him over?”
…
Two hours later, Yang Kai closed his stall and left. Although he hadn’t received many insects on this trip, the eleven he had received from Yu Xueping had already open the road, so all he needed to do was wait until next month.
Yang Kai seemed to see a large number of Open HEaven Pills rolling towards him.
Returning to the village where the servants’ house was located, Yang Kai saw a long line of people in front of Die You’s house from afar. Knowing that his plan was going well, Yang Kai smiled happily.
A figure stealthily approached and Yang Kai turned his head, only to see Old Fang wearing a flattering smile and rubbing his hands, “Little Brother, you’re back?”
“En!” Yang Kai replied casually, "Is something wrong?"
“It’s fine!” Old Fang smiled, “If Little Brother has nothing else to do, why don’t you come over to my place and have a seat? The fine wine I’ve kept for so many years can be opened today. I wonder if Little Brother will give me some face by drinking with me?”
Yang Kai crossed his arms and looked at him with a faint smile, “Drinking? I’m not interested, and I remember someone saying that we should pretend we never met.”
Old Fang stretched out his hand and slapped himself, bitterly saying, “Old Brother was confused at that time, so don’t take it to heart. It’s not easy for all of us to get to know each other in this vast world. Please give this Old Brother some face and consider this Old Brother’s apology.”
Yang Kai was still hesitating, but Old Fang had already taken action. Grabbing Yang Kai’s arm, Old Fang pulled him towards his room and said, “Little Brother, you’re a magnanimous man, don’t hold it against me.”
Yang Kai shouted in a low voice, “If you want to drink, just drink. Don’t drag me around, don’t be rude.”
“Good, good, good, i won't pull you!” Old Fang couldn’t help nodding his head as his attitude changed drastically.
After following Old Fang into the house and closing the door, Old Fang mysteriously took out a wine jar, laid out two plates of spirit fruits, and sat down opposite Yang Kai.
As soon as he open the seal, a strong fragrance of wine filled the room. Old Fang politely filled Yang Kai’s cup before pouring himself a cup. Old Fang raised his cup and said, “To be able to meet Brother Yang in this Fire Spiritual Land is truly my honor. Old Brother will first offer you a toast.”
He raised his head and drank it all.
Yang Kai glanced at him and also swallowed a mouthful of wine, his expression lighting up. The wine was good, and when it entered his mouth, it was rich and fragrant. A burning sensation rose from his abdomen, making him feel warm and light.
Old Fang continued to fill Yang Kai’s cup, smiling as he said, “This old master has kept this jar of wine for eight hundred years. In the past, it was the most precious batch of materials from my Universe World, and after spending a great deal of manpower and financial resources, there were only three jars in total. One of them was consumed when this old master first came here, and the other was given to Manager Zhou. This is the last jar in the world.”
“Good wine!” Yang Kai praised.
“If it’s not bad, drink more,” Old Fang said with a radiant smile, “And this Spirit Fruit is something this old master brought from his own world. It has always been treasured but never eaten. Although it’s amazing, it’s impossible to find such things.”
Yang Kai nodded and picked up a bunch of grape-like berries to eat.
As he ate and drank, Old Fang rambled on, reminiscing about his past glory and the bleak situation he was in. For a time, he was filled with sorrow and was at a loss for words, tears streaming down his face…
Yang Kai simply couldn’t stand him any longer and said helplessly, “If you want something, just say it, don’t talk nonsense.”
Old Fang wiped the corners of his eyes and said, “Old Brother actually doesn’t have anything to say, i just want to ask for help.”
“How can I help you?” Yang Kai looked at him with a smile, “As you know, I’ve only been here for two months, but you’ve been here for hundreds of years. If you want to talk about help, I’ll need your help.”
Old Fang quickly waved his hand, “Old age doesn’t determine one’s ambitions. I’ve been here for hundreds of years and haven’t made much of a name for myself. On the other hand, little brother, you’ve done something earth shattering the moment you arrived.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Yang Kai casually threw a spirit fruit into his mouth and ate it happily.
Old Fang’s eyes twitched as he grit his teeth and decided not to beat around the bush. He could tell that if this continued, he would forever be in a passive position, so he went straight to the point, “Young Lady Die You is collecting Jade Fire Silkworms outside, two of them can be exchanged for one Open Heaven Pill.”
“Is that so?” Yang Kai blinked, “Then hurry up and sell it, this is a good thing.”
Old Fang lowered his voice, “I saw her enter your house just now and only came out after a long time.”
“This Young Master is wise and mighty, it’s not strange for a woman to take a fancy to him.”
Old Fang grit his teeth and said, “You said before that Great General gave you a lot of Open Heaven Pills!”
“I’m quite lucky. The Grand General quite likes me.”
Old Fang was on the verge of tears, “Little Brother, when you first entered the fruit garden, this old brother taught you how to take care of the fruit trees and even allowed you to practice in my own fruit garden. You didn’t have a wooden box or Hundred Refinement Incense, so I lent it to you for free…”
“Didn’t you receive one Open Heaven Pill from the Great General?” Yang Kai glanced at him.
Old Fang opened his mouth, but no words came out!
After a long time, he sighed, “Forget it, forget it, this old master has no luck, I’m afraid I don’t have much hope in this life.” In an instant, he seemed to have aged greatly.
Yang Kai smiled and patted his shoulder, “No matter what, I still have to thank you for teaching me for a month. You’re a bit stingy, but overall, you’re not bad.”
Old Fang stared at him in shock.
“Go help Xiao Die later, I think she’s going to be busy over there.”
Old Fang’s face lit up as he grabbed Yang Kai’s hand, a look of gratitude appearing on his face as if he wanted to offer his life to him, “Brother’s great kindness is something this old brother will never forget. In the future, if you have any requests, feel free to call for me. This old brother won’t ask for too much. When brother makes a fortune, just give me some benefits. I’ll go first, you can drink slowly!”
Saying so, he rushed out of the door.
Yang Kai wiped his hands on his clothes with a look of disgust and continued sitting down until he had finished the entire jug of wine and spirit fruit before returning home.
At night, inside Yang Kai’s house, a golden light filled the air. Great General Si Chen stood with his head held high, his eyes staring straight ahead.
Yang Kai stood in front of it and fed the Jade Fire Silkworms to it while Old Fang and Die You stood to the side, holding their breaths and paying close attention.
Every time he fed a dozen insects, Yang Kai would extend his hand to the Great General, who would spit out a golden light from his mouth…
It was unknown how many times he repeated this process, but after Yang Kai finished feeding the insects, the Great General let out a burp and walked out of the house.
Only now did Yang Kai realize that this stupid chicken’s appetite wasn’t as small as he had imagined it to be. The dozen or so insects it had eaten in the fruit garden before had all been an illusion.
Its stomach seemed to be a bottomless pit that could eat any number of insects.
Closing the door and opening the restriction, Old Fang gulped and couldn’t help asking, “How… how many?”
He had never seen so many Open Heaven Pills in his life, so today was an eye-opener for him. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that General Si Chen would be so generous.
He had also tried to feed the Great General some insects just now, but the Great General had only eaten a few insects and he hadn’t been rewarded with any Open Heaven Pills.
Die You’s situation was slightly better. Feeding five insects and obtaining a Open Heaven Pill was normal.
Only Yang Kai had a one for one ratio of the number of insects he fed to the Open Heaven Pill!
Under the burning gazes of these two, Yang Kai used his Divine Sense to probe the Space Ring in his hand before looking up at them and chuckling, “More than 1400!”
He couldn’t help wondering how many Open Heaven Pills that stupid chicken had on it. It had casually given him more than 1400 of them, so wouldn’t it have more on it? However, these things were all given to it by the Venerable, so unless it was willing, anyone who dared to snatch them would definitely suffer a terrible fate.
Hearing this number, even though Die You was mentally prepared, she still couldn’t help covering her red lips as her beautiful eyes flashed. Old Fang’s face flushed with excitement as he looked at Yang Kai and said, “Brother, you’ve made a fortune!”
He and Die You had stayed in this servants’ house for many years and had seen many servants come and go, but none of them were like Yang Kai, who had obtained so many Open Heaven Pills in just two months. Even after hundreds of years of accumulation, he had never had so many.
This was simply a miracle, but all of this was thanks to the Great General’s attitude towards Yang Kai. No servant had ever received such generous treatment from the Great General.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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