The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 322 - 321 Exchange of Supplies

Chapter 322: Chapter 321 Exchange of Supplies

After dark, the three of them returned to Zhengyang Peak.

Song Baobao didn’t head to the Tianxu Sect’s guesthouse for lodging, insisting on staying at Zhengyang Peak and living together with Xie Jiuniang no matter what.

Lord Xiaoyuan had no way of dealing with her.

Since Chaoyan had no reaction, Song Baobao successfully stayed, and Xie Jiuniang tossed out a little palace for her to live in temporarily.

Song Baobao eyed the little palace, "You said before that you wanted me to introduce you to an Artifact Refining Master to renovate the little palace, but then you never contacted me again."

"After leaving the Secret Realm, the Sect’s Flying Boat didn’t stop; it went straight back to the Sect, and I couldn’t even look for you."

"Do you still need it now?"

"No need, I’ve modified it myself."

"I can tell." Song Baobao had ridden in the little palace before and, due to her interest in it, had examined it closely, "The little palace now is so different from before, even fitted with a Spiritual Power Cannon."

After looking at it for a bit more,

Song Baobao kept staring at the control panel, lost in thought.

Xie Jiuniang’s eyebrows slightly raised.

Had she discerned something?

Song Baobao turned to look at Xie Jiuniang, "The techniques you used in the modification seem familiar, very similar to those of our Song Family."

"I’ve received half of Fengyue’s inheritance."

Xie Jiuniang made no secret of this.

She had obtained the first half of the inheritance, while the Song Family owned the latter half.

Song Baobao was very excited, "Really?"

"Of course."

"Our Song Family has been searching for the first half for a long time, but after a long search, we haven’t found it. The second half’s knowledge is too profound and obscure, and despite our family having studied it for so long, we’ve only managed to understand a little bit of the surface."

Song Baobao’s gaze was too fervent.

Xie Jiuniang pretended to be indifferent.

After waiting a long while without hearing her say anything, Song Baobao felt quite disappointed, "Don’t you want to know the content of the second half?"

"I haven’t thoroughly researched the first half yet."

"But, that..."

Song Baobao, eager to express something, fidgeted with her hands and paced back and forth beside the control panel.

After holding it in for a long time, she finally blurted out, "Xiaojiu, how about we share what we have?"

"You mean to let me exchange the first half for your second half?"

"Yes, yes, that way nobody loses out."

"Does your family know about this idea?" Xie Jiuniang didn’t mind, but the question was whether the Song Family would be willing to part with it?

Using the technology of the new model Little Flying Boats, the Song Family had profited greatly, involving content from the latter half of the inheritance. To put it simply, this was the Song Family’s exclusive technology, and if they traded it, it meant breaking their monopoly.

Song Baobao just came up with the idea on the spot.

She hadn’t really thought it through.

Song Baobao said, "I’ll bring it up with my family first. If it’s possible to exchange, will you do it?"

"I can. Half for half, fair."

Xie Jiuniang, however, knew it wouldn’t be that easy.

She was alone; if she wanted to exchange, she could do so at any time.

The Song Family, being a large clan, had too many entangled interests.

No longer mentioning the little palace.

It was very quiet all around and having nothing to do for the moment, Song Baobao belatedly started worrying about the egg-stealing incident, "Do you think my master will punish me?"

"Didn’t you think about that while you were stealing?"

"I didn’t think about it, just thought about stealing it to eat with you all." The first thought Song Baobao had upon seeing the high-ranking Demonic Beast egg was that it could be roasted for eating.

Xie Jiuniang could only think of one thing to say.

It was a sin, a sin indeed, and none of her concern.

Then, she silently took out a small half-jar of Monkey Wine, "Give this to your master tomorrow morning as a respectful gift."

"What is this?"

"Top-quality Monkey Wine that Nascent Souls and Divinity Transformations love to drink."

"Then this is good stuff." Song Baobao grinned and hurriedly stowed away the little jar, "To thank you, I will give you that giant eagle’s beast egg."

It’s only proper to return the favor. She’s really clever.

Xie Jiuniang, "..."

Thank you so much!

High-level demonic beast cubs are rare for others, but she really doesn’t need them.

Xie Jiuniang waved goodbye to Song Baobao.

She left the little palace and was about to return to her cave abode.

Outside the cave abode, suddenly there was a loud bang.

The noise startled Xie Jiuniang, who hurried forward. Rushing over, she saw the four Demon Guards confronting Chaoyan, with a large pit smashed into the ground between them.

"What’s going on? What happened?"

Xie Jiuniang quickly ran out, "Don’t fight, don’t fight, we’re all on the same side! Our own people!"

The quiet of the night.

The disturbance was still quite loud, including Xie Jiuniang’s voice, which was very clear.

Chaoyan asked in confusion, "Disciple, they are...?"

"Ah, I forgot to mention it to Master, they are my temporary attendants, from the Demon Emperor’s Palace," Xie Jiuniang explained hurriedly upon reaching Chaoyan.

The four Demon Guards looked at each other.

Xie Jiuniang puzzledly said, "Didn’t you see them before it got dark? Only now you start fighting."

"This..."

How could the four admit that they had neglected their duties?

Being at Zhengyang Peak, and especially in the orchard, there was no issue with safety. Hence, they had gone to find Dashan for some Monkey Wine, and happened to miss the scene of roasting high-level demonic beast eggs in the forest.

As for Chaoyan.

Earlier, the Divine Sense of his Divinity Transformation swept across Zhengyang Peak, and he became aware that there were four unfamiliar Nascent Souls on his territory.

Having guests to entertain at the time, it was not appropriate to probe.

Now, seizing the opportunity, he staged this dramatic entrance.

Xie Jiuniang moved closer to the four Demon Guards and indeed smelled a whiff of alcohol.

Good heavens, they were thoroughly soaked in drink!

She Mei respectfully said, "Lord Chaoyan, I have long admired your name. We four are Demon Guards from the Demon Emperor’s Palace, ordered here to protect the young master, and we mean no harm to the Tianxu Sect."

"From the Demon Emperor’s Palace?"

Chaoyan had heard of his disciple’s affairs.

But the fact that there were four Demon Guards had never been mentioned to him, indicating that the message-bearer brother was unreliable.

If Chaoruo knew what he was thinking, he would certainly cry foul. Compared to the other matters concerning his disciple, the presence of a few Demon Guards really wasn’t worth mentioning.

Who was going to remember such a minor detail?

What followed naturally was an admission of misunderstanding, and the matter was brushed aside.

Chaoyan walked in front.

Xie Jiuniang obediently followed him.

The two entered Xie Jiuniang’s cave abode.

Glowing stones were placed inside the cave abode, illuminating the entire space, so the first thing Chaoyan noticed upon entering was the Enlightenment Tea Tree planted in the corner.

And then, the Cleansing Spiritual Grass next to the little tea tree.

Chaoyan drew a sharp breath.

The Vermilion Bird spoke, "Little Chaoyan, look quickly, isn’t that the Enlightenment Tree?"

The Enlightenment Tea Tree could also be called the Enlightenment Tree.

Because cultivators typically use Enlightenment Leaves to brew tea, it’s also known as the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

Chaoyan approached for a closer look, "It really is the Enlightenment Tree, though its leaves almost look plucked bare, rather pitiful."

"Master, it wasn’t me," Xie Jiuniang immediately denied, "It was the work of the Ao Family. When I dug it up to take back, it was pretty much already like this."

She selectively forgot about the five leaves she had forcefully taken herself.

The Ao Family wouldn’t possibly leave the leaves unpicked.

It was only when there were no more leaves to pick that they planted it back there.

The small tea tree, which originally had more than a dozen leaves and then had five plucked by Xie Jiuniang, leaving only eight or nine leaves, did give off a barren vibe, didn’t it?

Luckily, several new little green shoots had sprouted on the top.