Chapter 274: Call from Grandpa (1/1)
“Boss, you can study this feather for now. If you find anything, you can contact me via QQ. As for the reward… it depends on the quality of the information you provide.”
After chatting for a while, Su Jiu took out her phone and added the short old boss’s QQ. She decided to store this strange red feather here, mainly because it was of little use to her.
“Don’t worry, within a month, I will definitely be able to determine the relationship between this feather and the Crimson Flame Sparrow…”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, the boss’s eyes flickered with excitement. He gently held the feather with his bony hand. Realizing Su Jiu was still watching, he quickly came to his senses, his expression slightly stunned, and said very seriously:
“As for the reward, you don’t need to. I’m already very satisfied to be able to research it!”
“Then thank you, boss. Please accept this research start-up fund. It’s just a small token of my appreciation.”
Su Jiu smiled and took out ten ordinary alchemy balls from her storage bag, casually placing them on the table. She turned to Bai Zhi, who was curled up like a kitten, and lightly bowed to flick her forehead.
“Zhumi, it’s time to go.”
“Aow aow… but can you stop flicking my head!”
After being flicked on the forehead, Bai Zhi quickly shook her head and came to her senses. She slowly stood up and responded in a low voice, but her eyes were full of thought, clearly pondering what she had discussed with the short old boss earlier.
“This… Thank you, Miss. If there’s any news, I’ll notify you immediately.”
The short old boss originally wanted to decline, but seeing that they were just ten ordinary alchemy balls, the words of refusal turned into thanks.
In his opinion, these ordinary balls couldn’t hold War General level monsters, and ordinary monsters weren’t of great value. This small gift was nothing to a Battle King level expert. He accepted it.
“We two will leave here tomorrow. Thank you, boss, for taking care of Bai Zhi.”
Su Jiu turned around and cupped her fist. She grabbed Bai Zhi’s hand and lightly patted her little backside as Bai Zhi fidgeted. Without commenting on the soft and tender feel like tofu, she whispered, “Stop fooling around. I’ll check your body tonight, and then we’ll go our separate ways tomorrow. I’ll go to the auction, and you’ll go cultivate your things.”
“Go our separate ways… I’ll also go to the auction to see if there’s anything to buy.”
Hearing this, Bai Zhi didn’t care about the tingling sensation of her backside being “invaded.” Her gaze flickered slightly. After a moment, she secretly glanced at Su Jiu’s fair chin, and the little flowers in her eyes seemed to have wilted. She pursed her lips and suddenly looked up, saying:
“Do you have money? Auctions require money. With your small physique, even if you sold yourself, you wouldn’t fetch much.” Su Jiu said with a hint of teasing as she looked at Bai Zhi.
“You, you… I brought you here to catch so many monsters, didn’t you say you’d give me delicious food?” Bai Zhi’s expression stiffened, and she suddenly looked at Su Jiu, her little face full of the expression of judging a bad woman, then she whispered angrily.
This bad woman is not only a pervert but also a liar! She promised to treat me to good food and drinks!
“It depends on my mood. If you behave well, I don’t mind bidding on some delicious food for you.”
Looking at Bai Zhi’s slightly bulging cheeks, this brat seems a little cute. Su Jiu smiled and poked her. With a “hiss,” Bai Zhi let out a breath, and the air she was holding in her mouth “poofed” out.
“Haha…”
Bai Zhi looked at Su Jiu, who was giggling, and her little mouth pouted. She whispered resentfully, “What do you mean ‘behave well’? I won’t listen to you, you pervert.”
Watching Su Jiu and the other girl leave the room, the short old boss snapped his fingers and lit his pipe. He exhaled a puff of smoke, shook his head, and chuckled, “This is youth… Alas, I still have to deal with the Lin family’s affairs. I wonder who the power behind the Lin family is.”
“Knock knock!”
“Boss Li, according to our latest intelligence, the Lin family’s old patriarch offended someone he couldn’t afford to offend in Yunbaijian and was killed. Moreover, for some reason, the Dragon Hunter has gone mad and surrounded the entire Lin family, seemingly intending to deal with them.”
At this moment, the knocking sound came from the door. It was the green qipao woman from before. She stood at the entrance with a look of nervousness on her face. Yunpu City was about to undergo a major change.
“You’re saying… the Lin family offended someone they couldn’t afford to offend? Even the Battle King level old patriarch is gone?! Could it be…”
The old shop owner suddenly got up from his chair and walked towards the window, his eyes dazed. He looked at the two people pulling and tugging on the street. Suddenly, Su Jiu turned around and waved at him with a smile.
The short old boss also waved back, swallowed with a gulp, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly burst out laughing. A flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the green qipao woman and said sternly, “Immediately notify the accountant to calculate our current balance. The Lin family has fallen… Let’s swallow all their related alchemy industries.”
Researching the habits and habitats of high-level monsters was just his side business. His real profession was the owner of a huge alchemy shop. Without ruthless means, he couldn’t have competed with the Lin and Huang families. Su Jiu killing the Lin family’s old patriarch had removed a burden from his heart.
“If my descendants had this kind of strength, how glorious would it be.”
At this moment, he felt a sense of approval for this young girl who had strength but was not arrogant. He secretly shook his head and looked back at the ten ordinary balls on the table, sighing again,
“Her social skills are also good, she will surely achieve great things.”
At this time, the green qipao woman also looked in the direction the short old man was looking, and she was a little surprised, pointing at the ordinary balls. Her delicate eyebrows were slightly raised, and she said with some uncertainty, “Boss Li, these ordinary balls don’t seem to have our shop’s logo on them. And I heard that the mysterious powerhouse who killed the Lin family’s old patriarch and a Battle King of the Ancient God Sect seemed to have used ordinary balls to store many Crimson Flame Sparrows and Coldstream Crows with high-level bloodlines.”
Then she paused slightly, pointed at one of the balls, and after a moment of silence, said very seriously, “How about we open it and take a look?”
“How is that possible? Even an ordinary Crimson Flame Sparrow is priced at three to four million…”
The short old owner shook his head and chuckled, but he followed the waitress’s request and opened one of the ordinary balls. As a white light flashed, his voice abruptly stopped. His eyes stared intently at the red “Red-crowned Crane” lying on the ground, and he was stunned for a moment before saying word by word, “Crimson Flame Sparrow?”
Crimson Flame Sparrow! Coldstream Crow! Crimson Flame Sparrow again…
Then, without further hesitation, he opened the balls one by one. Except for two balls containing other monsters, the other eight balls basically contained either Crimson Flame Sparrows or Coldstream Crows. Even for the short old owner who ran an alchemy shop, this was a windfall!
Looking at the Crimson Flame Sparrows and Coldstream Crows lying flat on the ground, the short old owner quickly took out some high-level balls from his collection and stored them.
After tidying everything up, he looked back at the red feather placed on the coffee table. He then picked up his phone and sent a group message to his like-minded old partners:
“A new War God feather has appeared. Reward of one million, come quickly!”
He didn’t actually need Su Jiu to pay him, but if Su Jiu had paid him, it would have been a different attitude, which was also the way of human relations among merchants.
This also made the short old owner look at Su Jiu with more respect. Looking at the high-level balls on the table, he chuckled wryly and shook his head. If it were him in his youth, he probably wouldn’t spend a thousand gold for something that had already happened, right?
If this woman doesn’t fall, perhaps she will have a place in the future power center of the Dragon Country.
…
Su Jiu and the other girl returned to the inn past midnight. After taking a bath, she sat in the living room, released E Huo, and watched TV leisurely.
In the bathroom, the sound of water continued to be heard. Bai Zhi’s petite figure moved about. She was like a primitive person with strong learning ability and quickly figured out these modern things.
After a few more minutes, the sound of water stopped. Su Jiu looked over and instructed, “Don’t wear pajamas when you come out. I want to see how badly you are injured below.”
“Slap!”
As soon as Su Jiu finished speaking, the sound of the bathroom escape fell to the ground, followed by a very shy and clear female voice: “I’m not injured! You stupid pervert!”
“But that smell… isn’t that the smell of blood from your body?” Su Jiu said with a smile upon hearing this. She had known from the beginning that this bewitching Bai Zhi was always shy in inexplicable places. After all, she was an ancient demon, and she didn’t mind too much.
“That… that… it’s not blood anymore.”
Bai Zhi’s voice gradually softened, like a melted piece of white day candy, gradually turning into a faint hum like a mosquito’s whine. Looking at the silhouette inside through the glass door, even though she had already wrapped herself in a towel, she still didn’t step out.
“It’s not blood, then what is it?”
Su Jiu was a little bewildered by Bai Zhi’s behavior. She assumed the latter was too embarrassed to say. She then got up and walked over to the bathroom door, gently grasped the doorknob, and said softly,
“Open the door and let me see the wound. It’ll be quick. My first avatar is a healing priest. A minor injury like yours can be healed with just a touch of my finger.”
“Click!” The door was locked from the inside. Bai Zhi wrapped the bath towel tighter around herself. Her plump, bowed legs tensed slightly, and her voice became somewhat flustered, saying, “Really… really, I’m okay, no need to check.”
“Don’t play! Let me see! Don’t act like a child. If a girl gets injured in those places, it can get infected.”
Seeing Bai Zhi’s appearance, Su Jiu’s brows slowly furrowed, and she seemed to be losing patience. She tapped the door twice and pushed it open with a little force.
“No! I’m not injured!” Bai Zhi leaned against the door with her body, her face burning like fire, and said with her head down.
“I’ll count to three. If you don’t open the door, I’ll break it down!”
Su Jiu’s brows knitted tighter and tighter, and her voice turned cold. She couldn’t possibly let Bai Zhi fend for herself. However, the other party’s childish temperament made her somewhat speechless.
“Don’t… don’t, I, I really didn’t get injured. That liquid is… is, I got nervous and peed.”
Hearing Su Jiu was about to break down the door, Bai Zhi’s small face became extremely hot. She no longer had the demeanor of a Demon Lord. She only had one thought: she absolutely couldn’t let Su Jiu in. If the latter found out what the liquid was, how could she, a great demon lord, continue to exist?!
“Ah? Pee…” Hearing this explanation, Su Jiu’s face stiffened slightly. She had even tasted it! You’re saying you accidentally leaked it?
Ah? Are you kidding me? You, a Demon Lord, accidentally leaked your ‘little drink,’ right?
“It’s so late? Whose phone is it?”
Just as Su Jiu was about to say something more, the phone next to her rang with a “beeping” sound. Then, under Bai Zhi’s relieved gaze, Su Jiu slowly walked away from the bathroom door and towards the sofa. She picked up the phone and saw “Huainan Province Incoming Call” displayed on it, so she dialed it with some confusion.
“Welcome back to the embrace of the Night, codename Jiu.”
A familiar voice sounded, it was Grandpa from Doan Bar. His voice was filled with a smile, as if he was happy that his granddaughter was safe.
“Grandpa… you’re contacting me, does that mean I can reveal my identity to the outside world now?” Su Jiu’s eyes widened slightly, and then she said excitedly. She really wanted to contact Little White, Doubi, and the others.
“No… The Ancient God Sect’s attention on you has only slightly decreased, but it doesn’t mean they don’t want to kill you. If you don’t have the ability to escape from a Battle King, it’s best to lie low.” Grandpa’s voice was a little low. The sound of a television could be heard from the other side, making the atmosphere somewhat tense. However, he then chuckled softly,
“I received news that you are in Chuan Yu Province, right? That’s why I’m looking for you. There will be an extremely grand auction in Flower City soon. Many shops around will begin selling rare beast pets, and many schools are organizing first-year students to go and try to purchase them.”
Su Jiu felt a little confused by Grandpa’s words. After he paused, she asked doubtfully, “I already have a beast pet, Grandpa…”
Before Su Jiu could finish speaking, Grandpa’s laughter rang out from the other end of the phone. His tone was not very tense, but at the end, there was a hint of chilling intent:
“It’s not for you to buy a beast pet. It’s because the organization discovered that the K Organization, which caused trouble in Fuzhou before, seems to have slipped in again. They want you to go and take a look…”
“If they dare to commit a crime, immediately contact the local Night Watchers and kill them on sight!”
