Chapter 616 – A Temporary Farewell (3k)
“What do you want?”
Su Jiu, still in her True Dragon form, was taller and looked down at Lin, who grabbed her wrist, bent over, and stuck out her little butt. She found it inexplicably amusing.
“I… I want the little flower in your hand.”
Lin lowered her head, her face burning like a hot pot, as if scorched by fire, tinged with red. She wanted what Su Jiu held, but didn’t know what excuse to use.
Her heart pounded with anxiety, making her afraid Su Jiu would refuse. After all, their relationship was still delicate – a creditor and a debtor.
After deducting the 17 intermediate magic crystals she found, she still owed 30 intermediate magic crystals. She had also searched the storage bags of two high-rank battle kings, which contained over a dozen intermediate magic crystals. She would keep some for food and hand over the rest…
Thinking this, she tightened her legs a little more.
Su Jiu didn’t refuse immediately but lowered her head slightly and asked with a smile, “How many things did you find?”
“17 intermediate magic crystals. As for storage bags, these people were all on missions, so they didn’t bring any.”
Lin answered immediately, appearing very honest. Then, she handed over the magic crystals from her pocket and turned the pocket inside out, revealing nothing.
Her honesty reminded Su Jiu of Xiangzi.
Taking the magic crystals, Su Jiu nodded and calculated on her fingers, “Subtracting the magic crystals from the two I killed, we’ll split the rest fifty-fifty. I’ll take seven, and you can have eight!”
“With that calculation, you still owe 39 intermediate magic crystals. Keep working hard, and there will be many good days ahead.”
Saying this, Su Jiu displayed a black-hearted entrepreneur’s smile, patted Lin on the shoulder, and skillfully avoided the topic of the little blue flower.
“Shady… Seller.”
Lin’s eyes widened slightly, seemingly unable to comprehend Su Jiu’s “Su” style of accounting. However, remembering that she still had two storage bags, she lowered her head and gritted her teeth, enduring it.
One day, she vowed, she would stab this shady merchant to death, stab him, stab him!!
“Wait… I didn’t ask you about storage bags, why are you mentioning them? It’s impossible that none of them brought storage bags, right?”
Suddenly remembering something, Su Jiu casually turned around and examined the special place on Lin’s black dress for hanging storage bags, which was concealed by some fabric.
“Hoo…”
She reached out and felt around Lin’s slim waist, but found nothing. Her palm only felt a faint warmth. Su Jiu’s eyes held an expression of confusion as she said, “That’s not right?”
Feeling Su Jiu’s touch, Lin quickly slapped her hand away. Her pretty face turned red, and she squatted down. After a moment, she glared with her almond-shaped eyes and said, “Are you a pervert? Touching and grabbing me whenever you feel like it!”
Then, as if feeling wronged, she pursed her lips and said, “You always accuse me wrongly. I just owe you money, I haven’t sold myself…”
She almost got discovered. Fortunately, she was smart and used her legs to hold them tight.
Looking at her pouting, about-to-cry face, Su Jiu felt a little embarrassed, thinking she had probably overthought things. She stepped forward, gently patted her head, and said with some concern in her eyes:
“I was just kidding. It’s not that I can’t give you the little blue flower, as long as you sign a contract obediently.”
“No… no need. I’ll pay back the money first and then borrow.”
Being patted on the head, Lin’s eyes twitched subtly. She quickly waved her hands in refusal, thinking this shady merchant probably came up with another way to trick her. After all, borrowing now would be an unequal plus version.
She had to wait until she paid back the money. She knew the magic crystals from the two storage bags could repay a significant amount.
“Alright.”
Su Jiu nodded with a strange expression and then turned towards the auction hall, walking slowly as if waiting for something.
Watching Su Jiu turn away, Lin instantly felt relieved. She carefully took out the storage bags she had been holding between her legs. The next moment, a black shadow flashed before her eyes, and a smiling voice echoed in her ear.
“It’s not good for children to hide their spoils. Let Su Jiu Sister help you keep them.”
As she focused her gaze again, the storage bags in her hands were gone. She looked up and saw a mischievous face, and her mind exploded. Ice blades appeared between her fingers…
Let this shady merchant pay with their life!
Just as she was about to confront Su Jiu for a duel, she saw several blue intermediate magic crystals tossed over. Su Jiu’s mischievous voice rang out again:
“Two storage bags for fifteen intermediate magic crystals. These magic crystals are for your daily meals, not part of the contract. You still owe 24 intermediate magic crystals.”
Taking the magic crystals, Lin pouted and looked up at Su Jiu’s retreating back as she headed towards the auction hall. She muttered in a low voice:
“I really don’t understand what kind of person she is. She was so serious when we were in Bear Country, but now that things have stabilized, she acts like she’s dying for money…”
“Sigh, wait for me.”
Popping a blue magic crystal into her mouth, Lin jogged to catch up. The magic crystals weren’t that hard to repay after all. As long as she stayed by Su Jiu’s side, she felt she could repay them within ten to half a month.
…
Upon arriving at the auction hall, Su Jiu clasped her hands in thanks to the president of the Bai Yun Association. After a few casual remarks, the latter led his entourage away with a smile. It seemed this friendly merchant was very pleased with the significant losses incurred by the Bai Chuan Association.
When there was no one else around, Su Jiu looked at the sleeping Xiao Yezi and Lord Liu Yue. After a moment of silence, she said, “Lord Liu Yue, could I trouble you to escort her back to our country? To a place called Doan Bar in Fuzhou.”
“That’s no problem. However, you must be extra careful… The people of the Kamishiro Family are not to be trifled with.”
Sighing, Lord Liu Yue’s eyes emitted a glow. With a flash of white light, he transformed into the appearance of a youthful man with white hair, holding the sleeping Xiao Yezi.
However, his voice remained ancient, and his face was filled with exhaustion.
Su Jiu’s request made him understand that she might be going to do something dangerous, so he issued a word of caution.
“It’s not guaranteed that I’ll encounter that family… Also, I just gave some merit points to a woman named Yan Youyou. When you arrive at Doan Bar, someone will be there to greet you.”
Su Jiu was not surprised by Lord Liu Yue’s ability to shapeshift. She fiddled with her phone and transferred 500,000 merit points to Youyou, startling her into thinking she had encountered a scam.
Youyou: [What’s going on? Transferring so many merit points?]
Me: [Helping a friend treat an injury, and also seeing if I can help him advance to Demigod Level and extend his lifespan.]
Youyou: [500,000 should be about right. Is that friend very important to you? To be willing to spend so much money.]
Me: [Without this friend, I probably would have died during the first night watch. If 500,000 isn’t enough, I have more.]
Su Jiu put away her phone and stepped forward to stroke Xiao Yezi’s head, her eyes filled with tenderness. She hadn’t truly taken the little one out to play yet, and now they had to part.
As for why she wasn’t sending her to her father’s place, but to the Old Man’s bar, the incident with the Church served as a precedent. Without sufficient strength, it was difficult to guarantee that the child wouldn’t be abducted.
“Daddy…” As if woken by Su Jiu’s actions, Xiao Yezi’s eyes fluttered slightly, and she mumbled, but didn’t open them.
Stopping her movements, Su Jiu handed the two storage bags she had just “looted” to Lord Liu Yue’s human form and said softly:
“Inside are some cultivation resources for daily living. Xiao Yezi likes to learn some medical knowledge. If you don’t mind her being noisy, you can teach her.”
A year ago, when Lord Liu Yue flew her, he had displayed healing abilities. As Su Jiu’s strength increased, she began to understand that another reason he was evenly matched with Cangshan was that he was a Priest-type monster.
Taking the storage bags, Lord Liu Yue nodded gently, his gaze falling on Xiao Yezi. A brief look of joy appeared on his tired face as he said, “Her vitality is very strong, even stronger than ours when we were young monsters. She is indeed suited for learning medicine.”
“Have her call you Master from now on.”
Seeing her daughter receive praise, Su Jiu smiled, took the baby wrap, and tied Xiao Yezi to Lord Liu Yue’s back. She stroked Xiao Yezi’s head and tucked two bottles of milk into the wrap as well.
Lin stood by the side, and for a moment, she felt as if Su Jiu had returned to the night she cooked hot pot for her…
“Miss…”
Just as Su Jiu was about to leave, a white light flashed, and Bairnis suddenly jumped out of the Spiritual Space, her face looking somewhat serious: “Could I teach Xiao Yezi medicine along with this elder? E Huo is also about to wake up, and I want to go to Fuzhou together…”
“Are you sure?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu stared at Bairnis in surprise. She rarely saw such an expression on her little maid, and the latter rarely made requests.
“I have no bloodline, and I don’t know who to pass on my special Priest heritage to. Furthermore, my Priest skills are not quite the same as this Mr. Deer’s; they are offensive.”
The Priest’s black robe fluttered slightly in the sea breeze. Bairnis smiled shyly, her gaze fixed on Xiao Yezi, her blue eyes filled with anticipation.
“Since E Huo is about to wake up, you can go.”
Su Jiu chuckled. Although she couldn’t empathize with her, she knew that Lord Liu Yue, while taking care of a child, certainly wouldn’t do as well as a little maid.
After a brief chat, Lord Liu Yue lightly tapped his foot and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the Dragon Country’s Huainan Province in the southwest. Bairnis paused for a moment, turned her back to Su Jiu, and said, “Miss, you must return safely. I will take care of little miss, and she will be alright.”
With that, she followed closely behind Lord Liu Yue, disappearing into the distance as a blue streak of light. The previously lively place was left with only Lin and Su Jiu standing in silence.
“Let’s go too.”
“Oh.”
Glancing at Lin, who was stealing fruit from the table, Su Jiu lightly patted her shoulder. She looked towards the passenger ship, where lights were already twinkling, as if tourists had returned inside.
Su Jiu didn’t know if Shendai Yamaha had escaped back. After all, there was still a monster named “God” on this ship.
