novelraw Chapter 999 - 547: Gold Essence
Chapter 999 - 547: Gold Essence
The types of divine skills in the world are as vast as the Star Sea; she could not possibly know them all. She planned to handle it calmly after entering the tavern, but who would have thought it would be Huangfuming showing up! Did that strange technique come from him? But why did she feel an overwhelming sense of wickedness?
Suddenly, Huangfuming’s expression turned serious, and he shouted: "Put me down! You think I intentionally followed you?"
Ning Xiaoxian paid him no heed, coldly saying: "Speak." She wanted to see what excuse he could fabricate. The matters she handled today related to the God Demon Prison; if a third party found out, no matter how good her relationship with Huangfuming was, she’d have to find a way to deal with him.
Feeling the tense atmosphere, Huangfuming quickly said: "Just now, I saw you come in at the door. I remembered Senior Brother Quan had something for me to pass on to you, so I followed in!"
Quan Shifang had something to convey to her? That’s indeed possible, especially since they just had a falling out yesterday; he surely wouldn’t want to see her now. Ning Xiaoxian suppressed her emotions, raised an eyebrow, and said: "Really? What did he want you to tell me?"
Huangfuming huffed: "Put me down." Being held like this, where would a man’s dignity be?
Her smile grew colder: "You have five breaths to say it, or I’ll knock you out and toss you into Little Mirror Lake."
If he were thrown into the lake, he wouldn’t drown, but his reputation would be tarnished. Recently, there have been people coming and going within the Prefecture. If everyone saw Master Huangfu floating in the lake pretending to be a corpse, haha, she knew that this child, though young, was very proud.
Sure enough, Huangfuming glared at her and said: "With such a bad temper, be careful you don’t end up unmarried in the future." Though he was speaking nonsense, he was thinking fast.
She ignored him, continuing to count down: "Five, four, three..."
Why count so quickly? Huangfuming was startled, quickly saying: "Senior Brother Quan wanted me to tell you that the elixirs have been taken by Master, and the terms have been agreed to by Master as well." With curiosity, he added, "You actually made a transaction with Master? What conditions did you offer for him to agree, given his temperament?" Wasn’t Master supposed to dislike her?
Upon hearing this, she knew he couldn’t have made it up; it was indeed what Quan Shifang told him, at least he wasn’t lying about this part. So she slowly put him down. It was only two days, even the Earth Yin Messenger couldn’t make a round trip; there must be another fast secret technique within Chaoyun Sect.
With his feet on the ground, Huangfuming silently breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ning Xiaoxian say: "So, what are you out dealing with? If I recall correctly, you’re still in your confinement period and shouldn’t leave the Prince’s Mansion!"
Huangfuming hesitated for a moment, lowering his head and feeling dejected: "It’s boring in the mansion, and then there’s Jin Manyan sticking to me like glue everywhere; I can’t bear not coming out to get some fresh air." He had just managed to leave the mansion with considerable effort, using threats and reassurances to the guards. Since the incident with the Bitter Old Woman, the Prince’s Mansion has been concerned about his safety, forbidding him to leave without permission. Now, the city is filled with cultivators; as a mere Foundation Establishment Stage, if he gets into a conflict, the Mirror Sea King fears this kid might be dead before he even has a chance to flaunt the Prince’s Mansion’s banner.
Ning Xiaoxian stared at him closely, knowing there was more to his unexplained truth, especially the tracking technique that made her hair stand on end. However, her anger had subsided for the most part, and her business was still unfinished. She pointed at the room door with her chin: "I’m out handling affairs today and don’t want anyone following. Aren’t you going back to the mansion already?"
Seeing her indifferent look, Huangfuming knew she was displeased and obediently opened the room door, walking out. Normally, if anyone dared speak to him like this, he would make them suffer greatly. But when she got angry, he really didn’t want to provoke her further.
As soon as he left the room, his obedient demeanor turned into thoughtful contemplation.
She was the only one in the room; where was there a man in black attire? But the shopkeeper surely wasn’t seeing ghosts during the day, as the table was a mess, appearing like the shop indeed served dozens of dishes, with almost each one polished clean. After spending some time with Ning Xiaoxian, he knew that although she was particular about her food, she never indulged deeply, nor would she order greasy foods like braised pork knuckle or Dongpo pork.
Moreover, his eyesight was quite good, and he saw that there were indeed two pairs of ivory chopsticks on the table, meaning there originally were indeed two people in this room. If she was the host, who was the mysterious guest?
Recalling the black cat that earlier dared not go beyond the dozens of meters outside the tavern, could it be related to the person she met with? Knowing the black cat well, he was even more surprised by this. What kind of entity could possibly frighten it?