News of the Crane Bamboo

Mite'er Family.

Many elders were seated together, and the atmosphere was grave.

"Patriarch, does that mean Ya Fei and Leilei have both fallen into the hands of the Snake-People Race?" Elder Lei Ou asked anxiously.

Leilei was his grandson.

When he heard that Ya Fei was going to conduct a transaction with people from the Fengxing Auction House, Leilei had volunteered to accompany her.

Lei Ou had originally intended to create an opportunity for Leilei to win Ya Fei over.

He never expected the two of them to end up in the hands of the Snake-People Race.

"The letter sent by the Snake-People Race only said that Ya Fei is in their hands. It said nothing about anyone else."

"We immediately dispatched people to verify the situation and see how the others are doing."

"The problem now is that the Snake-People Race has made their demands clear. If we want to ransom Ya Fei, we must exchange a large batch of medicinal ingredients." Mittel Teng Shan said.

"How much medicinal ingredients exactly?"

Mittel Teng Shan handed the list of medicinal ingredients to several elders for them to examine.

"So much?!"

After reading it, they all felt the demand was excessive.

"Taken together, these medicinal ingredients are nearly equivalent to half a month's medicinal ingredient trade at our auction house!"

"They've gone too far!"

They were demanding half a month's worth of medicinal ingredients from their auction house with a single opening bid.

That was far too excessive!

"But Ya Fei is in their hands now. Either we give them the medicinal ingredients, or we give up on the person. Those are the only two choices."

"Or do you think you can snatch her back from the Snake-People Race?" Mittel Teng Shan looked at them.

No one spoke.

If they did not pay, were they supposed to go and take her by force?

How could a small Mite'er Family like theirs possibly snatch someone back from the Snake-People Race?

"Or perhaps we can ask the Misty Cloud Sect and the Gama Royal Family for help?" someone suggested.

"Do you think they would willingly provoke a conflict with the Snake-People Race for our sake?" Mittel Teng Shan said.

With one sentence, he silenced everyone else again.

Of course, the Misty Cloud Sect and the Gama Royal Family would never start a war with the Snake-People Race for the sake of someone from the Mite'er Family.

Therefore, if they wanted to save Ya Fei, they could only figure it out themselves.

"Elder Hai has arrived!" someone outside suddenly announced loudly.

Everyone immediately turned to look.

An old man in blue robes strolled in from outside.

It was none other than Hai Bodong!

"Teng Shan, what was so urgent that you called me over?" Hai Bodong casually took the seat of honor that Mittel Teng Shan had prepared in advance.

"Elder Hai, you're here."

Mittel Teng Shan repeated the matter, then handed the letter to Hai Bodong for him to read.

"The Snake-People Race? How did Ya Fei get captured by the Snake-People Race?"

Hai Bodong immediately frowned.

Anyone would have been better than the Snake-People Race.

This was going to be troublesome.

"Elder Hai, what should we do now? Should we pay the ransom and get Ya Fei back?" Mittel Teng Shan asked.

Ya Fei was now the chief auctioneer at the headquarters of the Mitel Auction House.

In terms of cultivation, she had nothing exceptional.

But in business acumen, intelligence, and auctioneering ability, no one in the entire Jia Ma Empire could currently compare to her.

Most importantly, after Hai Bodong officially returned to the Mite'er Family, he had taken a liking to Ya Fei and personally guided her on many occasions.

This greatly elevated Ya Fei's status.

Therefore, the Mite'er Family could not abandon Ya Fei.

Both because of her value and because of Hai Bodong.

"Ya Fei is a rare talent. Her value exceeds that of these medicinal ingredients. Make the exchange." Hai Bodong made the decision directly.

No one else dared voice any objections.

Although Hai Bodong did not currently hold any position.

But his words represented the entire Mite'er Family!

"Elder Hai, could you personally lead the team to ransom Ya Fei?"

"After all, we have to go to the Snake-People Race. If their cultivation is too weak, they might not make it back," Mittel Teng Shan said.

To venture into the Snake-People Race's territory, no one in the Mite'er Family besides Hai Bodong could shoulder such a burden.

Hai Bodong hesitated for a moment.

The Snake-People Race, Queen Medusa—those were shadows he could never shake from his heart.

Back then, it was because he had fought Queen Medusa that he had been sealed.

However, "Fine. Prepare the medicinal ingredients, and this old man will make the trip himself," Hai Bodong agreed.

Naturally, he could not show weakness in front of outsiders.

He still had his pride.

Besides, he had already recovered his cultivation!

He had become the true Ice Emperor he once was again!

After leaving Stone Desert City, Hai Bodong had returned to the Gama Holy Capital.

He had successfully gathered the medicinal ingredients and found Gu He to refine the Po E Pill for him, breaking the seal and restoring his strength.

Now that Ya Fei had fallen into the hands of the Snake-People Race, as the Mite'er Family's guardian, it was necessary for him to make the trip himself.

He only hoped Queen Medusa would not seal him again...

Over the past few days, Ning Su had searched every city around the Tagor Desert.

He had swept through the herbal shops and auction houses in all the major cities.

Yet he still had not found any trace of Crane Bamboo.

"Is this stuff really that hard to find?"

After asking at the last herbal shop, Ning Su was utterly speechless.

The shopkeeper beside him said, "Little brother, high-grade medicinal ingredients like Crane Bamboo can't possibly be found in small cities like ours."

"Besides, Crane Bamboo is a poisonous medicinal herb potent enough to kill. Even if ordinary people saw it, they would not dare pick it. There probably isn't any in the entire Jia Ma Empire."

"If you really want it, perhaps you could look in the Chuyun Empire. Poison Masters are prevalent there, and poisonous medicinal ingredients of all kinds are countless. They should have Crane Bamboo."

The Chuyun Empire?

Ning Su had actually considered the Chuyun Empire long ago.

It was simply too far away, so he had not planned to go there for the time being.

But now, it seemed that aside from the Chuyun Empire, there was nowhere else to find Crane Bamboo.

"Alright, thank you, boss."

After thanking him, Ning Su left the city and returned to the Tagor Desert.

Ya Fei was still obediently staying in the courtyard.

It was not because she was particularly well-behaved or obedient.

It was because there were too many snake-people outside.

She had actually secretly gone out with Qing Lin before and taken a walk around the palace.

They had encountered quite a few snake-people along the way, and the looks in their eyes when they saw her were strange.

Quite a number of male snake-people even looked at her with naked desire, as though they wanted to tear her apart.

Fortunately, Qing Lin was with her, so no one truly dared lay a hand on her.

But Ya Fei knew that she had to find a way to leave this place.

Otherwise, she had no idea what fate awaited her.

"Sister Qing Lin, I want to take a walk around the Royal City. Can you take me out?" Ya Fei asked.

"But the young master said I can't let you go out." Qing Lin looked somewhat troubled.

"I won't run around. I've just been stuck in there for too long and feel suffocated. I only want to go out and get some fresh air."

"Good sister, just come take a walk with me."

After spending the past few days together, Ya Fei had already figured out Qing Lin's personality and knew that she was soft-hearted.

Sure enough, unable to withstand her persistent coaxing, Qing Lin finally agreed.

"Alright, then let's go for a walk."

Just as the two women were about to head out, they saw the young man walking back toward them...