A Little Short on Cash

Yue Qianchou had hidden a teleportation marker in this room when he stayed there last time. As soon as he came out, he found Wu Lixue lost in thought, even talking to herself. It was quite frustrating that she ignored him when he appeared right in front of her.

Wu Lixue shook her head again and said, "It must be a hallucination." She continued walking outside. Yue Qianchou's expression twitched, and he couldn't help but grab her arm, laughing and crying at the same time, "Am I invisible or something?"

"Ah!" Wu Lixue rubbed her eyes in disbelief, staring blankly and saying, "It... it really is you, Yue Qianchou, when did you get here?"

Yue Qianchou waved a hand in front of her eyes, and seeing that her gaze followed the gesture, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought there was something wrong with your eyes!"

Wu Lixue slapped his hand away, angrily saying, "You're the one with the problem."

"Hehe! How could my eyes be wrong?" Yue Qianchou said with a laugh, his gaze occasionally sweeping over her full, high breasts. He was extremely envious of the egg she was holding in her arms, and after secretly indulging his eye candy, he asked with a grin, "Hasn't your egg hatched yet?"

Wu Lixue was no longer gloomy. She tossed the egg into her Storage Bag, not wanting the egg to steal the spotlight, and asked excitedly, "When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived! Come on, take me to see your grandfather." Yue Qianchou said as he walked outside.

"Just arrived?" Wu Lixue, full of questions, skipped ahead to lead the way, asking as she walked, "Do you need to see my grandfather? How long are you staying this time? Do you want to spend more time playing with my brother?"

"Mmm..." Wu Lixue kept asking questions, while Yue Qianchou stammered in response, not paying any attention to what she was saying, his eyes fixed on the sexy buttocks swaying in front of him.

Hearing his incoherent rambling, Wu Lixue, who was walking ahead, turned around somewhat unhappily and immediately noticed Yue Qianchou's gaze. Her pretty face flushed red, and she turned away silently, her expression a mix of anger and shyness. She no longer dared to hop around, and even walking normally became somewhat unnatural.

Upon arriving at the Wu family hall, Wu Lixue explained her purpose to the guards at the gate, who immediately went inside to report. A moment later, Wu Sihai led three elders out, laughing heartily, and said, "Yue Qianchou, I've finally been waiting for you!" Then, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong with the guards in this clan? Why are you only reporting now that you've arrived?"

Yue Qianchou chuckled and mumbled, "Wu Lixue brought me here." Of course, he wouldn't admit that he had sneaked in. Wu Lixue nodded blankly and said, "Grandpa, I brought him here."

"Are you Yue Qianchou?" asked an old man behind Wu Sihai. Upon hearing this, Yue Qianchou also sized up the three old men, judging from their attire that they belonged to the other three major Lineage.

"That's right, he is Yue Qianchou." Wu Sihai introduced the identities of both parties.

Are all the leaders of the Four Great Families here? Yue Qianchou bowed and said, "Greetings, four seniors."

"No problem." The four nodded. Wu Sihai waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's go inside and talk." The five of them went into the Wu family hall together. Outside, Wu Lixue stomped her foot, pouting and looking unhappy. After all, she was a woman, and the clan rules forbade women from entering. As she hesitated, she remembered Yue Qianchou's gaze earlier, and her pretty face flushed red again. She fled as if she were escaping.

Aside from Wu Sihai, the other three were all scrutinizing Yue Qianchou, trying to figure out what was so special about his immense fame. Yue Qianchou, however, turned his gaze back to the portrait of Bi Changchun in the main hall. The thought of possibly meeting this legendary figure on his way to the Demon Ghost Domain filled him with excitement.

Wu Sihai broke the silence and laughed, "Yue Qianchou, you've come here this time to fulfill the promise you made to me back then."

Yue Qianchou turned around and said, "That's right, we must keep our promises."

"I heard you're quite familiar with the Demon Ghost Domain. I wonder what preparations we should make for this trip?" Bi Shouzhi asked. This journey was to find his ancestor, and his feelings were arguably the most indescribable.

"I wouldn't call myself familiar with it, I've only been there once. As for preparations, you can just send someone with me; with me there shouldn't be any danger," Yue Qianchou said calmly.

"Such arrogance! This Demon Ghost Domain is not a place to be trifled with!" The four exchanged glances. Wu Sihai, however, seemed quite confident in him, and asked with a smile, "How many people are you sending?"

Yue Qianchou pondered for a moment and said, "We don't need too many people. Too many might cause unnecessary trouble. Just send a few people that the Four Great Families can trust."

The four men exchanged glances and nodded to each other, seemingly reaching some kind of agreement. Wu Sihai laughed and said, "Yue Qianchou, what do you think about the four of us old guys going with you?"

"Uh..." Yue Qianchou was taken aback. His original idea was to get Bi Zicong and the others to come along. He had a good relationship with them and believed the journey wouldn't be lonely. But the four old guys clearly had the intention of taking over. He nodded and said, "If the four seniors want to go, this junior naturally has no objection."

"Great!" Wu Sihai clapped his hands and said, "Then when do you think we should set off?"

"No rush, no rush, I have something else I need your help with, senior." Yue Qianchou said with a grin as he took out two pots of Seven Star Blood Orchid and placed them on the table next to him, saying, "I would appreciate it if you could help me auction off these two items."

Wu Sihai stared blankly at the two pots of blood orchids. He had handled similar items before, so how could he not recognize them? Seeing his expression, the other three, unsure what kind of treasure it was, went over to examine it together.

"Didn't you buy one pot last time? Why are you selling two pots this time?" Wu Sihai could tell at a glance that these two pots of blood orchids were not the original ones. The one from the grand auction was obviously much more mature than these two.

"Hehe! I'm short on cash lately, so I'd like to ask you to spread the word that the Wu family is going to auction off the 'Seven Star Blood Orchid.' It would be best if these two pots of Blood Orchids were auctioned at different times, as I'd like to get a good price," Yue Qianchou said with a fawning smile.

"Seven Star Blood Orchid? These two pots are Seven Star Blood Orchid?" The three onlookers exclaimed in unison in surprise.

"Please excuse my prestige, seniors. I'm really a bit short on cash, otherwise I wouldn't have put such a treasure up for auction. Please excuse my prestige, haha!" Yue Qianchou said, putting on an act. Wu Sihai didn't believe he was short of money and was looking him up and down, wondering what he was up to. The other three had also heard about Yue Qianchou's wealth from Wu Sihai, and they were all a little confused.

"Leave the things here, and I'll instruct the Wu family to handle them. You'll receive all the Spirit Stone from the auction afterwards, without taking a single penny. It won't affect our trip to the Demon Ghost Domain." Although Wu Sihai didn't know what he was up to, he still agreed, even forgoing his commission.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, but I'm short on cash and there's nothing I can do," Yue Qianchou said with a forced smile.

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