"No problem! We're all family. If we don't help each other, what kind of family would we be?" Yue Qianchou said with a grand wave of his hand, looking exceptionally generous. Yun Peng's body trembled as he turned around, his expression excited. He was already preparing what words of thanks he should say after Yue Qianchou gave him the item.
Bat King Wei laughed heartily and slapped Yue Qianchou on the shoulder as he said to Yun Peng, "Old bird, what did I tell you? I didn't misjudge him! You were right to follow me! Who would've thought we'd run into such a huge stroke of fortune?" Yet he was happy a little too soon. Something praised as so precious, enough to move Yun Peng so deeply—given Yue Qianchou's character, would he really hand it over so muddleheadedly? That simply did not suit him.
"There's no rush to give it away," Yue Qianchou said. While Bat King Wei was still grinning happily, he smoothly took back the piece of eggshell from his hand. After clearing his throat, he said, "I need to find out exactly what benefit this Phoenix True Blood has for Senior Yun! If anything goes wrong, I can't shoulder that responsibility."
The two men's expressions instantly stiffened. Yun Peng had seen him take the eggshell back from Bat King Wei and had likewise assumed Yue Qianchou intended to give it to him, which was why he had allowed him to retrieve it. Otherwise, with Bat King Wei's temperament, he would probably have kept a piece for Yun Peng even if he had to shamelessly refuse to return it.
In truth, Yue Qianchou could not be blamed. He still had several dozen shattered pieces of phoenix eggshell in his possession. How could he not figure out what they