The residence of Black Seal City Eight Sects Gate.
In a certain room, Mu Jie reported to Yuan Yi the results of this discussion with Xiao Cheng.
"Shop Owner Xiao doesn't seem to want to cooperate with us, but I can see that he does not exclude us Eight Sects Gate"
After listening to Mu Jie's story, Yuan Yi thought for a while and asked.
"How many types of pastries are there?"
"There are probably more than a dozen kinds, and I haven't noticed them either."
Mu Jie replied respectfully.
"Well, it seems that we can't be too anxious about the cooperation with this young Shop Owner Xiao, so let's wait a little longer. By the way, the auction will start soon."
"There are still four days left. The auction will start at noon on the fourth day."
He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment.
"When the time comes, you can send Shop Owner Xiao an invitation letter to the auction in advance, which can be regarded as selling him a favor."
"Yes, Master, I understand."
Mu Jie nodded in agreement.
Then he asked again.
"How many pastries did you buy this time?"
"Master, I picked out some pastries that are popular among people and bought them back."
Following Mu Jie's greeting, several attendants came in carrying several paper packages, placed them on the table next to Yuan Yi and then withdrew.
After looking at these paper bags, he opened one of the paper bags closest to him, and there was a pound of Honeyed Shortbread inside.
"There's actually a scent, it's not bad, let me try it."
He picked up a piece of Honeyed Shortbread and threw it into his mouth. The soft and sweet taste spread in his mouth. As he swallowed it, he couldn't help but sigh.
"I didn't expect this pastry to be so sweet, but the taste is really delicious."
But the next moment, he felt that his body seemed to be heating up, which not only confused him, but when he touched his arm, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.
"This... this can actually enhance the strength of the physical body, good stuff, good stuff!"
He smiled happily, obviously very satisfied with this pastry.
After tasting the other pastries, Yuan Yi also praised them again and again.
"These pastries are good and very useful to us Eight Sects Gate. You did a good job this time."
"Thank you for the compliments from the sect leader, this is Mu Jie's duty."
"Haha, okay, go down and get a spiritual medicine as your reward."
Hearing that the reward was the elixir, Mu Jie's eyes couldn't help but a flash of joy. After thanking Yuan Yi, he withdrew.
Yuan Yi himself started practicing by eating these pastries.
At the same time, in a room by the window in an inn somewhere in Black Seal City, Fan Lao was listening to his son's account of the discussion with Xiao Cheng.
Similarly, he also wanted to win over Xiao Cheng to work for their Blood Sect, but this time there was a conflict between Fan Ling and Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng didn't have a good impression of the Blood Sect in the first place, so this time the wooing was just a failure.
"That Shop Owner Xiao even made me eat a piece of cake called Sesame Candy on the spot. I gained a lot of cultivation at that time. It's really surprising."
"It seems that although this Shop Owner Xiao is young, he has something extraordinary. He is really not simple."
Fan Lao was thinking secretly in his heart at this moment.
"Then Shop Owner Xiao doesn't want to come to our Blood Sect?"
Fan Ling shook his head and said.
"The tone is very firm, it's probably out of the question." He looked at his father and shook his head helplessly, obviously not optimistic about attracting Xiao Cheng to join Blood Sect.
Just kidding, if a shop that owns such a magical item takes out some of it, how many sects will rush to buy it and cooperate with it.
"Have you bought the so-called pastries?"
When his father asked about pastries, he said with a smile.
"I bought a little of everything, not much."
As he patted his palms, two servants brought a lot of paper bags and placed them on the inn table.
Looking at the pile of paper bags, Fan Lao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, thinking.
"My son is good at everything, but spending money like this is really dandy."
Fortunately, he didn't buy much, so he could try out the effects of each pastry.
So, he casually opened a paper bag and revealed three or four flaky pastries with a layer of white spots inside. This was Sesame Candy.
Seeing that Sesame Candy was in the paper bag his father opened, he said quickly.
"This is what I ate at Shop Owner Xiao. This is Sesame Candy. Father, try it. You will definitely feel the feeling of improving your cultivation."
Hearing his son's words, Fan Lao nodded, and then finished a piece of Sesame Candy.
After a moment, with Fan Lao as the center, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi gathered crazily towards his body. He couldn't help but be shocked. He quickly crossed his legs, closed his eyes, and began to absorb the energy.
As these spiritual energies continued to be absorbed, the amount of Dou Qi in his body gradually increased.
As time passed little by little, his cultivation level also slowly increased.
Fan Ling, on the other hand, stared at his father without blinking, as if he was afraid of missing something.
Half an hour later, Fan Lao suddenly opened his eyes, a light flashed in his eyes, and then he took a deep breath and sighed.
"I didn't expect that just a piece of Sesame Candy would actually increase my cultivation level by one-third."
Now he feels that his cultivation level is close to the threshold of Five-Star Dou Emperor. Although it has only increased by one-third, as long as he continues to practice with pastries, he believes that he will definitely be able to enter Five-Star Dou Emperor within a few days.
By that time, his strength must have improved by leaps and bounds.
After knowing the power of this pastry, Fan Lao no longer wanted to win over Xiao Cheng.
The person who possesses such a magical thing must have the support of a big force behind him. If his intentions are discovered, Blood Sect will definitely suffer as well. It is better to give up the idea of wanting him as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he looked at his son and said with an extremely serious expression.
"Shop Owner Xiao's pastries are very important to the development of our Blood Sect, and we can't win them over, and we can't win them over, haha."
He smiled bitterly, it was obvious that he had been too naive before.
Fan Ling asked doubtfully.
"Why not win over? And what does it mean that we can't win over?"
He shook his head and told Fan Ling some of his guesses.
A quarter of an hour later, Fan Ling's expression became serious.
"Father, we have to have a good relationship with this young Shop Owner Xiao, so that we Blood Sect can get more pastries, so that we Blood Sect can also use the power of these pastries to grow Blood Sect"
He nodded and smiled slightly with relief.
"It's true. If you grasp Shop Owner Xiao, you will grasp the future of the Blood Sect."
Then he looked at his son and told him.
"From now on, Shop Owner Xiao will be my distinguished guest, Blood Sect. You go and draw the portraits of Shop Owner Xiao and show them to the Blood Sect's people one by one. Make sure they don't offend Shop Owner Xiao, otherwise..."
He didn't finish what he said and left half of it, but that didn't matter. Fan Ling already understood what his father meant and nodded.
"I know what to do"
With a wave of his hand, Fan Ling left the room.
Fan Lao walked to the window and looked at the white clouds in the sky. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He was obviously thinking about something.
At this time, Xiao Cheng had just finished serving Zi Yan. He was quite tired and was now sitting on a chair and taking a nap.
But his mind was thinking about the development of new pastries, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He rubbed his slightly swollen temples and thought to himself.
"Looks like I have to remember what other ancient pastries Huaxia has, alas."