Beneath the Immortal Palace.
Ye Fan roughly explained how he had met Shen Ye, but concealed the matter of Shen Ye divining the Source Root of All Things' Mother Qi. He only said that Shen Ye had made a deal with him.
"So, you know him well?" Tu Fei stroked his chin. "Could you ask him to put in a word with the Azure Flood Dragon King about your situation?"
Ye Fan gave a bitter smile. "It was called a deal, but he didn't even know my name!"
Tu Fei froze. "He dared make a deal without even knowing your name? Wasn't he afraid of being cheated... Come to think of it, what exactly did you trade?"
Ye Fan pondered for a moment. "He gave me the Sea of Wheels Scroll of the 'Dao Scripture'!"
When you had too many lice, you stopped itching; when you owed too much, you stopped worrying!
Since even the Source Root of All Things' Mother Qi had been exposed, he no longer cared how many covetous eyes the Sea of Wheels Scroll of the "Dao Scripture" might attract.
Yan Ruyu covered her red lips lightly. "So that page of golden scripture really did end up in Little Brother Ye's hands!"
The Black Emperor kept circling him, its nose constantly sniffing. "Brat, what did you use to trade with him? Are you hiding more treasures on you?"
Ye Fan felt rather conflicted, wondering whether he should blur the details—say, for instance, that he had traded his future?
But he worried that Tu Fei's big mouth would spread it everywhere, until it turned into rumors that he was being kept by someone!
Just then, a voice came from behind them. "What he traded with me was... the Source Root of All Things' Mother Qi!"
The bald-tailed