In the afternoon, sunlight streamed through the window and fell across the screen.
Bai Yujun narrowed her eyes as if struggling to wake, then sat up groggily. Her gaze gradually focused as she remembered that she still had to work hard at running her Dragon Palace and General Store. Life was not easy; she could not ruin the reputation she had painstakingly built.
Since Tu Yue had already begun work, she had to be paid wages and compensation for her efforts. The Barren Stone Beach formed by the mudslide was far too vast; it would take at least ten thousand laborers. Owing people money was no good.
What should she give her...
Two exquisite Lotus Lanterns sat on the desk. Their petals closed when there was wind and bloomed when the air was still. To Bai Yujun, they were merely pretty, but in the eyes of cultivators or mortals, they were treasures. Any random item from this Dragon Palace could stir up storms across the Jianghu if taken outside.
Keeping one was enough. The other could be given to Tu Yue as payment.
Too lazy to put on shoes or socks, she got out of bed barefoot and walked to the desk. With a light sweep of her hand, the Lotus Lantern became a lotus bud.
"Fathead~"
After roughly two breaths of time.
A sleepy, chubby tiger head popped up outside the window. It was truly miraculous—daily trials did not stop him from gaining weight.
"Deliver this Lotus Lantern to Tu Yue. She knows what to do. If anything obstructs the excavation and search, bite it to death. Nothing is allowed to interfere with her."
The fat tiger stretched out his head, opened his mouth, and took the Lotus Lantern between his teeth. Turning around, he summoned the wind and