Hong Yi's face stiffened. Xu Yi said, "This is the only way I can feel at ease. If you won't agree, I'll have the Chiwu Worm take it from you itself."
Hong Yi's face turned into a whole collection of reaction memes, every trace of reluctance written all over it. In the end, he obediently separated out a wisp of corpse aura. Xu Yi patted his chest, and Huang Mei woke up, opened his mouth, and swallowed the corpse aura. Before long, he spat out a corpse pill, then sent a thought into Xu Yi's mind.
A glint of starlight flashed in Xu Yi's eyes. He sent a thought to Huang Mei. "How do you know this again? Is the information reliable?"
Huang Mei sent back a smug thought. "Did you forget what I just swallowed? That old geezer's got plenty of goods. Just wait. I'll digest it a little longer, and I'm sure there'll be more good news."
With that, Huang Mei sank back into a deep sleep.
"Surely you're ready to spit out something useful now?"
Xu Yi stared at Hong Yi and spoke in a sinister voice.
Hong Yi shook his head. "Now that you have my corpse pill, shouldn't you give me a little freedom?"
Xu Yi put away the Dragon Binding Rope and tossed Hong Yi's clothes back to him. Hong Yi put them on, then started putting on airs again. "At the very least, you have to give me a Ruyi Pearl. Otherwise, even if I want to send a message, I won't be able to."
Xu Yi said, "You mean someone else has a secret method for refining Black Spirit magic treasures. How am I supposed to know you're not going to call for reinforcements?"
"My life is in your hands. Do you