Hu Yao was incredibly clever. In an instant, she saw through Ling Tian's ploy. Only after he'd made countless excuses and promised her plenty of "unequal treaties" did she finally agree. Watching Ling Tian's disgruntled expression, she couldn't have been more pleased.
"Yue'er, Ying'er, haven't we been pretty bored these past few days? How about going out to explore?" Hu Yao began tempting the two of them. "Mother said the Land of Chaos has countless planets, each with a different environment. Some even have scenery just as beautiful as Sacred Star's. It'll be so much fun."
"Even more fun than Sacred Star!" Lian Yue's eyes lit up. She nodded eagerly. "Sure! Let's go out and have some fun. Brother Tian and the others have to refine pills and artifacts, so it's pretty boring here anyway."
As for Xuan Ying, she'd failed to make it to Sacred Star last time. With a rare chance to travel now, she certainly wouldn't refuse. She agreed readily.
"Uh, they agreed just like that?!" Seeing how easily Hu Yao had tempted the two of them, Ling Tian felt like spitting blood.
"Brother, with the Gold-Devouring Rats' help, Lingxiao Pavilion won't be short on resources." Lu Yuan was in high spirits. Looking at the two Golds, he wore an expression of relief. "It's a good thing you tamed them. You know, there's nothing in the Cultivation World better at mining than they are."
"Haha, that's all thanks to Little Shi." Ling Tian laughed, too. With a flash, he appeared beside the two Golds. He summoned several clumps of Chaos Qi as payment, then told them what he had in mind.
Just as Poqiong had expected, the two Golds agreed to Ling Tian's proposal without hesitation. Watching them excitedly accept the Chaos Qi, Ling Tian understood just