"You!"
Turtle Four's face turned green. He hadn't expected this bastard to be so hard to fool, or so greedy.
But the moment Empress Qingwei came up, he immediately caved. He didn't dare let things get out of hand, so he could only grit his teeth and produce a golden carp.
"This is a precious fish from Bottomless Lake. Since we're so fated to meet, I'll give it to you."
Ye Kang's eyes lit up. He continued, "Just one? But there are two of us, you know. Isn't that right, Senior Brother Huixin?"
"Ah... I..."
Huixin stammered, too afraid to speak.
Turtle Four's face grew even greener. The precious fish were incredibly valuable, and he only had two. Now Ye Kang wanted to take both of them. It was practically like stripping off his turtle shell.
But when he saw the unyielding look in Ye Kang's eyes, his resolve faltered. He could only bring out another precious fish and respectfully hand it to Huixin.
"Of course, of course. We're family, after all. Naturally, we should share the bounty equally."
Huixin froze for a moment, not daring to take it. Ye Kang snatched the precious fish and shoved it into his hand.
The system had just given him a prompt: this precious fish was no ordinary thing. Eating one could save him months of hard cultivation.
With Ye Kang's aptitude, eating one would stabilize the cultivation he'd just broken through to, and might even bring him to the peak.
Two Luminaries' cultivation was already completely stable, so Ye Kang wouldn't waste it. He put the fish away to eat another time.
Only then did he let the timid turtle off the hook.
Ye Kang smiled and patted Turtle Four on the shoulder.
"You're a real brother. Now take us to see