The Bait Xiaoyaozi Used

That evening, Shi Yue returned to Green Cloud Peak, looking utterly exhausted.

He had visited more than fifty places that day without taking a break. His body and mind were both worn out.

Before Shi Yue had even landed, he spotted two familiar faces: Chen Ming and Liu Zhen.

To be honest, Shi Yue detested them both. But given their cultivation levels, he couldn't afford to fall out with them.

"Junior Brother Shi, you're back." Liu Zhen smiled faintly at him and spoke with some concern.

"Junior Brother Shi, we've been waiting ages for you," Chen Ming said with a smile, looking for all the world as though he and Shi Yue were close.

"Senior Brother Chen, Senior Sister Liu, what do you want?" Shi Yue asked flatly, furrowing his brows.

In Shi Yue's eyes, the two were like weasels paying their respects to a chicken—up to no good.

"Junior Brother Shi, I heard you have a way to treat the Blackening Disease. My Spirit Herbs have come down with it too. Could you help me?" Liu Zhen asked with a sweet smile. Two dimples appeared in her pretty cheeks, making her look especially charming and adorable.

"Sorry, Senior Sister Liu, I'm exhausted today. I'll take a look tomorrow." Shi Yue shook his head and spoke coolly.

Shi Yue wasn't lying. He really was exhausted. Besides, the urine in the gourd had run out, and he needed to enter Palm Heaven Space to produce some more.

"Junior Brother Shi, we've been waiting for you all day. Don't you think that's a bit heartless?" Chen Ming said, his expression darkening with displeasure.

"Heartless?" A mocking smile touched Shi Yue's lips. He sneered, "If we're talking about heartlessness, how could I compare to you and Senior Sister Liu? If you hadn't spread rumors about me everywhere back then, would I have been threatened and extorted?"

"Junior Brother Shi, where did you hear that? We never spread any rumors. Don't slander innocent people," Liu Zhen hurriedly explained, her expression changing.

"Heh. Innocent people? Since you and Senior Brother Chen think you're such good people, why don't you return the several hundred Spirit Stones you took from me back then?" Shi Yue held out one hand and smiled broadly.

At that, Liu Zhen and Chen Ming exchanged glances.

"Junior Brother Shi, we're a little short on cash right now. Help us cure our Spirit Herbs first, and once we have more money, we'll repay every last Spirit Stone," Liu Zhen said earnestly.

"Senior Sister Liu, do you take me for a three-year-old?" Shi Yue scoffed.

"Shi Yue, don't push your luck. If you know what's good for you, come with us quietly. Otherwise, you'll regret it," Chen Ming said coldly, his brows drawn together.

Shi Yue ignored him and pushed open the courtyard gate.

With a bang, the gate slammed shut behind him.

Chen Ming's face darkened, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Senior Brother Chen, what should we do?" Liu Zhen asked cautiously, knitting her brows.

"He won't help us. What else can we do? Just watch the Spirit Herbs die," Chen Ming said coldly. Then he seemed to think of something and continued, "Now I can say for certain that Ancestor Master Shi must have left Shi Yue a Heavy Treasure. He's kept it hidden all these years, and now he finally dares to use it."

"A Heavy Treasure? What kind? Should we spread the news?" Liu Zhen asked, furrowing her brows.

"Spread it? Why would we do that? Don't you want to claim the Heavy Treasure for ourselves? We'll find out what it is once we get our hands on it," Chen Ming said with a soft laugh, his eyes burning with greed.

"You saw what happened today. He wouldn't even treat our Blackening Disease. It probably won't be easy to make him hand over the Heavy Treasure willingly," Liu Zhen said doubtfully.

"Exactly. We need to come up with a foolproof plan. Let's go back first and discuss it there," Chen Ming said, nodding.

With that, the two flew off on their magical implements.

Shi Yue knew nothing of Chen Ming and Liu Zhen's schemes. At that moment, he was urinating in Palm Heaven Space!

After relieving himself more than a dozen times in a row, Shi Yue felt he could barely go on. His face had gone pale.

"Hey, brat Shi, you're already worn out after just a few pees? Your body is in terrible shape!" Xiaoyaozi's voice suddenly rang out, brimming with mockery.

"Go on, get out of here. 'Just a few pees'? That was more than a dozen! Easy for you to say when you're not the one doing it." Shi Yue waved a hand dismissively.

"Hmph, I'm not bragging, but back in my day, one pee from me could fill a lake. And, to put it bluntly, I could drown you with a single pee," Xiaoyaozi said with absolute confidence.

"Drown me with a pee?" Shi Yue's mouth twitched.

"Heh heh. I know all kinds of body-tempering techniques. Even if you only mastered one a little, you'd be impervious to blades and spears, and strong as an ox. You could pee dozens of times in a row without a problem. One hundred Spirit Stones per technique. Want to think about it?" Xiaoyaozi asked in a coaxing tone.

Shi Yue rolled his eyes at that, privately sneering at Xiaoyaozi. After helping him for free five times, Xiaoyaozi had started charging him.

Especially over the past two days, after watching Shi Yue earn quite a few Spirit Stones, Xiaoyaozi had grown tempted too. He kept nagging Shi Yue, hoping to strike a deal with him.

How could Shi Yue possibly fall for Xiaoyaozi's tricks? No matter what Xiaoyaozi said, he pretended not to hear.

Still, he had to admit that some of the things Xiaoyaozi mentioned tempted him: an Alchemy Grandmaster's insights into alchemy, a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator's cultivation experience, powerful body-tempering techniques, instructions for setting up powerful formations, and methods for crafting mighty magical treasures.

Shi Yue was only at Qi Refining Level Four, so he had no use for those things yet. Besides, Xiaoyaozi's prices were far too steep—often a hundred Spirit Stones. How could Shi Yue possibly agree?

"Brat Shi, think about it. If you cultivate a body-tempering technique, you'll produce urine much faster. Before, you'd pee fifty times in an hour. After cultivating it, you could pee a hundred times in an hour. Every extra pee is a Spirit Stone!" Xiaoyaozi continued in that coaxing tone.

Hearing this, Shi Yue looked tempted. That was true! Every extra pee was a Spirit Stone! There were plenty of people lining up for him to treat them now. Once all their Spirit Herbs had died, there'd be nothing left for him to do.

After a moment's thought, he asked doubtfully, "Is that for real? A hundred times in an hour? Won't that damage my body?"

"Heh heh, of course it won't. I have a Bone Forging Art that's just right for you. It's relatively easy to cultivate, though you'll need some Spirit Herbs to support your training. Given your current means, you can easily afford it. Toss a hundred Spirit Stones in here, and I'll tell you how to cultivate it," Xiaoyaozi said, grinning as he spoke each word deliberately.