Honghuang: I Am Hong Yun, Trading the Saint Position for a Wife at the Start, Section 679

"Send him away right now?"

Kong Xuan nodded slightly.

Yuanfeng smiled and said:

"Ancestral Dragon has come to ask for the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl several times before, but he never said what he wanted it for..."

"This time, he directly said it was something Fellow Daoist Hong Yun needed!"

"He must have been going around collecting the Five Elements Spirit Pearls for Fellow Daoist Hong Yun..."

Kong Xuan still looked puzzled.

What was the problem with that?

Yuanfeng saw that her child still didn't understand and felt a little helpless.

He had stayed by her side here all this time, with no experience of the wider world. How could he understand these things?

She had no choice but to explain the intricacies to Kong Xuan in a gentle voice:

"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun needs the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl, and you want to become his disciple..."

"In that case, we can simply gift the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl to Hong Yun and earn his goodwill."

"Why give the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl to Ancestral Dragon first, just so he can pass it along?"

"When the time comes, do you think Hong Yun will feel indebted to us, or to Ancestral Dragon?"

Yuanfeng gave a soft snort when she finished.

Did Ancestral Dragon think she'd been asleep for so long that she'd lost her wits?

They were on excellent terms? He'd put in a good word?

And he thought he could just act as a middleman and pocket the difference?

Not a chance!

There was just one crucial problem now.

How could they get in touch with Hong Yun?

Yuanfeng could only move around the Undying Volcano. She couldn't leave at all.

Once Yuanfeng had pointed it out, delight filled Kong Xuan's eyes.

Did that mean he still had a