The pavilion.
This time, Little Chubby Boy was absent. Only the white bird stood watch on the railing.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Lin explained why he had come.
"You want to go to the Outer Star Domain?"
Hearing Chen Lin ask what precautions he should take when crossing the Boundary River, the white bird gave him a sidelong glance.
"Not the Outer Star Domain. I'm planning a trip to the Abyss."
Chen Lin did not conceal his intentions.
Information about the Abyss had once been secret, but after the origins of the Bizarre Cultivators were revealed, it had essentially become public knowledge. Many people wanted to visit the Abyss.
Cultivators never lacked people willing to take risks.
Many cultivators lived by one principle: the more dangerous a place, the greater the opportunities it held. No matter how dangerous the Abyss was, there would always be people willing to explore it.
"Oh, the Abyss."
Sure enough, the white bird did not seem concerned.
Then it rubbed its wing tips together as though rubbing its fingers, bobbing its head as it said, "You may be this shopkeeper's sworn brother, but business is business. I can't give away something so valuable for nothing, or I'd ruin this shopkeeper's reputation."
"Naturally, I wouldn't let my fourth brother take a loss."
Chen Lin immediately responded.
He had already seen through the white bird's true nature.
The bird seemed unreliable and was always eager to play different roles, but each role actually served a purpose. It was not merely amusing itself.
Thus, he had come prepared.
He reached out, produced a Jade Box, and opened it on his palm.
"A Hutu Fruit?"
The white bird's eyes lit up.
It immediately flew onto Chen Lin's palm and swallowed the fruit in one gulp.
It closed