Bookstore Renovation

Ma Feifei subconsciously glanced away from Yun Qingyang's gaze, not because he was shy, but because he noticed something very strange. After the spirit of the Ice Crystal Palace absorbed their blood, the entire surface of the palace seemed to be coated with gold. The originally crystal clear Ice Crystal Palace became magnificent and even quite beautiful.

And while continuously Absorb blood from the two, the Ice Crystal Palace began to be poured from bottom to top, just like the previous dragon statue. However, this time not much blood was drawn, and the Ice Crystal Palace was soon completely filled.

"Buzz~"

The Ice Crystal Palace trembled slightly, shaking off their hands. The two men each took a step back, staring wide-eyed at the palace that had now turned golden.

'Ring ring ring~'

The palace slowly peeled away the nine Icicle Spear, gently rising into the air and rotating, emitting a faint golden light.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a disguise mission—renovate the Bookstore."

"Mission Details: Please bring the Ice Crystal Palace back to the Bookstore renovate it."

"Mission Reward: Partial licensing rights to the Bookstore will be granted to the host."

The system's notification caught Ma Feifei completely off guard, and left Ma Feifei speechless. What kind of nonsense was this? It actually wanted him to steal Yun Qingyang's treasure? Wasn't that like an old man committing suicide?

Ma Feifei felt that the system was becoming increasingly ruthless, treating other people's things as its own, releasing tasks directly without considering the severity of the consequences.

Of course, the system didn't force Ma Feifei to complete this task, but the problem was that it was all related to the Bookstore. Could Ma Feifei not do it? Just listen to the name: "Transform the Bookstore!" And listen to the reward: partial licensing rights to the Bookstore are granted to the host. If Ma Feifei didn't do this task, he would truly be a useless nobody.

Only...

Ma Feifei glanced at Yun Qingyang silently. At this moment, the golden artifact spirit had already fallen into Yun Qingyang's palm, similar to the Exquisite Pagoda in the hands of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing King, looking extremely high-class.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Ice Cavern collapsed instantly, and Ma Feifei was buried by the falling Icicle Spear before he could react.

"Buzz~"

With a slight ripple, Ma Feifei felt her hand being grabbed, then everything went black, and when it brightened again, she found herself back on the ground.

Most importantly, the Ice Crystal Palace that once stood before us was gone... replaced by a barren land that blended seamlessly with the surrounding wasteland.

"You just took it all?" Ma Feifei stared blankly at the empty wasteland in front of him and said in a daze.

"The spirit of the artifact is one with the artifact itself; taking the spirit is taking the Ice Crystal Palace," Yun Qingyang explained, looking at the golden Ice Crystal Palace in his palm.

Ma Feifei nodded as if she understood, then turned to look at the Ice Crystal Palace in Yun Qingyang's hand, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

"Um, Qingyang... I've never seen what a divine artifact looks like before. Could you lend it to me for a couple of days so I can have a go at it?" Ma Feifei rubbed her little hands together, looking expectant.

"Didn't you touch the Qingshuang Sword?" Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei in confusion, wondering why he would say he had never seen a divine weapon before.

"Hmm... that's different! You know I don't like fighting and killing, and I'm not very sensitive to swords and such. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to open Bookstore and write books, right? I love architecture and simulation, and your little house is perfect for me." Ma Feifei was talking nonsense, completely abandoning all principles to fool this artifact. As for how Yun Qingyang will react after he ruins the artifact...

"Heh... at most he'll get a beating, no big deal."

"No way!" Yun Qingyang refused outright.

Ma Feifei felt a chill run down her spine.

"One hundred Spirit Crystal per day for rental fee, otherwise forget it." Yun Qingyang looked cunning, quite pleased with himself for coming up with a way to swindle Ma Feifei out of Spirit Crystal.

"Smack!" Ma Feifei tossed a spatial bag directly to Yun Qingyang.

"There's a hundred million inside. Let me know when it expires, and I'll renew the lease immediately." Ma Feifei snatched the Ice Crystal Palace from Yun Qingyang's hand, took ten steps back with a smug look, and stared at Yun Qingyang warily, afraid that she might change her mind.

Yun Qingyang, holding the spatial bag, was also stunned by Ma Feifei's 100 million Spirit Crystal. He first checked whether there were 100 million Spirit Crystal inside the spatial bag, then tilted his head and counted on his fingers how many days 100 million spirit crystals could last. He counted for a while but couldn't figure it out, but he felt that it could last for many, many days...

Thinking of this, Yun Qingyang's eyes narrowed into crescent moons as she pointed at Ma Feifei and said, "No backing out!"

"The Spirit Crystal will not be returned, nor will the divine artifact!" Ma Feifei responded firmly.

A gentleman's word is his bond...

"Even ten thousand unicorns couldn't pull him back!"

"Let's make a vow with a high five!" Yun Qingyang extended her hand.

"Great!" Ma Feifei stepped forward and clapped hands with Yun Qingyang.

Then the two looked at each other and smiled, each with their own thoughts running through their minds.

"Fool."

"Cute and silly."

"..."

"Teacher..." Chang Kong, Ba Jiu, Sky-reaching Ape Monkey stood to the side for a long time. Finally, seeing the sudden silence, they couldn't help but speak up to break the awkward silence.

"Oh... let's go back home." Ma Feifei happily put the Ice Crystal Palace into his spatial ring, looked up at the sky, and found that the sky was already turning light, the sun was about to rise. Unknowingly, they had been here all night.

Now that Yun Qingyang has been found, Ma Feifei naturally sees no need to stay any longer. He orders a return to the Bookstore, and the group follows Ma Feifei toward Dubian Town.

To prevent Yun Qingyang from running away again, Ma Feifei kept glancing at Yun Qingyang, forcing Yun Qingyang to quickly take a few steps to get in front of Ma Feifei. Only then did Ma Feifei withdraw his gaze and look ahead with satisfaction.

They still chose to take a detour on their way back. Neither Yun Qingyang nor Ma Feifei wanted to encounter the dragon that had lived for over 30,000 years. Although Ma Feifei believed that no one on the Azure Dragon Continent could defeat his current lineup, the world is full of wonders, and it's best to avoid things if possible. After all, he was someone who didn't want to cause trouble.

Fortunately, the detour went unscathed, and the group successfully left the thicket and headed towards the eighth mountain.

However, what Ma Feifei didn't know was that not long after they left, in the place where the Ice Crystal Palace used to be, a middle-aged woman stood quietly, the breeze ruffling her long hair and cloak, revealing a long, thin tail.

The middle-aged woman stared blankly in the direction Ma Feifei and the others had left, her expression unreadable, lost in thought.