Roadside Encounter with Xiao Huan

"Take care, bro! Next time you need to go somewhere, just call me with your ID tag, and I'll give you a free ride!"

"Okay, take care!"

With his feet firmly on the ground again, Yang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. He first walked out of the Flying Boat area, looked around for a while, and then came to a crane rental area.

Yang Ning put the card Wen Ze gave him into his pocket, then took out the black card Li Yuan had given him, and went to the crane rental counter. "Do you still have cranes?"

"Yes, where do you want to go? Do you have a sign?" The disciple here was no more than fifteen years old, with slanted eyes and thin lips, and his cultivation level was only at the Fifth Level of Body Refinement.

However, he was quite arrogant, looking down on everyone, and didn't even glance at Yang Ning when he spoke.

"Black Soul Peak, here's the sign!" Yang Ning showed the black sign.

"Oh, the deposit is 500,000 taels, the rent is 50,000 taels, and the rent is non-refundable if the crane gets into trouble!"

"Huh?" Yang Ning exclaimed in surprise, "So expensive?"

"If you think it's too expensive, then go elsewhere!" the disciple said irritably. "Are you renting it or not?"

"Rent!" Yang Ning gritted his teeth and handed over a Storage Bag. The disciple rummaged around in the counter for a while, then pulled out two tokens and handed them to Yang Ning.

The two plaques are made of wood and jade, respectively. The wooden plaque has the character for "crane" written on it, while the jade plaque has the words "deposit: 500,000 taels" written on it.

"Drip your blood onto the wooden plaque, and you'll be able to communicate with the crane bound to it. Tell it where you want to go, and it will take you there!" the man said. "The rental period is ten days. Heavenly Queen, you'll be charged ten thousand taels of silver for each day you're overdue. If you don't return it after fifty days, the crane is yours, and the money is ours!"

"Okay!" Yang Ning took the sign, dripped his blood onto it, and then sensed that there was a fairly large space inside the sign, complete with lakes and trees. At this moment, a crane more than three meters tall with a slender body stood by the lake, stretched out its beak, and actually grabbed a fish!

"A storage space can hold living things?" Yang Ning was somewhat surprised, but this was not the time to explore the principles. He first went to the open space, and then with a thought, a huge crane appeared in front of him!

The crane tilted its head back and swallowed the fish it had just caught, then said irritably, "What's the rush? You almost choked me to death!"

The voice actually came from inside my head!

It's a female crane!

"You can still talk?" Yang Ning exclaimed in surprise. "What's the principle behind that?"

"Fool!" The crane said impatiently, "This is Spirit Beast Contract, so of course we can communicate. Besides, I'm not an idiot. I'm a crane at the Eighth Level of Body Refinement. Is it strange that I can talk?"

"I see." The Eighth Level of Body Refinement the Five Senses Realm, Qi and Blood have tempered the five senses, which has already involved the brain. If it were an intelligent animal, it would indeed be able to communicate.

However, if even a crane possesses the cultivation level of the Eighth Level of Body Refinement, doesn't that mean this crane could kill me with a single slap?

"What are you still dawdling about?" the crane asked. "Where are you going? Get on!"

"Okay!" Yang Ning leaped up and landed on the crane's back, then said, "To Black Soul Peak!"

"Let's go!" With a sudden flap of its wings, the crane and the man soared into the sky!

"Holy crap!" Yang Ning exclaimed in surprise, quickly saying, "Slow down, slow down, be steady!"

He wasn't afraid of going fast; he was afraid of disturbing someone he shouldn't on the way, and it would be such a shame to make enemies because of it!

Dean once said, there are all kinds of people in the Taiheng Sect. Some people won't care if you scold them to their face, while others will think you're asking for trouble if you just look at them.

Yang Ning isn't afraid of trouble, but there's no need to cause trouble for no reason!

"Sigh, how boring!" Sensing Yang Ning's intense emotions, the crane slowed down and said, "You humans are just too fragile. I haven't even used a tenth of my power yet!"

"That's fast enough, sister!" Yang Ning gently patted the crane's neck. "I'm not in a hurry. We can walk slowly and enjoy the scenery of Taiheng along the way. This is my first time visiting a sect!"

"What's so great about this wretched place!" the crane exclaimed. "It's all mountains and more mountains. The real beauty is blocked by the formation; you can't see anything!"

"I'm already very satisfied!" Yang Ning said with a smile.

To be honest, even if the real grandeur is blocked by the formation, just looking at the continuous mountain peaks, the white clouds in the mountains, and the deer flying in the forest, this place is already a world-class scenic spot.

Moreover, each of these mountains has a unique shape and character; flying around here is equivalent to visiting countless famous mountains!

Yang Ning also knew that each mountain here represented an inner disciple who had achieved Qi Refining, until that disciple perished.

"Huh, Yang Ning?" A soft murmur rang out from afar.

Yang Ning had cultivated the Heavenly Dragon World Ending Sound, making him extremely sensitive to sound. Although the sound was very faint, he still heard it and identified the person who had come.

"Xiao Huan?" It was none other than Lin Yuanxi's maid, Xiao Huan!

Previously, when Xiao Huan stood with Lin Yuanxi, no one could draw her attention. But now that someone else appeared, Yang Ning found her to be quite cute.

The maid was dressed in a bright yellow long dress. She had two large, round eyes that sparkled with Spiritual Qi and curiosity. Her eyebrows were like willow leaves, slightly upturned. Her face was small and delicate, with a shape resembling a phoenix eye and a willow waist. In particular, her mouth was slightly upturned, with a smile playing at the corners, full of life and vitality.

She still had two pigtails and a flower hairpin in her hair. The whips were blowing wildly in the wind, making her look lively and playful.

"It really is you! I thought I was seeing things!" Xiao Huan was also riding a crane, but she was sitting sideways on the crane. She was holding a long, jade-colored stick in her hand, and it was unclear what it was.

"Are you going to see our young lady?" Her crane came to Yang Ning's side and walked alongside him, then she spoke rapidly, her words quite astonishing. "While I do think you should thank our young lady, isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to show up without even a word!"

Grateful?

Yang Ning recalled the blessing Lin Yuanxi had given her three months ago, in which she said that her identity would definitely change for the better!

At the time, Yang Ning didn't take it seriously. However, three months later, Xun Hu was suddenly noticed by the Ditian Sect. In order to have someone to look after him in Taiheng, he was promoted to formal disciple.

Consider again the function of Heavenly Spirit-Word Spell.

Now Xiao Huan says she should thank her.

Is it really her?

Thinking of this, Yang Ning nodded. "Then why don't you go and inform your young lady first?"

"Hmph, that's more like it!" Xiao Huan nodded and said, "There's no need to report first, let's go together. By the way, did you bring any gifts?"

"Gift?"

Xiao Huan raised an eyebrow. "You come to thank someone without bringing a gift?"

"Yes, yes, of course!" Yang Ning quickly replied, "There definitely has to be one!"

"That's more like it!" Xiao Huan smiled sweetly, then rubbed her hands together. "Um, is there any for me?"

"Yes, do you want to see it beforehand?" Yang Ning asked.

"It's all for me anyway, so it's not a big deal to get it a little earlier!" Xiao Huan said expectantly, "Is it something delicious? Or something fun?"

Yang Ning didn't bring any gifts, but he had a lot of things he had made over the past three months in his Storage Bag, and he quickly started thinking about them.

Watches? He made five. Two were for Su Bai and Ning Rong, and the remaining three were adult watches, unsuitable for Xiao Huan, who was 155cm tall, weighed 40kg, and looked like she wasn't even an adult yet.

A hand grinder? This is what he uses to grind coffee. In this world, coffee is considered a stimulant. But do children drink coffee?

High heels? Crystal high heels, but taking them out would make me look like a pervert! Besides, they wouldn't fit Xiao Huan's feet!

Stockings? They'd probably be seen as perverted.

Hanfu? They don't have a style like the one with the Xiao Huan.

"Can you drink alcohol?" Yang Ning asked after thinking for a moment.

The alcohol content of wines in this world is generally low, at most 30 degrees, so it can be considered a beverage suitable for men, women, and children of all ages.

"Alcohol?" Xiao Huan's eyes lit up. "You can drink? You brought alcohol?"

"Hmm, homemade fruit wine!" Yang Ning took out nine bottles of apple cider tied together from his Storage Bag: "This is my homemade apple cider. Not only can it quench thirst, but it also contains some qi-boosting and blood-tonifying ingredients, which can be used for cultivation!"

It's basically diluting the ingredients of Blood Activating Tablet into fruit wine; drinking about 27 bottles is equivalent to taking one Treasure Essence Pill.

"Let me try it!" Xiao Huan took the fruit wine, touched it first, and asked, "Is it cold?"

"Yes, it's chilled!" Yang Ning said with a smile.

"I've never had chilled fruit wine before!" Xiao Huan became even more excited, and then eagerly opened a bottle, gulping it down her throat.

Yang Ning quickly said, "Oh dear, you can't drink like that!"

"Don't underestimate my drinking capacity, Xiao Huan is known as the 'thousand-cup king'... burp... Eh?" Feeling the gas rising in her stomach, Xiao Huan looked bewildered. "You poisoned me?"

"What kind of poison!" Yang Ning rolled his eyes. "It's carbonic acid! I added carbonic acid! How does it feel?"

Is there any potential in mixing carbonated drinks with fruit wine?

Xiao Huan didn't answer, but picked up the bottle again and started pouring the wine into her mouth in big gulps.

It seems like it will be very popular.