Whale Glue Obtained

The two arrived at an unremarkable corner, where a figure wrapped in black robes stood waiting against the wall. It was exactly the person Mo Li had an appointment with.

Mo Li stepped forward and asked straight to the point, "Do you have what I wanted?"

The man clearly hadn't expected the person he was waiting for to be Mo Li. Having witnessed Mo Li's display of force earlier, he hurriedly pulled out a parcel and handed it over. "My Lord Soul Master, everything is here."

Mo Li took the parcel and gave it a brief inspection. He had a rough idea of what he was looking at, but he still asked in a deep voice, "How do I know if this is genuine?"

The man in black grew nervous at these words and hurriedly explained, "M-My Lord, this was brought out by a relative of mine who works at the Count's Mansion. It is absolutely authentic. I wouldn't have the guts to try and deceive you."

"You lot certainly have plenty of guts," Mo Li said indifferently, though he already believed most of it. Items like Whale Glue were indeed mostly held in the hands of the nobility.

"My Lord, this..." Cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead. Black market transactions usually didn't concern themselves with origins, but he had volunteered this information largely because of Mo Li's status as a Soul Master.

Although Mo Li looked young, the man dared not attempt any deception.

Jiang Zhu clearly disliked this place, so Mo Li didn't intend to get to the bottom of things. He paid the agreed-upon price cleanly and decisively, then led Jiang Zhu away from this den of trouble.

Watching the young man and woman depart, many in the black market quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Once they left the west side of Heaven Dou City and returned to the bright, spacious commercial streets, Jiang Zhu's tense nerves finally began to relax.

However, her hand, which was clutching the corner of Mo Li's sleeve, did not fully let go.

Seeing Jiang Zhu's low spirits, Mo Li couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. "Sister Jiang Zhu, I..."

"Little Brother Mo Li, I'm fine now."

Jiang Zhu seemed to read Mo Li's thoughts, a forced smile appearing on her face.

"Actually, I had a rough idea of what kind of place this was before we went in. But as your older sister, I couldn't just let you go in there alone."

She paused, blinked, and with a hint of pallor on her pretty face, she patted her chest and said with lingering fear, "But... the way you looked in there was truly terrifying. I've never seen your eyes look so fierce."

Mo Li offered a gentle smile, not a trace of his previous ferocity remaining.

"Sister Jiang Zhu came in to accompany me. If I couldn't even protect you, I might as well just find a wall and knock my head against it."

Jiang Zhu was amused by Mo Li's words.

Her gaze then fell onto Mo Li's hand, and she pointed at the parcel, asking curiously, "What exactly did you buy? You've been so secretive about it."

In the black market, Mo Li hadn't avoided her while talking to the man in black. She knew this trip was for this specific item and had gathered from their conversation that it had come from a noble's estate.

This naturally piqued her curiosity.

Seeing her interest, Mo Li didn't hide it and generously opened the parcel.

Inside lay five golden, gelatinous solids, emitting a faint, fishy odor.

The lighting in the black market had been dim, so Mo Li hadn't looked closely, but under the sunlight, he could clearly see that two of the pieces were more translucent and lustrous than the other three.

These were actually ten-thousand-year Whale Glue!

This unexpected windfall made it impossible for Mo Li to hide his stunned smile.

It seemed the servant from the noble house truly didn't know what he had. He had mixed such rare ten-thousand-year Whale Glue in with the common stock and sold it at a standard price, allowing Mo Li to pick up a massive bargain!

While the man's desperation to offload the goods played a part, Mo Li had certainly made a killing this time.

These pieces of Whale Glue, especially the two ten-thousand-year ones, would very likely push the age of his second soul ring to an astonishing level!

Thinking of this, the corners of Mo Li's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

Beside him, Jiang Zhu looked at the milky-white substance with confusion, then furrowed her delicate brows and leaned in to sniff it, as if trying to confirm something.

The next moment, her pretty face flushed bright red. She looked up at Mo Li and exclaimed, "Little Brother Mo Li! Why... why did you buy this!"

Mo Li was startled by her sudden reaction, then saw Jiang Zhu's blushing cheeks and her eyes darting away from the Whale Glue in his hand.

Although Jiang Zhu was innocent, she was old enough to understand certain things, and she naturally knew what this was.

In her understanding, this was something men used for... for sexual intercourse!

Seeing this, Mo Li immediately understood what she meant and hurriedly explained, "Sister Jiang Zhu, don't misunderstand! This thing has great utility."

"Pervert!"

Jiang Zhu's face was full of shyness. She didn't dare look at the item in Mo Li's hand and muttered under her breath.

Great utility? That couldn't possibly mean that kind of utility, could it...

Hearing her mutterings, Mo Li felt he couldn't explain himself even if he had a hundred mouths. The more he tried to clarify, the worse it looked!

"Does Dean Liu... does she know you bought this?" Jiang Zhu asked in a low voice.

"I haven't told her yet," Mo Li replied, feeling slightly awkward.

How could he dare tell Liu Erlong that he had asked for money just to buy this? Until he had personally confirmed the effects of the Whale Glue, it was better she didn't know.

Otherwise, if it turned out to be ineffective, he really wouldn't be able to wash his name clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River; heaven knows how Sister Erlong would deal with him.

"No, what is all this nonsense?"

Seeing Jiang Zhu deepening the misunderstanding, he said righteously, "I didn't tell Sister Erlong because it's still in the experimental stage. I think you've really misunderstood, Sister Jiang Zhu! I only bought this thing for cultivation. If you don't believe me, I'll share some with you when the time comes."

Looking at Mo Li's serious expression, Jiang Zhu burst into laughter.

"Then what does it actually do?"

"That's a secret for now."

Mo Li smiled slightly, speaking mysteriously.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhu did not press the matter further; since Little Brother Mo Li had said so, he naturally had his reasons.

"Let's go, Little Brother Mo Li."

"Ah, where are we going now?"

Mo Li was a bit confused; he had finally gotten his hands on this item and was anxious to go back and experiment with it.

Jiang Zhu, standing beside him, grabbed Mo Li's arm and flashed a sweet smile, "To accompany me shopping, of course. I already went to that kind of place with you, can't you accompany me for a stroll?"

"Besides, you wouldn't want Dean Liu to find out about what you bought, would you?"

Looking at the cunning Jiang Zhu, Mo Li gave a dry laugh. Jiang Zhu had really... learned to be mischievous.

However, he didn't mind; strolling with Jiang Zhu would be a good way to alleviate the negative impact of the black market.

He immediately let Jiang Zhu pull him along, wandering through the bustling commercial street of Heaven Dou City.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the street.

A young girl wearing a black veil and another with short, deep purple hair walked side by side, arriving at the entrance on the other side of the street.

The girl in the black veil had only her large, azure eyes exposed, her temperament cold and ethereal, her figure slender, with a waterfall of blue hair cascading down.

The purple-haired girl had a more alluring figure, her pretty face carrying a hint of charm, and the moment the two appeared, they attracted many gazes on the street.

If Mo Li were here, he would immediately recognize the girl in the black veil as Ye Lingling, whom he had met outside Heaven Dou City two years ago.

"Lingling, why aren't you responding to me? I've been the only one talking."

Dugu Yan pouted, sounding dissatisfied.

Ye Lingling, beside her, glanced at her helplessly and said softly, "Yanyan, do you see any opportunity for me to get a word in?"

Thinking about how she had indeed been the one talking non-stop the whole way, Dugu Yan laughed, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"We aren't out here to play this time," Ye Lingling reminded her helplessly.

"The auction is about to start, we should hurry over."

"Oh."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan quietly stuck out her pink tongue.

Her trip to Heaven Dou City this time was mainly to accompany Ye Lingling to buy something that might be of great importance to her.

"I hope everything goes smoothly this time," Ye Lingling said softly.

Dugu Yan nodded, her hands behind her back as she followed Ye Lingling toward the Heaven Dou Auction House.