Li Haiyun wanted to make a deal with Zhu Zhuqing—and set the terms!
If they couldn't come to an agreement, the Spirit Bone would rot in his warehouse!
So Li Haiyun simply swept his hand out and took the Spirit Bone out.
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the Passersby around them couldn't help but be drawn to his actions.
Everyone looked over.
"This... this is!!"
Zhu Zhuqing's breathing quickened, and her lovely face flushed.
She realized that the Spirit Bone in Boss Li's hand came from the same source as the Nether Spirit Cat Left Leg Bone in her arms. It was the right leg bone!!
And Zhu Zhuqing could clearly feel it.
The Spirit Bone in Li Haiyun's hand had a much higher cultivation age than the one in her arms—more than twice as high!!
"A Spirit Bone!"
"Zhuqing, the Spirit Bone in Boss Li's hand looks exactly like your Nether Spirit Cat Spirit Bone!!"
Ning Rongrong couldn't help exclaiming.
Chapter 19: Not for Free
At Ning Rongrong's cry,
whoosh—!!
The Passersby around them all turned their eyes toward the Spirit Bone in Li Haiyun's hand.
It was a Spirit Bone of a deep crimson hue, radiating wave after wave of terrifying energy that inspired awe.
At a glance, anyone could tell it was a right leg bone.
Most of the Passersby there had never seen a rare Spirit Bone before. They couldn't help staring at it wide-eyed.
"Wow, Boss Li, you actually have another Nether Spirit Cat Spirit Bone!"
Ning Rongrong exclaimed.
"That's right!" Li Haiyun nodded. "Come to think of it, Zhuqing, you and I really are fated to meet!"
"I came across this Nether Spirit Cat Wind-Chasing Right Leg Bone by chance many years ago. Its cultivation age is as high as sixty thousand years!"
"And by sheer coincidence, it can pair with the Left Leg Bone you just obtained!"
Li Haiyun stopped there.
"We really are fated to meet!" Zhu Zhuqing replied, her heart filled with shock and excitement.
But she was always so aloof that she didn't know what to say next.
Ning Rongrong, however, seemed to catch on to something. She hurriedly put on a cute, pleading expression and said, "Well, Boss Li, since you and my good sister Zhuqing are so fated, why not give her that right leg bone? Hehe!"
Back at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,
Ning Rongrong always spoke in that sweet, coaxing tone when she pestered her father, Ning Fengzhi, as well as Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa.
And it worked like a charm every time!
But this wasn't the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Rongrong's outrageous suggestion left the Passersby around them utterly stunned.
Some even wondered if Ning Rongrong had a hole in her head.
This was a Spirit Bone with a cultivation age of sixty thousand years, not a sack of rice.
She thought he'd just give it away because she asked?
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body also jolted. Ning Rongrong's words had startled her.
This Spirit Bone was clearly rare and precious. How could Boss Li give it to her just because they were fated to meet...!
Still, Zhu Zhuqing really wanted it. She was sorely tempted!
Now that she had the Left Leg Bone, getting the Right Leg Bone as well would make them a perfect match for her Martial Soul, the Nether Spirit Cat!
With both of them, Zhu Zhuqing's strength would rise to another level!
Noticing that the atmosphere around them had turned a little awkward,
Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "I was only joking! If you're willing to sell this sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, Boss Li, I'll buy it and give it to Zhuqing!"
Beside her, Zhu Zhuqing tensed at those words, her lovely eyes trembling.
She hadn't expected
Ning Rongrong to be willing to buy this sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone and give it to her!
This was an incredibly precious, rare Spirit Bone!
How many Soul Masters fought until they were bloody over a single Spirit Bone?
Every year, people died in the struggle to claim them.
Yet Ning Rongrong not only wanted to pay a fortune for it, she wanted to give it straight to her.
Rather than buy it and fuse it with her own body.
For the first time, Zhu Zhuqing felt truly valued.
Her heart trembled, and her eyes grew a little moist. She was deeply moved.
[Affection +1!] [Zhu Zhuqing's current affection for you: 99!]
Ning Rongrong hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing's affection for her to increase again because of what she'd said!
She was one point closer to reaching 100 affection!
But Ning Rongrong had meant every word from the bottom of her heart.
She truly considered Zhu Zhuqing a good sister and close friend she could trust with her life!
This Nether Spirit Cat Wind-Chasing Right Leg Bone, with its cultivation age of sixty thousand years—
Ning Rongrong thought it suited Zhu Zhuqing, so she sincerely wanted Zhu Zhuqing to have it.
A gentleman helps others achieve their good intentions!
At that moment,
Li Haiyun, the one at the center of it all, spoke.
"Sure, Rongrong! I was already thinking of giving this Spirit Bone to Zhuqing!"
Li Haiyun spoke gently, a smile on his face.
His words struck Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Passersby around them like a bolt of thunder from a clear sky.
A sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, and he'd give it away just like that?!!
Zhu Zhuqing's heart began pounding at the news, and her breathing grew even more ragged.
"Boss Li, really!!" Zhu Zhuqing asked, visibly excited. "You're really willing to give it to me?"
Li Haiyun kept smiling gently. He nodded and answered firmly, "Yes!"
The Passersby were all stunned.
A glimmer of joy flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's lovely eyes. Her heart soared!
"Boss Haiyun, this Spirit Bone is sixty thousand years old! You're just giving it away?"
"You don't happen to have your eye on our Zhuqing, do you? Do you like her?"
A sly glint flashed in Ning Rongrong's lovely eyes as she teased him with a mischievous grin.
"Oh—I get it! Boss Li has his eye on this gorgeous little girl with the amazing figure!"
"Why else would he give her such a rare Spirit Bone?"
"So that's why! It all makes sense now!"
Quite a few Passersby looked enlightened, as if they'd finally figured it out.
At those words, Zhu Zhuqing's lovely face immediately turned crimson.
"He likes me... so he's giving me a sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone...?"
Zhu Zhuqing blushed, at a loss for what to do.
"Rongrong, don't say things like that...!" Zhu Zhuqing could only tug at Ning Rongrong, trying to get her to stop joking...
She couldn't handle a joke like that.
"Haha, Rongrong, you little imp. You're such a mischievous thing."
"'Like' and 'love' aren't words children should toss around so carelessly!"
Li Haiyun spoke gently.
Ning Rongrong pouted. "Oh, then why are you giving it to Zhuqing?"
Rongrong had asked what Zhu Zhuqing herself wanted to know.
She looked at Boss Li with great curiosity, eager to hear why he was being so good to her.
The Passersby were just as curious. They all turned to look at Li Haiyun.
Li Haiyun spoke at length.
"I already said it. Zhuqing and I are fated to meet, and the right leg bone I have happens to pair with her Left Leg Bone, making a complete Spirit Bone set!"
"Besides, I already have a Spirit Bone that suits me better. This Right Leg Bone has been gathering dust in my warehouse. Why not take it out and help someone achieve their good fortune?"
"Also, when Zhuqing was doing her mission just now, she shouted, 'My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never bully a poor young girl!'"
"I believe Zhuqing is a girl with a story. Otherwise, the Mission Card wouldn't have given her that kind of mission!"
"I believe that with this Spirit Bone, Zhuqing will be able to go farther and reach greater heights in the future!"
"Lastly, I want to say that although I'm giving Zhuqing this sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, it isn't for free!"
"I need Zhuqing to agree to do three things for me before I give her this Spirit Bone!"
"Don't worry. None of these three things will go against your principles or what you believe in, Zhuqing!"
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the Passersby around them listened attentively, like students paying close attention in class.
At that moment, they understood what was going on.
Chapter 20: I'll Do It, I'll Do It
Boss Li was willing to give Zhu Zhuqing the Nether Spirit Cat Wind-Chasing Right Leg Bone, with its cultivation age of sixty thousand years.
But she had to agree to do three things for him.
"What could those three things be?"
The Passersby around them couldn't help feeling curious.
Some lecherous Soul Masters had feverish eyes as they thought of some steamy possibilities.
Zhu Zhuqing thought of them too.
Ever since she was little, there had been more male Soul Masters lusting after her body than she could count on both hands...!
"Would it be worth trading my body for a sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone...?"
Zhu Zhuqing wondered, her heart in turmoil.
As she thought about it, her face grew flushed and hot.
Ning Rongrong noticed Zhuqing's reddening face. She hurriedly shook her arm, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Zhuqing, what are you thinking? Boss Li said he wouldn't make you do anything against your principles..."