The banquet returned to normal, and Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan went back to sit at the dining table by the entrance to Heaven-Serving Hall.
Fang Yun did not want Lei Zhongmo's disgusting tactics to spoil Yang Yuhuan's mood, so he smiled and said, "Come, I'll teach you how to use literary qi. First, learn to use a River-Drinking Shell properly. Once you have one, life will be much more convenient."
As he spoke, Fang Yun took out the River-Drinking Shell he had used before and gave it to Yang Yuhuan.
Delighted surprise flashed across Yang Yuhuan's face. Then she shook her head and said firmly, "I may not have read as many books as you, but I know perfectly well how valuable a River-Drinking Shell is. A single one is worth an entire powerful family's fortune! Even a Lake-Containing Shell is worth as much as a Great Scholar's Literary Treasure, and a River-Drinking Shell is worth more than that."
Fang Yun smiled. "Times are changing. As a Literary Star Dragon Noble, I can get quite a few sea shells from the Dragon Race. The human race will have more and more of them in the future. Of course, anything on the level of a Sea-Swallowing Shell will always be scarce. As for River-Drinking Shells, I have quite a few."
"I don't believe you." Yang Yuhuan stared into Fang Yun's eyes, hoping to expose his lie.
Fang Yun brushed a hand over his Sea-Swallowing Shell, and more than a dozen River-Drinking Shells appeared, suspended in midair by his literary qi.
"This... where did you get so many? They aren't fake, are they? I heard that ordinary Half-Sage Families generally only have one or two River-Drinking Shells. These things are so precious that even the Dragon Palace can't make them in