"Bi'er, I avenged you, heh heh..." The enormous Jadewater Qilin was as docile as could be before Luo Qian. He had used every trick he knew to win the Divine Beast over, and it had grown deeply attached to him. Its intelligence had awakened long ago, so it understood a little of what had happened between Luo Qian and Longque. Naturally, it knew Luo Qian had given Longque a thorough "lesson." A beast was still a beast, though. Luo Qian had indeed done quite a number on Longque, but it had not been a lesson. It had been extortion.
"This is naked extortion!" Longque roared inside the cave, venting his outrage to Zhao Xihe. Zhao gave a wry smile. "Longque, you call it extortion, but doesn't it also give you the chance to become the Immortal Realm's foremost Pill Refiner in one stroke?" Longque cared greatly about prestige. At the thought of soon taking the throne as the "Immortal Realm's foremost Pill Refiner," his spirits rose at once. He stroked his beard, basking in the glory of a title he had yet to earn. Zhao continued, "Besides, what would you do with so many Golden Divine Pills? This deal doesn't actually cost you anything of substance."
In the valley outside the cave, Luo Qian finished playing with Bi'er. "All right, Bi'er, I'm leaving. I'll bring you something tasty next time. Tell Elder Zhao I won't be saying goodbye to him."
After leaving Phoenix Paulownia Mountain, Luo Qian stopped by Qi Ren's Black Jade Bank before returning to the Jewelry Shop. He brought Qi Ren along, and the two headed straight for Cloudwatch Peak. With Qi Ren's carriage, Luo Qian was spared another bone-rattling ride. Along the way, Qi Ren told him that the funds in his account had swelled to