Qing Dai gave Old Yellow Ox a few more looks and found the ox rather aloof.
She had no idea who had awakened his intelligence.
Or whether he carried that person's mind.
"Young master, your ox has had his intelligence awakened. He could very well be used by the Demonkind who awakened him, so you should be careful," Qing Dai reminded him.
Jiang Man nodded in understanding.
He would be more careful going forward.
"You don't need to worry too much, either. As his mind matures, he'll make the right choice. Besides, if the person who awakened him isn't strong enough, they won't be able to influence him," Qing Dai explained further.
Jiang Man nodded.
Ji Meng sat down and took out the Thirty-Six Books of Mastery. "I've brought the books you wanted, Young Master Jiang."
Looking at the books, Jiang Man immediately asked, "One Spirit Source a day?"
Previously, it had been one Spirit Source per book per day.
Now there were thirty-six books.
That meant thirty-six Spirit Sources.
If he borrowed them for seven months again, how many Spirit Sources would that cost?
Over seven thousand. That was quite expensive.
Still, it was cheaper than borrowing from anyone else.
The twenty-one beginner books had cost two thousand a month, and he had borrowed them for three or four months.
"No Spirit Sources needed," Qing Dai said from beside them. "But there's one condition."
Jiang Man looked at Qing Dai curiously. "What condition?"
Ji Meng also looked over curiously. "Yes, what condition?"
"You don't know, Miss Ji Meng?" Jiang Man looked at her in confusion.
Ji Meng nodded and answered honestly, "No, I don't. I'm just as curious as you, Young Master Jiang."
Jiang Man marveled at Qing Dai's audacity.
If Meng Qiewei weren't Ji Meng right now, Qing