"When we searched the Ten Thousand Beasts Office, we found quite a few books. I found a few about raising chickens and brought them especially for you."
Yu Changchun was all smiles.
He took several books out of his Storage Bag.
Wang Ba accepted them delightedly. Although he knew that things recorded in books were unlikely to be anything particularly good, more knowledge about raising chickens might just help him solve the problem of breeding Precious Chickens.
But when he looked at them, sure enough, the first titles he saw were the extremely familiar "Detailed Edition on Precious Chickens and Spirit Chickens," "Summary of Difficulties in Spirit Fowl Breeding"...
He had already read these at the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator's place back in Dingjiu Manor.
Presumably, the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator had copied them by hand from the Ten Thousand Beasts Office.
But he was somewhat surprised when he reached the last volume, "Record of the Wind Bird's Southern Journey." He had never seen that one at the Stone-Surnamed Cultivator's place.
"Well? Useful, aren't they?"
Yu Changchun looked expectantly at Wang Ba.
"Useful! Very useful!"
Without betraying anything, Wang Ba accepted the books with "delight," then looked ashamed. "Senior Yu, you've come all this way, yet I don't even have a sip of tea to offer you. Really..."
"Oh! We're both seekers of the Dao. Why fuss over trifles?"
Yu Changchun widened his eyes, then smiled again. Picking up a couple of books worth next to nothing in Spirit Stones was enough to win Wang Ba's goodwill. He was more than happy to do something that bestowed a favor without costing him anything.
Still, he took another two Spirit Beast Bags from his sleeve.
"Those were just something I brought along. These are what I actually came for. Take a look. Not bad, eh?"