Elder Chi's lips twitched, staring dumbfounded at the Shameless Cat shouting so energetically. He casually waved his hand and said, "Little guy, stop shouting!"
A beam of light fell on the Shameless Cat, Shameless Cat immediately trembled, startled, and gave Elder Chi a strange look.
Seeing that the Shameless Cat had finally shut up, Elder Chi winked smugly. He turned around to speak, but the Shameless Cat's loud voice rang out again, startling Elder Chi.
"That bastard factory manager Jin He..."
The Shameless Cat shifted its position and then began shouting energetically. Elder Chi stared at the Shameless Cat, bewildered, opened his mouth, and looked at his hand suspiciously. "This... why isn't it working?"
Elder Chi looked at the Shameless Cat with suspicion, when Yang Zhen suddenly yelled and pointed at Elder Chi, saying, "Holy crap, I know you!"
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, everyone present was startled and stared at Yang Zhen in horror.
Hua Youyue's face turned pale, and she hesitated to speak, but was stopped by Elder Yao.
The old woman from the Donglin Pill Association scoffed and coldly snorted, "Utterly rude and disrespectful!"
The Shameless Cat was startled by Yang Zhen and stopped, asking with a strange expression, "You know this old man? This old man is wicked; he even tried to silence me just now. Luckily, I am powerful, otherwise I would have suffered a real loss."
Yang Zhen nodded, then subconsciously said, "I know him, he's a bit dim-witted... wait, you... you're Elder Chi?"
Thinking back to how he had walked with the old man, the people around him, and the large crowd surrounding him, Yang Zhen suddenly realized—wasn't this old man the legendary Elder Chi?
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, everyone present gasped, looking at Yang Zhen with a mixture of schadenfreude and amusement.
So Yang Zhen only just recognized him?
But thinking about it, this really is Yang Zhen's style of doing things—careless and reckless. As soon as he opens his mouth, he's bound to offend someone.
Offending others is one thing, but now Yang Zhen has actually offended Elder Chi, the most powerful person on Donglin Island. This is going to be interesting; who can protect Yang Zhen now?
Even if Yang Zhen had extraordinary abilities, he wouldn't be able to stay on Donglin Island. He would have no choice but to leave obediently, and might even be punished for offending Elder Chi.
Everyone was waiting to see Yang Zhen make a fool of himself, and the old woman from the Donglin Pill Association sneered repeatedly, looking quite pleased with herself.
Even the successor of the Heavenly Profound Grotto-Heaven looked bewildered, seemingly not expecting that there would be such a reckless person on Donglin Island. They looked at each other, somewhat amused.
Although Yang Zhen didn't finish his sentence, everyone present knew that Yang Zhen had just said that Elder Chi was mentally unstable, which was... this was simply disrespectful.
The scene was deathly silent; even the Shameless Cat stopped meowing and tried to leave, but Yang Zhen grabbed it back.
Everyone was watching Elder Chi Elder Chi, expecting him to erupt in anger. However, to everyone's astonishment, Elder Chi, who should have been furious, not only didn't get angry, but instead smiled and said to Yang Zhen, "Yes, we meet again, little one!"
Everyone: "???"
Everyone was bewildered. Elder Chi actually knew Yang Zhen, and their relationship seemed quite close. What... what did Yang Zhen do to deserve this? How could an unknown nobody like him have the honor of knowing Elder Chi?
Most people were just a little shocked, but the people from the Donglin Pill Association were a bit dumbfounded, especially the old woman, who opened her mouth, her face turning ashen.
The boy in white and the girl in purple exchanged a glance, looking at Yang Zhen with great interest, clearly very interested.
In the crowd, Hua Youyue's eyes widened, and she didn't even realize that her mouth was agape. Elder Yao was even more flustered than her, rubbing his eyes as if he doubted that he had seen things.
The Shameless Cat, who was about to walk out of the crowd, suddenly lit up when he saw this. He swaggered back and stood straight next to Yang Zhen, as if afraid that others wouldn't know about his relationship with Yang Zhen.
"Oh my, it really is you, fellow villager! Wait a minute, I remember you gave me one... Hey, found it!"
Yang Zhen took out a sign and wiped it with his sleeve with a haha sound. Everyone hurriedly looked at it and saw that it was antique and had the word "ancient" written on it with flying dragons and phoenixes.
antiquity?
Everyone was puzzled, wondering what Yang Zhen was doing. Elder Chi's face darkened, but he chuckled and said, "Little guy, you've got the wrong one. This tag is useless; just throw it away somewhere."
Yang Zhen looked at it, exclaimed "Oh dear!" and said, "Sorry, I took the wrong one, this is the right one!"
It's another similar sign, this time it says "pond" on it.
"This... this is Elder Chi's island token, how did it end up in Yang Zhen's hands?"
"What? Island cards that reveal the player's identity? Yang Zhen's luck is incredible!"
"What do you mean, 'that's wonderful'? Didn't you hear what he said? This was a gift from Elder Chi to Yang Zhen. I never imagined that Yang Zhen actually knew Elder Chi."
A group of people were shocked and discussed among themselves. When they saw the sign in Yang Zhen's hand, the old woman from the Donglin Pill Association was terrified and her face turned pale.
No one understood the significance of this brand on Donglin Island better than her. With this brand, Yang Zhen could practically do whatever she wanted on Donglin Island; if Yang Zhen wanted, she could even walk around lying down!
etc!
Suddenly someone exclaimed, remembering the sign that Yang Zhen had just picked up by mistake. It had the word 'ancient' written on it. Could it be... the ancient sign of Wanhua Island?
Holy crap!
A collective gasp filled the air. The Shameless Cat's eyes darted around, and it tugged at Yang Zhen's clothes, saying in a cheeky tone, "Kid, this old man said that sign was useless. Can you let me play with it?"
Yang Zhen glanced up at Elder Chi, who had a half-smile on his face, took out the sign with the character 'Ancient' on it, tossed it to the Shameless Cat, and said nonchalantly, "Here, play with it!"
At the same time, Yang Zhen gave the Shameless Cat Laozi look: You try losing it and see what happens?
The Shameless Cat quickly returned the look: Don't worry, don't worry, how could that be!
Elder Chi chuckled and said, "Keep the plaque. Since I gave it to you, keep it safe. Also, think carefully about what I told you. There's no rush. But you... what are you doing?"
Yang Zhen hurriedly put the sign away carefully, his expression even more treasuring than that of a sycophant, as if afraid of neglecting the sign. This sight made everyone want to punch him.
Upon hearing Elder Chi's question, Yang Zhen glanced at the pill bottle on the table and said seriously, "I'm in the wholesale business, the wholesale business of pills!"
Elder Chi chuckled and said, "Made in your pressure cooker?"
"Yes, fellow villager, would you like to buy a couple of bottles to take back and study?"
The surrounding crowd twitched at the sound of his words.
Elder Chi laughed heartily and said, "No need for the pills, but could you sell me your pressure cooker?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. Those who knew about Yang Zhen's use of a pressure cooker to refine Origin Splendor Pill widened their eyes in astonishment.
Even Elder Chi was interested in that pressure cooker. Could the rumor be true? Did Yang Zhen use that pressure cooker to refine a pot of Seven Dragon Mark Origin Splendor Pill?
This pressure cooker seems to be quite special; many people's expressions changed, clearly showing their interest in it.
At this moment, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "No, I won't sell the pressure cooker. It's my treasure. I'm going to be the Pirate King. But don't be disappointed, my friend. After I leave the East Sea, I will hide my treasure somewhere in the ocean and start the Great Pirate Era. If you want it, you can go and find my treasure."
Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Yang Zhen meant. The Shameless Cat, however, had a gleam in its eyes, looking as if it wanted to prepare some treasure to bury with Yang Zhen.
Suddenly, someone spoke up, " Yang Zhen, are your pills really 3,600 each? Give me ten!"
"Me too! I want twenty Field-Shaking Pill!"
"Ouch, don't push! I... I need fifteen Great Completeness Pill!"
A group of people pushed and shoved, afraid they wouldn't be able to buy the pills. They were so cheap, and they were made by Yang Zhen; what if they were Higher Vehicle pills?
Yang Zhen and Elder Chi were both startled. Seeing the crowd surge forward, Yang Zhen took a deep breath and shouted, "Line up! Everyone, line up!"