blood contract

"Congratulations, Master. Congratulations, Master. Welcome Master out of retreat!"

The little flowers and the little grass bowed respectfully towards the top of Danfang Mountain.

"Okay, okay, I am happy today. Little Flower, Little Grass, I will make whatever you want to eat today."

The sound echoed in the air.

"Wow! Really?"

Xiaohua danced with joy, turned around several times, and her eyes were almost full of hearts. She unceremoniously counted the names of the dishes one by one by counting on her fingers.

"I want to eat sweet and sour pork, golden egg rolls, wild boar tripe fried with chopped pepper, deep-fried mantis fish, and braised pork elbow..."

He swallowed his saliva as he spoke, as if these delicious foods were already in front of him.

"Okay, okay, you greedy cat, can you finish all this?"

Suddenly, two figures appeared in the room.

A tall man in red with a delicate and charming face gently stroked the flowers and grass with his slender fingers, his eyes full of affection.

Xiaocao turned her head away in disdain, frowned, and calmly smoothed her neat hair.

Still so childish!

"Wow, why are there so many guests today?"

Seeing Dongfang Huiye and others in the room, Ren Jushi narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and the corners of his eyes, which were as beautiful as peach blossoms, slightly raised, showing a charming look.

I originally thought that Mr. Xiuyun was an octogenarian with white hair, but I never expected that he was a young man, or should I say, an old monster with a youthful appearance and a handsome and evil look.

"Master Xiuyun, we, the younger generation, are sorry to bother you!"

"Sorry for bothering you!"

Dongfang Huiye and others bowed respectfully.

The reason why they believed that the man in red in front of them was Master Xiuyun was because of his unique and extraordinary temperament. His deep and wise eyes showed a kind of indifference that came from experiencing countless things.

In addition, the image of Master Xiuyun that he had heard of coincided with his image, which made me even more certain.

Xiuyun did not deny it, but he did not admit it either. He just smiled faintly.

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after dinner!"

……

Of course, keeping them fed is not without cost, each of them has to work.

Preparing spiritual materials and meals in the early stages is a very tedious task, so everyone except Mr. Ren has to work.

Xiaohua, Jiang Qingli and Dian picked vegetables; Dongfang Huiye and Ye Tiancheng washed vegetables; Feng and Yu killed chickens and fish and processed internal organs; Xiaocao cut vegetables and meat...

Everything was going on in a very mundane manner, without using any source energy or magic.

The surroundings were filled with laughter and lively, except for Dongfang Huiye and Ye Tiancheng who were washing vegetables. They were so quiet that they seemed to be keeping vigil.

Seeing that the silver-haired man remained silent, Dongfang Huiye took the initiative to speak and started a conversation with him.

"Fellow Daoist, are you Ye Tiancheng, the second son of the Ye family?"

Ye Tiancheng continued washing the vegetables and nodded politely.

"Yes. Are you the Third Prince of the Nevernight Kingdom, Higashikabe?"

"Oh! Yes."

Dongfang Huiye didn't expect that the other party also recognized her, and was quite surprised.

After asking this question, I found that I had nothing to say and suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

The two of them were busy washing vegetables...

"You," Ye Tiancheng suddenly spoke.

"What?" Dongfang Huiye raised her eyes and responded.

Ye Tiancheng pointed at the dish in Dongfang Huiye's hand.

"You've almost washed it to pieces."

"Ok?"

Dongfang Huiye paused, looked at the vegetable leaves in her hands that she had washed in a somewhat "terribly" state, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

I saw that the vegetables washed by the other party had piled up in a large pile, exuding vitality and freshness. Crystal clear water droplets were dripping down the tender and juicy leaves.

The few trees I washed here all looked wilted, and their spiritual energy was almost gone.

As a prince, how could he have ever done such a thing? He didn't know how to wash it!

"...Uh, leave it there, I'll wash it."

Ye Tiancheng probably understood that the princes in the imperial city would never do such rough work, but he was worried about hurting his self-esteem. So he added:

"Just rinse these with water,"

He placed the washed vegetables in a dustpan at the other person's feet.

Worried that the other party might not understand, I picked up a leaf and demonstrated it by the water.

"like this……"

"..." Dongfang Huiye thought to herself that this person was quite interesting, and then nodded with a smile, "I understand."

He never thought that one day he would be doing such an ordinary and mundane thing. He found this new experience quite interesting.

When all the preparations were done, chef Ren started cooking.

After a while, waves of tempting aroma wafted from the kitchen.

……

After having enough wine and food, Mr. Ren crossed his legs and said:

"Okay, now can you tell me the purpose of your visit? Also, from whom did you learn that I was here?"

Jiang Qingli didn't know why the Buddhist asked the following questions, but it made her very nervous because it was she who asked Dongfang Huiye and others to look for this Buddhist Xiuyun.

The woman's nervousness naturally could not escape the attention of Mr. Ren.

Dongfang Huiye glanced at Ye Tiancheng and the two children, hesitant.

Ye Tiancheng was about to stand up and say goodbye, but was stopped by Master Ren, who seemed to understand his mood.

"It's okay. I just calculated with my fingers. You two are related by a cause and effect, so it's better for him to stay."

Everyone present was stunned by these words. Dongfang Huiye and Ye Tiancheng looked at each other, feeling inexplicably curious. How could there be a cause and effect connection between them when they met for the first time?

After thinking for a while, Dongfang Huiye slowly said:

"I want to divine for someone, a person from another world, his name is Ren Hongge!"

Upon hearing this name, Ye Tiancheng's heart was suddenly shocked!

He was familiar with this name.

Over the years, he had either been practicing or secretly investigating the cause of his mother's death, and this person was one of the people on his search list.

However, this person was extremely mysterious, coming and going without a trace. He lost track of him halfway through his pursuit.

I never expected to hear news about him here!

Although I don't know whether the person the prince wants to investigate is the same person I want to investigate, and why he is investigating him, it is a rare opportunity to get information about this person.

If you want to get something, you must pay for it. This is equal exchange. But he has already paid a high price for alchemy and can't pay anything more.

Could it be that this is the cause and effect that has something to do with him?

"Fortune teller, that's no problem. But what can you pay me?"

"I wonder what Mr. Ren needs?"

"Well, then I'll just say it straight. I want three drops of Earth Core Ambergris Essence!"

Mr. Ren leisurely stretched out three fingers.

When they heard about this treasure, they felt disappointed. It is hard to find a dragon from the center of the earth, let alone the essence of marrow!

Dongfang Huiye's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and the corners of her eyes twitched a few times.

He seriously doubted that the old guy even knew that he had this thing on him.

This was what he and Ling Ling got from the 'White Crow' in Yuanwu Mountain.

At that time, when he was sorting out several storage rings, he found out that there were five drops of earth-core ambergris marrow essence in them. He was happy for several days!

Now the old man actually asked for three drops!

(╯＞д＜)╯ This is outrageous. It makes me so angry!