The sunlight spilled over Lin Xiao’s body, feeling warm and cozy.
Sunlight was still the most comfortable; it was much better than that biting cold.
Standing in the sun, Lin Xiao only felt a sense of ease.
Third Stage Dou Zhi Qi, Rank 20 Soul Power—Lin Xiao didn’t know exactly how strong his actual combat power was, but he had been able to easily defeat that three-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion back then.
Now, he still had energy to cultivate Dou Qi; there was plenty of stock inside the ring, enough for him to cultivate for a while.
The Ice Empress appeared in the form of a miniature person sitting on Lin Xiao’s shoulder and asked, “Xiao Xiaozi, have you thought about what Spirit Beast you want for your second spirit ring?”
“There are quite a few Spirit Beasts in this Star Dou Great Forest.”
Lin Xiao nodded.
“A dragon-type Spirit Beast with the darkness attribute would be good.”
Lin Xiao’s goal was very clear: dragons, powerful dragons.
“Are you crazy?
Aren’t you afraid of Di Tian looking for trouble?”
The Ice Empress was a bit surprised.
Was this guy looking for a death wish?
Looking for a dragon…
he really wasn’t afraid of Di Tian.
Wait, with Grandpa Yao and Elder Yi around, what the hell did this guy have to be afraid of?
If someone’s not happy, just fight!
“That’s right, you have Grandpa Yao.
Let’s go, let’s go, I’ll take you to hunt dragons.”
The Ice Empress suddenly gained confidence.
What was there to be afraid of?
Don’t be a coward, okay?
Lin Xiao helplessly touched his forehead.
“Don’t be in such a hurry.
Follow me to a place first.”
Was this little scorpion really this bellicose?
She actually dared to provoke Di Tian.
The Ice Empress nodded and followed Lin Xiao as they left the area.
After half a day, Lin Xiao arrived at the place where he had previously made an agreement with the Auspicious Beast.
“Lin Xiao, be careful.
There’s a powerful aura here.”
As soon as they arrived, the Ice Empress sensed danger.
“Don’t worry, I’m here to see them.”
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, a small golden-furred beast jumped out, baring its teeth at him.
“Lin Xiao, you lied to me!
How long has it been?
You’ve only just arrived!!!”
Lin Xiao looked toward the sound.
Wasn’t this the Auspicious Beast?
“Auspicious Beast, you can speak?”
Lin Xiao was a bit dazed.
Couldn’t she not speak back then?
“I’ve always been able to speak!
Don’t change the subject, you liar!
Why did you only come now?”
The Auspicious Beast bared its teeth, clearly unhappy about Lin Xiao’s breach of contract.
And he called himself a friend?
Hmph, bad human.
Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly.
“Then why didn’t you speak back then?
You just went ‘awoo awoo’.”
“And I didn’t lie to you.
Didn’t I tell you back then that if I didn’t show up after three months, the cooperation would be pushed back?”
The Auspicious Beast paused, then called out to a dense forest behind her, “Is that what Lin Xiao said back then?”
The Scarlet King poked out three heads and instinctively nodded, but quickly shook them.
“No, this cunning kid didn’t say that.”
Lin Xiao: “??”
Fine, fine, you want to play like that?
Scarlet King, you three-headed dog, just you wait.
The Auspicious Beast looked proud as she turned back to Lin Xiao.
Helpless, Lin Xiao took out a pill he had refined and tossed it directly into the Auspicious Beast’s mouth.
She instinctively chewed it, and a warm current flooded into her body.
Delicious, delicious!
“Lin Xiao, do you have any more?
I want more.”
The Auspicious Beast’s eyes lit up, no longer dwelling on Lin Xiao’s previous breach of contract.
Lin Xiao smiled and took out five pills.
These were all refined by him—low-grade ones that he could give away freely.
The Auspicious Beast held them in her paws and ate another one.
“I forgive you.
Hmph.”
Lin Xiao patted her head dotingly.
“You still haven’t said why you didn’t speak back then?”
“It was fun.
Seeing you ask the Scarlet King what I was trying to express…
I thought it was fun.”
The Auspicious Beast spoke with a smile, happily eating the pills Lin Xiao gave her.
Lin Xiao was speechless.
Fine, you’re the boss, you call the shots.
“Hey, Lin Xiao, can I have a taste of those pills too?” Seeing how happy the Auspicious Beast was eating, the Scarlet King wanted to try some as well.
Lin Xiao wasn’t stingy either and tossed a pill to the Scarlet King.
The Scarlet King immediately felt the energy of the pill.
To him, it was very faint, but he couldn’t deny it was delicious.
No wonder the Auspicious Beast liked them; they were tasty and contained energy.
What a great snack.
The Auspicious Beast pulled out a large pile of medicinal herbs all at once.
“Pick some.
Just use those things from just now to trade.”
“These also contain that energy, so you don’t have to use the energy from your body.”
The Auspicious Beast pointed to the herbs in front of her, speaking happily.
The Ice Empress’s eyes widened as she looked at the herbs.
Good heavens, Lin Xiao actually knew the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Ice Empress also caught the attention of the Auspicious Beast and the Scarlet King.
The Scarlet King didn’t think she was very strong and didn’t recognize a little scorpion.
However, the Auspicious Beast keenly sensed that the Ice Empress was unusual, but she immediately decided to just ask Lin Xiao about it later.
Lin Xiao looked at the herbs before him, then his gaze fell upon the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
“Auspicious Beast, this time, I want to trade for something else.”
“I’ll give you thirty pills and fifty energy crystals.
How about it?”
The Auspicious Beast looked at Lin Xiao in surprise.
Was this guy really being this generous?
But she quickly reacted; what the other party wanted to trade for must be extraordinary.
“Lin Xiao, what do you want to trade for?”
Lin Xiao looked at the Auspicious Beast and slowly spoke the name of the item he wanted: “The living gold beneath the Lake of Life.”
“Just a small piece will do.”
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, he was interrupted by the Scarlet King.
“No, it’s impossible to give that to you.”
“Change it to something else.”
The Auspicious Beast hadn’t expressed her opinion yet, and Lin Xiao’s gaze remained on her.
The Auspicious Beast thought for a moment and looked at Lin Xiao.
“What do you want the living gold for?”
She didn’t refuse, but she didn’t agree either.
Lin Xiao spoke calmly: “To save someone!”
Three simple words.
The Auspicious Beast began to hesitate.
He was using it to save someone, and she was his friend.
Should she give it to him?
Before she could agree, Lin Xiao continued, “Auspicious Beast, even if you don’t give it to me now, there’s a thief beneath the Lake of Life stealing and eating the living gold.”
“Instead of letting it be stolen, why not trade with me?
I only want a small piece.”
“What?
Kid, are you joking?
How could someone possibly steal something right under our noses?”
The Scarlet King didn’t believe it for a second.
If even he didn’t know, how could a human know?
“Lin Xiao, can I trust you?” The Auspicious Beast somewhat believed Lin Xiao, her gaze falling earnestly upon him.
“If what you’re saying is true, I can owe you a favor.
Consider it as you recovering losses for us.
I can make the decision to agree to the trade, but you have to double the conditions you just mentioned.”
The Auspicious Beast gave a sly smile, taking the opportunity to set conditions.
She had been conflicted, but now it was fine—she had an excuse and benefits.
Everyone got what they needed.
By granting him a favor now, it would be easier to continue cooperating with this bad guy later.
He definitely still had good stuff on him.
The Auspicious Beast thought this to herself, wanting to use this chance to grant a favor so she could better fleece Lin Xiao in the future.
Another point was that the excuse was good: ‘recovering losses for us.’ That was very good.
Of course, more importantly, it was because of the Ice Empress on Lin Xiao’s shoulder.
The Auspicious Beast could sense she was unusual.
Based on this, she was also willing to trade with Lin Xiao.
The Scarlet King originally wanted to stop her, but then he thought that if what the boy said was true, they could indeed trade a bit.
After all, the boy would have helped them.
Humans might lack character, but as a Spirit Beast, one cannot lack ‘beast-character’!
It felt that although it didn’t have a brain, it had many heads.
It knew a thing or two about the ways of the beastly world.
Besides, the Auspicious Beast wasn’t losing out, and neither were they.
Of course, the premise was that all of this had to be true.
Lin Xiao nodded.
This wasn’t difficult; it was just sixty pills.
He had refined quite a few during this time.
A hundred Dou Qi crystals weren’t hard either; anyway, there was Dou Qi inside the ring.
Using these to trade for living gold was an absolute steal for him.
The Auspicious Beast also felt she had made a killing by granting a favor, thinking she could better fleece this guy in the future.