Chapter 519: Turning Precious Treasures into Candy!
"Alright~ My husband said that you're just like Hai Bodong you have the potential to be a slave. From now on, we'll call you 'Little Ice'!"
Cai Lin covered her mouth with a playful laugh, her beautiful eyes fixed on Bing He.
Bing He: ...
Little Ice???
Who in their right mind would associate such a cute name with him?!
It's over… Wait a minute who the hell is Hai Bodong?!
"When everything here is settled, we'll have someone take you to the Jia Ma Empire. You and Hai Bodong should get along quite well your personalities are a good match!"
Upon hearing this, Bing He lost all hope.
What the hell does she mean by "good match"?!
Meanwhile, Xiong Zhan arrived, dragging the unconscious Yi Chen, looking utterly confused.
"Big Aunt, why didn't you kill this old fossil? Keeping him alive is just wasting air!"
"My husband said keeping him around would be fun. In the summer, when it gets too hot, he can be used as an air conditioner!"
Cai Lin stated this so casually, without a hint of irony.
After all, planning for the future was necessary.
The divine palace would still need a "cooling system".
And Bing He, after some proper re-education, would be perfect for the job.
After all, being a walking air conditioner was not too different from being a boiler operator.
Bing He: Excuse me, but… what's an "air conditioner"?
Summer? Using me?
Am I being treated as a block of ice?!
I, a dignified Dou Zun, have been reduced to a "boiler operator"?!
At this moment, Bing He was still in shock.
Of course, in the future, he would realize that this job was actually insanely prestigious so much so that even beings far stronger than him would be jealous.
But that was a story for another time.
Meanwhile, Xiong Zhan, looking somewhat puzzled, reported to Cai Lin.
"Big Aunt, I let those two old wastes go. The Tianming Sect's young master… doesn't taste very good."
With his massive, bear-like frame, Xiong Zhan actually appeared a little respectful as he spoke.
His straightforward nature was something both Wu Tian and Cai Lin understood well after all, he was just a bear.
Or, as Zi Yan would say
"He's big, dumb, clumsy, and apart from picking herbs, he's useless!"
"Doesn't taste very good?!"
Bing He felt like this phrase was an absolute violation of his soul.
It had a poetic charm, an elegant sense of despair so much so that it made him feel light-headed from rage!
"Big Aunt, Little Aunt should be waiting for us at my humble abode! Shall we…?"
Cai Lin casually gestured at Bing He and seriously instructed:
"He's your responsibility now. Don't kill him. And don't taste him either. Just take him back."
Xiong Zhan nodded.
He had just been curious after all, he had eaten people before, and he was wondering whether someone as cold as Bing He would taste like sugar-coated frost.
But now that he thought about it
Bing He was all bones and cold as ice.
Even if he were sugar-coated, he wouldn't taste good.
Though… he might make a decent body pillow in the summer.
Bing He: ...
Watching Xiong Zhan staring at him with that weird expression, Bing He felt an overwhelming sense of dread.
What the hell was this bear planning to do?!
With a flicker of movement, Cai Lin vanished.
Xiong Zhan grabbed Bing He by the neck and dragged him back to his palace.
At the peak of the highest mountain, there stood a massive stone palace.
At its entrance, two ferocious magical beasts lay guarding the gates.
Upon seeing them, Bing He's eyelid twitched uncontrollably.
More magical beasts?!
And not just any they were both at the seventh rank!
They were just gatekeepers?!
"You guys are still here? That's rare!"
Xiong Zhan chuckled as he looked at the two beasts.
Cai Lin also glanced at them
Not too long ago, such powerful beasts would have never been seen near the Snake People's lands.
Even Zi Yan, back then, had been a queen of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
And now?
These beasts were reduced to mere gatekeepers.
A sight she never imagined before, yet now, it felt completely normal.
As they walked inside, they entered a vast courtyard.
This was the place Xiong Zhan cherished most because it was where he kept his precious herbs.
But
Zi Yan was nowhere near the herbs.
Instead
She was lazily swinging on a wooden swing, enjoying the breeze.
The scene was beautiful
Especially Zi Yan's radiant smile, which lit up the entire place.
Even Cai Lin could tell
Zi Yan was genuinely happy.
Just as they stepped inside, a powerful energy barrier activated, sealing off the entire palace.
Then
A figure finally emerged.
Wu Tian.
He stepped out from within Cai Lin's body.
As her Guardian Spirit, he could enter and exit her at will.
Even now that he had a physical body, he could still merge with her like before.
After all his body was made of Heavenly Flames, allowing him to revert to his flame state whenever needed.
This was why he hadn't appeared earlier.
Since Cai Lin wanted to showcase her power, Wu Tian let her have her moment.
But that didn't mean he wasn't worried.
He had only broken the energy barrier after Cai Lin had finished fighting.
He didn't want her to waste any more effort.
Now, with Bing He subdued, his attention turned to Zi Yan.
The moment Wu Tian stepped forward, Zi Yan shot toward him like a bullet.
Not for a hug.
Instead
With her twin ponytails bouncing, she landed in front of him, hands on her hips, furious.
"Idiot! There are so many good herbs here you better make me some candy!"
Wu Tian stared at her.
This tiny girl
And the stunning future version of her
Were two extremes.
She had completely mastered the art of being both adorable and seductive.
How terrifying.
Wu Tian reached out, ruffling her hair with a gentle smile.
"Alright."
"…Wait, really?!"
"Wait, you're really turning them into candy?!"
"…WHAT?!"
A shocked voice came from behind the mountain of herbs.
Cao Ying emerged, her exquisite face frozen in disbelief.
She had overheard their conversation.
And what she had just heard shattered her worldview.
These were priceless medicinal treasures!
Some could be refined into Tier 7 pills!
Even without additional herbs!
This place was a treasure trove a fortune beyond imagination.
Yet these two maniacs wanted to turn them into candy?!
Was this something normal people would even consider?!
Even if they were insanely rich, this was still madness!
She was already one of the most extravagant alchemists out there.
But these two?
They were on a completely different level of recklessness!
Even if you had an infinite supply of wealth
You couldn't just waste it all like this!!!
If this girl didn't get her candy, she might just take a bite out of someone instead…
(End of Chapter)
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