Free Web NovelZhang Huainan's original intention was just to ask Lu Yibei to help "guard the mountain and protect the palace."
Although Lu Yibei's identity as a Disaster was not convenient to reveal openly.
But judging from the intelligence collected by the Night Watch and his performance last night, his current strength, even within the talent-rich Da Chunyang Palace, can be considered top-tier. Perhaps only a few Elders who have been Psychic for many years could surpass him.
If, when dealing with the urban legend behind the Secret Society, the Secret Society members really took the opportunity to create chaos in Da Chunyang Palace, Lu Yibei could also be considered a strong combat force and would be able to help.
When Lu Yibei ran out of the breakfast shop in a panic, Zhang Huainan didn't react immediately. He wondered why he was so agitated and how it related to the Zhenshan Divine Beast.
How could a perfectly good person be a Zhenshan Divine Beast?
What kind of decorum is it to have a living person squatting in front of the mountain gate with the Shui Shu Beast?
He had to admit, after living for so many years, from Qingji to Lu Bayi, and then to Lu Yibei, he had never once been able to keep up with the thought process of this family.
Immediately after, before Zhang Huainan could connect Lu Yibei's inconvenient urban legend identity, the Shui Shu Beast guarding the gate of Da Chunyang Palace, and the discarded plan years ago to recruit urban legend into Da Chunyang Palace—three separate things—an even more incomprehensible situation occurred.
Lu Yibei, who had seemed greatly startled moments before, actually turned back on his own, sat down expressionlessly, and picked up the plain porridge on the table.
“Weren't you running very fast just now? Why did you come back on your own?” Zhang Huainan looked at Lu Yibei, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Lu Yibei finished the porridge in a few quick gulps, wiped his mouth, and said, “I thought about it. Actually, it's not impossible, but I have a few conditions...”
Although Zhang Huainan, that old scoundrel, was truly inhumane, actually forcing a blooming-age urban legend to sell his charms for business, a certain blooming-age urban legend thought carefully and realized that this time, if he wanted to run, he most likely couldn't escape.
Even the Pink Fluffy Rabbit, hidden so secretly, he had a way to pull out, let alone a small Disaster?
Since he couldn't escape anyway, he might as well lie flat and enjoy it!
Being proactive is much more dignified than being caught back later and having a collar put on. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
As for being a Zhenshan Divine Beast, there should be benefits and treatment, and they're probably quite good... Since you want me to be the "stone lion" at the entrance, don't blame me for asking for a lot! Lu Yibei thought to himself.
“Conditions?” Zhang Huainan mused for two seconds, then stroked his beard with a smile, saying, “This Old man asks for your help, so naturally it's impossible to let you work for nothing, but... you must first tell me what your conditions are.”
The same thing had happened to Lu Yuebo and Lu Ming before. Zhang Huainan had fallen for it twice and would absolutely not stumble in the same place a third time.
I knew this old geezer wasn't that easy to talk to... Lu Yibei grumbled inwardly, cleared his throat, and said, “You have to let me be the acting sect leader, in charge of all matters in Da Chunyang Palace. No one is allowed to object to anything I do, otherwise, it will be treated as betrayal of the sect...”
“Hmm?” Hearing this, Zhang Huainan's expression immediately changed, and he frowned.
Although he had understood that Lu Yibei might be the reason for the "Yin prevailing over Yang" situation in Da Chunyang Palace when he learned through Nameless Book's investigation that Lu Yibei was a Disaster, he hadn't expected him to be so direct.
Good heavens, he was much bolder than those two brats, Lu Yuebo and Lu Ming!
One of those two brats only dared to ask for the Ancestor's sword, the other only dared to ask for the right to use the Zixiao Platform. He actually wanted the entire Da Chunyang Palace right from the start?
What does it mean for the student to surpass the master? This is it. Zhang Huainan thought.
“Uh, is this request a bit excessive?” Lu Yibei tentatively asked.
“What do you think?” Zhang Huainan said, his expression normal as he spoke.
Lu Yibei, “...”
I know it's excessive, but I'm doing it on purpose! As Mr. Rouxun said, the nature of Z Country people has always been to like compromise and moderation...
First propose a very excessive condition that will definitely not be agreed to, and then the less excessive conditions will be much easier for people to accept, won't they? ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Now is the time to reveal the true intention! Lu Yibei thought.
However, just when she thought her goal had been achieved and was preparing to "lower her standards" to demand benefits, something unexpected happened.
“I think the condition you proposed is very reasonable!” Zhang Huainan nodded, fumbled in his In arms for a moment, and placed a Yin-Yang fish jade pendant made of beautiful jade on the table. “This is my jade pendant. It has accompanied me for over sixty years. You take it, and in Da Chunyang Palace, seeing the jade pendant is like seeing me.”
Although Zhang Huainan occasionally couldn't keep up with the Lu family's thought process, he was very familiar with their tactics.
I'm giving it to you, do you dare to take it?
Don't think this Old man can't see through your little tricks. Those are leftovers from your great-grandfather and your father!
Lu Yibei had absolutely not expected that Zhang Huainan would actually agree to her outrageous request.
This feeling was like rushing into a museum to rob it, originally only wanting to steal the day's ticket revenue, but the curator handed over all the treasures of the museum.
The jade pendant on the table was crystal clear, with a faint light flowing, as if two fish, one green and one white, were swimming within the pendant.
Looking at the jade pendant, Lu Yibei frowned tightly and fell into deep thought.
There couldn't be some kind of trap in this, could there?
If I take the jade pendant, will I be permanently confined within Da Chunyang Palace until the next scapegoat appears or something?
In short, this Old man agreed so readily, there must be some unspeakable dirty secret!
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei looked at Zhang Huainan, who was sitting opposite him, his eyes slightly narrowed, smiling but not smiling. She gave a dry laugh expressionlessly, “Haha, haha, I was joking, just joking. How could I dare to take charge of Da Chunyang Palace! Even if I dared, those Elders would never be convinced, right?”
Zhang Huainan, “...”
This Old man knew you wouldn't dare to take it...
If you had really taken it, you would have stayed obediently in Da Chunyang Palace and cultivated for ten or eight years!
Lu Yibei guessed correctly. Although Zhang Huainan anticipated that he most likely wouldn't dare to take the jade pendant, he had prepared for both possibilities.
What if he really grew bold and took the jade pendant?
There was indeed something fishy about that Yin-Yang fish jade pendant. Once he took it, the hidden contract on it would take effect, which would be equivalent to becoming a disciple of Da Chunyang Palace. He would not be able to leave the mountain again until Zhang Huainan recognized that he could graduate.
And according to the contract, the condition for graduating would be reaching the level of acting sect leader.
“You said you didn't want it yourself!” Zhang Huainan picked up the jade pendant from the table and dangled it in front of Lu Yibei's eyes. “I'll give you another chance.”
Lu Yibei shook ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) his head like a rattle-drum.
No, I don't dare to take it.
Zhang Huainan put the jade pendant into his In arms, sat up straight, and said, “In that case, tell me your other conditions?”
“...” His little trick being easily seen through by Zhang Huainan made Lu Yibei feel suppressed. After holding back for a long time, he tentatively asked, “Can I have a contemplation chart? Preferably one related to giants.”
This way, there would be a chance to truly transform the Hundred-Armed Giant Power within his body into his own strength.
“You can.” Zhang Huainan nodded. “In Da Chunyang Palace, there is a Quanrong Hunting Chart. This Old man can fetch it for you to look at.”
What does this brat want a contemplation chart for? To suppress the core of his urban legend body? That is indeed a feasible method. Zhang Huainan thought.
Seeing that Zhang Huainan had agreed to his first condition, Lu Yibei felt a bit more confident and continued, “Then... can I also have some blueprints for making Spiritual Energy items and Alchemy potions? They don't need to be high-level, low-level ones are fine, the key is that they must be practical.”
Even if they were low-level, they could be appropriately modified later, and paired with the “Paper Cicada Immortal Sea”, the power would definitely not be small.
Didn't the Alchemy Dirty Bomb also start as a roughly made Spiritual Energy item?
Now, as long as the yield is sufficient, it can even cause damage to A-level Spirit Ability Users. Lu Yibei thought.
It's also reasonable for this brat, who is always causing trouble outside, to want some practical Spiritual Energy items for self-defense... Zhang Huainan agreed again, “No problem! Anything else?”
Seeing Zhang Huainan agree to two conditions in a row, Lu Yibei gradually became bolder. Looking at Zhang Huainan, he pondered for a few seconds and said very seriously, “There is one more very important matter...”
“Oh?” Zhang Huainan raised an eyebrow. “Tell me about it.”
Lu Yibei secretly sized up Zhang Huainan for a while and weakly said, “Senior, as a grandmaster, the sect leader of Da Chunyang Palace, a Guardian of the Night Watch, the strongest Psychic of this era, with the demeanor of a Daoist immortal, you wouldn't go back on your word, would you?”
“Get to the point. Stop flattering this Old man!”
He understood the tricks. Flattery meant bad intentions were coming.
“Then I'll say it! After I say it, you're not allowed to get angry.”
“Go on, go on!” Zhang Huainan waved his hand.
I even dared to put the jade pendant symbolizing the sect leader's identity in front of you for you to take. What else could possibly make me angry? Zhang Huainan thought.
“I want to see you eat the melon.”
Lu Yibei had originally wanted to directly ask for the fragments of Lingtai Pure Karma, but last night he had watched the fragments shatter before his eyes. To make up for the loss, he could only reluctantly watch a melon-eating performance.
Although he knew that the Old man selling the melon was the Black Emperor, Lu Yibei still eagerly wanted to see him eat the melon.
That scene, just thinking about it felt very interesting!
“Ah?” Zhang Huainan was slightly startled.
“I said I want to see you eat the melon!” Thinking Zhang Huainan hadn't heard clearly, Lu Yibei repeated, “You said yourself that if the melon you sold me was unripe, you would eat it all yourself... Oh, right, and you have to compensate me.”
“I counted. You cut a total of five melons before. Two hundred for each one, five means you owe me a thousand. An average of five catties each...”
“Oh, by the way, unripe melons might be hard to find. I'll go buy five ripe ones for you. But you have to finish them! It's not easy for the melon farmers to grow melons...”
Zhang Huainan, “...” It's not easy for melon farmers to grow melons, but is it easy for this Old man, at this age, to eat over twenty catties of melon?
Listening to Lu Yibei list various "accounts" one by one, his face gradually darkened.
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Zhang Huainan was not someone who would go back on his word, and ultimately agreed to perform the melon-eating request, but this matter had to wait until after they had dealt with the Secret Society's affairs.
Coming out of the breakfast shop, after parting ways with Zhang Huainan, Lu Yibei stood at the intersection of Bu Ye Street, basking in the gentle morning sun, and stretched.
Now it was time to get down to business. First, he would ask Chatterbox Girl where else the Pink Fluffy Rabbit might cause trouble besides Da Chunyang Palace, and then...
Oh, right, he also had to ask Ancestor what to do if the Lingtai Pure Karma fragments were broken. Lu Yibei thought.
