Chapter 35: Taking Advantage of He Ni
"What's wrong, Young Master Gu?"
Chu Yao blinked innocently, though the pride in her eyes could not be hidden. She wanted him to know he had underestimated her.
Gu Qing was speechless. This time, Chu Yao really showed off.
"How can I possibly repay such a massive debt?" he asked helplessly.
"How to repay?" Chu Yao twirled a strand of hair and gave him a seductive look. "There's a saying—debts can be repaid with the body. Since you have some looks, why not become mine?"
Her voice lingered at the end, soft and teasing, paired with her enchanting beauty. The implication was obvious.
"Bang!"
"Shameless vixen!"
Su Qingyue slammed the table, eyes burning with anger. To flirt so openly with her senior brother—this woman had no shame.
"Calm down, junior sister."
Gu Qing gently pulled her back into her seat. After a moment of thought, he turned to Chu Yao. "Be direct. What does your Chu family really want?"
Chu Yao dared to let him owe so much—it couldn't just be her own decision.
"You misunderstand," Chu Yao said seriously, putting away her smile. "This is my personal choice. It has nothing to do with the Chu family."
"Ha, as if. Do you really have that much wealth?" Su Qingyue clearly didn't believe her.
The Chu clan had countless members, and Chu Yao was only the president's daughter. Above him were elders, the law enforcement hall, even supreme elders.
Chu Yao smirked, her red lips curving. "They're just useless spirit stones. Saintess Qingyue, don't tell me you don't even have that much for a dowry?"
"Dowry?"
Su Qingyue's eyes widened in shock.
"That's right." Chu Yao smiled sweetly at Gu Qing. "Young Master Gu, let's become Dao partners. I'll give you as much beast flesh as you want. You have talent, I have wealth—we're the perfect pair."
Her words drained the color from Su Qingyue's face.
"Junior sister, don't listen to her nonsense," Gu Qing reassured her. He then looked at Chu Yao with a frown.
He needed vast amounts of beast flesh. It wasn't practical to have Ji Ning hunt endlessly—sooner or later, the beast clans would retaliate.
Since Chu Yao could supply him, he didn't want to burden Ji Ning.
But… how could he gather that many spirit stones?
"You could trade her techniques or divine abilities," He Ni's voice echoed in his mind.
"That might work, but I don't have any to spare."
The methods from the Starry Sky Divine Palace could not be passed on. His Yin-Yang Dao Song and Immortal Heaven Technique were too powerful to give away.
"I have plenty of divine abilities. Take these." He Ni casually tossed out two jade slips.
Gu Qing was stunned. This was an unexpected gift.
With no cost to himself, he could obtain endless beast flesh. Keeping He Ni with him really was invaluable.
Thinking this, Gu Qing brought out the jade slips. "I'll trade you divine techniques."
"What level?" Chu Yao asked, scanning them with her divine sense.
At first, she wasn't interested. She lacked neither techniques nor abilities, and she didn't expect Gu Qing to have anything truly valuable.
She hadn't been serious about becoming Dao partners anyway—she just wanted to provoke Su Qingyue.
What she truly wanted was to trade for a Starfruit.
But then she saw clearly.
"This… this is a god-level cultivation method, an eternal divine ability!"
Such techniques could raise someone to godhood, their power enough to establish sects or serve as ancestral legacies.
Chu Yao never thought she would encounter such a treasure in her lifetime.
"Senior brother…" Su Qingyue whispered, her eyes full of shock.
Su Qingyue also swept her divine sense over the jade slips. Her expression changed instantly, shock flashing across her face. She looked at Gu Qing, wanting to speak but stopping herself.
She wanted to say, how could such a priceless technique be traded for mundane goods? But since she knew, how could Gu Qing not? So she sat silently, worried.
"Techniques and divine abilities are important, but not as important as cultivation itself. My goal is eternal life. If these methods cannot help me advance, then they are no different from waste."
Gu Qing understood well that for others this was an invaluable treasure. For him, it was just something he could turn into resources. He had no intention of hoarding treasures without using them. Besides, these weren't even his own.
Taking advantage of He Ni's generosity cost him nothing.
"Good, very good!"
Chu Yao's delight was plain. This technique suited her constitution perfectly. With it, she was confident she could rival even those with supreme divine bodies.
This was a chance to become a god. No matter the cost, she had to obtain it.
"Deal. Young Master Gu, state your terms."
"Straightforward."
Gu Qing nodded. He disliked wasting words.
"So… when will you give me the rest of the technique? And how much beast flesh do you require? Do you need anything else?"
Chu Yao bit her lip, starting to negotiate. The jade slip only contained the first half of the method, though the divine ability was complete.
"I only want beast flesh. As much as possible."
"…?"
Chu Yao blinked, confused. Su Qingyue looked equally puzzled.
They had assumed Gu Qing needed beast flesh for body training, but this amount was beyond reason. Did he even know how vast the Pavilion's stock was?
"You truly don't need anything else?" Chu Yao asked carefully.
If he only wanted beast flesh and not rare treasures, then she was gaining far more than she gave. For her, spirit stones were nearly worthless—mere numbers once they reached a certain scale. What her clan truly valued were powerful techniques and divine abilities.
"No."
"Then give me a number."
Negotiations began.
Three hours later, Chu Yao was smiling like a fox, and Gu Qing was equally pleased.
The Pavilion agreed to hand over all beast flesh in storage. Tens of millions from rank three and above, and hundreds of billions from below rank three. On top of that, Gu Qing secured ten trillion high-grade spirit stones and one hundred million rank-three-and-below spirit herbs.
The wealth was staggering—proof that Chu Yao's title of "rich lady Yao" was well-earned.
"Young Master Gu, could you give me the rest of the technique now?" Chu Yao asked, her eyes glowing with desire.
"Here."
Gu Qing understood her impatience. Anyone who knew they held the chance to become a god would be unable to resist. He didn't fear her breaking the deal—no one in this world dared to cheat the Starry Sky Divine Palace.
"Thank you," Chu Yao whispered, her body trembling with excitement. She had only asked without expecting it, yet he had truly given her everything.
Looking at Gu Qing's flawless features, she found herself more and more captivated.
"No need to thank me. I would have given it sooner or later. Just deliver the resources quickly."
Gu Qing smiled to himself. This time he owed much to He Ni. Once he refined beast liquid, he would share half with her.
"Agreed."
Chu Yao handed over a violet-gold token, a heaven-grade artifact. "This is the Violet-Gold Token of my Pavilion. Please keep it. With this, you may buy anything at base cost, claim priority purchase, borrow trillions of spirit stones, or order us to gather resources and information for you. Consider the Pavilion yours to command."
Ordinarily, such a token could not be given freely—not even by the president. But this one was Chu Yao's personal token, already approved by her clan.
"In the future, if you need anything, come to me. I promise you'll be satisfied with the terms."
Meeting Gu Qing was the greatest fortune of her life. She could not wait to see what their next deal might bring.
"Of course."
Gu Qing nodded and mentioned his continuing need for beast flesh and low-level spirit herbs.
As for herbs, they were cheap. He had just learned many could be cultivated in bulk, costing little.
The two women's eyes twitched at his words. Even after all that, it still wasn't enough?
It was clear now—he wasn't using them for simple body training. But what else could demand such impossible quantities? Neither of them could imagine it.
Knock knock knock!
"Fairy Chu Yao, I request an audience."
Outside, Xiao Yi paced nervously, finally gathering the courage to knock.
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