Chapter 54
I've heard all that. You and this man in black are from the Dragon Clan, and you
Upon hearing this, the burly, muscular man became enraged. He stepped forward, revealing his enormous bear paw.
"What do you mean? Isn't it your bird's spirit bird? We thought your bird was too shy to seduce you. Although it's raining a bit, it doesn't rain every day. We think it's quite powerful!"
"Or are you looking down on us demon cultivators, demanding birds but refusing to compensate us, bullying our White City!"
As he spoke, his small eyes reddened slightly as he looked at his two brothers beside him.
"Speak up for me, I can't win this argument!"
The other two burly men exchanged a glance: "We're going to report this to the Demon Cultivator Alliance. Qingcheng, you won't get away with this!"
"Our tribe's boys are all exhausted. If you don't compensate us, you wait, we're going back to seduce birds!"
"And the birds from your area have been killing our peacocks on this mountain. They've killed them so badly they're not eating. You owe us money!"
Shen Shu'an couldn't listen anymore. Even if it was humiliating, she was going to go for it. There really were bird demons in Baicheng, and they could really seduce birds.
"Grandpa Qian, please stop talking!"
"Grandpa, hurry up and give me the money!"
Xuan Yi had already silently unlocked his storage ring and taken out spirit stones, placing them in the hand of the adorable, teary-eyed bear demon.
"Is that enough? Let me know if it's not enough."
Seeing that Xuan Yi had paid, the three burly men, the people on the street, the people in the restaurant, Nian Guoyao, and Chen Wanli all breathed a sigh of relief.
The people of Qingcheng: We were terrified! We almost got labeled as people who discriminate against demons.
Only Qian Duoduo was still very dissatisfied. He glanced at Xuan Yi, pouted, and started rummaging through his pocket.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan, you don't need to pay for the birds and money of Qingcheng."
He muttered to himself, stuffed the spirit stone into the bear demon's hand, snatched back the one Xuan Yi had given him earlier, and returned it to Xuan Yi.
Xuan Yi glanced at the old man's guilty expression, but still silently accepted the spirit stones offered to him.
However, when Shen Shuan looked at the gifts, he realized that Xuan Yi had given him top-grade spirit stones, while Old Ancestor Qian had only given him mid-grade spirit stones.
So she yanked down Nian Guoyao's storage bag. "Grandpa, we have to pay for this. How can we not pay? You're old and frail, and your hands aren't what they used to be."
As he spoke, Shen Shu'an began frantically rummaging through Nian Yao's pocket.
Nian Guoyao reached out to block, but failed. Seeing the confusion on Shen Shu'an's face, he leaned closer and whispered, "An'er, Grandpa doesn't have any spirit stones."
"Your maternal grandmother is in charge of the household affairs, and your maternal grandfather has already spent all of his allowance for this month."
Nian Guoyao was also very aggrieved. If he had it, he would have taken it out long ago. But he didn't have it.
Shen Shu'an paused, then looked at Nian Guoyao with a troubled expression: "Grandpa, it's only the middle of the month. If you had even a little bit of spirit stones, you wouldn't be completely broke."
As she spoke, she shook her head and returned the storage bag to Nian Guoyao in disappointment.
Nian Guoyao was filled with shame and his face turned bright red.
Shen Shuan started reaching into his own pocket. Seeing that even the Chen family patriarch couldn't find anything after searching for a long time, he knew that of the three, two were penniless and one was stingy.
The storage ring contained countless spirit stones left by the White Ancestor, all of which were top-grade, with no mid-grade or low-grade spirit stones.
The dragon race is arrogant and uses only plus and pro versions of everything. Now, seeing such primitive demon race appear before him, Shen Shuan was greatly shocked.
Although she was stingy, she was also principled in her stinginess. The White City was in trouble because of the reclusive sparrows, so how could she let them suffer and be burdened?
Thinking it over, Shen Shuan took out a top-grade spirit stone and looked up to meet the still somewhat watery eyes of the bear demon.
"I am Shen Shu'an from the Shen family of Qingcheng. May I ask your names?"
Bear Demon: "?"
The other two burly, dark-faced men: "?"
The bear demon scratched his head, met Shen Shu'an's gaze, and asked in confusion, "What's going on? In this world, do people always start by making friends?"
"Why do you want to know my name?" he said, then, as if remembering something, he took a half step back, crossed his arms, and said warily to Shen Shu'an, "Little girl, if you become friends with me, you'll have to pay me back."
"I won't give you less."
Shen Shu'an: "..."
Shen Shu'an was speechless for a moment, then directly stuffed the spirit stones in his hand into the other person's hand, sincerely saying, "I won't make you shortchanged, big brother, is this enough?"
The bear demon looked down and a hint of joy appeared on his dark face, but he still frowned and said with difficulty, "It's not enough. My clan boy and the tiger boy are exhausted. They've been making Iron Palm every day until their hands cramp up."
"And that leopard kid, his whirlwind kicks ruined several pairs of shoes, the losses are quite heavy."
"We cultivators in Baicheng are all physical practitioners, we don't know any magic, we're exhausted just drying wheat."
After listening, Shen Shu'an nodded in complete understanding, then took out ten top-grade spirit stones from her storage ring and placed them in the other person's hand: "Is that enough now?"
"Brother, may I ask your name?"
The bear demon was startled. How did one become ten? No, it was eleven plus one intermediate-grade one.
He immediately chuckled happily, scratched his forehead, counted out five more top-grade spirit stones, and wanted to return them to Shen Shu'an.
"Hey girl, my name is Xiong San, and the ones next to me are Hu Da and Bao Er."
"You're a good person, but we don't need that many. Give the boys some herbs to apply, six will be enough."
As he spoke, fearing Shen Shu'an might not believe him, Xiong San patted his chest twice with a "bang bang," adding, "We're as strong as can be!"
Tiger Big and Leopard Two, seeing this, chimed in, "That's right, girl, you should take it back. You don't need that much!"
"The boys in our tribe are tough!"
Shen Shuan's eyes welled up with tears as she listened; this was so simple and honest!
"No need, brother, really, you can take it!"
Shen Shu'an firmly pushed the five top-grade spirit stones back, "How can just using herbs be enough? It's safer to use a potion!"
Chen Wanli and Nian Guoyao, standing to the side, felt as if they were being publicly executed, standing like ants, unable to even lift their heads.
Hearing this conversation, they all said, "Take it, take it. My granddaughter gave it to me, and I'll make it up to her when I get home. Consider it my way of compensating you!"
"Yes, yes, count the Chen family as one too."
Qian Duoduo crossed her arms and looked up at the sky, reluctantly humming and muttering, "Count me in as part of the Qian family too."
The voice was so faint it was barely audible; if everyone present hadn't been a cultivator, they wouldn't have been able to hear it.
Xiong San's eyes darted around, and he glared at Qian Duoduo. "Hmph, you old codger, you're really something!"
"Still unwilling! Don't close your eyes when you sleep tonight, or I'll call my brother to beat you up!"
Shen Shu'an: "..."
Xuan Yi: "..."
Xuan Yi lowered his head and smiled silently, unable to hold back any longer.
"No, no, no, big brother, don't be angry, that's just how he is!"
Shen Shuan quickly tried to smooth things over.
Seeing this, Xiong San and the others reluctantly accepted the spirit stones.
Just when Shen Shu'an thought the matter was over, Hu Xiao stepped forward and looked at Shen Shu'an for a while.
Only after Shen Shu'an smiled in confusion did she shyly ask, "Um, could you treat my peacock?"
"I've heard that you and this guy in black are from the dragon clan, and you're quite skilled at controlling birds."
He looked intently at the round bird on Shen Shu'an's shoulder and pointed at it, saying, "It's that kind of bird on your shoulder. It's been beaten so badly by the peacocks on my mountain that they won't eat anymore."
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Yuanyuan: "?"
"Chirp?"
Sparrows have shot down many birds, so which one is it?
Round head tilted, slightly confused.
"What do you mean? Isn't it your bird's spirit bird? We thought your bird was too shy to seduce you. Although it's raining a bit, it doesn't rain every day. We think it's quite powerful!"
"Or are you looking down on us demon cultivators, demanding birds but refusing to compensate us, bullying our White City!"
As he spoke, his small eyes reddened slightly as he looked at his two brothers beside him.
"Speak up for me, I can't win this argument!"
The other two burly men exchanged a glance: "We're going to report this to the Demon Cultivator Alliance. Qingcheng, you won't get away with this!"
"Our tribe's boys are all exhausted. If you don't compensate us, you wait, we're going back to seduce birds!"
"And the birds from your area have been killing our peacocks on this mountain. They've killed them so badly they're not eating. You owe us money!"
Shen Shu'an couldn't listen anymore. Even if it was humiliating, she was going to go for it. There really were bird demons in Baicheng, and they could really seduce birds.
"Grandpa Qian, please stop talking!"
"Grandpa, hurry up and give me the money!"
Xuan Yi had already silently unlocked his storage ring and taken out spirit stones, placing them in the hand of the adorable, teary-eyed bear demon.
"Is that enough? Let me know if it's not enough."
Seeing that Xuan Yi had paid, the three burly men, the people on the street, the people in the restaurant, Nian Guoyao, and Chen Wanli all breathed a sigh of relief.
The people of Qingcheng: We were terrified! We almost got labeled as people who discriminate against demons.
Only Qian Duoduo was still very dissatisfied. He glanced at Xuan Yi, pouted, and started rummaging through his pocket.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan, you don't need to pay for the birds and money of Qingcheng."
He muttered to himself, stuffed the spirit stone into the bear demon's hand, snatched back the one Xuan Yi had given him earlier, and returned it to Xuan Yi.
Xuan Yi glanced at the old man's guilty expression, but still silently accepted the spirit stones offered to him.
However, when Shen Shuan looked at the gifts, he realized that Xuan Yi had given him top-grade spirit stones, while Old Ancestor Qian had only given him mid-grade spirit stones.
So she yanked down Nian Guoyao's storage bag. "Grandpa, we have to pay for this. How can we not pay? You're old and frail, and your hands aren't what they used to be."
As he spoke, Shen Shu'an began frantically rummaging through Nian Yao's pocket.
Nian Guoyao reached out to block, but failed. Seeing the confusion on Shen Shu'an's face, he leaned closer and whispered, "An'er, Grandpa doesn't have any spirit stones."
"Your maternal grandmother is in charge of the household affairs, and your maternal grandfather has already spent all of his allowance for this month."
Nian Guoyao was also very aggrieved. If he had it, he would have taken it out long ago. But he didn't have it.
Shen Shu'an paused, then looked at Nian Guoyao with a troubled expression: "Grandpa, it's only the middle of the month. If you had even a little bit of spirit stones, you wouldn't be completely broke."
As she spoke, she shook her head and returned the storage bag to Nian Guoyao in disappointment.
Nian Guoyao was filled with shame and his face turned bright red.
Shen Shuan started reaching into his own pocket. Seeing that even the Chen family patriarch couldn't find anything after searching for a long time, he knew that of the three, two were penniless and one was stingy.
The storage ring contained countless spirit stones left by the White Ancestor, all of which were top-grade, with no mid-grade or low-grade spirit stones.
The dragon race is arrogant and uses only plus and pro versions of everything. Now, seeing such primitive demon race appear before him, Shen Shuan was greatly shocked.
Although she was stingy, she was also principled in her stinginess. The White City was in trouble because of the reclusive sparrows, so how could she let them suffer and be burdened?
Thinking it over, Shen Shuan took out a top-grade spirit stone and looked up to meet the still somewhat watery eyes of the bear demon.
"I am Shen Shu'an from the Shen family of Qingcheng. May I ask your names?"
Bear Demon: "?"
The other two burly, dark-faced men: "?"
The bear demon scratched his head, met Shen Shu'an's gaze, and asked in confusion, "What's going on? In this world, do people always start by making friends?"
"Why do you want to know my name?" he said, then, as if remembering something, he took a half step back, crossed his arms, and said warily to Shen Shu'an, "Little girl, if you become friends with me, you'll have to pay me back."
"I won't give you less."
Shen Shu'an: "..."
Shen Shu'an was speechless for a moment, then directly stuffed the spirit stones in his hand into the other person's hand, sincerely saying, "I won't make you shortchanged, big brother, is this enough?"
The bear demon looked down and a hint of joy appeared on his dark face, but he still frowned and said with difficulty, "It's not enough. My clan boy and the tiger boy are exhausted. They've been making Iron Palm every day until their hands cramp up."
"And that leopard kid, his whirlwind kicks ruined several pairs of shoes, the losses are quite heavy."
"We cultivators in Baicheng are all physical practitioners, we don't know any magic, we're exhausted just drying wheat."
After listening, Shen Shu'an nodded in complete understanding, then took out ten top-grade spirit stones from her storage ring and placed them in the other person's hand: "Is that enough now?"
"Brother, may I ask your name?"
The bear demon was startled. How did one become ten? No, it was eleven plus one intermediate-grade one.
He immediately chuckled happily, scratched his forehead, counted out five more top-grade spirit stones, and wanted to return them to Shen Shu'an.
"Hey girl, my name is Xiong San, and the ones next to me are Hu Da and Bao Er."
"You're a good person, but we don't need that many. Give the boys some herbs to apply, six will be enough."
As he spoke, fearing Shen Shu'an might not believe him, Xiong San patted his chest twice with a "bang bang," adding, "We're as strong as can be!"
Tiger Big and Leopard Two, seeing this, chimed in, "That's right, girl, you should take it back. You don't need that much!"
"The boys in our tribe are tough!"
Shen Shuan's eyes welled up with tears as she listened; this was so simple and honest!
"No need, brother, really, you can take it!"
Shen Shu'an firmly pushed the five top-grade spirit stones back, "How can just using herbs be enough? It's safer to use a potion!"
Chen Wanli and Nian Guoyao, standing to the side, felt as if they were being publicly executed, standing like ants, unable to even lift their heads.
Hearing this conversation, they all said, "Take it, take it. My granddaughter gave it to me, and I'll make it up to her when I get home. Consider it my way of compensating you!"
"Yes, yes, count the Chen family as one too."
Qian Duoduo crossed her arms and looked up at the sky, reluctantly humming and muttering, "Count me in as part of the Qian family too."
The voice was so faint it was barely audible; if everyone present hadn't been a cultivator, they wouldn't have been able to hear it.
Xiong San's eyes darted around, and he glared at Qian Duoduo. "Hmph, you old codger, you're really something!"
"Still unwilling! Don't close your eyes when you sleep tonight, or I'll call my brother to beat you up!"
Shen Shu'an: "..."
Xuan Yi: "..."
Xuan Yi lowered his head and smiled silently, unable to hold back any longer.
"No, no, no, big brother, don't be angry, that's just how he is!"
Shen Shuan quickly tried to smooth things over.
Seeing this, Xiong San and the others reluctantly accepted the spirit stones.
Just when Shen Shu'an thought the matter was over, Hu Xiao stepped forward and looked at Shen Shu'an for a while.
Only after Shen Shu'an smiled in confusion did she shyly ask, "Um, could you treat my peacock?"
"I've heard that you and this guy in black are from the dragon clan, and you're quite skilled at controlling birds."
He looked intently at the round bird on Shen Shu'an's shoulder and pointed at it, saying, "It's that kind of bird on your shoulder. It's been beaten so badly by the peacocks on my mountain that they won't eat anymore."
Shen Shu'an: "?"
Yuanyuan: "?"
"Chirp?"
Sparrows have shot down many birds, so which one is it?
Round head tilted, slightly confused.