Over here.
Liam had a difficult time finishing this meal. Because of Bibi Dong's introduction earlier, people from the Spirit Hall, as well as factions that had pledged allegiance to it, were all queuing up to offer him a toast.
Liam and Hu Liena had already had quite a lot to drink with everyone at the banquet.
They had only just found a place to sit down for a moment when they saw Xie Yue and Yan running over, grinning from ear to ear like they had just struck gold.
"Brother-in-law!"
As soon as Xie Yue approached, he put on the look of someone who needed a favor, acting excessively affectionate.
Liam's expression turned slightly strange. It seemed... this was the first time this guy, Xie Yue, had called him with such warmth, right?
Liam looked at Yan and asked,
"Are your ears better now?"
Yan waved his hand and said:
"I haven't even started drinking properly yet; I'm not done."
"Let me toast you both!"
Yan said, pouring a full glass and drinking with Liam.
Liam patted Yan on the shoulder and said, "After we finish eating, come with me. I'll go back and help you treat your ears."
"What?"
"I can't drink alcohol?"
"I've already finished it. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Yan looked at Liam, completely bewildered.
"Get lost."
Xie Yue retorted with a look of disgust, sat down next to Liam, and whispered:
"Good brother-in-law!"
"Do you have any more of those soul skill seals you gave us before? Could you please give us two more?"
Liam looked at him strangely and asked,
"What do you need those for?"
"Haven't you seen his ears? They've been blown out like this. Let me tell you, that seal soul skill of mine—if you have bad luck or handle it improperly, casualties are very possible."
Hearing this, Xie Yue hesitated.
This?
It seemed impossible to tell the truth about this matter.
It was clear that His Holiness the Pope didn't want Liam to know she was the one who wanted them; otherwise, she would have asked him directly, and there would have been no need for him and Yan to make this trip.
Xie Yue thought for a moment and said:
"It's fine. We'll just be more careful next time we use them. Could you give us two more?"
As Xie Yue's sister, Hu Liena knew her brother very well. After a brief moment of thought, she asked directly:
"Brother, tell me the truth, who sent you here?"
"Was it an Elder or my teacher?"
Xie Yue looked embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment before confessing:
"Just now, the Pope summoned us and asked if we had any left. She said if we did, she would like two, and she would grant us a great merit!"
"She promised us two 10,000-year spirit bones as a reward."
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena glanced at Liam and replied to Xie Yue:
"Liam doesn't have any more of those 'Heaven and Earth Echoes' right now. When there's a chance in the future, I will help you find spirit bones myself."
Xie Yue looked at Hu Liena, speechless, and turned to ask Liam:
"Good brother-in-law, are you really all out?"
Liam looked at Hu Liena and shook his head at Xie Yue: "I really don't have any left. Once I have time to make more later, I'll give you a few extra."
Xie Yue had no choice.
It truly is said that a sister's heart turns outward once she finds a husband!
She forgot about her brother for her partner. Liam definitely still has those sealing spirit techniques; it's just this sister who doesn't want to give them up!
Meanwhile, in another place.
At this moment, on a wide road, a carriage was speeding along.
Inside the carriage.
Yu Xiaogang sat by the window with a stiff, zombie-like expression, while Flender sat opposite him with a look of deep conflict. It was evident that both men appeared slightly weary.
Since leaving Heaven Dou City, the two had not rested for a moment, traveling day and night toward Wuhun City.
Flender hesitated for a moment before asking:
"Xiaogang, when we reach Spirit City, will it really be useful to go see Bibi Dong?"
"I feel more like we are walking right into a trap!"
Yu Xiaogang gazed at the scenery outside the window, lost in thought, but replied calmly:
"I have my own plans regarding this matter; you can rest assured."
"How much longer until we reach Spirit City?"
Flender calculated the time and replied,
"By tomorrow noon at the latest. If we continue without stopping, we should be able to reach Spirit City by tonight."
Yu Xiaogang nodded, his expression grave, and said,
"Then let's keep going. We'll rest once we reach Spirit City tonight, and I will go to the Spirit Hall to see Bibi Dong early tomorrow morning."
Flender nodded helplessly and said:
"I'll trust you, then!"
"It's just that I don't know where Erlong has gone. If we could find her and have her go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan, perhaps we could find someone to intercede on behalf of Xiao San."
Upon hearing the name "Liu Erlong," Yu Xiaogang's expression instantly darkened. He couldn't quite grasp why Liu Erlong had changed so much.
Could it be that her love had turned to hate?
No, that wouldn't do.
He still needed to find an opportunity to explain things to her properly. Given his current situation, only Liu Erlong would want him.
Liu Erlong: ???
In the afternoon.
Liam returned from the Spirit Hall with Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and the others, with Yan and Xie Yue following behind.
Yan muttered in a low voice:
"I'm really curious!"
"Think about it, when we first met Liam, he was just a Spirit Master around level ten, and we had to lead him out from the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"How did he change so much now?"
"Oh right!"
"And Nana's change as well—how did her strength suddenly become so powerful? She even has four 100,000-year spirit rings. It will be very difficult for us to catch up to her in this lifetime."
Xie Yue looked at Yan, shook his head slightly, and said nothing.
Yan asked, puzzled:
"Aren't you curious?"
"Why aren't you answering me?"
Xie Yue grumbled impatiently, "If I answer you, it's not like you'd be able to hear me anyway."
After returning.
Liam looked at Ye Lingling and said, "Why don't you try healing him and see if his ears can be cured?"
"If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way."
Ye Lingling nodded, summoned her martial soul, the Nine-Heart Begonia Empress, and used a healing soul skill to treat Yan.
Golden begonia petals danced above Yan's head.
Yan looked around at himself and said, "I seem to feel much better. Can you guys say something so I can try to hear it?"
Xie Yue thought for a moment and said,
"You owe me five thousand gold soul coins from last time."
"Bullshit!"
Yan retorted immediately,
"It was clearly two thousand. Do you think I have amnesia?"
Xie Yue looked at Liam and said with a smile:
"Alright."
"Is this the legendary supreme healing martial soul, the Nine-Heart Begonia?"
Liam nodded and said:
"Yes!"
"It's fine now. If there's still a slight blockage, it will be perfectly fine after a good night's rest."
Xie Yue nodded. Taking advantage of the moment Hu Liena hadn't returned with Liam, he asked again:
"Brother-in-law, is that soul-sealing technique really gone?"
Liam replied with a calm expression:
"That thing is very special and must not fall into the hands of anyone but me. Just tell Bibi Dong exactly that when you go back."
"She knows it clearly in her heart; otherwise, she wouldn't have asked you two to come and request it from me again."
Xie Yue nodded and said:
"Hmm, then we shall return to report our mission."
Ye Lingling and her group also wore strange expressions, having likely figured out what was going on.
It seems.
Bibi Dong has not yet mastered the production of gunpowder, and she wants to obtain qualified gunpowder from Liam to use as a reference back home!
However.
Liam knows that you, Bibi Dong, are a lunatic. You at least have to prove that you are no longer crazy before Liam would even consider giving it to you, right?