Chapter 413: Chapter 413

"The flesh and blood of this type of monster beast contains the essence of heaven and earth. Eating it can increase your internal power. Although not too much, it's still quite good," Xiaoyao said.

"What? Then give me a piece too!" After hearing this, Zhuque Leiting immediately spoke up. She wanted some too.

"Sorry, who are you?" Xiaoyao didn't give any to Zhuque Leiting but ate a piece himself. Although there was still one grilled piece left, he planned to eat that himself too. He hadn't planned to share with Zhuque Leiting from the beginning.

Giving it to Xuanwu Lingxiao was just convenient—if he didn't cut it, it would have been taken away by Heart Moon Fox anyway.

"Boy, don't be arrogant. Would giving me a piece kill you?" Zhuque Leiting said irritably.

"It wouldn't kill me, but there's no benefit either! For you, a young miss of the Zhuque family, this is just worth one pill. You wouldn't care about it," Xiaoyao said with a smile.

Zhuque Leiting looked at Xiaoyao. She wasn't familiar with him now and couldn't bring herself to snatch things from this little servant, especially in front of Xuanwu Lingxiao—that would be even more impossible. The source of this content ɪs novel•fire.net

Moreover, Xiaoyao had said this thing's value was just one pill. She, Zhuque Leiting, wouldn't stoop to wanting one pill!

She was just a bit annoyed—annoyed that Xiaoyao clearly still had a large uncooked piece, and she was only asking for a small piece, yet he wouldn't give it. Could it be her charm wasn't enough?

No, it must be that this little servant was just petty!!

Xiaoyao did have a large piece of raw fish meat in his hands, but this was prepared for Guxing and the others. For such good things, he always saved portions for them, unless there wasn't enough to go around. But just now, cutting a small piece was cutting, and cutting a large piece was also cutting. He naturally would reserve portions for Guxing and the others, even leaving one for Wang Yanyu.

As he said before, since he was cutting anyway, it was just a favor. Given all the cultivation methods and martial techniques they had taught him, this bit of food was nothing—even more would be worth it!

Could Guxing and the others eat it fresh? Xiaoyao would prepare it as a cold dish and add some ingredients to ensure it wouldn't spoil for several days, allowing them to eat it.

At the same time, since Xiaoyao said this was just worth one pill, why go through such trouble to specially bring it to them?

The reason was simple: although it could be replaced by one pill, this pill wasn't ordinary—it would need to be at least a top-grade supreme pill. Moreover, besides the pill's effects, there were other benefits.

These effects couldn't increase martial power but could improve some aspects of a person's constitution. These monster beasts were nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth and naturally had some marvelous effects. With this Monster Salamander having reached Saint Level, its value and effects were even higher.

This could be understood from Heart Moon Fox personally taking action!

If possible, Xiaoyao would have wanted to get more things for greater benefits, but this was impossible because Heart Moon Fox had already given him decent compensation. This Monster Salamander was originally killed by Heart Moon Fox, and she knew exactly that it was here. Xiaoyao just happened to get involved—his contribution was only that much, and it didn't really matter whether he was there or not.

Therefore, what Heart Moon Fox gave him was already quite a lot. Plus, Heart Moon Fox also promised to give him several pills afterward. Heart Moon Fox wouldn't go back on her word—she would definitely fulfill this promise later.

In other words, the benefits Xiaoyao gained had a sequel. Calculating it all, he definitely didn't lose out!!

Xiaoyao understood this point. Even if Heart Moon Fox gave him nothing at all, he wouldn't have any complaints because this originally didn't belong to him!

Xiaoyao never forced things that didn't belong to him, nor did he envy others for getting them. However, this didn't mean he didn't want them. He would ask others, just like he did earlier—letting him put aside his pride to beg was fine with him, but only when others allowed it.

Of course, in extraordinary times, Xiaoyao would use extraordinary means!!

Currently speaking, if Zhuque Leiting gave up this opportunity, she might never have another chance to eat Monster Salamander meat in her lifetime. There might be opportunities for similar monster beasts, but the effects might be different. This loss was quite regrettable for her, though not too important.

Whether Zhuque Leiting understood this opportunity, or she suddenly had a whim, or perhaps she smelled the aroma and was really hungry, she suddenly said, "Boy, how about this—you give me this grilled fish, and I can pay you or give you something in exchange, provided I can accept the terms."

Xiaoyao looked at Zhuque Leiting, frowned, as if making a very difficult decision, and said, "If paying, this would cost at least ten thousand taels of silver!"

"Go die! Why don't you go rob someone? This broken grilled fish, and you want ten thousand taels from me?" Zhuque Leiting was furious. Even if she sold herself now, she might not be worth ten thousand taels of silver—this wasn't a small amount.

"First, you need to understand that I'm not robbing or cheating you. This thing has this value! I don't want to explain specifically because I'm afraid you'll target me for it. Anyway, it has this value—you'll understand later," Xiaoyao said. He seemed not to fully explain things, making people think he was just deceiving them.

"Fine, even if this thing is worth that much, I can't come up with so much money. Even if I were the richest person in the Zhuque family, I couldn't possibly have that much, let alone that I'm not! You suggest another condition," Zhuque Leiting held back and began negotiating with Xiaoyao.

"Alright then, another condition—let me see what your Zhuque family's book collection is like?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.

"Look at our book collection? You might as well just say what books you want!" Zhuque Leiting frowned. She didn't want to trouble herself too much.

"No, I just like reading books. I won't make it difficult for you—I only want to see books that your authority can access," Xiaoyao said with a smile. He didn't want to make things too difficult for Zhuque Leiting—that wouldn't benefit him.

"That's fine. What do you want to see?" Zhuque Leiting said.

"Do you have a catalog of your family's book collection? Show it to me, and I need you to deliver everything I require," Xiaoyao continued smiling, watching Zhuque Leiting's beautiful, delicate face as she thought.

"I can do that!" Zhuque Leiting nodded. At this time, she didn't yet know that what Xiaoyao needed and what she thought Xiaoyao could need were completely different things. Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed so easily.

"Then here you go!" Xiaoyao gave the Monster Salamander meat to Zhuque Leiting. Without a word, Zhuque Leiting began eating while praising it.

"Not bad, not bad! This tastes very good!"

Xiaoyao ignored Zhuque Leiting and began meditating to circulate his energy, digesting and purifying the Monster Salamander meat. This could at least refine quite a bit of internal power. He didn't plan to tell Zhuque Leiting because he believed she would understand herself, just like Xuanwu Lingxiao.

Xuanwu Lingxiao, who had finished eating the meat, had been very quiet since earlier because she felt a surge of heaven and earth elemental energy rising within her body. She understood what she needed to do—refine all of this.

While the three were refining, some people began gathering nearby. The earlier commotion wasn't small. Although this matter would ultimately be suppressed, quite a few people would still know about it.

Those who gathered first were naturally those who had originally been by the lake, followed by those who got the news and ran over to see the situation. These people clearly recognized Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque Leiting and naturally arranged for protection for the three.

Actually, even without their protection, the three would have been fine. The things that could be refined didn't take much time to process. For someone at Xuanwu Lingxiao's level, they would be refined quickly.

"Eh, this piece of meat is really valuable! I feel my internal power has advanced considerably—a very marvelous feeling, not just simple internal power growth," Zhuque Leiting exclaimed. At this moment, she discovered that her decision was incredibly correct, having spent what wasn't really much of a price.

"Is this the benefit of monster beast meat? Why didn't I have this feeling before?"

"It might be the difference in monster beasts. There are many marvelous species among monster beasts," Xuanwu Lingxiao said. She knew a bit more about monster beasts than Zhuque Leiting.

"It's not just monster beasts. Among all things in this world, many have marvelous abilities. The simplest example is pill-making materials. Just think of this Monster Salamander as a type of medicinal ingredient—that makes it easier to understand," Xiaoyao replied at this point, having finished as well and answered Zhuque Leiting's confusion.

However, Zhuque Leiting became even more confused. This time her confusion wasn't about the Monster Salamander meat but about Xiaoyao.

"Why could you finish so quickly? I had some difficulty refining it just now. With your strength, it should take at least twice as long."

That's right—why could Xiaoyao be so fast? We all took so much time. Could it be the same? Xuanwu Lingxiao on the side also found it strange.

When Xiaoyao was refining earlier, he clearly revealed his level. King Level was somewhat surprising, but this was very different from theirs—it couldn't be the same.

"I'm different from you. My refining ability is stronger than yours," Xiaoyao replied.

"What do you mean? Are you saying the cultivation method you practice is better than ours?" Zhuque Leiting raised her eyebrows with an expression of 'if you dare say that, I'll test it.'

"It's not like that. I can only say that in some aspects, my abilities are stronger than yours. Every cultivation method has its own characteristics—you should understand this. It's very basic knowledge," Xiaoyao looked at Zhuque Leiting with an expression of 'how did you not study well? What were you doing as a child?'

"..." Zhuque Leiting fell silent, not expecting to be lectured by Xiaoyao, this little servant.

"What do you cultivate?" Xuanwu Lingxiao asked, while giving Zhuque Leiting a disdainful look, making Zhuque Leiting grind her teeth in hatred.