Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 455: Chapter 42: Mysterious Dragon Soldiers_4

“Are you looking for us?”

Wang Ba and Zhao Feng exchanged a glance.

Zhao Feng took the initiative and respectfully replied.

The leader among them greeted them respectfully:

“Indeed, we have been asked by Master Zhao, Master Shen, and Princess Gao to come to you.”

…

“Hehe, the two of you have been in the city for several days, but I, being occupied with mundane matters, have not been able to meet you yet. This has been troubling me, but fortunately, we found the opportunity today.”

Here at Yanqiao Pass, in the House of Prince Gao, in the reception hall.

The gate was wide open.

This made it possible for outside cultivators to see inside.

Princess Gao, dressed casually, was seated at the head of the hall. She was smiling at Wang Ba and Zhao Feng below.

When she saw Wang Ba, Princess Li Xiangyun sighed involuntarily in her heart.

“The little rogue cultivator who was deliberately troubled by the Yan State’s sect in the past, didn’t expect to have such an esteemed master backing him.”

“Who would have thought…”

Thinking of Prince Gao’s personal instructions to her before his departure and his wariness of that Tang cultivator,

Li Xiangyun’s heart was filled with a sense of complexity that she couldn’t suppress.

Quickly, Zhao Feng and Wang Ba bowed in respect.

“Princess Gao, you are too kind to us!”

Both of them clearly understood that Princess Gao was being so polite to them only because of Tang Ji.

Otherwise, a Nascent Soul master would not need to lower herself so much.

Hence, they didn’t dare to be presumptuous.

Meanwhile, Li Ji who was standing on one side was both surprised and delighted to see Wang Ba receiving such a grand gesture from his own teacher’s wife.

He couldn’t resist chatting with Wang Ba.

Seeing this, Li Xiangyun didn’t stop them.

She had specifically invited Li Ji here to leverage his relationship with Wang Ba to bridge the gap between the two parties.

The situation went as she expected. With Li Ji acting as a link, the atmosphere soon became joyous.

As they got more engrossed in their conversations, the true nature of Li Xiangyun was revealed with her laughter. She said,

“Master Shen and Li Ji share a remarkably close relationship. I am his teacher’s wife. To show respect for my seniority, may I address you, Shen, as my nephew?”

“You should, Princess. If you don’t mind, I would like to call you teacher’s wife, just like my friend Li Ji.”

Wang Ba promptly replied without showing any nervousness.

When she heard Wang Ba’s reply, Li Xiangyun nodded with satisfaction and smiled as she asked,

“Nephew Shen, are you married yet? We have several unmarried noblewomen in Prince Gao’s mansion. All of them have reached the Foundation Establishment level, and they have admirable talents. They could make a fine match.”

Hearing the question, Wang Ba was taken aback.

For all these years in his cultivation, this was the first time he had been asked about marriage.

However, without any hesitation, he politely declined, “Thank you, my teacher’s wife, for your concern. But I already have a Dao companion and am solely committed to the Dao. I have no intention of getting married.”

“That is so…”

A touch of regret appeared on the face of Li Xiangyun.

Marrying noblewomen to talented cultivators with a decent background was a standard strategy in Chu Dynasty. She had considered Wang Ba’s background and after the previous exchange, she found Wang Ba to be sincere and steadfast. Successfully marrying into his family would bring her the benefit of recruiting a talented individual into the House of Prince Gao. That’s why she made the suggestion.

However, since Wang Ba refused, she wouldn’t insist on pushing someone onto him.

After all, if it wasn’t for Tang Ji, she would not have spent any time on Wang Ba.

After this little intermission, the original harmonious atmosphere gradually lost its taste.

Li Xiangyun’s gaze swept over the Dao soldiers outside the hall, and she suddenly had an idea.

A gentle smile appeared on her face as she said to Wang Ba,

“Uncle Shen, you are adept at refining spirit chicken essence. Could you sell another batch for my Dao soldiers to use?”

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba promptly replied, “If my teacher’s wife needs it, I will naturally offer it!”

“Hehe, you can’t refuse spirit stones this time.”

Li Xiangyun laughed and brought up the past.

Wang Ba repeatedly waved his hands, showing a bitter smile, “My teacher’s wife, you’re just making fun of me.”

After hearing that, Li Xiangyun intentionally stared at Wang Ba and said,

“Why on earth would I? Doesn’t it cost you to refine the spirit chicken essence? Tell me how much… if you don’t, I will give you 200 mid-grade spirit stones for each unit…”

“That’s unacceptable! That’s unacceptable!”

Wang Ba quickly replied.

It was a tough situation. Accepting spirit stones didn’t sit well, considering the fact that he was currently staying on their territory and had built a relationship with them.

However, if he didn’t accept and gave away so much for free, he felt like it was a loss.

The thought made him come up with an idea. His face suddenly showed hesitation.

As expected, Li Xiangyun noticed his hesitation and immediately spoke generously,

“Nephew, do you have something on your mind? Just say it. If it is something within Yanqiao Pass, I could be of some help.”

Despite her pressing him, Wang Ba repeatedly insisted that there was nothing wrong.

Entrusted to hold the fort at Yanqiao Pass by Prince Gao, Li Xiangyun was no fool. She quickly understood Wang Ba’s intentions.

She instantly played along, pretending to be upset,

“Nephew, do you not trust me?”

“This…”

Feeling cornered, Wang Ba finally spoke,

“Recently, during my cultivation, I need three drops of dragon clan’s class III spirit beast’s blood and essence. Despite searching the entire Yan State, I was unable to find it.”

“Blood and essence of a class III Dragon-clan spirit beast?”

Li Xiangyun was slightly taken aback. She couldn’t help but widen her eyes and stare at Wang Ba’s innocent face.

“Little lad sure is making a big ask!”

A Class III spirit beast even has self-consciousness. To obtain their blood and essence, one either has to kill the creature and forcefully take it or somehow persuade the creature to give it voluntarily.

As it was not feasible to kill the beast for a few drops of blood and essence, the only option left was to coax the spirit beast to yield it.