Chapter 284 There is no such thing as a free lunch

Wu Yu's face was stiff, and he stared at Lin Xiaoman blankly. He finally realized that it was not his second uncle who was trying to trick him, but he was clearly being tricked by Lin Xiaoman, who was awake.

"Haha, you're right. Fu Xiu would definitely be rich in Wuji City."

Wu Yu laughed dryly and touched his nose. "Well, my second uncle didn't tell me about this. Wait a minute, I'll ask him."

Without waiting for Lin Xiaoman to speak, he turned around to contact Wu Shan. Lin Xiaoman couldn't stop him even if she called him. Although she was really tempted, that was 28 million.

Twenty-eight million spirit stones? What's wrong with accepting a disciple? It's twenty-eight million.

However, she has no intention of accepting any disciples yet. One reason is that she is afraid of trouble, and the other is that she feels that she does not have sufficient skills in the art of talismans and would not want to mislead others.

Her original plan was to pass on Xuantian Fuzun's talisman if she met the right person in the future, and even so, she wanted to be a middleman rather than a disciple.

Glancing at Wu Yu's back as he walked to the side, Lin Xiaoman guessed that he was in contact with Wu Shan and couldn't be stopped. He shook his head helplessly and picked up a skewer of grilled meat to eat.

"Mmm, delicious."

The cooking skills haven't declined, and the meat is delicious, so the barbecued meat is simply amazing! "Baibai, do you want to eat barbecue?"

I was happily talking to Baibai in my heart, but before I heard Baibai's voice, I suddenly heard Tuanzi's voice.

"It smells so good, eat it."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Tuanzi, are you awake?!"

"Meow~ Wake up, where are you? The smell here is not right."

"Hehe, even if I tell you, you won't believe me. I'm in Wuji City, a city between human cultivators and demon cultivators. There are not only human cultivators but also many demon cultivators here."

"Meow." No wonder, she smelled a familiar scent and thought Xiaoman was in danger.

Tuanzi yawned in relief, "Meow~ Xiaoman, are you making barbecue? Give me a few skewers."

"Okay, okay, it'll be there soon."

Lin Xiaoman was very happy that Tuanzi had woken up. She quickly prepared a few skewers of barbecue and sent them to Tuanzi in the mark. She put a handful of barbecue into the spirit beast bag for Baibai to eat.

It was inconvenient for Baibai to come out as she was afraid of being recognized by Wu Yu.

Although Tuanzi seemed to be awake, he didn't seem interested in coming out, so she didn't force him.

"Xiao Man, who are you talking to?"

Wu Yu, who had just finished talking to Wu Shan, turned around and heard her voice and asked curiously.

"My companion."

"Companion?" Wu Yu was puzzled, but after seeing the spirit beast bag on her waist, he understood that it must be her pet.

"I just talked to my second uncle. As long as you are willing to accept our little fellow as your disciple and guarantee that he can break through to the level of Heavenly Talisman Master in the future, our Jinwu clan is willing to pay the tuition of 28 million spirit stones."

Lin Xiaoman raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly. "Sorry, I don't have any thoughts of accepting a disciple for the time being."

Wu Yu was very disappointed when he heard this. He actually hoped that someone in the clan could make a breakthrough in the art of talismans. Perhaps, as his second uncle thought, learning from human talisman practitioners would make a difference. However, since Lin Xiaoman was unwilling, he would not force her. It was just...

"Okay, but my second uncle said he wants to come over and talk to you in person. Is that okay?"

Wu Yu heard that human cultivators attached great importance to accepting disciples, especially when they were asked to accept a demon cultivator as a disciple. It must be very difficult. However, after his second uncle had this idea, he seemed quite persistent about it. After hearing his retelling, he immediately said that he would come over and talk to Lin Xiaoman in person.

"Can."

After all, he is a big boss who is one level stronger than her, so she must give him face.

Wu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes unable to help but drift towards the meat on the grill. He swallowed and said a little embarrassedly, "Um, Xiaoman, can I have a skewer of this barbecue?"

It smells so good, and looking at Lin Xiaoman eating the barbecue, it smells especially good and looks very delicious.

"Take whatever you want."

Lin Xiaoman raised her chin and motioned him to take the grilled skewers on the barbecue rack.

"Okay, thank you."

Wu Yu smiled happily, took a skewer of barbecue, took a bite, and his eyes lit up.

“Wow, delicious!”

Lin Xiaoman said with a smile.

"Here, eat more."

Wu Shan didn't make them wait long before coming over, still smiling and looking very easy-going. Seeing Lin Xiaoman and Wu Yu eating barbecue in the yard, he actually came forward and asked for a skewer.

"It tastes good. I didn't expect Wu Yu and Fellow Daoist Lin to become friends by chance. From now on, if Fellow Daoist Lin needs monster meat in Wuji City, just tell Wu Yu and let him find it for you."

"That's so embarrassing."

She is about to reject others.

"No problem."

Wu Yu was eating beside him, his mouth dripping with oil. "Yes, yes, when I go out on missions in the future, I will save all the high-level monster meat I encounter and bring it back to you. It won't be a problem."

Lin Xiaoman just smiled. Wu Shan, who was next to him, stopped eating a skewer of barbecue and invited Lin Xiaoman to sit down and talk next to him.

Lin Xiaoman readily followed suit, and Wu Yu naturally took over the barbecue job.

After Lin Xiaoman sat down, Wu Shan waved his hand and put up a soundproofing shield between them.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, if you can accept a child from my Golden Crow clan as your disciple, I am willing to pay 30 million spirit stones as a reward. Moreover, the child we choose is extremely talented and will definitely not cause you too much trouble."

Lin Xiaoman raised his eyebrows. It has increased again.

But... "I'm sorry, Senior Wu, I don't have any plans to accept a disciple for the time being. Besides, accepting a disciple depends on fate. Otherwise, it will not be good for me or him."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and bowed respectfully to Wu Shan. "Besides, I don't know much about talismans. I mainly rely on my own hard work. The more I draw, the better I can get, and the easier it will be to break through."

Wu Shan raised his hand to signal her to sit down. He looked at Lin Xiaoman carefully and confirmed that she was serious. He could only sigh.

"If you don't want to be my disciple, can you take the child with you and let him learn from you?"

After a pause, he added, "The conditions remain valid."

Lin Xiaoman was surprised. Why was he so obsessed with this?

However, this good thing was too good to be true. She was a little worried that it was a trap. Although she felt that Wu Shan had no ill will towards her, there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. There were only unforeseen accidents.

"I'm sorry, I can't teach him."

Wu Shan was extremely disappointed and had to give up. He stood up and prepared to leave. He glanced at Wu Yu who was grilling meat seriously over there, shook his head helplessly, and turned away.

Lin Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief, glad she wasn't angry. However, she didn't expect Wu Yu to come over and sit down with a handful of roasted meat. "Xiaoman, did you promise my second uncle?"

"No."

Lin Xiaoman was shocked. Could it be that she had just given Wu Shan the wrong information? Did he misunderstand her?

"Well, then how can he let me give you the best price for your loss?"

"Best deal?"

Lin Xiaoman raised her eyebrows. Sure enough, there was something wrong with the price. She had just said that she destroyed so many courtyards in Wuji City for only 18 million.

"Well, my second uncle said that if we round it up, plus the previous losses of the City Lord's Mansion, the total will be 20 million spirit stones."

Wu Yu was very surprised. He originally wanted to say that the most favorable price was five million spirit stones, but he just received a message from his second uncle, which said that the price was the cost price.

Because of this, he wondered if Lin Xiaoman had agreed to his second uncle's proposal. But if she had really agreed, wouldn't his second uncle have paid off all her debts?