"Young friend Xia, this is just a misunderstanding. I hope you won't take it to heart."
The old man of the Silver Fir clan smiled broadly, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, a large pile of things flew out from his sleeve and landed in the center of the hall.
It chuckled and said, "These spirit wines are specialties of my Tree Ghost Clan. Among them, Blood Ginseng Wine, Monkey King's Drunkenness, and Peach Blossom Wine are all highly sought-after spirit wines in the Ghost Realm. They are very difficult to buy outside. In addition, there are some spirit fruits and spirit medicines, which I am giving to you as a small token of my appreciation."
Xia Tianqiong glanced at them and saw that there were more than ten wine barrels that were half a person tall.
The aroma of various wines wafts out; a gentle inhale brings an immediate feeling of tipsiness.
Besides these, there were many other spiritual fruits and medicines piled up on the ground, reaching a height of more than two meters, probably weighing several tons.
These items could be considered very valuable gifts to other people, or to other supernatural beings.
But Xia Tianqiong didn't even look at him.
The spirit wine and spirit fruit were of little use to him, and he didn't lack those things anyway. He was more interested in the treasure he had just seen.
"Elders of the Silver Fir Clan, your sincerity seems rather weak!"
Xia Tianqiong pouted, feigning dissatisfaction, "What was that green heart-shaped treasure called? Give me a few hundred of them."
The Silver Fir Elder's smile suddenly froze on his face, thinking to himself, "You really dare to ask such a question!"
"That is the heartwood of the jade tree, an extremely rare treasure of our clan. If it weren't for the special circumstances today, we would never have taken it out so easily."
“I can buy it with ghost money.”
"While Nether Gold is indeed very precious, it is not as useful as Emerald Heart to my Tree Spirit. Young friend Xia, you should not insist on it. This thing is only useful to Tree Spirits, and you cannot use it even if I give it to you."
"Alright then!"
Xia Tianqiong just wanted to see if she could get some money out of him; if not, it wouldn't matter.
With a hint of displeasure that he forced down, he asked coldly, "Elders, the matter has been clarified and has nothing to do with me. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
His appearance perfectly matched the state of being wronged and forced to live under someone else's roof. The two elders, Yinshan and Taoyao, saw this and felt that they had really misunderstood him, so they didn't think much of it.
"I'm sorry to have bothered you today, young friend Xia, please go and rest." Elder Yinshan smiled and gestured for him to rest.
Xia Tianqiong said nothing, turned around and left, looking rather impatient.
As for the spirit wine and spirit fruit on the ground, they didn't take them at all.
Not far from the main hall, the old woman in the burial clothes continued to press for answers.
"Tell me quickly, since the contract has been dissolved, why does Old Willow still listen to you? How could it betray its people?"
"First of all, you've got one thing wrong. Old Liu has never betrayed the Tree Demon Clan from beginning to end."
As Xia Tianqiong walked, he used his mind to explain to the old lady, "On our way to the Tree Spirit Clan, I talked to the Tree Spirits that I had made contracts with."
They discovered that not only did they hate the Void Race, but they were also very dissatisfied with some of the elders' decisions.
They were not afraid of death and wanted to wage war against the Void Clan to regain some dignity, but the elders always disagreed.
I chose Old Willow from among these contracted tree spirits because it hates the Void Spirits the most.
I assured him that I could persuade the clan elders and even helped the Tree Demon Clan destroy the Void Demon Clan, so it was very willing to carry out my plan.
I knew long ago that the Tree Demon Clan had something to authenticate contracts, so I terminated Old Willow's human master contract to avoid being discovered.
For Old Willow, everything it did was for the Tree Demon Clan, and it didn't feel that it was a betrayal.
Therefore, I can say with a clear conscience in the main hall just now that I have not done anything to wrong the Tree Demon Clan.
After thinking it over, the old lady in the funeral clothes couldn't help but admire Xia Tianqiong's caution and boldness.
"No wonder Old Man Wang said your plan was too risky. If Old Liu changes his mind halfway through, there's nothing you can do about it, since the contract is no longer in effect."
Xia Tianqiong smiled confidently, "I was also afraid of problems, so I used the power of reincarnation to insert the consciousness of the Infant Tree Ghost into Old Liu's body."
If it doesn't follow the plan, the Infant Tree Ghost will fight it for control of the Ghost Body, and then control the Ghost Body to self-destruct.
Of course, besides the threat, I also promised it five hundred taels of ghost money afterward, and its freedom. As long as it's not stupid, it won't have any disloyal thoughts.
The old woman in the burial clothes paused slightly and asked tentatively, "If something happens to Old Liu, wouldn't that mean sacrificing the Infant Tree Ghost? As far as I know, it was one of the earliest ghosts to follow you. Are you really willing to sacrifice it?"
"It did it on its own initiative."
"Are you trying to fool this old woman, you little rascal?"
Why would I lie to you? What do you have that I would lie to?
"..."
The old woman in the funeral clothes fell silent. Xia Tianqiong explained with a smile, "I originally thought I could just pick any evil spirit whose name I don't remember, offer a large amount of ghost money, and there would definitely be someone willing."
But Ying Shugui volunteered, saying that it was also a tree spirit, understood the tree spirit race, and could get along with Lao Liu, which would be more helpful in the execution of the plan.
It said it had already died once and wasn't afraid to die again. I also felt it was the most suitable, so I chose it.
The old woman in the shroud was quite surprised and exclaimed, "You are truly terrifying, to be able to make a monster willingly go to its death. If all humans were like you, I think the monster realm would not be able to destroy the human world, but rather the human world would be able to take over the monster realm."
Xia Tianqiong laughed and said, "You only see its loyalty to me, but you don't see how good I am to it."
I gave it the authority to manage an entire sky island, with dozens of low-level monsters under its command, and its salary was top-tier.
He even found himself a girlfriend, and he's living a very comfortable life.
What does it mean to "cultivate your own little girlfriend"?
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