Chapter 095
It was so enthusiastic that the little bird couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Just... a little bit handsome
Cheng Hui looked at the bird with great enthusiasm.
It was so enthusiastic that the little bird couldn't help but take a few steps back.
It's just... a little bit scary.
Cheng Hui winked at Lin Qingyang, and Lin Qingyang took out the spiritual herb reluctantly.
The bird's eyes lit up, and it quickly flew down from the branch. It pushed the ruby fruit on the ground forward with its little claws, and stared at the spiritual herb with longing.
Lin Qingyang then handed the spiritual herb to it. The bird quickly swallowed the spiritual herb, smacking its lips, with an expression that showed it was still unsatisfied.
"There is no more, this is the only one I can replace it with." Lin Qingyang frowned.
Cheng Hui was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The spiritual herb he took out was indeed of good quality, but that was all. It was completely incomparable to the value of the Ruby Fruit.
If he took out a red jade fruit, the spiritual herbs he got in return would be enough to form a small hill. Even though the spiritual herbs in this ancient tomb were relatively rare and the price had increased slightly, he would still feel embarrassed to exchange one spiritual herb for seven or eight red jade fruits.
This is too much of a bully for the bird.
"Ahem." Cheng Hui couldn't ruin Lin Qingyang's act, so he had to cough forcefully twice to signal him not to be so stingy.
Lin Qingyang felt helpless. When encountering such a good thing with so many birds, most people would want to empty the bird stocks directly. But Cheng Hui was different. He actually felt embarrassed.
If it was the Lin Qingyang of the past, he would definitely not mind using a few spiritual herbs to trick all the ruby fruits away. He did the business based on his ability, and the exchange between the two parties was also voluntary. What does this stupid bird not know about the value of the ruby fruit have to do with him?
But... Cheng Hui was right here, and he didn't want Cheng Hui to think he was greedy, so he changed his tone and said to the bird, "Although we previously agreed on a price of one spiritual herb, considering the precious Ruby Fruit you brought out, we've decided to raise the price based on the principle of honesty."
After saying that, he took out a large number of spiritual herbs of various kinds from his storage ring and let the bird choose for itself.
The little bird was dazzled by the magical herbs all over the ground.
It sniffed this and then that, and every spiritual herb smelled so fresh and delicious, much more delicious than the fruit that it had been eating for hundreds of years and had long been tired of.
"How about it? Want to change?" Lin Qingyang deliberately lowered his tone.
Change! Must change!
The bird nodded vigorously.
"So what do you think is a suitable price..."
Lin Qingyang, who wanted to take advantage of the situation, saw Cheng Hui's disapproving look before he could finish his words.
He was silent for a moment, then changed his tone: "One third of these spiritual herbs will be used to exchange for the fruit you just gave me, and the rest... you can do with it as you see fit. How about that?"
How's it? Absolutely fantastic!
The little bird chirped excitedly at Lin Qingyang.
It was the bird that misunderstood just now. You are such a good person!
After saying that, he disappeared like lightning, whooshed back and forth several times, and soon piled up a dozen fruits next to the red ruby fruit.
"Okay, these spiritual herbs are yours." Lin Qingyang waved his hand. The bird fluttered around the herbs, eager to please. What should it do? They all smelled so delicious? Which one should it eat first?
At this time, Lin Qingyang asked casually, "By the way, how do you plan to store so many spiritual herbs? If you want to eat them, it will take at least ten days or half a month, right? If these spiritual herbs are left outside, the spiritual energy will continue to dissipate."
Seeing the bird tilting its head in confusion, Lin Qingyang kindly explained to it, "It means that if this spiritual herb is not properly preserved, it will soon rot and deteriorate, and then it will not be delicious."
Kotori:……!!!
"Chirp?"
What should I do then?
Lin Qingyang slowly took out a few jade boxes, smiling gently: "Would you like a jade box that can store spiritual herbs?"
Xiaotiao: ...I feel like I've been tricked.
Can I not have the bird?
Of course not!
Thus, dozens of ordinary jade boxes were exchanged for three red jade fruits.
After selling the jade box, Lin Qingyang took out the storage bag. After all, so many spiritual herbs were packed in the jade box, which took up quite a bit of space. The bird didn't have much storage space, so if he wanted to move them away, he could only rely on other tools.
So, Lin Qingyang sold the storage bags that could be hung around the neck again, and three storage bags were sold at the high price of two red jade fruits.
Cheng Hui maintained a gloomy expression as he watched Lin Qingyang transform into a sales master and sell the things he had at sky-high prices.
Do birds like these things?
Looking at its happy and excited expression, you can tell that it likes it very much. And from a certain perspective, it has so many spiritual herbs, and in order to preserve the freshness of the spiritual herbs, these things are indeed what it needs.
I just don't know why, but when I see Lin Qingyang promoting something, Cheng Hui feels like... something is a little weird..._(:з」∠)_
So, when Lin Qingyang had sold all the things the bird needed, there were more than fifty ruby fruits piled up in front of him.
The fifty ruby fruits piled on the ground looked like a pile of rubies, very conspicuous.
Cheng Hui looked at the green vine again. Originally, there was a little red among the green, but now there is no red in the green.
After being harmed by the bird, the green vine was furious and helpless, and the only thing it could do was to hide the remaining fruits deep in the vine.
No matter how fast the bird is, it needs to see the ruby fruit to have a target. If it can't find the ruby fruit and rushes into the green vine, it is simply seeking death.
"Ahem, that's enough. You can't just grab one sheep to pluck." Cheng Hui said with two dry coughs.
The green vine originally covered the entire rock wall, but now it was forced into a ball by the birds, just to protect its few remaining fruits.
Cheng Hui looked at those green vines, and it was as if he saw a tall, strong man with tears in his eyes, being forced into a corner by a petite little cutie, feeling wronged, pitiful, and helpless...
Cheng Hui: ...
Bah! What kind of a fantasy is this? Cross it out! Cross it out!
After completing this "fair" transaction, both Lin Qingyang and Xiaoniao were very satisfied.
Cheng Hui is not a pedantic person. He is willing to give a relatively reasonable price. However, in matters of buying and selling, as long as both parties feel it is appropriate, the specific price of the item does not matter.
Now that both parties have reached a win-win situation, he will not be so tactless as to force Lin Qingyang to pay more.
After storing the ruby fruits in a fine jade box, Lin Qingyang stuffed the ruby fruits into Cheng Hui's storage ring.
Cheng Hui:?
"Keep it for now. After we get out, we'll find an alchemist to refine half of the Ruby Fruit into longevity pills. We can use the rest when needed."
Cheng Hui thought about it and thought, that's a good thing, longevity pills are hard currency, so it's better to prepare more.
After packing up the ruby fruits, Cheng Hui kindly helped the bird sort out the spiritual herbs and put them into the storage bag around the bird's neck.
The little bird chirped happily twice, then flew onto Cheng Hui's shoulder and rubbed its little head against his cheek several times.
Cheng Hui felt a little itchy when it rubbed him, so he chuckled twice and reached out to touch its head.
The little bird was enjoying the human's caress when it suddenly felt a chill on its back and the hairs on its tail suddenly exploded.
No! There's murderous intent!
It suddenly woke up, flapped its wings and flew out, looking around vigilantly.
Didn’t notice?
The bird turned its head in confusion and was about to fly back to Cheng Hui's shoulder when that chilly feeling on its back came again.
Kotori:……!!!
It flapped its wings and flew high again, looked around, but still couldn't find the reason.
After doing this several times, it finally understood that as long as it dared to get close to the human's shoulder, it would feel a chill on its back, as if someone was about to stew it.
So, having learned its lesson, it could only stay away from Cheng Hui as much as possible. In this way, the terrifying feeling no longer appeared.
Kotori: ...That's outrageous!
"Chirp!" The bird chirped twice, signaling Cheng Hui and the others to follow.
Cheng Hui and the other man looked at each other and immediately used their skills to catch up with the bird.
The bird's speed and agility were both amazing. If it weren't for the fishing net, it would have been difficult to catch it.
This time, the bird brought them to the beach, which was the same beach where they first appeared. The bird then searched on the beach and soon found a small hole. It pecked inside with its beak and took out a long conch.
It called out twice to Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang, and then helped them find two other small holes and caught two long conches.
After catching the three conches, the bird led them to a waterfall in the valley. The waterfall was dozens of meters high, a silver streak cascading down from the sky into the deep pool below.
There are hundreds of pebbles of different sizes on the water surface at the bottom of the pool. The rapids hit the pebbles, making strange sounds of varying pitches.
After the bird flew here, it left Cheng Hui and the others and went directly to the largest boulder. It inserted the long conch upside down into a hole on the boulder, and then found a boulder at the outermost circle of the pool, squatted on it, and did not move.
Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang were confused. After watching for a while, they found that the bird squatted for a while, then flapped its wings and flew to another boulder.
Then, every once in a while, the bird would change the pebble.
Cheng Hui observed carefully and found that the bird had a pattern in choosing the pebbles. As time went by, the pebbles it was staying on were gradually spreading towards the center of the pool.
To put it bluntly, the bird's landing point is getting closer and closer to the round stone where the long conch is placed.
Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang were not in a hurry. They just watched slowly for almost a whole day. The bird had only flown to a place one-third of the inner circle. At this moment, the long conch exploded for some reason, and powder flew everywhere.
The little bird seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and its whole body was shaking. It took a long time to recover.
It flew back to the shore, called out weakly twice to Cheng Hui and the others, then squatted on a tree branch, took out a magical herb, swallowed it, and slowly digested it.
Cheng Hui looked at the bird that obviously didn't want to be disturbed, then looked at the waterfall that was still rushing. After thinking for a while, he said to Lin Qingyang, "I'll go take a look first. You wait here for me."
"No, what if there is danger..." Lin Qingyang disagreed. He did not forget that the bird was obviously hit hard at the end. What if it threatens Cheng Hui?
Cheng Hui pulled his hand away and said softly, "I'm a zombie. I've even devoured the blood of thousand-year-old zombies. My physical defenses are at least dozens of times greater than yours. Look, that little bird is fine, so I shouldn't be in any serious trouble either. But you, as a 'fragile' cultivator, are much worse off than I am. It's better for me to go than for you. This is an opportunity we can't miss."
Lin Qingyang couldn't persuade him and could only watch him jump several times to the big boulder, stuff the long conch he had dug out with his own hands into it, and then return to the outer circle and find a boulder farthest from the center to sit on.
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