Wan Jiao spoke the last few words in a very low voice, so low that they could be barely heard unless you listened carefully!
The old man was stunned for several seconds before smiling mysteriously, revealing white teeth that seemed extremely incongruous with his age. "I can get you those things you mentioned, but you'll need to make an exchange with me and pay a corresponding price. Are you... willing?"
Wan Jiao knew that Kunlun Mountain had bellflower seeds and the morning dew necessary for building a heartless spirit, but she couldn't find them. Rather than wandering aimlessly with Xiao Lejin and Li Wen, she decided to make this deal with the old man.
At the very least, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort!
Thinking of this, Wan Jiao silently erected a barrier around her and the old man to prevent Xiao Lejin from hearing their transaction.
Then, she slightly parted her red lips and went straight to the point, asking the old man, "How do you mean by a transaction?"
As soon as Wan Jiao said this, the old man raised his eyebrows in satisfaction. "I knew it. You're a smart girl. You really didn't disappoint me."
"A transaction is simply about each party getting what they need." The old man leaned closer to Wan Jiao, his voice low. "You just need to..."
"..."
"In that case, I will give you what you want with both hands!"
Wan Jiao was still immersed in what the old man had told her to do when his words, "I will give you whatever you want with both hands," brought her back to her senses.
She frowned subconsciously, then murmured as she asked the old man, "Is that really true?"
The old man nodded.
Wan Jiao's hand suddenly clenched at her side. After about ten seconds of deep thought, she asked again, "So you've admitted to being the Lord of Kunlun?"
This time, the old man did not deny it.
He glanced at Xiao Lejin, who was happily eating, with a smile, "She looks a lot like you; her future is definitely limitless."
Not denying it is tantamount to admitting it.
Without further hesitation, Wan Jiao clearly stated the word "transaction."
…
Finally, after Xiao Lejin had eaten and drunk her fill, she was led away by Wan Jiao. By then, what they were looking for was already in Wan Jiao's hands.
Xiao Lejin was stunned by this!
"Mother, where did you find this?"
Wan Jiao had no way to lie, so she could only answer truthfully: "That old man is destined to be with us, and he gave it to us."
Xiao Lejin: "..."
This isn't some common item; giving it to them? No way.
"Mother, do I look like a fool to you?"
Wan Jiao's inner thoughts: My daughter is quite smart!
Wan Jiao said, "Do you think I would need to lie to you?"
Xiao Lejin thought about it again and realized that it really wasn't necessary!
But... that doesn't make sense either.
Bellflower seeds and morning dew are rare treasures even in the Kunlun Mountains. So many of them... that old man really had no reason to give them away for no reason!
But Xiao Lejin also knew very well that since her mother didn't want to talk about it, no matter how much she pressed, she wouldn't get any answers. Therefore, there was no need to waste time asking further. As for the specifics, she could always find out the truth by consulting the Heavenly Book when she had time.
"There's no need," Xiao Lejin said, changing the subject and asking Wan Jiao, "Mother, shall we head back now?"
Wan Jiao nodded and said, "Now that we've got everything, we should naturally go back."
As the mother and daughter walked and talked, they arrived in front of Li Wen.
Seeing them emerge unharmed, Li Wen's heart finally settled. He packed his things, "I just did a rough calculation; if we go a little further up, we should be able to..."
"Li Wen," Wan Jiao interrupted him before he could finish speaking, and said seriously, "We don't need to go any further up the mountain."
Li Wen was completely stunned.
It took him a while to find his thoughts and voice, "We don't need to go up the mountain anymore? What about Xiao Jin's things? We don't want them anymore?"
Before Wan Jiao could even speak, Xiao Lejin spoke up, answering Li Wen, "Uncle, that old man has already given it to us."
Li Wen: "???"
Did he mishear, or did Xiao Lejin say something wrong?
Did that old man give them bellflower seeds and morning dew? That's impossible.
That stuff is hard to come by; even the Lord of Kunlun probably doesn't have many. How could...
Halfway through her thoughts, Li Wen belatedly realized what she had done and unconsciously raised her voice, "Jiao'er, are you...?"
"Li Wen, have you gone mad from watching a TV series?" Wan Jiao was afraid that Li Wen would say something shocking that would arouse Xiao Lejin's suspicion, so she quickly interrupted him, "Is it easy for that old man to do a good deed? Your suspicions are simply an insult to him."
Li Wen was quite perceptive. As soon as Wan Jiao finished speaking, he slapped his forehead in agreement, "I guess I was really dumbfounded... Hey, now that we've got the stuff, what are we waiting for? Let's hurry down the mountain and go back."
Xiao Lejin: "!!!"
You're blatantly 'acting' like this, are you really treating me like a three-year-old? Do you think I'd believe you?
The words were on the tip of her tongue, and she was about to say them, but in the end, Xiao Lejin swallowed them back.
never mind.
Since her mother wanted her to believe, and went to great lengths to 'coerce' Uncle Wen into cooperating, then she might as well 'believe' him.
…
Upon returning to the capital, Li Wen parted ways with Wan Jiao and her daughter.
The methods for consuming bellflower seeds and morning dew are special, and their preservation methods are even more so. No sooner had Wen left than Wan Jiao, along with Xiao Lejin, returned to the villa using a teleportation talisman. They quickly chose a spot, set up an array, and brought in a refrigerator to preserve the bellflower seeds and morning dew.
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