"Bu Huan, is this related to you?" Niu Jinshui asked Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in his heart. He didn't know anything, so how could it be related to him?
This Head Seat Chu was too good at stretching the truth; he should have been a tailor!
"Mhm." Qian Duoduo bit the bullet and hummed softly, lowering his head.
"Wen'an Peak and Meng Yuan Legion will hold three matches, best two out of three, to decide the Tiger Cub's ownership," Chu Wannian said hastily. If he didn't speak now, the Sect Leader's interrogation of Qian Duoduo would expose everything.
"Right, right, right." Tang Honggong and Qian Duoduo nodded repeatedly.
When it came to speaking off the cuff, both of them had to learn from Head Seat Chu. As for the competition, Qian Duoduo and the Palace Lord weren't afraid. Wen'an Peak's combat power was definitely not as good as Beast Tooth Peak's. If Qian Duoduo wasn't even afraid of Caizhu, why would he be afraid of Nangong Qinglong and Nangong Nizi?
"However, we agreed that personnel can be freely dispatched, but during the competition, it must be based on pure combat power, without using Magic Treasure self-destruction."
The roundness of Chu Wannian's round face was also the roundness of a deep pit.
Qian Duoduo immediately realized that Chu Wannian had dug an extremely deep pit for his Zhangzuo Dajiu and him. He wanted to use this kind of pure combat power competition to take the Tiger Cub away.
"You two agreed to this too?" Niu Jinshui's eyes fell on Tang Honggong and Qian Duoduo.
"We agreed." Zhangzuo Dajiu was extremely unwilling, probably cursing Chu Wannian in his heart, but he didn't dare to say no aloud. However, he immediately added, "Our Meng Yuan Legion has already decided that Jin Buhuan will participate in all three matches."
"Alright, dig, dig, dig, everyone is welcome to dig pits together and bury themselves in them," Qian Duoduo thought to himself.
"Bu Huan is an Artifact Refiner, and the highest-ranked Artifact Refiner in the entire sect. It's a bit unfair not to let him use his Artifact Refining specialty." Niu Jinshui's words made Qian Duoduo feel very comfortable; he finally heard something normal.
Chu Wannian wiped his mouth, his eyes fixed on the ground.
He also knew that if Qian Duoduo was allowed to use Magic Treasures at will, no Disciple from Wen'an Peak would be able to defeat Qian Duoduo.
"How about this, if Meng Yuan Legion wins this friendly match, Jin Buhuan must be allowed to comprehend the Golden Toad Shedding its Shell, the foremost of your Lu Xi's ten great Mystic Arts," Niu Jinshui said slowly.
"The Mystic Art of Golden Toad Shedding its Shell? What is that?" Qian Duoduo was completely bewildered.
He thought Golden Toad was Golden Cicada. But the Sect Leader said Golden Toad.
Zhangzuo Dajiu, however, laughed happily. Qian Duoduo knew from his smile that Golden Toad Shedding its Shell was a good thing.
"This? The Mystic Art of Golden Toad Shedding its Shell is shared by Lu Xi's three peaks. I can't make the decision alone," Chu Wannian said with difficulty.
"If you can't make the decision, then ask Shang Wutui and Zhu Erkang. Comprehending it is one thing; whether one can comprehend it is another. Don't be so petty. If they don't agree, then forget about this friendly match. As for the Tiger Cub, we'll figure out another way to distribute it."
Niu Jinshui's expression hardened.
"I'll ask right away, right away." Sweat rolled down Chu Wannian's forehead. He exited the Great Hall and picked up a Jade Slip outside.
A short while later, Chu Wannian walked back in, "Sect Leader, they both agreed." The flesh on his face twitched, he didn't know what great price he had paid to get Palace Lord Shang and Zhu Zhangzuo to agree.
Niu Jinshui nodded slightly. "When does it start?"
"In one week," Chu Wannian said, and Tang Honggong quickly nodded.
After descending from the Purple Firmament Great Hall, Chu Wannian flew directly to Wen'an Peak. This friendly match was born from his lie, and he had no preparations whatsoever. The match hadn't even started, and he had already bled, so his mood wasn't very good.
Back at the Manor, Qian Duoduo glanced at Tang Honggong and called out softly, "Zhangzuo Dajiu, this match—"
Tang Honggong patted Qian Duoduo's shoulder and chuckled, "Go all out and win."
"All three matches, I'm going to participate in all of them?" Qian Duoduo was a bit helpless.
To get a companion for Brother Tiger, and have a few cubs, all these things came about.
"The capable one works more. That Mystic Art of Golden Toad Shedding its Shell is the sect's number one Mystic Art, even more powerful than the Hundred Ghosts Pushing Millstones."
"Zhangzuo Dajiu, the Sect Leader already said that whether one can comprehend it is another matter."
"That's true. For several millennia, no one in Lu Xi has been able to learn it. Oh, I just remembered something, that Little Dragon Valley..."
"Zhangzuo Dajiu, isn't that a bad idea?" Qian Duoduo thought Zhangzuo Dajiu was going to use Little Dragon Valley to scare him again.
"Let me finish. Inside Little Dragon Valley, it goes straight to the bottom of the mountain, where it's extremely cold, and there are Cold Flame Snakes. These are excellent materials for refining Dan artifacts. If you win, Little Dragon Valley is yours."
This promise wasn't very appealing, but Qian Duoduo had no choice. In front of the Sect Leader, things had reached this point; he had to participate whether he wanted to or not.
Seeing that Qian Duoduo was still a bit reluctant, Tang Honggong gave two dry laughs, "You're a Four-Rank Refiner now, do you lack money to buy materials? Should Zhangzuo Dajiu give you some?"
Qian Duoduo shook his head. He really wasn't short of money now; the items produced by the Manor every day could sell for tens of thousands of gold coins.
His eyes fell on the Golden Bull Garden, and Qian Duoduo's heart stirred. He said to Tang Honggong, "Zhangzuo Dajiu, where can I find Golden Oxen? Can you help me buy some?"
"How many?"
"The more, the better." There were already two to three hundred Golden Oxen in the Golden Bull Garden. But this was already the entire sect's total. The calves born from female Golden Oxen would also take two to three years to mature.
The Golden Ox Army was forming a bit slowly.
"Good. As long as you win and don't let a single Tiger Cub leave Meng Yuan Legion, Zhangzuo Dajiu will take you to a place. There are plenty of Golden Oxen there." Tang Honggong was overjoyed at the news.
"There's one more thing." Qian Duoduo pointed to the Phoenix Garden.
There, Azure Phoenix and Luan Phoenix were already deeply in love.
"Perhaps in a few days, when Azure Phoenix lays a few eggs and hatches little Phoenixes, Hall Master Ping won't be like Head Seat Chu, coming over to demand an even split, right?"
Tang Honggong was stunned, then immediately patted his chest, "I'll arrange things with Hall Master Ping. She's not like Head Seat Chu, not like him." There was a look of great confidence and three parts of ambiguity in his expression.
After Zhangzuo Dajiu left, the Spirit Ant Bee Queen flew out from behind the door and said to Qian Duoduo with her Spiritual Awareness, "Manor Lord, I have recovered. Let me move into the Manor. Also give me the eggs of those Spiritual Bees and Devouring Gold Ants. I will hatch them; there's a lot of work to do."
Qian Duoduo led her into the Manor, "Huang Guiren, the Spirit Ant Bee Garden you built has found its owner."
As soon as Huang Guiren saw the Spirit Ant Bee Queen, his body immediately trembled—Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, another great deity has arrived!
The combination of the new body and Soul brought some changes. In just a few days, the Spirit Ant Bee Queen transformed from Foundation Establishment Late Stage to Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, ascending a small level.
"This is the Second Manor Lord. If you can't find me, just tell him if you have any needs."
"Sister Ant Bee, take a look at your garden." Huang Guiren puffed out his chest and led the way. Now, whenever he encountered a high-level Spirit Beast, Huang Guiren's mouth was as sweet as honey, calling them 'Brother' and 'Sister' with great fluency.
The Spirit Ant Bee Garden was located on a hillside south of the Manor, covering an area of one thousand acres. The underground was dry rock, and Purple Clover Grass was planted on the surface. The Spirit Ant Bee Queen was very satisfied. In a short while, she dug a deep hole, placed the eggs of the Spiritual Bees and Devouring Gold Ants inside, and then busied herself.
Seeing her settle down, Qian Duoduo returned to his Immortal Cave to prepare for the friendly match a week later.
Not being allowed to use Magic Treasure self-destruction made this friendly match quite difficult. However, no matter how difficult, he had to win this match. If Chu Wannian succeeded, then the combat beasts, Jin Beasts, and Xuan Beasts produced in his Manor would not be safe in the future.
He had to beat them into submission, beat them so thoroughly that they wouldn't even think about snatching anything.
Qian Duoduo clenched his fists, deciding to first cultivate the first layer of the Everlasting Prosperity and Wealth Art to Perfection. Reaching the Profound Green color meant the first layer was complete, his Spiritual Veins would be ten times stronger than ordinary people, and his Spiritual Qi ten times denser than ordinary people.
Sitting on the Spiritual Platform, Qian Duoduo directly set the Spiritual Qi to the rate of ten thousand gold coins per hour.
Immediately, Spiritual Mist rose in the room, enveloping him.