Trafford’s Trading Club

Chapter 3670: A Gift Between Friends

003 Before his full recovery, Daoist Bai Jie was already one of the strongest individuals of his time... After his full recovery, blessed by the initial spiritual energy that erupted from the Dragon Vein of Shenzhou, Old Daoist Bai Jie's cultivation soared even higher.

This is a simple principle: the upper limit of 003's Earth Lord has been raised. Those who were already at the peak of the upper echelons... can now score two hundred points on the exam.

It didn't take Daoist Bai Jie and Mo Mo much time to travel from the East Sea Region to the depths of Shennongjia.

When Old Daoist Bai Jie released his imposing aura, befitting the leading figure of the Shenzhou Daoist world, all the demons lurking in this ancient land felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

003's Earth Lord only has one [Extraordinary Forbidden Zone]. Apart from that, everywhere else is teeming with increasingly fierce [Extraordinary] and [Non-human] beings...

Shenzhou is actually doing quite well, after all, it has the unique Shenzhou True Dragon suppressing it. Apart from some trivial matters, it's still relatively peaceful.

However, the internal conflicts within the Shenzhou demon race seem to have become much more intense.

"...May I ask, what brings the esteemed Real Person to grace us with your presence?"

The one who came forward was an old monkey with grayish-white fur.

Daoist Bai Jie directly stated his purpose.

"How could this be?" The old monkey frowned, greatly surprised. "Our Great King did indeed go out yesterday, but a strand of hair left behind by the Great King is perfectly intact, so there should be no accidents... Is our Great King really missing?"

"Am I, the dignified President of the Shenzhou Daoist Association, going to lie to an old monkey spirit like you?" Daoist Bai Jie said unhappily, "Do you have a way to contact Sun Xiaosheng?"

When Daoist Bai Jie and Mo Mo arrived, the old monkey spirit had already secretly used his methods to contact him, but there had been no response so far. "Real Person, this old one can't find our Great King!"

Mo Mo frowned and pondered, "What did Great King Sun go out to do yesterday?"

"Ah, this... this..." The old monkey spirit stammered.

Daoist Bai Jie glared and said in a deep voice, "If you knowingly conceal information and miss the best opportunity to rescue Sun Xiaosheng, you will bear the consequences!"

The old monkey spirit smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just a little embarrassing to talk about... Our Great King went out yesterday to pick a fight."

The Daoist priest and Mo Mo listened silently, their expressions gradually becoming strange.

"...So, Sun Xiaosheng led people to the East Sea Region yesterday to compete for someone's affection??" Daoist Bai Jie wanted to strangle that mischievous monkey.

Everyone in the Shenzhou Daoist and demon realms knows that Sun Xiaosheng only has a one-sided crush on Su Zijun... The princess of the Xuanyuan clan doesn't even give him a second glance.

The old monkey spirit could only weakly say, "Our Great King is wholeheartedly devoted to Princess Xuanyuan..."

In fact, it was also constantly criticizing in its heart.

—What? Aren't the female monkeys in Shennongjia flirtatious enough, or is the thunder not loud enough?

—It's really embarrassing that our Great King has been single SOLO until now...

—It's even rumored that Lord Dragon has been taken down by someone, and may even be pregnant, blah blah...

Recently, in the demon circle, there have even been light novels and comics like [Lord Dragon's Fierce Love, Chasing Husband Crematorium] quietly circulating... quite explosive.

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"What is the other party's background?" Mo Mo instantly discovered the key point. "How did Sun Great King find the other party? Did your people inquire, or did the other party leak their whereabouts? Why choose to fight on a nameless deserted island in the East Sea Region?"

The old monkey spirit thought for a while and said, "I heard that it's a descendant of an ancient Onmyoji lineage from the island country. They saw Princess Xuanyuan at a certain exchange meeting and were amazed by her beauty. The next day, they sent someone to propose marriage. But after learning that our Great King is on good terms with Princess Xuanyuan..."

"Watch your words." Daoist Bai Jie glared again, "The Xuanyuan clan's knives are very sharp, you don't want this Shennongjia secret realm to be burned to ashes, do you?"

The old monkey spirit immediately broke out in cold sweat and quickly changed his words, "After learning that our Great King also admired Princess Xuanyuan, the young master of the ancient Onmyoji family sent a challenge letter, setting the place for a duel... We used the demon network to investigate that Onmyoji family. Although they have some ancient traditions, they are only between second and third rate. The Great King didn't really take them seriously. Perhaps he drank two more cups that day... and immediately led people out."

"How could our Great King have any enemies?" The old monkey spirit said in horror, "Who doesn't know that our Great King loves to make friends? The bar he opened in the human world has friends from all over the world... Although the Great King's temperament is a bit unrestrained, he has never done anything that harms nature and reason, otherwise the Daoist Association would have already shouted and killed us in the Shennongjia secret land, wouldn't they?"

Mo Mo looked at Daoist Bai Jie.

The Daoist priest coughed lightly, "Although that mischievous monkey is usually unreliable, he really hasn't done anything wrong."

But since this is the case, things become even stranger.

Mo Mo and Daoist Bai Jie finally left the Shennongjia secret realm with solemn expressions... The missing person is not an ordinary little demon, but one of the few great demon kings in Shenzhou. It's just that Sun Xiaosheng is naturally lazy, otherwise he would definitely be a scourge to one side.

"Sun Xiaosheng's disappearance is a major event, I fear there is a conspiracy." Mo Mo pondered, "Daoist, I have to go back to the Beijing Management Bureau headquarters and discuss this matter with the Evil God."

Since showing off his power at the Shenzhou Martial Arts Tournament, Mo Mo, the young celestial master of the contemporary Dragon Tiger Mountain, has received several invitations from the Fire Cloud Evil God and finally agreed to join the Shenzhou Management Bureau as a consultant... But he is also a restless character and usually does not sit in Beijing, but travels around, drawing his peach wood sword when reasoning doesn't work.

"I will also return to the association." Daoist Bai Jie nodded, "After that, I will go to Beijing to join you... Alas, it's a troubled time, I hope it's just a little storm."

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The disappearance of a great demon king was not widely spread, but was covered up by the Shenzhou Management Bureau.

The news of [Extraordinary] and [Non-human] beings appearing in the world every day to snatch black cards... or even sometimes not black cards, simply fighting because they don't like each other, is overwhelming, and people can't keep up with the gossip.

The Shenzhou land is still relatively safe.

[Extraordinary Forbidden Zone], peaceful as usual.

This city has changed its original name and has been officially named [Qilin City] by the government... Although the name is rustic, it is surprisingly popular.

Qilin is a benevolent beast of virtue, symbolizing peace, auspiciousness, and many children and grandchildren, which is the expectation in people's hearts...

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[Qilin City], a certain pet hospital.

The newly arrived intern, Ji Ran, is constantly busy—this place has not become easier because of the addition of a labor force, but instead seems even more overcrowded.

They can't be cured, they simply can't be cured.

"Pianxian... Are there really so many patients in Qilin City?" Ji Ran rubbed her shoulders, finally finding a moment to relax, and sighed, "I feel like patients from all over the world have run here... Clearly, the community hospital next door doesn't have so many patients, does it?"

"Maybe a lot of tenants have moved into this community recently." The little butterfly demon said calmly, "As you know, a lot of new immigrants have come to Qilin City recently. I heard that some people have even forcibly divided a house that was originally only sixty square meters into more than a dozen rooms... like coffins, and they can still be filled."

Ji Ran couldn't help sticking out her little tongue, feeling that the people here live a hard life... But after being an intern here for some time, she has a preliminary understanding of the current situation of 003's Earth Lord.

After drinking a bottle of glucose and regaining some strength, she got up and said, "I won't say anything more, I'm going to start seeing patients."

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Ji Ran~" The little butterfly demon smiled sweetly.

The healing is real healing. Luo Pianxian seems to have a magical power, and the trace of irritability in Ji Ran's heart unknowingly dissipated in the other party's smile.

She silently glanced at the patients waiting outside.

—Heh, none of them are human.

"Then I'll leave it to you, I'm going out for a bit! I'll be back soon!"

"Are you going to feed those stray cats again?"

"Yes! Ah Hua is pregnant again recently, she needs to supplement some nutrition."

Luo Pianxian goes out every day at fixed times, twice in the morning and evening, to feed some stray cats, rain or shine... She even built a lot of cat shelters, and I heard that she is saving money to buy land and build a stray home.

However, [Qilin City] doesn't have enough space for people to live in now, so her idea probably won't come true—the city government won't approve it at all.

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The self-made cat shelter is located in the yard of an abandoned house in the old city. There is a construction site near the yard, but it has been abandoned for more than ten years. The boss ran away with his sister-in-law a long time ago, and the wildly growing weeds and reeds inside can be filmed into a blockbuster.

However, the construction site has recently resumed work. A large consortium has taken over, and even the surrounding areas have been included in the renovation scope.

"I need to find a new place to settle them."

Without the energetic look she had at the pet hospital, Luo Pianxian's face began to be full of worry as she approached the construction site.

The main reason is that her abilities are limited, and the piggy bank she uses to save money is still not full, buying land or something...

She also didn't bother Sister Long because of this matter, as she really couldn't bring herself to… [Kirin City] didn't even have enough space for people to live, and people were still constantly entering through various means.

If she asked, Sister Long might not refuse… but she was also afraid that others would criticize Sister Long behind her back, feeling that Sister Long was actually quite troubled, having to balance everything, which was why she put on a nonchalant facade.

Thinking this, Luo Qianqian skillfully climbed over the fence… The fence not far away had already been covered with construction plastic again, it seemed like this place really couldn't be stayed in for many more days.

The little butterfly demon, preoccupied with her thoughts, first threw the food down, and then jumped down herself… The moment she jumped, the little butterfly's eyes widened slightly.

In front of the homemade cat house ahead, an figure had appeared at some point, and more than twenty stray cats were now surrounding the person.

Luo Qianqian's eyes widened slightly, and she subconsciously hooked her ankle as she jumped down.

She cried out in surprise.

In the next moment, a soft, cloud-like sofa appeared out of nowhere where she landed, catching her steadily. The sofa was extremely soft, as if it wanted to envelop her whole body.

Luo Qianqian stared blankly at the scene before her, and as she looked, tears that smelled as sweet as honey flowed naturally.

"Long time no see."

"Mister…"

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The sofa disappeared after Luo Qianqian got up—this was clearly an unusual supernatural event in the [Extraordinary Forbidden Zone].

The little butterfly demon didn't care, because Mister was omnipotent.

The little butterfly demon, her face flushed, walked over hesitantly.

Luo Qiu couldn't help but blink. The little butterfly demon's clothes today didn't have buttons, just an ordinary cotton coat, but it was printed with a cartoon pattern of two big eyes—it was a scheming frog cartoon.

"Mister, when… when did you come back?" Luo Qianqian asked subconsciously.

"Just now," Luo Qiu seemed quite casual, and with a wave of his palm, a bottle of milk appeared.

Luo Qianqian's face flushed slightly again… In her memory, Mister would always give her something to eat every time he saw her—she quickly took it, her little head and chin almost touching the scheming frog, her bangs covering her eyes, feeling hot.

"Try it, this is a local specialty, the taste is different."

"Hmm… Hmm?" The little butterfly demon paused, instinctively taking a sip, and her eyes widened instantly, a milky white color staining her pink lips. "Delicious!"

"There's more here," Luo Qiu took out a bag full of milk bottles. "Souvenirs."

"Thank you."

The two sat casually on the pyramid formed by the piled-up water pipes, watching the stray cats eat. Luo Qianqian held the milk bottle and sighed, secretly looking at Mister's profile… Wishing that time could slow down.

"This place should be resuming construction soon. What do you plan to do with these stray cats?" Luo Qiu suddenly asked.

"I'm also troubled by this problem," Luo Qianqian sighed. "There's no more open space nearby, and any further would be to the suburbs, but it's too far… Ah Hua and the others are already familiar with this place."

Luo Qiu said, "Actually, stray cats generally don't live past three years."

"Yeah," the little butterfly demon nodded, her mood dropping a lot.

"This is for you," Luo Qiu suddenly snapped his fingers.

A rolled-up poster fell out of nowhere, landing in Luo Qianqian's hands—she curiously opened the poster and found that it depicted a cat house.

The little butterfly demon looked at it in confusion, knowing there was more to come.

"Just stick it on the wall, you can go inside," Luo Qiu chuckled. "The space should be okay… It's actually a small magical artifact, easily bought from other places. But it needs to be infused with power… You probably only need to input it once a month, which shouldn't be a burden for you."

The little butterfly demon immediately wanted to see how big the space inside was, and directly stretched her head into the doorway on the poster… She saw that the space inside was not small, about the size of the original construction site, with a background of blue sky and white clouds, air circulation, and even grass and sand pits, and even a small pool.

Besides that, it was exceptionally empty, and she could arrange it herself later… Just stick it on the wall of the room.

What cat lovers would be ecstatic about!

"This is too precious!" Luo Qianqian quickly poked her head out. "Mister, I… I… I…"

"It's not free," Luo Qiu smiled. "Just give me a bottle of your homemade honey."

… Honey.

Although she wasn't a flower demon, she could collect honey… Nor was she a bee demon, unable to spit out honey—but she could indeed produce honey, but it had to be squeezed out.

Looking at [Cat Lovers Would Be Ecstatic], the little butterfly demon swallowed nervously. "Okay… Okay."

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"Here…"

Luo Qianqian lowered her head, her hands trembling slightly as she handed over a bottle—that was all she had, after all, she was just a butterfly demon, not a bee demon.

She had really tried her best.

Luo Qiu took it. "This isn't a transaction, don't be nervous."

"Ah… I'm not…" Luo Qianqian paused, surprised. "It's not a transaction?"

Luo Qiu chuckled. "Just think of it as friends giving each other gifts."

That [Cat Lovers Would Be Ecstatic] poster was a household magical artifact produced by [Azure]. Boss Luo and Miss Maid bought it when they were shopping at the supermarket in their spare time… There were quite a few other strange magical artifacts.

In the beginning, spirit notes could buy it, like picking it up for free.

As for the problem of being able to use it within the [Extraordinary Forbidden Zone]… not a problem.

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"…Are you going to fight, or do you have a fever? Why is your face so red?"

Ah Xi Ruo, with a pair of dead fish eyes, had just come out of the game pod to forage for food, and saw Luo Qianqian running upstairs in a hurry, holding a roll of something in her hand.

"Ah… Sister Long, I put the food in the refrigerator, you can take it out and heat it up yourself!" She ran into the room. "I have something to do!"

Ah Xi Ruo scratched her messy hair in confusion. "Does she really have a fever?"

She shrugged and didn't care.

Shaking her head, Ah Xi Ruo heated up the food while looking at the text messages on her phone—three phones, one for internal management bureau affairs, one for contacting Zi Ling's mother, which she had just bought recently.

The last one was still for contacting Zi Ling's mother… [Long Er]'s identity.

She hadn't looked at the management bureau's yet.

Zi Ling's mother's text message stunned Ah Xi Ruo.

The content was as follows:

—God, I'm sorry, I can't play the game with you tonight!

—My son is back, tonight is a family reunion.

The True Dragon of Shenzhou's hand trembled… The third phone also vibrated immediately.

The content was as follows:

—Good daughter, your brother is back!

—Mommy will pick you up for dinner later!

—Remember to wear the pretty dress I bought you last time~ Do you still like it?!

Ah Xi Ruo, God, [Long Er]… True Dragon of Shenzhou—Long Xi Ruo felt that her identity was actually quite complicated.

"I'll be damned…"

Did she have to run out to the suburbs and transform into [Long Er]?!

Ah Xi Ruo really didn't want to attend the banquet… After pacing back and forth in the room for a few minutes, she gritted her teeth and picked up the first phone.

The content was as follows:

—Arrange a car for me, immediately, right away!

The reply was as follows:

—Received! Arranging immediately!

—Advisor, has something major happened?! Should we deploy the peacekeeping force?!

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The new residential location was in the former high-end residential area of [Kirin City]—in the detached villa area of the residential area, near the lake.

When entering, Bai Zhi carefully squatted down at the entrance, taking out the household slippers.

"You don't have to do this in the future," Boss Luo said casually.

Bai Zhi blinked and nodded, whatever the master said… Anyway, it wasn't a very difficult thing, and she was willing to do it.

She had also watched a video before, where a young master from a chaebol family went home, and the maid followed behind the young master, watching the frequency of the young master's walking, and silently helped the young master take off his shoes—that was really difficult!

"Master, Miss You Ye is arranging the room!" Bai Zhi said quickly.

Boss Luo nodded, indicating that Bai Zhi could move freely… [Xia Ji] was not here, she was in the [Netherworld] Heaven, helping to build the new [City of Gods].

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"What is this?"

Miss Maid asked curiously.

"Qianqian's honey," Boss Luo said casually. "You seemed to have said that the honey she produces tastes good for making desserts… so I got some."

Miss Maid smiled and took it… She should give a return gift next time.

"Prepare yourself, there will be a gathering later," Boss Luo brushed a strand of hair beside Miss Maid's ear.

Miss Maid's eyes seemed to have smiles, and she said softly, "Master, would you like to try if the mattress is suitable?"

She looked at the golden honey in the bottle… She remembered that the butterfly demon's pollen had some special effects, which might make the master's [interest] higher.

The master's threshold is getting higher and higher…

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Upstairs in the mansion was content that Bai Zhi couldn't eavesdrop on even if she paid—besides, she didn't have any money.

But it didn't matter.

Bai Zhi loved watching TV… Earth-kun's TV was so interesting.

"I've always taken life and death lightly!"

"I'm going to fight against the heavens!"

Fight—!

Bai Zhi learned to strike a pose, it was really interesting!