NOVPUBChapter 374: Chapter 372: Picking Up Another Son for Nothing
Chapter 374: Chapter 372: Picking Up Another Son for Nothing
Zi Qi pulled Sally into the room she had just come out of…
But when she saw the bare, uneven earthen walls and the lack of any decent furnishings or ornaments, she suppressed the idea that had just sprung to mind.
“You’re cleaning up the palace for Yin Zang?”
“Yes, look at the place he’s living in. Look there, and there…” Sally pointed to a corner where dozens of bugs were scurrying around, making her scalp tingle.
She quickly stepped behind Zi Qi, “No, no, I can’t look, you clean them up.”
She instantly transformed into a demure woman…
Zi Qi chuckled softly, “There were also a lot of bugs on the beast skin you were holding just now.”
“…Ah—!” A scream!
…
As Zi Qi had the Water Element Talent, cleaning was an exceedingly easy task for him, and he froze all the bugs to death, then crushed them into dust, clearing them away cleanly.
Yin Zang looked at his sparkling palace with immense excitement… It hadn’t been this clean since the day it was dug out! It was the Beast Emperor of the Eastern District, the leader of the four districts, who cleaned it for him, a feat worth recording in the Northern Region’s annals.
After bathing, Sally changed into a brocaded satin cheongsam embroidered with flowers. The dress was tailored to flatter her curvaceous figure, with a slender waist that couldn’t be grasped fully,
a perfect, smooth nape of her snow-white neck revealed by her long, lustrous white hair done up in a high bun.
Her peach-heart shaped delicate face with a light makeup looked clear and lucid, her starry eyes were expressive and lively, yet she was elegant and composed, with enchanting cherry lips that tantalized the heart…
On her feet were a pair of wine-red high-heeled shoes, and her slender, jade-like pale legs and ankles were occasionally visible beneath the swaying hem of her dress, adding to her allure.
Yin Zang averted his gaze after just one look at Sally, not daring to look at her again, and busied himself chopping meat and bones.
Zi Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression somewhat inscrutable.
Sally walked up to Zi Qi and, seeing his unclear expression, looked down at her own clothes, “Don’t they look good?”
Zi Qi took out a fur-collared cape from his Space Ring, “Aren’t you cold?”
“Not cold, no, I installed an air conditioning system, it adjusts the temperature automatically,” Sally said, glancing at the wall-mounted temperature display, “It’s twenty-three degrees right now.”
“I think it’s a bit hot,” replied Yin Zang.
Zi Qi glanced at him.
Yin Zang quickly shut his mouth!
Sally pursed her lips and chuckled softly, appearing exquisite and unparalleled for a moment… She set aside the cape and took a checkered apron to wear, “I’ll cook.”
“No, that won’t do, guests should not have to lift a finger,” he said, indicating that Sally shouldn’t bother, yet he automatically stepped away.
Sally: “…”
Zi Qi looked at her shoes, “Change them.”
“Oh, indeed, they’re not very convenient for cooking.” Sally then took a pair of flat shoes. She took off her high heels right there, revealing her beautifully delicate, perfect white feet.
Yin Zang glanced at them and then quickly looked away again…
Zi Qi was visibly becoming a little agitated, but he still managed to suppress it.
To Sally, Yin Zang was a former comrade-in-arms, with whom she had fought together many times; there was no difference from her own people, and changing shoes in their presence wasn’t a big deal. And to Zi Qi, her Beast Husband, there was even less to be cautious about.
Seeing that Zi Qi didn’t look too happy, Yin Zang quickly took him to another lower-level treasure trove to show off his collection and to talk about the situation in various districts…
Sally took many ingredients from the System Space.
While she was busy, several female helpers arrived, the wives from various tribes of the Northern Region, some accompanied by children.
Sally greeted them warmly, especially upon seeing the children, who were all in human form, looking about five or six or seven or eight years old.
After some conversation, it turned out that these children had low Talents, which is why they transformed earlier. The higher the Talent, the later the transformation.
Sally immediately thought of Yona and Yohanes, the two sisters, and figured that considering their age and Talent, they might be the earliest to transform.
She gave the children plenty of delicious candies, desserts, and toys, and seeing their happy faces made Sally feel content.
A young female particularly admired Sally’s dress and asked her how much she had bought it for.
Sally couldn’t say she had casually picked it up from a shopping mall on Earth, so she lied that it was a gift from Zi Qi.
Right then, those females began to praise Zi Qi again, along with expressing their various longings for the Eastern District.
…
A hundred dishes were laid out, filling the table.
Besides the dishes on the table, Sally had those who helped take the extra leftovers back with them.
Yin Zang’s saliva kept flowing, “Haven’t eaten this well since coming back from the Holy War.”
Sally laughed, “You should find a wife now, don’t just focus on cultivating all the time.”
Yin Zang chuckled and glanced at Zi Qi, “He played the bachelor for over ten thousand years before he waited for Sister Su, I’m not in a hurry.”
Zi Qi handed him a cup of wine, “Mhm, take your time to find the right one.”
“There’s something I think is perfect now that the two of you are here, we can discuss it,” Sally put down her chopsticks.
Both men looked at her.
Sally smiled, “Here’s the idea, I see that both the Northern Region and the Eastern District have Teleportation Arrays, we could open up tourism and cultural exchange. The Beast Clan from the Eastern District could get to know the Northern Region, and the Beast Clan from the Northern Region could experience the civilization of the Eastern District, exchanging what each side lacks.”
Zi Qi picked up his wine cup and sipped it lightly.
Yin Zang shook his head, “Just the Teleportation Array is a big expense.”
Zi Qi replied, “I’ll pay for it.” 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Sally looked at him, remembering he had just swindled thirty billion Fangmo Crystals from the Dark Continent, indeed he could afford it.
“Really?!” Yin Zang looked at Zi Qi in shock.
“Consider it your notification to me, her hard work fee for staying with you,” Zi Qi raised his cup.
Not taking advantage of this great deal would be foolish, whatever his reasons. Yin Zang immediately picked up a jar of wine, “I toast to the Beast Emperor!”
Sally: “…”
Having had his fill of both wine and food, Zi Qi then left with Sally.
When activating the Teleportation Array, Sally learned that traveling one-way from the Northern Region to the Eastern District cost one hundred Demon Crystals, and one Fangmo Crystal was equivalent to a thousand.
The Beast Clan population in the Northern Region was small, and so was the human population, situated in a harsh environment; therefore, it seldom interacted with the outside world.
There are no weak Barrier cracks between the Dark Continent and the Northern Region; it’s solid and unified. So even if the Beast Clan in the Northern Region are formidable, there are no Demon Beasts to hunt.
The Western District and Southern District also didn’t build Teleportation Arrays with it; only the Eastern District aided the Northern Region with both the Teleportation Array and the energy stones needed for its operation.
And this was the reason for the good relationship between the Northern Region and the Eastern District.
“Where did your Talent go?” Zi Qi had noticed her Talent was missing ever since he saw her.
Sally took Little Fengning out from the System Space, “Him, Little Fengning, his formal name Su Yunxiao.”
“Su Yunxiao?” Zi Qi took Little Fengning from her arms, “Why does he have your surname? Doesn’t Welly want him?”
“He doesn’t know, and besides, this child has a very serious issue; it’s best he stays with me. So, he might as well follow me. If you see him, don’t mention this child either.”
“Alright, I got it,” Zi Qi responded, “He isn’t in the Dark Continent right now anyway. He’s gone to his birth mother’s place and probably won’t be back anytime soon.”
“Hmm,” Sally nodded her head.
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Zi Qi’s thin lips curled up slightly, “How about we change his last name to Zi; I don’t mind having another child.”
Sally raised an eyebrow at him.
Zi Qi lowered his head to kiss her brow and eyes, “He looks like you in human form, so we would be raising a version of you.”
Leaning into his embrace, Sally said, “Qi, you really are good to me.”
Zi Qi, having gained a son so easily, was also in a great mood.
