"Sir, those fifty pieces of Middle Grade Spirit Stones..."
Seeing this, Chen Ye hesitantly asked.
Upon hearing that, the steward was first taken aback, then looked at Chen Ye’s covetous expression and couldn’t help but chuckle.
"You old ghost, half a foot in the coffin already, yet really money over life. Rest assured, since our Holy Sect has spoken, we won’t short you a single penny!"
After speaking, the steward pulled out a grayish Storage Bag from his sleeve, along with a piece of black iron Token marked with the word "甲," and tossed them in front of Chen Ye.
His attitude was incredibly impatient, far from the previous respectful demeanor of addressing him as ’senior’.
"Clatter."
The bag was slightly open, revealing the Spirit Stones inside exuding rich Spiritual Qi, neatly cut fifty pieces of Middle Grade Spirit Stones, not a single one missing.
One must admit.
Though the Emotion Crossing Sect is a Demon Sect, they did not renege this time.
After all,
In their eyes, Chen Ye and others had been planted with the Emotion Crossing Seed, becoming the slaves of the Emotion Crossing Sect, and Chen Ye’s Spirit Stones became the Spirit Stones of the Emotion Crossing Sect!
In this recruiting occasion under the watchful eyes of the public, such gestures are naturally expected.
"Thank you for the grace of the Holy Sect!"
Chen Ye was trembling with fear, hunching his back and bowing repeatedly.
He swiftly picked up the Storage Bag and the iron Token, putting them into the Storage Bag.
The steward looked down at him from above, warning in a chilling tone:
"Take your settlement allowance and report to the Alpha Camp in the inner city! Remember, if the Unity Seal is activated by the Holy Sect, it will be like a thousand ants devouring your soul, a fate worse than death! If you dare have thoughts of escape or disobeying orders, I only need to think about it, and your Divine Souls, all four of you master-apprentices, will be annihilated!"
"This old man understands, dare not have a second heart!"
Chen Ye flattered a few more times and then made a gesture to his three disciples, leaving amidst the mocking gazes of the Demon Cultivators.
...
"This really angers Qing Jun! Really makes Qing Jun mad!"
After leaving, the little girl puffed up her cheeks angrily, stamping her small feet repeatedly, her face full of indignation.
"That ugly monster with eyes growing on top of his head! Actually dared to yell at Master and threw the bag holding Spirit Stones on the ground for Master to pick up!"
Qing Jun tightly hugged the broken wooden bowl in her hands, grinding her little tiger teeth, grumbling indignantly,
"Once we enter that Celestial Abyss, Qing Jun surely wants to twist his head off and use it as a ball to kick! No, kicking the ball is too dirty, just roast him into charcoal with fire!"
Jin’er nodded fiercely: "By then, use Jin’er’s fire, roast them to death!"
A person like Master, how can he be ordered around by others?
She absolutely cannot accept this!
"Alright, tone down your murderous aura. A real man can bend and stretch, what does this count for? On the other hand, Qing Jun, where did you get that wooden bowl?"
Chen Ye glanced at the little girl holding the wooden bowl in her arms. With their disguises already making them look filthy, holding a bowl made them look more like beggars.
The little girl said righteously:
"Stupid Master! We are now in the Qi Kingdom, Master has become a Demon Cultivator!"
"So what?" Chen Ye asked with some amusement.
"So, as a Demon Cultivator, you of course take whatever you see! Qing Jun conveniently snatched this from the inn earlier!"
The little girl raised her small chin, with a proud expression of "I am a qualified little assistant to a Demon Cultivator," and then rubbed her flat little belly, righteously adding,
"Moreover, holding a broken bowl, if someone sees us pitiful, they might give us Spirit Stones or not bear bullying us!"
Chen Ye couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his eye.
How could this girl be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and still behave like this!
He suspected,
Jin’er had been dumbed down by Qing Jun; she used to be solitary but at least smart, yet now, she seemed silly just like Qing Jun.
"Master really can’t handle you... Besides, what did Master say before? Let you relax your mind, and Master will control using Sword Intent."
Chen Ye sighed, looking seriously at Qing Jun,
"And you went ahead with your own decision. Do you know this is a matter of great importance? If it went wrong and you refined the Emotion Crossing Seed, the Emotion Crossing Sect would immediately sense it and notice something amiss!"
The little girl lowered her head in grievance, hugging the broken wooden bowl tightly, her index fingers poking together in front of the bowl with grievance:
"Master... Qing Jun didn’t want to either..."
"Once that bad seed got in, Qing Jun’s bloodline started moving on its own. It found the seed too smelly and unpalatable, wanting to swallow it and chew it to bits directly... Qing Jun barely managed to stop it!"
"Master, don’t be angry, Qing Jun controlled it in time! That broken seed is now just suppressed in Qing Jun’s belly, kept in a small corner. It isn’t dead, that ugly monster with eyes on top of his head definitely won’t sense anything unusual!"
The little girl looked up, quickly supplementing her achievements.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye frowned slightly, immediately separating a wisp of Divine Sense to probe into Qing Jun’s body.
Sure enough,
That Emotion Crossing Seed, which should have rooted in the Divine Soul, was now suppressed in a corner, trembling.
Previously seeing that Demon Cultivator did not act out,
Chen Ye had deduced that the Emotion Crossing Seed was still under control, but only by seeing it with his own eyes, could he rest assured.
After all, at this moment, the master and apprentices were all in the Qi Kingdom.
If any accidents occurred, there would truly be nowhere to run.
"Smart move. Alright, since the trouble with the Emotion Crossing Seed is resolved, we should go meet the fellow cultivators in the Alpha Camp."
Chen Ye restrained his expression and hunched his back again.
"Hmph... Master’s portrayal of an old man is truly well done."