"Ning Rongrong, if you call me a Pagoda Spirit again, I'll get really mad with you."
A certain someone hopped out, bouncing, without even waiting for Ning Rongrong to summon her.
Was the term "Pagoda Spirit" really that damaging?
"Alright, alright, I got it. I'll be careful next time." Ning Rongrong waved her hand, signaling Tokisaki Kurumi not to nitpick. Even if a cat has nine lives, nitpicking will shorten its lifespan.
As the former Dark Devilgod Tiger, now a woman named Tokisaki Kurumi.
Being well-traveled and knowledgeable, how could she not see that Ning Rongrong was just brushing her off.
"Whatever, I'm just unlucky to have a master like you." Tokisaki Kurumi stopped looking at Ning Rongrong, adopting an 'out of sight, out of mind' attitude, and slightly shifted her gaze to the Bi Ji beside her.
"Well, if it isn't the Emerald Swan. In such a hurry to become a Soul Ring at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan?"
"Don't be so aggressive, Dark Devilgod Tiger. I don't recall ever offending you."
Compared to Ning Rongrong, Bi Ji was much more sensitive to the Dark Devilgod Tiger's aura.
The evil aura on the Dark Devilgod Tiger was actually completely gone.
Bi Ji had heard from the Spirit Hall before.
Rumors said that someone in the City of Slaughter almost overturned the place, and ninety-nine percent of the people in the City of Slaughter died in that incident.
In other words, Ning Rongrong acted like last time...
Yes, just like when she tricked the Demon Emperor Wan into losing over 400,000 soul beasts.
If the deduction is correct.
The death row inmates and serious criminals imprisoned in the Heaven Dou Empire's prisons were all eaten.
After doing all this, not a trace of resentment remained on her.
Incredible.
"Hey, you don't mind if I help you take the Emerald Swan's soul bone and soul ring, do you?" Twinkling starlight gathered at her right hand, a pistol appearing in her grip. Tokisaki Kurumi slowly raised the muzzle.
"Jie jie jie jie~"
"Bi Ji, don't think I don't know. When Qian Daoliu was hunting me back then, the fact that I was discovered in the Star Dou Great Forest must have been your doing."
"That empty-headed black dragon certainly doesn't have the brains or perception for that."
Many years ago, her grudge with Qian Renxue led to Qian Daoliu hunting her down without any martial virtue.
Insufficiently powerful at the time, she could only lead him to the core of the Star Dou Great Forest.
As for those two door-god snake monkeys, were they enough for Qian Daoliu to handle?
It's best to take revenge personally. Those snake monkeys can be dealt with later; first, it's more satisfying to screw over that old fogey Qian Daoliu.
But before she could lure Qian Daoliu to Di Tian, she was surrounded by powerful beasts.
It must have been Bi Ji, with her keen life aura – nearly opposite attributes – who detected her and told Di Tian. Otherwise, with how well she was hidden, how could that mere Di Tian have found her?
"Then go ahead and do it! Do you dare?" Bi Ji didn't seem worried about her own safety at all.
"A little cat wearing a collar, if it acts without its master's orders, will be severely disciplined later."
"Hmm, that's what a book in the Heaven Dou library said."
"You..." Tokisaki Kurumi's anger flared up instantly.
"Stop it, Kurumi."
Hearing the voice, Kurumi glared back:
"What, do you want to give me a 'master's task' now?"
Ning Rongrong: "..."
Is the Dark Devilgod Tiger and the Emerald Swan inherently incompatible?
And 'master's task'? How are you so full of yourself?
Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and said:
"Miss Bi Ji and Princess Xue Ke are guests of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, and besides..."
"Miss Bi Ji is so confident, she must have a trump card, right!"
"Tch—"
"Anyway, you never intended to make an enemy of the Star Dou Great Forest in the first place."
Tokisaki Kurumi said disdainfully.
Then, the pistol pointed at Bi Ji dissolved into specks of light.
Tokisaki Kurumi lowered her hand.
"For the master's sake, I'll let it slide for now."
As she spoke, Tokisaki Kurumi retreated to Ning Rongrong's side, leaning her shoulder against the wall, crossing her arms and closing her eyes, adopting a posture of aloof detachment.
Ning Rongrong stood up and gave a slight noble's bow to Bi Ji.
"My apologies, Miss Bi Ji."
"My Kurumi was a bit impulsive."
"Not at all." Bi Ji smiled slightly, "It's my first time knowing the Dark Devilgod Tiger, known as a calamity and an ill omen, could be so interesting!"
Bi Ji had deduced early on that the other party couldn't kill her, and that Ning Rongrong was a very cautious person.
Ning Rongrong continued: "The purpose of inviting Miss Bi Ji to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, you must have some speculation."
"I hope to use your power to help my father's Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda break through to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"Oh?" Surprise flashed across Bi Ji's face, then her expression returned to normal, "It seems Young Sect Master Ning has taken action and looks determined to succeed."
"Then what is the reward?" Bi Ji was, after all, a soul beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, and everything had to be considered for the sake of Star Dou. As for Qian Renxue's side, both parties wisely did not discuss it.
"There is no reward." Ning Rongrong met Bi Ji's gaze, "I know which side you are on, and I know what you want to do, but we do not wish to participate."
"An empty-handed scheme isn't good!" Bi Ji looked Ning Rongrong over, "The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan is the wealthiest under heaven, surely you wouldn't come empty-handed!"
Bi Ji unhurriedly extended a finger, her gaze sweeping over Ning Rongrong and the people behind her, Ning Fengzhi and others.
"One compatible 100,000-year soul ring and one 100,000-year soul bone."
"How about the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan assists us?"
As Bi Ji's words fell, the atmosphere in the entire room quieted down.
Ning Fengzhi's eyes widened, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo's breathing became rapid.
Good heavens, bribing the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan with a 100,000-year soul bone and a 100,000-year soul ring?
Is the Star Dou Great Forest really that rich?
"The value is not equivalent. I refuse." Ning Rongrong didn't hesitate in the slightest.
"Refusing so quickly?" A trace of surprise flashed in Bi Ji's eyes, "I don't know how you plan to help Sect Master Ning's Martial Soul break through, but I have a method."
"Even if you want my soul ring and soul bone, it's not impossible."
"I can also guarantee that the Star Dou Great Forest will not cause you any trouble."
"His—"
Ning Fengzhi and the others sucked in a cold breath.
If others weren't clear, how could they not know?
The Emerald Swan Bi Ji was a soul beast of over 500,000 years.
The value she could bring was immeasurable, and there was no need to worry about the Star Dou Great Forest.
Wouldn't that be like delivery right to your doorstep?
Just as Bone Douluo was about to speak, Ning Rongrong directly cut off his train of thought.
"Miss Bi Ji, do you think your value is worthy of having the entire Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, top to bottom, join you in a high-stakes gamble?"
"We are not the Spirit Hall." Ning Rongrong's voice lowered slightly, "I can guess a thing or two about Qian Daoliu's character. Given his faith in the Angel God, unless that faith collapses or there are compelling reasons, it's impossible for him to cooperate with you."
"The Angel God is probably no longer here, right!"
"Am I correct?"
Two and a half years ago, she mentioned the matter of the Angel God to Qian Daoliu.
But that was just speculation.
"You are very smart." Bi Ji did not refute, "However, hasn't anyone told you that people who are too smart might not live long?"
"Sometimes, if you are not at the table, you are on the menu."
"You still need to have the capability for that!"
"Gu Yue... no, Lady Silver Dragon King, cannot take action, isn't that right?"
"Otherwise, she wouldn't be sending a clone around."
"Clone?" Xue Ke, who was standing to the side, was stunned.
The Gu Yue Ning Rongrong mentioned, could it be Gu Yuena?
But Gu Yuena's identity, the Silver Dragon King?
Who is that?
"You really know a lot." Bi Ji sighed, "Speak, what are your conditions?"
"If it's just helping Sect Master Ning break through, even without me, you would just need a little more time."
As a life-attribute soul beast, she could clearly sense that Ning Fengzhi's Martial Soul was only a step away from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"There are three objectives. First, help my father break through to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"Second, I need Di Tian's cultivation method for the Yin-Yang Twin Soul Cores."
"Third, the cultivation method related to divine power."
"Impossible." Bi Ji refused directly, "The first one I can help with, but the second and third are secrets belonging to the Star Dou Great Forest. Even I..."
"It is possible, but we also need something of equivalent value in exchange."
An abrupt voice came from nowhere. The moment the voice fell.
A young girl with shoulder-length hair stood beside Bi Ji, her silver strands floating as if moved by an unfelt wind.