Ye bing
arrived at Qingtian Hunter Agency as usual.
"Grandpa Song, what's today's commission?" Ye Bing asked.
"No commissions today," Bao said, leisurely lying on a reclining chair and smoking.
"No commissions? Then I'll leave?" Ye Bing was startled, then said.
"Hey, why leave, Xiao Bing? Do you know what day it is today?" Bao said.
"Today? New... New Year's Eve?" Ye Bing calculated the days, asking uncertainly.
"Yes, New Year's Eve. Xiao Bing, stay and have New Year's dinner with us," Bao said.
"Mm, alright," Ye Bing nodded.
Kunlun.
"Counting the time, it should be New Year's Eve today. I wonder how Xiao Bing is doing," Grandma Mu sighed.
"There's nothing to worry about. Xiao Bing is being looked after by that kid He Hao, and Old Song is in Modu, so he's very safe. Let's worry about ourselves instead; the pseudo-Emperor of Kunlun's Eastern Kingdom is stirring," Ying said, stepping out from the shadows.
"Heh heh, it's been quiet for a few years, and they're starting again? Do they really think we old folks are easy to bully?" Old Man Li said, hearing Mu Yan and Ying Lao's conversation.
"Perfect, Xiao Bing isn't here either. How about we make a move and teach that presumptuous pseudo-Emperor a lesson?" Ouyang Laotou suggested.
"What are you talking about? If all of us make a move, it'll make the other Kunlun Emperors wary. What if they team up against us? Then we'd become sinners. Let's stick to the old rules: just take down a few Lord-level as a warning," Old Man Bai said, glaring at Ouyang Laotou.
"Then who's going?" Ouyang Laotou said.
"I'll go. I can also get some ingredients to add to our meal," Grandma Mu said.
Modu - Qingtian Hunter Agency
In the afternoon, Cold Green was preparing New Year's dinner. Ye Bing stood up and said, "Senior Sister Cold Green, let me help you."
Cold Green was startled and said, "You can cook too?"
"Of course! I live alone. If I couldn't cook, wouldn't I starve to death?" Ye Bing said as a matter of course.
"Mm, then come and lend a hand," Cold Green nodded and said.
Ye Bing followed Cold Green into the kitchen and began preparing ingredients. After two hours of effort, the New Year's dinner was ready.
"Senior Sister Cold Green is truly amazing. She's beautiful and capable, can handle the hall and the kitchen. If I could marry a wife like Senior Sister, I'd be laughing in my dreams," Ye Bing flattered.
Cold Green rolled her eyes at Ye Bing and said, "You talk too much. Go carry the dishes out and call Lingling and Grandpa for dinner."
"Alright," Ye Bing smiled and carried the dishes out.
"Lingling, dinner's ready!" Ye Bing walked upstairs, pushed open Lingling's room, and said.
The moment he looked, Ye Bing only saw a naked loli. Lingling, holding a new dress, looked at Ye Bing in shock. The scene instantly froze.
After a few seconds, Ye Bing finally reacted, immediately turned around, closed the door, and said, "Uh, sorry, I didn't see anything. Senior Sister Cold Green asked me to call you downstairs for dinner."
After Ye Bing finished speaking, he dashed downstairs.
And Lingling was stunned for nearly a minute, a blush spreading from her neck all the way to her small face.
"Ye Bing!!!" Lingling gritted her teeth in angry shame.
After putting on her clothes, little Lingling patted her rosy cheeks, thinking to herself that one day she would avenge this humiliation.
Calming her emotions, Lingling came downstairs with a cold expression. Ye Bing glanced at little Lingling guiltily and suddenly shivered. As an Ice System mage, feeling cold was a very rare occurrence.
"This little girl won't hold a grudge, will she? I didn't do it on purpose," Ye Bing muttered.
Ye Bing finished New Year's dinner with a pounding heart. Cold Green left early because she still had matters at the Judgment Association.
Bao then took out a box from his room and said, "Lingling, Xiao Bing, come, these are fireworks and firecrackers. Go set them off."
Little Lingling, who had been keeping a cold face, finally showed a hint of a smile. She took the fireworks and firecrackers Bao gave her and left Qingtian Hunter Agency, walking onto the street.
Ye Bing followed her.
"Uh, Lingling, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to earlier. You, don't be angry anymore," Ye Bing looked left and right, seeing no one around, and whispered to Lingling.
"Hmph, pervert, lolicon," Lingling snorted coldly, cursed, and then took a few bottle rockets and set them off with whooshing sounds.
Ye Bing awkwardly scratched his head. He was truly wronged. After all, there wasn't much to see of Lingling right now. If it were Cold Green, he wouldn't mind bearing such a title. As for Lingling, he'd have to wait at least seven or eight years.
After setting off the fireworks, Ye Bing and Lingling returned to Qingtian Hunter Agency. Bao handed two piles of red paper-wrapped items to Ye Bing and Lingling.
"These are your red envelopes," Bao said with a smile.
"Red envelopes? This big?" Ye Bing was startled, asking in confusion.
"Grandpa must have used our commission money to stuff the red envelopes, right?" Little Lingling mercilessly exposed Bao's maneuver.
Ye Bing had a feeling of 'I've seen it all.' Would a normal person take someone else's salary, put it in a red envelope, and give it back to them?
"Haha, isn't this just a token gesture? The commission money for these past few days has come in, a total of 1.6 million, 800,000 for each of you. It's all here," Bao said.
"Grandpa Song, couldn't you just transfer it to our bank cards? Such a large pile of money, having to carry it back and deposit it in the bank, isn't it troublesome?" Ye Bing complained.
"Oh, young people shouldn't mind the trouble. It wasn't easy for this old man to wrap all this money. Alright, you two play. This old man is tired and needs to rest first," Bao said, putting his hands behind his back, and walked upstairs.
Only Ye Bing and Lingling were left in the shop, and the scene immediately fell silent.
A moment later, Ye Bing broke the silence first, asking, "Lingling, what do you plan to do with all this money? You're still far from awakening magic, so you probably don't need the money, right?"
"None of your business! Can't I save money for my dowry? As for you, don't think that having an innate spirit seed will save you a lot of money. Breaking through to high-tier requires a Star River Vein, and that thing costs at least seventy or eighty million to start with," Lingling said, rolling her eyes at Ye Bing.
"Me, an innate spirit seed?" Ye Bing was confused. When did he get an innate spirit seed? Why didn't he know about it?
"Isn't it? Your Ice System power is 1-2 times stronger than that of a typical Ice System mage of the same tier. Without a spirit seed, who would believe it?" Lingling said with disdain.
Ye Bing understood. Lingling had mistaken his Golden Core's enhancement for a spirit seed. However, Ye Bing didn't explain. After all, he couldn't just blab about having an extra core compared to others. What if people from the Arbitration Institute caught him and sliced him up for research?
"Heh heh, you found out even though I hid it so well. As expected of the clever and intelligent Lingaer. I'm going back first. I've been doing commissions this whole time, and my cultivation progress has fallen behind. But if there's any big commission, remember to contact me," Ye Bing said.
"Hmph hmph, got it. Go on, go on," Lingling haughtily snorted twice, then waved her hand, signaling Ye Bing to leave quickly.