Chapter 236 - Talking and Laughing (1/2)

Edited by Lord Immortal

After leaving the quiet courtyard of Liu Qingyan, Granny Wind snorted, “Boy, I advise you not to have designs on my young lady, or you won’t be spared!”

Lin Xun complained helplessly, “Senior Granny Wind, why have you invited me here if you think I’m unreliable?”

“You should know what I am talking about!” Granny Wind rebuked sharply.

Lin Xun retorted, “Do you think I’m head over heels for Miss Yan?”

Granny Wind reproached with disdain, “There are many young men in the world who adore my young lady. It’s normal for you to feel crazy about her. But if you think that you can win my young lady’s heart by repairing the Ancient-rhythm Ocarina, you’re too naive.”

Lin Xun sighed in his heart. The old woman seemed to be a very wise person but once it came to Liu Qingyan, she immediately behaved like a cat with its tail stepped on. It really made communicating with her a headache.

“I’ll bear your words in mind.”

Lin Xun didn’t want to explain himself any more.

Although Liu Qingyan was a heavenly beauty, it was totally looking down on him to think he would be smitten by her.

“Remember your words. There are many youngsters in the empire who want to win Yan’s affection, but they all failed in the end. Even some practitioners who are far superior to you in birth, status and cultivation failed. I believe that you should also know the difference in your statuses. Wise people will never come out with an idea of failure.”

Granny Wind said slowly, with pride and arrogance in her voice.

Hearing this, Lin Xun felt uncomfortable and said quietly, “Excuse me, I’m here just to repair the Ancient-rhythm Ocarina. I’m not going to discuss your household problems with you. If you think that I’m not trustworthy, it’s better to part our ways. So, we will just pretend today’s visit has never happened, okay?”

Granny Wind gave Lin Xun a frosty look but found him calm and composed.

Eventually, Granny Wind harrumphed and said no more.

Lin Xun didn’t want to be perfunctory. Although Granny Wind was strong, and her identity was high, she dared not cause any trouble for him before the restoration of Ancient-rhythm Ocarina. Therefore, Lin Xun directly demanded, “Senior, restoring the Ancient-rhythm Ocarina needs some rare spiritual materials. I’ll list them now. The sooner you gather these materials, the sooner my master can start working.”

Lin took out a pen and paper, wrote a long string of names of spiritual materials and handed it to Granny Wind.

When she took a glance at the list, she suddenly became stiff. Even though she had tempered her state of mind for a long time, she could not help turning angry at this moment, “Boy, you sure have a big appetite. Aren’t you afraid to overeat yourself to death?”

The spiritual materials on the list were Silver-Quill Snow Whale Bone, Hades Lighting Grass, Green Cold Crystal Water, Nine Turns Core Iron…

Each and every one of them was a rare and precious spiritual material and had a sky-high price. Some treasures were not even on sale in the market at all.

For example, Hades Lighting Grass only grew in the cold areas of the Arctic, which was extremely rare. Even if it could be found, there were powerful and frightful beasts around guarding it. If one wanted to collect this spiritual material, one needed to send a Tao Insight Realm practitioner!

On this list, there were more than ten rare spiritual materials like Hades Lighting Grass!

Everyone would doubt whether Lin Xun was being obstructive deliberately, or he really meant to ask an exorbitant price.

After all, the values of all the spiritual materials on this list were outrageous!

Lin Xun calmly questioned, “Do you think that Ancient-rhythm Ocarina, a nearly lost musical instrument, can be easily repaired?”

Granny Wind’s eyes twinkled. To tell the truth, these spiritual materials might cost high, but she could still collect them with some efforts by her means.

She suffered a lot of pains calculating the human resources and wealth needed to gather these spiritual materials.

Eventually, Granny Wind took a deep breath. She agreed to this deal with her irrefutable chilling eyes, “Fine! It’s a deal. But if you dare to take these spiritual materials for your own needs, I’ll be the first one to come looking for you!”

Lin Xun nodded and assured, “Certainly I won’t.”

As he spoke, he smiled and quipped, “Now that the matter of spiritual materials has been solved, it’s time to talk about the rewards. After all, it takes a lot of energy and time for my master to repair this Ancient-rhythm Ocarina; we can’t let him work in vain.”

Granny Wind cursed in her heart with a long face, ‘Rewards? It’s not enough to supply these spiritual materials? This badass is still asking for other rewards. He’s too sly and crafty!”

She said expressionlessly, “Tell me how much you want.”

She had made a decision. If Lin Xun became too greedy, she ought to use some tough means to wise him up and make him understand his situation.

Lin Xun corrected Granny Wind’s question, “It’s not my reward but my master’s.”

Granny Wind grew angry in her heart. She was almost unable to control her temper since Lin Xun still dared to make a retort.