"Since Senior agrees, then when the ruins open, this junior will come to bother you again." Though bewildered, important matters still needed to be discussed.
"No need for such trouble," Ye Fan waved his hand. "We can go by ourselves then."
"Alright… then."
After a few more pleasantries, Huang Huihong went into the inner room to keep the Great Chief alive.
The Hongying sisters escorted Ye Fan and his party out.
"Ling'er… Senior," Hongying said nervously, "I offended you earlier, please forgive me, Senior."
"Sister Hongying, you are too kind," the Little Demon Girl took Hongying's hand. "You were just doing your duty before, and you had no ill intentions, so how could I blame you?"
"Senior…" The two sisters immediately breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the Little Demon Girl with gratitude.
"Alright, stop calling me Senior from now on," the Little Demon Girl said. "Just call me Little Sister Ling'er, like before."
The two sisters had intended to personally escort Ye Fan and his party back, but Ye Fan refused.
Then Ye Fan and his party left by flying vehicle, and the sisters returned underground.
Inside the room.
The Great Chief lay on the bed, barely alive, his face as pale as paper.
Huang Huihong placed his hand on the Great Chief's and continuously transferred demonic energy to him.
Seeing him sweating profusely, it seemed to be very strenuous.
After a stick of incense.
The Great Chief's complexion finally regained some color, and Huang Huihong let go of his hand.
"Thank you, Second Chief," the two sisters bowed respectfully.
"The Great Chief saved my life back then, so this is what I should do," Huang Huihong replied weakly.
"Second Chief…" Hongying glanced at the unconscious Great Chief on the bed. "Can this Black Soul Grass really cure Grandpa?"
"Of course," Huang Huihong replied. "And with the help of those two Seniors this time, the chances are even greater than we previously guessed!"
"It's just…" Lüying hesitated. "That thing is so precious, to just give it away…"
"Lüying, what are you thinking!" Hongying immediately reprimanded. "When it comes to Grandpa's life, you're still counting pennies?"
"It's not that, Sister," Lüying quickly explained. "I just feel it's Grandpa's favorite thing. If he wakes up and finds it missing, he'll definitely be unhappy… Besides, we have other things that are even better, we could have exchanged it for something else."
"The 'better things' you speak of are nothing more than some magic treasures and elixirs," Huang Huihong shook his head. "With Senior Ling'er's cultivation, she might not even look at them. Moreover, magic treasures and elixirs are ultimately consumables. In her eyes, things that improve cultivation are far more valuable."
Lüying nodded as if she had an epiphany.
That's right…
Elixirs only boost cultivation temporarily at best, while that thing can continuously improve it.
The higher the cultivation, the more precious the effect.
What I was thinking was still too simple…
A few days later.
After disembarking from the flying vehicle, Ye Fan did not go home directly but took the Little Demon Girl and the others shopping.
To make this Soul Devouring Meteorite Iron useful, he still needed to prepare some auxiliary materials.
In fact, the materials to maximize the effect of the Soul Devouring Meteorite Iron could not be bought in ordinary material shops. At least, not in the ones Ye Fan had chosen.
However, Ye Fan currently had no cultivation.
He did possess those powerful processing techniques, but without cultivation, he couldn't implement them.
So, he could only settle for the next best, next best, next best, next best, next best, next best, next best…
Option…
This shopping spree lasted until almost noon.
Ye Fan remembered that there weren't many vegetables left at home, so he decided to buy some ingredients.
As they passed a small alley entrance, several male cultivators suddenly surrounded them.
They all looked fierce, clearly not good people.
Especially the leader.
His face was a mess of flesh, and it was as if he had "I am a bad guy" written all over him.
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow.
According to the usual plot development, these people were about to cause trouble.
For example, targeting the Little Demon Girl's beauty and inviting her to have some fun with them.
Then, they would say something like, "Kid, be sensible and get lost."
After all, this wasn't the first time they had encountered such a situation since arriving in Ge City, and Ye Fan and his party were already used to it.
Then they would be forced to show off and gain face, and contribute some energy points to the dog system.
The Little Demon Girl, being quite the actress, immediately put on a frail demeanor, tugging at Ye Fan's clothes and looking at the group fearfully: "What… what are you doing… I'm telling you, I'm very powerful…"
As she spoke, she weakly waved her small fists.
Just like a frail maiden struggling powerlessly when encountering hooligans…
The burly men let out a few chuckles and slowly approached Ye Fan and his party.
Ye Fan helplessly cooperated with the Little Demon Girl's acting.
As for Shanjie and Xiangjiaojun, they were even more proficient than Ye Fan at playing along!
Thus, both parties gradually entered the alley.
Unexpectedly, the burly leader did not make any lewd gestures.
He even showed Ye Fan and his party a brilliant smile!
Unfortunately, this brilliant smile, paired with his meaty face, made the scene incredibly eerie.
Let alone at night, it could scare children to tears even during the day!
"Fellow Daoist," the burly man asked, "It's hard to establish a foothold in Ge City alone. Have you considered joining a gang?"
Ye Fan and the others blinked in confusion.
???
"Although our Wild Donkey Gang isn't a major power, we definitely have the best benefits for newcomers!" the burly man said as he pulled a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over. "Everything is written on it. How about you take a look?"
Ye Fan was shocked for the entire year!
Holy crap!
So, after all that, you're just here to hand out flyers???
But is it okay for you to do this?
Wild Donkey Gang?
Who in their right mind would join a gang with such a name?
Besides,
A gang that has to resort to handing out flyers to recruit members, no normal person with a functioning brain would join, right?!
Damn it!
Ge City has so many talented people, I think they should just rename it Arkham…
Their acting session interrupted, the Little Demon Girl lost interest.
"What kind of terrible name is your gang?" the Little Demon Girl casually took the flyer. "How can a name like that attract anyone?"
Ye Fan glanced at it.
The so-called benefits were basically just some Tier 3 to 5 elixirs.
At most, they could only attract cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.
Ye Fan suddenly found the situation amusing and started chatting casually.
"Brother, how big is your gang?"
Upon hearing this, the men immediately puffed out their chests excitedly!
Ye Fan and the others: ???
"What do you think, Brother?" the leader asked proudly.
"What do I think?"
Ye Fan was confused x2.
"Weren't you asking about the scale of the gang?" the leader slowly spread his hands, pointing to his subordinates behind him. "From the gang leader down to the elite elders, the scale is right before your eyes!"