For better or for worse, Ye Zichen could be considered half a son-in-law of the Sea of Innocence. Furthermore, given his status, the Ocean Emperor had prepared a place for him, Yang Jian, and the others to stay, and their rooms were adjacent.
Meanwhile, the Great Sage, Yang Jian, and Pu Jingwan stood by the window. The three of them were huddled together, looking at who knew what, but from time to time, they giggled foolishly. The Venerable of Numinous Treasure sat in his chair, fiddling with a low-grade divine artifact Ye Zichen had taken from the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.
"You guys sure know how to slack off."
Ye Zichen walked in, carrying two jugs of wine. This was the Ocean Emperor's prized possession, and he normally couldn't bear to drink it.
However, he'd recently regained the Sea God's Ring, as well as the Water Resistance Pearl.
The Ocean Emperor was overjoyed, so Ye Zichen took advantage of the opportunity to grab two more jugs and give them to the Great Sage.
As for the others, they'd already drunk quite a bit during the great emperors' gathering.
As soon as they entered the room, the Great Sage wrinkled his nose and glanced at Ye Zichen. The Venerable of Numinous Treasure was even faster. Even Yang Jian and the others didn't see how he'd moved. By the time they came to their senses, a jug of wine was in his hands.
He leaned against the wall and drank by himself. From the looks of it, he had no intention of sharing it with anyone else.
"What kind of treasure is this?"
The Great Sage blinked curiously. Yang Jian and Pu Jingwan licked their lips. Although they'd all drunk it before, it was precisely because they'd drunk it that their mouths watered.
"This is what the Ocean Emperor got from the Sea of Innocence …. What kind of essence did she get?" Ye Zichen's mind suddenly went blank.
"Who cares what essence it is? As long as it's good wine, that's all."
Yang Jian took out a few cups and placed them on the table. He picked up the jug and filled them to the brim, then downed them all in one gulp.
As the wine entered his stomach, even at Yang Jian's cultivation, he looked slightly tipsy.
"This wine …."
The Great Sage was amazed. He looked at the wine in the jade cup and drank it without hesitation.
"Good wine!"
Ye Zichen glanced at the others, then couldn't help but lick his lips.
The wine was a thick, milky-white liquid, and its aroma filled the room. Just smelling it made his blood flow faster.
He picked up the wine cup and gently placed it on the tip of his nose.
As the fragrance of the wine entered his nose, he immediately felt refreshed, and his pores opened up involuntarily.
Gulp.
The nectar tasted slightly sweet. When the wine entered his stomach, he couldn't help but feel a warm current slowly flowing in his chest. It flowed through all the meridians in his body and made the divine power in his body more active.
Even though it wasn't his first time tasting this wine, it still left a lingering aftertaste in his mouth.
The entire jug of wine was emptied after two cups. At that moment, the Great Sage was still pouring the last few drops of wine into his mouth.
"Brother, where did you get this wine from? Do you have any more?" The Great Sage asked.
"Didn't I tell you that this is the Sea Empress' collection? Recently, he was in a good mood, so he gave him a few more pots. But from the looks of it, these are the last few pots. I don't think he'll be able to deliver any more, "Ye Zichen shrugged.
"If he doesn't give it to us, can't we go get it ourselves?"
The Great Sage put down the wine flask and slammed the table. "It's not like you've just met me, Old Sun. Everyone in the Heavenly Court knows what I, Old Sun, do. Do you know where he's hiding it? I'll definitely steal it back for you. "
"Isn't that right? We can just steal it back," agreed the Venerable of Numinous Treasure. However, as soon as he said that, he sensed something was amiss. He looked at the Great Sage and said, "What steal? This is called stealing. Stealing sounds so bad. You sound like a thief."
"Oh, we're kindred spirits," laughed the Great Sage.
When he heard that, Ye Zichen couldn't help but facepalm. How did he let these two run into each other?
Back when the Great Sage wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court, during the Immortality Peach Banquet, he'd nearly stolen all the offerings from the auction house and taken them all to Mount Huaguo. The Venerable of Numinous Treasure was even more so. He'd set his sights on every major expert of the Upper Three Realms.
Both of them were masters of "treasure hunting". If the two of them ran into each other and formed a team ….
Even the Three Emperors wouldn't let even an inch of their treasures leave their hands.
"You two, stop messing around," said Ye Zichen righteously. "The Sea Empress has treated us well. Besides, we're staying with her, so no matter what, we can't attack her."
"What about the others?" asked the Venerable of Numinous Treasure. "Let me tell you, these great emperors all have some sort of treasure in their possession. Things like ambrosia and divine fruits? Let's keep an eye out for them in the future. If there's any news, we can go get some. It'll be a good opportunity for me to test out your skills."
"Heh, when it comes to treasure hunting, I've never been afraid of anyone!"
"What a coincidence! Me too!"
Although they'd only met for less than four hours, the Great Sage and the Venerable of Numinous Treasure felt like they regretted not having met earlier. Ye Zichen clutched his head in exasperation. He could already imagine the chaos the Upper Three Realms would face in the future.
However ….
In truth, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Not everyone in the Upper Three Realms was their ally.
With the Great Sage and the Venerable of Numinous Treasure around, anyone who dared to go against them would be robbed of all their belongings.
This was especially true of the God Emperor Zhou Wu and the Demon Emperor Kui Lin. Their treasures were absolutely frightening.
If he could take all their treasures ….
Wouldn't that be awesome?
When he thought about it, even Ye Zichen was tempted. However, he quickly discarded the thought. He was a righteous person. How could he do something so sneaky? But …..
Desperate times called for desperate measures!
He grinned foolishly for a while, but when he came to his senses, he saw that the others were sitting in their chairs, propping their cheeks in their hands as they discussed his every move.
"He's definitely up to no good."
"Look at him! He's drooling!"
Normally, he was under too much pressure. Even daydreaming wouldn't hurt. That was how Ye Zichen comforted himself. However, he couldn't lose his imposing aura in front of them.
He hurriedly coughed and wiped the corners of his mouth. "I'm telling you, don't even think about doing something like that. Especially you, the Venerable of Numinous Treasure. You know better than anyone how you've spent the past ten thousand years. Besides, we're the masters of justice. We can't go down that path, "Ye Zichen said righteously. The Venerable of Numinous Treasure understood.
"Just now, you were imagining us taking treasures. And here I thought it was something else. Don't think too much about it. Even if we went, we wouldn't give you what we took. "
"Who wants to take treasures?"
"Don't bother explaining. Explaining is just covering up, and covering up is an indisputable fact," said the Venerable of Numinous Treasure.
When he saw his smug expression, Ye Zichen couldn't be bothered to bicker with him.
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