Four fruit plates, four cold dishes, eight wine dishes, and twelve side dishes.
A full table.
It was a fine aged wine.
The two of them sat across from each other.
Xie Dao Ling ate very slowly and very seriously.
Gu Qing Shan was thinking about the Wraith realm ruins, the heavenly beings, then his Merit. It wasn't until Xie Dao Ling reminded him that the food was getting cold that he stopped thinking about it.
— — -leisurely eating at a time like this doesn't seem right.
But since Shifu told me to, I'll eat.
"Come, Shifu, I'll toast you" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Come, let's drink" Xie Dao Ling raised her cup.
"Shifu has been trapped for too long, eat more" Gu Qing Shan said.
"That dish isn't bad, bring me the plate" Xie Dao Ling pointed at a dish and said.
"Ah"
Gu Qing Shan handed the plate over and casually commented: "The food here is quite decent"
"Ah? You're quite knowledgeable about cooking? "Xie Dao Ling asked.
"Hm, it's always second brother and I who are in charge of the sect's food" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"How good are you?" Xie Dao Ling asked.
"Second brother's cooking can be ranked number one in the entire world, I wasn't as good as him before, but now I'm almost on par with him" Gu Qing Shan very naturally replied.
This was the truth, and Gu Qing Shan wasn't a modest person, so he didn't mind it at all.
— — in front of Xie Dao Ling, he was used to saying whatever he wanted to say.
Even if this was Xie Dao Ling's past life.
Hearing that, Xie Dao Ling put her chopsticks down.
"Shifu, you're not eating anymore?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I'm full, let's go" Xie Dao Ling replied.
Gu Qing Shan said: "Shifu, I still haven't paid the bill"
"You pay" Xie Dao Ling replied.
"Shifu, I can't pay" Gu Qing Shan helplessly said.
Xie Dao Ling was a bit surprised.
"What's the matter?" she looked at Gu Qing Shan and asked.
"There's no other reason, I'm just poor" Gu Qing Shan answered with a serious expression.
Their gazes met, then both went silent.
It seemed that they had never encountered such a problem in their lives. This was the first time they had encountered such a problem.
"That can't be, is my sect that poor?" Xie Dao Ling pondered.
"It has nothing to do with the sect, it's mainly because I have a problem with me, I owe someone …"
Gu Qing Shan then told her about the Book of Seabed.
Xie Dao Ling shook her head: "My disciple, you still haven't experienced enough things — — - take out that book, I'll talk to it"
Gu Qing Shan took out the Book of Seabed.
Xie Dao Ling asked the Book of Seabed: "My disciple Gu Qing Shan owes you 3000 years and 1 day of income, is that correct?"
The Book of the Seabed replied, "Exactly."
"Alright, I'll pay his debt for him, you can cancel his debt" Xie Dao Ling didn't mind at all and said.
"Are you going to pay him back?" the Book of the Seabed asked.
"That's right, he's only a disciple of my sect, how would he have the money to pay you back, I'll do it" Xie Dao Ling casually said.
The Book of the Seabed pondered for a moment before replying, "Fine. From now on, you owe me three thousand years and one day of income."
"What about him?" Xie Dao Ling asked.
"He doesn't owe us anymore," the Book of the Seabed said.
"Alright, I want a copy of the contract" Xie Dao Ling requested.
"No problem," the Book of the Seabed replied.
Following the Book of Seabed's voice, a contract appeared from the void of space and silently floated in front of Xie Dao Ling.
After reading through, Xie Dao Ling nodded: "Indeed"
She tapped on the contract and put it into her sleeve.
"Yes, that will do. My disciple, you keep that book as well."
Gu Qing Shan put away the Book of the Seabed and said somewhat emotionally, "Master …"
"It's fine, it's just some debts" Xie Dao Ling replied.
"Yes!" Gu Qing Shan replied.
In the end, he was still a little worried and asked, "Master, how do you plan to return the money?"
"Return the money? Why would I need to return it? "Xie Dao Ling replied.
Gu Qing Shan froze.
Xie Dao Ling coldly scoffed: "I tricked you out of 3000 years worth of money with just a few words, why would I need to return it?"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Then you're not going to return the money?"
Xie Dao Ling slowly replied: "Money is a worldly thing, I, your Master, have never touched it, so it won't affect you much. But since you made a contract with someone else, it wouldn't be good to ruin our sect's reputation"
"What Master means is — —"
"When we arrived just now, the Heaven Immortals' mini world was already in my hand"
"And then?"
"This mini world is a treasure, it's marked with the soul vessel of 101 Heaven Immortals, so it's heavily guarded — — unfortunately, they don't know that all treasures belong to me and are under my control — — I'm going to use the mini world to distribute the debt to them"
"… Will that work?"
"Why not? In the past, they helped the evildoer, but now that the Samsara has been reestablished, they still refuse to leave, only thinking about passing the days without accomplishing anything. So now, I'm going to make each of them pay three years' worth of debt for you, as a light punishment"
While she spoke, Xie Dao Ling took out the contract, as well as a jade sphere that gave off a frigid air.
The image of the mini world could be faintly seen on the jade sphere, and the frigid air it exuded was too familiar, it was Shroud's power of ice.
Xie Dao Ling held the jade sphere in one hand while her other hand turned into a blurred image and tapped on the contract.
She muttered: "Three realms, heed my command, quickly come and help!"
In a split second, the contract scattered into specks of light and flew into the jade ball, gradually disappearing.
Soon enough, the entire contract was gone.
Xie Dao Ling put the jade sphere away and casually said: "It's done, you can pay the bill now"
"… Master"
"Do you have any more questions?"
"My debt is gone, but I still don't have any money on me"
"…"
"Don't be impatient, Master, I'll go find the manager of the tavern right now"
Gu Qing Shan opened the door of the private room and went downstairs.
Xie Dao Ling sat there with a cup of liquor in her hand, slowly sipping from it.
A few moments later.
Her expression suddenly changed.
"A mere spirit cooking secret technique … sold for such a large sum of money … it seems his cooking skills are much higher than this tavern's …"
Xie Dao Ling muttered to herself as her beautiful eyes slowly narrowed.
"… I need to think of a way to make him cook something delicious for me …"
The sound of stairs could be heard from outside.
Gu Qing Shan opened the door and smiled: "Master, the bill has been settled, we can leave now"
Xie Dao Ling's expression turned serious and said: "Very well, let's go"
"Where are we going, Master?"
"The Elemental War Grounds"
"Hm?"
"You're the heir of the Wraith realm, where else would you go other than the Elemental War Grounds?"
"But that place is sealed off by the immortals, I'm afraid — —"
"Hm, I've lost all my strength, so before I find the other room, I can't alert the Emperor Of Heaven, but I have a way to send you in"
…
At another location.
The Elemental War Grounds.
The entrance to the Wraith realm ruins.
1001 immortals stood in formation, exuding killing intent.
"Reporting to the Heavenly King, the heir of the Wraith realm still hasn't come out"
"Hm, that's fine, just wait, this King has plenty of patience"
All of a sudden — —
A commotion broke out.
As time passed, the commotion didn't die down, instead it grew louder and louder until it reached the entire formation.
"How dare you! What are they doing? "the Heavenly King loudly shouted.
An immortal flew forward in bewilderment and reported, "Milord, something strange has happened."
"What is it?" the Heavenly King asked.
"Everyone's money is gone"
"Money … gone? How strange, how many people have experienced this before? "
"Everyone!"
Seeing the fear on his subordinates' faces, the Heavenly King instinctively touched his Inventory Bag.
He froze in place.
There wasn't a single coin left in the bag.
Money really is gone!
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