"What’s that!" Hao Pengyou said, suddenly realizing he was not being complinted, he hurried to follow up, ranting at his retreating figure, "What do you an, what? I’ve always been very good, alright?!"
Upon reaching his own courtyard, Shi Honggui led Dugu Qianye into the main house, and the other four senior brothers also ca in one after another.
"Qianye, you were reckless just now," Shi Honggui said as he took his seat and looked at Dugu Qianye.
The others also looked at her with disapproval.
"Master, are you talking about the bout with Bai Xinyan?" Dugu Qianye asked, "He ca to stir up trouble today because he didn’t want Master to have a good birthday. I didn’t even ask for his position as the president; that would have been really nice."
"Pfft—" Hao Pengyou was sipping on his tea when he heard Dugu Qianye’s words and ended up spraying it out.
"And you still think your request was light?!" Hao Pengyou wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth and said.
"Yeah! If it were just , I would have made him give the president’s seat for two days," Dugu Qianye found a seat and sat down as well.
Pei Shaonan approached Dugu Qianye and said, "Junior sister, hello, I’m your second senior brother, Pei Shaonan."
Dugu Qianye looked at Pei Shaonan and smiled, saying, "Hello, second senior brother."
"Haha, co here, junior sister, this is a welcoming gift from , I’ve got your back from now on! Stick with your brother and you’ll never go hungry!" Pei Shaonan took out a bunch of Crystal Cards and stuffed them into Dugu Qianye’s hands, saying cheerfully.
Dugu Qianye pocketed the Crystal Cards and said, "Thank you, second senior brother. I heard from the fourth senior brother and Master that you would give lots of welcoming gifts, and it’s true. I’ll rely on you from now on, senior brother."
"No problem, if you ever run out of money or see sothing you like, just tell , and I’ll get it for you," Pei Shaonan said with a smile as he returned to his own seat.
"Your third senior brother, Yin Lang." Yin Lang tossed a Space Ring to Dugu Qianye and said.
"Thank you, third senior brother," Dugu Qianye, who had been receiving gifts until her hands were full, was overjoyed.
Seeing how well the five people below were getting along, Shi Honggui couldn’t help feeling displeased and said, "Today is supposedly my birthday, alright? Where are my gifts? And why is everyone arriving so late, did you all forget my birthday?!"
"Master, we originally wanted to co back earlier, but right as we were about to leave, junior sister suddenly had an insight into the rules of the Domain, so we were delayed for a few days. But here we are, back in ti," Hao Pengyou explained.
"You’ve cultivated a Domain?" Shi Honggui widened his eyes and asked.
"Not yet, but sotis I can sense it," Dugu Qianye responded.
"Haha, very good! That’s my disciple for you, just advanced to Divine Level and already reaching the threshold of the Domain, excellent!" Shi Honggui exclaid, slapping his thigh in approval.
"Looking at how happy Master is, I bet even if we said we didn’t bring gifts, it wouldn’t matter now," Hao Pengyou mumbled to Fen Qingran.
"Who said that? Hurry up and bring out my presents!" Shi Honggui demanded.
Fen Qingran stood up, walked over to Shi Honggui with a box in hand, extended it towards him with both hands and said, "Master, this was specially prepared for you by your disciple."
Shi Honggui took it and opened the box, only to find it contained a simple robe.
"This was the Heavenly Silkworm I sought out to spin silk which was then crafted by Nangong," Fen Qingran explained, "It’s very thin, but it keeps you very warm."
Shi Honggui suffered from an old illness, which made his body feel cold every now and then. He had specially prepared this Heavenly Silkworm Robe for that purpose.
He took it out and looked at it, indeed it was very thin.
"I wonder how effective it will be when worn. Considering the rarity of the Heavenly Silkworm, I’ll reluctantly call it acceptable," he said.
Where the Heavenly Silkworm was hard to find was an understatent, for it was almost an extinct species!
Seeing Shi Honggui’s gaze fall on him, Pei Shaonan said, "I’ve already given mine, you better not ask for more."
"I know you’ve given it!" Shi Honggui said, his gaze continuing to sweep downward.
Yin Lang stood up, brought a bottle over to Shi Honggui, and said, "An Ice Fla Pill refined by Master Fuo Nan."
The other half of the ti when Shi Honggui’s old illness acted up, his body would feel hot, and the Level 9 Ice Fla Pill was precisely the elixir that could temporarily suppress the flas within his body. He had made a special trip to the Boundless Continent to ask for it because only Fuo Nan possessed the formula.
Shi Honggui accepted the elixir without saying much. Fuo Nan was known to be quite temperantal; Yin Lang must have gone through quite a bit of trouble to acquire it.
Hao Pengyou brought a wooden box to Shi Honggui, which contained a small bead.
"Here, I picked this up in the Youming Swamp, make do with it," he said.
The Dark Soul Beast’s core, a Demon Crystal from the Dark Soul Beast that dominated the Youming Swamp, was different from regular Demon Crystals; this bead stored its energy and could ward off the cold when worn. But the Dark Soul Beast was not so easy to deal with, or it wouldn’t have been the bully of Youming Swamp.
"And here I thought you were only good for sleeping!" Shi Honggui muttered as he stored the item away.
Dugu Qianye also thought Hao Pengyou only knew how to sleep, although, of course, she dared not voice that thought. She approached Shi Honggui and presented a bottle of elixirs, saying, "This was specially refined for Master; I hope you won’t disdain it."
The Level 8 Liuli Pills were specifically refined by her to regulate Shi Honggui’s body. They were different from the last ones. To truly cure Shi Honggui’s old illness, he had to take Liuli Pills continuously for two months.
Shi Honggui received the elixirs with a cheerful laugh. He liked anything she refined, especially since it was tailored for his condition!
"Little Junior Sister can also refine elixirs?" Pei Shaonan said in surprise.
Dugu Qianye smiled and handed out the Three Elent Pills she had refined for them. "This is the Three Elent Pill I refined for my Senior Brothers."
"Three Elent Pill?!" Pei Shaonan, having returned for a few days, had naturally heard about the Three Elent Pill auctioned at Qian Pavilion before. At that ti, it was the most suppressed auction item, fetching a sky-high price, and now each of them had one!
"Little Junior Sister, are you trying to keep us from living?" Pei Shaonan remarked.
"Ahem." Dugu Qianye couldn’t help coughing before speaking to Shi Honggui, "Master, once you have regulated your body, I’ll cure the illness completely. In the anti, we’ll need to collect so dicinal ingredients I’m lacking."
Knowing that Dugu Qianye’s alchemy was genuine, and hearing her offer to treat Shi Honggui’s old illness, nobody was too surprised. Fen Qingran said, "You ntion the ingredients you’re missing, and we’ll prepare them together."
"Okay," Dugu Qianye nodded. This was sothing they all should do together; she wouldn’t be foolish enough to do it alone. After all, there’s strength in numbers. "I currently need the rmaid’s Tear, Octagonal Lotus, Dream Life Flower, and Millennium Orchid Grass for the dicine prirs."
"I already have the rmaid’s Tear. That one can be crossed off," Pei Shaonan said. His birthday gift to Shi Honggui had been the rmaid’s Tear. Initially, he had thought it would help to suppress the old illness, not realizing it would be perfect as a dicine prir.
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