Chapter 703: Secret (2/2)

On the second day of Li Qiye’s cultivation, Tie Yi finally returned and crawled out of the ground. He met the madam who was acting as a guard for Li Qiye.

“Hahaha, Your Majesty Zi Yan, please do not misunderstand. This little demon is only working for Young n.o.ble, I am not a bad person.” Tie Yi hurriedly introduced himself after noticing the extremely sharp gaze from the madam.

The madam glanced at him and slowly said: “Young Master is currently cultivating and will not be seeing anyone right now.”

“Then this lowly one will just have to wait a bit.” Tie Yi was very sensible with his response. If he acted in a way that aroused even the slightest bit of suspicion, then the madam would immediately attack him. Because of this, he obediently stayed on the other side of the valley and didn’t take any frivolous actions.

After three days pa.s.sed, the squeaking of the doors signaled that Li Qiye had finally come out of his meditation. He appeared to be quite fatigued as if he had just fought a great battle against an enemy.

“Young Master, are you alright?” The madam worriedly asked after seeing his fatigued appearance.

Li Qiye only slightly shook his head. He then saw Tie Yi, who was on the other side of the valley.

“Young n.o.ble, you finally came out!” Tie Yi immediately came to greet Li Qiye after seeing him come out and excitedly said: “This lowly one didn’t let you down and obtained some results.”

Li Qiye looked at Tie Yi for a bit before telling the madam: “Zi Yan, I am a bit busy right now. You should take a stroll to relax if you have time.”

The madam understood that her Young Master had something to do and left without a word. Li Qiye opened the door and let Tie Yi enter.

Inside the room, Tie Yi solemnly took out a treasure box and told Li Qiye: “It was really incredible. That place was like a maze of thunder, no one can possibly take even half a step inside.” With that, he told Li Qiye everything he saw.

After listening to the story, Li Qiye’s eyes became serious as he stroked his chin and murmured: “A bit interesting, it seems that the Allpine Treefather is not having a good time.”

“Haha, this lowly one took a great risk and got something for Young n.o.ble from there. Young n.o.ble, take a careful look, maybe you can gain something from it.” Tie Yi raised the treasure box with both of his hands and respectfully handed it over to Li Qiye.

Li Qiye accepted the box and looked at Tie Yi, then he chuckled and said: “It seems that you are quite amazing as well. You were able to sneak inside without being detected by the forefather, and you even managed to take the item there. Such ability is extremely rare, I only know one secret art that would allow for this.”

Tie Yi wryly smiled and said: “Young Master is funny. I am only a little demon, me successfully acquiring this little thing was only due to your great fortune and protection.”

Li Qiye only smiled and didn’t respond to Tie Yi’s flattery. Afterward, he casually took out a list and handed it over to Tie Yi before speaking: “Since you work for me, I will not mistreat you. You can count on me for your problem. The spirit medicines on this list aren’t that rare; you can go gather all of them. Whether you buy or rob them, that is up to you… After that, there are one or two important leading ingredients that can only be obtained from the main vein of the Alchemy Kingdom. At that time, you will go with me to the kingdom, and after picking the missing ingredients, I will refine the medicine for you.”

After hearing Li Qiye, Tie Yi became a bit jumpy. With a sluggish demeanor, he said: “To the Alchemy Kingdom? The Alchemy Vein is under the control of the imperial family.”

After seeing his expression, Li Qiye looked at him again and asked: “Is there a problem?”

Tie Yi coughed and rubbed his palms together awkwardly with a slightly embarra.s.sed expression while saying: “There is no problem, it is only that this lowly one has heard that it is not easy to meet the imperial family of the Alchemy Kingdom. I wonder if they will meet us or not.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. It is not up to them to decide.” Li Qiye looked at Tie Yi and said: “Don’t tell me you are afraid of going to the Alchemy Kingdom?”

“Ah, Young n.o.ble has seen right through me.” Tie Yi coughed and responded with an awkward demeanor: “Young n.o.ble should know that a little demon like this lowly one has never seen the world before. My legs shake whenever I see a grand character.”

Having said that, Tie Yi swallowed his saliva and forced a smile to say: “Young n.o.ble, you should also know what kind of existence the Alchemy Kingdom is. One sect, three emperors — the most monstrous existence in the Alchemy Realm! The imperial family is unreachable like immortals up in the nine heavens.”

Li Qiye glared at him and said: “Stop blabbering and get to the point.”

Tie Yi maintained his awkward expression while responding: “Young n.o.ble, you should know that I am only a lowly character, I will fall and defecate myself the moment I see matchless members of the imperial family. While I might not be able to get back up, Young n.o.ble is different. You are a one-and-only genius across the ages with no peers, the most majestic and supreme of them all. What if I embarra.s.s myself and stain your reputation?”

“Do you think that I won’t twist you like fried dough if you keep blabbering on and on?” Li Qiye gave him a look and slowly said: “I don’t want to hear this c.r.a.p. I want to hear something substantial, understand?” [1. The raw is, “I want to hear the words of a man, do you know what that is?” This is a Chinese expression that won’t make too much sense. Li Qiye is saying that the guy is bulls.h.i.+tting way too much, and he only wants to have a real conversation with him. This can be really insulting in a more regular setting because it would imply that the other party is an animal. This particular usage is not as offensive.]

“Haha, Young n.o.ble misunderstood me.” Tie Yi quickly laughed as he had no other choice. He lowered his head and honestly said: “Young n.o.ble, you are willing to make the medicine for me; I am very grateful and will always remember this in my heart. However, I am only a little demon and do not have the courage to enter the Alchemy Kingdom. How about Young n.o.ble let me wait outside the Alchemy Kingdom’s border until after Young n.o.ble grabs those ingredients, then we’ll reconvene?”