Chapter 188 - Negotiating Compensation (2/2)

“Qiao… Qiao Qiao!” Bai Ti only just managed to respond. He turned to glare at Shen Ying and charged at her furiously, “Why, you…”

“Stop it!”

Before he could finish, Blackbird, Ji Zhe and Chu Xuan who was standing beside Lonemoon charged forward to stop him. They pushed Bai Ti back so that he fell onto the ground.

Holy shit! He might want to die but they did not want to be collateral damage!

Chu Xuan: Wait! Why did he charge over?

“You all… Wu wu wu…” Bai Ti did not get to finish his sentence. The three men covered his mouth and stopped him from talking. They turned to glance at Yi Qing, who was filling Shen Ying’s bowl with more food. Seeming to recall something, they suppressed the anger welling up in their chest. Bai Ti might have been worried for his daughter but this was certainly not the place for him to lose his temper.

Seeing that Bai Ti had calmed down, the three of them let him go.

“Fellow immortal…” Bai Ti sucked in a deep breath and stared at the only man who called the shots in the entire Invincible Sect – Lonemoon.

“We offended you before. My daughter also tried to steal your lamp and that was not right of her. But… You saw for yourself. This lamp is really important to her. I wonder if you could…”

“No!” Shen Ying shouted before Lonemoon could respond.

“I know that this divine artefact is not like any other, but if my fellow immortal is willing to lend it to me, I will pay any price. Even if it means…” Afterall, he had a soft spot for his daughter. He gritted his teeth and continued, “Even if you want to exchange it for a divine artefact of mine… I will do it!”

He twisted his wrist and a silver pocket watch appeared in his palm. It was a Divine Refining Clock, but this clock seemed to be covered in cracks.

“The lamp…”

Shen Ying had not finished speaking before Lonemoon reached out and covered her mouth. He nodded. “Alright!”

Bai Ti broke into a smile.

“But your Divine Refining Clock is already broken. I can only lend the lamp to you for ten days!” Lonemoon continued, “And this loan has nothing to do with what happened before.” He would still have to compensate them for his daughter’s attempt to steal the lamp.

“Thank you, Fellow Immortal!”

Lonemoon began to discuss with the three men about what an adequate compensation would look like for the entire “misunderstanding”. He burnt an enormous hole in each of their pockets before letting them go.

“What do you want this rotten clock for?” Feng Ying could not help but ask, after seeing everything play out before his eyes. It was functional, but its power was already reduced significantly. “You don’t even know how to fix it.”

“I don’t, but Tao Shu does!” This divine artifact was created by their race. Swapping that rotten lamp for this divine artifact was extremely advantageous for them!

“…” He was satisfied – there was nothing more he could say

“That’s right, what happened to you earlier?” He turned to glance at Shen Ying. “Why did you suddenly kick that demon?” Wasn’t she a very lazy person by nature?

“Was it sudden?”” She thought it was natural for her to kick the demon. It was not sudden at all. “Hey, maybe… Maybe I just got reminded of my older sister.”

Lonemoon started. “You have an older sister?!”

Shen Ying shivered. She sat up straight and no longer looked as lazy as she normally did. There was a weird expression on her face as she said, “I wish I did not…”