773 Wait, Ladies! (2/2)

The look on his face helped. His words also seemed sincere, and women were most vulnerable towards sincere praises. Because of this, they took a greater liking towards him.

The tall woman laughed, then scanned the contents of the storage bag again. She wavered. Wang Baole's gift to her was worth more than what he had given the rest. After a moment, she nodded and smiled.

”Dear sisters, since our fellow Daoist Long Nanzi is so kind as to give us a present, we should just take it.”

Her words sent the other female cultivators into a bout of laughter. They kept their new storage bags and turned towards Wang Baole with interest in their eyes. Wang Baole was skilled at making friends. Within the first few seconds, he had complimented one woman on her great complexion, another on her amazing presence, yet another on her great sense of fashion, and another on the extraordinary fragrance of her perfume. He pretended to be some sort of mystic who knew how to read one's fortune in their palms. Soon, they were all conversing merrily, their pets being forgotten and neglected in a corner.

The four pets were separately sighing secretly. Zhuo Yixian was reminiscing about his past glorious days in the Federation. But now, he was just an ordinary house pet. Bitterness churned inside him.

Wang Baole chatted with the female cultivators for half an hour. During this time, he learned a few things about the tall female cultivator, like her interest in collecting pets and how she wasn't that possessive about the pets she had acquired. That was when he steered the conversation towards the four pets. After another round of compliments, he voiced his desire to buy a creature to guard his cave abode.

The tall female cultivator fell silent for a moment after hearing what Wang Baole had said. She wouldn't have considered selling him one of her pets if he had approached her directly with such a request. But they had been chatting for a while now, and even though the time they had spent together had been short, she felt extremely comfortable in his presence due to his appearance and the way he carried himself. She was also aware of Long Nanzi's reputation. He might be at the mid-stage Soul Conduit realm, but he had single-handedly crippled an entire army. He might have employed certain tricks and staged an ambush, but such feats weren't something an ordinary cultivator could have accomplished.

The female cultivator was interested in making friends with someone like that. Collecting pets might be her hobby, but she had too many of them running away. It wasn't as if she didn't give away a few once in a while. After some thought, the female cultivator decided not to turn down Wang Baole's offer to purchase her pet. She was curious about why he had his eye on this particular one, but she didn't ask too many questions, only asking what one would consider a reasonable price.

Wang Baole was pleased with how smoothly everything was going. He was devious, though, and wasn't going to make any mistakes now. After chatting happily for a while longer with the female cultivators and obtaining their contact details, he began transacting with the tall female cultivator. When it came to payment, the contents of the storage bag that Wang Baole handed over were worth many times more than what she had originally asked for.

The tall female cultivator's eyes narrowed slightly. She realized that Long Nanzi was just using the purchase of her pet as an excuse. His real objective was to become friendlier with her and give her gifts.

A smile blossomed on her face. She nodded at Wang Baole, then left.

Wang Baole watched as the group departed. After they finally left, he lowered his head and stared at the rope in his hand. Then, he turned and looked at Zhuo Yixian, bound and kneeling at his side. Wang Baole coughed awkwardly and began sizing Zhuo Yixian up. Zhuo Yixian shuddered secretly as Wang Baole eyed him, instinctively lowering his head.

Wang Baole sighed inwardly as he observed how Zhuo Yixian was cowed by his stare. He patted Zhuo Yixian's head, then turned around and led him back to his cave abode.

Zhuo Yixian had been filled with rage and sorrow as he watched the transaction between his former and new masters. The strange look in Wang Baole's eyes had turned those emotions into terror. The final pat on his head calmed him down slightly, but he was still nervous and dared not struggle as his new master pulled him along by the rope.

Wang Baole brought Zhuo Yixian back to his residence and tied the rope around a wooden pillar. Then, he eyed Zhuo Yixian again before finally saying coolly, ”Can you understand the language that we're speaking in the Divine Eye civilization?”

Zhuo Yixian's heart raced with nervousness when he heard Wang Baole's voice. He knelt down and nodded hastily. Even though he had only recently arrived at the Divine Eye civilization, as a cultivator, he was naturally quick at picking up languages. During his training as a pet, his former master had made him learn as well.

”Good. Tell me where you're from and how you got caught,” Wang Baole said slowly as he sat down, a ghostly light glowing in his eyes.