Chapter 287: I Need Your Body… of Dragon bl**d and Dragon Horn Fragments
“Senior Brother Bai! You recognized me a long time ago, didn’t you?”
Water Miao Miao yelled indignantly once she uncovered the truth behind everything.
“Isn’t that just to match your identity?”
Bai Feng chuckled, loosened her little face, and shoved a potato chip into her mouth, effectively muffling her next words.
“Um…” Water Miao Miao still looked pretty annoyed and wanted to retort, but after the potato chip slid in, she froze—it was so tasty and had such a great crunch!
She then turned her gaze back to him. “Senior Brother Bai, what’s this thing called…”
“Fried potato chips. Or just chips. There’s plenty here, all for you.”
Bai Feng took a bag of chips and shoved it into Water Miao Miao’s arms. When she heard his last words, her face couldn’t help but break into a grin as she started munching happily, with all her earlier dissatisfaction evaporating like mist.
‘Really, so easy to fool. How come Water Sister seems to have been ‘Empress’ for a while and still isn’t much of a ruler?’
He watched her blissfully enjoying the chips with a look of amused sarcasm in his heart.
By the way, why did you come here yourself? Did something go wrong on your side?
“Nope!” Water Miao Miao chewed on her chips as she shook her head. “I found Little Sister. She’s acting as the city and military commander for me now, so I sneaked out secretly.”
“I see.”
Bai Feng nodded, just as he guessed—the Eastern Continent’s little princess was indeed looking for Water Miao Miao.
It seemed the idea of buying a Image Retainer was also Little Princess’s plan.
At this moment, Jade Yao, standing at the door, nodded thoughtfully. “I was wondering why you suddenly bought so many Image Retainers.”
“Haha, all Little Sister’s idea. She’s way better than me,” Water Miao Miao said with a grin, not a hint of embarrassment. “Once I help Little Sister seize power, I can come visit you guys more often… cough cough, continue practicing cultivation with you!”
“It looks like you really don’t want to be the Empress of Eastern Continent,” Bai Feng said with a smile as he shook his head. I’ve never seen anyone push the throne onto others like that before.
“Hey, it’s just too tiring. Before meeting Little Sister, I was always trembling, afraid I’d mess something up,” Water Miao Miao sighed. “I don’t feel nearly as free in the Heavenly Sword Sect anymore.”
“Then I look forward to the day you return to the Heavenly Sword Sect,” Bai Feng said with a smile. “If you need anything, just tell us. We’ll try our best to help.”
“Not needed for now,” Water Miao Miao waved her hand. “By the way, I had a chat with Little Sister. We can’t just take the supplies you give us for free. If we succeed in taking that position, we plan to give you and Senior Sister Yu some special benefits—like an official royal partnership or something similar, with real perks.”
“Let’s talk about it when the time comes,” Bai Feng wasn’t too concerned. The war on the Eastern Continent could last forever for all he knew, and he mainly helped because Water Miao Miao was a friend he’d been around quite a bit.
“No doubt, we’re not helping for benefits,” Jade Yao nodded as well. “Although the conditions you mentioned are tempting, I must admit.”
“Alright, enough about that. Water Sister, you’ve come out for a rare visit, so let’s give you a good feast. Just tell Senior Sister what you want to eat.”
“Hehe, anything’s fine,” Water Miao Miao chuckled shyly, but her eyes kept drifting toward Bai Feng. Of course, what she wanted most was Bai Brother’s white meatballs.
Those few chips didn’t suppress her cravings—they only made her want the white meatballs more.
But no way was she going to mention this openly. She’d mention it during dinner privately.
She’d prepared the ingredients beforehand anyway.
…
“Ah, this is truly a comfortable place to stay…” Water Miao Miao looked moved as she bit into a chicken leg, and then grabbed a skewer of grilled meat and bit down hard. “You guys have no idea what kind of life I’ve been living lately. Even eating a meal means maintaining an image.”
“Do we need to care about that too?”
Bai Feng was a bit surprised but thought about it—if she’s the Crown Princess, she’d indeed need to learn all sorts of etiquette from a young age. After all, Water Miao Miao hasn’t officially taken the throne yet.
“Then, Water Sister, you should eat as much as you can before you leave!” Jade Yao smiled and placed a meat skewer in front of Water Miao Miao, then slowly stood. “Senior Sister is going to get some more meat.”
After Jade Yao left, Water Miao Miao put down her skewer, instantly turned to Bai Feng, and called out, “Senior Brother Bai—”
“You want meatballs, right?” Bai Feng knew exactly what she was about to say without her saying a word. “Did you bring the ingredients? I don’t have enough materials on me!”
“I brought them! I brought everything!” Water Miao Miao quickly pulled out a pre-packed storage bag. “Thanks so much, Senior Brother Bai. I’ll repay you someday!”
“I think you could start repaying me right now.”
Bai Feng reached out, took the materials, and shot her a glance.
“Huh? Senior Brother Bai, what do you want me to do?” Water Miao Miao looked confused.
Bai Feng interlaced his hands in front of his chin, serious as ever. “I need your body.”
“Huh… what?” Water Miao Miao quickly looked at him, then hurriedly shielded her chest with both hands, eyes flickering, murmuring, “Th-that’s… a bit too…”
Before she finished, Bai Feng continued with a grin. “It’s just some of your Dragon Horn Fragments or a little Dragon bl**d or something like that.”
“…Oh, no problem.”
Water Miao Miao immediately lost her spirit, a strange sense of disappointment filling her heart.
“Alright, I’ll go make the meatballs. Wait here a moment.”
Bai Feng took the storage bag and headed to a more open area to process the materials.
While making the meatballs, he suddenly thought of his student—the Little Princess Water Xi Yu. If she sniffed the aroma and caught wind of the meatballs, would she notice?
But then he shook his head—no big deal. Even if she did, she was far away on the Eastern Continent, and what could she do? Besides, she’d abandoned Fang Yue’s disguise, so no worries. Plus, based on what he knew of her, Water Xi Yu was a grateful Child of Destiny; if she caught wind of this, she’d definitely keep her mouth shut and help hide the secret.
While he was preparing dragon feed, Water Miao Miao followed the scent and came over. When she first caught the smell, she suddenly felt the grilled meat in her hand didn’t taste as good anymore.
“Oh, Senior Brother Bai, I need to tell you something,” she whispered as she sat beside Bai Feng. “Earlier, I gave the leftover meatballs to Little Sister during my exploration in the Secret Realm. But don’t worry—I said I found them in the Secret Realm. She probably won’t sense anything.”
Bai Feng paused…
Well, now she didn’t have to worry about being discovered.
