Chapter 60: Eat Them However You Want

The sun rose, and the sleeping Su Tang suddenly heard someone calling beside him: “Ouch… ouch…” He immediately became alert, then felt someone lift his leg and throw it aside resentfully.

“How did we fall asleep in this place?” It was Zhou Qian’s voice.

“Huh? There is a big hole above. Could it be that we were struck by lightning yesterday when we became sworn siblings?” Lu Feixia, who was still half-asleep, also spoke.

“Struck by lightning? What is that little head of yours thinking?!” Xi Xiaoru shouted: “We all drank too much yesterday, and then…”

Su Tang felt somewhat nervous. He did not know what he had done while drunk, but now that he was awake, everything came back clearly. He felt a sense of deep embarrassment. In the future, he absolutely, absolutely could not drink too much again.

“I remember someone touching my butt…” Xi Xiaoru murmured.

Cold sweat seeped down Su Tang’s back. He knew now that Xi Xiaoru’s combat power was extremely strong; she was likely a Battle Fighter at her peak, only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster. If she remembered the scene of being harassed by him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Chief, you must be dreaming. Who in Red Leaf City would dare provoke you?” Zhou Qian laughed.

“A dream, huh…” Xi Xiaoru felt relieved: “Damn it! I was wondering…”

“Why aren’t they taking care of us? Why let us sleep here?” Lu Feixia complained.

“Heh… Uncle Zhong must have done it on purpose.” Xi Xiaoru curled her lip, then poked Su Tang in the ribs with her toe: “Wake up, wake up. Everyone clean up and eat something. We have official business today.”

Su Tang first opened his eyes a crack, then showed a look of surprise and sat up straight: “Where is this?”

“Of course it is Zuiyue Tower, where else did you think it was?” Xi Xiaoru frowned: “Go take a bath quickly. Look at yourself, you are filthy.”

“Chief, you are even filthier.” Zhou Qian made a face.

Su Tang spent a long time tidying himself up and finally got clean. He changed into the clothes prepared by the Zuiyue Tower servants and walked into the private room where the meals were already set. He waited for a while, but Xi Xiaoru and the others did not appear. After asking a maid, he learned they were still bathing.

Su Tang felt it was inappropriate to eat first, so he walked back to the room assigned to him yesterday. The Sword of Taisho and the box of Spirit Nourishing Pills were both on the table. In just one night, a deep indentation had been left on the tabletop; one could imagine how heavy the Sword of Taisho was.

Su Tang looked at the Sword of Taisho, then turned his gaze to the exquisite small box, picked it up, and opened it gently.

The Spirit Nourishing Pills were slightly larger than soybeans, arranged in ten rows of ten, totaling one hundred pills. They were set in small holes at the bottom of the box. A refreshing fragrance wafted out, invigorating Su Tang’s spirit.

When he was at Miaodao Pavilion, he had read information about the Spirit Nourishing Pill. The price was not very expensive, but it was not cheap either, roughly between twenty-five and thirty-five gold coins.

In other words, Xi Xiaoru had casually thrown three thousand gold coins at him yesterday, which was nearly half of his entire net worth.

Spirit Nourishing Pills were very beneficial to Martial Artists. For example, it was like how athletes in another world needed large amounts of vitamins, but ordinary Martial Artists could not afford them. Only the core disciples of great clans were qualified to treat Spirit Nourishing Pills as a necessity.

Xi Xiaoru was generous enough, and also wasteful enough…

It seemed that Xi Xiaoru’s family background was much deeper than he had imagined!

Su Tang looked at the Sword of Taisho again. To be fair, he hoped to truly obtain this sword, but reason told him that he must not let greed arise.

Finding an opportunity to secretly refine the Sword of Taisho and then claiming the sword had been stolen was certainly feasible, but would Xi Xiaoru’s family let him off?

The old servant had dismissed the Spirit Nourishing Pills worth three thousand gold coins but had mentioned the Sword of Taisho solemnly, which indicated that this sword was extremely important to Xi Xiaoru’s family!

Greed knows no bounds, so he decided to forget it. Besides, having obtained one hundred Spirit Nourishing Pills, what more could he be dissatisfied with?!

Just then, a maid said from outside the door: “Young Master Su, the Miss invites you to the private room for breakfast.”

“I know,” Su Tang replied, picked up the box, and walked out.

Upon entering the room, Xi Xiaoru and the others had already started eating. They had just finished bathing, their hair was still wet, and they were wearing casual clothes. Each of them looked more radiant than the last. Seeing Su Tang, Xi Xiaoru pointed to the chair opposite her; her mouth was full of food, and she had no time to speak.

Su Tang sat down slowly and placed the box on the table: “Chief, this…”

“Call… call me Big Brother!” Xi Xiaoru called out with effort.

Calling a radiant girl “Big Brother” felt very strange to Su Tang, but circumstances were stronger than the person: “Big Brother, how should these Spirit Nourishing Pills be taken?” He only knew the value of the pills; he knew nothing about the specific method of consumption, as he had never seen them before.

Xi Xiaoru swallowed the food in her mouth forcefully and said carelessly: “Eat them however you want.”

Those words sounded very familiar… Su Tang looked hesitant. If he believed her blindly, he would be a fool! He wanted to eat them all at once, but would that work?

“Don’t worry, Big Brother has more after these are gone,” Xi Xiaoru said, clearly misunderstanding him.

Su Tang looked at Xi Xiaoru seriously. Pie does not fall from the sky. If it were anyone else, Su Tang might not dare to accept them; he would fear there was a trap or a conspiracy. Otherwise, why would someone give him Spirit Nourishing Pills for nothing?

He did not need such caution with Xi Xiaoru. Her mind was simple. Because Su Tang had become a member of the team, and because he had almost been knocked over by the Sword of Taisho, she felt his body was too weak and needed supplementation, and that was all.

Of course, in Xi Xiaoru’s eyes, this was just a trivial matter, but for Su Tang, the help Xi Xiaoru gave him was tangible, and he could not ignore it.

“What?!” Xi Xiaoru felt Su Tang’s gaze was strange.

“Nothing,” Su Tang smiled and lowered his head.

After breakfast, Xi Xiaoru sent Lu Feixia to apply for a plaque. With a plaque, the establishment of the Heaven and Earth Demon team could be widely recognized. Meanwhile, Su Tang found an excuse to leave the room and found the old servant.

“Elder, how should these Spirit Nourishing Pills be taken?” Su Tang asked respectfully.

“If your body is average, take one every seven days. If your body is very good, take one every three days,” the old servant said with a smile: “Of course, if your body is stronger than a Savage Divine Elephant, you can eat them all at once. However, after taking a Spirit Nourishing Pill, it is best to sit quietly for half an hour so that the medicinal effect can be absorbed.”

“Thank you,” Su Tang said. The old man was more reliable than that blonde girl; in just a few sentences, he had explained the method of consumption clearly.