Chapter 84: Yuechan in Astonishment

"Oh, right! What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be overseeing things in the heavens?" Ye Qiu asked casually, truly just making small talk. However, Yuechan felt a trace of discomfort in her heart.

What kind of question is that? Am I not allowed to come? Could it be he’s done something shady again, something he doesn’t want me to know about?

Yuechan couldn’t help but be suspicious. After all, she’d never underestimated Ye Qiu’s shamelessness—he had no bottom line whatsoever...

She scrutinized her surroundings but found nothing amiss. Then she explained, "The Venerable Withered Wood is holding the fort above. There’s nothing I need to do there. On the contrary... the world is in chaos, people are suffering—senior, don’t you plan to do anything?"

Do something?

Come on, what can I do? Other than making a fortune, what else am I good for?

Ahem... Of course, he couldn’t say that aloud, lest he ruin his own image. On this point, Ye Qiu exercised perfect self-control.

Naturally, he had no savior’s heart—no grand ideals about sacrificing himself for the people of the world. Here, there was no patriotic sentiment, nothing he owed anyone, so... he felt no burden.

Still, thoughts are one thing, actions another. These are two entirely different matters.

"Ahem, well, what else could I do? I’ve already done all that’s necessary. Are you suggesting I go onto the battlefield myself and fight? That wouldn’t be appropriate, would it? That would be bullying..."

Ye Qiu spoke righteously. Of course, the bullying he referred to was himself—he couldn’t fight at all! For him to step onto the battlefield would be like forcing a duck onto a perch.

However, Yuechan interpreted the bullying as being toward the void creatures on the other side. After all, Ye Qiu was so powerful; if he personally took the field, wouldn’t it be a one-sided slaughter?

It really would be bullying—like taking a max-level character to a newbie village and crushing greenhorns. Not exactly playing fair.

Yuechan nodded in agreement. "Yes, indeed! If you entered the battle, the other side wouldn’t stand a chance. That wouldn’t be good for the Great Wilderness either..."

"Ah?"

Ye Qiu was stunned. What did she mean?

Damn, did she think I’d be bullying the other side? Does she really believe I’m that strong? Isn’t this just killing me with praise?

Whatever, I’ll let it slide. No matter what I say, it just makes me look awesome, and I’m too lazy to explain.

"Ahem, exactly, you see things very clearly. As the saying goes, from destruction comes renewal—the greatest warriors are forged in blood and tears.

"Since time immemorial, which peerless expert hasn’t emerged through countless trials and tribulations? So... this ordeal is essential..."

Ye Qiu spoke eloquently, while on the other side, Cao He had already brought out a pile of immortal artifacts and set up a stall in front of the tavern to sell them.

Yuechan couldn’t make sense of Ye Qiu’s intentions, and what surprised her even more was how he had so many immortal artifacts.

"Hmm? Just how rich is this guy?" Yuechan was shocked. Every time she saw Cao He haul out another immortal artifact, her eyelids twitched and her breath grew tense.

Damn it, is this guy showing off his wealth to me? Why else would he be hauling out all these treasures at once?

So infuriating, yet she had no grounds to retort. Even if she pooled the entire Treasury of the Celestial Palace, she couldn’t match a single casual treasure from him...

Yuechan’s heart was in turmoil. Every artifact in Ye Qiu’s possession was priceless, and the most outrageous thing was that he treated these treasures like garbage.

He just tossed them onto the ground?

That’s far too extravagant!

She thought Ye Qiu was deliberately flaunting his wealth before her, and her gaze grew resentful. She nearly lost her composure and cursed him out.

But for the sake of her celestial maiden image, she endured it...

"Senior, your words are wise. Every strong one is honed through battle. Even if the world is against them, they can break through countless hardships and rise as a titan...

"Only talents forged this way are what the Great Wilderness lacks most. In the face of the unknown darkness, we need fearless resolve..."

Yuechan nodded, deeply agreeing with Ye Qiu. After all, she too had grown through such tribulations and knew the dangers well.

Just like Liu Jianchen—his experiences were hardly inferior to hers. He too emerged from adversity and won the title of the world’s foremost swordmaster.

Yuechan was about to continue when she saw Cao He’s figure drift over again.

"Hmm? Immortal-grade Poria Cocos? And... the world’s coldest treasure, the Winterling Snow Worm?"

Yuechan’s expression was one of astonishment. If the immortal artifacts before hadn’t shaken her enough, these elixirs of immortality left her utterly dumbfounded.

What was he doing?

Those were elixirs of immortality! And he was just tossing them onto the ground?

Heavens, could you at least try to be human? Anyone else would treat these things as family heirlooms, yet here you are, treating them like garbage.

If this were outside, a single elixir could plunge an entire city into chaos, yet he’s just leaving them on the ground?

Well then, this conversation seems pointless now. He’s not here to chat with you at all; he’s just flaunting these elixirs before your eyes.

Ye Qiu had no idea what Yuechan was thinking. When he saw Cao He dumping that mountain of goods at the tavern’s entrance, he scolded, "You brat, what are you doing? If you leave these things on the ground and they get dirty, what then?"

Hearing this, Yuechan finally felt a little better. At least he knew their value, unlike that errand boy, Cao He, who tossed treasures everywhere.

Items like these should be placed in special boxes, properly stored, so the immortal essence isn’t lost and the medicinal properties remain intact.

"But Boss, if not on the ground, where else should I put them? They’ve been in the warehouse for years and are almost moldy. I thought I’d put them here for some sun..."

Cao He protested, aggrieved.

Yuechan nearly choked on her own breath.

"What! Such precious elixirs of immortality, and you left them in the warehouse to get moldy?"

Heavens, she’d never seen divine items so mistreated. Anyone would treasure these as heirlooms, but here they were, piled up like trash.

Yuechan was overwhelmed, her heart aching like a knife’s cut.

Ye Qiu, oblivious to her feelings, berated Cao He, "Are you stupid? Even if you want to let them air out, you should at least put them in baskets, sorted neatly. How will anyone buy them if you just dump them on the ground?"

Yuechan nearly died from exasperation.

She’d thought Ye Qiu would have some brilliant insight, but it turned out he was no better than Cao He.

Heavens, those are elixirs of immortality, and you want to put them in baskets? Please, just stop...

Cao He brightened instantly, exclaiming, "Ah, Boss, you’re much smarter—this way it’ll be easier to pack them up..."

Yuechan clutched her head in despair and couldn’t help interjecting, "I think... you might as well use some small boxes, one elixir per box. That would look much better..."

Heavens, who would have thought that in this tiny place, you could encounter both a Crouching Dragon and a Young Phoenix at the same time? It was truly astonishing.