Chapter 98: Making Demands

A night passed, Zhang Yi finished his cultivation, and upon opening his eyes, he saw Nudi sleeping soundly opposite him, hugging her knees.

Her sleeping face was serene; gone was her usual arrogant and overbearing manner, replaced instead by a touch of naive cuteness.

Zhang Yi could not help but chuckle; this girl was truly persistent.

He had not expected that she would really sit there for the entire night.

Was it really worth it for three spirit fruits?

However, Zhang Yi was feeling a bit panicked.

Judging by the time the Demon Saint Mansion had delivered the spirit fruits previously, he estimated that the Demon Saint Mansion's spirit fruits would arrive very soon.

If this girl was still guarding the spot, wouldn't they be snatched away by her in a moment?

Sure enough.

Whatever one fears, that is what happens.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The sound of knocking on the door interrupted Zhang Yi's train of thought.

"Who is it?"

"The Demon Saint Mansion, delivering spirit fruits."

A respectful voice came from outside the door.

It's over!

Zhang Yi shouted toward the outside, "Come in."

An attendant from the Demon Saint Mansion walked in, holding three dripping-fresh, bright red spirit fruits in their hands.

"Young Master Zhang, these are today's portion of spirit fruits."

The attendant placed the spirit fruits on the table and bowed respectfully: "Young Master Zhang, this one will take their leave."

Before Zhang Yi could answer, he felt a gust of wind sweep past him.

In a daze, Nudi rubbed her sleepy eyes, and the moment her gaze touched the dripping-fresh, bright red spirit fruits, her sleepiness vanished instantly.

She widened her eyes and stared straight at the three spirit fruits, as if she had seen some rare treasure.

"The... the people from the Demon Saint Mansion really are delivering spirit fruits to this kid," Nudi muttered to herself, her face full of disbelief.

She turned her head abruptly to look at Zhang Yi, her eyes filled with doubt and inquiry, "This... what on earth is going on?"

Zhang Yi shrugged helplessly, waiting until the people from the Demon Saint Mansion had left.

Only then did he explain slowly, "It's all because of that lousy competition; those old fellows are afraid that if I go out, it will spark discussion, so they told me not to leave for these few days.

I figured, since I can't go out, I have to ask for some compensation, right? And so, I had them send spirit fruits; three a day, fresh ones."

Nudi was stunned, then immediately snatched a spirit fruit and stuffed it into her mouth without ceremony, juice splashing everywhere.

While chewing in large mouthfuls, she asked indistinctly: "Just... just this?"

"What else?"

Zhang Yi spread his hands, "What more do you want?"

After finishing the spirit fruit, Nudi licked her fingers, her eyes darting around, "Not enough."

"Not enough?" Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow, "Three isn't enough? These are spirit fruits from the Demon Saint Mansion, you know."

Nudi leaned in close to Zhang Yi and said mysteriously, "I'm not talking about the spirit fruits."

"Since they don't want you to go out and are even willing to send spirit fruits for it, why not ask them for more things?"

Zhang Yi looked puzzled: "You mean..."

"A Lingfu!" Nudi said decisively.

"Pfft—"

Zhang Yi almost spat out a mouthful of blood, "My dear lady, you are too bold! They just don't want me to go out and watch the competition, and you're actually opening your mouth like a lion, asking them for a Lingfu? They'd have to be crazy to agree!"

Nudi curled her lip: "Ask for an entry-level Lingfu, the lowest grade one."

Zhang Yi was stunned, then slapped his thigh: "That makes sense! Why didn't I think of that! This is a matter concerning the Elders' reputation; for the sake of their reputation, they should consider giving away a low-level Lingfu."

Zhang Yi wiped his face and said helplessly, "Extortion is one thing, but don't be too greedy; what if they get angry out of shame and just tie me up?"

Nudi rolled her eyes at him: "Tie you up? They wouldn't dare! You are a guest of the Demon Saint Mansion; if they dared to make a move, who would ever dare to come to their Demon Saint Mansion for competitions in the future?"

After the two finished discussing, they flew one after the other in the direction of the Demon Saint Mansion.

The attendant who had just delivered the spirit fruits hadn't gone very far when they felt a gust of wind sweep over their head.

They looked up and were nearly scared out of their wits.

That familiar figure, who else could it be but Zhang Yi?

"It's over, it's over!"

The attendant muttered, running toward the Demon Saint Mansion as fast as they could, "Why is this kid out again? Didn't I just give him the spirit fruits? This... what is to be done!"

Zhang Yi and Nudi arrived at the Demon Saint Mansion and went straight to find several Great Demons who were in charge.

These Great Demons were all fat and big-eared, sticking out their beer bellies; one look and it was clear they were the type who lived in luxury and ease.

"My lords, we have come today to discuss something with you."

Zhang Yi cupped his hands, trying his best to appear polite.

"Oh? What is it?"

One of the Great Demons looked at Zhang Yi askance, their tone filled with disdain.

"It is like this: during this period, in order to maintain the reputation of the Demon Saint Mansion, you lords have restricted my freedom, and for this, I express my deep understanding."

Zhang Yi paused, observing the reactions of the several Great Demons, "However, being locked up like this, I feel somewhat uncomfortable. Therefore, I would like to..."

"What do you want?" another Great Demon interrupted him impatiently.

"I was thinking, could you lords provide me with some compensation?" Zhang Yi finally stated his purpose.

"Compensation?"

Several Great Demons were stunned, "Haven't we already been sending you three spirit fruits every day? Why do you still want compensation?"

"My lords, as for these spirit fruits, we don't need them."

Zhang Yi said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

"Then what do you mean?"

These Great Demons were suddenly unable to understand.

Zhang Yi laughed, "It's like this, my lords, you see, being locked up like this isn't really a solution, I would like... to have a Lingfu to stay in."

"A Lingfu?!"

The several Great Demons acted as if they had heard some massive joke and immediately burst into uproarious laughter.

"Kid, are you daydreaming? Is a Lingfu something you can just live in?"

The Great Demon curled his lip in disdain.

Zhang Yi was not annoyed and continued to smile apologetically: "My lords, this little one isn't asking for any Gao Ji Lingfu, just a Chu Ji Lingfu, the lowest level kind will do."

"Impossible!"

The Great Demon refused flatly, "A Chu Ji Lingfu won't do either. Lingfu are rewards we have set up; how could we just give the reward to you?"

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes, a plan forming in his mind: "My lords, how about this, I'll just stay for a few days, and once the competition ends, I will move out immediately, I definitely won't delay your affairs. Just consider it a temporary stay for a few days, how about that?"

That was a Lingfu after all; staying there for a few days would be of great benefit to cultivation!

The several Great Demons exchanged glances, seemingly truly beginning to consider the feasibility of this proposal.

Zhang Yi was secretly delighted; it seemed this trick really worked.

He secretly glanced at Nudi beside him, only to see her face was calm.

Just at this moment, Nudi suddenly stepped forward, cleared her throat, and said: "My lords, if it is only to stay for a few days, then we don't want a Chu Ji Lingfu, we want a Zhong Ji Lingfu."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Good heavens, it was already generous enough that they would let you use a Chu Ji Lingfu for a few days, and you actually dared to raise the conditions and ask for a Zhong Ji Lingfu!

This woman is truly bold beyond compare!