Chapter 104: Emergency Mission

"Wang Shidi, you truly live up to your awakened crocodile bloodline. Bai Guang has only seen you twice, yet it's already this close to you. I suppose I've wasted four years raising it."

"How about I just give it to you? Even if you don't form a spirit contract with it, keeping it as an ordinary spirit beast to keep Da Lu company would be fine." After his eyes darted around, the man in yellow robes suddenly said this.

"Zhou Shixiong, you must be joking. You spent several hundred spirit stones to buy Xiao Bai back then. If you just give it to me like this, wouldn't you be taking a huge loss?" Wang Yu was stunned when he heard this.

"Hehe, Wang Shidi, as you said, that was the price back then. Now that Xiao Bai has mutated in a bad direction, its value is probably not even as high as an ordinary Iron-Headed Crocodile."

"Besides, it can no longer be considered a young beast. Even if I took it out to sell, I'm afraid no one would be willing to buy it. Furthermore, I've already prepared to find another spirit beast to sign a spirit contract with, and I really don't have the extra resources to raise anything else now. If you are willing to take it off my hands, Shidi, it would settle a worry of mine." Zhou Chu said earnestly.

After hearing this, Wang Yu hesitated, then lowered his head to look at the small white beast on his arm.

The small white crocodile tilted its neck and let out two low chirps at him, its two small black eyes showing a hint of liveliness.

"Fine, since Shixiong has said so, I will accept Xiao Bai. However, I cannot take it for nothing. I have already finished repairing the magical artifact you brought over for me to fix last time. I won't charge the originally agreed-upon repair fee; let that be the payment for buying Xiao Bai." After stroking the small white beast's head twice and seeing it shaking its head and wagging its tail in enjoyment, Wang Yu finally made up his mind and said to the man in yellow robes.

"What, Shidi has already repaired the magical artifact? It's only been a few days. No wonder the outer sect disciples are all rumored to be saying that Wang Shidi's artifact refining level is enough to rank in the top three among the sect's artifact refining apprentices. Good, then it's settled." The man in yellow robes was overjoyed when he heard this.

Wang Yu then took out a small dark green knife from the storage bag in his bosom and handed it directly to the other party:

"Although this Green Mist Blade of yours doesn't have many inscriptions, the core inscription has cracked, which is why the magical artifact's power was reduced by more than half. I used other spirit pattern materials to repair it. Although I couldn't make it exactly the same as the original, it can still exert over ninety percent of its original power."

"Haha, that's enough. This Green Mist Blade wasn't originally meant for killing; it's an auxiliary magical artifact. Being able to restore eight or nine tenths of its power is fine."

"Now I don't have to go buy a new magical artifact, and I can save a large sum of spirit stones." Zhou Chu took the small knife, checked it slightly, and said happily.

"Zhou Shixiong, you didn't come here this time just to take back the magical artifact, did you?" Wang Yu asked Zhou Chu another question at this moment.

"Of course not. Wang Shidi, there is a Shixiong who wants to see you. He knew I was acquainted with you, so he asked me to invite you for a meeting." Zhou Chu's smile faded, and he said solemnly.

"Wants to see me? Who is it?" Wang Yu was stunned and asked.

"I can't say right now. I can only say that once Shidi goes, you will know." Zhou Chu said, looking troubled.

"Is it a Shixiong from our Vermillion Bird Mountain?" Wang Yu asked again.

"That, it is not." Zhou Chu replied honestly.

"Since it's not a Shixiong from our Vermillion Bird Mountain, and you aren't even willing to reveal his name beforehand, then forget it." Wang Yu said indifferently.

"Wang Shidi, won't you reconsider? This Shixiong has a very prominent background; he can almost be considered one of the top two or three people below the true disciples of the four peaks." After hesitating, Zhou Chu still offered a reminder.

"With such a powerful person, what could he possibly want with a Qi Refinement mid-stage disciple like me?" After thinking about it, Wang Yu still shook his head.

"Since Wang Shidi has made up his mind, then I will politely decline on your behalf." Seeing this, Zhou Chu didn't say anything more, then cupped his hands and left.

Wang Yu sighed, and carrying the two small beasts on his arms, he came to a water pit about a zhang wide that had appeared next to the stone house, and threw the two small crocodiles directly inside.

The two beasts, one green and one white, immediately began playing together in the water pit.

Wang Yu stood by the water pit with his arms crossed, and after a long while, he murmured softly: "Four Sects Dharma Assembly."

Not long after, in a cave dwelling on White Tiger Mountain, a burly man was sitting cross-legged on several sharp sword blades, meditating, when suddenly a talisman flew in.

The man raised his hand, grabbed the talisman, and after scanning it with his divine sense, he immediately let out a cold snort.

"Unappreciative."

As soon as the words fell, the talisman in his hand instantly split into pieces, as if cut by a sharp blade.

Three days later, Wang Yu was meeting a woman in a green dress in a side hall among the pavilions at the foot of the mountain.

"Young Master, these are the mortal books that Young Lady helped you collect, as well as some low-rank spell cultivation manuals from rogue cultivators. Young Lady asked me to ask you if you want to continue collecting them."

The woman in the green dress was none other than Yin Linglong's personal maid, Xiao Mei. She had now grown into a graceful young woman, and as she handed a storage bag to Wang Yu, she asked him respectfully.

"Continue collecting them. Later, add some medicinal formulas and even pill formulas. If the spirit stones are not enough, just tell me." Wang Yu took the storage bag and ordered indifferently, then turned the storage bag upside down on the ground, causing a large pile of books and bamboo slips to spill out.

He then took out his own storage bag, packed all these things into it, and returned the original storage bag to Xiao Mei.

"Young Lady said that ever since the news of Young Master becoming an artifact refining apprentice spread back, the Yin family's situation has been getting better and better. Collecting some mortal classics and rogue cultivator manuals doesn't cost many spirit stones, and the spirit stones sent back last time haven't been used up yet, so she asked Young Master not to send any more spirit stones back for now, and to keep them for your own cultivation first."

"In addition, Young Lady also said that if Young Master is short of people by your side, you can let me stay at the Four Symbols Gate to serve Young Master's daily needs." Xiao Mei said, looking a bit shy after taking the storage bag.

"No need. I am only an inner sect disciple and do not yet have the authority to let others stay on the mountain for a long time. You should go back to Linglong's side." Wang Yu shook his head and refused directly.

But just at this moment, a white talisman flew in from outside the side hall. After fluttering in the wind, it instantly turned into a ball of flame, and at the same time, a man's majestic voice came from the flame.

"An emergency mission has appeared at the General Affairs Hall. One artifact refining apprentice is needed. Inner sect disciple Wang Yu is specifically conscripted into the team. You must go to the General Affairs Hall within a quarter of an hour. This mission is a mandatory mission and cannot be refused."

"Young Master, this is?" Xiao Mei was stunned when she heard this.

"It's nothing. You go back to the Yin family first; I will go handle this matter." Wang Yu frowned, waved his hand at Xiao Mei, walked out of the side hall, and came to the open space outside.

He flicked his sleeve, and a pitch-black iron boat flew out. After jumping onto it, he immediately broke through the air and left. ===== CHAPTER 105 =====