Chapter 29: Finalizing the Cooperation

Chen Xiyi stared at his mini-map. The range of his mini-map was not very large.

But for now, it was still sufficient. At least, from the map, he saw two blue dots.

Of course, these two blue dots did not appear on the map at the same time. One blue dot seemed to be inside a wealthy household, while the other blue dot was closer, right here in the imperial palace.

After Wang Li brought him into the city, they hurried without rest straight toward the imperial palace, as if Wang Li was worried about something.

With Wang Li’s golden token, both entering the city and entering the palace went smoothly without any hindrance. There was not even any extra inspection.

Perhaps it was because of the Alloy Carriage; the speed was indeed not slow.

“Great Immortal, this way please.” Wang Li lifted the carriage curtain, indicating to Chen Xiyi that they had arrived.

The carriage drove directly to the entrance of the Imperial Study, which was very much against the rules. If not for Wang Li’s high status, this simply would not have been possible.

However, tomorrow he would undoubtedly face criticism for it.

Chen Xiyi followed him out of the carriage. His fearsome iron-armored appearance made the surrounding Imperial Guards nervous. They drew their weapons and stood on guard.

“Put them away! How dare you show disrespect to the Great Immortal!” Seeing this, Wang Li quickly scolded them.

This made the Imperial Guards protecting the Imperial Study glance at each other uncertainly. Should they obey or not?

“Great Immortal, please follow me. Pay no mind to these blind fools.” Wang Li looked at the water vapor continuously drifting from Chen Xiyi’s body and felt rather alarmed. He could only repeatedly signal with his eyes for the Imperial Guards to step aside and make way.

But the more he acted like this, the more the Imperial Guards did not dare to move recklessly. The whole scene looked very much as if Prince Zhuang was being taken hostage.

Seeing this, Wang Li had no choice. He could only lead Chen Xiyi forward, pressing on despite his fear.

“By His Majesty’s order, Prince Zhuang is to bring Immortal Fuyao inside.”

The door of the Imperial Study opened. A Eunuch Official announced in a clear voice.

Only then did the Imperial Guards breathe a sigh of relief. Without such an imperial decree, they would definitely have had to take action. Regardless of whether the situation was real or fake, they would have been punished afterward.

Entering the Imperial Study, Chen Xiyi saw Emperor Li, Wang Sheng, busy reviewing memorials with his head down.

“You’re back? Why so quickly?” Emperor Li stopped reviewing and asked Wang Li.

Wang Li glanced at Chen Xiyi and saluted, saying, “Reporting to Your Majesty, the matter is…”

Listening to him, Chen Xiyi felt it was bound to be another long-winded speech. He glanced around the Imperial Study. There were chairs, but they were next to Emperor Li, and it wasn’t appropriate for him to go get one.

So he directly took a sofa out from his Inventory and placed it on the ground. Then he lay down on it in a lazy, reclining position, and also took out some snacks to pass the time.

“…” Wang Li didn’t know what to say. Were the two of them trading veiled threats?

Indeed, Emperor Li had initially intended to deliberately snub Chen Xiyi. But he never expected Chen Xiyi to respond like this, even daring to show contempt for him.

The truth was, Chen Xiyi really didn’t have such thoughts. He was a contradictory person—when he needed to work hard, he did so vigorously, but when he had free time, he became extremely lazy.

He thought Wang Li’s long-winded explanation would probably take a while. He, the dignified Immortal Fuyao (deceptive version), standing while the emperor opposite him sat?

Wouldn’t that mean he was losing out? So he just took out a sofa and snacks to rest a bit.

“I never imagined the Great Immortal’s Immortal Arts to be so remarkable, able to conjure such a seat and snacks out of thin air.” Emperor Li was also experienced and tested. He stood up and said with a smile.

“Your Majesty, you have official duties to attend to. I did not wish to disturb, so I could only entertain myself.” Chen Xiyi indicated that the emperor should do his work, and he would eat his snacks.

But to Wang Li and Emperor Li’s ears, it sounded like he was being sarcastic.

Emperor Li’s sudden approach caused Jianghu on Chen Xiyi’s body to react. A large amount of water spread out, transforming into a massive water spirit giant.

Wang Li grabbed Emperor Li, afraid that he might get his own elder brother emperor killed.

Chen Xiyi also noticed this and mentally reminded Jianghu to restrain itself.

Previously, Chen Xiyi had given Jianghu the command to protect him, which was why Emperor Li’s sudden approach caused Jianghu to react.

“A momentary lapse let this water vapor surge.” Saying this, Chen Xiyi gently pressed down, directly pressing Jianghu, who had transformed into the water spirit giant, back.

Wang Li and Emperor Li were speechless. You call this a momentary lapse? This was clearly a warning to them.

From the veiled threat to the sarcasm, and now to this direct warning—were they going to come to blows next?

Emperor Li’s expression darkened somewhat, but in his heart, he understood one thing: this Immortal Fuyao had genuine skills, unlike those fraudulent charlatans.

Just these few tricks alone could be classified as Immortal Arts.

“Hahaha, perhaps my Imperial Study is too humble and has disturbed the Great Immortal.” Emperor Li was no simple person; knowing when to yield and when to advance was a basic skill. He naturally skipped over the previous events.

“It’s alright. Regarding the specific matter, Wang Li has already explained it to you. What are your thoughts?” Chen Xiyi took out another sofa and gestured for the other to sit down and talk.

Emperor Li unceremoniously sat down. He only felt the sofa was soft and comfortable, both in body and mind.

Of course it was comfortable—the sofa had 10 points of comfort. How could it not be cozy?

“Since the Great Immortal wishes to refine the Divine Soil Xirang, I, cough, we naturally must offer support. As the Great Immortal said, exchanging ten thousand dan of earth, stone, gold, and silver for one Nourishing Spiritual Food item is somewhat unreasonable. Iron ore and gold are not of equivalent value. The terms need to be redrawn.” Emperor Li changed his form of address mid-sentence and spoke.

One jin of raw iron and one jin of gold were not of the same value.

Chen Xiyi, however, shook his head. “In your eyes, gold and silver are precious, while earth and stone are lowly. But in my eyes, they are all just minerals, without any difference.”

Actually, there was a difference, but for the sake of maintaining his lofty image, Chen Xiyi naturally had to talk mysteriously.

“But since you mentioned it, the terms can indeed be revised. However, one point is crucial: everything must be organized in chests as a unit.” Chen Xiyi stated.

He was a major client, after all; he was different.

Emperor Li narrowed his eyes, thinking about something. “In that case, does the Great Immortal have any other ideas?”

Chen Xiyi didn’t really feel anything about this. For him, no matter how it was done, he would profit and definitely not lose.

“Naturally, I do. Since Your Majesty is cooperating with me, I can be more ambitious in refining the Divine Soil Xirang. The required amounts will be greater. Please take note, I need…”

The specific terms didn’t matter, but Chen Xiyi wanted large quantities. So this time, he not only wanted Iron Ore, Coal, and so on, he even wanted resources like soil, wood, etc.

“Each delivery will still be exchanged at ten thousand dan for one Nourishing Spiritual Food item, with no restriction on type. But for every exchange, a minimum of one hundred chests of gold, one hundred chests of silver, and one hundred chests of various types of jade must be included. What do you think?”

“Of course, I will convert these three categories into thirty Nourishing Spiritual Food items for you—I won’t take them for free. Alternatively, they can be exchanged for one Magic Sword used for Nurturing Spirit to Enter the Dao.”