Chapter 2223

"Shame on you, a true god bullying a little demon cultivator," the Silver Fox sneered at Yan Aohan.

"My wife is not for others to covet. Anyone who eyes her, human or demon, I will destroy. Not killing him today was already my mercy," Yan Aohan said, never hiding his jealousy.

Ouyang Mingyue sighed helplessly. "Don't you think that’s embarrassing?"

"You know better than anyone. For my wife, any embarrassment is worth it," Yan Aohan answered seriously.

Ouyang Mingyue chuckled softly, turning to the Silver Fox. "He is deeply poisoned by love. Don’t try to make him normal."

Zhu Yanyi returned after finishing her tasks and heard this. She raised an eyebrow. "What’s going on?"

Ouyang Mingyue smiled again. "Your husband threatened that demon cultivator named Dansheng."

Zhu Yanyi was slightly surprised, then stuck out her tongue and made a funny face, looking proud. "It means my husband loves and cares for me."

"Exactly. You three are either without wives or have wives away. You don’t understand the happiness of having a wife by your side," Yan Aohan supported her enthusiastically.

She never regretted her actions. She trusted her wife completely. She would never mind what she did.

In fact, Zhu Yanyi had long shown her protective nature. Even if Yan Aohan was wrong, in her heart, he was never wrong.

Seeing their unity, the Silver Fox snorted. "I see. To be with you couples, one must have thick skin."

Zhu Yanyi huffed silently. Yan Aohan glanced at the Silver Fox. "Silver Fox, we are old acquaintances. You always appear with requests. From now on, I will charge you every time you appear."

Ouyang Mingyue burst out laughing. "Now I understand why your wife loves you so much. She learned it from you."

The Ruthless Lord pondered for a moment, then smiled. "So charging money can help feel emotions? Then I will charge money too from now on."

"Cough, cough." Zhu Yanyi coughed repeatedly. She looked at the Ruthless Lord for a while before saying, "Ruthless Lord, why do you, a reincarnated god, need to charge money? You don’t lack it."

"I don’t lack money, but I know you don’t either. Yet you always ask for money. Beer costs money, barbecue and snacks cost money. You have earned quite a bit from me," the gentle Ruthless Lord seemed to be turning into a shrewd merchant.

"(⊙o⊙)…" Zhu Yanyi was speechless. Ouyang Mingyue said, "Good, good. Charge more, get more grounded. It helps you understand emotions."

This remark made Zhu Yanyi roll her eyes at Ouyang Mingyue.

"Be careful of Dansheng," the Ruthless Lord said after thinking. "I cultivate the Ruthless Path. I sensed a third aura trace on Dansheng. He might be a demon cultivator, but he is definitely not a simple Bifang demon."

Yan Aohan pondered. "Dansheng is indeed not a simple Bifang demon. To put it plainly, he is a wood-attribute demon cultivator, a hybrid of Bifang and Phoenix Tree demon. Because he was born as a Bifang egg, no one suspected his other bloodline. In fact, he also has Phoenix Tree blood."

"What is Phoenix Tree blood?" Zhu Yanyi knew little about such bloodlines.

Yan Aohan said, "You know the saying 'Phoenix rests on the Phoenix Tree'?"

"Yes, of course. Many ancient poems describe this. For example, the Book of Songs mentions: 'The phoenix cries, on that high ridge. The phoenix tree grows, facing the morning sun.' Du Fu’s Autumn Thoughts also has: 'Parrots peck at fragrant rice grains, phoenixes rest on green phoenix tree branches.' Bai Juyi’s First Entering the Gorges has: 'Phoenixes rest safely on phoenix trees, hidden fish rejoice in algae.' Even Lu You lamented: 'I am ashamed not to be a phoenix tree, how can I attract the morning phoenix?' So phoenixes and phoenix trees are famous. But I know phoenixes are phoenixes, and phoenix trees are phoenix trees," Zhu Yanyi nodded, answering Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan hummed. "You are right. Phoenixes are birds, phoenix trees are trees. Dansheng was born as a Bifang egg, but he has tree demon blood. So his wood element is deeper. That is why the Bifang group, skilled in fire and wood, did not suspect his origin."

Zhu Yanyi frowned. "But this has nothing to do with us."

"Generally, it doesn’t. But it doesn’t stop him from liking you and attacking you in secret," the Ruthless Lord said.

"Why do phoenixes like to rest on phoenix trees? Many people don’t know. Don’t say it was just a coincidence where a phoenix entered a phoenix forest and started a legend. There aren’t many bare phoenix forests in the world. Usually, if there are phoenix trees on a mountain, there are other trees too. But phoenixes specifically choose phoenix trees. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.

"One spirit stone. Rest assured, my answer will be useful to you," the Ruthless Lord said slowly.

"One spirit stone." Zhu Yanyi looked at her strangely, then took out a low-grade spirit stone. "Here, one spirit stone."

"(⊙o⊙)… Don’t you think that’s too stingy? When you ask me, it’s always top-grade spirit stones," the Ruthless Lord was stunned by Zhu Yanyi’s move.

Zhu Yanyi smiled proudly. "Every time I quote a price, I specify clearly: how many top-grade spirit stones. I never just say 'spirit stones.' Because spirit stones are divided into low, middle, high, and top grades. People go up, water flows down. So when choosing spirit stones, I naturally choose top-grade ones.

You said 'one spirit stone,' without specifying the grade. So I naturally give you a low-grade one.

So, Ruthless Lord, this is a trick I teach you. When charging money, always specify your price clearly. If the price is vague, you will suffer a loss."

After speaking, she put the low-grade spirit stone back.

"Wasn’t this for me? Why did you take it back?" the Ruthless Lord said speechlessly, watching Zhu Yanyi. She realized she really couldn’t see through her thoughts.