Zhu Yanyi put away the golden invitation and left with Ouyang Tianyun and the others.
"Let's go sit in the teahouse ahead," Mi Xiao said, unable to walk past any food.
Zhu Yanyi had no objection. Ouyang Tianyun tapped Mi Xiao’s head. "Indeed, among these senior brothers and sisters, you are the biggest foodie."
"I'm tired," Mi Xiao answered seriously.
The problem was they hadn't walked much today. They had only strolled on the streets within the academy, with the furthest point being the Paipai Hall. How could she be tired?
"Maybe she got tired playing ball earlier," Zhu Yanyi thought, making an excuse for Mi Xiao.
"Playing ball?" As soon as Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, Gu Jun looked at her curiously. "We didn't go play ball."
"Haha," Mi Xiao laughed. "Fifteen meant she hit someone like playing ball."
Zhu Yanyi nodded in agreement, looking at everyone.
Ouyang Tianyun coughed. "Since that's the case, let's rest. We can't let Little Nine get tired and hungry."
Mi Xiao nodded happily. Everyone walked into the teahouse.
Although called a teahouse, it also served snacks. Zhu Yanyi noticed Mi Xiao ordered many. Looking at the table full of snacks, Zhu Yanyi looked at Mi Xiao.
"Senior Sister Nine, I think you are eating more and more. You look so thin. Where does it all go? Be careful not to get fat."
"Fifteen, you don't know. I am a body cultivator. Body cultivators usually absorb spiritual energy from food. The snacks here are full of spiritual energy," Mi Xiao said seriously.
"Also, before, in the mortal world, at your home, the food you made had plenty of spiritual energy. I haven't eaten spiritual food elsewhere, except for the vegetables and fruits from the Azure Sovereign Group."
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Mi Xiao. "Didn't you already know the Azure Sovereign Group is my family's? And the vegetables we eat at home come from there too. Naturally, they are the same."
She added, "No wonder you always like our food. I thought you just loved delicious meals."
"Deliciousness is one part, spiritual energy is another," Mi Xiao answered with a smile.
Zhu Yanyi shook her head slightly. Then she remembered her invitations. She took them out, giving one to Ouyang Tianyun, one to Gu Jun, and handing one to Shi Chengchen.
"One for each of our departments: Alchemy, Medicine Making, and Medicine. You can take people to look," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"Right, right," Mi Xiao took her invitation without hesitation. "Show us your golden invitation."
Zhu Yanyi didn't hide it. She took out the golden one for them to see.
"It really says 'Golden Slip'," Ouyang Tianyun said, looking at the characters. She looked at Zhu Yanyi. On her first day, she had already received the Paipai Hall's Golden Slip. This junior sister of her had luck she couldn't imagine.
"What is a Golden Slip? Isn't it just a golden invitation?" Zhu Yanyi asked casually.
"Our invitations are just invitations. Yours is a Golden Slip," Ouyang Tianyun said.
"As far as I know, the Paipai Hall has issued fewer than ten Golden Slips so far. Holders don't need to pay any deposit. For any auction item they like, they only pay half the final price.
Also, the holder gets a special private room. It offers full enjoyment. Outsiders only have seats. The Golden Slip room has seats, food, drinks, and servants."
Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "Third Senior Brother, if you like it so much, I'll give it to you."
Ouyang Tianyun waved his hand. "That won't work. The Golden Slip recognizes its owner. For example, yours has your mark on it from the first hand. If someone else holds it, it’s useless. They would even become enemies of the Paipai Hall."
Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow, surprised. "It has such power? I’ve never heard of that."
Ouyang Tianyun smiled. "Yes. The person who made it was very special. So the slip has its own mark. Even the holder doesn't know it."
"Is that a rumor?" Mi Xiao asked, chewing on a chicken leg.
"Some say so. Once, someone stole a Golden Slip to attend an auction. They were caught on the spot. To warn others, they made an example of him. Now everyone knows Golden Slips cannot be lent or forged. So, Fifteen’s slip is only for Fifteen. By the way, the Golden Slip allows four extra people to enter."
Ouyang Tianyun pushed the Golden Slip back to Zhu Yanyi. "Hide it. Since only you can use it, showing it to everyone will only cause envy and jealousy."
Zhu Yanyi put it away casually. "It’s just a Golden Slip. Why are you acting like it’s a treasure?"
"It doesn't matter. In the future, when we use our invitations to attend the Paipai Hall auction, we’ll just drag Fifteen out," Mi Xiao decided.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Mi Xiao, feeling uneasy. "You aren't treating me as an entry ticket, are you?"
"Yes, a universal entry ticket," Mi Xiao said with a smile.
Zhu Yanyi knew it would be like this. She held her forehead. Her life would truly become colorful.
Back at the academy, Zhu Yanyi returned to her room to rest. Actually, she entered the Ruyi Space to look at the basic alchemy book she had just bought. After reading it and combining it with the Azure Sovereign Qingdi's inheritance, she slowly formed an idea. To refine pills, she needed an alchemy furnace.
The Azure Sovereign Qingdi's inheritance did include a healing alchemy furnace, but its level was too high for her current use. So, her immediate task was to buy a simpler alchemy furnace.
As for fire, she didn't worry. Although she had a Wood Spirit Constitution, she had the Ice-Fire Blue Flame inside her, which merged with her constitution. So, fire was not a problem. The main thing was buying a furnace. She planned to visit the hall tomorrow to find one suitable for her.
Gu Jun went to find Ouyang Tianyun. Seeing Gu Jun’s strange expression, Ouyang Tianyun was curious. "What’s with that look?"
Gu Jun looked at Ouyang Tianyun. "I have this look because of you." Gu Jun looked at her very seriously. "Third Senior Brother, you don’t have any thoughts about Fifteen, do you? Fifteen has a fiancé. And her fiancé is the Venerable Yanluo."