Chapter 385 Not Interested in This Egg
More than half an hour later.
The disciple who returned to the sect to get the treasure finally came back holding a small brocade box.
Qi Xingba hurried to the carriage and woke up Gu Chan who was sleeping soundly inside.
Gu Chan woke up, got out of the carriage, rubbed her sleepy face with her hand and said, "What are you giving me?"
"Master Gu, please open it and take a look first." Qixingba said with a smile.
After saying this, he handed the small brocade box brought by his disciple to Gu Chan.
Gu Chan took the small brocade box and opened it. She was immediately stunned, because the small brocade box contained a bird egg the size of an adult's palm.
The bird's eggs are pitch black all over and feel smooth to the touch. The shell is extremely hard. When you knock on them with your hand, it feels like knocking on a lump of iron, and there is a clanging sound of metal colliding.
Qixingba said proudly, "Master Gu, this bird egg was laid by the strongest and most powerful beast of our Qixingmen, the Fiery Eagle. There were two eggs in total. Now I am giving one to you as a gift to repay your kindness to our Qixingmen."
"Oh! Thank you." Gu Chan said indifferently.
Then she closed the brocade box, handed it to Ma Zheng, and went back into the carriage to lie down and take a nap.
Dry!
Not only does she have two spirit beasts under her command, she also has mysterious beasts like the chimpanzee that don't belong to this world, and giant rats that can speak human language. Which one of them is not stronger than this egg?
Moreover, when she was fighting with the Diyue Kingdom before, she also recruited hundreds of mysterious beasts from the enemy army. What kind of strange and bizarre mysterious beasts has she not seen?
So at this moment, she was not interested in the egg at all.
Qi Xingba was immediately furious!
You know, his Fiery Eagle is a powerful mystical beast that is said to be comparable to spiritual beasts. In a sect, it is definitely a great treasure. Just look at the two bird eggs in his hand now. I don't know how many sects are envious of them. Other sects can't even get a piece of the eggshell!
But he had to bear the pain and give this treasure to Gu Chan, and she looked down on him. How could he not be angry?
Shen Ya saw what her master was thinking, and hurried forward to whisper, "Master, don't bother with him. He's just a kid. How could he have seen any powerful mystical beasts? He certainly doesn't know how powerful our Fiery Eagle is, nor does he understand how precious this bird egg is."
“That’s right. Then I won’t bother with him. Next time we go to Zhongyuan City, you and Bai Zhuo should be careful. When you settle down in Zhongyuan City, I will come to see you when I am free.” Qixingba said softly, suppressing his anger.
Shen Ya nodded quietly in agreement.
After that, no one said anything more. Shen Ya and Bai Zhuo immediately said goodbye to Qi Xing Ba, got on the carriage and headed towards Zhongyuan City.
Gu Chan and others took a carriage back to South City, and both sides headed towards their respective destinations.
Qi Xingba stood there and watched their carriage go away before he led his disciples back to the sect on the mountain.
In the afternoon dusk.
Gu Chan and others finally slowly returned to Yuanlai Inn.
When the shopkeeper saw that they had returned, he quickly asked the waiter to clean up the rooms upstairs, enthusiastically arranged for them to stay, and then took the initiative to send two tables of delicious food and wine to entertain them.
Gu Chan and others sat in the lobby downstairs to eat, and they were all very confused.
While eating, Ma Zheng put his mouth close to Gu Chan's ear and whispered, "Boss, if someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief! When we lived here before, the shopkeeper was not so enthusiastic towards us. Now that we are back, he is too enthusiastic. I feel something is wrong."
"Yes, I think so too." Cheng Hao said in agreement. Gu Chan turned around with a nonchalant look on her face and shouted at the shopkeeper standing behind the counter, "Shopkeeper, come here, I have something to tell you."
"Yes, sir." The shopkeeper responded with a smile and walked quickly over to stand beside Gu Chan.
Gu Chan asked curiously, "Why are you so polite to us today?"
"How come you don't know yet?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise.
"Know what?" Gu Chan said dumbfounded.
The shopkeeper hurriedly explained, "Yesterday, you single-handedly dealt with the Nanxian King and his son at the Qixing Gate. The news has now spread throughout the entire South City. Now, you are considered the number one celebrity in the entire South City."
"Ah? How could this happen? Who spread it?" Gu Chan asked unhappily.
She really didn't expect that what happened on Qixing Mountain yesterday would spread throughout the entire South City today.
Oh shit!
With the scheming minds of the Nanxian King and his son, they would definitely not let such a thing that embarrasses them spread outside! Therefore, it must have been spread by someone else.
The shopkeeper whispered, "It was those soldiers who were on the mountain who came back to chat secretly. Someone overheard them, and then the news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred."
"Then they didn't talk about anything else about me, right?" Gu Chan said quickly.
If those soldiers revealed her identity as an imperial envoy, it would be a complete disaster for her.
The shopkeeper said hurriedly, "They said that you are a young genius. You defeated Deputy General Kong Wu by yourself, learned his physical skills, and finally beat up the Nanxian King and his son. You are so awesome."
"Oh! It seems that this group of soldiers still know what to say and what not to say." Gu Chan sighed with relief.
Sure enough, anyone who has been in the military camp has something in mind, at least they know what to talk about and what not to talk about.
There is absolutely no problem in bragging about Gu Chan's awesome abilities, but it would be wrong to reveal her identity as an imperial envoy.
In this way, Gu Chan felt relieved temporarily.
The shopkeeper then asked, "Sir, do you have anything else to ask?"
"That's all, that's all. Go and get busy! Thank you for your hospitality, I don't know how to thank you." Gu Chan said politely.
"How about this, when you leave, you can leave me a couple of calligraphy pieces, and I'll frame them and hang them in the shop, so that future guests can admire them. What do you think?" the shopkeeper said shrewdly.
Gu Chan raised her finger and pointed at him teasingly, "It's true that there is no business without fraud! You really have a strong business acumen. In my opinion, we can cooperate in business in the future!"
"Oh, Shopkeeper Gu, this is exactly what I've been waiting for you to say! Let me formally introduce myself to you. My name is Qian Yuanlai, and this inn is named after me. Three generations of my family have been businessmen, and we have been running the inn business in Nancheng. Now we have ten inns in Nancheng." The shopkeeper seized this opportunity, immediately pulled over a stool and sat next to Gu Chan, introducing himself enthusiastically.
Gu Chan's eyes widened immediately and her whole body felt numb!
