Chapter 22: Even the Best Beast Milk is Still Milk
"Sister, have they never had Beast Milk before?"
Chu Chen asked in a soft voice.
"Probably not," Chu Xin hesitated for a moment and nodded her small head.
"That’s so sad! They are so big already and have never tasted Beast Milk. We grew up drinking it."
A hint of sympathy showed on Chu Chen’s plump little face. Seeing that the female guards only sipped lightly, he couldn’t help but say loudly, "Ladies, you don’t need to be so frugal; there’s plenty of Beast Milk left. If it’s not enough, can I add more for you?"
"No, no, it’s enough," they said.
The female guards hastily waved their hands and shook their heads, then one by one, they all ran off to sit in a circle and cultivate.
The elderly woman returned the small bowl to Chu Chen and hesitated for a while before saying, "Young friend, may I also have some to drink? I might need quite a bit, maybe this entire bowl, but I won’t drink for free. I can exchange a treasure with you for it."
As she spoke, she took out a translucent lotus flower from her Sumeru Ring, which radiated a cold aura.
This cold aura was very pure, unlike the sinister coldness of the Earth Evil Yin Spring.
"What a beautiful flower."
Chu Xin and Chu Chen did not recognize this treasure and simply found it very pretty, liking it immensely.
The elderly woman explained, "This Ice Mountain Snow Lotus was harvested from the extreme north of Snow State. Although it’s not as precious as the milk from an Eighth Rank Demon Beast, it’s still a Top Grade Sixth Rank treasure. This is the best treasure I can offer now. When I return to the Imperial City later, I will compensate you in other ways."
"No need for compensation, the flower is pretty and I like it."
Chu Xin waved her little hand, took the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus, and grew fonder of it the more she looked. With a wave of her hand, a stream of white Beast Milk fluid magically appeared, instantly filling the small bowl in Chu Chen’s hands. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Chu Chen handed the small bowl to the elderly woman, his face full of hope as he asked, "Grandma, do you have more pretty flowers? I can exchange a big bowl of Beast Milk for one."
Although their Beast Milk was from an Eighth Rank Demon Beast and was considered an Eighth Rank treasure, in their eyes, it was ultimately less precious than a beautiful flower.
The corners of the elderly woman’s mouth twitched, and she chuckled dryly, "Young friend, that flower is not easy to obtain, and I only have that one."
"All right then,"
Chu Chen was somewhat disappointed but did not insist further. He turned his head towards Chu Xin, his face full of longing as he said, "Sister, can I play with the pretty flower for a while?"
Chu Xin looked at the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus in her hand, then at her brother, and said, "You can’t damage it, otherwise I will spank you just like this flower."
"Mhm!"
Chu Chen nodded his head like a pecking chicken, took the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus with astonishment on his face, "It’s really beautiful, and it feels nice and cool too."
Nice and cool?
Hearing this, the elderly woman’s eyelids twitched.
That was a Frost Power Sixth Rank treasure; even she had to envelop her hands with True Qi to handle it, yet only these miraculous little children could disregard that Frost Power.
"Brother, is that enough? Give it to me now, I need to put it away. What if it melts?" Chu Xin spoke up after a short while.
"Okay, here you go," Chu Chen reluctantly handed the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus back to Chu Xin.
After playing with it for a while, Chu Xin stored it in her Sumeru Ring.
Meanwhile, the elderly woman steered the Flying Boat to a secluded area, quickly drank the remaining Beast Milk, returned the bowl to Chu Chen, and instructed, "Young friends, I need to go cultivate for a while. You two stay on the Flying Boat and wait here."
"Okay,"
Chu Chen nodded, took the bowl, went to the railing, stood on tiptoe, took out a Jade Bottle, and poured lots of water to wash the bowl several times before storing it in his Sumeru Ring.
The old woman’s lips twitched slightly, this little one seemed to have a penchant for cleanliness.
But, what is that water?
Why does it feel like the energy contained in it is not less than that of the Beast Milk?
How many treasures do these two adorable children really have in their possession?
Having them, it really seems a bit wasteful.
It’s hard to imagine how these two kids grew up, considering they could ignore the energy impact of the Eighth Rank Demon Beast Milk.
Their father is even more inconceivable, managing to obtain Eighth Rank Demon Beast Milk, which surely requires at least the strength of a Martial Emperor.
The Nine-colored Deer is generally between the Early and Middle Stages of Eighth Rank, and to obtain fresh milk from it, it must be kept alive.
To acquire its milk without killing it, one must at least be a Late Stage Martial Emperor, or even a Peak Martial Emperor.
Cultivators of this level are rare in Jiuzhou, and she knows them all. Moreover, she hasn’t heard of anyone having twin three-year-old adorable children in recent years.
Could it be a hidden family that has never appeared in Jiuzhou before?
The old woman pondered much in her mind, but could never guess the true identity of the two adorable kids.
The more she interacted with the two adorable kids, the more terrifying she found them.
Not only is their own strength formidable and their treasures numerous, but also their mysterious father behind them is crucial.
No matter what, she must establish a good relationship with these two adorable kids.
It seems they really like my disciple?
Well, if there’s a chance, maybe I could really arrange for my disciple to become sworn sisters with their mother.
Then ask His Majesty to bestow a princess title of Jiuzhou upon their mother and thus bring her into the Jiuzhou Empire’s royal family.
Thus, wouldn’t these two adorable kids and their father be standing on the side of the royal family?
The addition of a suspected Peak Martial Emperor and possibly even a significant family is immensely beneficial to the currently unstable royal family.
In the moment it took to turn around, the old woman’s mind filled with countless thoughts.
She shook her head, formed a hand sign, and a series of light screens rose within the Flying Boat, isolating all those cultivating from each other.
This was the Array used on the Flying Boat for cultivation, designed to prevent interference among several people cultivating at the same time.
After completing all this, the old woman sat down cross-legged, full of anticipation, and began her Cultivation.
She had been stuck at the Early Stage of Martial Saint for many years, just a step away from the Middle Stage, but no matter how much she cultivated, she could not break through.
Having seen the Eighth Rank Demon Beast Milk today, she felt a strong premonition that her opportunity to advance had come.
However, previously there was only half a bowl, which was not enough for her breakthrough, so she had shared it with her female guards.
Later when Chu Chen mentioned he had more, she swallowed her pride and exchanged for a bowl of it.
Chu Chen looked at Long Yufei, then looked at the old woman and her female guards, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Sister, why did they all react that way after drinking the Beast Milk?"
"I don’t know, but from what they said, it seems our Beast Milk is quite an extraordinary treasure."
Chu Xin gathered some guesses from everyone’s fragments of conversation, picked up her own bottle of milk, and murmured, "But I didn’t really see anything special about it, it’s still just milk, it’s still just for kids to drink."