Chapter 275 – Lin the Skinflint


    Every yer has a limited number of pets. Below the Golden Core Realm, they can only have one pet. As they advance in their realm, they can add one more pet for each major realm they ascend.


    If a yer finds a better pet and wants to switch, they can revert their current pet to its juvenile form and either sell it or give it away.


    Su Wanling''s young eagle was still very small, and it would take a long time to train it for flying, so she wanted to try riding Panda Xiong first.


    But Lin Jichen tly refused her, "Keep dreaming."


    Unwilling to give up, Su Wanling pleaded, "Don''t be so stingy. I''ll just ride for a bit."


    "No."


    "Ten minutes."


    "NO!"


    "Five minutes, at least?"


    "Not a chance."


    "Fuck you..." Su Wanling gritted her teeth, "Three minutes, and I''ll treat you to a Snowy Roast Duck from Drunken Immortal Pavilion!"


    "Two ducks," Lin Jichen held up two fingers, grinning.


    Su Wanling was exasperated, "Are you kidding me? One Snowy Roast Duck costs twenty Spirit Stones! That''s worth four thousand bucks, and you''re still not satisfied?"


    Lin Jichen shrugged, "Take it or leave it."


    "Deal! You bastard! You''re worse than a miser! I should call you Lin the Skinflint!"


    Su Wanling finally agreed.


    Lin Jichen chuckled and shifted his position, "Hop on."


    "Hey, get down. I want to ride alone," Su Wanling protested.


    "Be grateful I''m letting you ride at all. If you don''t want to, then forget it," Lin Jichen said smugly.


    Su Wanling had no choice but to sit on Panda Xiong''s back with Lin Jichen.


    Panda Xiong turned its head to look at Lin Jichen, feeling aggrieved but staying silent, obediently turning its head back.


    "Lin Jichen, you''re so money-minded, it''s ridiculous."


    As they climbed on, Su Wanling couldn''t help butin.


    Lin Jichen ignored her, "Poor kids learn to be resourceful early. You wouldn''t understand."


    "Poor? Give me a break. Your pet shop is raking in money. Even our guild leader isn''t as good at making money as you are."


    Su Wanling scoffed, full of disdain.


    "I can''tpare to your guild leader. She''s the daughter of the richest man, with endless wealth and resources."


    Su Wanling suddenly got curious and asked, "So if my guild leader wanted to ride Panda Xiong, would you agree?"


    "Of course, free of charge," Lin Jichen replied without hesitation.


    Su Wanling rolled her eyes, "Don''t tell me you''re not after her beauty! Admit it, you want to be her live-in son-inw and reach the pinnacle of life?"


    "I''m not as shallow as you think!" Lin Jichen retorted, full of righteous indignation.


    "Don''t try to deny it. Why do you treat her so much better than me? I knew you first."


    Su Wanling''s tone carried a hint of grievance.


    Lin Jichen answered confidently, "It''s simple. By building a good rtionship with your guild leader, I can ask for her help in the future. It''s called social etiquette, understand?"


    "You could build a good rtionship with me and ask for my help too," Su Wanling suggested.


    Lin Jichen looked at her quizzically and asked with augh, "Are you more influential than your guild leader?"


    "Of course not."


    "Then there you go. So if I want to make friends and gain favors, I''ll go to your guild leader," Lin Jichen exined eloquently.


    Su Wanling was at a loss for words, "Are you really only neen? Why are you soshrewd and<em>slick</em>?"


    "Yes, my<em>shoulders</em>are indeed very<em>slick</em>. Want to feel?" Lin Jichen teased.


    "Ugh!"


    ***


    While the two were bickering, half an hour quickly passed.


    Fifty Outer Temple disciples regrouped.


    "Let''s go, target Storm Valley."


    Lin Jichen waved his hand, skillfully patting Panda Xiong''s rump, and rode the Iron-Eating Beast towards Storm Valley.


    Su Wanling was still sitting on Panda Xiong''s back.


    Although Lin Jichen had said she could only sit for three minutes, he was just joking. He wouldn''t really treat a friend like that.


    Su Wanling soon forgot about calling Lin Jichen money-minded. He was actually a good guy, just with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.


    Panda Xiong''s running speed was incredibly fast, with the two of them sitting one in front of the other.


    Initially, Su Wanling didn''t mind, as Panda Xiong''s broad back was spacious and not cramped at all.


    But as Panda Xiong started to sprint, the two were inevitably pressed together.


    Su Wanling found herself bumped into Lin Jichen''s arms, her back tightly against his chest.


    Her face turned crimson, and she wanted to tell Lin Jichen to stop, but she couldn''t bring herself to say it.


    Especially with others catching up behind them, stopping would mean being seen in this awkward position.


    Su Wanling decided to wait until Panda Xiong ran further ahead.


    If any of her guild members saw and reported back to Jiang Luoyu, it would be a disaster...


    Fortunately, Panda Xiong ran very fast. Even though many yers behind had learned Sword Flight, they couldn''t catch up with Lin Jichen.


    The reason was simple: their Sword Flight or art of flying skills were low-level, mostly Ordinary Grade or Spirit Grade.


    Plus, their own speed wasn''t fast, so their flying speed wasn''t much better.


    Despite Panda Xiong''s clumsy appearance, its speed was anything but slow.


    Lin Jichen was already being considerate.


    If he flew by himself, he could probably nap in Storm Valley before these people caught up.


    If it weren''t for ensuring the safety of these fifty people, Lin Jichen wouldn''t be interested in waiting for them.


    Even so, he still left them far behind.


    Lin Jichen and Su Wanling sped along, and by the afternoon, they had covered half the distance.


    "Let''s find a big tree up ahead to rest. I''ll feed Panda Xiong and wait for the others," Lin Jichen suggested.


    "Okay, I''ll walk the rest of the way," Su Wanling said, her expression odd, her face flushed.


    Lin Jichen nodded, not paying much attention, and directed Panda Xiong to find a shady spot. The sun in the Tale of Immortal was scorching.


    As they entered a mulberry grove, they heard amotion ahead, as if someone was arguing.


    When they got closer, Lin Jichen saw it was a group of yers.


    One burly man looked familiar—Xing Sen, the top expert of the Eternal Guild.@@novelbin@@


    Lin Jichen was puzzled. What a coincidence to run into the Eternal Guild here.


    But without seeing Wang Jinghao, Lin Jichen wasn''t interested in greeting them and was about to take a detour.


    Then he heard a girl''s voice.


    "What do you mean by this? The mighty Eternal Guild resorting to looting? How despicable!"


    A yer from the Eternal Guild sneered.


    "Shi Xiyue, you have youreuppance. You took a lot of good stuff from our guild''s shop. Did you think you could get away with it?"