The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

They didn't understand, but that didn't stop them from knowing that the formation was no good.

"There is no record of this in the Father God's legacy, but I sensed an evil aura. I have told the Father God everything about Zhou Yu's strange behavior. The conspiracy behind it is not something we can participate in at present. The Father God will discuss this matter with the leaders of the major immortal sects when they gather for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition."

It means that we don't need to worry about these newbies.

They don't have the capacity to manage it, and having too many people know about it would only expose the truth and make the people behind the scenes even more secretive, which is not a good thing for them.

Luo Qingcheng nodded indifferently.

She is Feng Aotian, a person with an accident-prone constitution. She doesn't know it now, but there will be more opportunities for her to find out in the future.

It doesn't matter.

Since everyone had already asked about most of what they wanted to know, I, your servant, told them my true purpose for coming.

"This time, my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. All of you have made contributions and have taken up so much of your time. I feel guilty. Although I cannot fully repay your kindness, I would like to invite you to freely choose a few treasures from my sea clan's treasury. What do you think?"

"I guess I won't go? The Sea God has already given me a reward."

Luo Qingcheng's heart was bleeding.

But she wasn't the type to take advantage of kindness, and besides, she really only talked the talk; it was the five sisters who did the work.

"That was given by the Father God, different from what I gave you. Do you not value it?"

Yu Nu glanced sideways at Luo Qingcheng, her eyes truly captivating.

I must say, Yu Nu is truly stunning.

One should be calm or angry.

"Miss, wipe your drool."

Hongdou handed a handkerchief to the good-for-nothing Luo Qingcheng.

Luo Qingcheng took it, actually wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of his mouth, and said seriously, "Then I'll accept it without hesitation."

Having seen many good things and even possessing his own natal furnace, Li Zhiming was not very interested.

He came from a sect specializing in weapon crafting and worked in alchemy, so he didn't have much desire for magical artifacts.

On the contrary, Hongdou, who loves money more than anything, was extremely excited because she felt that she had the opportunity to get good things without doing anything.

Li Zhiming quickly expressed his feelings, "Miss Hongdou, if you like, I have all sorts of magical treasures at home that I can give you."

His brother's teachings popped into his mind at just the right moment, and he added, "Moreover, my family has a spirit beast that can do somersaults. I wonder if Miss Red Bean would be interested?"

After saying that, he looked at Hongdou with great expectation.

Hongdou pouted, "Young Master Li, are spirit beasts that can do somersaults rare?"

Li Zhiming has become withdrawn again.

Wait a minute, my brother clearly said that the fairies outside all like fluffy spirit beasts, so why doesn't it work on Miss Red Bean?

Taking this opportunity, Hu Muyu tentatively asked Yu Nu, "Venerable One, may I forgo the items in the treasure vault and exchange them for the blue pearl sincerely given to me by the Sea Queen?"

Yu Nu was surprised.

"What do you want that for?"

She wondered why Luo Qingcheng would give up the promise from the Father God and take the red pearl, while this woman would give up the magical treasures in the treasury and take the blue pearl.

Hu Muyu mistakenly thought the blue pearl was a very precious item, and quickly said, "If it is difficult for you, Venerable One, then I will not take it."

She was conflicted. If she couldn't get the Blue Pearl, she would have to go back to the Bounty Hall to re-draw other inner sect assessments.

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Yu Nu did not explain. Instead, she took the blue pearl hairpin off her head and handed it to Hu Muyu, saying, "This is what you wanted."

Hu Muyu was stunned.

"But I want the Queen of the Sea..."

Yu Nu's fair fingers caressed every inch of the pearl hairpin, her tone tinged with nostalgia, "This is the blue pearl left by the Empress Dowager."

Hu Muyu's face turned pale instantly. "I don't want something so precious. Venerable One, please just pretend I never said that!"

If she had known earlier that this was a keepsake left to her youngest daughter by the Queen, she would never have dared to shamelessly ask for it!

Oh no, she wanted to be a hero, but before she could become one, she became the villain who brought up other people's sad stories.

Yu Nu was truly puzzled now.

Why is it that she's the one they want, and the one they don't want?

Yunu had a cold face.

She was angry, but she wouldn't say it, letting them guess!

His aura, belonging to a Nascent Soul Venerable, permeated the air, suppressing Hongdou and Li Zhiming so much that they dared not breathe.

Luo Qingcheng, who had a high EQ, watched the play for a while and sighed. After all, Yu Nu was a girl who had suffered the calamity of her clan's extermination before she even came of age. Afterwards, she closed herself off and focused on cultivation. Although she had grown from a lively little girl into a stern and unsmiling Venerable, she still didn't understand human relationships at all.

"My senior sister thought it was a relic left to you by the Queen of the Sea, and it was too precious for her to accept."

Upon hearing this, the servant realized he had misunderstood, his tone softened, and he casually pulled out dozens of identical pearl hairpins of various colors. "Take them, I have many more."

Hu Muyu was dumbfounded: ⊙w⊙

Yu Nu looked at their expressions with amusement: "The Empress Dowager ascended to immortality a thousand years ago and is now in the Immortal Realm."

It would have been better not to explain; the explanation only made everyone more confused.

Aren't you only a little over two hundred years old?

“We sea creatures are oviparous; the women lay the eggs, and the men incubate them. I was hatched more than two hundred years ago.”

Therefore, she has never met her mother.

(?●?) x4

The four people, who were hearing about this method of childbirth for the first time, looked like they had just learned something new.

Li Zhiming glanced at Hongdou and whispered, "I will also take on the responsibility of raising the child after Madam gives birth."

Hongdou didn't hear what Li Zhiming said at all. She hugged Luo Qingcheng and shook her head, saying, "Miss, you're right, cultivating immortality is really interesting!"

Back then, she was just a lowly maid in the Luo family, scheming against each other, barely fed, warmly clothed, and unable to sleep well. She was also beaten and scolded by her master at will, and no one would care even if she was beaten to death. How could she have imagined that the world was so vast and that there were so many interesting things that she had never seen or heard of before?

She thought the best thing she had ever done in her life was insisting on following her mistress when she was told to return to the Luo mansion alone.

Luo Qingcheng gently patted Hongdou's head.

As if recalling some past events, he murmured in agreement with her, "Yes, cultivating immortality is really interesting."

Yu Nu looked at the master and servant huddled together with some envy, and stuffed the blue pearl hairpin in her hand into Hu Muyu's hand.

"These are gifts from the Empress Dowager, and it is perfectly acceptable for me to give them to you."

It seems that their sect has people who understand the sea race, which is why they emphasized "sincere gift" when issuing the mission. If pearls are forcibly taken from the sea race, they will not only lose their effectiveness, but may also be tainted with a small curse that brings bad luck.

That mission was probably released in this way to deliberately avoid this point.

Therefore, the blue pearl that the Sea God gave to Luo Qingcheng can actually be given to Hu Muyu to complete the quest.

"Then I will now send the three of you to the treasure vault, and each of you may choose one item."