The Daily Life of a Lazy Author Transmigrating into a Book and Doing Nothing

"This is... a red crab?"

Shangguan Huan frowned as he looked at the several crabs in front of him that were as big as him. As far as he knew, ordinary red crabs couldn't talk.

Either it has already transformed into a demon, or...

"Huh? What kind of crab is a red crab? Is it edible? No, is it dangerous?"

"Fellow Daoist, as a disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak, you don't even know about the Red Crab?"

"Ah, I only like flying spirit beasts. Aren't crabs just for eating?"

"As a disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak, how can you harbor prejudice against spirit beasts?"

A dark figure stood above the red crab. Due to the lack of light, the two could not see the face of the person opposite them until the other person jumped down and stood in front of them.

A white Taoist robe, straight hair just past her shoulders, and a head shorter than Yu Xianxian (Yu Xianxian: What do you mean? She's not short, she's average height.) Isn't she a perfect loli?

Is she a little girl?

Shangguan Huan was having a bit of a headache. He wasn't very good at dealing with young girls, especially those who seemed unapproachable.

But Bai Ge completely ignored him and walked straight to Yu Xianxian, who was also wearing a white Taoist robe, her round almond-shaped eyes full of dissatisfaction.

"As a disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak, why are you being so picky about spirit beasts? Don't you know that all spirit beasts are the same?"

Even though there was a little girl standing in front of her, Yu Xianxian felt inexplicably guilty and started poking her finger because of the girl's gaze.

"But crabs are really delicious!"

Bai Ge: ...It seems like that's not the issue she's referring to.

"Young... cough cough, fellow Daoist, don't you intend to state your name to show respect?"

"Hey, but didn't you also not state your name just now, fellow Daoist?"

Shangguan Huan: ...Good heavens, no wonder we're from the same peak, we really know how to collude. He was just saying he wanted to cooperate with him, and now he's sabotaging him.

"Ahem, my apologies, my apologies. I am Shangguan Huan from Lingqi Peak."

"Spirit Beast Peak, Bai Ge."

After both of them gave their names, their gazes turned to the only person present whose name they did not know. Yu Xianxian also quickly gave her name.

"Spirit Beast Peak, Yu Xian".

Of course, I can't use my real name in this situation, so, sorry Vieta, I'll borrow the name of your theorem.

This name somehow feels incredibly wise.

Putting aside the strange feeling in their hearts, Shangguan Huan and Bai Ge's attention once again fell on each other.

"I didn't expect you to be the senior sister of Spirit Beast Peak. My apologies."

Bai Ge, like him, also entered the immortal sect through the immortal sect assessment seven years ago, and was taken in as a personal disciple by the peak master of the spirit beast peak because of his talent.

Before this, Ye Yao had only taken on one male disciple, so Bai Ge naturally became the senior disciple.

"I wouldn't dare. How could I allow the renowned Young Master Shangguan of Spirit Weapon Peak to address me like that? Just call me Bai Ge."

Shangguan Huan was also a direct disciple, but he was the disciple of the peak master of the Spirit Weapon Peak. He was famous not only for his talent in weapon crafting, but also for his numerous charmers, even among the female disciples of their Spirit Beast Peak. He was even given the title "Young Master Shangguan." It was truly despicable that such a person existed within the immortal sects.

"Haha, you flatter me, you flatter me."

I'd long heard that although the senior sister of Spirit Beast Peak looked like a little girl, she was the most serious and rigid. Hmph, an old woman with a childish appearance.

"Young master is too modest."

Hmph, what a scoundrel who flirts with every woman he sees.

While the two were outwardly exchanging pleasantries and secretly cursing each other, Yu Xianxian was quietly reviewing their information using the script.

Good grief, how come everyone here is a direct disciple? She's the lame one here, huh? Oh right, there's also the senior sister from Spirit Beast Peak, hmm, hopefully her fake identity won't be exposed.

Looking at Bai Ge, who was exchanging hypocritical masks with Shangguan Huan, Yu Xianxian put away the script. It seemed, well, probably not.

"By the way, what did the senior sister of Spirit Beast Peak mean by what she just said? What did she mean by 'taking you along'?"

"Literally, does this mean I should also get a share of the Qingyanzhi?"

Good grief, are you Spirit Beast Peak members really after the Azure Flame Ganoderma? Everyone wants it so badly.

"This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Shangguan Huan reached for the storage bag at his waist. Putting aside whether this share was easy to get, judging from the other party's appearance, he probably wasn't just there for a share.

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Bai intends to do with this Azure Flame Fungus?"

"Naturally, it's alchemy."

Shangguan Huan: ...Nonsense, he asked what kind of pill to refine?

Perhaps it was because the emotions in his eyes were too obvious, Bai Ge seemed to suddenly realize something and added a sentence.

"I'm planning to refine some Fire Control Pills to make it easier to capture fire-type spirit beasts. By the way, Young Master Shangguan already has a fire-type spiritual root, so he shouldn't need them, right? So, what kind of pills does Young Master Shangguan intend to refine?"

"Ahem, who said that fire-type spiritual roots don't need fire control pills? I'm going to refine fire control pills too."

Yu Xianxian, a listener standing nearby: Hmm, why does this sound a little familiar?

"Oh, really? I thought that since Young Master Shangguan has dual spiritual roots of water and fire, he would be refining the Blazing Flame Pill?"

"Oh, so Young Master Shangguan wasn't going to refine the Fire Control Pill?"

Shangguan Huan: ...Who said this guy was serious and rigid? Damn, he's clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing. This guy must have been here a while ago, eavesdropping.

"Ahem, no, Fellow Daoist Bai is overthinking it. Since I'm cooperating with Fellow Daoist Yu, I'll naturally be refining the Fire Control Pill as well."

Like the dual-elemental spiritual root of fire and wood, the dual-elemental spiritual root of water and fire is difficult to produce due to the severe conflict between the two attributes. However, unlike fire and wood, one is something that alchemists dream of, while the other is completely useless for weapon crafting.

Because of his water elemental root, he was unable to control the heat when refining weapons, often failing and having to rely on elixirs for help.

But those are all temporary solutions, and the only way to suppress his water spirit root is with the Blazing Flame Pill. That's why he needs the Azure Flame Mushroom, because it's the last medicinal ingredient he's lacking.

So no matter what, he was determined to get his hands on this Azure Flame Ganoderma. His original plan was to first trick Fellow Daoist Yu into bringing the person from Spirit Medicine Peak to him, and then use some underhanded tactics to smooth things over.

But now...

Shangguan Huan looked at Bai Ge and thought, "What a troublesome woman."

"So, Fellow Daoist Bai also wants to cooperate with us?"

The "we" here is pronounced with extreme emphasis, indicating that they are defending their sovereignty.

"I lured away the spirit beast guarding this cave, so it's not unreasonable for me to share some of the spoils, right? But I only want to cooperate with people who truly share the same goals."

"Does Fellow Daoist Bai mean I'm an outsider?"

“I did not say that.”

Seeing the tension between the two people in front of her growing stronger, Yu Xianxian finally found an opportunity to raise her hand and say, "Um, shouldn't we go in and take a look? Maybe there's more than one Qingyanzhi inside."

"The growth conditions of Qingyanzhi are extremely demanding, and there is usually only one plant."

"When I lured the spirit beast away, I saw that there was indeed only one plant."

"Oh, then Senior Sister Bai, are you sure that after you lured the spirit beast away, no one took the Azure Flame Mushrooms from here?"

Bai Ge: ……

Shangguan Huan: ...

This does seem to be a problem.