88: Chapter 88 That damned bird

Following the tea fragrance, the gazes of all the Prodigies turned toward the location of Lin Bei's trio, and in an instant, every single one of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning.

They saw that at some unknown point, a large wooden tub had appeared beside the three of them.

Steam was rising from the tub, and a fiery-red bird was splashing around inside while singing.

"I love taking baths, my skin is so good~"

The waves of tea fragrance were precisely wafting out from within that wooden tub.

Within the hazy water vapor, one could see singular leaves of a peculiar nature floating and sinking in the tub.

"Those... those in the tub, are... are also enlightenment tea leaves?" Even though some Prodigies had already seen it, they still couldn't believe it, stammering as they asked the people beside them.

"It seems so... and the quantity is much, much more..."

"Eighty-eight... eighty-eight pieces of enlightenment tea..." Quickly, someone saw the number of enlightenment tea leaves in the tub clearly.

Right at that moment, the Fire Bird in the wooden tub poked its head out, carrying an air of looking down upon the world.

"Hmm? What's your status? To think the tea you're drinking is exactly the same as this Emperor's bathwater?"

In an instant, the Faces of the Prodigies who hadn't realized this point yet all turned black; in particular, the three Imperial Dynasty princesses among them were on the verge of tears!

There were several others who had just brought the enlightenment tea to their lips; hearing these words, their movements froze, and they didn't know what to do.

The Fire Bird Kunkun remained relentless, "It's fine. Today, you might feel embarrassed because you drank this Emperor's bathwater, but one day, you will surely be proud of it!"

Holy crap?

As soon as these words came out, even Lin Bei wanted to give this fellow a beating.

It was just too damn arrogant!

Niu Ren and Ma Hu were already doubled over with laughter; earlier, the two of them had been feeling such heartache that their hearts bled over the eighty-eight pieces of enlightenment tea leaves.

At this moment, however, they felt it was worth it! So worth it!

The two of them looked at the Great Yan Empire's prince, Yan Ming, with mocking expressions.

"Hey you, sorry, we hicks don't know how to appreciate tea, so we can only use it for bathing. If you like drinking it, feel free to come over and scoop some!"

"You!" Yan Ming's teeth were nearly crushed from grinding them, yet he couldn't utter a single powerful retort.

The Prodigies beside him were likewise trembling, pointing at the Fire Bird, Niu Ren, and Ma Hu, unable to say a word.

Kunkun's beak was practically coated in honey; seeing this situation, it immediately held its head high.

"I can see you're already looking forward to that day, trembling with excitement! Good! This Emperor is very gratified!"

"When the time comes, this Emperor will definitely take another bath to celebrate with you all!"

"Wuwu... don't... don't say anymore!" One of the Imperial Dynasty princesses with a weaker mental capacity had already started crying aloud.

"That god-damned bird!"

Among the many Prodigies, there were four others with strange expressions who didn't care about the bathwater but were instead staring intently at Kunkun.

They were all too familiar with this bird!

Li Jiuyou and Xia Mang exchanged a glance, their gazes simultaneously falling on Lin Bei's back as they quietly retreated.

The Shi Family Brothers, Shi Tian and Shi Ritian, clenched their fists tightly, their eyes flickering as they thought about who knew what.

Among the crowd, the angriest had to be Ming Daozi. What was supposed to be a perfect opportunity to show off had been disrupted into such a mess; these Prodigies might even hold a grudge against him because of this matter.

At this time, he finally spoke.

"Where did this feathered beast come from?! Talking nonsense here?"

"Oho?" Kunkun gave a strange cry. "This Emperor unilaterally declares that your cup of bathwater is gone!"

After speaking, the universe seal manifested in front of it.

"Hmph!" Facing Kunkun, who was at the Refining Spirit Peak, it was naturally impossible for Ming Daozi to back down.

Among the Prodigies of his generation, other than Wang Teng, he had never feared anyone.

"You two, please give my Wangsheng Tower some Face..."

Just as the man and the bird were about to fight, a figure appeared between them like a ghost.

A Half-Saint.

After the Half-Saint appeared, his gaze similarly fell upon those eighty-eight pieces of enlightenment tea leaves in the wooden tub, remaining speechless for a long time.

After a good while, he finally shook his head with a self-deprecating bitter smile and spoke words that shocked everyone present.

"This little friend, if you don't need these enlightenment tea leaves afterward, could you sell some to this old man at a discount? To be honest, this old man hasn't drunk enlightenment tea in his life..."

For a moment, the entire Wangsheng Tower was dead silent.

Even the Fire Bird, whose brain wasn't very good, was stunned, looking at Lin Bei as if asking for help.

Lin Bei's pupils constricted slightly.

Not simple. This old man is not simple at all.

Putting aside whether he truly wanted these enlightenment tea leaves or was just saying it casually.

One thing was very obvious.

After he said those words, the expressions of the Prodigies present suddenly looked much better.

A Half-Saint powerhouse was actively seeking to buy the enlightenment tea leaves that the bird had truly used for a bath, while what they drank wasn't even the actual bathwater.

By comparison, these Prodigies suddenly stopped being so conflicted.

Noticing the Fire Bird's gaze, this Half-Saint also discovered that Lin Bei was the one in charge.

He turned his gaze toward Lin Bei. "This little friend, what do you think?"

Lin Bei stood up, turned around, and bowed to this Half-Saint. "Junior Lin Bei. I wonder how I should address you, Senior?"

"Little Friend Lin, I don't deserve the title of Senior. This old man is Wu Tianli..."

"So it is Senior Wu," Lin Bei nodded. With a wave of his hand, thirty pieces of enlightenment tea leaves flew out from the wooden tub.

"If Senior Wu truly doesn't mind, these thirty pieces of enlightenment tea leaves will be a gift from this Junior..."

"Haha... I don't mind, I don't mind!" Wu Tianli hurried to catch them. "However, a gift won't do!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and tossed out a Storage Pouch.

"This old man doesn't have much wealth. Here are one thousand five hundred fangyuan stones. Consider it this old man getting a huge bargain, buying these thirty pieces of enlightenment tea leaves from you at a price of fifty fangyuan each!"

"This... alright then!" Lin Bei felt a moment of conflict.

If they were unused enlightenment tea leaves, selling one piece for five hundred fangyuan would be reasonable, but for these ones, it was hard to say who was actually getting the bargain.

After taking the enlightenment tea leaves, Wu Tianli was in no hurry to leave.

Instead, he casually sat down in a nearby empty seat and began brewing tea for himself using three of the enlightenment tea leaves.

At this, the Prodigies present completely relaxed... except for Li Jiuyou, Xia Mang, and the Shi Family Brothers.

"Lin Bei? Lin Bei? It's Lin again..." Li Jiuyou's calves were trembling; if there weren't so many people here, he would have run away long ago!

"Sigh! He really is a good man!"

Lin Bei couldn't help but sigh as he watched the other party take such pains to help these Prodigies get over this hurdle.

Unexpectedly, as cup after cup of enlightenment tea went down, a white light actually began to shine from Wu Tianli's body.

Finally, the white light shot into the sky, piercing through Wangsheng Tower, as a vast Saint pressure permeated the building.

Holy crap? He became a Saint just like that?!

Lin Bei had to admit that with the arrival of the Golden Great Era, any kind of ridiculous thing could happen.

"Hahaha..." Wu Tianli laughed loudly. "Little Friend Lin, you truly are my lucky star. Thank you for your enlightenment tea!"

"Now, this old man is in a hurry to go back and consolidate my Realm, so I won't chat more. We'll meet again if fate permits!"

The group of Prodigies watched the spot where Wu Tianli had vanished via teleportation, their eyes filled with deep envy.

"Hmph!" Ming Daozi sneered. "Now that no one is stopping us, let's go outside and settle the score. Which of you four is coming up?"

"Of course, I don't mind if all four of you come at once..."

Xia Mang shrunk his neck, gave him a somewhat sympathetic look, and inconspicuously moved a few steps away.

"Ming Daozi! Come out and fight!"

Just as the Fire Bird Kunkun was about to step forward to accept the challenge, a loud shout unexpectedly came from outside Wangsheng Tower first.