Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 864 - 5: The Bootlicker Shi Yao
Chapter 864 -5: The Bootlicker Shi Yao
As the Qilin Clan cleansed the imperial city, the Jiaolong gradually left Central State and scattered across the world.
The place most of them went to was Beiming Fanyang, the ancestral lands of the Jiaolong, followed by the domain of the Azure Dragon Clan in Eastern State.
Besides that, some went to South State and West State, but most of them gradually lost contact over time.
Just as Long Long was about to continue reading, he realized that there was nothing further below.
“And then?” He looked up in confusion at Shi Yao and asked, “Are there any remaining Jiaolong lineages that still maintain contact with us today?”
Shi Yao: ……….
Just entered the Dong Yuan Realm and you already see yourself as a Jiaolong elder, huh?
Despite her inward scoff, she still replied frankly:
“The Qingqiu Mountain lineage in West State, the Great Swamp lineage in South State, and the Pingyang Mountain lineage in Eastern State.”
“What about Beiming Fanyang?” asked Long Long.
“Beiming Fanyang…” Shi Yao fell silent for a moment before speaking, “The lineage from Beiming Fanyang only contacts us when they think it’s necessary.”
“Oh.” Long Long nodded as if he had suddenly understood, “So the Jiaolong from Beiming Fanyang consider themselves the main branch of the Jiaolong Clan, treating us branches with a commanding, tool-like attitude, summoning us when needed and dismissively casting us aside when not, right?”
This time, Shi Yao’s silence lasted even longer:
“Long Long, have you never learned the meaning of ‘tact’?”
“Understood, understood. So, Master, am I right?” Long Long asked with a grin.
Shi Yao sighed deeply and said:
“The current situation in the Eastern Emperor Realm is too unfavorable for our Jiaolong Clan. It’s understandable that Beiming Fanyang is being more cautious.”
“Master, it can’t be that it’s only ever been them contacting us unilaterally, and we have no means to contact them at all?” Long Long asked incredulously.
Shi Yao felt somewhat difficult to articulate, when she heard Long Long continue:
“But Master, you’re an elder of the Azure Dragon Clan! If Beiming Fanyang treats you with such indifference, aren’t they afraid we’ll pass their information to the Azure Dragon?”
“How could I possibly do that!” Shi Yao said with sudden displeasure.
“But that doesn’t stop us from making them think we might do that, right?” said Long Long with a meaningful tone.
This time, Shi Yao fell silent for a long time before slowly speaking:
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“Long Long, you must understand that due to the many years of suffering our Jiaolong Clan has endured, trust is exceedingly precious to us.”
“Do not damage that trust because of a momentary temper, do you understand?”
Long Long nodded and said:
“I understand, so essentially Beiming Fanyang doesn’t trust us at all, they just want to use us to achieve their own ends.”
Shi Yao: ……….
Although that’s indeed the case, can’t you refrain from putting it so bluntly?
“Enough.” Shi Yao interrupted, “You’re not wrong, but let us speak no more of it.”
“Between us and Beiming Fanyang, if no consensus can be reached at the current stage, then one side must give in, otherwise it’s only a pleasure for the foes and pain for the loved ones.”
“There… must be some problems on the side of Beiming Fanyang. Ever since they began contacting us, they’ve been incessantly asking for money, goods, and intelligence, but they do not disclose specifically what for or any other information.”
Getting to this point, Shi Yao suddenly lowered her voice and said:
“I suspect they might be engaged in internal strife.”
“Internal strife?” Long Long also pondered aloud.
From certain perspectives, a society that has been sealed off and hasn’t had contact with the outside world for over a hundred thousand years can indeed easily run into problems—one of the main conflicts being whether or not to establish contact with the outside world.
Once the population starts to increase, there are bound to be members of the Dragon Clan who want to make contact with the outside, but from the current situation in Beiming Fanyang, it’s clear that this “outward-looking faction” has been brutally suppressed.
Perhaps it’s the internal struggle between the outward-looking faction and the conservative faction.
That said, while you’re busy fighting amongst yourselves, just don’t destroy the collection of books and materials stored within the clan. My little fox is counting on these resources to once and for all resolve the conflict of her bloodline.
After much thought, Long Long decided to clarify matters as soon as possible and asked Shi Yao:
“What means and in what form is communication with Beiming Fanyang conducted? Are there any records left from the past?”
Shi Yao pondered for a moment, then took out a scroll from her sleeve and handed it over.
Long Long looked carefully and indeed, it was handwritten by Shi Yao herself, the communication records with Beiming Fanyang over the past several hundred years, and the content was roughly as follows:
Beiming Fanyang: Require thirty loads of Moon Crystal Stone, deliver as per the old arrangement.
Shi Yao: Delivered.
Beiming Fanyang: Require two hundred Fire Elements Flying Swords, Sword Seed must not be repeated, deliver as per the old arrangement.
Shi Yao: There’s no problem with two hundred Fire Elements Flying Swords, but the no repetition condition is somewhat harsh. What do you need so many flying swords for?
Shi Yao: Delivered.
Beiming Fanyang: Require one Demon Core from the Transformation Realm of the Feathered Clan Qilin species, deliver as per the old arrangement.
Shi Yao: What do you need a Qilin Demon Core for?
Shi Yao: The Qilin Clan is a major clan of the Feathered Clan, hunting down its cultivators in the Transformation Realm is too risky. If you don’t clearly state the reason, we cannot take this risk.
Shi Yao: Would Demon Cores of other Feathered Clans not suffice, why must it be of the Qilin species?
Shi Yao: Is there any inconvenience in stating the reason?
Shi Yao: Delivered.
…
Long Long: ……….
Master, your lowly appearance makes me want to cry! Are you sure this isn’t some new form of online scam?
“Cough cough.” Shi Yao said somewhat awkwardly, “The things they ask for each time are not really too much and aren’t difficult to obtain. It’s just that they only ask for things and refuse to say anything else on other matters, which really gives us a headache.”
“But as of now, this is the only form of communication we have with Beiming Fanyang. If we don’t meet their demands, and this channel of communication is abandoned, it will be even more troublesome to contact them later on.”
“I see.” Long Long said with a complicated expression, “What does ‘as per the old arrangement’ mean? How typically does Master communicate with Beiming Fanyang, and how do you deliver the items to them?”
“Through this Formation Map.” Shi Yao took out another scroll and spread it open on the ground, “Place the items on this Formation Map and as long as the formation is activated, they can be transported over. Of course, it can also be used to send Jade Slips.”
Long Long looked carefully at the Formation Map.
This Formation Map is actually a Magical Treasure, equivalent to a simplified version of the ‘Cycle of the Mortal World’ chart, capable of transferring items from one end to the other.
Of course, it’s limited to inanimate objects.
Because there is no Artifact Spirit involved, this form of transportation seems too simplistic and crude. Not to mention living entities, even something as soft as herbs or books are hardly suitable, as they can easily be damaged in the process.
“Oh, there’s another message coming in.” Shi Yao suddenly said.
The Formation Map flashed faintly, and then a Jade Slip appeared in the center.
Long Long extended his Divine Sense into it and saw the following message:
“Require one core of the Millennium Tree, deliver as per the old arrangement.”
