After being tossed a few times, Fang Xing and the golden crow finally started to behave themselves and squatted on the deck in low spirits. They didn’t even think about rebelling; this girl was just too strong, and although she hadn’t made any attacks herself, the light surrounding her was enough on its own to fling Fang Xing a great distance each time. There wasn’t a single chance for him to retaliate, and he wouldn’t have been able to actually take advantage of it even if there was.

　　This pink-dressed girl picked grapes with one hand while holding the lotus seed she’d found from Fang Xing in the other. She looked at it before glancing between Fang Xing and the golden crow, and after finishing the grape, she finally asked, “You’ve only got just this one left?”

　　Fang Xing’s eyes shifted back and forth. “Yes, it was all taken by the Huangfu clan!” Although he wasn’t strong enough to put up much of a fight against them right now, he could still stir up some trouble for them.

　　Such words left the young master shocked and a spirit sense message was immediately sent over. “Esteemed Senior, please don’t listen to his nonsense. Please help me, Esteemed Senior….”

　　The girl didn’t show any interest in either of them and simply took back the lotus seed. “Whatever, I’ve got plenty anyways!”

　　Fang Xing was left dumbstruck by this, but he also began to feel a trace of hope. He’d already started speculating as to this girl’s possible identity due to this Blood Lotus Seed—was she not the same infant he’d seen at the bottom of the blood lotus pond? She’d actually grown so much, and with such a terrifying battle prowess as well! He even felt some regret at this; he wasn’t certain whether this girl’s awakening had anything to do with what he’d done at that time and he secretly blamed himself for what was happening now.

　　What Fang Xing didn’t know was that this girl had a strange power that protected her. When she spoke using this power, not even Golden Cores could reject her requests and would willingly throw away their clans and future prospects to stay behind in the Qingqiu Tombs to protect her real body. Fang Xing had been affected by this same power earlier and had been made to go completely contrary to his nature, but all it caused him to do was leave behind a single lotus seed. As for the girl herself, her memories of that time were very muddled and weren’t the reason why she specifically sought him out—she was simply feeling curious.

　　“Hehe, Esteemed Big Sister, since you’ve got so many, why not let us go?” Fang Xing asked with a smile while begging forgiveness with a pitiful look.

　　The girl rolled her eyes in annoyance and replied, “Do I look very old?”

　　Fang Xing was surprised at first, but he quickly changed his words. “Little Sister, why don’t you just let us go!”

　　“Even I don’t know how long I’ve lived yet you’re calling me ‘Little Sister’?”

　　Fang Xing choked upon hearing this and cursed out, “What the f*ck do I call you, then?”

　　The little girl didn’t seem to mind his rude language and instead began to think seriously about the answer to his question. After some time, she suddenly smirked and replied, “You can call me ‘Little Miss’; I’ve decided to take both you and this crow as my little servants….”

　　Fang Xing and the golden crow were both shocked to hear such things, and their heads began shaking in unison. What kind of joke was this? How could they be the servants of a silly little girl? If rumors spread, where would the face of the mighty Uncle Fang and Uncle Goldy go?

　　The cute face of the pink-dressed girl suddenly relaxed as she spat out the skin of a grape. “I will finish you two off if you don’t accept!” This caused Fang Xing and the golden crow to both shiver in fear; although this girl wasn’t displaying any murderous intent, things would become incredibly dangerous if she truly became angry….

　　Feeling helpless, Fang Xing sighed and decided to try to reason with the girl. “How can you be like this? At the very least, I gave you a lotus seed in the past which allowed you to awaken? If that’s the case, it was I who saved you. Not only are you not giving me some kind of super rare technique or spell and a weapon from the upper realm as a show of gratitude, you’re actually wanting to make me your servant? This is just too much….”

　　“Me waking up so early is indeed because of you!” the girl agreed. Fang Xing became excited and felt things weren’t so impossible after all, yet he hadn’t expected the girl’s words to take an abrupt turn. “But it is also because you fed me a Blood Lotus Seed that I woke up three hundred years before I should have. Even now my spirit lights aren’t completed and all my memories are scattered about. If that rebirthing spell has been interrupted or stopped because of this, my cultivation levels will even be hindered as a result….”

　　With every word she spoke, Fang Xing’s heart became colder and colder. Not only did she have no debt to him, he was the one who owed her! Without speaking, he began to scheme about how to escape—becoming a servant was something he definitely wouldn’t do.

　　The girl knew the pair was certainly unwilling based on their reaction, but she wasn’t in a rush and slowly replied, “Although the memory of your little miss might not be complete, I can somewhat sense I must be a big character of some sort. To be my servant wouldn’t be a loss at all. As long as you make me happy, I will make sure to be good to you; I won’t treat you unfairly at all!

　　Fang Xing and the golden crow exchanged glances before letting out a cold snort and holding their pride extremely high. The two of them were extremely sly and their observational skills were some of the best; after hearing the girl say so much, they pretty much understood this girl’s motivations. They could tell this girl didn’t intend to kill them and their guts continued to grow, so much so they even felt they should be able to haggle a way out of this if they were more direct. For that reason, they both put on airs of being extremely devoted to righteousness, as if even death wasn’t something to fear as long as they adhered to such tenets.

　　“I am the descendent of the Three-Legged Golden Crows, royalty among the beasts! How could I be a human’s servant?” The golden crow held up his head as though extremely proud of himself and all he had experienced. “No, I will certainly not agree!”

　　Fang Xing followed similarly. “It’s not a problem for me to be the master, but I don’t work for others!”

　　The girl took a sip of the wine and stuck out her tongue as though it was too strong for her. It seemed as though she wasn’t even listening to the two, but she chuckled and pointed at the golden crow before saying. “I can sense that the blood essence on you is very powerful and is seeped into your flesh and bones—you must have already taken the path of physical refinement. This will require lots of blood essence, and I’ve got plenty of Blood Lotus Seeds with me. If you’re good and behave, I can certainly reward you with a few!”

　　The golden crow’s eyes went wide as he yelled out in a croaked voice, “Really?”

　　The girl laughed and few lotus seed heads appeared in her hands from out of nowhere, causing Fang Xing’s and the golden crow’s eyes to widen. A single lotus seed head from the immortal’s hall had helped them so much, and they recognized these seed heads as being the same as what they saw then. The golden crow himself had only gotten as far as he had with his physical body thanks to the three Blood Lotus Seeds from before, so what kind of level would he achieve if all of these lotus seed heads were given to him?

　　After a mere two breaths of shock had passed, the golden crow’s expression abruptly changed and he jogged to the girl’s side with eager attentiveness. He smiled and carefully flapped his wings to create a breeze for the girl before saying, “Little Miss, I am an expert at serving others. Just watch me….”

　　“Bootlicker!” Fang Xing looked at the golden crow in disdain. Although he himself was a bit moved by the sight, he wouldn’t bend his knees just for a few Blood Lotus Seeds. In fact, he was more concerned about the fox mask and Scripture of Revered Sense he had on him, as he’d obtained both by cheating the immortal’s hall; if the girl wanted to take it all back right now, there wasn’t anything he’d be able to do. It was a good thing she hadn’t said anything just yet as though she wasn’t aware of it at all, but it was hard to say how long he could keep it hidden. In such a situation, it would be best if he didn’t stick around for long.

　　However, the girl looked at the seemingly extremely proud and stubborn Fang Xing and was quite interested. She threw another grape into her mouth and spoke while eating, “You can rest assured, the Scripture of Revered Sense and the revered treasure, I do not intend to ask for them back. They’d been seeking inheritors and weren’t for anyone specifically. Anyway, I can see you’ve studied the True Samadhi Fire, right? What a pity you don’t have all three flames, making it so it’s not the True Samadhi Fire exactly. What if I said I have a way to help you find that final flame? Then would you…?”

　　Fang Xing let out a sharp breath and was completely stunned. He looked at this pink-dressed girl and didn’t even blink.

　　The girl knew her plan had worked, so she showed a proud smile and tossed away the grapes in her hands. “I’m hungry!”

　　The golden crow immediately rushed towards the galley. “I’ll get the chefs to cook something delicious for Little Miss—” before he had even managed to take a couple of steps, however, Fang Xing suddenly kicked him into the sea and cupped his hands while smiling towards the girl. “The food the chefs make doesn’t have any taste; what is there to eat? That damn crow doesn’t even know how to look after people. Little Miss, what would you like to eat? I shall personally make it for you!”

　　“Hehe….” The girl smiled with satisfaction before considering her answer more seriously. “Meat, I want to eat meat, the type with alternating fat and lean meat. Salty sauce with a slight hint of sweetness, slowly braised with low heat. I want enough fat but not full of grease. I want to be full of its oily goodness with a single bite….” A peculiar look appeared in her eyes as she spoke, and she didn’t even notice when a strand of saliva started hanging down from the edge of her mouth.

　　‘So skinny with no boobs and no butt, but she actually likes to eat meat?’ Fang Xing could only internally curse her while looking at her, but his external expression was filled with extreme joy. “Very well, I shall make you red braised pork!”

　　“That would be great; make lots.” The lotus girl smiled and seemed to be satisfied with his current performance. “By the way, what’s your name?”

　　Fang Xing smiled in an ingratiating manner. “No need to be so polite. You can call me Little Fang!”