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Chapter 1068: Keep Your Voice Down!
Bai Xiaochun felt like his ears were itching in frustration He was determined to wolf down asthe issue for an entire night, had nothing to show for it
He had no interest in attending the second lotus banquet Instead, he strolled along the edge of the lotus leaf, looking at the seed pods that floated on the lake’s surface, as well as those which were further down in the water, and had yet to rise
“This Saint-Emperor Dynasty is way too rich,” he muttered to himself, his eyes bloodshot “I can’t believe they just keep dragonfish and lotus seeds sitting around in this heavenly pond of theirs…
“You can see the the three celestials in a fight, and the Saint-Emperor too, he would just have dived into the water and started grabbing seeds
His desire only grew stronger as time passed After the destruction of the Heavenspan Realm, and his arrival in the Eternal Lands, he had coer was the only way to achieve his goals
It was going to take a lot to achieve a cultivation base breakthrough in these unfa if he had a lot of ti he had the luxury of wasting
A few days passed in which his anxiety fery was focused on trying to figure out how to get more lotus seeds, to the point where he spent every day walking along the edges of the lotus leaves
A lot of people noticed this behavior of his But hts about the lotus banquets Besides, lotus seeds were not dragonfish, and everyone assumed it would be impossible for him to secretly harvest soer in secludedover the lotus banquets Because of that, the court officials who could guess what Bai Xiaochun was thinking didn’t really give it ht
“We have rules in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty Nobody, noan immortal lotus seed without per a very ih echoed within the hearts of the people of the Saint-Emperor Dynasty
Of course, they all knew that Bai Xiaochun was important to the Saint-Emperor But even if he were more important than he already was, there were certain lines that could not be crossed Bai Xiaochun had escaped any real punishonfish incident both because of his usefulness to the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, and also because of the fact that he had been very careful Because of that, the Saint-Emperor Dynasty chose to simply let the matter slide
But the lotus seeds were inanimate objects that could not fly into Bai Xiaochun’s hands of their own accord The only way for hiht steal them!
And if he did that, he would be doos, ht into the matter
With the exception of Heavenly Marquis Liu
He had noticed Bai Xiaochun’s odd behavior in recent days, and it ian to surveil Bai Xiaochun even more closely than usual Back when he had first been appointed parole captain, he had been very enthusiastic aboutBai Xiaochun But after a few months went by in which Bai Xiaochun behaved well, Heavenly Marquis Liu had begun to get nervous that nothing more would happen
“You’re as crafty as a rat, Bai Xiaochun But you won’t be able to evadeBai Xiaochun, Heavenly Marquis Liu couldn’t see what happened inside of his blessed land, but as soon as he went out into the open, he could watch him secretly from the shadows
Another three days passed The officials proudly continued to attend the lotus banquets, and Heavenly Marquis Liu ilance Bai Xiaochun eventually beca him But around the same time, he came up with a plan that he was fairly certain would succeed
“This is the only way I can do it!” he thought Froo to the heavenly pond to look at the lotus pods anymore He remained in his blessed land, where Heavenly Marquis Liu couldn’t see hiesture to seal the area, and then settled down cross-legged to ood spot nearby to stake out Bai Xiaochun’s blessed land, where he relued to the immortal’s cave for several days in a row
He was so excited about as to coet tired He was absolutely sure that whatever evil plan Bai Xiaochun had come up as about to be carried out…
“All I have to do is catch hie service to the dynasty!” The ot hi sure that Bai Xiaochun didn’t get a chance to harle lotus seed
“I don’t care what your plan is I know you’re after the lotus seeds And with et the spotted!”