Chapter 9: The Taoist Companion’s Return Gift

After arriving at the first floor of the attic, Jiang Surou sat down on a futon with a coffee table in front of her.

She pointed to the futon opposite the coffee table and said,

"Please take a seat, Junior Brother."

Han Feng sat opposite her. Jiang Surou picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Han Feng.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Han Feng remained polite, then took out his ice dagger and said,

"Senior sister, I received a dagger from a friend last night. I don't know whether it is good or not, so I would like to ask you to help me identify it."

Han Feng did this because he wanted to see if his ice dagger could still be used in someone else's hands.

After all, the marriage blessing said that anything blessed can never be given to anyone else.

Han Feng wanted to see if this thing could not be transferred, was it because it could not be given to others, or was it because after giving it to others, they could not use it.

If it was the former, then his plan to exchange thirty-year-old three-needle flowers for three-hundred-year-old three-needle flowers to make money would have gone down the drain.

After all, something that cannot be given to others cannot be sold for money.

If it is the latter, then he can find a way to disguise the operation and sell the spirit stones.

Seeing this, Jiang Surou took the dagger and tried to input spiritual energy into it. After a moment, the dagger did not change at all.

She shook her head.

“It’s just a piece of ordinary iron. It can’t even hold spiritual energy. It’s completely useless. It’s even worse than the rusty, low-grade spiritual weapon you had yesterday.

But the gift is small but the sentiment is great. After all, it is from your friend, so you should keep it."

After saying this, she returned the dagger to Han Feng.

Han Feng took the dagger and put it away.

In other words, other people cannot use his things even if they have them.

In this way, even if someone steals his things in the future, they will not be able to use them.

Although anyone can use spiritual weapons and spiritual treasures, once they reach the level of magic weapons, they need to recognize their master before they can be used. If they don't recognize their master, they cannot be used. However, there are still powerful people who can forcibly erase the mark of the magic weapon's original owner, and then use it after recognizing its master.

Now that he has this trick, no one else can use the blessed things in the future.

This blessing is really a good thing.

In fact, it would be best and safest to give it to Wang Mian for a try, but he only thought of this after he came here, so he could only ask Jiang Surou to try it.

Since the things can be given away, he can exchange them for the Three Needle Flowers which are 300 years old.

Han Feng took out the storage bag, and then patted it lightly, and a three-needle flower as tall as a house appeared in his hand.

"Hmm? What's that smell? It smells so good."

The little fox who was sleeping on Han Feng's neck smelled the fragrance of the three-needle flower, and immediately widened its eyes and looked at the three-needle flower with shining eyes.

Jiang Surou glanced at the little fox. Just now she thought it was a scarf around Han Feng's neck, but she didn't expect it to be a spiritual beast.

"What a cute spirit beast, can I hug it?"

No matter how cold and aloof Jiang Surou was, she was still a teenage girl. She had no resistance to extremely cute creatures like little foxes.

Han Feng smiled awkwardly, placed the three-needle flower horizontally on the table, and said,

"Sister, how about this three-needle flower?"

Hearing this, Jiang Surou took a look and said calmly,

"This three-needle flower is the main ingredient for refining the Soul-Restoring Pill, right? Judging from its size, it should be several decades old and can be exchanged for a few hundred spirit stones."

A few hundred spirit stones were nothing to Jiang Surou, and she didn't care much about them.

If it was a three-needle flower that was hundreds of years old, she would still look at it with a sidelong glance.

"In that case, I'll give this flower to Senior Sister."

"Give it to me?"

Jiang Surou looked at Han Feng in surprise, and then said,

"Three-needle flowers that are several decades old are still relatively rare and worth hundreds of spirit stones. It is not a small amount for you. Why are you giving it to me?"

"Junior brother has little talent, so it would be a waste to use this flower. Senior sister is very intelligent and knows how to make alchemy. Giving this three-needle flower to senior sister is the best use of it.

I am just a laborer who grows herbs. I don't have anything to show off. I am grateful for your kindness, Senior Sister. I hope you will accept it."

Jiang Surou is not the type of person who likes to get something for free from others, but she feels that she owes Han Feng something. If she rejects his kindness, it would make her, as a fellow Taoist, seem unkind.

After all, she was the one who caused Han Feng to suffer Ye Longyuan's jealousy and murderous intent.

"Well, I do need this herb to make pills, so I'll take it. But I can't take your things for free. I can buy your three-needle flower at 120% of the market price.

It's worth three hundred spirit stones, I'll give you three hundred and sixty."

"No, no, it's awkward to talk about money between Taoist companions, and I really don't need spirit stones, Junior Brother."

Doesn't Han Feng need spirit stones? He really needs them.

But he can't sell it to Jiang Surou.

Because the blessings returned can only be returned if they are "gifted" to the fellow Taoist.

After selling it to his Taoist partner, Han Feng didn't dare to gamble whether he could get it back.

Jiang Surou looked at Han Feng strangely. Could it be that this guy really thinks of me as his Taoist partner?

"Well... well, it's not quite right to say it's a deal, so let me give you a treasure in return."

Jiang Surou took out a jade pendant from her storage bag, handed it to Han Feng, and said,

"Ye Longyuan is targeting you now. This is my fault. I will negotiate this matter through my family as soon as possible.

During this period, you must protect your own safety. This is a protective jade pendant, which contains the power and magic array stored by my elders. It is used for protection and can withstand the three attacks below the foundation-building stage.

You just need to input spiritual energy to activate it. By the way, do you have spiritual energy now? I think you can even open the storage bag. "

"Yes, I ate the Qi Condensation Pill given by my senior sister last night. I have gathered spiritual energy and can practice now."

Han Feng was lying, he was still a waste who couldn't practice.

"That's good, but if you are willing to give me that little spiritual beast, I can give you a better spiritual treasure."

Jiang Surou's gaze fell on the little fox.

That look contained a hint of fondness and doting.

The little fox's hair stood up when he heard this. He stared at Han Feng and said,

"You still said you didn't come here to sell me out?"

"I really don't mean to sell you out."

"So you want to give me away?"

"I won't give you away either."

"If you dare, I will scratch your face and let you see how powerful I am."

The little fox waved its little paws majestically to prove how powerful it is, but the contrast between its childish voice and serious tone made it seem even more adorable.

Jiang Surou liked it even more after seeing it.

"Senior Sister, I'm sorry. I've raised this little fox for many years and have a deep affection for it. I really can't give it away. Sorry."

"It's okay. I was a bit abrupt. It's quiet here. If there is a little spirit pet, it would be fine to talk to me. If there is none, it doesn't matter."