Back at the Demon Ancestor's Sleeping Palace, after greeting Kuang Pi and Lei Luan, Luo Xiu eagerly entered the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven with the Bone Bead.
The twelfth layer of the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven.
Sky Divine City.
Teleportation Plaza.
As soon as Luo Xiu appeared, the War Soldiers guarding the Teleportation Plaza fled in panic, like a startled swarm of rats.
"Ao Debiao is here——!"
...
In the tavern.
The same spot by the window.
Luo Xiu had just sat down when a chubby man with a big head and ears approached him with a grin.
"Hehe, big brother, you're here."
Luo Xiu looked the chubby man up and down, "And you are...?"
"Me! It's me!"
The chubby guy hurriedly leaned closer to Luo Xiu and pointed to his own nose, "I'm your newly recruited little brother!"
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes widened slightly, "Little Ma?"
"Haha, it's me, your little brother!"
Ma Muyang laughed heartily.
Being recognized by his big brother, he was overjoyed.
Luo Xiu then remembered that not long ago, Ma Muyang told him—this guy bought this little tavern just to chase stars!
Luo Xiu asked puzzledly, "Young Master Wushang, how come you're adopting such a chubby image in the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven?"
Ma Muyang chuckled, "Big brother, look, being chubby makes me look affluent."
Luo Xiu smirked and began to scrutinize Ma Muyang from head to toe, unable to resist teasing, "You do look quite wealthy, but I bet with all that blubber, even a fart would filter a layer of oil in your underpants."
Ma Muyang hurriedly poured Luo Xiu a cup of tea, "Hehe, big brother, you flatter me!"
Luo Xiu picked up the teacup and asked, "Have you been here all along, or did you just arrive?"
Ma Muyang smiled and said, "I just got here too, big brother. You wouldn't know, but I've left quite a few people here. Once they get news of your entry into the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven, they immediately leave and send me a message in the real world."
"Speaking of which, those guys are pretty efficient, so they're not getting paid for nothing."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated, "So just to get the news of my arrival first, you even hired people to stay here?"
Ma Muyang said seriously, "Big brother, don't misunderstand, I didn't force them. I pay them every month!"
Luo Xiu shook his head with a smile, unable to respond to Ma Muyang.
"Alright, don't do this anymore in the future."
"Hehe, I'll listen to you, big brother!"
Luo Xiu changed the subject, "By the way, how's your side going?"
Ma Muyang said seriously, "We should arrive at Yan Huang Star the day after tomorrow. As you know, big brother, Emperor Hao's people are all over the Three Thousand Worlds, so we didn't dare use those Teleportation Arrays. To be safe, we're flying directly to Yan Huang Star."
Luo Xiu nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Hehe, it's no trouble at all. I'm having a blast with Eighth Master every day! By the way, big brother, what about your situation?"
Luo Xiu said calmly, "Once I recover, I'll head back to Yan Huang Star, and we'll meet up then."
"Alright, big brother, um... Wait a minute, big brother, how did you get injured? Who could harm you? Is it serious?"
"Ahem, ahem!"
Suddenly, two suggestive coughs came from behind Luo Xiu.
The person who arrived was Wuxing Chuan.
Wuxing Chuan walked straight to the seat across from Luo Xiu and looked at Ma Muyang, then at Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu naturally understood his meaning and said, "He's one of us."
"Alright then." Wuxing Chuan casually waved his hand, setting up a soundproof barrier, and asked, "Did you seek me out this time for something?"
Luo Xiu glanced at Ma Muyang, "Go get paper and pen."
Ma Muyang immediately turned and left.
"Waiter, quickly, bring me the best paper and pen! Oh, and deer glue ink!"
"..."
A moment passed.
Luo Xiu, holding the pen in his left hand, wrote down a list and handed it to Wuxing Chuan.
Wuxing Chuan looked at Luo Xiu's limp right arm and frowned gently, "You seem to be pretty badly hurt. Aren't you afraid of the people from Shattered Star City killing you, running here to the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven like this?"
Luo Xiu retorted, "Aren't they scared of being killed yet?"
Wuxing Chuan smiled, "True enough. Here, with the Cave Heavens Laws, no one can touch you."
Saying so, his eyes focused, his attention caught by the rare materials listed on the paper.
"These...some of these Body Refinement materials are hard to find, even rarer than those you asked me to find last time. Especially this Divine Blood Iron."
Luo Xiu asked, "Can you find them for me?"
Wuxing Chuan thought for a moment, "I can, though the Five Elements Heavenly Palace can only find part of them. As for the rest...I remember my friends have some, but they certainly won't give them to me for free. They'll need to be bought."
Luo Xiu shrugged, "You seem to have more money than me anyway. I can't come up with any cash now."
Wuxing Chuan pulled a face, "My money is my dad's money too."
Luo Xiu said, "Then go to your friends and buy them."
Wuxing Chuan's expression turned odd, "You really don't consider yourself an outsider, huh."
"To be honest, this is no small amount. Plus, I've recently bought a lot of Spiritual Medicine myself, spent quite a bit, and now I'm short on cash. If I ask home for more, they won't give me any."
At this moment, Ma Muyang patted his chest theatrically, "Anything solved with money isn't a real problem! Big brother, you've found a treasure this time; your little brother here lacks everything but money!"
"Our Ma Family is one of the top three wealthiest families in the Three Thousand Worlds!"
Luo Xiu countered, "The money belongs to your Ma Family, not to you."
"No worries, big brother. I'll ask my dad for money later! Even if it empties the family funds, whatever you want, I'll buy it for you!"
Luo Xiu was all gratitude, "Good brother!"
"Hehe, absolutely!"
Yet Luo Xiu shook his head and refused, "Forget it, I'll make money myself. As the dignified Emperor Shura, I won't be stumped by something as trivial as money."
Wuxing Chuan, full of curiosity, said, "You know how to do business and make money?"
"Of course." Luo Xiu's expression radiated pride, "After all, my wife is a business genius and the richest person. I've learned business from her."
Wuxing Chuan could sense Luo Xiu's bragging, "If there's a chance, I must meet the sister-in-law."
Ma Muyang suddenly gave a thumbs up, "Big brother is awesome, truly a master of everything, omnipotent!"
Wuxing Chuan asked, "What exactly do you plan to do?"
Luo Xiu smiled slightly, "Is the bone of the Darkness Zombie King valuable?"
Hearing this, Wuxing Chuan's gaze wavered, "I heard that guy became an emperor?"
"Yes, he did."
Wuxing Chuan, excitedly, "Then it's priceless!"
Ma Muyang firmly nodded, "Exactly, big brother, that's worth a fortune!"
Luo Xiu asked Wuxing Chuan, "How much do you need to gather these Body Refinement materials?"
Wuxing Chuan thought carefully, "At least twenty billion Spirit Jade."
Without a word, Luo Xiu slammed down his teacup and stood up to leave the tavern.
Wuxing Chuan followed, "What are you planning to do?"
Luo Xiu: "Set up a stall to sell bones, five million per pound."
Hearing this, Wuxing Chuan almost stumbled, his face darkening, "Is this what you call knowing how to do business?"
Ma Muyang hurriedly caught up, "Big brother, you can totally get more money in other ways; you don't have to sell bones!"
"I'm in a hurry."
"..."