Treasure Pavilion, second floor.
After Zhu Ziyang entered the second floor, he searched among the numerous and varied collections.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Ziyang found the spiritual medicines suitable for Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying.
A Thousand-Year Snow Lotus, a spiritual medicine that grows deep in the Far North Ice Field. With a thousand years of age, it is a high-level spiritual medicine, a precious resource that exists only in extremely cold environments. For ice-attribute Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters, it can strengthen the foundation, cultivate the essence, gather Qi, and calm the mind, making it an excellent tonic. This was the spiritual medicine chosen for Liang Ying.
A Di Yuan Fruit, also a high-level spiritual medicine, is a spiritual medicine that can enhance a Spirit Master's spirit power while also optimizing their aptitude. It is a top-quality item among high-level spiritual medicines. Obviously, this was the spiritual medicine chosen for Zhu Changhe.
"Grandmaster Brother, I've made my choice. I'll take this Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and that Di Yuan Fruit." Zhu Ziyang said to Yan Shaozhe.
"Just these two?" Yan Shaozhe said with a hint of doubt in his tone, "The value of these two spiritual medicines is obviously less than the Gale Ghost Harrier's left arm bone. Choose another one."
"No need, Grandmaster Brother." Zhu Ziyang certainly knew that the value of the two spiritual medicines was not comparable to that of the Gale Ghost Harrier's left arm bone, but he was not prepared to take any more. He said, "I don't have any needs at the moment. It's the same if I come back to look for something when I need it."
"Well, if that's the case, then so be it." Yan Shaozhe had no choice but to give up and said.
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, and then put the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and the Di Yuan Fruit into the newly obtained Spirit Guidance Ring, "Star Flame."
Yan Shaozhe led Zhu Ziyang away from the Treasure Pavilion and came to the Golden Tree.
"Junior Brother, I still have things to do. Are you going to continue to familiarize yourself with the island, or are you going back to the Outer Courtyard?" Yan Shaozhe said.
"I'll go back to the Outer Courtyard first. Nannan and Tang Ya should still be waiting for me." Zhu Ziyang replied without thinking.
"Alright." Yan Shaozhe smiled knowingly upon hearing this, and then said, "Then I won't see you off. There is a ferry at Seagod Plaza, you can go back to the Outer Courtyard from there. Afterwards, if you want to come to the island, you can directly cross the lake. Your restrictions on boarding the island have been lifted."
"I understand, Grandmaster Brother." Zhu Ziyang replied.
"Then I'll take my leave first. Junior Brother, goodbye." Yan Shaozhe nodded, then turned and left.
After Yan Shaozhe disappeared from sight, Zhu Ziyang also walked towards Seagod Plaza.
Along the way, Zhu Ziyang's rate of being looked at was very high. Almost everyone who passed by him would look at him with curious eyes, as if saying, "Huh, how come there's a first-year little brother on Sea God Island?" Facing such gazes, Zhu Ziyang was initially a little concerned, but after three or four times, he got used to it and walked calmly to Seagod Plaza.
"Eh? Little brother, you're a freshman, right?"
Zhu Ziyang passed through Seagod Plaza and came to the Sea God Lake. Just as he was hesitating whether to walk directly across the lake or cross it by ferry, a heroic and charming female voice suddenly came from beside him.
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a stunning girl of fourteen or fifteen years old flying from the lake and landing right beside him.
The girl was dressed in red, with a slender figure, enchanting posture, peach-like face, starry eyes, and flowing long hair. Her fresh temperament made people forget the mundane world when they saw her.
"Uh!" Zhu Ziyang didn't want to talk, but the girl had already leaned over, her pretty face close to Zhu Ziyang, her light pink eyes revealing a curious look, and her delicate red lips were about to touch Zhu Ziyang's cheek. He was very helpless and had to take a step back and say, "Are freshmen so rare?"
"Accurately speaking, freshmen on Sea God Island are rare." The girl seemed to notice that her behavior was a little too intimate, so she took a step back, chuckled, and said.
"Oh!" Zhu Ziyang responded and said nothing.
"If I ask you what you're here for, you definitely won't tell me, right?" Seeing that Zhu Ziyang didn't speak, the girl took the initiative to say, "Then I won't ask. My name is Ma Xiaotao, what's your name?"
"First grade, Class One, Zhu Ziyang." Seeing that the girl had no intention of leaving, Zhu Ziyang was a little helpless, but he couldn't ignore her, so he had to answer.
"Looking at you, you're planning to leave Sea God Island and return to the Outer Courtyard, right?" Ma Xiaotao said thoughtfully.
"Yes." Zhu Ziyang nodded, also curious about the identity of this Ma Xiaotao, and said, "Ma Xiaotao, are you an Inner Courtyard Disciple?"
"What Ma Xiaotao? Don't be so disrespectful, I'm fifteen years old this year, you have to call me Sister Xiaotao!" Ma Xiaotao said somewhat domineeringly at first, and then answered Zhu Ziyang's question, "Of course! Since you can appear on the island, then you obviously have something special about you. Cheer up, I hope to see you in the Inner Courtyard soon."
Hearing Ma Xiaotao's address, Zhu Ziyang didn't take it seriously. Hearing Ma Xiaotao's encouragement, Zhu Ziyang was even more dismissive. He replied casually, "Don't worry, you'll see me in the Inner Courtyard soon."
"Okay, you're really a boastful little brat." Ma Xiaotao said with a somewhat annoyed expression, and then said, "Are you going to cross the lake? Do you want Sister to take you across?"
"No need to trouble you." Zhu Ziyang refused.
"Oh, don't be shy!" Ma Xiaotao giggled, and before Zhu Ziyang could react, she instantly darted behind him, and two white jade hands suddenly hugged his waist.
"You!" Zhu Ziyang's expression changed, and he subconsciously wanted to resist, but before he could move, he felt the warm and delicate body of the girl behind him leaning over, tightly Stickinghim.
For some reason, he obeyed by some strange coincidence.
"Hehe ~ So good!" Ma Xiaotao's smile was charming, and then a pair of fiery red wings appeared on her back. She tapped her jade feet lightly and immediately flew up with Zhu Ziyang, rushing towards the other side of the lake.
Zhu Ziyang looked surprised. This Ma Xiaotao is actually a Fire Phoenix Spirit! Her surname is Ma, could she be a descendant of Phoenix Douluo Ma Hongjun, one of the Original Shrek Seven Devils?
Before Zhu Ziyang could think too much, they had already arrived at the lakeside.
Ma Xiaotao put Zhu Ziyang on the ground and said, "Goodbye, little brother."
Then, under Zhu Ziyang's inexplicable gaze, she turned and left with a somewhat embarrassed look. Zhu Ziyang clearly noticed that Ma Xiaotao's jade face was flushed, which made him feel really inexplicable.
"Strange!" He whispered, then walked towards the office building.
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Ma Xiaotao landed on Sea God Island, her delicate face still flushed with a faint blush.
"Really, why do I feel so close when it's clearly the first time we've met?" She murmured, her eyes dazed, "But it's so comfortable to be with him, even my Spirit is quiet..."
She walked forward absentmindedly.
"Xiaotao." Suddenly, she heard someone calling her. She came back to her senses and found that her teacher was standing in front of her.
"Teacher." Ma Xiaotao called out, a bright smile appearing on her pretty face.
"What are you thinking about? So engrossed." Yan Shaozhe said, looking at his proud disciple in front of him. He suddenly thought of Zhu Ziyang, his Junior Brother. Zhu Ziyang is eleven years old and level 37, while Xiaotao is fifteen years old and level 47. Compared to that, his own equally talented disciple seemed much more mediocre.
Ma Xiaotao wouldn't know what Yan Shaozhe was thinking. She said to herself, "Teacher, I just met a freshman on the island. Why would a freshman appear on the island?"
"You met Small, Ziyang?" Yan Shaozhe was stunned, and then said.
"Yes, yes!" Ma Xiaotao nodded, a faint hesitation in her beautiful eyes, and said, "Contact with that Zhu Ziyang made my Spirit much quieter."
"!" Yan Shaozhe's eyes suddenly narrowed upon hearing this, and then he showed a pensive expression, wondering what he was thinking.
"Xiaotao, you can have more contact with Zhu Ziyang when you have time." In the end, Yan Shaozhe still said.
"Ah?" Ma Xiaotao looked at Yan Shaozhe in confusion.
Yan Shaozhe didn't explain.