Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Then do you still want to do business with me? I won't force you if you don't want to do it. I merely came here in good faith to inform you so that you wouldn't think I'm a man who goes back on his word," Zachary said calmly.

"Since you gave me three drops of Hatching Fluid for free last time, I'll of course agree to doing business with you. It's risky, but I've decided to trust you this once," Riley said after taking a few glances at Zachary and smiled gracefully.

"Oh, that's all it would take? Should I celebrate now?" Seeing that Riley had suddenly changed her mind and was willing to trade with him, Zachary had to admit he was a little surprised.

"Not yet. I have conditions." Riley's business inclinations had driven her to take advantage of the situation and add her own conditions to this deal.

"What conditions?" Zachary asked eagerly.

"I haven't decided yet. I'll tell you when you return." Riley deliberately kept him in suspense.

"Okay. You can take your time thinking about it. These are three bottles of Hatching Fluid. Each bottle has three drops." Zachary took out the Hatching Fluid he had prepared at once and handed it to Riley.

Riley took the bottles without hesitation. Then she ordered her people to go to the warehouse and gather the ninety King Level treasures that Zachary had required.

After Zachary had confirmed the goods, he took all of the treasures into the system.

"I'll go now then." With that he stood up and was about to leave. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "When I'm away, please don't try to find out where I'm going, or else you might get yourself into trouble!"

"I'm not a three-year-old girl. I know the rules." Riley winked at Zachary.

Zachary nodded. He left the Phoenix House and rushed back to Shura College. When he returned to the farmyard, it was almost noon. But the people Tracy had sent didn't appear.

On the other hand, Queenie and Rebecca, together with the other King Level disciples from the Celestial College were already waiting in the yard. It seemed that they had been planning to see Zachary off, but Nelson wasn't present to see him off. He apparently had taken the Blazing Roc and the Thunder Dragon Horse to the wild for further study.

"It's getting cold. Here are some clothes for you." Rebecc

smile as he chose to make it easy on her.

"Generally speaking, ordinary disciples who hear that they're getting sent to the Burial Abyss would be scared to death. But it seems that you don't care at all. On the contrary, you appear to be happy that you're going there." Polly was perplexed, unable to discover Zachary's real feelings about being sent there.

"What difference would being afraid make? I have no choice but to go there anyway. Will being scared help me escape my fate? Besides, I'm a lascivious man. Nothing can scare me," teased Zachary.

Polly rolled her eyes at him. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "I can see that you're popular, especially with Queenie and Rebecca. You seem to have a good relationship with them."

"Alas! I'm too charming. In the Celestial College, I'm sort of a star. But sometimes, being too famous means more trouble. So, I have tried my best to keep a low profile after I came to Shura College. Unfortunately, I still attracted a lot of attention," Zachary boasted.

"I realize now that you're really shameless," Polly sputtered.

"You're not the first one to say that. However, we men being shameless is one of our strong points. Only by being shameless can we win women's hearts!" Zachary said cheerfully.

She couldn't help but burst into laughter charmed by Zachary's words.

"You are really beautiful when you smile." Her smile transformed her entirely, making her look absolutely gorgeous. It took his breath away making it hard for him to take his eyes off her.