Blue Phoenix Chapter 12 - Settling in Muchuan City

Ma Kong and Hui Yue ended up chatting about what Hui Yue had experienced during his travels in the dungeons, and Ma Kong was genuinely surprised to hear about how they lived in caves. About the fact that there was no sky above them, yet still, there were moons and suns, clouds and stars.

Although Hui Yue was usually a bit more quiet about his experiences, he could see how Ma Kong listened with great interest. Although he had heard about it from Deng Wu and Wang Ju Long, he now learned about the Vermillion Bird’s dungeons as well. Although he asked about the subject to keep Hui Yue from being bored, Ma Kong was instantly swept away by his storytelling. He couldn’t help but ask questions and imagine every scene that Hui Yue described. He understood that Hui Yue had experienced some very difficult times during his travels, but all these challenges he had been through tempered his mind and body.

Just as Ma Kong was about to ask a question the door once more opened and his father stepped through the doorway. In his hand was a golden memory stone, a memory stone specialized for carrying coins. Handing it to Hui Yue, the young man accepted it after which he placed the cultivation boosting stone into the elder man’s outstretched hand.

The transaction had ended, and both Hui Yue and the family leader were incredibly happy with what they gained. So much so that Hui Yue felt slightly guilty for the high price he had obtained. He had no plans on pushing his friend’s family into poverty, but he understood that the family had an astonishing amount of liquid assets and that they were not poor. Waiting for a short while, Hui Yue knew that Ma Kong had not yet mentioned him forming a faction yet, and he contemplated whether or not he should ask about it now that the family leader was actually there.

“What is it you two young men wanted to speak with me about?” the family leader suddenly asked and both Ma Kong and Hui Yue were shocked to hear what he said. Both friends cleared their throats, and although Hui Yue wished to start, he f

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