Sheng Xinrui arrived again.
"Hurry, bring up the dim sum!"
Sheng Xinrui immediately gave the order. Behind him, more than a dozen people carrying plates and bowls rushed forward to place them on the dining table.
"Brother Qin, these are the most famous dim sum dishes from the Saint Marquis Tavern. Just a bite will guarantee you'll feel refreshed all day."
Looking at the table laden with dim sum, the variety was astonishingly rich and diverse.
Qin Ning laughed, scolding, "Do you take me for a pig?"
"Haha, I've made Brother Qin laugh!" Sheng Xinrui said again, "If you can't finish it, there's still Xiao Fei. Xiao Fei is at a growing age, so she should eat a bit more!"
Hearing this, Qin Ning, who had been frowning, gradually relaxed.
Seeing Qin Ning's eyebrows relax, Sheng Xinrui knew he had hit upon Qin Ning's thoughts.
He had heard that Ling Xiaofei was a little girl Qin Ning met on the way here, and they had only known each other for a few days.
But Qin Ning cared deeply for Ling Xiaofei.
He was like... like he was treating his own little sister.
Therefore, Qin Ning might not care about some matters, but as long as it concerned Ling Xiaofei, Qin Ning paid extreme attention.
"Unwarranted offerings are certainly not a good thing!"
Qin Ning slowly said, "Speak, what is it?"
"Brother Qin!"
Sheng Xinrui said, "Your elder brother encountered trouble within the Heavenly God Academy. There are only ten days left until the Heavenly God Academy begins its enrollment."
"Brother Qin currently has no way to enter the Heavenly God Academy, but you can still find a solution to save your elder brother first!"
Hearing this, Qin Ning raised an eyebrow.
"You came here so early in the morning for this matter?"
Sheng Xinrui smiled awkwardly.
"Speak, what exactly is your business? You should know, I don't like beating around the bush!"
"I truly can't hide anything from Brother Qin!"
Sheng Xinrui once again clasped his hands and said, "This matter concerns the lives of my entire family. Therefore, Sheng Xinrui shamelessly asks Brother Qin for help!"
Immediately, Sheng Xinrui recounted the story his father told him last night.
"You mean you want me to answer three questions for your father?"
"Precisely so!"
Sheng Xinrui looked at Qin Ning expectantly.
"Fine then!"
Slowly, Qin Ning nodded and said, "But you must remember, these three questions are also the three questions I promised you!"
"Yes, yes, that is only natural!"
Although Sheng Xinrui was very reluctant, this matter concerned the fate of the Sheng family in the Saint Pill Pavilion, so he had no choice.
"This afternoon, is it?"
"That's right!"
"Alright, it just so happens I need to refine an antidote for you, and I can also go to the Saint Pill Pavilion to select some medicinal ingredients."
"Good, good, good!"
Sheng Xinrui hurriedly said, "This matter should not be delayed, let's go!"
Hearing this, Qin Ning frowned.
"Ah, hehe..."
Sheng Xinrui laughed awkwardly, "Wait a moment, let's go after Xiao Fei wakes up."
"Sheng Xinrui!" Qin Ning suddenly raised his voice at this moment.
"Disciple is here!"
"I value your talent in alchemy, but that doesn't mean I value it greatly. If you dare to play tricks on me with your petty schemes, then just as I can make you a grandmaster, I can also make you..."
"Disciple wouldn't dare!"
Hearing these words, Sheng Xinrui immediately clasped his hands and said, "Sheng Xinrui is willing to become Brother Qin's subordinate, to serve as a young attendant for alchemy. It's just that this matter concerns the lives of my entire family, and I am helpless, which is why I had to resort to this!"
"But the disciples' reverence for Brother Qin absolutely comes from the heart!"
"That's good then!"
"Since that's the case, just directly help your father improve his alchemy techniques. After all, it would be better to win both the alchemy competition and the Q&A competition!"
"Thank you, Brother Qin!"
Sheng Xinyue was very happy at this moment. If Qin Ning had taken action, there would absolutely be no problem!
"I said, I value your alchemy talent, but in the future, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again!"
"Absolutely, absolutely!"
Qin Ning truly had no time to bother with these matters.
Whether Sheng Dengfeng succeeded or failed had nothing to do with him.
Even if he lost an alchemy attendant like Sheng Xinyue, he wouldn't feel any heartache.
It was just that Sheng Xinyue's arrangements yesterday were indeed very thoughtful, so he didn't want to be too heartless towards Sheng Xinyue.
The two waited for a long time, and Ling Xiaofei finally came downstairs. Seeing the breakfast on the table, the little girl immediately pounced on it and devoured everything.
Seeing a seven or eight-year-old girl quickly finish a whole table of breakfast, and then pat her stomach saying she was only half full, Sheng Xinyue was so astonished that his pupils almost popped out.
At this moment, they left the Fengye Tavern and headed to the Shengdan Pavilion.
The Shengdan Pavilion, known as the largest trading place for spirit pills and spirit artifacts in the Beiming Empire, was where most of the spirit alchemists in the Beiming Empire gathered, not to mention its solid backing.
The seven-story building, with just its first-floor lobby, almost occupied the entire frontage of a street.
The seven-story building, over a hundred meters high, was truly majestic and towering, making people feel incredibly spectacular.
Qin Ning paid no attention to these things.
"Brother Qin, in the hall on this floor, there are only a few simple stalls. The martial artists here can set up a stall by paying a small fee!"
Sheng Xinyue enthusiastically said, "You know, some martial artists often go in and out of dangerous places, finding some good items that may look very ordinary on the outside, but contain profound mysteries within."
"So many aristocratic family disciples are also very interested in those things. They buy some tattered toys, bring them back for appraisal, and they turn out to be treasures, which can also earn them a large sum of money!"
"This is also like gambling; it can also test one's eye for treasures, so many children of aristocratic families like it."
Qin Ning nodded silently upon hearing this.
Inadvertently, they arrived in front of a stall.
"Gentlemen, come and take a look at this ancient sword. Don't be fooled by its rusty appearance. At the very least, it's a fourth-grade spirit artifact. It's just that after a long time, it has become this rusty old thing!"
The stall owner looked extremely enthusiastic.
Qin Ning picked up the rusty sword and said with a smile, "How much is this sword?"
"Not expensive, not expensive, just ten thousand silver taels!"
"Ten thousand taels?"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xinyue immediately exclaimed, "Are you trying to scam us? Do you believe I won't let you set up a stall here anymore?"
"Young Master Sheng, this is originally about testing each person's eye for treasures. Young Master cannot bully others by relying on your power..."
"You..."
"I'll buy it!"
Qin Ning spoke at this moment.
Buy it?
Upon hearing this, Qin Hai, who was on the side, also felt it was unreasonable.
"Third Brother, although ten thousand silver taels is not a lot, spending this amount of money just to buy a sword is too wasteful!"
"That's right, Brother Qin!"
But Qin Ning ignored them, directly paid, and then played with the rusty sword in his hand.
"Who said... this is a rusty sword?"
Qin Ning smiled faintly at this moment and said, "Even if it's a rusty sword, I can turn it into a top-grade spiritual artifact!"
A top-grade spiritual artifact?
That's worth a million taels of gold!
Is this really a spiritual artifact?
Both Qin Hai and Sheng Xinrui couldn't believe it.
"Haha, this is probably the funniest joke I've ever heard!"
At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out from somewhere.