"Xian Meow Meow?" Upon hearing that name, Chu Feng first froze in place, then looked at Xian Meow Meow with a face full of suspicion. "You're not trying to trick me again, are you?"
"What would I trick you for? I'm not tricking you."
"No wait — why would you think that? Ugh, you're looking down on my name!" Xian Meow Meow puffed out her cheeks in indignation.
"Haha, no, how could I possibly dare."
"It's just… Xian Meow Meow as a name, um… it's really… quite something." Chu Feng waved his hands repeatedly, though he truly felt that "Xian Meow Meow" was rather amusing — so informal, it hardly seemed like a fitting name for the young princess of the Ancient Elves. Still, Chu Feng believed that Xian Meow Meow was not deceiving him this time.
"It seems the two of you are getting along well." At that moment, Princess Lingyue pushed open the door and entered, followed behind by that Fifth Rank Martial Emperor elder.
"Sister! Uncle Yue! You're here — come, come, come! I've already prepared a grand feast and have been waiting for you." Upon seeing the two of them, Xian Meow Meow clapped her hands excitedly and ran toward the depths of the grand hall.
"You little glutton." Princess Lingyue shook her head with a smile, then turned to Chu Feng. "Young Master Chu Feng, please. This girl rarely treats me to a meal — and the fact that I'm getting such treatment is all thanks to you."
"Your Highness is too kind. Just call me Chu Feng," said Chu Feng.
"If anyone's being too kind, it's you, Young Master Chu Feng," Princess Lingyue said with a smile.
"Ha…" At that, Chu Feng chuckled and said nothing more, instead heading toward the depths of the grand hall.
After that, Chu Feng enjoyed a splendid meal there — the spread was truly lavish. Once the meal was finished, Elder Yue escorted him to a separate palace to rest.
At that moment, within the tree palace, only Princess Lingyue and Xian Meow Meow, the two sisters, remained.
"So, did he pass your test?" Princess Lingyue asked.
"Barely," Xian Meow Meow said nonchalantly.
"Then how many Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers are you planning to give him?" Princess Lingyue asked.
"He barely passed, so of course I can't give him too many. Just casually giving him a hundred should do," Xian Meow Meow said.
"What?" Upon hearing this, even the ever-composed Princess Lingyue's expression changed dramatically.
"Meow Meow, what nonsense are you spouting? There are only a few thousand Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers in our entire Elven Kingdom."
"When Immortal Compass and the Snow-Hair Immortal came to request them, they were each given only a single flower. Even when the Artifact Refining Immortal and the Yin Yang Immortal came asking, they received only five each."
"Even back when Father prepared a grand gift for the Boundless Immortal to thank him for helping our Ancient Elves open the ruins, the Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers in that gift numbered only ten."
"This Chu Feng is certainly extraordinarily talented, but his status and standing are nowhere near those individuals. Giving him five would already be more than enough — and you want to give him a hundred? The elders would never agree." Princess Lingyue's voice was filled with shock.
"Oh come on, Sister. The Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers aren't abundant, sure, but there are still a few thousand, aren't there? Besides, Chu Feng needs them to save someone's life — what's the harm in giving him a few more? He helped me before, you know. If it weren't for him, your little sister here would have been beaten up," Xian Meow Meow said, pouting.
"Nonsense. Your cultivation back then, while far weaker than it is now, was still not something those people could have touched. And with Elder Qing secretly following you, forget the Azure Wood Region — in the entire Martial Sacred Land, who could have touched you?" Princess Lingyue said.
"But Sister, what if my cultivation had been much weaker, like any ordinary little girl? What if Elder Qing hadn't been secretly following me?"
"Then, if Chu Feng hadn't helped me back then — tell me, what do you think would have happened to me?" Xian Meow Meow asked, her expression completely serious.
"That… sigh, fine. A hundred it is. I knew this Chu Feng was special to you — no wonder you keep going on about him."
"As for Father and the elders, I'll speak to them for you." Princess Lingyue ultimately relented, for she understood that regardless of whether Xian Meow Meow had been capable of protecting herself at the time, from Chu Feng's perspective, she had not been. Chu Feng had genuinely helped her sister.
She cared deeply for her little sister. And since her little sister wished to use a hundred Thousand-Leaf Sparrow Tail Flowers to repay Chu Feng's kindness, she could only agree unconditionally.
"I knew Sister was the best!" Xian Meow Meow happily threw her arms around Princess Lingyue's arm.
"Oh right, Meow Meow — the Blood Devouring Armor has been completed," Princess Lingyue said.
"Really? How many sets did you make?" Xian Meow Meow asked.