“I’d like to help you too, but this kind of deal is too much of a loss for me. How about this: let The Baker Boy activate this superior-grade sacred herb token for me, and besides that, in the future, if I need anything else, help me activate the sacred artifact token nine more times. How about it?”

　　Master Jude squinted his eyes as he spoke.

　　The token for the Ninth Level Scholar’s Secret Arts Pavilion was indeed useless to him, but for a scholar like Charles Baker, it was extremely valuable. He figured he might as well take the opportunity to get something out of it.

　　“Master, ten times is too much. How about two times?”

　　Charles Baker replied with a smile.

　　“No, no, the Ninth Level Secret Arts token—there are only a few in the entire The Grant Family. I’ll trade it for ten times, not a single time less.”

　　Jude immediately said.

　　“Five times at most, not a single time more.”

　　Charles Baker made another concession.

　　“No. Ten times means ten times. If you don’t want to trade, forget it. I’ll go find someone else.”

　　Master Jude saw that Charles Baker seemed to be in urgent need of this token and refused to budge.

　　Originally, the token was useless to him, and it would have been enough if Charles Baker could activate the Sanyang Flower. But now that there was a bargain to be had, Master Jude naturally didn’t want to let it go.

　　Charles Baker was about to say something when he heard Little Grace’s voice coming from outside.

　　“Miss, the head of the family sent Mr. Scott to deliver something.”

　　Susan Grant quickly called Charles Baker to go out and greet them together. They saw Mr. Scott hand a long box to Charles Baker, smiling as he said, “Son-in-law Baker, this is from the head of the family. He also asked me to tell you that if you need anything in the future, you can go directly to him.”

　　“Thank you, Mr. Scott. Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?”

　　Charles Baker smiled as he took the box.

　　“The head of the family is waiting for my report. I’ll visit another day.”

　　Mr. Scott was extremely respectful toward Charles Baker, a stark contrast to before.

　　After seeing Mr. Scott off, Charles Baker casually opened the long box. Inside was the Dragon Scale Blade, as well as a palm-sized black token and two pieces of silk.

　　“The Ninth Level Scholar’s Secret Arts Pavilion token.”

　　Susan Grant was a bit surprised when she saw the black token.

　　“What?”

　　Inside, Master Jude heard Susan Grant’s words and immediately came over to look inside the box. Sure enough, he saw a Ninth Level Scholar’s Secret Arts Pavilion token, and his expression became rather odd.

　　“Ahem...

　　Well...

　　The Baker Boy...

　　Are you still trading for the token or not?”

　　Master Jude asked, his face full of embarrassment.

　　“We already have the token, and besides, your price is too high, Master. We can’t afford it. Why don’t you look for someone else?”

　　Charles Baker teased.

　　“If I could find someone else, would I have come to you?”

　　Master Jude was secretly frustrated, wishing he could slap himself: “If I’d just traded honestly, it would have been done. Why did I have to be greedy and put on airs? Now I can’t even open my mouth.”

　　“Master, if there’s nothing else, we’ll go to the Secret Arts Pavilion to practice some techniques first, and visit your residence later.”

　　As Charles Baker spoke, he made as if to leave.

　　Charles Baker was just putting pressure on Master Jude, not really intending to leave.

　　Master Jude’s face turned red, and after holding back for a while, he finally gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, took something from his robe, and handed it to Charles Baker along with the Sanyang Flower sacred herb token: “The Baker Boy, you helped me activate the Sanyang Flower, this is yours.”

　　“A scholar-level sacred beast token!”

　　Susan Grant couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise when she saw what it was.

　　Charles Baker looked down and indeed saw that the palm-sized sacred artifact token had the words “sacred beast” and “scholar” inscribed on it, while the other side had no picture, only a single character.

Chapter 11: Secret Arts Pavilion

　　Charles Baker picked up the Sanyang Flower sacred herb token and examined it. The white token was engraved with a dazzling three-petaled red flower, as brilliant as the summer sun, almost too bright to look at, giving the illusion that even the token itself was burning hot.

　　Charles Baker nodded slightly. The Sanyang Flower was full of vitality, blooming like fireworks. Although it didn’t completely match the phrase “to live as splendidly as summer flowers,” using that line to activate this superior-grade sacred herb token should be fine.

　　He circulated the energy of the Ancient Emperor of Ten Directions, stretched out his finger, and wrote “to live as splendidly as summer flowers” on the Sanyang Flower token.

　　Master Jude stared wide-eyed at the Sanyang Flower token, afraid something might go wrong. Only if the Sanyang Flower was activated would it be useful; if it turned out to be a Two-Yang or One-Yang, it would be useless, and the Sanyang Flower sacred herb token would be wasted.

　　A ball of intense, blazing light like a small sun rose from the Sanyang Flower token, illuminating the entire room in brilliance. A fiery red three-petaled flower appeared in Charles Baker’s hand, while the Sanyang Flower sacred herb token had already disappeared.

　　“Good, good, excellent!”

　　Master Jude was overjoyed. He had suffered from bone pain for years, especially in the past two years, making it almost impossible to sleep at night. Now that there was hope for a cure, although he felt a bit of heartache at giving up a scholar-level sacred beast token, he was even more delighted.

　　Seeing Master Jude approach, Charles Baker handed the Sanyang Flower along with the scholar-level sacred beast token back to Master Jude.