Transmigrated as Investment Banker in Cultivation world

Chapter 83: Smoking Duck

"Tsk. Not enough to reach the peak. Women try harder," a young childish voice arrogantly spoke.

Bam!

"How many times have I told you not to call me 'women'? Call me 'mother,' you brat!" the familiar sweet voice of Mary resounded in the surroundings.

"As if you can force me, you arrogant and barbaric woman."

The exchange continued for a long time, with the occasional sound of a fist striking something soft and round.

However, this exchange had nothing to do with David.

Dressed in a neat, tightly fitted white suit, David looked at the sky with an empty gaze as if he had lost all of his hard-earned money.

It had been two months since they had arrived in the Nether Empire.

In these two months, a lot of events of significant importance had occurred.

Firstly, the monstrous trio had made significant progress in their cultivation, reaching rank 4 Foundation Building Realm with the help of Emerald Serpent Vitality Pills.

Because of the feedback he got from their advancement, David's cultivation also reached rank 2 Foundation Building Realm, and his Spiritual Space reached an astonishing length of ten kilometers, ten times that of an average Foundation Building Realm cultivator.

Secondly, two days ago, the yellowish egg finally hatched.

David was super excited; coincidentally, it was also his birthday on the same day.

However, what came out of the egg left him shocked and disappointed.

Oh! His poor heart, he shouldn't have had any expectations from the beginning.

David turned his head away from the sky and looked at the yellow fluffy ball in the distance arguing with Mary.

Yeah! The thing that came out of the yellow egg was this duck, but not just any duck. It was a duck holding a never-ending cigarette in its webbed hand.

The duck's black eyes were half-closed as it looked at Mary with an arrogant and haughty expression.

Suddenly, it seemed to have said something which angered Mary, and in the next moment…

Bam!

David knew what was going to happen next, and he was prepared for it.

In the next moment, tears appeared in the duck's small beady eyes, and it ran towards David using its small cute flippers.

"Father! This woman hit me again. You will have to teach her a lesson this time," the duck complained in a cute and adorable voice while hiccupping.

"Oh! Borrito, she really did it again," David said while picking Borrito up from the ground and holding him in his bosom.

"Don't worry, I will teach her a lesson," David gently said while rubbing Borrito's fluffy head.

"Mary, how many times have I told you not to bully Borrito?" David shouted in a loud voice while feigning anger.

After hearing David's words, Mary's expression shifted, and she turned her head away and slowly said in a low voice, "I'm sorry." Her voice sounded a little reluctant, but for some strange reason, the haughty attitude of the duck got on her nerves.

"Hehehe! That's what you get for bullying me," Borrito thought in his head while looking at Mary with arrogance in his eyes. "How dare this lowly woman bully me, tch."

"Thank you, father! You are the best," Borrito rubbed his slightly reddish beak against David's chest and said in an adorable voice.

David automatically nodded at his words and patted his head; in reality, he wasn't paying attention to him.

He had noticed a strange phenomenon again.

Whenever he inhaled the smoke coming out of Borrito's cigarette, his mind would clear up, and he felt more connected to the world.

He could freely breathe as he didn't have to worry about the Yin poison.

At least this duck wasn't entirely useless.

At this time, Sebastian suddenly appeared in the sky and slowly floated towards David.

"Manager! I have gathered sufficient intel and found the next location of the 7-day market."

"It's not that far away from us, only 100 kilometers towards the North," Sebastian slowly spoke while eyeing the yellow duck in David's bosom curiously.

The 7-day market, as the name implied, was a seven-day-long fair that happened at random locations across the Nether Empire to exchange goods and information.

It was tightly regulated by the Nether Empire royalty with strict rules; offenders were directly killed on the spot.

"Were you able to secure a spot for us?" David heard his words and asked the crucial question.

Hearing him, Sebastian nodded positively.

"Nice work, Sebastian. We will leave as soon as Ruby returns."

David and the others had no choice but to attend the 7-day market; they were running out of essential ingredients and commodities for daily use.

And most importantly, Sebastian had run out of the ingredients needed to make Emerald Serpent Vitality Pills.

After half an hour, Ruby also arrived, her clothes drenched in crimson blood.

David and others had gotten used to her appearance. These days, she went out every day to hunt monsters and came back drenched in blood.

After telling her about their plan for departure, David waited for her to get ready.

After some time, they took to the air and left, moving northwards.

"Hehe... Woman, your flying speed is so slow," Borrito pointed his cigarette in Mary's direction and arrogantly said.

"What do you mean by slow? I am moving at the same speed as your father," Mary replied in an annoyed tone.

"Ah! Lies."

David looked at their interaction with clear amusement in his eyes.

Time continued to pass, and soon an outline of a small settlement became visible on the ground.

Just when they were only five kilometers away from the 7-day market, David's group landed on the ground to not attract attention.

"Halt! The market is already at full capacity. Please wait for some time; you will be allowed to enter once other people come out."

David and his group were stopped by a fierce-looking group of men dressed in blue armor, holding weirdly shaped bows in their hands.

"Gentlemen, here is our recommendation letter."

At this time, Sebastian moved to the front and showed a green-colored paper to the guard.