Qi Yu lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the two large characters on the city gate, a strange emotion welling up in her heart.

She jumped off the carriage, took out the remaining two thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones she had prepared, and handed them to An Yao with slightly trembling fingers.

An Yao smiled and tried to get the storage bag, but he couldn't budge it no matter how hard he tried.

An Yao: "...Miss Yu?"

Qi Yu touched the storage bag reluctantly before letting go.

An Yao pulled the storage bag into his hand, and was about to put it into his storage ring when Qi Yu spoke again.

"Captain An, you've taken the spirit stones, so please give me back my storage bag."

She doesn't have many storage bags, and giving away another one would be an even bigger loss for her.

An Yao: "..."

He silently emptied all the spirit stones from his storage bag and returned the empty bag to Qi Yu.

An Rong'er, standing to the side, scoffed, "You penniless wretch."

Qi Yu didn't even look at her and put the storage bag away.

How could a child like An Rong'er, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, understand the hard work she put into creating wealth with her own hands!

Seeing this, An Yao scolded An Rong'er again.

An Rong'er yelled at An Yao a few times, feeling wronged, and ran into the city.

An Yao nodded apologetically to Qi Yu and followed An Rong'er into the city.

The remaining escorts also led their horses and followed An Yao inside.

The Flying Star Sect, one of the two major sects in the cultivation world, is located on Mount Qianyun outside Moon City. Flying Star Sect disciples often visit Moon City, so the residents of Moon City are used to the great storms of the cultivation world and are not surprised by the few heavenly horses of An Yao Escort Agency.

Two months before the Flying Star Sect's recruitment ceremony, Moon City was already teeming with people seeking immortality and enlightenment.

The street vendors in Moon City seized the opportunity and put all their effort into selling things related to the Flying Star Sect to these people.

This includes items such as a 1:1 replica of the disciples' attire from the Flying Star Sect, a compilation of gossip about the Flying Star Sect over the past decade, information on the preferences of the Flying Star Sect elders for their disciples, and a collection of pictures of handsome men and beautiful women from the Flying Star Sect, etc.

Those who intend to join the Flying Star Sect, whether they want to curry favor with the elders or simply want to hear gossip, can find something they like among them.

A young girl in a blue dress dressed in brocade was chased around and sold several copies of the Flying Star Sect's "Handsome Men" picture book.

Qi Yu was dressed in coarse linen clothes and had an ordinary appearance. He looked nothing like someone who cultivated immortality, which helped him avoid the barrage of hawkers' pleas.

Since it was still early, she strolled around and bought some cheap herbs. Unable to resist her curiosity, she also bought a collection of gossip from the Flying Star Sect over the past ten years, intending to use it as a pastime during her breaks from cultivation.

As she paid, she caught a glimpse of a book peeking out from the corner of the book stall.

Qi Yu paused and pulled out the book.

— "The Overbearing Immortal Lord Falls in Love with Me".

When the bookstall owner saw Qi Yu pull out this old-fashioned romance novel that hadn't sold for years, he immediately put on a smile and said, "Young lady, you have good taste! This book, 'The Overbearing Immortal Lord Falls in Love with Me,' is the founding father of all current cultivation romance novels. There are twenty volumes in total, from beginning to end. It's a classic among classics. I'll give you a discount. Together with this collection of gossip from the Flying Star Sect over the past ten years, I'll sell it to you for one tael of silver!"

Qi Yu glanced at the book in her hand with two kissing figures printed on it, then at the bookstall owner who was smiling like a flower, and silently took out her silver.

It wasn't that she wanted to see it; she simply bought it as a gift for Zhu Xiuzi!

Seeing that Qi Yu paid readily, the bookseller happily flipped out the other nineteen books and handed them to Qi Yu.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in her mind.

Congratulations on successfully completing the "Do a Good Deed Every Day" task! Your help sold off the old books the bookseller had been keeping for years has earned you 10 points as a token of your appreciation!

Qi Yu: "..."

The bookseller continued enthusiastically, "If you like, young lady, we have many other kinds of novels at our stall, including tales of immortals and mortals, humans and demons, and even demons and demons—you name it, we have it! My contact information is..."

Before the boss could finish giving him his contact information, Qi Yu thief-like tossed the pile of books into his storage ring and slipped away without looking back.

Because of the Flying Star Sect's recruitment ceremony, almost all the inns in Moon City were fully booked. Even if there were vacant rooms, they were already reserved.

Qi Yu asked at five or six places in a row, but couldn't find a place to stay.

She stood by the roadside, scratching her head, wondering if she was going to end up homeless.

"Miss, are you looking for a place to stay?"

She turned around and saw the girl in blue she had seen when she entered the city. The girl had her hair styled in cute pigtails, with several ribbons of different colors interspersed in her hair. From a distance, it looked radiant and charming.

When the pretty young girl saw her turn around, her eyes lit up. She waved the picture of handsome men in her hand at Qi Yu and said, "I just saw that you also bought a book of the Flying Star Sect's Eight Trigrams Collection. I suppose you're here to participate in the recruitment ceremony too? I found a shop, but the room rate is very expensive. It costs a thousand taels for two months. How about we share a room?"

She approached with a smile, "Did you also buy 'The Overbearing Immortal Lord Falls in Love with Me'? I'm a big fan of this novel too. We can share a room and discuss the beautiful love story between the immortal lord and the innocent girl!"

Qi Yu was dazzled by the picture of the naked handsome man. After a moment of silence, she said coldly, "No, I was just passing by."

The pretty young girl got anxious upon hearing this, "What do you mean by just passing by? You clearly asked at several inns but couldn't find a room. Staying with me would save you the room fee!"

Although Qi Yu was somewhat tempted, he still rejected her.

After all, there was already someone else in her space, so it wasn't very convenient for her to live with this young girl.

It's definitely not because I felt ashamed of buying that storybook!

"No need, I can't afford five hundred taels."

The girl let out a disappointed "Ah," and could only watch her walk away.

Qi Yu hurried out of the girl's sight and asked at several other inns, but none of them had any vacancies.

When she arrived at the eastern part of Moon City, she asked at the last inn in the far corner, but still received the reply that "there are no vacancies".

If all else fails, I'll just have to find a secluded spot, sneak into the space, and save on room fees.

However, she had to be careful not to be discovered. There were many cultivators in Moon City, and she might be caught coming out of her spatial dimension one day.

This hairpin is nothing short of a divine artifact, and it is sure to attract the covetous eyes of others.

Qi Yu was standing in the courtyard of the inn when she suddenly felt her skirt being tugged.

She turned around, and the familiar, elegant white Pegasus nudged her arm.

"Flying Clouds!"

A man walked over; it was An Yao. He was also somewhat surprised to see Qi Yu and asked, "Miss Yu, are you also staying at the inn?"

Qi Yu stroked Fei Yun's mane and said, "There are no vacant rooms here. I'm going to look for another one."

"Ah, Rong'er has two beds in her room. Why don't you squeeze in with me, Miss Yu?"

Before Qi Yu could even say whether it was okay or not, a window upstairs was suddenly flung open, and An Rong'er leaned out and shouted, "I don't want to live with that ugly monster!"

Qi Yu: "..."