Ji Xiujie's appearance was very abrupt. Neither the male and female cultivators nor Xu Ruoyun and her brother and sister expected it. They only realized what was happening after Ji Xiujie forcibly dragged them a short distance away.

They initially wanted to call for a halt, but upon recognizing that the one who took the male cultivator away was Ji Xiujie, and knowing that this was a matter within their own sect, although they were somewhat disappointed that they could no longer be bystanders, none of them bothered to interfere.

Just as they were about to leave, they turned around and met a pair of eyes filled with extreme anger. It was none other than the female cultivator they had been following all along, a cultivator named Qin Sike.

This is the same person who, along the way, kept saying "Senior brother, you're the best!" and "I'm so lucky to have the most caring senior brother in the world."

With her sweet talk and flattery, she managed to win over the grand-nephew of the Supreme Elder of the Hunyuan Sect, who bought her countless things right there on the street.

If Ji Xiujie hadn't forcibly taken the man away, they probably would have had more time to explore, and the male cultivator would definitely have had to pay another hefty sum.

Such methods left Xu Ruoyun, an observer, truly in awe. Besides exclaiming "Wow!", she also very conscientiously wrote down Qin Sike's quotes, preparing to try them out herself later.

Even the little potato and the rabbit had their eyes sparkling as they showed they had learned it and were ready to randomly pick a big bastard to try it out and see how it went.

However, it's okay to learn behind someone's back, but it's quite embarrassing and hard to explain if you get caught learning something secretly.

Therefore, in order to avoid giving the other party any leverage, Xu Ruoyun quickly composed herself, dusted off non-existent dust from her body, and met Qin Sike's fiery gaze with a casual greeting, pretending that she had just noticed her.

"Oh, it's Fellow Daoist Qin! What a coincidence!"

After saying that, she continued to act, very naturally turning back to the stall owner and pointing to a pile of spiritual plants that they had randomly selected while pretending to be in disguise, giving the stall owner a wink.

"I'll take them all, however many spirit stones you ask for."

The stall owner was clearly a shrewd one. Having received a subtle hint from Xu Ruoyun and having been bribed with spirit stones before, he dutifully played his role and offered a price.

"This fairy, I'll gladly offer one hundred low-grade spirit stones."

Hearing the obviously high price, looking at the stall owner's obviously ingratiating smile, and feeling the intense gaze behind her that felt like thorns in her back, as if he wanted to pierce through her on the spot.

Xu Ruoyun's lips twitched. After thinking for a moment, she felt that the stall owner's cooperation deserved a reward, so she didn't haggle with him and simply gave him the spirit stones before slowly taking away the pile of spirit plants.

Immediately afterwards, she first tucked the two little creatures, Shushu and Tutu, who were perched on her shoulders, into her arms to block their eyes so they wouldn't be frightened later. Only then did she calmly turn her head.

Sure enough, when she turned around, she met Qin Sike again. This time, Qin Sike's eyes were not only filled with anger, but her expression was also distorted. Her eyes were wide open, staring at her fiercely, as if she wanted to devour her alive.

Seeing her like this, Xu Ruoyun, who was already mentally prepared, was much calmer this time, unlike the first time when she was so frightened that she jumped up and down.

She even watched for quite a while with a leisurely air before calmly asking, "Is there anything else?"

This nonchalant demeanor was seen as blatant provocation by Qin Sike. She felt that Xu Ruoyun looked down on her and that all the disciples of these major sects were just like that woman, utterly detestable.

The thought that he had to fight desperately and go to great lengths to please these privileged women was daunting, as they could only obtain resources that were either within their grasp or beneath their notice.

Qin Sike felt an unnamed fire burning fiercely in her heart, and it seemed to be growing stronger and stronger.

Finally, when anger completely consumed her mind, Qin Sike even had an impulse to raise her hand and hit Xu Ruoyun.

However, before she could even raise her hand, she caught a glimpse of Ling Mufeng and Fu Ziang, who seemed to sense something and came over to support Xu Ruoyun.

Looking at their handsome faces and otherworldly demeanor, she then realized Xu Ruoyun's identity: the personal disciple of the sect leader of the Liuyue Sect, one of the four major sects.

Instantly, Qin Sike felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head, chilling her to the bone. Her desire to hit Xu Ruoyun also cooled completely, and she didn't even dare to raise her hand, which she had been preparing to raise.

The ferocious and terrifying expression on his face also subsided, and he regained his composure, even showing a hint that he wanted to use the same trick to deceive Xu Ruoyun again.

But thinking about what had happened to her last time, she ultimately suppressed this somewhat unrealistic idea.

At the same time, she was also somewhat annoyed, annoyed that she had been overwhelmed by anger, thus revealing her true nature to Xu Ruoyun again and missing a good opportunity to befriend her.

At this moment, Qin Sike had no idea that as long as she didn't genuinely want to befriend Xu Ruoyun, she would lose control of her wild desires and expose herself as soon as she got close to Xu Ruoyun.

This is an innate skill of the Xu people. Anyone who approaches them with ulterior motives will have their true nature exposed under the influence of this skill.

Unfortunately, Qin Sike was unaware of this, and Xu Ruoyun would not tell her.

Okay, let's get back to the present. After recalling Xu Ruoyun's identity, Qin Sike roughly guessed who the two people rushing over were.

Considering their extraordinary status, which was even higher than that of the Grand Elder's grand-nephew from the Hunyuan Sect, if she could get close to these two, her future would definitely be better.

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