It's just that the gold and silver here aren't as valuable as those in the mortal world.

To be more specific, it's roughly like gold being as valuable as silver, and silver as valuable as iron.

However, such a large gold ingot is still worth the price of several dozen teas, which far exceeds Ji Fengming's spending at the tea stall.

"Young master, this is unacceptable, we..."

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of my way!"

The tea stall owner came over and was about to return the gold ingot in the little girl's hand to Ji Fengming when she heard a series of stern shouts coming from afar.

The other customers at the tea stall all turned pale upon hearing this and hurriedly left, dropping their money behind.

The tea stall owner didn't even bother to return the gold ingots to Ji Fengming; she picked up the little girl and ran to the thatched hut next to her.

She ran a few steps, then looked back at Ji Fengming. After hesitating for a long time, she remained silent and carried the little girl into the house.

The door was closed, and the sound of the bolt locking came from behind it.

"Mother, that unfamiliar brother is outside all by himself. What if those people take him away?" the little girl's soft voice came through.

"Quickly, get down, hide well, and don't make a sound!" The tea stall owner's voice, even more tense and barely audible, followed.

After overhearing the conversation between the mother and daughter at the tea stall, Ji Fengming realized that the commotion in the town was most likely directed at him.

He remained seated and did not move.

He turned his head slightly toward the direction from which the sound came, glanced at it sideways, and a faint, cool smile appeared on his lips.

Ha, so you're taking advantage of someone else's unfamiliar territory when you're here, aren't you?

Ji Fengming had no idea that if Hei Xiao knew he was in Niu Tou Town, Hei Xiao would go crazy on the spot.

Because of Yunxiao, he died in the red maple forest outside Niutou Town in his previous life.

The wolf's hooves were like iron, kicking up thick clouds of dust.

A group of young cultivators dressed in brocade blue and another group dressed in brocade yellow robes, with their hair tied up and swords on their backs, approached the tea stall.

They surrounded Ji Fengming.

The wolf's head, taller than a person, exhaled a scorching breath from its fangs that could almost reach Ji Fengming's brown face.

Ji Fengming thought to himself with a happy smile:

Luckily, he was wearing a human skin mask; otherwise, he would have been disgusted if his face had been sprayed with the stench of these beasts.

Ji Fengming scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that these people, who had come with great momentum, were actually a group of Foundation Establishment stage children.

He remained completely calm, leisurely setting down the teacup that had been sprayed with the scent of those demonic wolves. He leaned on the table with one hand, adopting the demeanor and tone of a true bandit boss: "Hey guys, what's up? Why are you surrounding me so aggressively? Is there some trouble I've gotten into, or do I need to make a name for myself in this Ox-Head Town?"

He silently put away the Sky-Covering Stone and released a trace of his aura.

The lesser cultivators sensed his immense cultivation aura, their expressions changed, and they became more respectful.

However, their respectful demeanor did not completely quell their innate arrogance.

The two boys, one in blue and one in yellow, jumped off their mounts and approached Ji Fengming, bowing respectfully with their fists clasped together.

The young man in blue said, "This place is under the jurisdiction of our Lan family and Gu family. Senior, you look unfamiliar and must be a newcomer. According to the rules, all those who enter the territory of our Lan family and Gu family must be registered and undergo testing. We hope that you will cooperate."

The young man in yellow took out two stones in his left and right hands respectively, and said: "The one on the left is the Questioning Stone. Please hold the Questioning Stone and tell me your name and background so that I can register it. The one on the right is the Energy Stone, which can distinguish between spiritual cultivators and demonic cultivators. Please touch it as well."