Chapter 424 Learning to Say No
Lin Qingxi shook her head: "I guess so? I don't know much about it either, but the Transformation Mirror has existed for so long, there must be a reason for it."
Although she had lived in Wanyuan City, she moved to the suburbs after her father passed away, so she didn't know much about things in the city.
Most importantly, shape-shifting mirrors have become integrated into people's lives, and in reality, not many people would bother to trace their origins.
It's enough for everyone to know that it's used to see through illusions, to apprehend wanted criminals, and to identify demons.
Fearing that further questioning would reveal a flaw, Yu Zhiyi didn't ask any more questions and entered the city with Lin Qingxi.
Unlike cities in the secular world, there is no entrance fee here.
The Transformation Mirror seemed to have no presence at all. Yu Zhiyi stepped into the area covered by the mirror, but nothing happened.
The first thing the two did after entering the city was to find a place to sell monsters.
The place that specializes in collecting monsters is called the Monster Market. The management here is quite humane, allowing you to sell the whole monster or just a part of it.
For example, teeth, bones, and fur can all be sold separately.
Take the first-tier peak Hurricane Wolf as an example; a whole wolf is worth sixty spirit stones.
Selling a single part of the wolf separately would fetch a price twenty spirit stones higher than selling the whole wolf.
However, they are not responsible for dismembering the monster's corpse.
Essentially, by selling the entire wolf's carcass to the Beast Workshop, the Beast Workshop can earn a labor fee.
Yu Zhiyi was unaware of the difference beforehand, and she was not good at dissecting corpses. She was about to sell the entire demon beast when Lin Qingxi stopped her: "Miss Jiang, I know how to dissect it."
Ignoring the butcher's gaze, Yu Zhiyi nonchalantly put the demon beast back into her storage ring and said calmly, "Then let's divide it up before we do it again."
When Lin Qingxi left the Monster Farm, her heart was still racing, and she felt that she had done something she shouldn't have.
She asked with some concern, "Miss Jiang, have I caused you any trouble?"
Yu Zhiyi asked, puzzled, "What trouble have you gotten yourself into?"
Lin Qingxi was a little embarrassed: "You had already agreed on the price with the boss, and I suddenly interfered. The boss seemed very unhappy."
Yu Zhiyi smiled and said, "Since he has proposed a second feasible solution, it means that he allows us to go back and divide it ourselves."
She looked at Lin Qingxi with some understanding: "Miss Lin, you always like to take the blame for problems, but this is clearly not your problem, and it's not even a troublesome matter."
Over the past two days, she discovered that Lin Qingxi was too prone to getting caught up in emotional turmoil.
Regardless of whether it was her fault or not, she always apologized immediately after something happened.
"Is...is that so?" Lin Qingxi asked, somewhat uncertainly.
It wasn't until she had finished dismembering all the demonic beasts and the two returned to the demonic beast market that the owner handed over the spirit stones to them at the agreed price without saying a word. Only then did she realize that she did indeed have the right to back out and not sell.
Oh no, this can't even be considered a change of heart, because Miss Jiang only took out the corpses of a few demonic beasts for valuation, and did not make a final decision on which option to use at that time.
When Lin Qingxi left the Monster Farm, she was still somewhat dazed.
Since her father's death, she has lived on thin ice, unable to bear the disapproving gazes of others.
Whether it's her relationship with Zhong Zhehao or her interactions with other people, whenever a problem arises, she always subconsciously blames herself.
When she goes out to buy things, as long as she has asked about the price of a product, regardless of whether she thinks the price is reasonable or not, as long as she really has that many spirit stones in her pocket, she doesn't dare to, and can't bear to, look at the shopkeeper's disappointed eyes after asking the price.
She only learned today that there was another option.
The two stayed in the mountains for several days. Although there were cleaning talismans to keep them clean, Yu Zhiyi had long been used to washing with water. After getting the spirit stone, she decided to find an inn to stay overnight.
Moreover, she also needed to find out the basic situation of the Hidden Realm and purchase a map that led to the Heavenly Mystery Gate.
Xianlai Inn.
Yu Zhiyi spent two spirit stones to book two rooms.
It was only after entering Shoushi City that Yu Zhiyi learned that the common currency in the Hidden Realm was not spirit stones, but spirit coins.
One low-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred spirit coins.
Lin Qingxi was somewhat surprised and also a little frightened: "Miss Jiang, I, I can sleep on the floor."
Yu Zhiyi said helplessly, "Miss Lin, I hired you to be my guide, so there's no reason for you to not even have a bed to sleep in. You don't need to feel guilty. Anyone else with the same needs as me wouldn't skimp on this little bit of money either."
"Is that so?" Lin Qingxi asked, somewhat unsure.
This time when she and Zhong Zhehao came out, he asked her to share a room with Ding Xueyan, because that would save money.
The two rooms were next to each other. Yu Zhiyi followed Lin Qingxi into her room first and took out three hundred spirit stones to the other's surprise.
"What is this?" Lin Qingxi asked, somewhat alarmed.
Yu Zhiyi explained, "The 120 low-grade spirit stones are for the labor cost, and the remaining 180 are the money from the sale of the demon beasts."
Lin Qingxi's expression changed, and she hurriedly waved her hands: "Miss Jiang, you must be joking. You killed those demonic beasts, what does it have to do with me?"
She was merely observing at best, and she was too ashamed to accept the money.
Seeing her resolute attitude, Yu Zhiyi could only say, "Then consider this money as payment for you being my guide. If you don't accept it, then I'll have to find someone else."
After all, there are significant risks involved in having her as a guide.
"this……"
Lin Qingxi hesitated for a moment, but finally did not refuse.
She definitely needs the money.
Moreover, as Ms. Jiang said, she didn't take the money for nothing; she also put in the work, so it wasn't like she got it for nothing.
Yu Zhiyi didn't care what the other person thought. Seeing that the other person had accepted the money, she went back to her room.
After quickly washing up, Yu Zhiyi said goodbye to Lin Qingxi and left Xianlai Inn.
She had already asked Lin Qingxi, and most bookstores carry maps.
Bookstores in Shoushi City are not hard to find; there is a ten-story bookstore not far from Xianlai Inn.
Yu Zhiyi watched with awe.
Even the tallest bookstores in the secular world are only two stories high. Although they are called bookstores, their collections are not very large, at least not comparable to those of aristocratic families.
For example, the library in the Prime Minister's residence is four stories high.
But compared to the Shoushi Bookstore in front of us, it's nothing.
"Sir, what kind of books would you like to buy?"
Yu Zhiyi glanced at it briefly and saw that the books inside were of all kinds and had everything.
For example, historical themes, herbal plant themes, biographies...
The books on chronicles alone take up an entire bookshelf.
Yu Zhiyi stared blankly at it.
She was quite knowledgeable; she could recite the history of the Great Sheng Empire by heart, if not by heart, and accurately recount every event.
There are at most a dozen or so books that record the history of the Great Sheng Empire.
Even with books from the previous dynasty and the dynasty before that, it's still not enough to fill a whole row on the bookshelf.
Yu Zhiyi was very tempted.
As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Perhaps she can glean the history of the Taixu Sect, the Gao family, and the Tianji Sect from these historical records and find a way to deal with the Taixu Sect and the Gao family.
However, when she asked about the price, she abandoned the idea.
The cheapest book costs at least fifty spirit coins, and two books would cost more than one spirit stone.
Her current reserves of spirit stones are insufficient to support her extravagant spending.
Fortunately, while you can't just flip through the books here, you can view the table of contents.
Yu Zhiyi quickly flipped through the catalog of books on the bookshelf. Half an hour later, she found five books related to the Tianji Sect, as well as some books related to alchemy and formations.
Finally, I picked out a few biographies.
It cost a total of twenty-five spirit stones.
She had originally intended to buy the map leading to the Heavenly Mystery Gate directly, but changed her mind at the last minute.
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