Chapter 57 Enemy in the Market

Qingmu Market is close to Qianzhi Sect, and many of the people who come to the market are disciples of the sect.

What caught Su Qingwu's attention was the conversation between his classmates.

The content is related to Lingtian.

As a spiritual plant master, it is common to encounter pests and diseases when looking after spiritual fields. There are very few monsters that specialize in eating pests and are deeply loved by spiritual plant masters.

Those fellow disciples came to the beast farm precisely to purchase these kinds of monsters, sign contracts with them, and use them as spiritual pets to help look after the spiritual fields.

Su Qingwu had not thought of this at first, but when he heard those discussions, he had the same idea in his mind.

She turned to look at the attendant standing not far away and asked:

"I wonder how much this monster in the garden that specializes in eating pests from the spiritual fields is going to cost?"

"Reporting to the customer, the price of a juvenile is generally between five and ten spirit stones, the price of a growing one is between thirty and fifty spirit stones, and the price of an adult one is more than ninety spirit stones."

This price is within an acceptable range.

Su Qingwu said bluntly: "Take me over there to have a look."

The attendant responded respectfully and walked ahead. Not long after, they arrived at the corresponding area.

In the neatly arranged bird cages, birds of all colors were quietly sitting on the horizontal bars. When they saw Su Qingwu coming, a few brave ones stared at her curiously with their bright eyes.

The attendant pointed at different birds and introduced them.

"This is the smallest blue and white monster when it grows up. It's called the Blue Hummingbird. This one is golden all over. It's called the Golden Parrot. It can imitate human speech and has similar characteristics to ordinary parrots. This one is colorful. It's called the Colorful Finch. It has a gentle temperament. This one has a small tuft of red hair on its head. It's called the Red-crowned Flycatcher. It's more ferocious. It has a nickname in the park: the White-eyed Flycatcher..."

At this point, the Red-crowned Flycatcher that was pointed at by the servant rolled its eyes at the two of them, with an expression that looked like it deserved a beating.

Su Qingwu: “…”

This nickname is quite appropriate.

Fortunately, it happened in the zoo. If it was outside and someone saw it, they would definitely give it a fatal blow.

At the side, the servant was a little embarrassed and quickly explained.

"The Red-crowned Flycatcher is just like this. It's not that it's intentional to target customers, but it's just the way it was born. So when it's outside, it's easy to attract hatred and be surrounded. It's rarely seen in the world of immortal cultivation nowadays, which makes its price a bit expensive."

Seeing that the person in front of him was not angry, he continued:

"The Red-crowned Flycatcher eats all kinds of pests and is not picky about food. It is easy to keep. If you have a good farm, you can try to buy one."

Su Qingwu: “…”

She decisively rejected the proposal.

Facing a pet that rolled its eyes at people every day, she was afraid that one day, it would lose its temper and kill it.

"Besides the Red-crowned Flycatcher, what other monsters eat any pests?"

"Colorful Bird, but this monster cannot stay in a low temperature environment. If it gets frozen, it will easily die."

"Apart from this, there are no other shortcomings, right?"

"Um... its fighting power is slightly weaker than that of the Red-crowned Flycatcher."

Su Qingwu didn't care about this. After buying this kind of monster, he would just release it in the space. It wouldn't encounter any danger, and its fighting power would be completely unaffected.

Thinking of this, she made a decision immediately.

"Just buy the colorful crocodile. It should be able to hunt well at this stage of growth?"

“It’s natural.”

"How many spirit stones are there?"

"Forty Spiritual Stones."

Taking into account the large number of spiritual fields in the space, Su Qingwu directly purchased fifty of them, spending two thousand spiritual stones.

Soon, she left the menagerie with her attendants seeing her off.

......

In the Jade Purity Mirror space, some spiritual fields had not been planted after being reclaimed. Su Qingwu went to a business specializing in selling spiritual seeds and bought many spiritual seeds that were four or five years old and mature.

Just as she was about to leave the market, she suddenly sensed a warning and her steps slowly stopped.

Su Wen noticed that her behavior was strange, so he immediately sent her a telepathic message:

"Qingwu, what's wrong?"

"There is danger. It is a spiritual warning sign. The source has not yet been determined."

Upon hearing this, Su Wen immediately used his soul power to carefully sense the surroundings. After a while, he found a suspicious person.

"About a hundred feet behind you, there is a cultivator who has reached the Perfect Qi stage. His behavior is somewhat suspicious. He does not have a Qianzhi Sect ID card on him, so he is probably not your fellow disciple."

Su Qingwu guessed, "It seems that someone was targeting him when he bought the monster and spirit seeds, and they wanted to rob him."

"No, I'm afraid it's not that simple. This person... is a little strange..."

"How strange?"

"I can't really say. It's like... being possessed or hijacked? Anyway, it does feel a bit dangerous. His strength should be more than what he shows on the surface. Qingwu, he probably won't take action in the market town, otherwise it will immediately alert the Qianzhi Sect monks stationed here. The real danger should be when he leaves the market town and returns to the sect."

Su Qingwu had never experienced actual combat, so he had no confidence facing a Qi-refining monk who might be hiding his strength.

She thought for a moment and suggested:

"Why don't we stay in the market for a while and see how that person reacts?"

Su Wen immediately responded: "That's good. Try to go to crowded places, such as teahouses. You may get some unexpected news."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

There is only one large teahouse in Qingmufang City, named Yuxiang.

Su Qingwu quickly came into the building, ordered a pot of spiritual tea, and sat by the window on the second floor.

During this period, Su Wen informed the enemy of their movements from time to time.

The other party followed, but did not enter the teahouse.

Upon hearing the news, Su Qingwu lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the steaming spiritual tea on the table, and thought about the enemy's purpose in his heart.

If it wasn't for robbery, why would they target her?

Because her cultivation level is low and she looks easy to bully?

But in the market town, there are many cultivators at the first level, not to mention the third level. It doesn't make sense to target someone just because of his cultivation level.

"Su Wen, what do you think the enemy's purpose is?"

"It's hard to tell at this point. Have you ever made enemies with anyone in the sect before?"

"If it's a big grudge, no, but if it's just a small conflict, they shouldn't do this, right?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable. Some conflicts may seem insignificant to you, but in the eyes of some people, they are not."

Hearing this, Su Qingwu was silent for a moment and continued:

“When the first batch of spiritual plants matured, I went to Ming’an Temple to hand over my mission. At that time, because my cultivation level improved quickly and I didn’t learn how to conceal it, I was tested by a fellow disciple.

I used the excuse of sudden enlightenment to evade the question. Judging from his expression at the time, he must have believed it. The other thing is the mission at Shanlan Peak. You already knew about this Su Wen. That fellow disciple has been dead for many days."

At this point, Su Qingwu suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Su Wen, you said earlier that the man was a little strange, like he was abducted or possessed. Could it be related to the ghost cultivation? After the guy died, his soul did not dissipate and he became a ghost cultivation. He is holding a grudge and wants to take revenge?"