Chapter 54 The Secret Box Shop
The next day, when Zhong Cai woke up, she opened her eyes and saw a familiar handsome face, and unconsciously smiled happily.
In particular, the handsome man quickly opened his eyes and also revealed a smile.
Zhong Cai said happily, "Old Wu! Good morning!"
With a gentle smile in his eyes, Wu Shaogan said, "Good morning, A-Cai."
The two looked at each other for a while, then grinned foolishly.
Then, Zhong Cai sat up briskly and said in a good mood, "Get up quickly."
Wu Shaogan then got up.
The two grabbed their clothes casually and put them on, quickly tidying themselves up.
During this time, a tuft of Zhong Cai's hair stuck up at the back, and Wu Shaogan had to reach out and forcefully press it down.
Wu Shaogan looked Zhong Cai up and down and praised, "Very handsome."
Zhong Cai also looked Wu Shaogan up and down, giving him a thumbs up: "You're handsome too."
The two couldn't help but smile at each other again.
Only then did they go outside.
They made plans last night to go out together today, just the two of them.
Let's grab a bite to eat first, and then we can set off!
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As soon as the two stepped out of the room, they saw Wu Dongxiao leading Xia Jiang out of the adjacent room.
Upon seeing the two, Wu Dongxiao bowed and said, "Uncle, Uncle Zhong."
Xia Jiang naturally followed suit and bowed as well.
Zhong Cai nodded and asked, "Going to eat?"
Wu Dongxiao honestly replied, "Yes."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and said, "You two haven't gone out much these past few days. It's a rare opportunity to experience these cities; there's no need to stay cooped up indoors all the time. How about this..." He called out, "Xiang Lin!"
Xiang Lin responded and came over.
Zhong Cai instructed, "If they're willing, take them out for some fun today. If they want to buy something but don't have the money, you can give them an advance on their monthly allowance."
Xiang Lin agreed.
Feeling grateful for this kindness, Wu Dongxiao quickly said, "Thank you, Uncle Zhong."
Zhong Cai waved her hand and pulled Wu Shaogan downstairs together.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and whispered in his ear, "Want to see the protagonist's luck?"
Zhong Cai glared at him: "You see through it but don't say it out loud."
After exchanging a few jokes, the two took their seats.
After that, we ordered food, ate, and continued chatting.
Anyway, whenever the two of them are together, they always have endless things to talk about.
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Wu Dongxiao watched the two leave and said to Xiang Lin, "Then I'll have to trouble Guard Xiang today."
Xiang Lin said, "It's alright, young master, you're too kind."
Since they were going out, they decided to have dinner together.
Wu Dongxiao really wanted to go out.
Just like Uncle Zhong said, this is a rare opportunity to broaden one's horizons. Although he is young and his future is bleak, he wants to take this opportunity to learn more.
He and Xia Bo probably won't be able to travel such a journey again.
Wu Dongxiao stayed at the inn for a few days. In addition to practicing martial arts as usual, he also inquired about some news.
For example, you might find a bargain on one of the unique streets here if you're lucky.
Wu Dongxiao felt that he was not very lucky, but it wouldn't hurt to go for a walk.
If there's something I like, even if I overspend some of my monthly allowance, I can just work harder to hunt and pay it back later.
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The food at the inn was quite good, and Zhong Cai ate to her heart's content.
After the meal, the two sat side by side and went to Qiaotao Street again.
This time, instead of going to West Street, they headed to East Street, which was lined with shops.
Most of the items in the shop are more expensive than those at the stall.
There are fewer customers coming and going on East Street than on West Street.
After walking for a while, Zhong Cai looked left and right and saw a plaque.
The inscription reads: Secret Box Old Shop.
Zhong Cai muttered, "Secret box...secret box..."
Wu Shaogan suppressed a laugh and said, "Isn't it just like—" He mouthed, "a blind box?"
Zhong Cai was taken aback: "It really is!"
The two looked at each other.
Zhong Cai burst out laughing: "This secret box sounds very local."
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "That's true."
The two were a little curious, so they simply went into the shop.
It's said to be an "old shop," so it must have been around for many years.
Zhong Cai was quite interested in seeing what this local blind box shop was like.
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The shop's signboard was quite old, and as the two entered, they felt an ancient and desolate aura emanating from it.
Zhong Cai looked around.
The shop was very large, and boxes were everywhere.
All the boxes were similar in shape, but their sizes varied. The largest could occupy a three-foot square and reach the ceiling, while the smallest was only the size of a baby's palm.
If you only look at the size of the box, it's easy to tell that the larger one might contain a mysterious weapon like a spear or halberd, while the smaller one might contain a mysterious pearl or elixir.
However, since it's a secret box and the shopkeeper wants to make money, he naturally won't let anyone guess it so easily.
Wu Shaogan's gaze swept across the array plates.
All of them were isolation array plates, distributed throughout the room, enclosing numerous secret boxes.
Even those with divine senses are unable to use their ability to spy.
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The shop wasn't very big, and it mainly contained boxes. There were about seven or eight people selecting boxes, all standing outside the formation and looking at them with their naked eyes.
There was no one guarding them, as if they were completely at ease with them.
Zhong Cai's gaze swept around and he also spotted some other array plates. He pulled Wu Shaogan to point them out and asked him if he could recognize them.
Wu Shaogan recognized several of them and replied in a low voice, "These are warning formations. If they are triggered rashly, they will all emit warning signals."
Zhong Cai nodded, "That's right. Not disturbing the guests' enjoyment is one thing, but protecting their property is also important."
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Zhong Cai was watching with great interest.
A young man with rosy lips and white teeth walked out from the side and greeted him warmly.
"Are you two gentlemen interested in this secret box? If there's anything you don't understand, I can explain it to you."
Zhong Cai smiled and asked, "What's the price range for the secret boxes you sell? What's the origin of these boxes, and how do you open them? What treasures have you found in them before? I don't understand any of this. Why don't you tell us about it?"
The young man readily replied, "Our secret boxes are all homemade. Some of the contents are resources we've gathered ourselves, while others come from ruins. You have to open the box in our shop, and what you get depends on your luck. You can take the contents, but you have to leave the box behind."
“There are three shops on this street, but they are all actually owned by the same company. The prices of the secret boxes in each shop are the same, and our shop has the lowest price. However, the eyesight of us cultivators is limited. Although we have selected the resources from each shop, there are always some we can’t judge accurately.”
“Each secret box in my shop costs five gold coins. Most of the contents are medicinal herbs and ores, but there are also ancient artifacts or their fragments, and other rare and precious materials. However, there was one rogue cultivator who opened something that didn’t look remarkable. After he went back and messed around with it for some reason, it turned out to be an ancient cultivation technique.”
"The cultivation technique was incompatible with that of a rogue cultivator, but he used it to join a sect, exchanged it for a cultivation technique that suited him, and became a sect disciple. His status rose rapidly, and his strength also increased by leaps and bounds. Now he has already entered the inner sect!"
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As Zhong Cai listened, she glanced at Wu Shaogan with a strange light in her eyes.
Wu Shaogan understood his meaning and nodded with a smile.
This shop's setup is indeed similar to their blind box shops, but I wonder what the value ratio of the resources invested here is.
However, since many of these items come from ancient ruins, their value may not be accurate even if calculated.
Compared to that, this place requires a lot more luck.
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Zhong Cai became interested. When he opened his own blind boxes, he used a black box method, and luck was neither accurate nor unpredictable. When he used the sacrifice card drawing method, what he drew seemed to be subject to some kind of mystery... If you really want to see how lucky you are, you can buy a few secret boxes to try your luck.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and asked, "Want to buy?"
Zhong Cai nodded and said, "Let's both buy them."
Wu Shaogan understood: "Is it still the same as before, a competition of luck between the two of us?"
Zhong Cai said with a grin, "You don't dare?"
Wu Shaogan: "I will gladly oblige."
Zhong Cai did not hesitate, took out fifty gold coins and handed them to the boy, saying, "I'll take ten."
Wu Shaogan took out his pocket money, fifty gold coins as well: "Me too."
The boy took out ten small flags and handed them to the two men, saying, "If you have chosen a secret box, you can place the flag on it as a mark. After you have chosen, I will take them all out."
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan both agreed.
Then, the two spoke almost simultaneously: "Choose separately, and meet again in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Zhong Cai chuckled and said, "You think you know what I'm going to say?"
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly: "Of course I know."
The two remained in sync, one going left and the other right.
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The secret boxes are piled up, and marking them with small flags isn't difficult, but once marked, there's no going back.
Zhong Cai walked on the right, looking very relaxed.
Choosing a secret box isn't like gambling on stones, where you have to look at the quality of the stones.
It all comes down to whether you like it or not.
So Zhong Cai didn't rush to mark it immediately. Instead, he looked through all the secret boxes in front, behind, and in every nook and cranny before grabbing the small flag and firing it ten times in quick succession!
All in all, it didn't even take half an incense stick's time.
Zhong Cai clapped his hands, preparing to mock Old Wu for being too slow.
As soon as she turned to the left, Zhong Cai frowned.
In front of a pile of secret boxes, a handsome young man stood still, his features distorted and his face turning somewhat bluish.
His father, Mr. Wu, slightly raised his hand, making a grasping motion with his five fingers.
The handsome young man tilted his head back with difficulty, as if an invisible force was choking him, making him almost suffocate and unable to breathe.
Zhong Cai knew at a glance that his old man, Wu, was using his profound energy to strangle someone from thin air.
But he knew even more that if the boy hadn't done something to anger Old Wu, Old Wu would never have pinched him like that!
What on earth did this guy do?!
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Zhong Cai quickly walked over and stood beside Wu Shaogan.
When Wu Shaogan saw Zhong Cai, he didn't stop. Instead, he complained, "He was one step behind when I chose the item, but he still insisted on taking it from me. Taking it once is one thing, but he takes it from me every time!"
Zhong Cai glanced at the handsome young man, but did not stop his master's actions. Instead, he called over the young shopkeeper and asked, "Is it permissible in your shop to arbitrarily steal a marked secret box?"
The young shopkeeper was taken aback: "That won't do."
As he spoke, he looked in the direction Zhong Cai indicated and saw two small flags stuck in a secret box inside a certain formation.
The young shopkeeper remained silent.
What an ill-mannered person!
The small flags they set up could only pass through the formation, but the boxes in this place were all the same price and the contents depended on luck. Normal customers would skip the boxes that had already been selected and look at the others.
Now, even though someone has already chosen first, they're still planting their flag next to that person.
Chun Chun must have something wrong with her brain.
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The young shopkeeper turned to look at the three people who were facing off.
A clearly loving couple leaned against each other; the taller one was attacking someone, while the shorter one looked very unhappy.
And opposite them...
The boy, who should have been quite handsome, was flailing his arms wildly, but he couldn't move at all. His face was flushed and contorted in a grotesque expression; he was being strangled to the point of near death.
The young shopkeeper quickly said, "Please have mercy, gentlemen! There are rules in Sanqian City that prohibit killing within the city."
Seeing the young shopkeeper's somewhat flustered appearance, Zhong Cai said, "Don't worry, Old Wu didn't kill him. He just wanted to teach him a lesson so he wouldn't cause trouble for no reason."
The young shopkeeper was taken aback.
Zhong Cai pursed her lips and said, "Look, Old Wu has released the person."
The young shopkeeper looked over.
Sure enough, the young man withdrew his hand, and the force that had been gripping the handsome young man's neck was released.
The handsome young man collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath and coughing incessantly.
Clearly, he was feeling unwell, but he was actually alright.
With a smile on his face, he said haltingly, "Brother, I just wanted to make friends with you. Why be so ruthless? It's too heartless."
Zhong Cai frowned: "You want to be friends with Lao Wu, so you steal the secret box he chose?"
The handsome young man was still coughing, and said in a hoarse voice, "I talked to him, but he ignored me, so I naturally had to find another way to get his attention." He looked up at Zhong Cai and said, "If I had seen you earlier, I would have wanted to be your friend too."
Wu Shaogan's face was gloomy.
Zhong Cai looked at the boy and felt that he was a bit strange.
So he ignored the man and said to the young shopkeeper, "He broke the rules, so please kick him out. If he doesn't leave, please refund our 100 gold coins and we'll leave."
Without hesitation, the young shopkeeper gave a whistle.
Two burly guards emerged from the corner, grabbed the handsome young man without even glancing at him, and threw him out.
Zhong Cai's expression softened slightly.
Wu Shaogan glanced deeply at the doorway before looking away. His gaze softened slightly when it finally landed on Zhong Cai.
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The young shopkeeper hesitated.
Zhong Cai sensed something was off about the reaction and asked, "What does the shopkeeper want to say?"
The young shopkeeper sighed and advised, "If you two don't want to be friends with him, then just ignore him from now on, just like today."
Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Please explain in detail, shopkeeper."
The young shopkeeper then spoke.
"That person just now was named Su Ling. He was a rogue cultivator and was very good at making friends."
"It is said that his aptitude is not good, but because he has many friends who help him, he is now at the peak of the Heavenly Guidance level. He is only one step away from successfully opening the Palace."
“All the cultivators who have become his friends are stronger than him, and regardless of their personalities, they all regard him as their most important friend. Many of his friends have even become his close friends.”
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly: "What do you mean by...close friend?"
The young shopkeeper said, "Friends who are close enough to enjoy desire together." He emphasized, "together."
Zhong Cai struggled to respond: "Together...does that mean they're all together? His friends, are they also friends? And also close friends?"
The young shopkeeper nodded, then shook his head.
"Su Ling's close friends are neither friends nor close friends to each other."
Zhong Cai paused, then asked, "So none of these close friends are married?"
The young shopkeeper sighed: "Some are already married, some are already engaged, and some are still single. He even has two friends who are lovers, and they have become his close friends."
Zhong Cai understood, and was greatly shocked.
After arriving in this world, he knew very well that it was normal for men and women to have harems, and whether they played together as a couple or in groups, there were definitely many different ways they did it.
But Su Ling's friendship is a bit complicated, isn't it?
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The young shopkeeper had a good impression of the two guests and could tell they were newcomers from out of town, which was why he gave them a heads-up.
"There aren't many explicit rules in the shop, but not interfering with other customers' choices is an unspoken rule that most customers follow. But Su Ling wants to make friends, so it's not surprising that she might do something."
"The two of you are indeed a loving couple, but Su Ling doesn't consider these things when making friends."
Zhong Cai's face was grim: "So, he wants to be friends with both of us, and it's the kind of thing..."
The young shopkeeper remained silent, not answering directly, but said, "Both of you are exceptionally handsome and have very different temperaments. Su Ling has never had a friend like you before."
A surge of anger suddenly welled up in Zhong Cai's heart.
That Su Ling actually tried to steal his Lao Wu away!
Old Wu will only have one friend!
Zhong Cai immediately looked at his old man, only to find that the old man's face looked even worse than his.
Zhong Cai's mood suddenly improved.
That's right. Even if Su Ling wanted to be friends with Lao Wu, Lao Wu would only befriend her.
Just now, Old Wu almost strangled Su Ling to death.
But then again...
Zhong Cai, now in the mood to inquire further, asked, "Isn't it a bit strange that Su Ling is so good at making friends?"
The young shopkeeper sighed, "Many people find it strange, and those who actively approach Su Ling have all become his friends. Su Ling's friends are mostly from small forces, and their strength is usually at the Heavenly Guidance or Palace Opening Realm. Su Ling's friends' relatives and friends have also checked their situations, but found that apart from becoming friends with Su Ling, everything else about them is normal."
"Su Ling's friends are certainly very good to her and will give her resources, but what they give her is not what is most important to them, and it has never affected her cultivation. Even close friends are the same."
Zhong Cai asked curiously, "Even so, doesn't anyone want to get rid of Su Ling?"
The young shopkeeper said, "Yes, most of them are stopped by Su Ling's friends. Some, after getting to know Su Ling, find that she has a good personality and is suitable to be friends. Although Su Ling has many close friends, she has many more ordinary friends."
Zhong Cai squinted.
This Su Ling is really a bit strange.
The friends he makes are probably all carefully selected, and he also has a bit of luck on his side.
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After giving his reminder, the young shopkeeper asked if there was anything else.
Zhong Cai, who was with Wu Shaogan, asked, "Old Wu, how many pieces have you picked out yet?"
Wu Shaogan smiled at him: "I've already chosen."
Zhong Cai said directly to the shopkeeper, "Then just take them, I've already picked them all out."
The young shopkeeper hadn't expected the two to be so efficient, so he took them out one by one and led them through a small door on the side.
This door leads to a courtyard with many tables of various sizes, where many customers open the secret boxes after purchasing them.
Zhong Cai took the boxes, found a table, and sat down facing Wu Shaogan.
Although the little incident earlier had affected their mood, the two focused more on each other and, after looking at each other, put Su Ling out of their minds.
Zhong Cai placed his palm on a secret box, stared at Wu Shaogan, and said, "Old Wu, shall we take it one by one?"
Wu Shaogan smiled: "Ten battles, six wins and four losses?"
Zhong Cai nodded: "Let's do it this way!"
Although comparing the total value after opening all the items would more accurately determine the winner, the two were just playing around and preferred to compare them separately.
The atmosphere between the two suddenly became a bit serious.
Zhong Cai snapped open the secret box in her hand.
At the same time, Wu Shaogan also opened one.
They both looked at each other's first.
Inside Zhong Cai's box was a stone the size of a palm.
In Wu Shaogan's box, there was also a stone.
It's obvious that they're all ores.
Just like the young shopkeeper said, the easiest thing to find in their secret box is ore.
Zhong Cai picked up the two stones and compared them, trying to distinguish them.
His expertise lies in identifying medicinal herbs, but his knowledge of minerals is rather limited.
Wu Shaogan is slightly better than Zhong Cai in this regard, mainly because he has some experience in the past, but he doesn't know everything.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
They didn't recognize either of the two pieces of ore.
How do we compare values?
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and said, "I guess this might not even be ore. It might just be a stone picked up from the ruins."
Wu Shaogan somewhat agreed.
Zhong Cai chuckled: "Then, shall we have a match?"
Wu Shaogan understood: "Whoever's is broken loses."
Zhong Cai: "I knew you understood me!"
So the two of them each took their own stone and threw it at each other's stones.
With a crisp sound, the piece in Wu Shaogan's hand shattered.
Before Zhong Cai could even rejoice, a mysterious pearl fell out from the rubble.
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow.
Zhong Cai looked at his stone, then handed it over without hesitation, saying, "Old Wu, you break it open for me."
Wu Shaogan then opened it up for him.
The impurities on the outer layer of the stone peeled off, revealing the true nature of the ore.
Zhong Cai stared at it for a while, but still couldn't recognize it.
At this moment, someone nearby said, "This is the Black Stone Mine."
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan both turned to look.
At a table not far away, a spirited woman had just finished opening her secret box. She smiled at the two and said, "Behind this secret box shop is a black stone mine, which produces black stones of different qualities. Many of their secret boxes contain various kinds of black stones. You two must be tourists from elsewhere, which is why you were deceived by its appearance. The one you obtained is a second-grade low-quality black stone. Judging from its weight, it should be worth around ten gold coins."
Zhong Cai suddenly understood, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, young lady."
The woman nodded and smiled, said nothing more, and turned to leave the courtyard.
Zhong Cai said to Wu Shaogan, "Old Wu, I lost."
Xuanzhu costs 10,000 gold coins, while he only has 10.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "Although you lost, we both won."
Zhong Cai grinned and said, "It really is true. We've made a huge profit from this Xuanzhu."
As he spoke, Wu Shaogan opened the second box, revealing a fragment of a mysterious artifact about half the size of a palm. It was completely devoid of spiritual light and looked extremely dim.
Zhong Cai also opened his own box, which contained a first-grade rare medicinal herb.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "I lost this time."
Zhong Cai won a game back.
The two continued opening the secret box.
Since it wasn't them who filled the blind boxes, we had no idea what was inside, so the experience of opening them was exceptionally different.
In each round, both players had wins and losses.
Although many of the items that followed were just miscellaneous and of little value, unexpectedly, Zhong Cai actually found a pill that looked to have almost no fragrance.
Wu Shaogan did not recognize the elixir, but judging from its appearance and quality, he roughly guessed that it should be a first-grade elixir.
Zhong Cai smiled mysteriously.
Wu Shaogan immediately had some guesses.
Zhong Cai didn't say anything, she just put all the resources away.
The two got up, leaving behind a table full of empty secret boxes.
As for victory or defeat...
They fought to a draw.
Zhong Cai sighed dramatically, "Looks like we're about the same luck. I thought I was better off than you."
Wu Shaogan said, "My luck was originally bad, but with A Cai by my side, my luck has turned around."
Zhong Cai held back for a moment, then said with a straight face, "You're being quite cheesy."
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Every word comes from the bottom of my heart."
Zhong Cai's eyes were practically brimming with joy, but she snorted, "Too pretentious."
Wu Shaogan's smile deepened: "It's just sweet talk."
Zhong Cai couldn't hold back any longer, her face beaming with joy.
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The two strolled around East Street for quite a while and found two other shops selling secret boxes, where they also bought some.
The other two families charged 100 taels of gold each and 1,000 taels of gold each, but neither was as expensive as the other two.
However, after making a few inquiries, they learned that the cultivators who bought the boxes in the past had only obtained level four resources at most, and most of them were ordinary resources.
Very few of them are truly useful.
Many of the people who come to these shops are actually cultivators from other places. Their purpose is not to gamble for any resources, but to have some fun, just like Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
The two returned to the inn in the evening.
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Sanqian City is located on the outer edge of the mountain range.
Two men with flushed faces rolled out from a clump of weeds.
The boy's face was only handsome, but his eyes and brows suddenly exuded an extreme charm, which was subtly captivating.
The other was a tall young man with a strong, angular face. He stood up, straightened his clothes, grabbed another coat from the other side, and tossed it to the handsome young man.
The tall young man casually wiped his sweat and laughed, "Su Ling, I heard you went to make friends again today?"
Su Ling said sadly, "Alas, I didn't make any friends, and I was almost strangled to death by him."
The tall young man sneered, "You're blind. You only see that she's pretty and dare to rush over there."
Su Ling said, "You've seen right through my little scheme. Oh, my dear, if it weren't for you backing me up, how could I dare to make friends like this? Does having more friends not benefit you?"
The tall young man stood up, looked down at Su Ling, and his smile slowly faded.
"Be careful what you do. If you mess with the wrong people, you'll die, and I won't avenge you."
Su Ling's expression became even more sorrowful.
The tall young man said coldly, "Don't give me that look. If it weren't for the fact that your innate treasure is somewhat useful, do you think you could have advanced so quickly with your aptitude? If you weren't of any use to me, would I be your friend?"
Su Ling sighed softly, her eyes filled with a melancholy that seemed to flow like water.
The tall young man patted Su Ling's face and said, "Behave yourself."
Su Ling nodded gently, putting away all her coquettishness, and simply nuzzled against the young man's knee affectionately.
The young man ignored Su Ling and simply left him there before striding away.
Su Ling watched the young man leave, the light in her eyes gradually turning sinister.
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Inn, room.
Wu Shao chuckled and asked, "Ah Cai was so happy when she prescribed the pill, is there something wonderful about it?"
Zhong Cai chuckled: "You'd never guess, that pill isn't some level one pill that looks like it, it's level three!"
Wu Shaogan was surprised.
Zhong Cai explained to him, "That pill may seem insignificant, but it is actually a longevity pill."
Wu Shaogan: "Life-extending pill?"
Zhong Cai shook his head: "The third-level life-extending pill is a different formula. This is an ancient longevity pill, but it is included in the ordinary third-level formula. The reason for this is not because its formula is not exquisite, but because many of the precious medicines have been lost and are now very difficult to find."
"Originally, this kind of pill is pure white after it is refined. However, even if a third-grade pill is properly sealed, it still has a limited shelf life. After a thousand years, the longevity pill will gradually turn black, and the medicinal fragrance will disappear, making it look like an inferior pill..."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly as he finished the sentence.
"But in fact, based on your identification, even now, its medicinal effects remain unchanged."
Zhong Cai nodded: "That's right."
Although neither of them needs this longevity pill, it can still be sold!
Any elixir that can prolong life can be sold for a high price.
Wu Shaogan then asked, "Can you tell what rank it is?"
Zhong Cai raised her eyebrows and answered confidently, "Top quality!"
Wu Shaogan was surprised to find that it was actually in decent condition.
Zhong Cai said smugly, "Its value is at least fifty Xuanzhu, and if it goes to auction, it will be even more valuable! It can even add a hundred years to the lifespan of a cultivator who has been blessed!"
Wu Shaogan sincerely praised, "A-Cai is incredibly lucky; she's made a fortune."
Zhong Cai was in a very good mood.
The two of them had only spent a hundred gold coins to play around all day, but after Wu Shaogan opened a mysterious pearl, they spent all of it.
The secret chests they opened in the more expensive shops afterward contained very few truly useful items. They opened them just for fun, and they certainly had their fill; whether they actually got anything wasn't really important.
However……
Even with this pill, they've still made a huge profit.
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In the middle of the night, Wu Shaogan got up and went to the window.
In the corner, he had already summoned a peak bronze-armored soldier.
Zhong Cai turned over and looked over.
His eyes gleamed in the night, revealing a hint of cunning.
Wu Shaogan knew he couldn't hide it from Zhong Cai, and looked over with a slightly helpless smile.
Zhong Cai asked with a smile, "Old Wu, what mischief are you plotting?"
Wu Shaogan sat down on the edge of the bed and confessed, "I want to beat Su Ling to death."
Zhong Cai turned her head, looked into Wu Shaogan's murderous eyes, and nuzzled him with her head to comfort him.
After being rubbed a few times, Wu Shaogan's expression visibly improved.
Zhong Cai asked softly, "Old Wu, he's really strange, isn't he?"
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In fact, Zhong Cai had already suspected something during the day.
Although the young shopkeeper's words made it seem as if Su Ling was a bit strange, that was all; she couldn't actually cause any harm, nor was she truly evil...
But Zhong Cai understood that if Su Ling really just wanted to make friends, even if she wanted to seduce Lao Wu, Lao Wu wouldn't show the kind of look that made him want to strangle Su Ling.
Zhong Cai couldn't figure out the reason for a while, and didn't want to spoil his mood while playing with Lao Wu, so he put the matter aside for the time being.
When they got back that evening, they were still very happy, and Zhong Cai didn't think about that person at all.
But now...
Old Wu suddenly got up, and Zhong Cai woke up immediately.
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Wu Shaogan never hid anything from Zhong Cai, so he spoke frankly.
“After I selected the secret box, he marked it with a small flag every time. I found him annoying, so I went around him and went to another place.”
“He followed me several times. I was going to throw him out of the shop, but he took the initiative to talk to me.”
Zhong Cai listened attentively: "Was something off when you struck up a conversation?"
Wu Shaogan nodded.
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When Su Ling tried to talk to him, Wu Shaogan naturally ignored her, but at the same moment, he vaguely heard a ringtone.
The ringing was faint, almost like a person's illusion, but how could such an illusion possibly escape Wu Shaogan's perception?
He wouldn't actually treat it as a misperception.
If it were merely the annoying ringtone, Wu Shaogan would still not take action against Su Ling; at most, he would simply throw him out.
However, as Su Ling's voice quickened, the ringing became more and more urgent, gradually trying to penetrate Wu Shaogan's soul.
The ringtone even subtly conveyed a desire... or rather, a kind of seduction.
It kept telling Wu Shaogan that Su Ling in front of him was his best friend, a friend he grew up with, the best person to him, and the person he cared about most...
The ringtone was meant to distract Wu Shaogan and force Su Ling to take Zhong Cai's place!
At that moment, Wu Shaogan flew into a rage.
Without even thinking, he grabbed Su Ling by the neck.
He really wanted to strangle Su Ling.
Anyone who dares to erase Zhong Cai from his life is his enemy!
If Zhong Cai hadn't happened to walk over, and if Wu Shaogan hadn't sensed it, he would have already broken Su Ling's neck.
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