The woman had a charming figure, and was dressed in a tight red dress. Her small mouth slowly opened, and her sleeves fluttered.
"I said I saw a lot of people here, but I didn't expect them to be refugees. But I still have to tell you the rules. Only the black turtle of our Mu family can cross this forbidden water lake. Each person will get one spirit stone, which includes food and shelter. We can reach the outskirts of Munan Prefecture in three days at most."
When Mu Xuan heard the red-dressed woman mention the words "Mu Family," he quickly looked up. Is it the Mu Family? It really came without any effort.
After hearing the red-dressed woman's words, everyone was in a dilemma. They all said Mu Nan Prefecture was wealthy and stable. Who could have imagined there was a large lake blocking the way? Refugees like them might have no choice but to go around it if they wanted to cross.
But the roads around here are all rugged mountain roads, and it's hard to walk on them. But where can they find a single spiritual stone? A single spiritual stone is enough for an ordinary person to live for two lifetimes.
If they had so much money, they would just find a relatively stable city to settle down. Why would they have to travel so far to come here?
Everyone started discussing it below, and it seemed that they had no choice but to take a detour.
"Let's take a detour. The lake crossing fee is too expensive. One spirit stone per person, and it costs more than 1,300 yuan for our village alone. As the village chief, I can't justify myself if I don't take them with me. It's not worth the cost to take them with me." Father Sang immediately decided to take a detour.
In fact, more than a thousand low-grade spirit stones were nothing to Sang Jin; she could earn them by refining two medicinal pills. She had just thought of taking a detour because she had no other way to cross the lake, but now she had a way, and it would allow everyone to reach their destination comfortably.
Why take the long way around and suffer with everyone else when you can take them there comfortably? She earns money to spend, doesn't she? If they get to the village earlier, they can choose a better plot of land first.
"Grandpa, Xiao Jin wants to live in the palace. It looks so beautiful." Sang Jin said.
"Then you take Xiao Jin to live in the palace, and I'll take the villagers on a detour. It'll just take a few days." Father Sang said. A family of more than a dozen people only cost a dozen spirit stones.
Even though his granddaughter gave him 150,000 spirit stones last time, he was reluctant to give them up. Those were earned by his granddaughter at the risk of her life.
"What nonsense are you talking about, old man? Can we just leave you alone and go? We don't lack spirit stones. If you want to go, let's go together." This was the first time Mrs. Zhuang was angry with Father Sang. She usually complained about everything at home, but she was the most gentle with Father Sang.
"There are so many people in the village." Old Man Sang really felt sorry for the spirit stones.
"Everyone from Shengdan Village, come here. I have something to say." Sang Jin used a voice transmitter to transmit his words to the ears of every resident of Shengdan Village.
Everyone obediently moved closer to them. Seeing that everyone from her village had gathered, Sang Jin spoke, "Everyone heard what that beautiful sister just said. The fastest and easiest way to cross the Forbidden Water Lake is to pay one spirit stone per person. I'll pay for it. But when we get there, you have to help me build a house."
Sang Jin's requirements were low, but she also wanted to prevent the villagers from developing the habit of getting something for nothing. If they wanted to get something, they had to pay something.
Villagers from other nearby villages widened their eyes upon hearing Sang Jin's words. With so many people, how many spirit stones would that require? At least a thousand? They really wanted to join Shengdan Village. What should they do?
Someone actually had the audacity to ask, "Miss, does Shengdan Village still need anyone?"
Does she still need people? If she dared to say so, I guess these thousands of villagers would follow her to Shengdan Village. Besides, this is not something that can be solved with just over a thousand spirit stones.
If she said she only wanted immortal cultivators, then other villages would lose the protection of their original immortal cultivators and would likely suffer even greater casualties. Wouldn't that add to her sins?
"Our village doesn't need any more people for the time being. Everyone is fleeing famine. We can't afford to support so many people," said Sang Jin.
"Okay." This was the expected answer. Wang Dian also asked with a hopeful attitude.
There was a burst of cheers from the villagers of Shengdan Village. They quickly packed up their luggage.
Zhou Fugui's face lit up with joy. He had given up his position as village chief to make plans for his people. This was also the outcome he wanted to see.
"Okay! Because of that beautiful sister, I'll give you free tickets for children under ten." The woman in red said, "Little cutie, you can call me Sister Mu Xing."
Mu Xing was a servant of the Mu family, or as the saying goes, a child born to a servant. To avoid the harassment of the second young master of the Mu family, she took the initiative to ask the head of the family to come to the Forbidden Water Lake to work.
She was mainly responsible for picking up people, and each person received one spirit stone. Sometimes, when no one came, she was happy to have some free time. The Mu family didn't really need to use this black turtle to collect spirit stones. It was mainly because their black turtle liked to stay in this lake.
Mu Xing, who was in charge of feeding the black turtle, was bored, so she came up with this idea. It's called making the best use of things. Normally, most of the people who received it were cultivators. Commoners like today were rare. Even if there were, they were usually wealthy businessmen.
"Sister Mu Xing, my name is Sang Jin, and I'm five years old. You are not only beautiful, but also a nice person. Your smile is simply captivating." Sang Jin quickly introduced herself and flattered her.
There are more than a hundred children under the age of ten in their village. Doesn't this save Grandma more than a hundred spirit stones?
"It's little Sang Jin. You have such a sweet mouth. Pay the spirit stones and go up quickly. I'll reserve a yard with a good location for you so that your family can live together." Which girl doesn't like to be praised by others?
After paying the spirit stones, Old Lady Zhuang touched the space ring on her hand with a distressed look. She hadn't shown any signs of further breakthroughs since reaching the third level of Qi Refining.
It wasn't just her. The members of their Sang family had previously experienced rapid breakthroughs under the influence of the Hundred Herb Pill. Now, the Hundred Herb Pill wasn't having much effect on them, so they resorted to using spirit stones to aid their cultivation.
Father Sang stopped at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and Sang Mu successfully established his foundation. Sang Huo stopped at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Sang Ling and Sang You were at the second level. Sang Yu was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, Zi Shufen was at the second level, and Fang and Sang Shui were both at the first level.
Sang Shui's husband, Zhou Zihao, was at the third level of Qi Refining. Only their sons, Zhou Qixing and Sang Wang, were too young to begin their cultivation.
As long as you haven't broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, you are actually no different from ordinary people, except that your physical condition is much better and you are less likely to get sick.
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