Chapter 366 "My surname is Li and my given name is Shiyue. Our meeting is fate. Daoist, just call me Shiyue."
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No matter how upset Li Shiyue was, working with Zhou Yiran had become a fait accompli.
Li Qiutian understood that Li Shiyue was just complaining.
After all, Li Shiyue had just said something like "we're as close as brothers" to Zhou Yiran in the lobby of the post station.
Therefore, Li Qiutian simply raised her hand and lightly patted Li Shiyue's forearm, and joined Li Shiyue in complaining about Zhou Yiran.
It was late at night, and Li Qiutian was about to call Li Shiyue to get into bed when she saw that Li Shiyue had put her shoes and socks back on.
"October? What about this?"
Having already put on her shoes and socks, Li Shiyue stood up and walked towards the clothes rack to the side. She turned to Li Qiutian and said, "Sister, I'm worried about the gold and silver they're guarding. I'll go down and take a look, patrol around, and I'll be back in a quarter of an hour or two."
"Sister, go to sleep first, don't wait for me."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiutian was about to get out of bed when Li Shiyue quickly turned back and reached out to stop her.
“Sister, although they were originally assigned to guard the gold and silver, I am a captain, so it is only right that I take a look.”
It's late, sister, please don't get up.
"My older sister can go to sleep first. When I get back, I can cuddle with her and sleep in her warm bed!"
Finally, after coaxing Li Qiutian, Li Shiyue left the house and went downstairs to the storeroom behind the inn's living quarters.
All the gold and silver they brought were moved into the storeroom at the beginning. Next to the storeroom was a small hut where Wang Datou and Gao Jin, the two team leaders, were talking quietly by the dim light of an oil lamp.
Li Shiyue's footsteps were light, and she was almost at the door of their little house when the two of them didn't hear anything.
So Li Shiyue let out a light cough.
Her voice was quite noticeable in the quiet night. Wang Datou and Gao Jin jumped up and grabbed the knife next to them to open the door.
With the blade half-drawn from its sheath, the two of them finally recognized that the person standing at the door was Li Shiyue.
"Captain!"
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement, “I know that guarding the warehouse at night is hard work, and it’s very cold right now. You can go to my carriage and get some charcoal to light, that will make you a little more comfortable.”
"But when using charcoal, you have to be careful of charcoal poisoning; you must leave a crack in the door."
Before the two could reply, Li Shiyue raised her hand and pointed at Wang Datou, "Datou, come with me to inspect the warehouse inside and out. Gao Jin, you stay here to guard against any unforeseen circumstances."
After Wang Datou and Gao Jin sheathed their knives, they bowed and clasped their hands in a gesture of respect to Li Shiyue, replying, "Yes."
Actually, besides coming out to inspect the area, Li Shiyue mainly wanted to find some time to participate in the first connection event after the system's mall opened.
She said she was worried about the gold and silver in the storeroom, but she wasn't really that worried.
First, this is an official post station, a place belonging to the government. There are very few bandits who would dare to steal from the government.
Secondly, this place is just outside Sanshan County. Although it is some distance from the garrison, it is not really that far.
If something really happens, it's still not too late to send someone on horseback to the garrison for help.
Third, although only Wang Datou and Gao Jin's teams were in the small hut guarding the warehouse, soldiers were actually stationed to guard all eight directions around the warehouse.
Therefore, Li Shiyue was not too worried.
Sure enough, after Li Shiyue and Wang Datou inspected the inside and outside, there was no problem.
They found the carriage carrying Li Shiyue's belongings, which was parked directly in the yard. By the light of the oil lamp in Wang Datou's hand, Li Shiyue picked out a small basket of charcoal.
Not only charcoal, but Li Shiyue also took out a small bag of dried fruit from the wooden box.
"Captain, what's this?"
"Take the charcoal to keep warm. The night is long; it will be past dawn before Zhou Canjun gets up."
As for the food in this wooden box, you can share it. It's cold outside, and the brothers on guard duty have it tough. A little something sweet will make them feel more comfortable.
Wang Datou was stunned. He really didn't expect Li Shiyue to be so easy to talk to, and even willing to give them his own things to eat and use!
What are you standing there for?
Hurry up and go!
I can pack everything myself. Once I've tied everything up, I'm going back to sleep. Be careful tonight.
"Yes, Captain! I've got it!"
Watching Wang Datou walk away, Li Shiyue stood by his carriage and quickly immersed himself in the system. He couldn't wait to open the "Shop" section and click the "Activate" button.
A series of ding-dong sounds, followed by a flash of golden light and then a "beep beep" sound;
A few breaths later, with a "sizzle" sound, a screen popped out of thin air in front of Li Shiyue;
In a flash, a person appeared on the screen!
At that moment, the system's cheerful electronic voice rang out, "Host, congratulations, you have successfully opened the store!"
And you are extremely lucky to have been connected to a small world of cultivation!
"Host, hurry! The transaction only has fifteen minutes left!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shiyue felt a surge of tension. Her inner voice quickly turned to look at the man on the screen who indeed appeared to possess an air of otherworldly elegance.
Before Li Shiyue could figure out how to start the conversation, the man uttered a familiar phrase.
"Holy crap!"
Little sister, which school are you from?
Brother, this is the world of cultivation!
According to your admin, this is your first time opening a shop?
Come here, brother, let me tell you. After you open this shop, you need to complete at least ten transactions to upgrade and extend the transaction time.
Judging from your outfit, are you dressed in ancient times?
Is there anything special about it?
Li Shiyue cupped his hands in greeting to the person opposite him who clearly spoke with the tone of a fellow countryman from Earth, and said directly, "Daoist, it is indeed an ancient time travel, the kind of ancient time travel where even firearms did not appear."
What does "special" mean?
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you more about it."
I've already done this five times. Besides ordinary worlds like yours, there are ancient worlds like mine where people can cultivate immortality, worlds where ghost energy is the main source, and worlds where incense and divine thoughts are the main sources. These are all considered special.
"Look at you, you're nothing special, what good stuff could you possibly have that we could trade?"
Li Shiyue's heart skipped a beat again, and she suddenly realized that the things she had prepared in advance in the wooden box on her carriage were really useless.
After all, compared to the world of cultivation, the things in his own world are indeed insignificant.
However, Li Shiyue still had 148 gold coins that she had previously exchanged, which should be enough to buy something.
"Have you asked the elder's name yet?"
My surname is Li, and my given name is Shiyue. Our meeting is fate, so you can call me Shiyue, Taoist priest.
"Little sister October, you're absolutely right to call me Taoist priest!"
Suddenly, the person on the screen sat down on the ground. "My name is Bai Zixuan, and I am an outer disciple of the Xuantian Sect."
Then Li Shiyue saw the man pull out two palm-sized porcelain bottles from a flat pouch at his waist. "Here, one bottle contains Qi-replenishing pills, and the other contains Bigu pills."
As you can tell from their names, one is for us cultivators to eat, and the other is for restoring physical strength.
Take a look, do you have anything of equivalent value over there?
If you really don't have any, do you know if you have any good food that you can exchange for one pill?
"It wasn't easy for us to connect, and this is your first time connecting, so you should at least complete the transaction and take advantage of the system."
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