The next morning, Suiyi got ready, went downstairs to order food, and sat at the table to wait for someone.
Not long after, Ziyou rubbed his eyes and lazily walked over.
"Ningning, why are you up so early? Did you sleep well last night?"
"Hmm! It's alright. Come over and have breakfast. After you're done, we'll go for a walk."
"Hmm!" After saying that, he walked to the table and started eating with chopsticks, occasionally putting food on Suiyi's plate.
"By the way, Ningning, I don't see your two attendants."
"I've already sent them back," Sui Yi said vaguely without even looking up.
"Oh!" That's even better, then I can protect him closely!
Suiyi has taken all three beasts into her space. Now the space is very lively. Axing is teaching Dajiao and Qiuniu like a teacher, instructing them on how to behave smoothly.
After finishing her meal, Suiyi picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth before standing up.
"Have you finished eating?"
"Alright! Let's go!" He turned to his attendants. "You don't need to follow me; just wait for us inside the inn!"
"But young master..."
"No buts! I'm just going out for a walk. If you follow me again, I'll deduct your monthly pay."
"Young Master, you've already deducted our monthly wages until next year!" The others didn't care; their monthly wages were all paid by the Master and Madam, and the young master was there, so they couldn't say anything.
“→_→, anyone who follows me, hehe~” Ziyou suddenly grinned mischievously, looking at the group with ill intent.
The group suddenly fell silent, for they had witnessed their young master's methods of tormenting people—they were ruthless and cruel, a truly gruesome sight!
"Alright, let's go!" He said, walking over to Suiyi and walking out side by side with her.
The two strolled along, looking at the goods sold at the street stalls. The variety was dazzling, and they stopped and walked around, but most of them were just small trinkets, such as Tang Dynasty costumes, masks, rouge, and face powder. There was a constant stream of people coming and going, mostly young people, who were probably there to participate in the Xuanfeng Sect's assessment.
"I didn't expect this place to be so prosperous. Ningning, do you think it's fun inside the Xuanfeng Sect?"
"I don't know, but it should be a lot of fun." Because the female lead is there.
“There’s a teahouse up ahead, let’s go in and have a seat!” Ziyou looked up at the words on the plaque and turned to Suiyi to say.
"Okay!" The two of them shopped for a long time, and although they didn't buy anything, they were quite tired.
The teahouse was quite elegantly decorated from the inside, and it was frequented by many literati and scholars, whose conversations were constant. Suiyi and Ziyou went straight to a window seat on the second floor, and as soon as they sat down, a waiter came to serve them.
"Hey, I don't know if you've heard, but something big happened here last night." A man who looked to be between twenty and thirty years old spoke mysteriously to the people at his table, drawing curious glances from them. He was secretly quite pleased with himself.
"I'm Brother Wen, so don't keep us in suspense. We went to bed quite early last night, so we don't know what happened. Tell us quickly."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Let me tell you. Do you know that there is a very powerful and influential family here, the Rong family?"
"Of course I know! After all, almost the entire family are cultivators. Their fame has spread far and wide. Especially the third young master of the Rong family, who is even more useless than us."
"Do you know what I'm about to tell you? It happened to the third young master of the Rong family."
"Oh, just tell me what's wrong, don't keep me in suspense."
Sui Yi shook her head, thinking, "It really doesn't matter what time or space we're in. This gossipy heart is still quite strong; even someone who seems refined and cultured can't resist it."
"Just last night, the third young master of the Rong family won a pill at an auction in our town. It's called the Life-Giving Pill. A few of these small pills cost him a full eight thousand high-grade spirit stones."
"Heavens, the Rong family truly lives up to its reputation in the Xuanfeng Sect. Their third young master is so generous. Why aren't we so lucky?"
"Isn't that right?"
"Alright, alright, I'll continue. Do you know what the effects of this pill are?"
The group looked at him and shook their heads.
"This one pill can enable people without spiritual roots to grow spiritual roots inside their stomachs, thus embarking on the path of cultivation."
"Heavens! There's actually a pill with such effects! Doesn't that alchemy master have struck it rich?" A man exclaimed, his eyes wide, smacking his lips.
"So the person you absolutely can't offend is the alchemist. When Miss Ya described the effects of this pill, no one believed her. In the end, perhaps out of desperation, Young Master Rong bought the pill. The seller even asked him to take it on the spot, and he agreed! In the end, Young Master Rong successfully developed a fire-attribute spiritual root. Overjoyed, Rong Jitian promised that all his restaurants would be free for three days during the celebration banquet two days later." After the man finished speaking, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"From what you're saying, you must have been there last night?"
"No, I heard it from someone else."
"Pfft!" He described it so vividly, I thought he saw it with his own eyes. Turns out it was just hearsay, but it wasn't wrong at all.
"Regardless of who ate this pill, I just want to know if anyone saw the mysterious seller?"
"No, but it seems that after the auction ended, there were spies from other companies loitering outside the venue, but I didn't see anyone suspicious."
"Hmph! If it were that easy to meet a master, wouldn't masters be as common as cabbages?"
"If that master were to sell this kind of pill again, it would probably be driven up to an astronomical price. Even those powerful cultivators would get involved, since everyone has a few people who can't cultivate immortality."
"That's right! Those of us without the money or resources can only watch the show!"
"What others do is none of our business. All we can do now is prepare for the assessment in a few days. At our age, if we can't pass the Xuanfeng Sect's exam this year, then we'll be forever barred from cultivating immortality. How can we accept that?" The man's words silenced everyone. The assessment in a few days truly was a matter of fate. They all hoped they would be lucky enough to obtain some elixirs or cultivation manuals to help them pass.
Suiyi and Ziyou overheard the entire conversation. Ziyou looked at Suiyi with curiosity.
"Ningning, does such a pill really exist? That would drive people crazy!"
"Forget about it. Even if such a pill existed, it wouldn't be available on a large scale. Moreover, the medicinal materials for pills with this effect are extremely rare, appearing only once every ten thousand years. They're not so easy to find."
“That’s right! If everyone cultivated immortality and achieved eternal life, the world would be in chaos.” Ziyou nodded, finding Suiyi’s words particularly reasonable.
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