The pampered Princess Li Mei had never been stared at like that before, and she couldn't bring herself to say it: "What are you looking at! Haven't you ever seen women arguing before!"
"Come on! You're just a little girl at best!" The onlookers sized Li Mei up and down, confirming with their eyes that she was indeed an eight or nine-year-old girl. "With your unruly nature, you'll suffer when you go to school."
"None of your business!" Li Mei glared at the person.
Zhu Yi found it amusing; it was obvious that Li Mei would suffer in the future. She didn't want to say more, feeling that Li Mei was getting a little too into acting like a child, which was quite different from her previous charming and alluring demeanor.
After browsing the market again, Zhu Yi bought some extra seafood for Zhao Cai. Surprisingly, she found a small vendor selling fresh seafood in a corner of the market, and Zhu Yi's eyes lit up.
"Uncle, how much are these swimming crabs?" Zhu Yi squatted down in front of an old man in his fifties who was wearing a short brown coarse cloth shirt, a bamboo sun hat, and had a kind smile.
"Oh? Little fairy actually recognizes this?" The old man was a little curious. These kinds of fresh seafood were rarely seen by cultivators in the Eastern Continent. He had gone to great lengths to get them from the coastal area of the Western Continent, thinking he could sell them for a high price. But he didn't know that the people here didn't know how to cook them and couldn't get used to the fishy smell of seafood.
The old man sighed deeply: "These seafood products brought from the Western Continent are not selling well."
Zhu Yi understood that people in the cultivation world were too lazy to cook various delicacies, and naturally had no interest in researching how to eat new things.
The old man had clearly come prepared; the square tank contained various small sea snails and crabs raised in seawater, and next to them were fish and shrimp preserved in a jade food box...
Zhu Yi's mouth was watering; she was clearly already craving fragrant braised prawns, chewy and bouncy grilled squid, and richly flavorful braised sea fish...
"Look at you, so pathetic. It's just some local specialties from the Western Continent. Why are you acting like a lovesick fool?" Li Mei was a little angry because Zhu Yi hadn't paid attention to her for a long time and had even used a talisman to bind her so she wouldn't leave. For some reason, she always wanted to go against Zhu Yi.
"Hehe, little sister, you're getting anxious now. How come you were so carefree when you skipped school before?" Zhu Yi played along perfectly with Li Mei. It was just a matter of reforming a truant girl, right? Simple, she could handle it with ease!
Li Mei choked, actually intimidated by Zhu Yi's aura. It had only been almost a year since she last saw this guy, and Zhu Yi's cultivation had improved so much that she couldn't even beat him anymore!
The demon race has always revered strength above all else, and Li Mei dared not confront Zhu Yi, who was now stronger than her, head-on.
Li Mei dared to set up a demonic array at An Yuanzhen's location at the foot of Tianlan Sect Mountain all by herself, clearly indicating she was not someone to be trifled with. Zhu Yi planned to take her back to Tianlan Sect and hand her over to Senior Brother Mu Yu for disposal.
In the cultivation world, the major sects have their own spheres of influence. No sect may set up formations, leave sentries, or commit evil deeds on another's territory without cause. Once verified, each sect can handle the matter on its own territory, then send the person back to their sect while they are still alive, and then announce it to the cultivation world. Zhu Yi didn't study the series of operations in detail, but she knew that it was always right to leave such matters to Mu Yu.
There are a lot of rules and regulations, and this time Zhu Yi intends to follow them.
"Little sister, behave yourself! After I buy you some yummy food, I'll buy you candy, and then you can go to school obediently! Now be quiet!" Zhu Yi, impatient with Li Mei's nonsense, simply drew another silencing talisman and stuck it on Li Mei's neck.
Li Mei glared at Zhu Yi with wide, round eyes, as if she wanted to pop flowers out of her head. Zhu Yi's expression changed instantly. She turned around and smiled as she discussed the price of seafood with the old man, and also added the old man's jade spirit communication device.
"Don't worry, little fairy, all my seafood is fresh. We live by the sea, and a lot of seafood is sold at low prices. Many fishermen are struggling to make a living. This is the first time I've tried selling these things outside of Xizhou."
The old man's voice was hoarse, tinged with excitement, and his eyes shone brightly.
Zhu Yi seemed to see the livelihood of an ordinary family, and also the rising new hope.
The smile on the old man's face made Zhu Yi feel the joy of being human for the first time. This kind of joy was not something that could be experienced by making great progress in cultivating immortality. It was the kind of joy that came from suddenly having something worth looking forward to in ordinary life.
"I have some oysters here. They're nothing valuable; they'll be fine to cook and eat at home." The old man was a little uneasy, worried that Zhu Yi might find them unappetizing. The oysters were in a large wooden basin, about five or six large basins, along with two basins of dried seaweed...
Zhu Yi felt embarrassed to simply ask the old man for the oysters for free, since seafood was extremely expensive in her previous life. She gave the old man an extra sixty low-grade spirit stones and emptied his stall.
"Little fairy..." The old man hesitated, then paused and said, "What if you don't like eating all this seafood you bought at once?"
"No way!" Zhu Yi smiled, thinking to herself how much she loved these seafood items! She counted out three mid-grade spirit stones and eighty-six low-grade spirit stones and settled the bill with the old man.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yi gave the old man three immobilization talismans and five high-grade blood clotting pills in an ordinary white porcelain bottle. "It's not easy to travel from the Western Continent to the Eastern Continent. You may encounter many dangers along the way. Take these things with you for self-defense on the road."
The old man was moved: "Little fairy, you are truly kind-hearted. To be honest, these seafood are the livelihood of our entire village. Our small fishing village has a total of seventy-eight households, all of whom rely on fishing at sea for a living. In recent years, fewer and fewer young people have left the village to find new ways to make a living. I have no choice but to leave. There are still some women, children, and the elderly in the village who need care. With these spirit stones, I can buy more grain, herbs, and cloth to take back with me!"
"Thank you, little fairy!"
Zhu Yi was a little embarrassed. "You're too kind, old man. Your seafood is quite good, and I'd love to eat it. When you come to Donglu again next time, be sure to contact me. I'll take anything good, and the price is negotiable!"
Li Mei rolled her eyes. What was Zhu Yi doing, acting so naive? Was a bunch of smelly stuff really worth her fussing over with this old man?
Zhu Yi did a final inventory: six large basins of oysters, three large basins of squid and octopus, two large basins of crabs, one large basin of live sea snails, two large basins of frozen fish and shrimp, two large basins of seaweed, and finally two large basins of a mixture of clams, snails, and scallops, totaling twenty large basins. The old man also found a large jar for Zhu Yi to fill with seawater and ice, and helped Zhu Yi pack it up and put it in the food box.
Before leaving, the old man even found Zhu Yi a few small shovels for shucking oysters, and Zhu Yi was so satisfied that she couldn't stop smiling.
After saying goodbye to the old man, Zhu Yi messaged Xue Shan, Wei Weiwei, and Mu Yu, asking if they wanted to join her for some fresh seafood that evening. She also invited Shu Chen and Hua Nuansu. Looking at the sky, it was lunchtime, so she went to find Zhao Cai.
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