"……ah?"
The man who had been watching the leak leave was completely dumbfounded.
This wasn't a solo act; he persuaded over a dozen colleagues to team up and pull off this heist. One successful job would be enough for them to live a life of luxury for years to come.
Independent cultivators lack good cultivation techniques and a suitable environment. As for cultivation resources, they have to spend a lot of time competing and scrambling for them. As a result, their cultivation progress is very slow. They are basically at the end of their lifespan at each realm before they can break through to the next level.
Of course, many more independent cultivators might not even have the chance to break through before they die.
"stop!"
The person who had been following the leak got impatient and, seeing that Rong Xi was about to leave with her people, hurriedly let out an urgent shout.
"presumptuous!"
As Rong Xi stopped and turned around, both Granny Rui and Granny Xiang simultaneously unleashed the aura of the Golden Core realm, pressing down on the person who had slipped through their fingers. This person was merely at the Nascent Soul stage, and faced with the oppressive aura of a Golden Core cultivator, he was completely powerless to resist.
"I meant no harm!"
The person following the leak was so intimidated by the imposing presence of Granny Rui and Granny Xiang that he fell to the ground and immediately begged for mercy.
This is Xiaoyaofang. Within Xiaoyaofang's market area, no fighting is allowed.
However, the person who had leaked the information was so intimidated by the aura of Granny Rui and Granny Xiang that he trembled all over, his mind became sluggish, and he completely forgot about this matter.
"alright!"
Rong Xi raised her hand and waved it gently.
Only then did Granny Rui and Granny Xiang withdraw their golden elixir aura.
The person who had been following the leak breathed a sigh of relief, regained consciousness, and immediately jumped up, shouting sternly, "How dare you cause trouble here! This is Xiaoyaofang!"
"Your Excellency, please appear and uphold justice!"
The man looked up at the void and spoke loudly.
"What is it?"
The steward who gave Rong Xi the Silver Freedom Token appeared, looked at the person who had leaked the token, and spoke calmly.
"Sir, these two are bullying me because of their higher cultivation level!"
"Did they hit you?"
"Uh, they're just trying to scare me!"
The man who had been following the trail shook his head violently, "Just now, I only told them to stop..."
"You shouted 'Stop!', didn't you?"
The steward of Xiaoyaofang interrupted the man calmly.
"Sir, I was only acting rashly!"
The man who followed the deacon wasn't stupid. Hearing the steward's words, he understood that he had kicked a hornet's nest this time. To be honest, this man's luck was truly terrible. When Rong Xi obtained the Silver Freedom Token, he was gathering a group of people to discuss how to ruthlessly exploit the wealthy tycoon.
The agreement was reached, but they completely missed the period when Rong Xi obtained the Silver Freedom Token.
Intelligence is very important.
As a qualified follower, one cannot afford to miss one's target midway. Missing a target could lead to missing crucial information, resulting in a failed follow-up, or even causing significant losses.
This is something that almost anyone who leaks information should keep in mind.
Unfortunately, greed can corrupt people. After discovering that Rong Xi might make a fortune, this man worried that he didn't have enough capital, so he sought out a partner in the same industry to pull off this heist.
As a result, he missed the most important link.
"One should not be too greedy!"
"You won't always be the one who profits!"
The stewards of Xiaoyaofang all disliked these scoundrels. However, Xiaoyaofang did not prohibit such behavior, so even though the stewards disapproved, they could only watch and wait for these people to learn a lesson someday.
Now that they've suffered a great loss at Rong Xi's hands, it's truly gratifying.
"Sir, I... I owe one hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"
"If I cannot repay the debt, I will face certain death!"
"You brought this on yourself, who else can you blame?"
The steward of Xiaoyaofang responded coldly, then vanished in a flash.
As for helping this person seek justice?
Even if Rong Xi's guards were not entirely wrong, or even if they were, he would still side with Rong Xi for the sake of the Silver Freedom Token. After all, he had personally given out that Silver Freedom Token, and the more often Rong Xi visited Freedom Workshop, the greater his profits would be.
Especially the auction of rare items at Xiaoyaofang, that's the real highlight.
"Young lady, please have mercy!"
Seeing the steward of Xiaoyaofang leave, the man who had been arguing with the woman became furious. Without thinking, he knelt down on the ground and said, "I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I have offended you, young lady. Please be magnanimous and save me this time!"
"I don't care what you need, I'll give you all of this for just one hundred mid-grade spirit stones. I won't make a single spirit stone off you!"
He originally wanted to take advantage of the loophole and make a fortune, but now he only hopes to break even.
Rong Xi looked at the other person as if he were an idiot, smiled coldly, and said, "Sun Heming, you tell him how much these things are worth?"
"Yes, fairy!"
Sun Heming immediately stepped forward and began his performance.
The items on this stall are indeed rare for some cultivators, but for the scions of powerful sects and aristocratic families, there isn't a single one they can't obtain outside.
After taking stock, Sun Heming finally gave a fairly reasonable price.
A mid-grade spirit stone!
"I may not be short of spirit stones, but I'm not stupid!"
Rong Xi stared coldly at the man, took out a mid-grade spirit stone from her storage bracelet, and tossed it up and down in her hand. "Sell it, or not?"
"Sell!"
After much deliberation, the man finally decided that having one bird in hand was better than having a hundred birds in the forest.
One hundred mid-grade spirit stones is out of the question. So, are we just going to let these things become worthless? One mid-grade spirit stone is a bit little, but it's better than losing everything.
As for those people he lent mid-grade spirit stones to, he can only apologize to them!
"You're quite smart!"
Rong Xi tossed the mid-grade spirit stones to the other party and casually collected all the items on the pile. In this way, no one still knew what she wanted.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have completed the side quest. You are rewarded with a Spirit Gathering Array for your cave dwelling. Please select a cave dwelling to place the array as soon as possible. If you do not select one within one hour, you will be considered to have forfeited the reward!"
"Go to hell with your period!"
Upon hearing the system notification, Rong Xi almost cursed out loud.
What a terrible system! It even tries to steal the rewards from the tasks I painstakingly completed. It's utterly despicable!
choose!
A semi-abandoned cultivation cave, with a spirit-gathering array placed inside.
Rong Xi made her choice in a split second; if she missed this opportunity, she would have nowhere to turn to cry.
"Congratulations, host! Your semi-abandoned cultivation cave has been reborn and upgraded to a blessed land!"
"The specific uses of this blessed land are for you to discover yourself, host!"
Blessed land!
Upon hearing the system notification, Rong Xi would have jumped up and cheered immediately, had the occasion not been inappropriate. Although she didn't understand what a blessed land was, there were indeed stories of grotto-heavens and blessed lands in mythology.
We've made a fortune! We've really made a fortune!
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