A side quest, costing less than one high-grade spirit stone, gave her semi-abandoned cultivation cave, which she had planned to invest a massive amount of spirit stones in, a new lease on life. Rong Xi's excitement and exhilaration were beyond words.
However, at this moment, she still needed to restrain herself and not reveal her true form. After all, this young lady was a refined lady, and here, she was even addressed as a fairy.
"Sun Heming, is there anything else that's particularly special? Lead the way, let's continue exploring!"
After all that trouble, the side quest is finally complete. The rewards are staggering, but humans are inherently greedy and never satisfied.
In this respect, Rong Xi didn't think she was much better than others.
However, Rong Xi was very self-aware and would never covet things that were destined to be out of her reach. For example, she wanted the Fourth Prince to have only her as his woman, but that was clearly unrealistic.
So she continued living her own life, cultivating whenever she had free time, hoping to escape the nightmare of being wiped out by the system as soon as possible.
A mysterious system randomly assigns tasks, and failure to complete them results in elimination.
Rong Xi wouldn't be so arrogant as to think the system was just joking.
I've never seen a live pig run, but I've eaten dead pig meat. As a dutiful otaku, although I can live like a parasite, I've also read countless online novels and know their tropes.
Rong Xi once thought that her terrible system might be suffering from an infinite task flow system paranoia, otherwise, why would it say that it would be eliminated if the task was not completed?
Okay, I've gone off-topic!
Rong Xi quickly regained her composure and continued to scavenge for bargains at Xiaoyaofang.
"Yes, I do, but..."
"What is this? Lead the way!"
She was, after all, the holder of the Silver Freedom Token, even though it didn't grant her any overt special treatment. However, since the Freedom Pavilion had categorized the tokens, they must be of great use.
"Fairy, in that place, all transactions are conducted using high-grade spirit stones, but we..."
"This thing? Is it that rare?"
Rong Xi put on an act again, leisurely tossing a handful of high-grade spirit stones in her hand, probably a dozen or twenty of them.
Sun Heming was speechless, his mouth was dry, and he was excited and unsettled.
This guy is incredibly powerful!
Life is tough for a rogue cultivator. He wanted to join a legitimate organization, but no one dared to take him in. As for the smaller sects? They would definitely take him in. But the problem was, joining a small sect meant becoming someone's slave, doing all the work.
Every rogue cultivator is shrewd and calculating; who would willingly serve as a slave to someone else?
Sun Heming dreamed of joining a powerful force so that he could finally hold his head high.
Now, the opportunity is right in front of us!
Look at this fairy! She has unlimited mid-grade spirit stones and a handful of high-grade spirit stones at her fingertips. What kind of powerful family does she belong to, that she can carry so many spirit stones so casually?
What does it mean to be rich and willful?
Sun Heming now understands!
"Fairy, this way!"
Sun Heming immediately led the way, taking Rong Xi on a swift journey straight to a building ahead.
This is a pyramid-shaped building. The most amazing thing is that the pyramid is suspended in mid-air, about a person's height off the ground.
"Fairy, this is Yipin Hall, a small auction house within Xiaoyao Fang. To enter, you must have a high-grade spirit stone to qualify!"
"Yipintang? Yipintang of Western Xia? Interesting. Let's go in and take a look!"
Upon hearing this name, Rong Xi inexplicably thought of the Western Xia Yipintang.
To Rong Xi's astonishment, Sun Heming actually nodded and replied, "Fairy, Yipintang is indeed Yipintang of Xixia, an enterprise controlled by the Xixia royal family!"
"watt?!"
Rong Xi stared wide-eyed at Sun Heming.
The royal family of Western Xia?!
This world is so vast, what kind of world is it exactly? At this moment, Rong Xi was truly eager to find some books that introduced this world to read. It was simply an unbelievable and incomprehensible miracle!
The Western Xia was a state established by the Tangut people during the Northern Song Dynasty. It lasted for less than two hundred years before being destroyed by the Mongols.
But now, the Qing Dynasty is in power, and the Western Xia, which was destroyed in history, is still around!
"Fairy, what did you say?"
Sun Heming was dumbfounded; he had no idea what Rong Xi meant by what she had just said.
"It's nothing, I just didn't expect that the Western Xia would still exist!"
Rong Xi waved her hand, indicating that she wouldn't discuss the matter. Why the Western Xia still existed was unimportant; she wasn't an archaeologist or a historian. Existence was its own justification, and there was no need to delve into it.
Well, for now, let's pick up the bargains.
Once he returned to the capital, he began to read.
"Uh, the fairy may have misunderstood!"
Upon hearing Rong Xi's words, Sun Heming quickly explained, "The Western Xia kingdom has been destroyed, but the royal family still exists. Although they have been recruiting people and trying to enrich the country, unfortunately, the ancestral lands of Western Xia are now occupied by demons and ferocious beasts and are no longer inhabited. To restore the kingdom is tantamount to expanding the territory again; to restore the kingdom is as difficult as ascending to immortality!"
Is that so?
Rong Xi smiled slightly. She had no interest in, nor could she concern herself with, the Western Xia royal family. Such matters were best left to the court, or at least to the Fourth Prince. She, a mere woman, couldn't possibly manage such national affairs.
"Never mind all that, let's go in and take a look!"
That's the end of the conversation; Rong Xi's goal was to pick up the bargains.
Since this place was founded by the Western Xia royal family, it must have had many fine things. And fine things are what she loves most!
The group entered Yipintang and were greeted by two five-colored deer that had been made into specimens.
The five-colored deer is a mythical creature, known for its auspiciousness. Legend has it that wherever the five-colored deer appears, there will be abundant harvests and favorable weather.
"The Western Xia royal family really has no taboos!"
"The destruction of such a barbaric nation is the will of Heaven!"
The five-colored deer is an auspicious animal.
If a ruler of a country encounters a five-colored deer, he will surely release it or allow it to roam freely in the royal garden.
In the common people's lands, anyone who slaughters a five-colored deer is sure to face death if discovered. Yet this Western Xia Yipintang has actually turned a five-colored deer into a specimen. How could such an act not incur divine retribution?
When Granny Rui and Granny Xiang saw that the five-colored deer had been made into specimens, they looked down on the Xixia Yipintang with utter contempt. Even if this was the work of their ancestors, as their descendants, they should have changed their ways.
Let's go!
Rong Xi didn't feel much.
Whether the five-colored deer was an auspicious beast, she didn't know. And the practice of making specimens of animals was far too common in later generations. To her, it was nothing unusual!
Welcome!
The group passed through the hall and arrived at a staircase, where four beautiful young women stood. Upon seeing Rong Xi and the others arrive, they all bowed in greeting.
"Is this your first time here, fairy?"
The girl at the head of the group looked at Rong Xi and greeted her with a smile.
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