Although Liu Yunqing had not returned to Luoxia City for a long time, it was still the place she knew best.
At least psychologically, there is a natural sense of relaxation.
Liu Yunqing wasn't in a hurry after leaving the cave. He simply strolled leisurely towards the market selling spiritual plants, gazing at the peaceful and prosperous city.
Perhaps it was because of his years of travel that, upon returning to a familiar place, even though it looked similar to other cultivation cities, Liu Yunqing still felt a sense of everyday life.
The people in Luoxia City have changed several times, and only some familiar faces can still be seen among the people in charge of patrolling the city from the city lord's mansion.
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Zhenru? Long time no see. When did you return to Luoxia City?"
"You just got back yesterday, Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you on duty today?"
"Yes, I'm too busy patrolling the city today. Let's find a place to have a drink another day and catch up properly."
"OK!"
They chatted occasionally along the way, and before long, Liu Yunqing arrived at the entrance to the spiritual plant market.
This time, instead of going to random stalls to pick out uncommon spiritual plants and trees at the Tai Xuan Sect, Liu Yunqing went directly to reputable large shops to buy them.
The items purchased were mainly spiritual herbs and spiritual fruit trees, ranging from low to high grade; anything that could be bought with spirit stones was bought in one go.
Occasionally, if you're lucky, you might even find rare spiritual plants that are being consigned by someone in the shop.
What pleased Liu Yunqing the most was buying a golden thunder bamboo.
If this can be successfully grown, once it's coated with adhesive powder, it will be an extremely rare and precious material for crafting defensive magical artifacts.
Unfortunately, the roots of this golden bamboo were damaged due to carelessness on the part of the person digging up the seedlings, so the chances of it surviving are very slim.
However, it is precisely because of this that such a good thing has been able to enter the market. If Liu Yunqing didn't have the Golden Crow Space, she wouldn't have bought it.
Others, unaware of the inside story, saw Liu Yunqing decisively give spirit stones and simply regarded her as a good-for-nothing playboy from the sect, happily wanting to pack her up for her.
Liu Yunqing waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned, and said:
"No need for packaging, just give it to me."
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed the Golden Thunder Bamboo Sapling, covered it with his palm, and put it into his spatial storage.
The shopkeeper and waiter thought Liu Yunqing was a fool, but Liu Yunqing could see through it but was too lazy to correct him and simply walked away.
However, at the entrance of a spiritual plant shop diagonally opposite this shop, several people had already set their sights on Liu Yunqing.
To be precise, those people noticed Liu Yunqing the moment she stepped into the market, and you could even say they came specifically for her.
Although Liu Yunqing was certain that she did not recognize these people.
"It doesn't matter if you don't recognize us, just return the red bamboo you bought."
Liu Yunqing scanned the space with his mind, glanced at the bamboo shoots that had grown to half a foot tall, moist and bright red, and then calmly sized up the group, saying:
"Excuse me, do we know each other? And when did I take anything from you?"
The first to speak was a female cultivator who seemed rather arrogant among them.
Upon hearing Liu Yunqing's words, she was about to speak again, but was stopped by the leading effeminate male cultivator. He then bowed to Liu Yunqing with clasped hands, speaking in a relatively polite manner:
"My junior sister is young and naive. She was just anxious to find the red bamboo. She had no ill intentions. Please forgive her, fellow Daoist."
Liu Yunqing spread his hands, his face showing a hint of helplessness, and said:
"But I really don't know you, and I've never taken anything from you. It's really hard to understand why you're asking me to return your things right away."
When Liu Yunqing was observing the group earlier, he felt that they did not seem to be cultivators from the mainland.
Even though he deliberately changed into the attire of a mainland cultivator, his speech, behavior, and aura were still very different from those of mainland cultivators.
Looking at their somewhat awkward bowing posture and slightly stiff accent, it was almost certain that they were from the legendary island cultivators.
Seeing that Liu Yunqing's expression remained unchanged, the effeminate-looking male cultivator stared intently at Liu Yunqing and said directly:
“But we asked the stall owner selling red bamboo in the market of Tai Xuan Sect, and he told us that it was indeed you who bought that pot of red bamboo.”
Liu Yunqing didn't know how this behavior was considered among overseas cultivators, but in the mainland cultivation world, it was truly extremely impolite.
Her already polite smile now carried a hint of coldness, and though her voice remained flat, her tone was indifferent as she said:
"Putting aside whether I bought that thing or not, and whether the stall owner made a mistake, it's incredibly rude and unreasonable for you to ask me for something like this."
The effeminate man frowned quickly, suppressing his impatience as he prepared to speak with Liu Yunqing further, when he heard a male cultivator in the group say impatiently:
"Anyway, that thing is just an ordinary plant in your eyes, it's useless to you, so what's wrong with giving it to us?"
The female cultivator who spoke first nodded in agreement and chimed in:
"Exactly! We need that stuff very much, we'll just buy it from you if necessary!"
Liu Yunqing laughed upon hearing this.
Good grief, the fact that they rushed out like that is already incredibly rude and offensive. So, are they saying they'll let me give it to them, or are they offering it for free?
After laughing in anger, Liu Yunqing's face turned cold as she said:
"I said I don't have any, and I don't know anything about red bamboo. Please step aside!"
In just a few words, Liu Yunqing knew that these people's brains were probably not fully developed and they couldn't understand human language at all. Since fighting was not allowed in the city, she was too lazy to argue with them.
After saying this decisively, Liu Yunqing was about to walk past the group and leave.
The next instant, the effeminate male cultivator at the head of the group flashed and reached out to block Liu Yunqing's path.
"We do not wish to antagonize you, fellow Daoist, so please part with that pot of red bamboo."
"boom--"
Liu Yunqing didn't stop walking at all. Her palm, instantly covered with sticky flames, effortlessly pushed the man's arm away.
Fortunately, the effeminate male cultivator reacted quickly; as soon as Liu Yunqing raised his hand, he sensed the danger.
The moment the flame touched his body, he swiftly cut off the entire sleeve to avoid being stuck to the eerie flame.
Even so, the skin that had been exposed to the flames was instantly scorched into a large patch of oily skin.
The effeminate male cultivator, still shaken, watched Liu Yunqing walk away in a few steps, touching the large, hot patch of oily skin, and said with a sinister look in his eyes:
"Looks like we've met our match."
Ignoring the cold stares behind her, Liu Yunqing swept her gaze across the group of people who were itching to act but dared not, and snorted:
"Since you are guests on someone else's turf, I advise you to be a little more polite."
After saying that, he didn't give the others a second glance and disappeared in a flash.
The remaining people stood there, glaring hatefully in the direction Liu Yunqing had left. One of them spoke up unwillingly:
"Senior Brother, are we just going to let it go like this? We finally managed to find traces of that thing."
The effeminate male cultivator's face was devoid of any smile; his narrow eyes were filled with coldness.
He stared intently in the direction Liu Yunqing had left, his voice laced with a hint of ruthlessness as he said:
"Forget it? How could I possibly forget something I've set my sights on?"
"We can't fight in the city. I don't believe she can stay in the city forever!"
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