The leader of the three was a woman, beautiful and with a slender waist.
She glanced around and, seeing no signs of a struggle, put away her magical artifact and landed.
The once arrogant family is now behaving like a down-and-out rogue cultivator.
"What kind of magic are you selling? It's such a mess!" the woman asked.
Jiang Xiaoyue explained it fluently, then said, "Senior, would you like this spell? It's only five spirit stones, and I can sign a 'no second sale' spirit contract!"
The woman glanced at the blue, transparent giant shield, raised her hand, and the "Shield Technique Manual" in Shenxian'er's hand fell into her hand.
After flipping through only a couple of pages, she showed a thoughtful and serious expression.
“Alright,” she raised her head, “I’ll take this spell. I won’t take advantage of you. Ten spirit stones, and I’ll pay for the spirit contract.”
"Thank you, senior! Thank you, senior!"
"You've ruined my grand plan, Fairy! Give me your magic power, and watch me annihilate the entire Qingyue Sect!"
Shen Xian'er obediently signed the spirit contract and, together with Jiang Xiaobai, expressed her deepest gratitude to the woman from the Qingyue Sect.
Seeing that one of them was clever and the other was beautiful, the woman's tone became more amiable: "I am Zhao Ying, an inner disciple of the Qingyue Sect. If you break the jade token, report my name to the enforcement team."
The two expressed their gratitude once again.
A male disciple of the Qingyue Sect, seeing that Zhao Ying was going to protect the two of them, looked around and said, "Everyone, disperse! What are you still doing here?"
The independent cultivators scattered in a panic.
The family member clasped his fists, took three steps back, and then turned and left.
Jiang Xiaoyue grabbed the fairy who had taken the spirit stone and ran away.
【Xian'er, look, this alley is secluded】
Taking this route will allow you to avoid crowds and evacuate quickly.
This area is complex and can be used to shake off pursuers.
[...]
Remember these places. Those who go through these areas are basically rich but incompetent, making them perfect targets for murder and robbery.
Shenxian'er: "......"
"Sigh," Li Changzhou sighed, "If you don't like killing and robbing, we can put it another way, like, 'Fellow Daoist, please help me cultivate.'"
Back in the day, before I became an immortal, there were countless people willing to help me cultivate; I killed so many that my hands ached.
Jiang Xiaoyue, holding Shenxian'er's hand, walked through these alleys where "only the rich and incompetent would go," and finally knocked on a family's door.
"Xiaoyue? I knew you'd come today!" The girl who opened the door was about the same age as me.
"Don't speak yet, let us in." Jiang Xiaoyue pulled Shenxian'er inside.
Once inside, Jiang Xiaoyue ignored Shenxian'er, took a bowl of water from the water vat in the corner, drank it down in big gulps, and finally calmed her pounding heart.
"What's wrong?" the girl asked.
Jiang Xiaoyue glanced at Shenxian'er and said, "It's nothing, I just brought a friend to see you. This is Shenxian'er; Xian'er, this is Xu Ni, just call her Nizi."
"You're a fairy?" Xu Ni's eyes lit up.
"Yes." Shenxian'er was already used to it.
I've heard of you!
"Hmm..."
"Alright, alright," Jiang Xiaoyue interrupted. "Nizi, when do we start fishing?"
Xu Ni said seriously, "It'll be soon. I heard from the shopkeeper that it will be next month!"
"Next month..." Jiang Xiaoyue pondered, "Looks like we need to start preparing today. Nizi, I've decided to participate in this year's fishing. Do you want to come?"
"Let's go!" Xu Ni's eyes lit up again. "I've wanted to go fishing for ages!"
"Alright, let's each make our own preparations. I'll come find you the day before the fishing season begins, once the dates are announced."
"no problem!"
We chatted for a while longer.
Xu Ni works as an apprentice in the Qingyue Sect's herbal medicine shop and has a lot of inside information.
If the information can make money, Jiang Xiaoyue will give her 40% of the profits, for example, from fishing.
Every year when fishing in Wangyue Lake, the prices of items like the Water-Avoiding Spell, Water-Avoiding Pearl, and Fish-Sucking Grass all skyrocket, which is one of the main sources of Jiang Xiaoyue's savings.
It's called a big profit, but because of limited funds, they don't dare to make too much money—fearing being murdered and robbed, so they don't earn much.
This year is different; she's not going to resell them anymore, she's going to go fishing!
After leaving Xu Ni's house, the two headed towards the trade zone.
"You're so careless!" Jiang Xiaoyue scolded Shenxian'er at this moment.
"I was wrong, Xiaoyue, don't be angry. Look." Shenxian'er took out another cultivation manual.
"What is this?" Jiang Xiaoyue asked in confusion.
It's not "Shield Techniques," it's "The Gods Speak of 14,600 Uses of a Carrying Pole."
The fairy begged Li Changzhou for it. When Li Changzhou saw her kneeling there without any clothes on, he was afraid she would catch a cold, so he made up some simple tricks with a carrying pole to deal with her.
"It was given to me by the gods," the fairy whispered, both afraid of being overheard and proud, "and the Shield Technique was also given to me."
“Xian’er,” Jiang Xiaoyue said hesitantly, “I always feel that the gods you’re talking about are evil gods, no, demonic cultivators.”
After these three months, Shenxian'er has come to understand Jiang Xiaoyue's character; she is very wary, so it's understandable that she has such suspicions.
In addition, she had just tried her best to protect herself, so even if she spoke ill of the deity, the fairy was not angry.
"Take a look first." Shenxian'er handed her her notes.
Jiang Xiaoyue suspected that Li Changzhou was a demonic cultivator, but she still couldn't help but flip through the notes in her hand, because knowledge was just too expensive.
Once you start looking, you become completely absorbed.
"That's great!" Jiang Xiaoyue exclaimed excitedly, then reluctantly put the notes away carefully. "With this, fishing will be safe."
"What is fishing?" Shenxian'er hadn't asked before.
"Once a year, the Nascent Soul elders of the seven major sects will block the demonic dragon in Wangyue Lake, allowing their disciples to enter the lake to fish."
"The lake is teeming with spiritual herbs, spirit beasts, and treasures. Even we rogue cultivators can go in and join the fun in a corner."
"Originally, I planned to buy a few invisibility talismans to avoid the shrimp soldiers, but with the tips you gave me, Xian'er, I can totally buy a carrying pole magic weapon to kill monsters!"
"A magical artifact?" The fairy knew about this. "You'll have to take me flying when the time comes!"
She longed to fly.
"no problem!"
Even so, Jiang Xiaoyue still bought an invisibility talisman and spent extra money to buy a purple bamboo carrying pole magic tool. She was so happy that her eyes smiled like little moons.
The fairy watched from the side, drooling.
Other items include water-repelling talismans and fish-absorbing herbs.
Shenxian'er bought three jars of Tier 1 Spirit Ink, spending 1 spirit stone;
A stack of first-tier talisman paper, 2 spirit stones;
A book titled "Ten Basic Talismans" cost 7 spirit stones—originally 15 yuan. Not only was it halved, but the seller also gave me an extra Cleansing Talisman.
A copy of "Illustrated Compendium of Five Hundred Low-Level Monsters of Wangyue Lake" costs 1 spirit stone and 3 spirit crystals—originally priced at 3 spirit stones.
Making money and spending money in the market, with the gods watching over us, don't even think about taking it home.
"You're really good at bargaining," Jiang Xiaoyue said admiringly.
The fairy was too embarrassed to say it was guidance from a deity.
How could a deity bargain? That would be inappropriate and would make him appear disrespectful.
The two drove the oxcart home cautiously yet impatiently.
Jiang Xiaoyue was practicing "The Gods Speak of 14,600 Uses of a Carrying Pole," and the immortal began drawing talismans.
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