Chapter 56 High-Price Recovery
Su Yu tapped the table twice slowly, without saying a word.
"...News? Where is he?"
“We can’t bring the person back for now,” Cang Dan’s voice was a little weak. “The child is being well-fed and cared for at the Hundred Flowers Sect, but the Hundred Flowers Sect is unwilling to release him.”
“She, they said,” Cang Dan said with her eyes closed.
"It's so irresponsible of them to lose such a cute little girl. Since the parents are so unreliable, they might as well let them raise her."
Cang Dan secretly opened her eyes to observe the Ghost Lord's reaction, though she couldn't quite tell through the mask.
Su Yu's face beneath the mask was pitch black.
It seems his master and uncle are having so much fun that they've forgotten all about home.
He's worrying himself sick over the elixirs for his master and uncle, while the two of them are having a great time.
Whose life is in danger?
Su Yu calmed down.
He gave a sinister smile.
You had a good time, didn't you?
Or we should just sell the elixir at a high price.
It's time for the wealthy elders to recoup some of the losses from their disciples' businesses.
"Since it's safe, let's leave it alone," Su Yu said coldly. "Gather the spiritual herbs I need as soon as possible, and also..."
"If someone with exceptional talent in alchemy and weapon crafting is found to be trading with the Ghost Market, they may be given some preferential treatment."
To pave the way for Ayao.
“Yes,” Cang Dan replied, then brought up another matter, “Lord Ghost Lord, the Pure Compassion Branch and the Nine-Colored Revolving Deer Antlers have been delivered. Would you like to take a look?”
"Release the news, auction it off."
Seeing Cang Dan's eyes widen in shock, Su Yu didn't explain, but continued to review the documents with her head down.
These two elixirs will ultimately only end up in the hands of his master and uncle.
He wanted to see how they planned to slip out of the Hundred Flowers Gate.
It's not fair that he's the only one who's busy.
On the very first day that Free Domain Ghost Market released the news, it sparked a wave of support.
The Ghost Market was unusually generous, attracting many cultivators to watch the spectacle. Some renowned sects also came to participate in the auction, hoping to bring back spiritual herbs to enhance their sects' foundation.
Shu Yuanlan, who was surrounded by beautiful women from the Hundred Flowers Sect, naturally heard the news as well.
To find two kinds of medicinal herbs they needed appearing at once is an incredible stroke of luck; heaven has spared them!
We must get our hands on it.
Shu Yuanlan found an opportunity to stay in the bedroom assigned to her by the Hundred Flowers Sect, pretending to rest with her eyes closed, and discussed countermeasures with Wu Xi in her mind.
[How about we just rob them outright?]
[There must be quite a few powerful cultivators who want these two elixirs, but we can't unleash our full power, or we'll expose our demonic identities.]
[Troublesome, should we steal it?]
[I wonder how secure the ghost market in the spirit world is; stealing probably won't be too easy.]
[Okay, looks like my wallet's going to be bleeding money.]
"Knock knock—"
"Is Lanlan awake? Would you like to come and watch the older sisters cultivate?"
I think it's more reliable for us to focus on how to leave the Hundred Flowers Sect first.
[...Oh, right.]
The day before the auction.
Su Yu prepared today's documents in advance, affixed an invisibility talisman, and ran to the neighboring Qingyang Domain to wander around the Hundred Flowers Sect's territory.
Yes, he just wanted to see them make a fool of themselves.
Although his elders were unreliable, he was quite fond of their appearance during their cub stage.
Today is a good day to relax and enjoy yourself.
A group of female cultivators came out of the gate, laughing and joking.
They were going to the market to buy things.
There was a short, stocky guy in the middle, and Su Yu recognized him at a glance as his martial uncle.
Shu Yuanlan was clinging to her senior sister's leg, pretending to be a child.
"Let me come along, Senior Sister. Lanlan also wants to see what an auction is like."
The eldest sister gently but firmly refused: "No, Lanlan is too young. The Ghost Market is too crowded and dangerous. We'll take you there when you're older."
She's older than her.
Shu Yuanlan hesitated for a moment, then remained silent and pursed her lips.
This human girl had too much of an elder sister's authority; she was too embarrassed to resort to her old tricks and act shamelessly again.
Forget it, she'll figure out a way to sneak away. She'll leave a note saying that her nephew took her home, and that she's actually quite reluctant to leave her sisters behind.
My junior apprentice shouldn't mind.
Su Yu leaned against a tree and observed silently.
It seems my uncle is doing quite well.
But the rejection was ruthless.
He knew, of course, that his uncle and master would definitely find a way to participate in the auction, but it didn't matter, since it was originally meant for them anyway.
He felt refreshed and capable, and believed he could still fight the Ghost Market scribe for another three hundred rounds.
At this moment, another female cultivator hurriedly followed and whispered a few words to the senior sister.
The eldest sister lowered her eyes and said gently, "It seems I won't be able to go today. Have fun with Lanlan, sisters."
She crouched down and pressed down hard on Shu Yuanlan's shoulder.
"Lanlan, have fun."
After visiting the market, Shu Yuanlan returned with them.
The senior sister who came out to greet her seemed to sigh, took Shu Yuanlan's hand, and escorted her back to her bedroom.
Su Yu witnessed the amazing scene of her uncle returning the body to her master, and then her master expressionlessly crawling out of the Hundred Flowers Sect's territory.
They held up a photo stone to commemorate the occasion.
Oh right, let them show up once they've photographed the elixir.
I won't tell them about the photo stone; he can just enjoy it in private.
Since neither Wu Xi nor Shu Yuanlan possessed many spirit stones, but magic stones were roughly equivalent in value for the same level, they could still pay privately with magic stones after receiving a quote in spirit stones.
Since they were already there, they simply exchanged the magic stones for a batch of spirit stones to use as spares, and were charged a conversion fee by the ghost market.
Only after everything was over did they leave through the secret passage provided by the ghost market to ensure the safety and privacy of its clients.
Su Yu was already waiting at the entrance of the secret passage, having changed into an ordinary mask and robe, looking no different from the people coming and going in the ghost market.
Shu Yuanlan is now in control of this body.
As soon as she reached the vicinity of the exit of the secret passage, she keenly sensed the presence of another person.
She stood with one foot in front of the other, leaning slightly forward, her eyes filled with a sharp, murderous aura. Her hands, clasped behind her back, gathered a concentrated ball of demonic energy, which, under the cover of the Spirit-Turning Bracelet, appeared to be spiritual energy.
If we can't use spells that deal massive damage, then we should aim for a fatal blow.
Since such a blunder has occurred at the ghost market, it seems we can ask for compensation later.
Su Yu remained calm despite being locked onto by the murderous aura emanating from the secret passage. She slowly knocked on the wall at the exit of the passage and said in a low voice, "It's me, Uncle Lan. Long time no see."
The murderous aura silently faded away.
"Oh my, it's my eldest nephew!" A cheerful, smiling child in a dress popped out from the exit. "You found me so quickly."
When I saw my master again, he was dressed in a dress and smiling brightly, which was still very strange.
However, Su Yu has already gotten used to it.
"It can't compare to the carefree and happy life my martial uncle enjoys at the Hundred Flowers Sect."
Shu Yuanlan coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty, but then she remembered that when she first met the disciples of the Hundred Flowers Sect, she wanted to find her eldest nephew, so she felt that she was actually fine.
She hadn't expected her eldest nephew to find her so quickly.
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