The shopkeeper's gaze was drawn to a large pile of spirit herbs on the counter, which looked like a bunch of haphazardly tied straws, and he walked towards the spirit herbs step by step.
Along the way, he didn't forget to take out a glowing ball that looked like a small sun.
Although the glowing sphere is only the size of a palm, it is brighter than candlelight, allowing people to see things much more clearly.
The shopkeeper infused spiritual energy into the glowing sphere, supporting it with one hand while flipping over the spiritual herbs on the counter with the other.
When he touched the fourth-tier spiritual herb, his movements visibly became smaller, and even his breathing became more cautious.
From the moment the shopkeeper entered, Lin Jingge shifted all her attention from the shop assistants to the shopkeeper.
She noticed the other person's expression, and her mood improved somewhat.
The fact that the shopkeeper could show such an expression means that she's waiting for a good price, or she doesn't need to worry about getting a good price later.
Just thinking about it makes Lin Jingge happy.
It's not that she's materialistic or greedy; it's just that she's surrounded by a bunch of wealthy spirit stone holders, each one of them a glutton!
After examining the four bundles of spirit herbs on the counter for a long time and confirming that they were genuine, the shopkeeper finally lowered his hand and looked at the spirit herbs that had been damaged due to improper binding with a hint of regret.
What a waste!
He muttered a curse to himself.
He immediately turned around, and his expression changed as he did so. The shopkeeper's face was already wrinkled due to his age, but this smile made the wrinkles appear even more pronounced.
"Are you selling all of these, young lady?" The shopkeeper asked directly, pointing to the spiritual herbs he had just inspected behind him.
"Mm." Lin Jingge nodded.
What he heard on the message slip was one thing, but when he actually heard that the other party wanted to sell, the shopkeeper was still a little surprised.
However, he was knowledgeable and experienced. The sudden appearance of this large bundle of fourth-grade spiritual herbs would surprise him, but it wouldn't make him lose his composure.
“Yes, all of these will be sold at the original price, no bargaining,” Lin Jingge said calmly as she stepped forward.
She didn't deliberately raise the price, nor did she want the other party to take advantage of her like a novice, so she stated her requirements directly.
The shopkeeper naturally had no objection to this.
The value of spiritual herbs varies from grade to grade. After the shopkeeper and his assistants finished counting the spiritual herbs, they settled the bill for Lin Jingge in spirit stones.
As the spirit stones were handed over, the shopkeeper casually asked, "I wonder where you got such a large bundle of the Great Earth Spirit Grass, even the fourth-grade ones!"
The shopkeeper appropriately feigned a look of shock.
Lin Jingge took the spirit stone and quickly put it away.
Hearing the shopkeeper ask this expected question, Lin Jingge looked up at him.
Then, her thin lips curled slightly, revealing a cold and beautiful smile, and she moved a little closer to the shopkeeper.
When the shopkeeper saw her action, he instinctively felt that there was a chance.
Just when he thought the girl was loose-lipped and could easily get information out of him, he heard Lin Jingge say two words.
--"secret."
After saying that, Lin Jingge withdrew all her movements, turned around and left the shop.
Lin Jingge left so decisively that the shopkeeper, who had been craning his neck to hear her answer, was momentarily caught off guard.
"Shopkeeper, should we send someone up?" The shop assistant stepped forward, watching Lin Jingge's departing figure, and asked the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper then realized what was happening.
He gave the other person an appreciative look.
This way.
Lin Jingge moved extremely fast, wanting to leave the town and find a place where she wouldn't be seen to enter the secret realm.
The spirit stones to activate the interdimensional teleportation array have been prepared and have now been manufactured in the royal secret realm, so we can go to Cloud Cauldron at any time.
The Secret Realm Pearl was held in her hand.
This bead is like the heart of the secret realm; with it, one can enter the secret realm from anywhere.
[Gege, they're so awful! They even tried to send someone to follow us!] Xiaoshi had been keeping an eye on what was happening with the shopkeeper.
Hearing the honest-looking shop assistant's suggestion, he was immediately annoyed.
"How many people came with you?" Lin Jingge asked.
She only noticed one, but wasn't sure if there was only one.
Although her cultivation level was outstanding for her age, there were many experts in Starry Town, and she dared not underestimate them.
You should know that she couldn't even see through the shopkeeper's cultivation level just now, so his cultivation level must be much higher than hers.
[Two more have arrived, and that shameless shopkeeper came along too!] Xiao Shi spat out.
Lin Jingge listened to Xiao Shi's indignant words and was both amused and exasperated.
Sure enough, she guessed right; the shopkeeper really did come up with her in person.
Lin Jingge comforted Xiaoshi, thinking to herself that this was normal practice. She had already guessed this scene because Xiaoshi was able to bring out so many eye-catching spiritual herbs to sell.
All she did was try to gather enough spirit stones as quickly as possible so she could run away.
Once she enters the Starry Forest, it will be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. She can easily find a secluded spot to enter the secret realm without fear of being followed.
Now that they had left Xingyao Town, Lin Jingge could feel a faint pressure emanating from behind her.
It seems the shopkeeper is about to take action.
Indeed, once he left the town, he no longer needed to worry about anything.
Lin Jingge smirked, leaped up, and circled halfway around a huge ancient tree.
With that one movement, she tightened her grip on the Secret Realm Bead.
They vanished on the spot without leaving a trace.
If they were close enough, they might have been able to see the fluctuations in the space. But the shopkeeper and the other person he brought were still chasing after them. Lin Jingge had already created quite a distance from the beginning, and by the time they caught up, all the fluctuations had disappeared, as quiet as if they had never existed.
"Damn it! We've lost them!" The shopkeeper circled around, using his divine sense but still couldn't find them.
"Could it be hidden?" the man who came with them asked.
The shopkeeper disliked being questioned. He glanced at the man, and upon seeing his appearance, his initial displeasure turned into a gentle tone: "Impossible. That woman's cultivation level was only Great Spirit Master. How could I not sense her hiding? She just disappeared right here."
The shopkeeper spoke with absolute certainty, his hands resting on the enormous ancient tree before him, his gaze filled with doubt and uncertainty as he looked around.
“Why not? What if she used a magical artifact to conceal her aura? I have one of those too,” the man retorted.
His tone was extremely arrogant, showing no regard whatsoever for the shopkeeper, whose level was several stages higher than his.
...
Within the secret realm.
Lin Jingge descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.
She didn't wait long before she heard a clear bird song.
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