"Are you talking to me?" Lin Jingge, who was holding Lin Shu with one arm, pointed to herself.
She didn't recognize the person in front of her, and if the other person hadn't blocked her way, she probably wouldn't have thought that the words were spoken to her.
“Of course.” The woman raised her head high. Although she spoke to Lin Jingge, her gaze was not on her, but fixed on Lin Shu in Lin Jingge’s arms.
Lin Jingge looked at the person in front of her again. She was 100% sure that she did not know this woman and that this was the first time she had met her!
"Huh?" Lin Jingge was a little confused.
"I want the doll in your arms. How much? Name your price!"
These words made Lin Jingge instinctively tighten her grip on Lin Shu's hand.
Lin Shu quickly hid in Lin Jingge's arms, pretending to be very scared.
Even though she knew the child was faking it, Lin Jingge couldn't help but pat Lin Shu on the back to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, we won't sell you."
Just then, several more people ran up from behind.
The group stopped beside the girl in red. The older middle-aged man spoke up, "Oh dear, my lady, you'd better slow down! I can hardly keep up. Didn't we agree to go on a training trip?!"
"I've taken a liking to that child!" the woman said, pointing to Lin Shu in Lin Jingge's arms.
Lin Shu trembled instinctively when the other person pointed at her like that.
The people who came with them looked Lin Jingge and her group over and over, and finally their gazes fell on Lin Shu. They found that the other party was a child who had not even reached the lowest level of Spirit Entry, and their interest in him instantly dropped to zero.
No matter how good-looking someone is, they're still just a useless person who can't even absorb spiritual energy.
“Miss, the patriarch probably won’t let you raise a good-for-nothing who hasn’t even reached the cultivation level…” the middle-aged man said with some difficulty.
He didn't want to cause trouble here.
"I don't care!" The woman was clearly spoiled and wouldn't listen to any advice.
"Miss, that child is nothing but a good-looking piece of trash who can't even absorb spiritual energy. Stop making a fuss. Once we get back to the capital, you'll have everything you want."
The woman was annoyed that the butler had humiliated her, but with the butler blocking her way, she dared not retaliate, fearing that he would complain to her mother. She could only glare at him coldly, stomp her foot, snort, and disappear in a flash.
The middle-aged man clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lin Jingge, then hurriedly led his men to chase after the young lady who was running around the town.
The farce was over before it even began, and the people who had gathered to watch the spectacle exclaimed, "How boring!"
They dispersed one by one.
Quite a few people noticed the white-clad doll in Lin Jingge's arms because of what the girl in red said.
Such a refined child is indeed rare, it's just a pity he's a good-for-nothing. Because Lin Shu has no cultivation, everyone's interest in him has plummeted.
Lin Jingge, however, keenly sensed several malicious gazes.
With a cold expression, she shielded Lin Shu's head, burying him in her chest like an old mother protecting her baby, blocking the gazes of those people.
This is her child, she won't let these people see it.
Afterwards, he found a shop with the words "weapon refining" on it and sold off all the monster corpses and beast cores he had accumulated.
The man inspected the large number of demonic beasts that Lin Jingge had taken out from her spatial storage.
They are all first or second tier, with no higher tiers. Although there are many, they don't fetch much price.
While handing over the spirit stones, the old man casually asked, "Are you a weapon refiner, young lady?"
Lin Jin had just placed the spirit stone on the ground and was about to put it into her spatial storage when she heard the question and instinctively opened her mouth.
The words were on the tip of her tongue when she immediately realized what she was doing.
The answer I almost said changed as soon as it came out.
"What makes you say that, senior?" Lin Jingge asked instead of answering.
The old man was taken aback by the fact that Lin Jingge, a young girl, was so perceptive.
"I noticed that several of the monster corpses you sold were missing a few bones, so I asked you about it out of curiosity," the old man said with a smile, appearing harmless and kind.
"I see..."
"Sister, I want that..." Lin Shu tugged at Lin Jingge's trouser leg, pointed to the things being sold outside, and tried to pull Lin Jingge out.
Lin Shu's words directly interrupted the person who wanted to continue asking questions.
"Sorry, my child is getting fussy, so I'll have to take my leave." Lin Jingge smiled at them, put away the spirit stones, and carried Lin Shu out.
After leaving the shop and walking a distance, Lin Jingge slipped two spirit stones into Lin Shuxiao's hand.
"You're so clever," Lin Jingge said with a smile.
Lin Shu hugged the two spirit stones tightly and smiled at Lin Jingge.
The three continued walking towards the town center.
After walking down this street, a city gate came into view.
This is Starshine City. The outskirts of the town are just a place where all sorts of people trade, and anyone can enter.
But Starshine City is different. Entering it costs spirit stones, and there are powerful beings protecting the city. Even if a beast tide comes, there's nothing to fear.
Lin Jingge made inquiries before deciding to temporarily settle Grandma Lin and Lin Shu in the city.
At least she can go to the Starry Forest to train with peace of mind.
Each person needs fifty low-grade spirit stones.
Lin Jingge reluctantly paid the spirit stones.
Once we entered the city, we realized it was different.
The entire city was surrounded by a protective array from above. The city was rich in spiritual energy and the environment was clean, unlike the small town outside the city.
Lin Jingge paid a thousand low-grade spirit stones to rent a small courtyard.
[This courtyard is so dilapidated and so small, yet it costs a thousand low-grade spirit stones! That many spirit stones are enough to free up another centimeter of space!] Xiao Shi complained, looking at the dilapidated courtyard in front of him, feeling even more aggrieved.
You should know that Gege hasn't fed it spirit stones for a long time, and yet this dilapidated courtyard has cost so many spirit stones.
Upon hearing Xiao Shi's voice, Lin Shu immediately looked up and glanced at the invisible cat that was lounging lazily on Lin Jinge's head like a grandpa.
"Aww~" He took a bite of the spirit stone that he had warmed up, nodded along with Xiao Shi's complaints, and obviously also thought it was too expensive.
"Isn't this just a matter of necessity? Luckily, I didn't give you all of them before, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to come up with this little bit of spirit stone." Lin Jingge said helplessly.
Back when they were in interstellar space, Xiao Shi always had plenty of energy stones, but now that she's broke, Xiao Shi has to go hungry.
[No matter what, this house is worth a thousand low-grade spirit stones! I want it too!]
[Alright, alright, check how much space you have left and absorb it yourself.] Lin Jingge was somewhat exasperated by Xiao Shi's antics and had no choice but to give in.
After that, Xiao Shi fell silent, and the cat disappeared without a trace, obviously returning to its space to use up the remaining spirit stones.
It felt that only after absorbing it would it truly belong to it, so it had to absorb it quickly, lest its beloved Gege regret it!
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