538 A Difficult Choice
She gently placed the Qi-replenishing pills and beast pills she had just refined into her lover's arms and whispered, "These are made from demon beast meat and spirit ginseng. Remember to keep them with you, my lover."
I'm also working hard to learn how to refine other elixirs, and I'll prepare more for Shen Lang in the future.
The dragon blood rice still needs a while to mature. This refreshing tea is quite good; if my love is feeling tired, I'll brew him a cup.
And then, almost inaudibly, he said, 'Here you go,'
Her face flushed instantly, and with a swift movement, he disappeared from her embrace.
Jie Huayu and Bi Yunyan chuckled softly, gently embraced their lovers, and then went off to cultivate. The spiritual land, spiritual rice, refreshing tea, and spiritual honey would always feel like a waste if they didn't use them for cultivation.
Moreover, the disparity between the lovers was too great, and the desire to follow them grew stronger in the hearts of the women.
Although I was overworked these past two days, I also gained a lot of benefits. My body's meridians are more robust, and breakthroughs are becoming easier.
Ji Xixi took Liu Qianqian to chat alone, while Lian Xiuxiu went to cultivate with the others. Her progress was beyond description; she was extremely spiritual and seemed to follow the natural way. Breakthroughs were as easy as drinking water for her, except for a little bit of time.
Previously, I couldn't cultivate, but after following my lover, I suddenly gained access to the unknown secrets of my body. Cultivation became like drinking water; I had to pause frequently to allow time for reflection, lest my cultivation level rise too quickly and cause instability in my foundation.
After finishing breakfast, Yun Su, Yun Qing, and the others slowly left, seemingly shy and avoiding the situation.
Han Linling leans gracefully on her lover, light and beautiful.
Jingzhai, dressed in a loose long dress, lay gently on her side, her curves beautiful and captivating. Slightly tired and sleepy, she nestled softly in her lover's arms, closing her eyes for a deep sleep.
Her breathing was soft and even, her face as smooth as jade, and the corners of her lips slightly upturned, as if she were smiling sweetly even in her dreams. Her beautiful hair cascaded down her legs like clouds, making her even more breathtakingly beautiful.
He couldn't help but gently move the beauty closer to him.
He placed his other hand on Han Jiaren's waist, getting even closer, as the morning was cold and he needed to be closer to warm her up.
Soft, fragrant, and slightly hot.
The beautiful woman murmured softly.
After a half-burnt incense stick's time to warm each other.
He Chen whispered, "I've acquired some spiritual materials this time. Let Ling'er take a look."
He then took out several pieces of fire spirit ore, thunder spirit ore, starstone, some gold nuggets, and large silver ingots, and casually placed them on the ground.
Han Linling was astonished by the size of the star stone. She felt weak all over and didn't want to get up to examine it closely, but she knew from its quality that it must be a fine piece.
The surface shimmers with a faint light, as if it contains endless star power. The larger it is, the clearer the complex patterns on the star stone and those seemingly random flashes of light become.
Intricate patterns and radiance, an incomprehensible power.
Instantly, Han Linling felt a strong urge to explore and prepared to get up and take a look.
With a gentle press of his large hand, they were pressed tightly together again.
A warm breath whispered in her ear, "The Star Stone needs to be kept for a while. The sword spirit is asleep; I don't know if we still need it."
'Sword Spirit,' Han Linling's eyes instantly lit up with anticipation, filled with shock and awe. She desperately wanted to see the Sword Spirit again, a being that did not belong to the human world.
It is breathtakingly beautiful, and one dares not desecrate it.
She wrapped her arms around her lover's neck, pulling him upwards, and said affectionately, "Chen Lang, when will the sword spirit wake up? I want to be her older sister."
Her tone was full of anticipation and longing, hoping that her lover would agree.
'I want to be the sister of the sword spirit too. My love, will you say yes?' Jingzhai, now awake, clung tightly to him, her words muffled.
With a strange expression, he shook his head with difficulty and said softly, "This matter still needs to be discussed with the sword spirit."
Instantly, the beauty pressed herself against him, clinging tightly to him.
A restless morning, with a strong wind blowing and people sweating profusely.
Inside the royal city, the sky was just right. Old Master Yun looked at the object in his hand and was overwhelmed with emotions. The feeling of "my daughter has come of age" welled up in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel that he was getting old.
Dragon blood rice, Qingxin tea, spirit wheat, and thousand-year-old ginseng—each one is priceless. Ginseng-type medicinal materials have recently seen a significant price increase, or more accurately, a substantial one, causing considerable anxiety among many sects and families.
Normally, if the price of medicinal herbs skyrockets, middlemen would be very happy, as they could make a fortune. After all, these spiritual materials grow rapidly within spiritual lands, meaning they can quickly acquire large quantities of medicinal herbs.
However, this year, everyone is unusually united in purchasing medicinal herbs, especially ginseng, angelica, rehmannia, and ginseng fruit, without any waste. Even ordinary medicinal herbs are 20% more expensive than usual.
Those who had no prior knowledge of the situation quickly made their moves and amassed a fortune. However, they now deeply regret their actions, as the price of medicinal herbs continues to rise dramatically.
Not to mention the Peiyuan Pill, even ordinary blood and qi pills have risen to ten taels of silver each, and meat buns are only three coins for two. Not to mention the Peiyuan Pill, Qianji Pill, Huangji Pill, Tianwang Buxin Pill, etc., which are even more expensive but unavailable, and sects and families are hoarding them.
With winter approaching, especially after the great changes in Qi, the border towns continued to collect medicinal herbs while basically prohibiting their outflow. Although He Chen did not impose any restrictions, Yun Su, Commandant Guan, Gui San, Xie Yanyan, and others all tacitly agreed to do so.
If He Chen knew, he would probably just shake his head and chuckle, as that was not his original intention.
However, Jie Yanyan, Captain Guan, Gui San and the others believed that such a small matter was not worth troubling the adults.
Since they are protected by adults, live a safe and healthy life, have their lives guaranteed, and are entitled to the right to attend school, they naturally have obligations to fulfill.
Otherwise, with such rampant evil spirits and demons, this place won't be yours to enjoy; there are plenty of people waiting to come in from outside.
The name of the border town has gradually spread to various places, bringing with it many good benefits.
Promises such as free schooling for children, a tax rate of only 30%, and no corvée labor were met with skepticism from many ordinary people, but many established families and sects paid close attention.
The intelligence gathered was intended for future use, especially in border regions where the mountains of Shiwan Mountain were located. The large amount of medicinal herbs collected there were not sold, which directly caused the prices of medicinal herbs in many places to rise, or even skyrocket.
The Royal City Medicine Hall was also affected, with prices rising and the cost of medicinal materials for practice increasing significantly. This vicious cycle will undoubtedly have a great impact on the younger generation of the Medicine Hall.
However, within the Medicine Hall, there are many sects, and they are all ranked by skill. At this moment, top-level pharmacists are becoming increasingly valuable and earning more and more.
After all, many ordinary alchemy apprentices need a lot of medicinal herbs to practice, especially those with average talent or ordinary poor geniuses, who are now in an even more difficult situation.
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