Chapter 29, first published on Jinjiang Literature City: Qi Mu knows about the daily 9...
Yao Sisi saw the man take out a bottle of Nourishing Meridian Pills from the stall. These pills weren't too expensive, but even a small bottle would cost several dozen Xuan Stones. She estimated that the price the man had just mentioned was at least more than one hundred Xuan Stones, otherwise, the free gift wouldn't be half the price of the selling item.
She said, "That... the note I exchanged with you is a unique item. I've never taken it out before, but I can tell that the note is not simple. Isn't it too little for you to give me some Nourishing Meridian Pills? I can buy these Nourishing Meridian Pills anywhere. They're not that rare."
The man feigned reluctance and withdrew the pill, tapping it in his palm. "Fellow Daoist, are you truly sincere about exchanging it?"
Yao Sisi gave her a look that said, "Of course, otherwise why would I be here? If I didn't know any alchemists around, I would never just sell this stuff to people I don't know."
Seeing that she was not easily fooled, the man hesitated for a moment, then took out a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills from his storage bag, worth between three hundred Xuan Stones. "I'll give you another bottle of Qi and Blood Pills. This is a holy medicine for healing injuries. You understand without me having to say more, right? Although it's not as fast-acting as the Rejuvenation Pill, its therapeutic effect is not much different."
Yao Sisi pursed her lips, her expression unchanged. "How many did you put in here?"
Man: "I didn't cheat you, there are five in there!"
Yao Sisi looked somewhat reluctant, but was actually satisfied. Five Qi and Blood Pills could last for a while and were essential medicines to carry when going hunting. They were cheaper than Rejuvenation Pills, but not as effective. However, overall they were still good. Their biggest drawback was that they were slow to take effect and were not suitable for emergencies.
She accepted the two bottles of pills, then extended her hand to the man, saying, "Let's leave it at that for now. I have other things to do and don't want to waste any more time. Give me the Xuan Stones we agreed on earlier, and the deal is done."
The man handed her a small bag. Yao Sisi, still uneasy, opened it in front of him to check the contents. After confirming that everything was correct, she placed the books on his stall and left the room.
Before leaving, she glanced at the man and saw that he was indeed paying attention to her movements. Pretending not to know, she left the house without hesitation. In fact, she still had ancient books that she could exchange in this room. The reason she didn't continue to exchange them was that she didn't want him to know. Moreover, books are more valuable when they are scarce; the more there are, the lower the price will be.
The man watched her leave the door. He thought to himself that this person probably only had this one book and had obtained it by sheer luck. After she left, he turned his gaze to his own hands, sold a few bottles of pills, and left. He was going back to his secluded cultivation to study this notebook.
Yao Sisi stepped into the shop selling materials. She huddled to one side for a short while before she saw Miao Yizhen diligently searching for the materials she needed. She pulled her cloak down, covering most of her face.
Having just received her Xuan Stones, Yao Sisi lavishly bought a lot of materials. A thousand Xuan Stones weren't enough. When she went to the room where the alchemist was, she saw that the man from before had already left. Full of confidence, she wandered over to other stalls and began a new round of haggling.
When she left the black market, her wallet was bulging, and she had purchased a large quantity of materials.
"This should last me a long time. I can also sell the refined magical artifacts for a good price and recoup my investment."
She returned to the house satisfied, but to her surprise, Qi Mu was waiting outside the door as soon as she got back. She clicked her tongue inwardly. This young master seemed to really like standing outside the door. She wondered why this time it was for him.
She asked him politely, "Why did you come in person? It would have been so much easier to have the housekeeper notify me if there was anything, or you could have just sent a message talisman!"
Qi Mu seemed quite happy. "Miss Sisi, I feel I've made a breakthrough since I came in. I need to go into seclusion for a while. Please feel free to tell the steward anything you need. Don't hesitate to ask."
Yao Sisi thought to herself: What a coincidence, she's also going into seclusion!
"Young Master, please go into seclusion without worry!"
Qi Mu changed the subject: "Miss Sisi, how was the tea brewed with the spiritual spring water last time? Was it delicious?"
Yao Sisi: Uh, the space drank all the spring water, she didn't get a drop.
"If you're interested, young master, you can try it yourself!"
Qi Mu had originally intended to ask her for a cup of tea before going into seclusion, hoping to cultivate some relationship with her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to come in person. However, the person opposite him was completely oblivious to his intentions and showed no interest in having a chat with him...
Yao Sisi, being very straightforward, asked, "Young master, is there anything else?"
Qi Muxin's heart skipped a beat, and she pursed her lips, saying, "It's nothing, then I won't disturb you any longer. We can have a small get-together when I return from my seclusion."
Just then, a communication talisman landed precisely in front of the two of them, or rather, it hit Yao Sisi right in the face. She reached out and caught the talisman.
Ri Jiu's voice came from inside, a very clear and pleasant male voice, "Sisi, I want to go into town to buy some things tomorrow. Can you come with me? Don't worry about me being recognized. I'll be wearing the cloak you bought me, how does it look?"
Yao Sisi: "..."
Why are the communication talismans so low-level that they can be used to communicate with others, leaving no privacy at all?
Qi Mu's heart skipped a beat. Where did this strange man come from? Why is he wearing the clothes she bought for him? And he's shamelessly acting all cute and coquettish?!
He took a deep breath, maintaining the gentle demeanor of a young master from a prominent family: "Miss Sisi, who is this?"
Yao Sisi didn't want to tell him Ri Jiu's identity directly, since he had been a fugitive with shackles on his feet. She only said tactfully, "I told you before that I saved someone, it was him..."
Qi Mu was stunned: "?" Wasn't the person he saved earlier Gong Yichen?
He closed his eyes. So they had known each other for quite a while, right under his nose. Although they were in a contractual marriage and shouldn't be bothered by these things, emotions don't arise from what should or shouldn't be; they arise inexplicably.
He was furious, extremely furious, and started spouting nonsense: "Is this young man unfamiliar with the city? How about I show him around?"
A question mark silently flashed through Yao Sisi's mind, and she felt that something was not right. "Why are you accompanying him? Aren't you supposed to be in seclusion? Don't let such a small matter delay you."
In her eyes, nothing is more important than cultivating and breaking through!
Qi Mu felt a little better when he heard her say it was a small matter. Before he could catch his breath, he heard her continue, "I'll just go with him and give him some materials while I'm at it."
Qi Mu: "Materials?"
Yao Sisi explained, "Yes, he can repair array plates and also inscribe array plates. He's a talented young man."
Qi Mu didn't want to hear her praise him, so he pursed his lips and said, "Does Sisi like talented people?"
Yao Sisi was taken aback; the topic was heading in a bit off direction...
She chuckled and casually remarked, "Isn't it normal for talented people to be favored?"
Qi Mu calmed himself down, and curved the corners of his mouth into a gentle smile. His temperament was like fine warm jade, smooth and restrained yet moist.
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he might say something inappropriate. "Miss Sisi is right. I'll go back and take care of the accounts first. We can talk another day."
Yao Sisi nodded, and only after he left did she feel the air around her lighten up a bit.
"How strange, I felt a bit cold just now! Ah, is autumn coming soon...?"
Seeing that the person had left, she hurriedly returned to her room and slipped into her spatial dimension. She had originally planned to enter the spatial dimension to refine artifacts tonight, but since it would be a while before tomorrow, she wanted to give him a batch of materials first, so she wasn't in a hurry to activate the time array.
After entering the space, she first sorted out the large amount of materials in the storage bag and put them into the small hut according to their categories. However, the small hut had limited space and only had a very broken table, so she had to put many of her things on the ground.
"Spirit, can't there be a storage cabinet inside the thatched hut? It's too messy like this!"
The spirit that often pretended to be dead sensed its master's dissatisfaction and said aggrievedly, "Master... why don't you spend some Xuan Stones to upgrade the thatched hut? Maybe after the upgrade, the bed will appear, and you won't have to bring the plank bed in from outside."
Yao Sisi: "??? You should at least have some sense of propriety in your dreams! How much does it cost to upgrade a thatched hut!"
She hadn't forgotten how many Xuan Stones the bookshelf had swallowed from her.
The spirit said, "Well... why don't you upgrade it just a little bit? Maybe the storage cabinet will appear..."
Yao Sisi: "'Maybe'? What kind of word is that... How can you be a spirit of an artifact if you don't know anything!"
The spirit cried, "Because I'm too weak now, I can't calculate many things anymore, sob sob sob..."
Yao Sisi raised an eyebrow, secretly delighted, but outwardly offered a comforting remark: "Alright, I'll let it go this time since you're so pitiful."
She rummaged through her storage bag and pulled out a handful of mystic stones, trying to upgrade the thatched hut to see what the effect would be.
After throwing in a thousand Xuan stones, the thatched hut trembled but nothing else happened. She then threw in another thousand Xuan stones, thinking that if there was still no change, she wouldn't spend any more money.
This time, the thatched hut responded somewhat; the thatch on the roof seemed a bit thicker, and there was an old-fashioned bed inside, pushing her original plank bed aside. "But this isn't the bed I wanted!"
Yao Sisi silently put the plank bed into her storage bag, tidied up the things in the house, and after thinking for a moment, took out another thousand Xuan Stones for the thatched hut.
"Please put in some effort and provide a storage box!"
She was clearly on the path of cultivation, but somehow it felt like she was playing a gacha game, her heart was being randomly stirred up...
After spending a thousand Xuan stones, a dressing table appeared in the room. It looked extremely dilapidated, the kind that nobody would want in a secondhand market. She muttered to herself uncertainly, "Since there are no storage cabinets, this dressing table can still hold things, right?"
Never mind, let's give it a try!
She stopped wasting Xuan Stones and opened the drawer of the dressing table. Coincidentally, the drawer had many small compartments inside, dividing it into several spaces, which was particularly convenient for storage. Yao Sisi put the materials in one by one, leaving the remaining half unused for the time being.
As for the dressing table, it should be used to store jewelry...
Not to mention that she doesn't have any jewelry right now, it would be rather strange to put exquisite ornaments in such a dilapidated place. It's like a scene from a horror movie: a group of young people accidentally take shelter from the rain in a thatched hut, only to find that the hut is empty, but a dressing table suddenly appears in front of them... The dressing table opens its drawers automatically without any wind, revealing brand-new jewelry inside...
Um... that's a little creepy...
She quickly dismissed the idea; actually, she had a weakness—she was a little afraid of ghosts…
Yao Sisi quickly got herself busy, took out a broom from her storage bag, and began to carefully clean the thatched hut. As for why she didn't use talismans to do this...
He might have been so scared of himself that he lost his mind.
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Author's note: Yao Sisi: Ah, is it because autumn has arrived that it's so cold?
Author: No, you are the arrival of spring...
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