Second Brother is indeed a useful tool; before she could even finish speaking, they had already set off.
After receiving the communication jade, Shi Xuan went to the trading area. Before her second senior brother arrived, she could browse around and see if there were any spiritual herbs she could buy today.
Shi Xuan strolled leisurely through the trading area, buying a few rare or useful spiritual plants whenever he saw them.
When he bumped into Wang Laosan, he casually remarked, "You're not allowed to put my things out on the street." This infuriated Wang Laosan.
The three followers were also very patient, always keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far. In their minds, no matter how powerful a Qi Refining cultivator was, they would never be able to detect their presence from such a distance.
Before long, Shi Xuan's communication jade activated. Lu Wenxing transmitted a message to her saying that they had arrived, just fifty paces outside the gate of Qu Shang Courtyard.
Shi Xuan stopped wandering around and turned to walk towards the exit.
As Shi Xuan had predicted, there was indeed another lookout outside. When Shi Xuan came out, the four of them gathered together.
There are guards in the market both day and night, so they can't make a move here. They can only continue to follow Shi Xuan and wait for an opportunity after she leaves the market.
The night was dark and the wind was high.
As they wished, Shi Xuan left the market and entered a quiet, deserted forest.
Seeing that the time was right, the four men who had been following them rushed forward and attacked without saying a word.
Contrary to their expectations, Shi Xuan, who was being robbed, seemed to have no intention of escaping at all. Instead, she stubbornly charged forward, as if ready to take them down with her.
Within two breaths, their laughter ceased.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Before they could succeed, an even more formidable opponent appeared.
Lu Wenxing wore a black hat that only revealed his eyes, and dressed in black clothes without any markings. He even put away his natal spirit sword and used only an ordinary one that could be found anywhere.
Shi Xuan thought to himself: This guy is fully equipped; he must have a criminal record!
It was incredibly easy for a fourth-level Golden Core cultivator to take down a few Foundation Establishment cultivators. The four of them didn't even have time to run before Lu Wenxing swiftly defeated them, leaving them lying side by side on the ground, completely subdued.
Lu Wenxing took out a bundle of rope and tied the four people together back to back, then gagged them.
After finishing their meal, the group looked up and saw that the round-faced female cultivator had disappeared, replaced by a masked figure approaching.
She transmitted her voice, "Second Senior Brother."
Lu Wenxing then recognized her as the junior sister who had hired him.
"What about the round-faced one?" Lu Wenxing asked telepathically.
"They've already left. Don't worry, I've already received the spirit stones."
Lu Wenxing stopped asking and happily waited for his junior sister to give him some spirit stones later.
The four people tied together watched as the two people opposite them, who looked more like robbers than they did, exchanged glances. Then the female cultivator stepped forward and took all four of their storage bags.
All the magical artifacts they wore around their necks and on their fingers were taken away, and even their cheap defensive robes were stripped off!
Then the male cultivator stepped forward and used a rope to hang the four people, who were tied together and only wearing their undergarments, from the tallest tree.
These four robbers, who had been robbing people for over a decade, had never robbed anyone so thoroughly before; they truly wouldn't let go of even half a spirit stone.
Several people thought to themselves in unison: This time we've encountered someone more professional. We've been surrounded and robbed instead of robbed, and there's no one to complain to!
In this desolate wilderness, four people were gagged and hung from a tree. It would be days before anyone found them. Their plight was truly tragic!
Shi Xuan and his second senior brother then circled around and returned to Fuyu Peak.
The two gathered in Shi Xuan's courtyard, and Shi Xuan took out ten high-grade spirit stones and handed them over.
Lu Wenxing took the spirit stone and grinned from ear to ear: "Junior Sister, how did your senior brother do?"
Shi Xuan gave him a thumbs up and praised him without reservation: "It has to be Second Senior Brother. I was afraid that anyone else would be unreliable if I asked them to do this."
Lu Wenxing was extremely smug: "That's right, you'll have to think of your second senior brother again if there are any good things like this in the future. He'll be there whenever you call!"
*
The next day, when Shi Xuan went to the black market again, she could feel several pairs of eyes subtly observing her. These were either people who had lost spirit stones the day before, or people who knew the four robbers had followed her out.
Shi Xuan pretended not to know anything and strolled leisurely to the trading area, as if taking a leisurely walk.
Xiao Leng had been eagerly waiting for this moment.
After a day, he felt much better and even had the strength to look inward. He felt that his dantian was now like a floating membrane, which was very different from before.
The crowd waiting in the trading area to watch the spectacle were astonished to see that Xiao Leng's complexion had improved so much. They whispered among themselves, wondering if his days were numbered and this was a temporary resurgence of energy before death.
Upon seeing Shi Xuan arrive, a group of people immediately surrounded him. They had been watching this spectacle for three days straight, and it had to be finished.
Xiao Leng's eyes lit up when he saw Shi Xuan. If he could move freely, he would have loved to run to the entrance of the black market to greet her.
Judging solely from Xiao Leng's performance, some people might believe in Shi Xuan's abilities. However, the fact that healed the dantian is simply too astonishing. Who could believe such an unrealistic thing? So, it can only be that Xiao Leng is obsessed and has been fooled.
When Shi Xuan saw Xiao Leng, before he could even speak, Xiao Leng blurted out, "I'm willing to double the amount of spirit stones!"
If Xiao Leng hadn't been so badly injured, Wang Laosan would have given him a good beating. He'd seen people get scammed before, but he'd never seen someone offer themselves up to be scammed.
Shi Xuan was amused by him. His round face looked even smaller when he smiled, making him look even less like a powerful being who could heal damage to the dantian.
"Since you're so conscientious, I won't double it for you," Shi Xuan said with a smile.
Xiao Leng was deeply moved and sincerely said, "Master, how can you be so kind? You saved my life but only accepted five thousand high-grade spirit stones. If I recover in the future, I will never forget your kindness!"
"Alright, just stop talking and that's enough to thank me," Shi Xuan thought he looked more pleasing to the eye when he was as weak and listless as he was a couple of days ago. "Today is the last time I'll treat you. The procedure is the same as yesterday. From now on, you can take the pills yourself every day. Once your dantian is stable, you can start cultivating normally."
Wang Laosan scoffed, "Tch, as if it's about to be ready. You can't fool me with my good stuff like that!"
Many others chimed in, saying, "It's only truly over when Xiao Leng is fully recovered!"
"Exactly! If you can just say you've cured someone, then anyone can come along and claim they've cured them!"
...
Shi Xuan ignored them. She took out a Four Symbols Pill and told Xiao Leng to follow the same procedure as yesterday.
Before long, the fire inside Xiao Leng's abdomen ignited again, but this time he enjoyed it immensely.
The golden medicinal power merged with his reshaped dantian, radiating vibrant vitality. Under Shi Xuan's immense pressure, it gradually dissipated from his physical strength, becoming part of his renewed power.
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