Chapter 83: Slacking Off, Day Eighty-Three
What? Only one low-grade spirit stone?
Hearing such a low price, even those who just came to join the fun were tempted.
For one low-grade spirit stone, even if they bought a piece of junk, bringing back a bit of “good luck” for peace of mind was worth it!
Moreover, looking at the things Wen Ying had laid out, not all of them were useless.
On the contrary, because Wen Ying’s stall had everything under the sun, it seemed that no matter how they picked, they could find something at least somewhat useful to them.
“Great! I was just missing a washbasin!”
“I needed this Gas-Release Fruit so badly; I’ve been bloated for five days!”
“The spittoon in my room was just crushed by me yesterday…”
As disciples left satisfied after buying their desired items for one low-grade spirit stone, more and more disciples arrived at Wen Ying’s residence. Her place, already bustling like a marketplace, became increasingly noisy and crowded.
——”I heard this shop is amazing; buying something brings good luck!”
——”I heard this shop is incredible; you can buy whatever you’re missing, and buying brings good luck too!”
——”I heard this shop is quite different; it can fulfill all your wishes!”
——”I heard this shop is blessed by the God of Exams; buying here guarantees victory in the Trial of Immortals Assembly! Charge!”
Wen Ying didn’t know how the rumors had morphed into this.
She had just ordinarily sold a bunch of broken carts, then cleared out a pile of trash…
But regardless, this helped her clear out the garbage as quickly as possible.
In just two hours, her stall of junk was swept clean.
It wasn’t until she was closing up shop that the last disciple arrived, panting heavily.
“Is… is there anything left?” It was a familiar voice.
Wen Ying looked up, and sure enough, it was an acquaintance.
Someone she had seen not long ago—Cao Ruobing.
When Cao Ruobing saw that the person opposite him was Wen Ying, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
“I didn’t expect the legendary stall owner to be Miss Wen.” Cao Ruobing cupped his fists in greeting to Wen Ying. “So, Miss Wen is a disciple of the Xun Xian Sect. Since we parted ways in Peace Town, haven’t seen you for a few days. I hope you’ve been well.”
“I’ve been well, I’ve been well.” Wen Ying returned the greeting. “But apologies, this shop is sold out and closed.”
Hearing this answer, Cao Ruobing’s eyes showed some regret. “Thank you for informing me, Miss Wen. It seems I, Cao, do not have this fortune.”
“Are you here to participate in the Trial of Immortals Assembly?” Hearing Cao Ruobing say this, Wen Ying couldn’t help asking curiously.
“Exactly.” Cao Ruobing nodded. “Could it be that Miss Wen is also…?”
Hearing Cao Ruobing ask this, Wen Ying couldn’t help but sigh and answer helplessly, “Yes. I am also a disciple about to participate in the finals of the Xun Xian Assembly.”
“Miss Wen is indeed extraordinary.” Cao Ruobing cupped his fists again, asking thoughtfully, “So, Miss Wen’s trip to Peace Town to exterminate demons last time was also a mission before the Trial of Immortals Assembly?”
“Yes.” Wen Ying nodded.
Actually, as early as when she learned the identities of Cao Ruobing and Lin Ruge, Wen Ying had vague speculations, she just didn’t expect Lin Ruge to be an Immortal Venerable.
Now, it was confirmed by Cao Ruobing’s words.
Indeed, Cao Ruobing and his group going to Peace Town was a mission for the Heavenly Sword Pavilion before participating in the Trial of Immortals Assembly. And Lin Ruge was likely the team leader.
Xu Mofeng’s appetite this time was truly not small. It was feared that the cultivators deceived were not limited to the elites of their two sects.
However, Xu Mofeng was also a smart person. Although he fleeced the sheep, he didn’t fleece just one sheep to death.
In previous reincarnation cycles, Wen Ying only needed to complete the counterattack missions; the setup in Peace Town had actually never been broken by anyone.
It was just that when it was almost time to return, Wen Ying and the others would be released naturally, like Master Shen before. Although everyone had some true energy drained, it wasn’t much, so naturally, they wouldn’t notice.
Unexpectedly, Xu Mofeng actually knew about sustainable development.
That is to say, in previous reincarnations, Hua Pi and Ah Kui had always lived in the illusions they wove for themselves. Although false, it was beautiful.
If not for… Wen Ying breaking the setup this time, that beauty would not have been shattered…
But Wen Ying did not regret any of her actions.
Decisions already made need not be regretted.
“Miss Wen, is there really… absolutely nothing left here?” Cao Ruobing looked at the table with only a huge pile of low-grade spirit stones and couldn’t help asking again.
“Really nothing left.” Wen Ying spread her hands helplessly. “However…”
“What?” Cao Ruobing’s eyes lit up.
“If you insist, how about you take this pile of low-grade spirit stones back?” Wen Ying pointed to the huge pile of low-grade spirit stones on the table.
Although it was one stone per person, much less than selling carts before, it was still troublesome after all.
“Huh?” Cao Ruobing couldn’t help but be stunned.
Is this… giving away money? No matter how you think about it, it’s a bit abnormal…
Cao Ruobing thought for a moment and finally used his clever brain to figure out Wen Ying’s “implied meaning.”
“Does Miss Wen mean… you want me to exchange these low-grade spirit stones for medium-grade spirit stones?” Cao Ruobing asked tentatively.
According to the spirit stone exchange rules of this world, five hundred low-grade spirit stones could be exchanged for one medium-grade spirit stone, and one hundred medium-grade spirit stones could be exchanged for one high-grade spirit stone.
Cao Ruobing’s distorted understanding actually sounded pretty good.
“How many medium-grade spirit stones do you have there?” Wen Ying asked.
“Ah?” Although Cao Ruobing didn’t understand why Wen Ying asked this, he still answered truthfully, “There are ten left.”
For the Heavenly Sword Pavilion’s trip to the Lin Xian Sect for the competition, Cheng Fan was responsible for growing and selling vegetables, while the finances were all managed by Cao Ruobing.
“Okay.” After saying that, Wen Ying started pulling low-grade spirit stones from her sleeve.
Finally found a good opportunity to exchange small change for large bills; she had to seize it.
So, under Cao Ruobing’s astonished gaze, Wen Ying pulled out enough low-grade spirit stones to pile up into a small mountain.
“Not more, not less, exactly five thousand low-grade spirit stones.” Wen Ying pushed the pile of spirit stones to Cao Ruobing.
After a while, Cao Ruobing gradually withdrew his shocked gaze. “Miss Wen, you… truly deserve to be called a business genius.”
Obviously, Cao Ruobing assumed the source of all these spirit stones of Wen Ying’s came from opening the shop.
Wen Ying didn’t mind, though.
“However, many thanks to Miss Wen indeed.” After storing the five thousand low-grade spirit stones into his spatial ring, Cao Ruobing bowed again to thank her. “When our Heavenly Sword Pavilion sells vegetables, we need these low-grade spirit stones for change. Miss Wen’s shop truly lives up to the rumors outside; it always allows people to buy what they need.”
Wen Ying: “…”
No, that’s a rumor.
As Cao Ruobing picked up the spatial ring and turned to leave, he saw Shen Linfeng standing by the side.
Looking at it now, Shen Linfeng definitely couldn’t be Wen Ying’s brother, yet he was in Wen Ying’s room… Could he be Wen Ying’s legendary male concubine?
Cao Ruobing couldn’t help but frown slightly.
However, the feeling Shen Linfeng gave him that day in the court hall…
He always felt that Shen Linfeng would be an extraordinary figure; how could he be a mere male concubine?
Unless…
Unless Miss Wen was even more powerful than what he saw now.
Cao Ruobing looked at Wen Ying with newfound respect. After nodding politely, he turned and left.
Wen Ying’s gaze deepened slightly.
If even Cao Ruobing felt that way…
That day in Peace Town, Shen Linfeng must not have been controlled.
After confirming this, Wen Ying couldn’t act rashly.
Before determining if Shen Linfeng had ulterior motives, Wen Ying couldn’t clarify things with him either.
…
The next day, Wen Ying wasn’t woken up by dreams, but by the System.
【Host, Host! You failed the mission that told you not to go to the first day of the Trial of Immortals Assembly before… You must succeed in this mission!】
Wen Ying opened her eyes angrily.
And then, she saw several large words floating before her eyes—
【Ultimate Goal of this Series of Missions: Win the Championship in the Trial of Immortals Assembly!】
“SCRAM——!!” Wen Ying roared in her cave dwelling, startling Little Sun Sun so much he flipped over in his shell.
This System was also quite sensible. After waking Wen Ying up, it swiftly fled the scene without another sound.
Heh, runs fast.
If the previous System was not only annoying but also perpetually oblivious, this System clearly had a much higher IQ than the last one.
Win the championship, huh?
Wen Ying sneered.
Then watch how I stage a show on the very first day—
Throwing the match and retiring directly!
…
This Trial of Immortals Assembly finals was different from before. The order of matches was decided by the leaders of the major sects before the start and was given to the contestants last night.
Like in the last reincarnation cycle, Wen Ying drew number twenty-five in the first round. Her opponent was an unimportant disciple from the Xuantian Sect.
Although he was an unimportant disciple in the plot, his cultivation was indeed not low among his peers.
He was a good candidate for throwing a match!
After the last inner sect competition, Wen Ying had accumulated quite a bit of experience in failing to throw matches.
This time, she must succeed in throwing the match! Strive to lose in one move… no, just lose directly without even a single move!
Wen Ying calculated the time and teleported to the square when it was about time.
At that moment, Xu Mofeng just happened to call Wen Ying’s name for the second time.
“Coming, coming.” Wen Ying yawned lazily, stretching as she walked onto the stage.
It was all that trashy System’s fault for forcefully waking her from her sleep, causing Wen Ying to go back to sleep, and well, she just woke up.
Seeing Wen Ying arrive so late and so casually, the onlookers couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
As always, the tone was mostly disdainful and gloating.
Wen Ying’s previous victories in the sect competitions were just flukes. Did she really think she was some powerful character? Now, she was even putting on airs.
But no one can be lucky forever. Now it was a competition among elites from major sects. With Wen Ying’s cultivation… Heh, just wait to see the joke!
Although Wen Ying’s shop was very successful yesterday, in the hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, business was just the lowest profession. So what if she managed it well?
They were cultivators. In the end, everything still depended on cultivation strength.
Everyone in the Xun Xian Sect had seen Wen Ying’s cultivation level with their own eyes.
As she walked onto the stage, Wen Ying sank her Qi to her dantian and channeled it to her legs.
While cupping her hands to bow to her opponent, Wen Ying’s legs were already prepared.
Before the opponent could even put their hands down, Wen Ying hurriedly slipped, face-planted straight onto the ground, and lay there.
Throwing a Match Style One—Don’t fear the opponent isn’t strong enough; fear the fake fall isn’t fast enough!
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