Chapter 234 Isn’t this a basic skill for casual cultivators?
Chapter 234 Isn’t this a basic skill for casual cultivators?
Jiang Liqian's eyelids twitched violently and she lowered her eyes slightly.
"My name is Jiang Liqian. Coincidentally, I'm also an ordinary casual cultivator."
When carrying the two spirit pigs back, the lady at the wonton stall was surprised. She looked back and forth between Jiang Liqian and Su Yanqing twice and was speechless for a while.
Although the spirit pigs are easy to catch, the lady at the wonton stall has never seen anyone catch two spirit pigs in half an hour.
And how could the girl bring back such a handsome boy after just a trip to the deserted forest?
Su Yanqing put down the two spirit pigs on his shoulders and tied them up tightly with the demon-binding rope. He didn't care at all about his Taoist robe and hair being stained. He also kindly reminded Jiang Liqian to take back the formations on the two spirit pigs.
Jiang Li smiled slightly and said to him, "Thank you for your enthusiastic help, otherwise I don't know how I would bring the spirit pig back to Auntie."
Su Yanqing smiled sincerely, "It's just a small favor, don't worry about it, fellow Daoist."
The lady at the wonton stall ordered two large bowls of wontons for the two of them. Su Yanqing looked elegantly dressed, and his every move and gesture revealed the dignity of a young man from a wealthy family. However, he did not mind the simple wonton stall at all. He picked up the bamboo chopsticks and started eating with big mouthfuls. He ate with great relish, as if he had not eaten for three days and three nights.
Jiang Liqian pursed her lips, thinking about the other person carrying the pig for her. In order not to owe him any favor, she silently pushed her bowl to him.
Su Yanqing accepted everything that was offered, and in a short while, both bowls were empty.
He was still not satisfied and seemed to want another bowl.
Jiang Liqian tapped the table: "If you want more, you have to pay with spirit stones."
Unexpectedly, when Su Yanqing heard this, her face turned red and she put down the bowl reluctantly.
Jiang Liqian frowned slightly.
How come someone dressed so luxuriously doesn’t have money to eat a bowl of wontons?
Could it be that he was a young master who had a quarrel with his elders and ran away from home?
Jiang Liqian didn't want to cause trouble, so the old lady gave her the spirit stones of three spirit pigs, but she only took one and quietly put the rest of the spirit stones behind the old lady's wonton pot.
"Oh, you're just leaving like that?" She had only taken two steps when Su Yanqing chased after her from behind.
Jiang Liqian kept walking.
"Now that the money and goods have been paid, shouldn't we leave?"
Su Yanqing touched his nose and stammered, "Of course... of course not..."
At the bend, Jiang Liqian paused and turned back: "Fellow Daoist Su, we seem to be going in different directions, aren't we?"
Su Yanqing almost couldn't stop and fell headfirst onto the other person.
Hearing Jiang Liqian's question, he smiled awkwardly: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, I wonder where you are going next? Let me see if we are going the same way."
Jiang Liqian was stunned by his question. She hadn't figured out where to go next. She glanced at Su Yanqing, thought for a moment, and without even preparing herself, asked directly, "You don't have any spirit stones on you?"
Su Yanqing's face flushed red, and he stammered, unable to explain himself.
Jiang Liqian no longer needed his answer.
She straightened her face and warned him: "I am not a person who likes romance. Honey traps are useless to me. I am not a Buddha and will not be generous. But if you need food and shelter, you need spirit stones. I can take you to earn them."
Su Yanqing looked bewildered: "How do I earn it?"
Jiang Liqian said nothing and brought him back to the deserted forest.
She pointed to the lake ahead and said, "Here are three-colored beads spit out by three-colored fish, which are very popular among female cultivators in the market. You can choose to catch a few three-colored fish and exchange them for spirit stones at a specialized shop. One three-colored fish is worth two low-grade spirit stones. You can also choose to fish for three-colored beads from the bottom of the lake, at one low-grade spirit stone."
Su Yanqing looked at her in surprise: "How did you know there were tri-colored fish here, and even knew the market price?"
Yeah, why would she know?
Because in her previous life, in order to supplement Shen Qingqing's spirit stones, she always had to take on many tasks. This kind of task was easy and could earn her a lot of spirit stones. It was just a job that came handy, so of course she remembered it clearly.
Also, in her previous life, she was expelled from the Qiankun Sect and was penniless, so she could only rely on them to make a living.
There were too many reasons, she couldn't remember them all, nor did she want to remember them.
"Isn't this a basic skill for casual cultivators?" However, facing Su Yanqing's question, she simply lowered her eyes and asked calmly, "If you don't know the market conditions, how can you earn spirit stones to support yourself? Fellow Daoist Su, you don't even know this. Are you just starting out as a casual cultivator?"
Su Yanqing's voice suddenly fell silent, and he coughed heavily as if to cover up his mistake.
"Well... well... I'll go down and fish out the pearls. You wait for me up there!"
After saying that, he took off his coat, without looking back, and plunged into the lake.
Jiang Liqian originally wanted to tell him that if he encountered danger in the water, he should get out immediately and not be greedy for a few beads, and he could get them later. However, before she could open her mouth, the other party had disappeared.
Never mind. She had been to this lake many times in her previous life. There was no danger and no powerful monsters.
And the feeling Su Yanqing gave her was not weak.
That’s right, a young master from a wealthy family who was raised in a pile of gold, jade and stones, even if he doesn’t have strong abilities, will have magic weapons to save his life.
Jiang Liqian hesitated whether she should take this opportunity to leave. She had already taught Su Yanqing a way to survive. There was no need to wait here and be entangled by the other party.
But looking at the vast lake, thinking that the other party might not even have gone into the lake to catch fish before, I was afraid that it wouldn't be so easy, so I hesitated again.
However, as he hesitated, a huge splash suddenly appeared on the originally calm surface of the lake, and then something angrily emerged from the bottom of the water.
The pressure from a fourth-level monster spread out in an instant.
Jiang Liqian's heart sank suddenly. She immediately used her spiritual power to resist the pressure and ran to the lake to look for Su Yanqing's shadow.
"Su Yanqing!"
"Su Yanqing!"
She shouted, but the surging lake water drowned out her voice.
If this goes on, even if Su Yanqing has a life-saving magic weapon, he may not be able to survive.
Jiang Liqian's eyes were cold, and she looked fiercely at the monster that was slowly floating in the middle of the lake.
This water monster is very ugly. Its main body is a huge tri-colored fish, but it has no fins or tail. Instead, it has seven or eight tentacles with pus-filled lumps.
The tentacles were thick and long, constantly slapping the water surface, splashing water and stirring up the turbidity in the lake.
Countless tri-colored beads were washed to the shore by the current, and countless tri-colored fish were swept into the air by the waves, then fell from the air and died on the ground.
The fishy smell spread instantly, making people feel sick.
Such a bizarre monster shouldn't appear in this lake.
Jiang Liqian felt something was wrong.
But the most important thing right now is to rescue Su Yanqing.
She summoned the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, and a blue light shone brightly, instantly breaking through the mist that was blowing towards her.
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