Today.

  Lu Jing pulled out all the stops to prepare a sumptuous meal for Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen enjoyed it thoroughly.

  Afterwards, the room felt a bit stuffy.

  The two of them sat on lounge chairs under the big tree in the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze.

  Ye Chen occasionally gnced at Lu Jing.

  Today, Lu Jing was dressed just as lightly.

  At this moment, she y down completely unguarded, her graceful figure especially enticing.

  Ye Chen could even see the southern hemisphere.

  One must admit, the skin of female cultivators is truly exquisite.

  Not a pore in sight.

  Recently, Lu Jing had been generous with her favors to prevent Ye Chen from awakening due to rumors.

  But Ye Chen could tell she was just stringing him along.

  At most, she let him take some small advantages.

  She had no intention of taking things further with him.

  Ye Chen understood the reason.

  After all, with a lick spirit, you have to keep them hanging with sweet treats.

  If you satisfy a lick spirit completely, they feel their mission is accomplished, and what motivation do they have to keep giving gifts?

  After admiring for a while.

  Seeing the sunset in the sky about to disappear behind the mountains.

  Ye Chen didn't waste any time.

  He sat up directly, took out the gift he had prepared, and said, "Thank you, Fairy Lu, for your warm hospitality..."

  "This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it!"

  Lu Jing's eyes lit up at his words.

  She thought it was another pill and was about to politely decline.

  But when her beautiful eyes saw what Ye Chen held, her pupils suddenly contracted.

  It was a small blue cloth bag, about the size of a palm.

  The bag was adorned with cloud patterns, looking quite mysterious.

  With just one look, Lu Jing recognized what it was.

  She had seen this hanging from the waist of a manager at the Li family rune shop.

  It was a storage bag.

  The minimum price was fifty low-grade spirit stones.

  Lu Jing had always envied storage bags.

  After all, carrying things was truly inconvenient, and having a backpack was troublesome in case of problems.

  Some precious items were not safe to carry around, but leaving them at home wasn't secure either.

  One always worried about thieves when leaving home.

  But with a storage bag, these small life inconveniences could be solved.

  Even moving house would be easier in the future.

  Lu Jing had been a bit worried that Ye Chen might not give gifts this week or give fewer because of rumors.

  Unexpectedly, not only did he not give less.

  He brought her a surprise instead.

  Ye Chen continued, "This is a storage bag with a capacity of one cubic meter, purchased from Qingyun Workshop, priced at one medium-grade spirit stone."

  "But Fairy, be careful not to attack it with magic, or it will break."

  Ye Chen emphasized the value.

  After all, the higher the value, the more surprised the recipient would be.

  The higher the chance of triggering a critical hit.

  And sure enough, hearing it had a capacity of one cubic meter and was worth one medium-grade spirit stone.

  Lu Jing was visibly more excited.

  Her charming, mature face blushed with two red clouds.

  Her face was full of surprise.

  The surprise Ye Chen brought her was truly immense.

  She had worried for nothing.

  How could someone like Ye Chen change his mind because of outside rumors?

  If it were that easy to change, wouldn't he have changed long ago?

  Lu Jing was overjoyed, but such a valuable gift couldn't be accepted lightly.

  So she began the usual back-and-forth of polite refusal...

  Going through the motions before accepting the gift.

  Ye Chen, considering the precarious southern hemisphere, was happy to py along with Lu Jing.

  ...

  "Whew, finally back..."

  "Though the mountains are lucrative, the life there is truly unbearable. A random bug almost crippled my arm!"

  "We made quite a bit this time, Yichun Tower's Ruhu, here I come!"

  "I'm going to find Moon Fairy, no one can stop me."

  A group of people arrived at the entrance of Silver Moon Market, shouting excitedly.

  Though the mountains were lucrative, living in the perilous mountains without a good night's sleep was unbearable even for cultivators, making them mentally stressed.

  Now that they were back, they all rexed.

  Among the crowd, Lin Ke'er listened to the voices of a few male cultivators, frowning in disdain.

  But Lin Ke'er didn't show it.

  Because she too was exhausted and just wanted to go back and have a good sleep.

  A whole month in the mountains was truly tiring.

  At the front of the crowd stood a tall and strong woman.

  She was the team leader, at the seventh yer of Qi Refining.

  "Alright, the herbs are with me, and your shares have been calcuted. I've prepaid a third."

  "Once I process the herbs in three days, you can come to me for the rest."

  "Any objections?"

  The woman was decisive and had an authoritative presence.

  Everyone trusted her without question.

  Only a sleazy middle-aged male cultivator spoke up, "Boss, could you advance me a few more low-grade spirit stones? I pn to stay at Yichun Tower for three days..."

  His words elicited ughter.

  Though most cultivators hoped to improve their cultivation and worked hard for it.

  Many low-level cultivators had lost hope of breaking through, so they gave up, spending their earnings on indulgence and women.

  A month's hard-earned spirit stones would be gone in days.

  But they weren't being lick spirits.

  They were directly paying for services.

  There were many such people at Silver Moon Market.

  The woman gave the middle-aged male cultivator a cold look, "Get lost, those female cultivators at Yichun Tower have practiced improper dark arts, relying on you to improve their cultivation?"

  "Look at yourself, not only have you not progressed in years, you've regressed."

  "If you regress further, there'll be no pce for you in the team!"

  The woman was merciless, making the middle-aged male cultivator smile awkwardly, not daring to retort.

  Entering Silver Moon Market, the woman turned and left.

  The team disbanded, and everyone left in groups.

  Lin Ke'er also pnned to go back.

  But beside Lin Ke'er was a tall young man, "Lin Ke'er, remember to come early in three days, I'll have my sister give you a bigger share!"

  Hearing this, Lin Ke'er smiled politely, "Thank you, Jin Daoist!"

  The young man opposite was Jin Wuqing!

  Young as he was, he had already reached the fifth yer of Qi Refining.

  And with rich combat experience, he was a skilled member of the team.

  He was also the team leader's cousin.

  The two were said to have partnered with a pharmacy, collecting herbs in the mountains for them.

  This Jin Wuqing had taken good care of her in the mountains.

  And being young and promising, he might break through to the te stage of Qi Refining.

  In all aspects, he was far superior to Ye Chen.

  But Lin Ke'er wasn't interested in him either.

  What of the te stage of Qi Refining?

  Lin Ke'er's goal was Foundation Establishment.

  So after politely thanking him, Lin Ke'er took her leave.

  Leaving Jin Wuqing a bit disappointed.

  But thinking that Lin Ke'er would return to the mountains, giving them more opportunities to interact.

  Jin Wuqing wasn't in a hurry.

  ...

  Walking along, Lin Ke'er thought about her gains, a smile appearing on her face.

  This time, thanks to good luck, she found a patch of Silver Moon Spirit Herb.

  So her harvest far exceeded expectations.

  According to the team leader, she could get twenty-five low-grade spirit stones this time.

  Almost one per day.

  A month's income was almost as much as a year's before, a definite surprise.

  Lin Ke'er pnned to use the spirit stones to move to a better courtyard in three days.

  As for Ye Chen, she would keep her promise and treat him to a meal.

  But at the table, she would make it clear not to let him have any expectations.

  After all, while Ye Chen could give medium-grade Essence Cultivation Pills.

  She could now afford them herself, with no need to compromise for spirit stones.

  Thinking this, Lin Ke'er arrived at her courtyard.

  But standing at the door, she heard familiar voices inside...

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