The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 27 - Today I Went Out to Buy Bait

Mistress Xie Nine started hawking her wares.

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Under the weird glances of the neighboring vendors, Xie Nine pretended not to understand and blinked her eyes, “Fellow seniors, is hawking not allowed?”

“Hahaha…”

Someone found it amusing and laughed out loud.

Sister Four Xie flushed with embarrassment from being stared at; she felt like she had lost all her dignity today, and yet Xiaojiu was chatting away with the few vendors next to them as if nothing was amiss.

On her left, there was an uncle with graying temples. He glanced over the items at Mistress Xie Nine’s stall and said, “Little Daoist friend, you have a pretty comprehensive selection.”

“Not at all, Uncle, would you like to purchase? I can give you an additional 10% off.”

“Really? That would be 20% off then.”

“Correct, 20% off,” said Mistress Xie Nine, now just wanting to trade some items for Spirit Stones, “if you want to buy, you should do it soon as I’m only selling for a little while.”

Sister Four Xie echoed, “That’s right, we’ve only rented the stall for one hour.”

Mistress Xie Nine, “…”

Alright, an hour is indeed a little while for cultivators.

“My surname is Wang, how may I address you, little Daoist friend?” Uncle Wang actually came over.

Mistress Xie Nine replied politely, “My surname is Xie, Uncle Wang, what would you like to purchase? Please feel free to choose.”

Uncle Wang began to select items.

He especially picked the expensive ones; he wanted all ten Array Plates, only chose second-grade Spirit Talismans, took the twenty best bottles of Elixir, but wasn’t interested in the Magic Artifacts.

Uncle Wang, with a smile beaming across his face, asked, “How many Spirit Stones does this add up to?”

“Uncle Wang has good taste,” Mistress Xie Nine was quite impressed, “Ten first-grade Array Plates, three Protective Arrays, and seven Spirit Gathering Arrays, they would go for a bit over two hundred on the market, I’ll charge you two hundred, and with the 20% off, that’s one hundred and sixty, ten of them would be one thousand six hundred…”

Uncle Wang reminded, “And there’s a buy ten get one free deal.”

Mistress Xie Nine, “…”

Heavens, this is almost like a 30% discount.

Luckily they were Array Plates she had inscribed herself, Mistress Xie Nine reluctantly took out another Protective Array Plate from her Storage Bag.

Uncle Wang inquired, “Do you have Spirit Gathering Arrays?”

Spirit Gathering Arrays were easier to sell than Protective Arrays.

Mistress Xie Nine shook her head, “You’ve bought them all.”

The Spirit Talismans and Elixirs, after a 20% discount, came to a value of five hundred and thirteen Spirit Stones.

Mistress Xie Nine generously said, “Let’s skip the change, I’ll just charge Uncle Wang two thousand one hundred.”

Uncle Wang paid promptly, “I’m buying so much, won’t the little Daoist friend throw in something extra?”

“Uncle Wang, you’ll make more than I did from just flipping these over,” although she was making a profit without any capital, she still had to say nice things.

“Hahaha, then some Hemostatic Powder wouldn’t hurt as a bonus.”

“Alright.” Mistress Xie Nine gave him a big package of Hemostatic Powder as well, worth just a few hundred Spirit Pearls.

Uncle Wang returned to his own stall contented, displayed the newly bought items on his stall, and started to hawk loudly, “Spirit Gathering Array Plates, first-grade top quality, three hundred Spirit Stones each, first come first serve!”

“Spirit Gathering Array? There’s a Spirit Gathering Array for sale in Fangshi, hurry!”

“I want one!”

In a blink of an eye, a crowd of over ten people gathered around Uncle Wang’s stall. Seven Spirit Gathering Array Plates, at three hundred Spirit Stones each, were sold in a flash along with all the Spirit Talismans and Elixirs.

Uncle Wang made a killing.

The other vendors were filled with regret.

They had an opportunity to make a fortune right in front of them, but alas, they hadn’t seized it.

Mistress Xie Nine was openly impressed by the experience.

Sister Four Xie was also stunned; was such an operation even possible?

Just then, Mistress Xie Nine also remembered.

The Sect was recruiting new disciples, so everyone was desperate to improve their Qi Cultivation. The demand for Spirit Gathering Arrays was outstripping supply, and the same went for Elixirs.

The female merchant on the right said, “Miss, do you have any more? I’d like to buy some too.”

“If I had any more, I’d sell them myself.” Xie Jiuniang gave her a knowing look.

The female merchant thought for a moment and then suggested, “How about a discount on the remaining items, and I’ll take them all? What do you say?”

Xie Jiuniang counted briefly, “I’ll give you a break, a hundred Spirit Stones.”

“Eighty, is that okay?”

“Elder, these items could easily sell for one hundred and sixty at market price.” Xie Jiuniang’s face showed her reluctance.

But the female merchant was determined to haggle.

In the end, they settled on ninety-nine Spirit Stones.

Xie Jiuniang was careful to notice Xie Siniang’s eager response.

At home, she was careless and acted like a simple older sister. Being new to the outside world and a bit thin-skinned was nothing; given time, it would naturally become thicker.

Xie Jiuniang still had many items in her Storage Bag, including the Spirit Gathering Array Plate, but she wasn’t going to sell anymore.

Earning a bit of money was fine.

But too much would attract unwanted attention.

Packing up, Xie Jiuniang pointed towards the Fangshi to the east and boldly said, “Sis, let’s go! I’ll cover today’s expenses. Over there someone is selling roast meat, I’ve tried it, and it’s delicious.”

“Then let’s hurry up!”

The two sisters ran off, hand in hand.

After they left, the female merchant said sarcastically, “Old Wang, you made a fortune today.”

“Sly old lady, didn’t I leave some soup for you?” Wang Dashu said proudly, “Those two lasses were clearly children of a clan, heading for the Tianxu Sect. Coming to set up a stall today, they were probably just playing and might not really check the market rates. If we didn’t make a move now, we’d be fools…”

Cough, cough, cough!

Not making a move was foolish, that statement could offend a lot of people.

Several neighboring vendors all stared at him, none too kindly.

Wang Dashu had no choice but to offer, “Drinks on me, I’m hosting! Tonight, come over to my place for drinks!”

“At least you know what’s good for you!”

Daily vendors like us, we all know each other well, who doesn’t understand whom?

Xie Jiuniang and her sister spent the afternoon playing outside and ran into a few clan children on the way.

Xie Siniang knew them well, but Xie Jiuniang couldn’t even remember a single name. So, it was mostly Xie Siniang talking to them, with Xie Jiuniang playing the role of a little follower.

When preparing to return home, Xie Jiuniang suddenly walked up to a second-hand stall and spent ten Spiritual Pearls to buy a Wooden Hairpin.

Xie Siniang asked with curiosity, “What do you want a Wooden Hairpin for?”

“Guess?” Xie Jiuniang replied with a mysterious smile.

What else could it be used for?

Fishing, of course!

Going out today was mainly to buy fishing bait.

…

The process of the Tianxu Sect recruiting new disciples would have some changes every year.

However, as everyone knew, two points had always remained the same.

First, those over the age of five and under fifteen with Dual Spiritual Roots could be exempt from the assessment.

Second, all those wishing to join the Sect could not be older than twenty in bone age, and after passing a Sect examination confirming eligibility for the assessment, they must start from ten miles outside Xi’an City and arrive at the Tianxu Sect’s mountain gate within a month.

Arriving within the specified time meant qualification; failure to arrive meant disqualification, and Sect Disciples would escort the failures back to Xi’an City.

The mountain range occupied by the Tianxu Sect was vast.

Just how vast, no one on the outside could say for certain.

Xi’an City was just a peripheral city of the Tianxu Sect, essentially an interface for the outside world.

Like this city, eight others were positioned in different directions. The decennial recruitment of new disciples always took place in Xi’an City, mainly because traveling to the Sect from here was relatively safe for the rookies.

The day everyone had been looking forward to finally arrived!

As dawn began to lighten the sky, people gradually made their way to the central square of the city.

Xie Jiuniang got up early, and Xie Shen and Mo Lan sent their daughter to join the clan’s other children, preparing to participate together.

It was said to be for mutual support.

But Xie Jiuniang knew it was useless.

Once they left Xi’an City, there were always one accident or another that led to the group getting separated.

It was just the parents wanting a little peace of mind; Xie Jiuniang simply went along with them and joined Xie Siniang.