Chapter 25
: Selling Spirit Springs and Ice Arrow Talismans
Peach Blossom Market.
There was no difference between this and Li Changsheng's visit a few days ago.
There were seven or eight wooden houses scattered around, with stalls set up in twos and threes under the shade of peach trees. It didn't look like a market town, but more like a small night market.
The only difference is...
That is, most stall owners bring a puppy that is missing an arm or a leg, or has a crooked mouth and eyes.
"That guy is such a jerk..."
Li Changsheng glanced at it, couldn't help but chuckle, and without lingering, headed straight for the wooden house.
Because deep down I knew a little about the price of "spiritual spring water".
Thinking that the owner of the "Hehe Dan" shop was relatively honest, I went straight into his shop.
Scorching sun.
The shop was stiflingly hot and empty of customers. A young servant in a blue robe stood in front of the counter, nodding his head back and forth.
"Cough cough..."
Li Changsheng coughed twice, startling the servant in the blue robe awake. Before the servant could speak, he picked up the wine jar and said directly:
"I have a jar of freshly drawn 'spiritual spring water' here, do you buy it?"
The young servant in the blue robe paused for a moment, feeling that Li Changsheng looked somewhat familiar. He quickly said, "Please sit down and wait a moment, sir. I'll go and fetch the manager."
He said something, then turned and went into the back room.
Accompanied by a few whispers, a young servant in a blue robe led a portly man who looked like a wealthy official out of the back room.
Upon seeing Li Changsheng, he immediately recognized him, his eyes brightened, and he quickly stepped forward, smiling and cupping his hands in greeting:
"So it's you, young friend Li..."
"Manager Zhai."
Li Changsheng cupped his hands in greeting, and without further ado, pushed the wine jar containing the "spiritual spring water" in front of him, and said with a smile:
"Manager Zhai, please weigh it and give me a price."
He paused, then added:
"If the price is right, there will be more later..."
Manager Zhai naturally understood his implied meaning, smiled and nodded, then uncorked the wine jar. Upon seeing the clear, bright "spiritual spring water," he immediately nodded and praised:
"Very clean 'spiritual spring water'."
Then he picked up a cup from the table, gestured to Li Changsheng, and, after receiving permission, poured himself a small cup, carefully tasted it, and gave his evaluation.
"Low-grade spiritual energy content: seven parts water, two and a half parts wood and earth, and a faint trace of metal and fire spiritual energy. Not bad, not bad..."
Manager Zhai pondered for a moment, then said, "For this quality of 'spiritual spring water,' I can offer one and a half low-grade spirit stones..."
Seeing Li Changsheng open his mouth as if to speak, he quickly said:
"The price depends on its use in cleaning alchemical furnace residue. If you think it's too cheap, you might want to ask other vendors."
After saying that, he showed an attitude that he wouldn't spend a single extra penny.
Li Changsheng smacked his lips.
According to Manager Zhai's prices, a wine jar of "spiritual spring water" could sell for about three low-grade spirit stones, which exceeded his expectations.
But if I don't negotiate the price, I feel like I'm losing out.
Looking at the composed and smiling Manager Zhai, Li Changsheng suddenly asked, "Does the manager have any talismans? Preferably the kind used for attacking enemies."
Shopkeeper Zhai was taken aback. He turned his head and looked at the bottles of pills displayed on the counter. That's right, anyone who wasn't blind would know that this was a pill shop, not a talisman shop.
Coming to his senses, he looked at Li Changsheng's serious face, as if he had thought of something, and smiled:
"Hehe Dan only sells pills, not talismans."
Li Changsheng wasn't disappointed. He had only asked casually, and was about to say something when he heard the other person continue:
"However, I do have a spare talisman myself."
As he spoke, Manager Zhai turned to the servant in the blue robe and ordered, "Go and fetch the 'talismans' from the cabinet in my room."
"Yes, shopkeeper."
The young servant in the blue robe nodded in agreement and trotted into the back room. He soon returned with a three-inch-sized, light blue sheet of paper in his hands.
As soon as they got close.
A cool breeze spread out, quickly driving away the heat.
Under Li Changsheng's astonished gaze, Manager Zhai took the talisman, showed it to him, and explained:
"I bought this talisman to cool off in the summer."
"Its name is 'Ice Arrow Talisman,' and it's considered one of the most valuable low-grade talismans, costing five low-grade spirit stones per talisman."
"Although there have been some losses, even a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining can suffer a great loss if they are not careful."
After explaining, Manager Zhai placed the "Ice Arrow Talisman" in front of Li Changsheng, pointed to the wine jar, and said with a smile:
"If you provide thirty jars of 'spiritual spring water,' this 'ice arrow talisman' will be my gift to you."
"Can."
Li Changsheng gently picked up the "Ice Arrow Talisman," sensing the icy energy surging within it far exceeding that of the "Spirit Sealing Talisman." After a slight hesitation, he nodded in agreement, then added:
"However, I can only deliver one jar per day."
Manager Zhai gave him a deep look, nodded, and said, "Alright." He then picked up the wine jar, examined it, weighed it in his hand, and said, "How about three low-grade spirit stones per jar, using this one as the standard?"
"it is good."
Li Changsheng didn't haggle and readily agreed.
"Please wait a moment, young friend."
Manager Zhai took out three low-grade spirit stones and placed them on the table. He then picked up the wine jar and went into the back room. After a short while, he came out carrying a jar that was almost the same size as the wine jar and was as white as jade.
He placed it on the table, patted the jade jar at the puzzled Li Changsheng, and smiled:
"Ordinary wine jars cannot prevent the spiritual energy of the 'Spiritual Spring Water' from leaking out. This jade jar is what I usually use to store elixirs; it can effectively preserve the spiritual energy of the 'Spiritual Spring Water' from leaking out, so I'm giving it to you, young friend."
What a wonderful thing!
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stood up to express his gratitude, "Thank you very much, Manager Zhai. Please rest assured, I will deliver the 'Spirit Spring Water' tomorrow at noon."
This statement came out.
Manager Zhai's smile widened.
Let's chat for a bit.
Manager Zhai gave them a warm send-off.
Li Changsheng left the shop carrying the "Ice Arrow Talisman," three low-grade spirit stones, and a jade jar.
Before leaving "Peach Blossom Market".
He also browsed the stalls and gathered some information.
Although no useful information has been collected yet, you never know when the information on one of the items might come in handy.
The journey back.
Li Changsheng carefully examined the "Ice Arrow Talisman".
Unlike the gentle energy contained in the "Spirit Sealing Talisman", the icy energy contained in the "Ice Arrow Talisman" is very violent, much stronger than the former.
His eyes gleamed with excitement, and he gritted his teeth, saying:
"Just you wait, thief..."
In high spirits, he quickly walked towards his own house.
We've had lunch.
Li Changsheng hurriedly climbed to the top of the mountain, went to the "Hall of Affairs," carefully inquired about the details, and paid a Spirit Shard processing fee to register a "Spirit Field Elimination" task.
The reward is three low-grade spirit stones.
"We can start selling the 'spiritual spring water' tomorrow..."
Li Changsheng pinched his now empty pocket with a pained expression, returned to his own courtyard, carrying "Frog Prodigy" and leading the much larger and more active "Big Smart," along with a sickle and a jade jar, as he walked out of the courtyard gate.
Don't say it.
His outing was quite eye-catching, attracting a lot of attention.
We came to the main road.
Liu Quanniu's car was nowhere to be seen.
"Uncle Liu may be a bit stingy, but he's a pretty good person..."
Li Changsheng knew that the man had most likely gone to find spirit beast droppings for him. He sighed inwardly, thinking that he would give him some "spiritual spring water" to thank him when he returned with the droppings. He then strolled into the field path.
Arriving at their own sacred field.
He tiptoed to look at the neighboring spiritual field, but it was still empty and deserted.
"That's strange, what's Senior Brother Fang doing..."
There was no difference between this and Li Changsheng's visit a few days ago.
There were seven or eight wooden houses scattered around, with stalls set up in twos and threes under the shade of peach trees. It didn't look like a market town, but more like a small night market.
The only difference is...
That is, most stall owners bring a puppy that is missing an arm or a leg, or has a crooked mouth and eyes.
"That guy is such a jerk..."
Li Changsheng glanced at it, couldn't help but chuckle, and without lingering, headed straight for the wooden house.
Because deep down I knew a little about the price of "spiritual spring water".
Thinking that the owner of the "Hehe Dan" shop was relatively honest, I went straight into his shop.
Scorching sun.
The shop was stiflingly hot and empty of customers. A young servant in a blue robe stood in front of the counter, nodding his head back and forth.
"Cough cough..."
Li Changsheng coughed twice, startling the servant in the blue robe awake. Before the servant could speak, he picked up the wine jar and said directly:
"I have a jar of freshly drawn 'spiritual spring water' here, do you buy it?"
The young servant in the blue robe paused for a moment, feeling that Li Changsheng looked somewhat familiar. He quickly said, "Please sit down and wait a moment, sir. I'll go and fetch the manager."
He said something, then turned and went into the back room.
Accompanied by a few whispers, a young servant in a blue robe led a portly man who looked like a wealthy official out of the back room.
Upon seeing Li Changsheng, he immediately recognized him, his eyes brightened, and he quickly stepped forward, smiling and cupping his hands in greeting:
"So it's you, young friend Li..."
"Manager Zhai."
Li Changsheng cupped his hands in greeting, and without further ado, pushed the wine jar containing the "spiritual spring water" in front of him, and said with a smile:
"Manager Zhai, please weigh it and give me a price."
He paused, then added:
"If the price is right, there will be more later..."
Manager Zhai naturally understood his implied meaning, smiled and nodded, then uncorked the wine jar. Upon seeing the clear, bright "spiritual spring water," he immediately nodded and praised:
"Very clean 'spiritual spring water'."
Then he picked up a cup from the table, gestured to Li Changsheng, and, after receiving permission, poured himself a small cup, carefully tasted it, and gave his evaluation.
"Low-grade spiritual energy content: seven parts water, two and a half parts wood and earth, and a faint trace of metal and fire spiritual energy. Not bad, not bad..."
Manager Zhai pondered for a moment, then said, "For this quality of 'spiritual spring water,' I can offer one and a half low-grade spirit stones..."
Seeing Li Changsheng open his mouth as if to speak, he quickly said:
"The price depends on its use in cleaning alchemical furnace residue. If you think it's too cheap, you might want to ask other vendors."
After saying that, he showed an attitude that he wouldn't spend a single extra penny.
Li Changsheng smacked his lips.
According to Manager Zhai's prices, a wine jar of "spiritual spring water" could sell for about three low-grade spirit stones, which exceeded his expectations.
But if I don't negotiate the price, I feel like I'm losing out.
Looking at the composed and smiling Manager Zhai, Li Changsheng suddenly asked, "Does the manager have any talismans? Preferably the kind used for attacking enemies."
Shopkeeper Zhai was taken aback. He turned his head and looked at the bottles of pills displayed on the counter. That's right, anyone who wasn't blind would know that this was a pill shop, not a talisman shop.
Coming to his senses, he looked at Li Changsheng's serious face, as if he had thought of something, and smiled:
"Hehe Dan only sells pills, not talismans."
Li Changsheng wasn't disappointed. He had only asked casually, and was about to say something when he heard the other person continue:
"However, I do have a spare talisman myself."
As he spoke, Manager Zhai turned to the servant in the blue robe and ordered, "Go and fetch the 'talismans' from the cabinet in my room."
"Yes, shopkeeper."
The young servant in the blue robe nodded in agreement and trotted into the back room. He soon returned with a three-inch-sized, light blue sheet of paper in his hands.
As soon as they got close.
A cool breeze spread out, quickly driving away the heat.
Under Li Changsheng's astonished gaze, Manager Zhai took the talisman, showed it to him, and explained:
"I bought this talisman to cool off in the summer."
"Its name is 'Ice Arrow Talisman,' and it's considered one of the most valuable low-grade talismans, costing five low-grade spirit stones per talisman."
"Although there have been some losses, even a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining can suffer a great loss if they are not careful."
After explaining, Manager Zhai placed the "Ice Arrow Talisman" in front of Li Changsheng, pointed to the wine jar, and said with a smile:
"If you provide thirty jars of 'spiritual spring water,' this 'ice arrow talisman' will be my gift to you."
"Can."
Li Changsheng gently picked up the "Ice Arrow Talisman," sensing the icy energy surging within it far exceeding that of the "Spirit Sealing Talisman." After a slight hesitation, he nodded in agreement, then added:
"However, I can only deliver one jar per day."
Manager Zhai gave him a deep look, nodded, and said, "Alright." He then picked up the wine jar, examined it, weighed it in his hand, and said, "How about three low-grade spirit stones per jar, using this one as the standard?"
"it is good."
Li Changsheng didn't haggle and readily agreed.
"Please wait a moment, young friend."
Manager Zhai took out three low-grade spirit stones and placed them on the table. He then picked up the wine jar and went into the back room. After a short while, he came out carrying a jar that was almost the same size as the wine jar and was as white as jade.
He placed it on the table, patted the jade jar at the puzzled Li Changsheng, and smiled:
"Ordinary wine jars cannot prevent the spiritual energy of the 'Spiritual Spring Water' from leaking out. This jade jar is what I usually use to store elixirs; it can effectively preserve the spiritual energy of the 'Spiritual Spring Water' from leaking out, so I'm giving it to you, young friend."
What a wonderful thing!
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stood up to express his gratitude, "Thank you very much, Manager Zhai. Please rest assured, I will deliver the 'Spirit Spring Water' tomorrow at noon."
This statement came out.
Manager Zhai's smile widened.
Let's chat for a bit.
Manager Zhai gave them a warm send-off.
Li Changsheng left the shop carrying the "Ice Arrow Talisman," three low-grade spirit stones, and a jade jar.
Before leaving "Peach Blossom Market".
He also browsed the stalls and gathered some information.
Although no useful information has been collected yet, you never know when the information on one of the items might come in handy.
The journey back.
Li Changsheng carefully examined the "Ice Arrow Talisman".
Unlike the gentle energy contained in the "Spirit Sealing Talisman", the icy energy contained in the "Ice Arrow Talisman" is very violent, much stronger than the former.
His eyes gleamed with excitement, and he gritted his teeth, saying:
"Just you wait, thief..."
In high spirits, he quickly walked towards his own house.
We've had lunch.
Li Changsheng hurriedly climbed to the top of the mountain, went to the "Hall of Affairs," carefully inquired about the details, and paid a Spirit Shard processing fee to register a "Spirit Field Elimination" task.
The reward is three low-grade spirit stones.
"We can start selling the 'spiritual spring water' tomorrow..."
Li Changsheng pinched his now empty pocket with a pained expression, returned to his own courtyard, carrying "Frog Prodigy" and leading the much larger and more active "Big Smart," along with a sickle and a jade jar, as he walked out of the courtyard gate.
Don't say it.
His outing was quite eye-catching, attracting a lot of attention.
We came to the main road.
Liu Quanniu's car was nowhere to be seen.
"Uncle Liu may be a bit stingy, but he's a pretty good person..."
Li Changsheng knew that the man had most likely gone to find spirit beast droppings for him. He sighed inwardly, thinking that he would give him some "spiritual spring water" to thank him when he returned with the droppings. He then strolled into the field path.
Arriving at their own sacred field.
He tiptoed to look at the neighboring spiritual field, but it was still empty and deserted.
"That's strange, what's Senior Brother Fang doing..."