The Price of One Glance

Chapter 84 The Price of a Glance

"Thank you for reminding me, Aunt Yun!"

Li Chuqiu spoke honestly.

When he came in, he clearly noticed that the two women didn't get along—although they knew each other, they didn't seem to have a good relationship.

Therefore, Li Chuqiu has a keen eye.

Seeing that Li Chuqiu was so sensible, Aunt Yun nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "By the way, why are you here again today? Where did you find this rare treasure to resell?"

Li Chuqiu sighed: "In Aunt Yun's eyes, am I that kind of person?"

"Isn't that right?"

Aunt Yun glanced at him: "Tell me, how many rare items have I sold over the years, given you're only a low-level martial artist?"

"—Don't tell me you got all of those through legitimate channels?"

Li Chuqiu really couldn't refute a single point.

The rare treasures he acquired, though not stolen, were essentially the same. Most of them were snatched up while he was out there training, quietly sneaking in and stealing them from behind others who were locked in fierce battles.

Otherwise, someone as lowly as the lower three realms would naturally not have been able to acquire so many good things.

"There are no treasures for sale today. I came here today to ask Aunt Yun about something."

Aunt Yun glanced at him, a half-smile on her face: "Asking for information? I charge a lot for information. What do you want to know?"

"I'd like to ask Aunt Yun if she knows anything about how the sea of ​​consciousness was sealed?"

Aunt Yun, who had been nonchalant, paused slightly upon hearing this: "Your sea of ​​consciousness is sealed?"

Then, as if realizing something, she looked at Li Chuqiu, scrutinizing him from head to toe, as if trying to see right through him: "Is your sea of ​​consciousness sealed?"

"No wonder—no wonder you're still only a lower-level martial artist?"

Although Li Chuqiu didn't deliberately hide the fact that he couldn't open his sea of ​​consciousness, he basically never mentioned it to anyone. Especially not to Aunt Yun in front of him. Although the two had known each other for several years, Li Chuqiu rarely showed his true face when he came here, and was extremely careful.

This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, so Li Chuqiu naturally couldn't just casually reveal his weaknesses.

Therefore, even after knowing each other for several years, Aunt Yun had always regarded Ji Chuqiu as a martial artist without spiritual roots.

With danger looming ahead, Li Chuqiu could no longer hide these things.

After hearing about the sealed sea of ​​consciousness from Chu Yaonu and confirming it with Liu Xu, Li Chuqiu pondered for a long time and finally placed her hopes on the intelligence capabilities of the human world.

Perhaps Aunt Yun in front of us knows some clues?

"To be honest, Aunt Yun, I don't really know what happened either—"

Li Chuqiu did not hide anything and told him that he was unable to open his sea of ​​consciousness and suspected that it was sealed.

After Aunt Yun finished listening, she seemed to become quite interested and said with amusement, "You have spiritual roots, but you can't open your sea of ​​consciousness?"

"That's quite unusual!"

She stared at Li Chuqiu for a long time, making Li Chuqiu feel a little uneasy.

"come over!"

She beckoned to Li Chuqiu.

Li Chuqiu approached the counter.

"Come a little closer!"

As Li Chuqiu approached the counter, Aunt Yun behind it suddenly reached out and pulled him over, grabbing his arm. Immediately afterward, a surge of slightly warm spiritual energy shot from her palm into Li Chuqiu's body.

This spiritual energy seemed to have a keen eye, quickly scanning Li Chuqiu from head to toe.

As Aunt Yun observed Li Chuqiu's physical condition, she repeatedly exclaimed in amazement, "I knew there was something wrong with your body—it's so hard?"

Seemingly sensing Li Chuqiu's physical condition, a look of astonishment gradually appeared on her face: "Are you really not a body cultivator? How come your physical strength is so formidable?!"

"Such hard, such thick meridians!"

"Your extraordinary meridians have long been opened, and they are even much thicker and smoother than those of ordinary geniuses. Logically speaking, you should be a cultivation genius, right?"

"Tsk, interesting, very interesting—"

Aunt Yun was amazed, her beautiful eyes sparkling as if she had discovered something interesting.

Li Chuqiu really wanted to remind her—Aunt Yun's words were easily misinterpreted. But after thinking about it, she kept quiet!

He lowered his head slightly, and the light fell on Aunt Yun, who was leaning forward slightly in front of him. From this angle, he could see her tight and slender waist wrapped around her exquisite curves, and further down, he could vaguely see a full moon.

Aunt Yun, who was observing Li Chuqiu's physical condition, seemed to have noticed something.

"Huh? What's wrong with you?!"

Aunt Yun looked up at him in confusion.

Li Chuqiu subtly shifted her gaze, only to find it landing on Aunt Yun's delicate and beautiful face—a bare face, her long hair simply tied up with a hairpin, her unadorned features swaying with charm.

A glimpse of snow-white skin was faintly visible on her delicate neck.

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Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

The two locked eyes.

Aunt Yun seemed to realize something, glanced down, paused, then looked up again, staring at Li Chuqiu, her eyes narrowing. "Is it pretty?"

"Huh? What?!"

Li Chuqiu looked completely bewildered.

"Still pretending?"

Aunt Yun sneered, and suddenly tightened her grip on Li Chuqiu's arm.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—Aunt Yun, I was wrong—"

A sharp pain shot through Li Chuqiu's arm, and she grimaced, her eyes wide with horror.

With the support of the Nameless Heart Sutra and his mental power year after year, his physical body has now reached an extremely powerful level. Not to mention ordinary swords and blades, no one in the entire Lower Three Realms can harm him.

But Aunt Yun in front of him could break his defenses instantly with just a pinch.

The person in charge of this stronghold who "can govern the human world" is indeed not to be underestimated.

Aunt Yun then casually released her grip, stood up slightly, adjusted her clothes to cover the glimpse of her chest that had been accidentally revealed, and glanced at him: "You've got quite a few secrets, kid."

"You're not a body cultivator, but your physical abilities are even more exaggerated than those of a body cultivator. Below the level of martial artist, I'm afraid no one can rival you."

"There's no other way. If I can't open up my sea of ​​consciousness, I can only refine my body."

Li Chuqiu sighed; this was a last resort. "What did Aunt Yun discover? Do you know what happened?"

Aunt Yun glanced at him and slowly held up two fingers: "Five thousand spirit stones."

Li Chuqiu gasped, her eyes widening: "Why don't you just rob me?!"

Aunt Yun glanced at him, her expression leisurely: "I was just robbing you, so what?"

His calm tone instantly silenced Li Chuqiu's anger.

—He has no temper whatsoever!

How could I not be angry?!

Five thousand spirit stones! If Li Chuqiu hadn't been lucky enough to obtain two storage rings, she would have had to take a lot of risks to earn ten thousand spirit stones by selling other treasures.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she said, "Why don't you just go to heaven?"

"Are you deliberately retaliating against me?!"

Li Chuqiu was furious.

"yes!"

To everyone's surprise, Aunt Yun calmly replied, "The cost for asking for information is one thousand spirit stones."

"What about the remaining four thousand?"

"Naturally, it's compensation for you peeking at me earlier."

Li Chuqiu: "?"

"I didn't see it."

"You really didn't see it?"

Li Chuqiu was slightly guilty: "I didn't do that on purpose."

"Have you seen it?"

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"Is it pretty?"

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Li Chuqiu gritted her teeth: "I only glanced at it, and you charged me four thousand spirit stones?!"

Are her breasts made of gold or silver?

"In all these years, no one has ever seen this before—you're the first. What's wrong with me charging a higher price?"

Aunt Yun glanced at him and sneered, "If it were anyone else, I would have gouged their eyes out by now. You should be grateful."

Li Chuqiu:

"————"

Aunt Yun said leisurely, "I'll deduct the ten thousand spirit stones you deposited with me for you."

As she spoke, she took out an account book from under the counter and lightly drew a line on it with a pen—

Li Chuqiu's heart was bleeding; half of the spirit stones he had painstakingly accumulated had been embezzled.

What a loss!

We've lost a fortune!

I only glanced at it, and four thousand spirit stones were gone?

Li Chuqiu grew angrier the more she thought about it.

Four thousand spirit stones, it would be a waste to only take one look!

Since we've already seen it, we should naturally go back to the original version.

Since Li Chuqiu was already losing four thousand spirit stones anyway, he decided to throw caution to the wind and brazenly fixed his gaze on Aunt Yun in front of him.

It must be said that Li Chuqiu used to have some respect for this Aunt Yun. Firstly, she was older than Li Chuqiu, more experienced, had a very high status, and her strength was unfathomable. Li Chuqiu was able to establish herself in the mortal world entirely thanks to her care, so she always regarded this Aunt Yun as an elder.

But looking at it from a different angle today, he suddenly realized that Aunt Yun was actually quite pretty.

Absolutely stunning!

She is outstanding in appearance, figure, and temperament.

Especially her tight-fitting dress, which hugged her already voluptuous figure, and the allure that she revealed from time to time with her unintentional movements, were extremely attractive.

Li Chuqiu stared intently, brazenly, confidently, and with every second counting—look!

Look closely!

Every extra glance means one less spirit stone lost!

Aunt Yun, who had just made a mark on the account book, looked up and saw Li Chuqiu staring intently at her from behind the counter.

"What are you looking at?!"

"Just one glance would be a waste, but I'll look at it a few more times to make my money back!"

Aunt Yun seemed surprised that Li Chuqiu would say such audacious words. Her face froze for a moment, then a look of annoyance appeared on her face.

"You brat, you're asking for it!"

She instinctively raised her hand to cover her chest, angrily saying, "I'm your aunt!"

"How dare you be so rebellious?!"

Hey, you call her Aunt Yun, and she actually thinks she's an elder?

"Believe it or not, I'll deduct another four thousand spirit stones from your account?!"

Li Chuqiu immediately quieted down and looked away: "Ahem, Aunt Yun, I was just joking with you."

Aunt Yun's breathing became rapid, as if she was angry. She patted her chest to calm herself down, then glared at him irritably: "If you dare to flirt with me again, I'll deduct all your spirit stones!"

Using public office to settle personal scores!

Li Chuqiu somewhat regretted storing the spirit stone with her.

"Alright, you've taken the spirit stones, now let's get down to business," Li Chuqiu said, changing the subject and getting to the important matter.

Aunt Yun rolled her eyes at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Actually, this is the first time I've seen something like this before. But judging from the signs, it does seem like your consciousness has been sealed off—"

Aunt Yun recalled examining Li Chuqiu's physical condition earlier: "Have anything strange happened to you since you were a child?"

Li Chuqiu shook her head.

From the time he could remember, nothing strange had ever happened around him, nor had he encountered any mysterious old men or any unknown adventures.

None at all.

"In your case, it's likely that your consciousness was sealed away when you were still an infant."

"What a vicious method!"

Aunt Yun seemed thoughtful, but quickly realized something, frowned, and looked at Li Chuqiu with a strange expression: "However, sealing the sea of ​​consciousness is no small matter; ordinary cultivators in the upper three realms simply cannot do it—"

"It would require at least a powerful being at the first realm, and it would also expend a great deal of energy and spirit. Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, sealing someone else's sea of ​​consciousness is entirely not worth the effort."

"you----"

Aunt Yun stared at Li Chuqiu and asked, "Who did your parents offend?"

Li Chuqiu shook her head.

Who did his parents offend?

He didn't know.

After all, his alcoholic father was dead, and his mother, who had never appeared, was probably long gone as well. Moreover, these were not things that Li Chuqiu cared about; he was more concerned with how to solve the problem.

"If my consciousness is sealed, how can I unseal it? Aunt Yun, do you have a way?"

"No!"

Aunt Yun answered crisply and decisively.

Seeing the disappointment on Li Chuqiu's face, she rolled her eyes beautifully, exuding charm: "What are you thinking? The one who sealed your sea of ​​consciousness is at least a first-realm powerhouse. To unseal it, it must also be a first-realm powerhouse—and, moreover, possess that ability!"

"The technique of sealing one's consciousness is not something everyone knows."

"I'm not qualified!"

"If you want to unravel this, you need to find a powerful expert at the first level, and the expert must also be willing to expend their energy and spirit for you."

Li Chuqiu remained silent.

A first-level powerhouse?

Where can he find it?

Those in the Upper Three Realms are already among the most outstanding cultivators in the world, not to mention the extraordinary figures in the First Realm.

There are probably only a handful of them in the entire Great Xuan Dynasty!

What's more, it would require others to expend their energy to help him break the seal.

That's pure fantasy!

"Isn't there any other way?"

Li Chuqiu, still unwilling to give up, continued to ask.

"Of course there are—but that's much harder than finding someone at the first realm to help you break the seal, and the rare and precious materials required are ridiculously extravagant, so you can forget about it."

Li Chuqiu fell silent again.

"However, I'm curious about something else—"

Aunt Yun stared at Li Chuqiu: "You brat, what's your background? Who are your parents? What's your significance?"

"For a powerful being at the first realm to expend their energy to seal your sea of ​​consciousness, is it an attempt to take revenge on your parents? Or is it—"

"Are you afraid of your talent for cultivation, fearing you'll surpass him in the future, and want to destroy you?"

Aunt Yun stared intently at Li Chuqiu, and unconsciously leaned forward slightly towards the counter, revealing her graceful waist.

"Hey kid, take off your mask so I can have a good look at you!"

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