When there was no one around, the Shadow Snake Demonic Princess Ji Yueer lifted her hood, revealing a stunningly beautiful and alluring face, and slightly bowed to greet Crown Prince Yuan Zheng.
Her signature red hair and snowy skin, along with her snake-like eyes, made her beauty fiercely striking, the kind that leaves a deep impression at first glance.
As the earliest Void Realm expert who aligned with the Wang family and excelled in various illusion techniques, she frequently appeared among the Wang familyâs top tributes.
Standing beside Ji Yueer was another woman, an icy beauty of indiscernible depth, who radiated a sense of extreme danger and power that put Yuan Zheng on guard.
When Yuan Zheng looked over, she nodded slightly and also greeted him, "I am Jiang Yuling, just a hired hand, you donât need to mind me."
"So itâs True Monarch Yueer and True Monarch Jade Spirit, greetings to you both."
Crown Prince Yuan Zheng dared not be negligent and promptly returned the courtesy.
"No need for formalities, Your Highness, letâs get straight to business."
Ji Yueer cut to the chase, discussing with Crown Prince Yuan Zheng the specifics of the Spirit Rice trade as instructed by Wang Shouzhe.
Currently, Silla lacks Spirit Food, while the Divine Martial World, through years of preparation and accumulation, along with Wang Shouzheâs continuous improvement and increased grain yields, now experiences abundant Spirit Rice productionâmaking the negotiation smooth and mutually beneficial for both the Food-lacking and the Food-surplus regions.
As for Jiang Yuling, her presence here speaks for itself: sheâs terribly poor. Having reached the Mid Transcendent Void Realm at such a young age, her annual resource consumption was astronomical.
Rumor has it that she nearly forced the Da Liang Royal Family into cutting ties with her, and even the King of the Northâs Mansion tried to avoid her; the Cold Moon Jiang Clan feared her too...
Unable to bear poverty any longer, Jiang Yuling could only cling to the prosperous thigh of the wealthy Wang Shouzhe, willing to become his lesser wife just to earn large sums of money.
Unfortunately, the competition for the position of Wang Shouzheâs lesser wife was fierce, with even the Immortal Emperor reportedly showing interest.
Thus, Jiang Yuling could only appear in the faction as a "working person," though the salary Wang Shouzhe offered was very generous.
As Yuan Zheng continued discussing details with Ji Yueer, he observed the two beauties with side glances, feeling both wary and deeply admiring Young Master Shouzhe.
Not only were his workers stunning, but each possessed their unique charmâclearly, this Young Master Shouzhe, who seemed modest and magnanimous on the surface, was actually quite the rogue beneath it all~~
Meanwhile.
Wang Shouzhe, whom Yuan Zheng considered quite a flirt, was wandering around Immortal City with Yun Tiange, having nothing else to do.
This time, their wander took them to the renowned [Yun Commerce Market] of Silla Immortal City.
Wherever there are people, there is Yun Commerce; wherever thereâs Yun Commerce, thereâs all sorts of bizarre items and opportunities.
The Yun Commerce Market was filled with tales of discovering Dao-level items, even Immortal Artifacts, codices, as well as various rare treasures.
In earlier years, places like this existed in Changning Guard too.
Wang Shouzhe, along with household head Wang Zhong and friends, once lucked into a beehive there. Later, in order to make a living, he and Lici visited many markets.
However, as Changning County became more prosperous, these semi-deceitful markets gradually vanished.
Strolling through this place brought back many memories for Wang Shouzhe. But despite having money, he wasnât foolish and wouldnât readily buy random junk. He wasnât Wang Anye, who could effortlessly discover Immortal Artifacts.
This time, he only came because Yun Tiange insisted on visiting, so he tagged along.
No choice there, as Yun Tiange refused to believe it was just luck, always feeling sheâd find a good snag.
Truth be told, even the Immortal Emperor couldnât avoid such market trickery; in half a day, sheâd already lost several top-grade Spirit Stones on over ten dubious items suspected to be self-fouling Immortal Artifacts.
"Come take a look, have a peek~"
In the corner of Yun Commerce Market, an older man with a wretched appearance sat behind his gambling stone stall, hawking at the passing crowd: "Genuine Spirit Stone Raw Ore from the Primordial Taoist Palace. If youâre lucky, you might just uncover an Immortal Spirit Stone! Hey, hey, hey~ little girl, want to try your luck?"
If Wang Lici were here, sheâd instantly recognize this miserly and greedy old man as Cai Youdao.
As the story goes, Cai Youdao had his quality Spirit Stone Raw Ore bought up by Wang Lici, leaving only a few quality pieces in the entire batch. To compensate for his losses, he dared not linger near the Sacred Dynasty and major powers, instead wandering remote Immortal Dynasties to recoup what he could.
Once exposed for low-quality gambling stones, at worst, heâd just change locations.
Thus, after years of fraudulent efforts, merely two or three tenths of that batch of gambling stones remained.
Naturally, he kept his habit of flirtatiously asking young ladies if they were True Immortal reincarnations.
"Young master, I feel like I have a lucky streak lately." Yun Tiange, restless, said, "Why not try gambling on some stones? Striking Immortal Spirit Stones would be a huge profit."
"Right, right, and maybe youâll strike a Chaos Spirit Stone too." Wang Shouzhe teased through voice transmission, "Whereâs all this confidence coming from?"
"Being able to pair up with you for so long, isnât this the sign of a lucky streak?" Yun Tiange said, already approaching the gambling stone stall, "Old man, are your Spirit Stone Raw Ores legit?"
"Absolutely legit, I swear by my ancestors and the Heavenly Dao; these raw ores all originate from the mines of Primordial Taoist Palace." Upon the arrival of a big customer, Cai Youdao eagerly pounded his chest, vowing earnestly.
However, mentally, he couldnât help but add, "Legit raw ores, indeed, but alas, all the good stuff was picked out by Lici, and these are just the leftover scraps."
Yun Tiangeâs eyes sparkled and she was about to sweep the place, but Wang Shouzhe blocked her with a smile, "Didnât Tiange hear the saying, âlucky in love, unlucky in gamblingâ?"
This instantly put a broad smile on Yun Tiangeâs face: "What a wise saying, young master. Iâve been so blissfully fortunate in love lately, perhaps I should avoid gambling; no wonder I got it wrong earlier. Letâs go, Iâll save some Spirit Stones to treat you to a feast."
As they were about to leave, Cai Youdao wouldnât let them.
With a swish, he leapt in front of Wang Shouzhe, blocking his way, "Brat, donât you know, cutting off someoneâs income is akin to murdering their parents?"
Before Wang Shouzhe could respond, Cai Youdao turned to Yun Tiange and badmouthed him in front of him: "Miss, I can tell this boy is all slick and sly; his brows full of flirtatious mischief, most likely an idle aristocrat who cleans up and vanishes without a trace. We are all True Immortal Realm friends here; you should watch out for him..."
"Youâre also in the True Immortal Realm?" Yun Tiange stared in shock; she actually couldnât tell.
"Indeed, roaming the world means knowing some Aura Concealing Techniques." Cai Youdao grinned, revealing white sharp teeth, "Lovely girl, your technique is just so-so, not fooling this old man."
"Young master, since heâs a True Immortal senior..." Yun Tiange became a bit tempted.
She was too short on money; seeing Ruolan with a Sacred Artifact, she wanted to save up for one too!
"Tiange, gambling is often deceitful; youâre not familiar in these parts... Lici and I have witnessed a lot of this..." Wang Shouzhe laughed, "Maybe once we locate Lici, she can accompany you?"
"Lici?" Upon hearing the name, Cai Youdao shot up as if his tail was stepped on, nervously eyeing Wang Shouzhe, "Do you...know that rascal Lici?"
Wang Shouzhe glanced at Cai Youdaoâs expression, then at his gambling stone stall, understanding dawned, and he chuckled, "Senior, did Lici visit your stall?" Tut tut...alright, alright, I get it, Tiange, letâs go..."
"Wait..." Cai Youdao, seeing them leave, quickly called out again, inspecting Wang Shouzhe with some disbelief, "Do you, knowing Lici so well, also have the surname Wang? Whatâs your name?"
"Senior, Iâm Wang Shouzhe." Wang Shouzhe grinned, "Looks like you and Lici have quite the âdeep connectionâ, huh~~"
"Wang Shouzhe? The âFourth Uncleâ Lici mentioned?" Cai Youdaoâs beady black eyes suddenly sparkled, eagerly fixating on his waist pouch and storage ring, "Are you rich?"
"..."
Wang Shouzhe remained silent.
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