"..." The three of them had different expressions, watching him leave with a hearty laugh.

Jiang Xiaoyue quickly gathered the spirit stones, two hundred and three spirit stones piled there, enough to blind one's eyes.

She said to Xian'er, "Xian'er, I feel sorry for your trouble. Once you've drawn new Fire Spirit Talismans and Golden Light Talismans, we'll move to other places. Families at the Foundation Establishment Stage are not ones we can afford to provoke."

"Why don't you say you feel sorry for me? I even sold my close-fitting undergarment!" Xu Ni shouted.

"I noticed you were drooling with excitement." Jiang Xiaoyue mercilessly retorted.

"When he sniffed the undergarment, you were shy." Xian'er added.

Xu Ni's face turned red. That undergarment was something she had just taken off, and who would've thought the other person would snatch it away.

"...Never mind, anyway, I'm never going to trust these good-looking male cultivators again; I'm finding someone plain-looking."

"You think someone plain-looking is honest? That's just because they lack the skills and have no choice but to be honest. All men are the same." Jiang Xiaoyue said.

She didn't forget to remind another sister, "Xian'er, remember this too."

"Yeah." Xian'er nodded vigorously, "Liu Yuanwai is ugly too and not honest either!"

"Let's go, let's go." Xu Ni didn't say more and urged them.

The three of them packed up their stall and were about to find an inn to stay at.

"Ladies, we're heading back in three days. We'll be staying at the Tingtao Pavilion these few days."

They quickly hid away.

A familiar voice.

A peek revealed it was indeed Weng Liang and others.

Xu Ni snorted coldly.

"Let's go." Jiang Xiaoyue whispered, "We'll find somewhere else to stay, away from them, in case they find out we're still alive and leak news of the Golden Light Talisman and Fire Spirit Talisman."

The three turned and left.

Meanwhile, Li Changzhou heard Weng Liang and the others' conversation.

"Keep an eye these days to see if those three have come to Lake Sound Square." Weng Liang said in a low voice.

"All the inns are canvassing for guests; anyone entering or leaving the market can't escape their eyes. A bit of spirit crystal could get their attention."

"Once found, don't rush to take action; I'll talk to them first."

"Using a Beauty Trap again?"

Several of them laughed and entered the Tingtao Pavilion.

In this place of Moon Lake where women are strong and men are weak, is using Beauty Traps actually prevalent?

Then in Chasing Sun Mountain, where men are strong and women are weak, is it the Beauty Trap that's in vogue?

At this moment, a woman wearing a goose-yellow long dress, her face veiled, walked by on the street, still graceful and ethereal like an immortal.

[Hmm?]

Li Changzhou extended his divine sense.

[Who?] Chang'e asked.

[Quite bold, just changed clothes and dared to linger at Moon Lake.] Li Changzhou chuckled.

[Your Majesty?] Chang'e realized, [Have you seen Gu She?]

More worried about Yang Qinglan than him.

Li Changzhou introspected.

[No, any news from others?]

[No.] Chang'e replied, [What does Your Majesty plan to do next?]

Li Changzhou shared the plan of the three little ones intending to open a market.

[I have a place to recommend; Shui Zhongyue can take them there.] Chang'e suggested.

[Shui Zhongyue?]

[That's the child's name.]

The woman in the goose-yellow long dress, unaware of their conversation, still wandered casually on the street, fulfilling Chang'e's task of gathering information.

Chang'e didn't know how to cultivate power, so she copied the value game, giving tasks to Shui Zhongyue and rewarding her upon completion.

She also remembered the words of Feng of the World, the most crucial thing in this instance is the philosophy of governance.

Her thought was that the value game was the way Heaven nurtures 'victors', what could be more suitable than the method of Heaven itself?

[Makes some sense] Li Changzhou couldn't help but say.

He had never considered using the value game's approach because it belonged to Heaven, not him, subconsciously dismissed by him.

At this time, the three little ones had found a place to stay.

[Have Shui Zhongyue come to the Moon Viewing Pavilion, Qinghui Room at night] Li Changzhou told Chang'e.

Chang'e didn't respond, but as long as she didn't refuse, it meant she agreed; that's her nature.

Being able to converse this much with Li Changzhou was already an indirect expression of gratitude for his previous help.

The three little ones, inside the room, piled the spirit stones on the table, intoxicated, feeling as if they were floating like immortals.

"See this," Jiang Xiaoyue whispered passionately, "This is the real Dao partner we should look for!"

"Two hundred and three pieces, a hundred for a storage bag, fifty for spirit fish, and the remaining fifty for cultivation resources..." Xu Ni calculated.

As she talked, she grew angry again.

"If that cart of spirit rice hadn't been ruined, we could have earned at least six hundred spirit stones! Damn those bandit cultivators, damn Weng Liang, damn men!"

Knock knock~

Silence fell in the room as the three exchanged glances.

"Weng Liang?" Xu Ni tentatively asked Jiang Xiaoyue.

With a soundproof array in place, there was no worry about being overheard.

Jiang Xiaoyue shook her head in confusion, indicating she didn't know.

But in Lake Sound Square, who else would come looking for them besides Weng Liang?

"Should we open the door?" Xian'er asked.

Knock! Knock!

The knocking grew more urgent.

"Ni, it's me." Weng Liang's voice came through.

The three held their breath.

"I want to apologize, I'm really sorry for the earlier incident, but as the leader, I had to prioritize the interests of the majority of cultivators.

"After ensuring their safety, I did go back, but only found the destroyed spirit rice, and followed the sheep... tracks to the stream, never finding you.

"I've been really worried about you, asked around at the Tingtao Pavilion, and was relieved to hear you had safely arrived at Lake Sound Square!"

Weng Liang rambled outside.

"I know you blame me, and I don't expect your forgiveness, I just want to return the 150 spirit stones for your journey."

Xu Ni's eyes lit up.

She was tempted, but didn't act on her own, instead looking at the other two.

Jiang Xiaoyue was deeply conflicted; she didn't care about any man, but the lure of 150 spirit stones was too great!

150 spirit stones, without the luck from fishing, she might not earn that much in her lifetime!

Moreover, Weng Liang did say he looked for them; they indeed went to the stream, but later, to avoid exposing their tracks, ordered the spirit sheep not to defecate—prior they had cattle and horses, which couldn't control bowel movements, so leaving small pellets all the way wasn't a problem.

"...Xian'er, what do you think?" Jiang Xiaoyue asked Xian'er.

After spending so much time together, Xian'er had learned, whenever Jiang Xiaoyue asked for her opinion, it meant she was tempted.

Usually, she would agree, but this time—

She silently shook her head.

For Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni, 150 spirit stones were a lot, but she didn't care, she was more concerned about the safety of her two friends.

The deity had said he would only protect her, so Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni needed her protection!

The three remained silent.

"Sigh," Weng Liang sighed, "I'm staying at Tingtao Pavilion, you can come anytime to collect the spirit stones. Also, the caravan is returning to Green Moon Square in three days, if you want to go back, you can join us, and this time no spirit stones will be charged."

His words full of sincerity.

A few moments later, sounds of clothing being straightened barely echoed, followed by gradually fading footsteps.

"...I think," Xu Ni hesitated, "perhaps Brother Liang didn't deceive us, he just didn't like me as much, so he valued the caravan more, but he did go back to look for us."

Jiang Xiaoyue furrowed her small brow, although cautious, her limited experience couldn't help her see much.

"Let's sleep first, I'm exhausted." Xian'er yawned, starting to undress.

"Mm." The two nodded.

The journey had left them with little rest, and upon arriving at Lake Sound Square, they immediately began gathering information and setting up their stall, and they were long exhausted.

Knock~ knock~

The three of them froze like they were playing a game of statues.

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