Chapter 24: Transaction

Returning to the market, Ye Qingxuan was already familiar with the way.

When he arrived near Hong MiaoMiao's stall from last time, he found she was already waiting there, and beside her stood a young man of similar age, quite handsome.

Of course, compared to him, Ye Qingxuan, he still fell just a tiny bit short.

Ye Qingxuan was quite confident in his own looks in this life, but it seemed people in this world all looked pretty good...

At the same moment, Hong MiaoMiao also spotted Ye Qingxuan and waved happily, calling out:

"Junior brother, Senior sister is here."

Ye Qingxuan stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said:

"Sorry to keep Senior sister waiting."

Hearing the words "Senior sister," Hong MiaoMiao excitedly squinted her eyes and shook her head:

"It's nothing, we just arrived a short while ago!"

The young man beside her, seeing Hong MiaoMiao's attitude toward Ye Qingxuan, immediately glared at Ye Qingxuan and snorted displeasedly:

"Hmph!"

Seeing the young man's jealousy-filled expression, Ye Qingxuan paid it no mind, instead smiling and asking Hong MiaoMiao:

"Senior sister, who is this Senior brother?"

After all, within the Xuantian Sect, as long as one's cultivation isn't absurdly high, calling someone "Senior brother" is always correct; after all, he had only entered the sect not long ago and his cultivation was low.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Hong MiaoMiao unusually blushed and whispered:

"His name is Bai Qingyun, and he is my Dao companion!"

Hearing Hong MiaoMiao's introduction of himself, Bai Qingyun glanced arrogantly at Ye Qingxuan.

Ye Qingxuan was somewhat surprised in his heart; he hadn't expected Hong MiaoMiao to have settled on a Dao companion so young.

However, this had little to do with him.

At that moment, Hong MiaoMiao noticed Bai Qingyun's little gesture and directly glared at him.

Bai Qingyun shivered, cleared his throat to feign composure, and looked at Ye Qingxuan, smiling:

"Junior brother Ye, if you have any matters in the future, you can speak to me, your Senior brother; I will certainly help if I am able!"

The implied meaning was: in the future, just come directly to your Senior brother for matters, and don't keep bothering your Senior sister.

There was no help for it; his hostility toward Ye Qingxuan was mainly because he felt an unprecedented sense of danger regarding Ye Qingxuan's looks!

Facing Bai Qingyun's words, Ye Qingxuan readily agreed:

"Then in the future, this Junior brother will trouble Senior brother Bai."

Regarding the trouble that might arise from such trivial matters, Ye Qingxuan would avoid them whenever possible!

Since it didn't involve his interests, why would he aggressively counterattack without cause?

Such meaningless entanglements would only hinder his cultivation progress.

As long as it didn't obstruct his Dao, other unreasonable clashes of pride were all negotiable!

Of course, those who push their luck were a different matter!

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan knew when to advance and retreat, Bai Qingyun's expression softened slightly and he stopped making things difficult for him, after all, he was the Junior brother of his Dao companion, Hong MiaoMiao.

"Junior brother, how many Spirit-Enhancing Pills did you say you had?"

At this, Hong MiaoMiao, standing nearby, asked Ye Qingxuan, while simultaneously glancing at Bai Qingyun to warn him not to interfere.

Hearing Hong MiaoMiao's question, Ye Qingxuan instinctively looked around at the bustling stalls and hesitated somewhat.

Noticing this, Bai Qingyun spoke up:

"There are too many people and eyes here; let's find a more secluded place!"

Having finished speaking, he pulled Hong MiaoMiao in one direction, gave Ye Qingxuan a look, and signaled him to follow.

Jealousy aside, important matters could not be delayed.

Although Bai Qingyun felt such vigilance was unnecessary within the sect's market, since Ye Qingxuan had concerns, he would simply go along with it.

After all, it was he who had insisted on coming along to help; for Hong MiaoMiao's sake, he couldn't cause trouble.

After the three arrived at a more secluded spot, Bai Qingyun cast a spell, instantly isolating their voices from the outside world.

Afterwards, Bai Qingyun spoke calmly:

"Speak! How many Spirit-Enhancing Pills do you have?"

"Senior brother, what is your purchase price?"

Ye Qingxuan did not state the quantity directly but asked the price first.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Bai Qingyun and Hong MiaoMiao exchanged a glance, and Bai Qingyun gave the price they had already agreed upon:

"If the quantity is not large, we can purchase at the market price of twelve lower-grade spirit stones per pill, as support for you, Junior brother.

If the quantity is large, we will purchase at ten lower-grade spirit stones per pill. What do you think, Junior brother Ye?"

If the quantity was small, Bai Qingyun and Hong MiaoMiao could use them for their own cultivation, essentially doing Ye Qingxuan a favor.

But if the quantity was too large, the two of them alone could not consume it all and would have to resell it, naturally requiring a certain profit margin.

Hearing the price offered by Bai Qingyun and Hong MiaoMiao, Ye Qingxuan knew Hong MiaoMiao wanted to look out for him.

Thus, after a moment of thought, Ye Qingxuan decided to increase the share he had originally intended for Hong MiaoMiao:

"Senior brother Bai, Senior sister Hong, I have one thousand Spirit-Enhancing Pills; I will sell them to you at nine lower-grade spirit stones per pill!"

Originally, Ye Qingxuan had only planned to give Hong MiaoMiao a share of five hundred.

"What? So many?"

Hearing the quantity Ye Qingxuan stated, Hong MiaoMiao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Even Bai Qingyun, standing nearby, though silent, showed shock in his eyes.

Spirit-Enhancing Pills are first-grade supreme elixirs with a delightful effect on aiding cultivation, naturally making them highly sought after by Qi Refining cultivators, so the consumption rate of Spirit-Enhancing Pills is naturally very high.

So at the Qi Refining realm, being able to produce a thousand Spirit-Boosting Elixirs at once is an incredible feat.

"Are you truly determined to sell nine lower-grade spirit stones to us? Spirit-Boosting Elixirs are in high demand on the market; don't blame us for not reminding you later."

Especially upon hearing Ye Qingxuan's selling price, Bai Qingxia, though wanting to agree immediately,

still spoke up to remind Ye Qingxuan, seeing Hong Miaomiao beside her, that Spirit-Boosting Elixirs were not hard to sell on the market.

At this moment, Hong Miaomiao also came to her senses and hurriedly spoke to advise:

"Yes, Junior Brother! Ten lower-grade spirit stones from you to us will suffice!"

Although Hong Miaomiao wanted to earn spirit stones, she did not wish to encroach upon her junior brother's interests.

Disciples of the Xuantian Sect may have many sources of spirit stones, but their consumption is equally high.

A thousand Spirit-Boosting Elixirs, purchased at ten lower-grade spirit stones each, could bring the two of them a profit of two thousand lower-grade spirit stones, enough for Bai Qingxia and Hong Miaomiao to purchase quite a few cultivation resources.

"Senior Brother Bai, Senior Sister Hong, let us purchase at the price of nine lower-grade spirit stones! The Hundred Treasures Pavilion also offers this purchase price!"

Hearing Hong Miaomiao's advice, Ye Qingxuan smiled but did not agree.

Upon hearing this, Hong Miaomiao was still somewhat hesitant:

"This..."

The Hundred Treasures Pavilion is the Hundred Treasures Pavilion; its purchase price of nine lower-grade spirit stones is simply because their costs are high. Hong Miaomiao understood this very clearly in her heart.

"Very well, it is decided!"

Seeing that Hong Miaomiao was still somewhat hesitant, Ye Qingxuan spoke directly to settle the matter of the price.

If others respect me by a foot, I will respect them by a fathom. Ye Qingxuan has few friends; whoever treats him with sincerity, he will treat with sincerity!

A difference of one lower-grade spirit stone is but a drop in the bucket to Ye Qingxuan, not worth mentioning.

Since Hong Miaomiao and Bai Qingxia were thinking of him, he naturally did not mind yielding a trivial profit to the two of them.