Chapter 15: Stupid and rich!

Thirty thousand?

Mu Qingrou frowned.

Thirty thousand taels for a broken spiritual stone—are you crazy?

This Ye Qingran disappeared for five years and came back—has her brain gone bad?

Seeing this, Ye Qingran couldn't help but sneer.

"Mu Qingrou, even if your Mu Family has become a steward family of Wuji Hall, what does it matter? I have the wealth my mother left me, and you still can't compare to me."

As soon as she said that, Mu Qingrou exploded.

She hates most hearing others say she can't compare to Ye Qingran!

"Four hundred thousand taels of gold! Boss, if you don't give me this spiritual stone, you're opposing my Mu Family!"

"This..." The boss's legs went weak; as a small stall holder, how dare he oppose the Mu Family?

"Miss Ye, look..." His eyes pleaded.

"Since Miss Mu is so sincere and wealthy, I have no choice but to yield..."

Ye Qingran's brows and eyes were full of desolation.

Seeing this, Mu Qingrou's face showed a smug expression.

Ye Qingran, from now on, can only be stepped on by Mu Qingrou!

The boss, having gotten Ye Qingran's tacit approval, breathed a sigh of relief and swiftly packed up the spiritual stone: "Miss Mu, the spiritual stone is packed, this money..."

Mu Qingrou frowned; four hundred thousand taels of gold was no small sum, but thinking it was a spiritual stone gave her slight comfort.

"Pay!"

The servant behind her handed a stack of banknotes to the boss.

Having received the 'spiritual stone,' Mu Qingrou felt more and more that something was off.

She suddenly couldn't react—how had she just spent four hundred thousand taels of gold on this stone?

Then Han Xing said, "Miss, the Second Miss of the Mu Family is really strange. You just want to buy a broken stone to play with, yet she insists on joining in the fun."

Ye Qingran replied, "I guess she's just stupid and rich."

Only then did Mu Qingrou realize she had been played.

"Ye Qingran, you played me?"

"How dare I? It's you, Miss Mu, insisting on competing with me—I had no choice but to bear the pain and let go."

Mu Qingrou gritted her teeth.

"Boss, crack this stone open!" she said, wanting to see if it was really a spiritual stone.

The boss felt embarrassed.

This is just a broken stone—do we really need to verify it?

"Miss Mu, let me be blunt: the Trading Market's rule is that sold items cannot be returned."

"Don't I know that?" Mu Qingrou retorted angrily.

The boss then fetched a tool, cut it open, and saw a belly full of golden yellow.

It was gold.

But it was nowhere near four hundred thousand taels.

"Yo, Miss Mu, nice—you've cut out gold!"

Looking at the pile of broken gold, Mu Qingrou just wanted to vomit blood.

As expected, she had been screwed over by that bastard Ye Qingran!

Ye Qingran ignored Mu Qingrou, continued scanning the stall, and an inconspicuous stone caught her eye.

Her eyes were naturally strange; though they didn't have the legendary double-pupil shape, they possessed a hint of its power.

She could faintly see inside through the stone.

In her previous life, she relied on this to thrive in the stone‑gambling world, making a fortune.

She hadn't expected that, after rebirth, this ability would still follow her.

"Boss, how much for this stone?"

Ye Qingran showed no unusual reaction.

The boss glanced at the black stone, about the size of an adult's fist, that Ye Qingran pointed to, and said, "It's just an ordinary stone; if you like it, take it for a hundred taels of gold."

On the side, Mu Qingrou witnessed this.

However, having just suffered a loss, she was now more alert.

She concluded that Ye Qingran must be trying to deceive her.

This time, she wouldn't fall for Ye Qingran's trick.

"Hey, Miss Mu, you were willing to spend four hundred thousand taels on that broken stone, yet this treasure costs only a hundred taels—don't you want it?"

Mentioning those four hundred thousand taels made Mu Qingrou furious.

"Keep it for yourself!"

Ye Qingran raised her brows, "Then I'll buy it. Want to think again?"

This time, Mu Qingrou completely ignored her.

With such clumsy acting, she wouldn't be fooled.

"Boss, since Miss Mu doesn't want it, please wrap it up for me."

Mu Qingrou frowned.

Did Ye Qingran really buy it?

Then Ye Qingran turned and asked, "Miss Mu, you really don't want it? If you don't, I'll pay."

Mu Qingrou's last trace of hesitation was gone.

Ye Qingran paid, took the stone, asked the boss for the cutting tool, and cut it on the spot.

Her skilled movement made the boss stare.

This Miss Ye, are you a veteran?

Seeing Ye Qingran cut the stone on the spot, Mu Qingrou couldn't help but sneer.

She wanted to see what Ye Qingran's broken stone bought for a hundred taels could yield.

Not long after, a white beam of light burst from within the stone.

The stone-selling boss's expression changed.

This is…

Ye Qingran, meanwhile, remained calm.

It basically matched her guess.

Soon, the light grew brighter.

Threads of light, like moonlight.

Mu Qingrou's expression also changed, no longer contemptuous but solemn and angry.

The stone was completely cut open, and a rich spiritual aura seeped out; under the light, the liquid inside could be seen undulating.

"This is… spirit liquid!" the boss exclaimed.

Experienced as he was, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Who would have thought that such an ordinary stone actually contained precious spirit liquid?

Just thinking that he had sold a hundred taels of gold for it made his heart bleed.

Spirit liquid?

Mu Qingrou was dumbfounded.

In this world, cultivation relies on absorbing spiritual aura and forging it into Mysterious Force. Spirit liquid is condensed spiritual aura, a heavenly-earthly treasure, extremely rare.

How could the stone Ye Qingran bought yield such a rare thing as spirit liquid?

"Ye Qingran, quickly hand over the spirit liquid!" Mu Qingrou commanded toward Ye Qingran.

"Miss Mu, I asked you several times just now, but you refused; now I've bought it and even extracted spirit liquid—wouldn't your regret be too late?"

"Ye Qingran, I don't care—hand over the spirit liquid quickly, or we won't be done!" Mu Qingrou commanded.

Taking these spirit liquids to Xuan Yuan City could fetch at least a million taels of gold!

"What if I say no?"

"Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

"How so, Miss Mu—are you planning to cause trouble at the Trading Market?"

In the dark, someone had already noticed this side.

Mu Qingrou furrowed her brows.

Although the Mu Family is powerful, the hidden forces behind the Trading Market are deeply mysterious, and they cannot be provoked.

Yet she was unwilling to let Ye Qingran off so easily.

"Mu Qingrou, if your Mu Family relinquishes the steward position of Wuji Hall, I might consider rewarding you with these spirit liquids!"

"Daydreaming!" Mu Qingrou snorted disdainfully.

However, Ye Qingran's words made her think of something, and her expression gradually calmed.

"Ye Qingran, will you attend the Azure Cloud Grand Assembly in seven days?"

Azure Cloud Grand Assembly?

Ye Qingran did not miss the calculation in Mu Qingrou's eyes.

But so what?

"Go, why not?" Ye Qingran said, lips curling slightly, tone firm.

Receiving Ye Qingran's affirmative reply, Mu Qingrou was slightly taken aback.

She had thought Ye Qingran would refuse. She had prepared to use the provocation method to spur her agreement, but she hadn't expected her to agree so readily.

"Ye Qingran, Ye Qingran, I thought after not seeing you for years you'd have improved, but you're still as foolish as ever!"

Mu Qingrou thought to herself, and her smile grew richer.

Wuji Hall is her turf; once Ye Qingran joins the Azure Cloud Grand Assembly, she can only let her slaughter her!

Guoshi Fu

Fu Hanxiu looked at the wanted list presented by Fu San, his expression somewhat hard to describe.