webnovelfull Chapter 57 Small Town
Chapter 57 Small Town
The shopkeeper happily accepted the spirit stones: "Fellow immortal, you are very generous. Please come with me."
In a remote border town like this, someone who can casually request three superior rooms must be someone who is not short of money, so the owner is naturally happy to serve them.
The innkeeper led the people upstairs to the three rooms on the far east side and asked, "What do you think, fellow immortal?"
Liu Xingxing pointed to the outermost room: "Great, I'll stay in this one. Dinner will be delivered to my room every day. My two friends don't like to be disturbed."
"Alright, then you can stay here for now."
The boss left with a smile.
Seeing that the person had left, Liu Xingxing went into the room and closed the door. Not long after, a person appeared out of thin air, supporting another person. It was Baili Shu, who had been following them, and the unconscious A Zheng.
"The room has been rented for you. Take him back. Get some rest tonight, and you can focus on your breakthrough tomorrow. I'll take care of him."
"Okay, thank you for your expense."
"A few spirit stones are hardly a waste of money; I have plenty of these."
Baili Shu said no more, helped A Zheng into the middle room, and then went to the innermost room.
I just returned to this familiar yet unfamiliar world today, and there's still so much to digest. I sat cross-legged in meditation and lost track of time.
The next day, morning
The moment Liu Xingxing woke up, she set up arrays in all three of their rooms, especially adding two more layers to Baili Shu's room, so that he wouldn't blow up the house when he advanced.
She glanced at Ah Zheng, who seemed to be waking up soon, and in a good mood, went downstairs to find something to eat on the street.
Although it's just a small town, it has everything you need, including many local snacks, though they are all ordinary foods without any spiritual power.
Also, I didn't see any auction houses or medicinal herb markets. Otherwise, she could have gone to browse around and see if she could find any treasures. She can't let her alchemy career go to waste.
After eating a bowl of wontons, I habitually bought two bags of steamed buns, as well as some delicious dried fruits and pastries, before returning to the inn.
As soon as I entered, I saw Ah Zheng standing in the upstairs corridor, looking completely bewildered, not knowing when he had woken up.
"Hey, you're awake just in time. I bought some food, let's eat together."
As he spoke, he naturally walked into his room and placed the two oil paper bags he was carrying on the table.
"you are?"
Ah Zheng looked at the overly familiar woman with a puzzled expression; he didn't think he knew her at all.
Liu Xingxing paused for a moment before realizing that he had used an illusion spell to create a different face without his knowledge.
"I am Liu Xingxing."
Ah Zheng asked again with a puzzled look, "Are you Miss Liu?"
"Otherwise, who would recognize someone like you who just came from another world? You have a lot to learn. Come on in, there are too many people and too many eyes outside."
Hearing such a familiar tone, Ah Zheng believed it to some extent, but still followed in with some confusion.
"Have we... arrived?"
Liu Xingxing poured two cups of tea and placed one in front of him, calmly saying, "Yes, it's because you're too weak to handle the crossing and missed the most spectacular scene."
"Now, welcome to the Primordial Continent, you newbie."
Ah Zheng didn't quite understand what she was saying, but he roughly knew what she meant. However, after looking around for a while, it seemed that there was no difference from the other side, and he was a little disappointed.
"Eat a couple of bites to fill your stomach first. You've only just recovered, and you haven't eaten anything all day. Your half-human body can't take it."
Liu Xingxing placed another bag of steamed buns in front of him.
Ah Zheng paused for a moment, then picked up a steamed bun and ate it with his tea.
The moment the food entered his mouth, Ah Zheng's pupils visibly dilated.
These steamed buns look like ordinary buns, but they taste much more delicious. The same goes for this tea; it feels like there's something extra, but I can't quite put my finger on it. It's just a very ordinary cup of tea.
He had tasted the food at Zhaiyunlou, which was hailed as divine cuisine, and it was indeed delicious, but it was definitely not in the same league as these two.
"It's delicious, isn't it? I specially bought two bags to try it out. They even added local specialties in spices, but unfortunately, cultivators don't really like to eat these mortal products with impurities."
As if she could read his mind, Liu Xingxing began to introduce the matter with great seriousness.
"Cultivators, do they even discard such things like worn-out shoes? Just what kind of existence is this world?"
Liu Xingxing also picked up a steamed bun and started eating it, looking completely indifferent.
"You'll gradually see that this world is beautiful, but also more cruel and ruthless than you imagine. People without strength are just fish on a chopping block here. Someone like you might be gone the moment you step out the door. Do you regret it?"
After finishing a steamed bun and drinking half a cup of tea, Ah Zheng took another one. His appetite seemed much better today, and he no longer looked sickly as before.
"I made the choice myself, so I naturally won't regret it."
"Oh~ So what was the difference between those people you saw outside in the corridor and ordinary people?"
"...I can't tell, but judging from their refined appearance and steady gait, they are all not from ordinary families. I suppose they are cultivators like you and Brother Baili."
"It's not that I know nothing at all. This is the 'Chronicles of the Primordial Continent,' which can help you quickly understand this world. It's of no use to me now, so I'll give it to you."
"This outfit will be useful to you, so I'm giving it to you. You can wear it all the time and it won't get dirty. Once you start wearing it, don't take it off too often. Don't tell Baili, and don't tell anyone else either."
"for……"
"There's no reason why, just do it."
Ah Zheng vaguely sensed something; this garment must be very valuable here, so valuable that even Brother Baili didn't know.
Why would she suddenly give me such an expensive gift?
"Thank you, I'll keep it a secret."
Liu Xingxing had no idea that all the things he was imagining were just a gift of a robe that the others on Qiwu Peak already had. She didn't want Baili Shu to know because she didn't want to be biased.
Baili Shu might advance to the Nascent Soul stage with this breakthrough, so this thing is useless to him. However, he could be given two pills, which would be a large sum of money even if sold, enough for him to use.
"By the way, why haven't I seen Brother Baili yet? Is he next door?"
"Okay, don't bother him these next few days. Just wait for him to come out on his own."
"why?"
"He's breaking through. As for what a breakthrough is, well, here's an introductory book on cultivation. Take a look for yourself. I'm going back to my room now."
"By the way, they don't provide meals here in the morning or at noon, but there is one meal in the evening. Here are twenty mid-grade spirit stones, which are equivalent to money in the mortal world. You can go and buy your own food."
"The classification of spirit stones is also written in the book, you can read it yourself. Ordinary people can use this bag, take it whenever they want. No vicious people have been found in this town yet, but you never know when someone might come. Don't go too far and don't offend anyone easily."
Liu Xingxing tossed down a bag of spirit stones, grabbed a bag of steamed buns, and went out to her room, leaving behind a bewildered Azheng.
After weighing the brocade pouch on the table, Ah Zheng tentatively took out a palm-sized spirit stone from it, which immediately aroused his curiosity.
"This piece is so big, there are actually twenty of them in here, how did they fit them in there..."
Then she glanced at the two books on the table, one thick and one thin, made of some kind of leather, and first picked up the clothes to try them on.
The originally loose clothes quickly tightened into a fitted shape the moment they were put on. A-Zheng tried them on twice more, but it was still the same. So he put on the clothes and went back to the table.
The bag of steamed buns that Liu Xingxing had left him was still steaming hot, so A-Zheng ate them while studying the two books.
……
Unsurprisingly, Baili Shu didn't leave his room for three days, and A Zheng was also rarely seen. However, the wisp of divine consciousness he carried never left the town. He was quite obedient, and twenty mid-grade spirit stones were enough for him to squander for a while.
Liu Xingxing extended her room usage for a few more days. She would go out for a stroll whenever she had free time. After two or three days, she had explored the entire town several times and lost interest in going out anymore.
I thought it would be boring for many more days, but to my surprise, the town suddenly became lively.