Sun Xiaosheng fell silent for a moment before saying, “No matter how much she is a young mistress of a great family, she is still just a ten-year-old girl. Treat her well during this time. If we can build a good relationship with her, that would be for the best.”
Sun Ling nodded and said, “Your daughter understands.”
Afterward, the father and daughter shifted their conversation to other matters, particularly the beast tide coming in three days.
Cangwu City possessed a grand defensive formation. Once activated, they had nothing to fear, even if tens of thousands of demon beasts attacked together.
By the same token, the appearance of so many demon beasts was also a great opportunity for the cultivators of the Misty Sea island.
Many cultivators would harvest a bounty during the beast tide. If they were lucky, the carcasses of the slain demon beasts could be traded for over a hundred top-grade spirit stones, which would cover their city entrance fees for the coming year.
As the leaders of Cangwu City, the Sun family naturally shared this ambition.
“The process will be the same as last year. Send the eligible disciples of the family out for training.”
When Wen Jingshu learned that a large number of roughly third-rank demon beasts would attack during the beast tide in three days, her hands also began to itch with anticipation.
However, with too many eyes watching here, she had no desire to expose her wood immortal root.
If she couldn't fight to her heart's content, Wen Jingshu preferred to keep a low profile.
Since she couldn't participate in the beast tide, she could still investigate the matter of the divine tree.
It just so happened that a large number of cultivators would be participating in the beast tide frenzy, so any minor moves she made would go unnoticed.
After briefly planning her itinerary on Cangwu Island, Wen Jingshu tossed a defensive formation plate into her room and enjoyed a wonderful night's rest.
Even an overachiever occasionally needed to relax.
The next day, just as Wen Jingshu finished her spiritual meal, Chuntao rushed in and said, “Miss Shu, our Second Young Master has come to visit.”
Since she was staying with the Sun family, Wen Jingshu was already prepared for others to disturb her. Upon hearing Chuntao's words, she didn't react much and simply told her to bring him in.
However, Chuntao hesitated. After a moment of reluctance, she still spoke up. “Miss Shu, you may not know this, but our Second Young Master does not get along with the Young Leader. I assume the Second Young Master's visit this time was not approved by the Young Leader either.”
“Miss Shu, you are the Young Leader's honored guest, so you have every right to refuse.”
Hearing that she had such an easy way out, Wen Jingshu refused without a second thought.
Lesser trouble was always better than more. She couldn't be bothered to get involved in the messy affairs of their clan.
Chuntao was stunned again by how decisively Wen Jingshu had refused.
This young mistress's reactions were always so unexpected...
When Sun Cheng heard that Wen Jingshu had actually refused to meet him, he could no longer maintain his gentle, jade-like smile.
“Chuntao, are you sure you passed along my message?” Sun Cheng asked, gritting his teeth.
Hearing Sun Cheng's tense inquiry, Chuntao respectfully repeated, “Miss Shu is not receiving guests today.”
Sun Cheng sneered. Was she really not receiving guests, or had Chuntao rejected him on her own?
He leaned toward believing that Sun Ling was pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Wen Jingshu's high-profile appearance yesterday had caught the attention of all the factions in Cangwu City.
Some believed that Wen Jingshu was indeed a young mistress from a great family, while others thought she was merely putting on an act.
Initially, Sun Cheng was merely curious and wanted to meet this young mistress.
However, seeing Sun Ling's highly defensive attitude, that curiosity transformed into an intense desire to know more.
He simply had to meet this unfathomable young mistress...
Having arrived in a place with completely different culture and scenery, Wen Jingshu didn't stay cooped up in her room. Once she was fully rested, she took Jinyin out onto the streets.
Because they were on an island, the local cultivators' attire and the architectural style were entirely different from those of the inland.
Even the designs of their magical artifacts carried a unique exotic flair.
Wen Jingshu's distinctive outfit made her look wealthy at first glance. As soon as Jinyin accompanied her onto the street, many stall owners began pitching their wares to her.
“With tender meat and abundant spiritual energy, this Silver-Scaled Sea Fish is only ten low-grade spirit stones a piece! Would the young mistress like to buy one to try?”
What kind of fish was that?
It was a fish she had never seen before.
Looking at a Silver-Scaled Sea Fish that weighed about fifty jin, Wen Jingshu indeed grew a little interested.
“Then give me twenty of them.”
If they tasted good, she could send some to her sister later to let her try them.
The Wen family shared a unanimous attitude toward cultivation: they grew stronger to enjoy life better.
Fasting simply did not exist for them.
The first shopkeeper's eyes lit up upon hearing her words, and he immediately had someone pack up the Silver-Scaled Sea Fish.
“Right away! Thank you for your patronage, that will be two hundred low-grade spirit stones.”
Seeing this, Jinyin stepped forward to pay the spirit stones.
The storage bag Wen Jingshu had given her last time for expenses contained several thousand top-grade spirit stones.
Judging by Wen Jingshu's indifferent attitude, the young mistress clearly didn't care about these few thousand top-grade spirit stones. If Jinyin chose not to mention it, she could have easily pocketed them.
However, Jinyin also knew that while wealthy cultivators might not care about small amounts of spirit stones, it didn't mean they were fools.
After settling the payment with the shopkeeper, Jinyin respectfully handed the storage bag containing the twenty Silver-Scaled Sea Fish to Wen Jingshu.
Wen Jingshu's satisfaction with this temporary maidservant went up by another ten points.
Jinyin was truly skilled at reading people.
If Wen Jingshu were still that commandery princess, she would definitely have kept her by her side as a head maid.
Seeing how generous Wen Jingshu was, the other shopkeepers instantly realized she was an outsider who was curious about everything here.
An eager customer with money—this was going to be easy.
“Young mistress, would you like to take a look at our Cangwu Island specialty, the Cangwu Fruit? Whether eaten raw or used in medicine, this fruit is excellent. It's only one low-grade spirit stone for ten!”
“Young mistress, my demon beast blood is the blood of the Ancient Spirit Fish, unique to Cangwu Island. Talismans drawn with this blood carry a natural burning effect. Would you like to take some, young mistress?”
“Young mistress, since you're here for local specialties, why not take a look at the unique spiritual plants of Cangwu Island? If you miss this chance, you'll have to make an extra trip just to buy them. Are you sure you don't want some, young mistress?”
Listening to the vendors' cries, Wen Jingshu found herself quite tempted.
Although these were all low-grade items, they were still Cangwu Island's unique specialties. What if she actually had a use for them in the future?
Anyway, the one thing she did not lack right now was spirit stones. With a wave of her hand, the young mistress bought everything!
In contrast, Wen Jingshu didn't even spare a glance at the vendors selling pills, talismans, and magical tools.
What a joke. She had plenty of those things in her Yunling Bracelet and was already trying to figure out how to get rid of them. There was absolutely no way she would buy more junk.
Wen Jingshu bought happily, and the vendors sold happily.
Her every move was watched by various factions, who looked on with envy.
Indeed... her free-spending manner perfectly fit the persona of a wealthy, high-status young mistress from a great family who hadn't seen much of the world.
If Wen Jingshu knew what they thought of her, she would definitely roll her eyes.
Who wouldn't look around and buy some local specialties when they went out for a trip!
She had seen far grander sights than they ever had!
Rate on N.U.
