Xin Ci pointed to the middle box and, in front of them, took out six thousand low-grade spirit stones from his Sumeru Ring.
An Yulan saw this and her eyes showed surprise, but quickly became all smiles, her tone carrying a hint of grievance.
"Well, you little brat, you even have a Sumeru Ring. I was worried you wouldn't be able to afford spirit stones, but it seems I was overthinking it."
Xin Ci was speechless, what else could he do when they kept treating him like a beggar.
Meanwhile, Xia Xi, seeing the tattered-clothed youth take out spirit stones from a Sumeru Ring, felt her worldview crumble.
She worked hard at the Lingbao Pavilion for a month and only earned less than a hundred low-grade spirit stones. Yet, this little beggar casually produced six thousand low-grade spirit stones.
This was utterly outrageous!
In this day and age, even beggars are richer than me?!
After Xin Ci put away the cross lock, Elder Han, in the crystal space, suddenly transmitted a message to him.
"Xin Ci, buy the two spiritual items on the left as well."
Looking to the left, the two spiritual items Elder Han mentioned were a golden spiritual fruit and an ordinary-looking stick of incense.
"What? Little brother, are you also interested in the Golden Spirit Fruit and the God-Enlightening Incense?"
Seeing Xin Ci's gaze linger on these two items, An Yulan curved her red lips into a seductive arc, her eyes full of playful smiles as she said.
"Elder Han, what's special about the Golden Spirit Fruit and the God-Enlightening Incense?"
"The Golden Spirit Fruit is a high-grade spiritual fruit. It can only grow in soil nourished by the blood of a Golden Flood Dragon. Consuming it can increase physical strength, granting a force of two thousand jin."
"As for the second item, it's not the God-Enlightening Incense, but the Soul Condensing Incense."
"Soul Condensing Incense?"
"The Soul Condensing Incense can condense the soul's form, which is precisely what I, who only have a remnant soul left, need."
Without hesitation, Xin Ci acquired these two spiritual items based on Elder Han's words.
"I'll take these two items."
"Little brother, the price of these two items is not low."
"I can afford it."
Unexpectedly, this little fellow's personal spending was equivalent to three months' income for their Lingbao Pavilion.
"Thirty-one thousand three hundred low-grade spirit stones. Don't blame me for not taking care of you, sister. I'll round it down for you. A total of thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
Xin Ci frowned slightly, not expecting these two items to be so expensive.
However, he promptly paid the thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Xia Xi, watching this fellow spend so lavishly, realized she had been wrong.
How could someone with such wealth be a beggar?
After placing the spiritual items into his Sumeru Ring, Xin Ci was about to leave when An Yulan called out to him.
"Wait, little brother. This is our Lingbao Pavilion's VIP card. Anyone who spends over ten thousand spirit stones at Lingbao Pavilion will receive one. You'll get a ten percent discount on your next purchase."
Xin Ci took the exquisite purple card, still carrying An Yulan's faint fragrance.
"Thank you."
Xin Ci's simple response made Mu Qingqing, in the consciousness space, doubt if she had misread the original work.
She clearly remembered that the male lead in the novel did not treat beauties with such indifference.
Could it be that even the male lead's personality had been affected by the subtle changes in the plot?
What she didn't know was that Xin Ci's only thought was to become stronger, to not entrust his fate to others.
As for others, Xin Ci didn't care, except for those who had taken care of him or helped him kindly when he was weak. He would only treat them with sincerity.
"Sigh, male lead, male lead, how will you attract the female lead looking like this? Completing the plot will be troublesome."
Trouble arrived as soon as he stepped onto the first floor.
"What bad luck. After finally coming to Lingbao Pavilion, I see a firewood carrier from our Su family."
A man in white, holding a jade fan and with his nose practically in the air, walked in.
Mu Qingqing knew this person. He was the third young master of the Su family, Su Ci.
Because the male lead's name, like his, had the character "Ci" in it, Su Ci was very unhappy.
For a young master of the Su family to have the same name as a firewood carrier was embarrassing to say.
Therefore, in the Su family, Su Ci often troubled the male lead.
In the past, the male lead, unable to resist, naturally endured it. But the current male lead was not someone he could provoke.
Mu Qingqing's heart suddenly delighted, and she prepared to watch Su Ci make a fool of himself.
The moment he entered, Su Ci seemed to see Xin Ci descending from the second floor of Lingbao Pavilion.
The items upstairs were things even he couldn't afford. How could this guy afford them?
He must have snuck up when the shop assistants weren't paying attention, and judging by his ragged clothes, he was definitely there to steal.
Coincidentally, the front desk shop assistant Xia Xi wasn't there, which made Su Ci even more certain of his guess.
"You dare, Xin Ci! You dare to steal from Lingbao Pavilion? I'll apprehend you and rid Boss An of a pest."
With that, he displayed his sixth level of Body Refining cultivation and unleashed the Su family martial art, the Blazing Fire Palm, striking towards Xin Ci.
"Stop!"
An Yulan, having just walked down the stairs, saw Su Ci attacking Xin Ci.
Xin Ci was her esteemed guest, and she naturally wouldn't allow anyone to harm him.
However, Su Ci saw Boss An, whom he had been thinking about, and she was as beautiful as ever!
He wanted to show off in front of her even more, and showed no intention of stopping.
Xia Xi, seeing this, felt her heart leap into her throat, thinking Xin Ci would be severely injured by Su Ci's Blazing Fire Palm.
"Annoying." (┯_┯)
Xin Ci raised a hand and, as if swatting away a fly, flicked him away with an expression of annoyance.
With a crisp sound.
Su Ci's body spun in the air and crashed onto the floor, face down.
"This... this is impossible..."
When did Xin Ci become so strong?!
After getting up from the ground, Su Ci, clutching his slightly deformed left cheek, stared blankly at Xin Ci before him with wide eyes.
Xia Xi and An Yulan also had expressions of surprise, their small mouths slightly agape as they gazed at Xin Ci, who had just sent the third young master of the Su family flying with a single palm.