Chapter 866: Chapter 349: Fellow Townsmen Meet, a Sneak Attack from Behind [Requesting Monthly Tickets]_2
"Oh?"
"He mistook me for Old Demon Ji, hunted me down, and wouldn’t listen to my explanation. If it weren’t for my sect providing me with some means, I would have almost died upon arrival."
Ji Yuan said, half-truthfully.
However, the one who almost died was not him, but this Celestial Killer Mountain cultivator.
"Brother Ji!"
Ji Yuan was slightly lost in thought, and Mu Xueyao sitting behind him quickly sent a sound transmission to wake him up.
Ji Yuan looked in a timely manner, only to see Ma Gui from the Bone Nightmare Sect, sitting at the front, lifting his right hand with a stone held above it in his palm.
It was precisely the Void Nether Stone that Ji Yuan needed the most!
"Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, I thought I’d join the fun as well."
Ma Gui chuckled and said, "A pound of Void Nether Stone, trade only for items, not Spirit Stones. Interested cultivators can bid."
Void Nether Stone?
And it was brought out by a Bone Nightmare Sect cultivator, coupled with the situation of the Zhou Family previously mentioned by Mu Xueyao.
Ji Yuan suddenly had a thought; could Ma Gui be... fishing?
"What’s this, kid? Do you still need that Void Nether Stone?"
Mei Manor noticed it too, joining the fun with a sound transmission inquiry, not forgetting to glance back at Mu Xueyao.
Clearly, the Divine Sense fluctuations when Mu Xueyao transmitted to Ji Yuan hadn’t escaped this Nascent Soul Monster’s notice.
"Tsk, just arrived and already met a sinner from the Sand Prison... Lucky you, you seem to have quite the charming fate."
Mei Manor remarked.
Ji Yuan didn’t know how to respond, so he simply paid no heed and transmitted to Mu Xueyao, "This is mostly a trap; don’t act rashly."
"Okay!"
Mu Xueyao replied, also glancing at Mei Manor suspiciously; she felt that his gaze towards Ji Yuan seemed a bit... ambiguous?
"Brother Ji, do you know the person beside you?"
"First meeting, don’t know him."
Ji Yuan didn’t want Mu Xueyao to get involved.
Meanwhile, in the field, several people had already placed bids, and the items for trade they brought out were mostly demon beast materials or some useless magical treasures.
"I’ll take it."
Mei Manor suddenly spoke, and as everyone’s gaze turned his way, he stood up.
He first tossed out an item, then with a flick of his right hand, he directly seized the Void Nether Stone, taking a seat.
A series of actions flowed seamlessly.
Quite a few Core Formation cultivators present didn’t even react, including Ji Yuan.
Originally appearing ready to get angry, Ma Gui, seeing the item in his hand, was shocked and immediately withdrew it, then cupped his hands toward Mei Manor sitting by the door.
"Deal... Thank you, fellow... fellow Daoist."
The skill that Mei Manor just displayed had startled him.
He had no way to discern the background of this White-robed Cultivator, but one thing was for sure, he was definitely not an early-stage Core Formation cultivator.
...Only, this pound of Void Nether Stone being snatched away yielded nothing from the probing.
Ma Gui pondered and retrieved another pound of Void Nether Stone from his Storage Bag.
Before he could speak, this Void Nether Stone was already in Mei Manor’s hands.
And in his hand was an identical item.
"Deal... deal."
Ma Gui was a bit flustered, and the rest... he didn’t dare bring out again.
Although he liked the items Mei Manor brought out for trade, completing too many trades and unable to fulfill the tasks... that would be truly troublesome.
Thus, in the end, Ji Yuan was left staring at the two pounds of Void Nether Stone in his Storage Bag, somewhat bewildered.
"You’ve been calling me senior for quite a while now; how could a senior’s meeting not have a little gift?"
"Just take it."
Indeed, for Mei Manor, such items were... truly nothing significant.
Ji Yuan sincerely transmitted a sound of thanks.
"Thank you, Senior Mei!"
Though he essentially gained two pounds of Void Nether Stone for free, plus what was already in the Storage Bag, it totaled ten pounds, sufficient for a construction or to upgrade the Cave Mansion.
Yet Ji Yuan’s heart had little joy, because the most important matter remained unresolved.
Subsequent trades offered no Immortal Talents of interest to Ji Yuan, so he paid little mind to them.
Until it finally concluded.
Mu Xueyao traded for two drops of Thousand-year-old Spirit Milk, Cyan Furnace Wanderer traded for some Earth Treasures suitable for Alchemy.
Iron Talisman Master traded for some materials for Talisman Painting.
Everyone had their gains.
But the Luojia Zhenren from Yun Cliff Temple, Ji Yuan noticed she traded in everything.
Only when Mei Manor made his move did she lift her gaze to glance a few times.
"Miss Mu, I have some business to attend to later, and need to head out, so I won’t be returning."
As the crowd began to disperse, Ji Yuan transmitted to Mu Xueyao.
"Ah... alright."
Ji Yuan didn’t mention taking Mu Xueyao along, so she didn’t awkwardly suggest tagging along.
Just when Ji Yuan contemplated where to go, he suddenly found himself... already outside Juxian Manor.
In just the blink of an eye, he had arrived at another tavern.
Mei Manor stood before him, surrounded by bustling voices.
...Is this the power of the Nascent Soul Stage?
Nascent Soul instant teleportation?
While Ji Yuan was still bewildered, Mei Manor had already spoken to the shopkeeper, preparing to order food.
Clearly, Mei Manor was a regular patron here.
Has he been residing in West Border City for some time?
Ji Yuan recalled what Mu Xueyao mentioned... could it be that Mei Manor really orchestrated that business in Celestial Killer Mountain involving the Black and White Divine Hall?
If so, isn’t that a bit too bold?
"Sit, do I really need to invite you."
Mei Manor naturally went to the window seat, while Ji Yuan quickly cupped his hands and took a seat opposite him.
