Chapter 24: The Transaction

Returning to the market, Ye Qingxuan was already well acquainted with the way.

When he arrived near Hong Miaomiao's stall from last time, he found that she was already waiting in place, and beside her stood a handsome young man of a similar age.

Of course, compared to Ye Qingxuan himself, he was still a tiny bit lacking.

Ye Qingxuan was quite confident in his looks in this lifetime, though it seemed that people in this world were generally good-looking.

At that moment, Hong Miaomiao also spotted Ye Qingxuan and waved her hand happily, shouting

"Junior Brother, I'm over here!"

Ye Qingxuan stepped forward, gave a slight bow, and said

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Senior Sister!"

Hearing the term "Senior Sister," Hong Miaomiao squinted her eyes happily and shook her head

"It's fine, we just arrived not long ago either!"

However, the young man beside her, seeing Hong Miaomiao's attitude toward Ye Qingxuan, immediately glared at him and let out an annoyed huff

"Hmph!"

Looking at the young man's jealousy-filled expression, Ye Qingxuan didn't mind. Instead, he smiled and asked Hong Miaomiao

"Senior Sister, who is this Senior Brother?"

In any case, within the Xuantian Sect, as long as one's cultivation wasn't ridiculously high, calling someone "Senior Brother" was never wrong—after all, he hadn't been in the sect for long and his cultivation was low.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's inquiry, Hong Miaomiao became uncharacteristically shy and whispered

"His name is Bai Qingyun, he is my Dao companion!"

Upon hearing her introduction, Bai Qingyun gave Ye Qingxuan a proud, haughty glance.

Ye Qingxuan was somewhat surprised in his heart; he hadn't expected Hong Miaomiao to have settled on a Dao companion at such a young age.

However, this had little to do with him.

Noticing Bai Qingyun's little gesture, Hong Miaomiao gave him a sharp glare.

Bai Qingyun shuddered, cleared his throat to feign composure, and looked at Ye Qingxuan with a smile

"Junior Brother Ye, if you need anything in the future, you can just tell me. If I can help, I certainly will!"

The underlying meaning was: *In the future, if you need something, come straight to me; don't go looking for your Senior Sister every time.*

There was no helping it; his hostility toward Ye Qingxuan stemmed mainly from the fact that he felt an unprecedented sense of danger regarding Ye Qingxuan's looks!

Facing Bai Qingyun's words, Ye Qingxuan played along

"Then I shall trouble Senior Brother Bai in the future."

Regarding the potential trouble brought by such trivial matters, Ye Qingxuan avoided them whenever possible!

Since it didn't involve his interests, why should he launch a forceful counterattack for no reason?

This kind of meaningless entanglement would only hinder his cultivation progress.

As long as it didn't obstruct his Dao, other petty disputes of temperament were easy to handle!

Of course, that was for everyone except those who pushed their luck!

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan knew when to advance and retreat, Bai Qingyun's expression softened slightly, and he stopped making things difficult. After all, this was the junior brother his Dao companion had befriended.

"Junior Brother, how many Spirit Boosting Pills did you say you had?"

At this time, Hong Miaomiao spoke up to ask Ye Qingxuan, casting a warning glance at Bai Qingyun to tell him not to meddle.

Hearing her question, Ye Qingxuan subconsciously looked at the bustling stalls around them and hesitated.

Noticing this, Bai Qingyun spoke up

"There are too many eyes and ears here. Let's find a more secluded place!"

With that, he pulled Hong Miaomiao in a certain direction and gave Ye Qingxuan a look, signaling him to follow.

Jealousy was one thing, but business could not be delayed.

Although Bai Qingyun felt there was no need for such vigilance in the sect's internal market, since Ye Qingxuan had concerns, he would follow his lead.

After all, he had insisted on coming along to help; for Hong Miaomiao's sake, he couldn't cause trouble.

Once the three arrived at a more secluded spot, Bai Qingyun cast a spell, instantly isolating them from the sounds of the outside world.

Then, Bai Qingyun spoke indifferently

"Speak! How many Spirit Boosting Pills do you have?"

"Senior Brother, what is your purchase price?"

Ye Qingxuan did not state the quantity directly, but asked about the price first.

Upon hearing the inquiry, Bai Qingyun and Hong Miaomiao exchanged a glance, and Bai Qingyun provided the price they had already discussed

"If the quantity is small, we can purchase them at the market price of twelve low-grade spirit stones per pill, as a show of support for you, Junior Brother. If the quantity is large, we will purchase them at ten low-grade spirit stones per pill. What do you think, Junior Brother Ye?"

If the quantity was small, Bai Qingyun and Hong Miaomiao could use them for their own cultivation, treating it as a favor to Ye Qingxuan.

But if the quantity was too large, the two of them couldn't consume them all alone and would have to resell them, so they naturally had to earn a certain margin.

Hearing the prices offered, Ye Qingxuan knew that Hong Miaomiao wanted to look out for him.

Thus, after a moment of thought, Ye Qingxuan decided to increase the share he had originally intended for Hong Miaomiao

"Senior Brother Bai, Senior Sister Hong, I have one thousand Spirit Boosting Pills. Let's just sell them to you for nine low-grade spirit stones per pill!"

Originally, Ye Qingxuan had only planned to give a quota of five hundred pills to Hong Miaomiao.

"What? That many?"

Hearing the number Ye Qingxuan stated, Hong Miaomiao couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

Even Bai Qingyun, though silent, showed a look of shock in his eyes.

Spirit Boosting Pills were top-grade Tier 1 pills with impressive effects for assisting cultivation, making them highly sought after by Qi Refining stage cultivators; thus, their consumption rate was naturally very fast.

Therefore, in the Qi Refining stage, being able to produce one thousand Spirit Boosting Pills at once was an incredible feat.

"Are you truly decided on selling them to us for nine low-grade spirit stones? Spirit Boosting Pills are in high demand on the market; don't blame us for not warning you later."

Especially upon hearing Ye Qingxuan's selling price, although Bai Qingyun wanted to agree immediately, seeing Hong Miaomiao beside him, he still felt the need to warn Ye Qingxuan that the pills would not be hard to sell on the market.

At this point, Hong Miaomiao also realized the situation and hurriedly tried to persuade him

"That's right, Junior Brother! You can just sell them to us for ten low-grade spirit stones!"

While Hong Miaomiao wanted to earn spirit stones, she did not want to encroach upon her junior brother's interests.

Although disciples of the Xuantian Sect had many sources of spirit stones, their consumption was equally high.

One thousand Spirit Boosting Pills, purchased at ten low-grade spirit stones each, could bring them a profit of two thousand low-grade spirit stones, which was enough for Bai Qingyun and Hong Miaomiao to buy many cultivation resources.

"Senior Brother Bai, Senior Sister Hong, let's just go with nine low-grade spirit stones per pill! That is also the purchase price of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion!"

Hearing Hong Miaomiao's persuasion, Ye Qingxuan smiled but did not agree.

Hearing this, Hong Miaomiao was still somewhat hesitant

"This..."

The Hundred Treasure Pavilion was the Hundred Treasure Pavilion; their purchase price was nine low-grade spirit stones because their costs were high, and Hong Miaomiao was well aware of this.

"Alright, it's decided!"

Seeing that Hong Miaomiao was still hesitating, Ye Qingxuan directly settled the matter of the price.

If others treat me with respect, I will treat them with even more; Ye Qingxuan did not have many friends, but whoever treated him sincerely, he would treat them with sincerity!

A difference of one low-grade spirit stone was a mere drop in the bucket to Ye Qingxuan, not worth mentioning.

Since Hong Miaomiao and Bai Qingyun were looking out for him, he naturally did not mind yielding a negligible profit to the two of them.