"Come one, come all, take a look! Finest silk!"
"Candied hawthorns, candied hawthorns! Buy three skewers, get one free!"
"Esteemed customer, what do you need?" Inside a shop selling Gu worms, the waiter greeted Hong Yi with a full face of enthusiasm.
Hong Yi first steadied himself and examined the clerk, then carefully swept his gaze over the shop's layout and furnishings. He secretly frowned. All of this is so lifelike. What exactly is going on?
"I heard you sell Scholar Gu here?" Hong Yi asked.
"Uh, yes. But sir, this Scholar Gu is a Rank 5 Gu Worm." The shop clerk hesitated somewhat.
Hong Yi smiled softly, no longer concealing himself as he released the aura of a Rank 5 Gu Master. The shop immediately fell into chaos.
The shop clerk's full face was astonished, and even the shopkeeper was drawn over. He cupped his hands in greeting to Hong Yi, then personally took out the Scholar Gu for him to inspect.
"It truly is Scholar Gu." Hong Yi examined it in detail for a moment, his doubts growing deeper. "May I test it on the spot?"
"Please, feel free." The shopkeeper immediately lent the Scholar Gu to Hong Yi.
Hong Yi activated his primeval essence and poured it into the Scholar Gu. The Scholar Gu immediately broke free of Hong Yi's fingers, flew out, landed on the ground, and turned into a pale-faced little scholar.
The little scholar bowed to Hong Yi, his manner respectful. "This student pays respects to esteemed master."
Hong Yi could not help nodding, his interest greatly stirred. This kind of Scholar Gu was extremely rare, a Human Dao Gu worm that Hong Yi had only heard of in rumors.
Hong Yi took a Wisdom Dao Mortal Gu and a Trust Dao Mortal Gu