Yunxi gave Jiaozi two spirit stones. After sending him away, she stepped forward and called out:
"Senior, I'd like to rent a cave dwelling."
The old man opened his eyes. Seeing Yunxi, he yawned and asked:
"Our establishment offers cave dwellings in three tiers—high, middle, and low—based on the density of Spiritual Qi and the Spirit Gathering Formation set within them. Different tiers require different amounts of spirit stones. Which tier would you like to rent?"
Wei Yunxi chuckled and said:
"Senior, this junior is short on funds and can only rent the lowest-tier cave dwelling, but it must be safe."
The old man glanced at Yunxi and noticed that the little girl was on the verge of a breakthrough. Lazily, he handed her a Jade Token.
"Bingsi Cave Mansion, low tier. Payment is calculated daily, twenty low-grade spirit stones per day. Pay five hundred low-grade spirit stones in advance, and when you leave, any excess will be refunded while any shortfall must be made up.
"But let me put the ugly words first: the Spiritual Qi in low-tier cave dwellings is very thin, which is not conducive to your breakthrough."
After hearing this, Yunxi readily paid the spirit stones. Taking the Jade Token, she smiled and said:
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior. I know my own limits. This is all I can afford, so I'll make do for now. Once I meet up with my companions, we'll see. Perhaps I can even mooch off their high-tier cave dwelling."
Yunxi's words were deliberately ambiguous. They made it clear that she was not alone and that her companions had no shortage of spirit stones, only that they had temporarily gone their separate ways and she had entered the city ahead of them because she needed to break through.
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