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"If I hadn't gone to the southeast corner of the Immortal Market that day to buy refining materials, I probably would have been lost too."

"That's why I want to travel with Fellow Daoist Chen. We can look out for each other."

Chen Ganliu was about to say that his cultivation was too shallow and he probably couldn't take care of Sister Chen. Suddenly, he realized that the other party probably didn't know his cultivation level and mistakenly thought he had hidden his strength, which was why she wanted to travel together.

To be honest, Chen Ganliu was still a few months shy of ten years old.

Cultivators' appearances often didn't match their ages. Chen Qing might not have any interest in playing with a child, but she was looking for a "backer." Whether this backer was reliable or not, she was already desperate.

Hmm, it was probably also because Chen Ganliu looked like a child. Even if they were together, they could use the excuse of being "siblings" or other pretexts to cover it up. Later, they could find a way to break free.

Chen Ganliu pondered for a moment. He actually had a need as well: to conceal his whereabouts and his wealth. After all, he had truly accumulated seventeen instances of merit.

A person who travels alone is often suspected. Someone with a family...

Hmm, that word wasn't accurate.

Anyway, if he partnered with Chen Qing, it would reduce the chance of being suspected.

Especially since they both had the surname Chen, people would definitely mistake them for siblings. Many people had died in the Suiyang Immortal Market this time, and few people knew their backgrounds.

With this thought, Chen Ganliu chuckled and said, "I'm a bit scared too. With Sister Chen looking after me, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Follow me."

She led Chen Ganliu to her usual spot for setting up a stall. She extended her slender hand and tapped a large rock several times. Chen Ganliu's vision blurred, and a small, exquisite courtyard appeared before him.

Chen Qing knew he must be confused, so she said in a low voice, "Originally, a Rogue Cultivator who specialized in earth and wood Dao techniques wanted to live here long-term and spent a great deal of effort building this exquisite residence."

"Later, something happened in his family, and he had to leave. He had no choice but to transfer this courtyard. I spent most of my fortune and borrowed some Talisman Coins to buy it."

Chen Ganliu was slightly surprised. He was also knowledgeable. He said, "This courtyard even comes with a defensive formation. If it couldn't be moved, it would be difficult to buy for less than twenty or thirty Spirit Stones."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "He was in a hurry to transfer it, so I only spent five Spirit Stones."

When cultivators generally talk about Spirit Stones, they are referring to low-grade Spirit Stones. The quality of low-grade Spirit Stones varies, and their value fluctuates greatly. Among cultivators, there is another method of conversion, and it is not a stable currency.

Chen Ganliu had no interest in calculating the detailed value of this exquisite residence. Speaking of which, he had his own cave mansion. In terms of value, it was much higher than Chen Qing's, although his wife owned half of the property.

They were already familiar with each other, and after surviving the disaster, they felt even closer.

This small courtyard had only five rooms. One was for Chen Qing's own use, one was a storeroom for the materials she had purchased and the finished Magic Treasures, one was her workshop, and the last one was a quiet room for cultivation.

Therefore, Chen Ganliu had no choice. Fortunately, the five rooms were about the same size, and the comfort level of living in them was similar.

Chen Qing hadn't intended to find someone to live with. This demonic tribulation had truly terrified her.

When she fled, she had nowhere to go and was among the first to return.

It wasn't until Chen Ganliu returned, two or three months later, that she still hadn't seen any acquaintances.

The Rogue Cultivators currently in the Suiyang Immortal Market were all from other places. Some of them had the same intentions as Chen Ganliu. After hearing about the Demonic Cultivators' massacre, they also wanted to be "grave robbers."

However, they didn't expect that someone had already gotten there first and hadn't gained much.

But since they had come, they were reluctant to leave. After all, the original Rogue Cultivators were gone, and their ecological niche was empty. These people had settled down temporarily.

Chen Qing's cultivation was not high, and she didn't dare to interact with these unfamiliar Rogue Cultivators. She was often filled with fear, so when she saw Chen Ganliu, she invited him to live with her. She didn't have any ulterior motives; she just wanted to huddle together for warmth.

She prepared bedding for Chen Ganliu and a batch of paper and ink. Seeing Chen Ganliu holding a Talisman paper and looking at it in the sunlight, she suddenly felt at ease and thought to herself, "In the past, everyone in the Suiyang Immortal Market knew each other, and I was fine on my own. Now, the Suiyang Immortal Market is full of itinerant cultivators from elsewhere. Fights break out almost every three to five days, and recently, the fights have become even more frequent. Having a helper is better than nothing."

Chen Ganliu touched the Talisman paper, filled with emotion. Although he made a living by drawing talismans in his previous life, the paper he used was a mixture of Talisman paper and yellow paper.

In this life, it was even more so. He had been in the Suiyang Immortal Market for six months, including two small markets, and had only saved about two hundred and eighty or ninety Talisman Coins. If he knew how to haggle, it would barely be enough to buy a Spirit Stone raw ore. He couldn't afford Talisman paper at all and used yellow paper to make do.

Fortunately, he was proficient in talisman techniques in his previous life, and in this life, he had comprehended the Heart Talisman Technique. Even with yellow paper, the talismans he drew were not weakened in power, and they could barely be sold.

"Sister Chen, how much are these Talisman papers? I'll pay you back later."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "We are traveling together for cultivation, so there's no need to bother about these things."

Chen Ganliu didn't stand on ceremony and said with a smile, "Then I'll gratefully accept Sister Chen's kindness."

He thought for a moment and said, "I have a Talisman White Deer. Sister Chen can use it freely when you go out."

In addition to the eleven newly acquired Magic Treasures, Chen Ganliu also had the Peach Mountain Seal, the Cloud and Mist Banner, the Wind Bead, and the unfinished Illusion Jade Talisman, totaling four Magic Treasures.

Among these eleven Magic Treasures, he planned to merge the Soul Stirring Banner with the Cloud and Mist Banner. He had a Magic Treasure in the shape of an axe and a pick that was quite handy for cutting Green Jade Stone, so he planned to keep it. Then there was the Talisman White Deer...

The two Momentum Swords were temporarily unusable, and he wanted to sell them if he had the chance. He planned to secretly sell the rest of the Magic Treasures, but these things were not easy to tell Chen Qing, as it might reveal his secrets.

Chen Qing was slightly surprised. Although she suspected that Chen Ganliu was hiding his strength, she didn't expect him to actually have a Magic Treasure.

Chen Qing vaguely remembered that when he first arrived at the Suiyang Immortal Market, he did ride a White Deer and was with a girl. Now that she knew the origin of the White Deer, she was curious about the identity of that girl. She thought about it and felt that their relationship wasn't close enough yet, so she didn't ask. She went out to get some food for Chen Ganliu.

The Suiyang Immortal Market was in chaos for a while until the Little Moon Sect, the Golden Bell Sect, and the Jade Mountain Sect each sent a person over. Then it gradually calmed down and recovered its vitality.

The three sects knew that this Immortal Market was of great importance. Without this Immortal Market, their sects would have to purchase many supplies from afar and sell many of their products far away, which would consume a lot of energy and delay the cultivation of their legitimate disciples. They took the initiative to lend a sum of Talisman Coins to the dozen or so cultivators who intended to settle there, encouraging them to establish themselves in this place.

"Veterans" like Chen Ganliu and Chen Qing were given special consideration, granting them the status of temporary managers of the Suiyang Immortal Market, a position previously held by Daoist Wu Chang.