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Yang Ning looked up at Shi Xuanfei's face, seeing a light veil covering it, revealing only a pair of enchanting eyes. Although Yang Ning found it a bit strange, he didn't ask further. Instead, he skillfully tore off the outer wrapping paper of the gift box. The entire gift box was a noble purple and gold color scheme. He gently opened the lid and began to introduce it enthusiastically:

"Senior Sister Shi, please take a look," he said, first holding up a purple glass bottle about a finger long. "This is the Essence Dew. It penetrates deep into the skin, revitalizing and brightening it from the inside out."

Next, he picked up a slightly shorter, round purple bottle. "This is the Eye Cream, specially designed for the skin around the eyes. It effectively reduces dark circles and fine lines, making your eyes more radiant."

"And this last, larger bottle is the Luxurious Face Cream," he pointed to the biggest bottle in the box. "Its effects are extraordinary. It refines skin texture, significantly diminishes, and even smooths fine lines and wrinkles on the face, while also plumping the skin's underlying layers to restore elasticity."

Shi Xuanfei extended her slender fingers and picked up the Essence Dew. Her fingertips felt the cool bottle as she examined it closely. "The material of this bottle holding the skincare product is quite peculiar, neither gold nor jade. I wonder how effective it truly is?"

Yang Ning knew well that this "Lai Bo Ni" skincare set was the most expensive top-tier product in the skincare category of the System Mall. The cultivation world was already rich in spiritual energy, and cultivators had extraordinary physiques. Their bodies naturally circulated true qi, giving them a far greater ability to absorb essence than ordinary people.

He had personally seen many disciples from Jade Maiden Peak who, after using ordinary moisturizing water from his shop, would appear radiant and show significant improvement in their skin condition the very next day. How much more so for this supreme "Lai Bo Ni" set, containing pure essence ingredients.

He immediately patted his chest and assured her with full confidence, "Senior Sister Shi, you can rest a hundred percent assured! The effects of this product are absolutely worth the price! If you're still worried, you can take it home to try first. If you feel it has no effect, you won't pay a single cent!"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of surprise flashed in Shi Xuanfei's beautiful eyes above the veil. 'Could it be... he recognized my identity?'

She steadied herself, suppressing her doubts, and turned the purple glass bottle in her hand, playing with it. Her tone held a hint of amusement. "This is my first time visiting your shop today, Boss Yang. How can you dare let me use something so expensive for free? What if I take it and refuse to pay? That's two hundred Spirit Stones, no small sum."

Yang Ning smiled frankly upon hearing this and explained, "Firstly, your Junior Sister, Senior Sister Dong, is a regular customer at my shop. Over the past year or so, she has spent no less than five hundred, if not eight hundred, Spirit Stones here. Since she brought you here, I believe that someone she recommends wouldn't do something as unsavory as refusing to pay."

"Secondly," Yang Ning continued, his gaze naturally sweeping over Shi Xuanfei's attire, "look at your clothes. The fabric is precious, and the gold thread embroidered on it is likely worth more than two hundred Spirit Stones on its own. Add to that the pearl earrings, jade bracelet, and mutton-fat jade hairpin you're wearing... your entire ensemble is worth at least three thousand Spirit Stones." He paused deliberately, adding with a touch of flattery, "It's probably worth more than all the goods in my little shop combined (though that wasn't actually the case)."

Yang Ning couldn't see Shi Xuanfei's expression beneath the veil, so he continued sincerely, "Therefore, for a distinguished lady like yourself, unlike some... cough cough, like the Senior Disciple Brother from a certain hall who wanted to buy a bottle of essential oil on credit, I naturally don't fear you defaulting on this mere two hundred Spirit Stones."

Beneath her veil, Shi Xuanfei's red lips involuntarily curved into a pleased arc. "It seems Boss Yang not only has exceptional eyesight but is also very skilled in the ways of business."

At this moment, although Yang Ning was still wearing that comical Blue Fatty one-piece pajama, his eyes gleamed with shrewdness. "To be honest with you, for us businessmen, extending credit appropriately to distinguished customers is also a business tactic. After all, it makes them remember me favorably."

Dong Xiaojie, standing nearby, listened to Yang Ning's words and was momentarily stunned, subconsciously recalling in her mind whether Yang Ning had ever extended her credit over the past year... It seemed there were one or two instances, but the amounts were very small, at most one or two Spirit Stones.

After hearing Yang Ning's insights, Shi Xuanfei nodded in agreement. She reached out and took the purple "Lai Bo Ni" set, then gave Dong Xiaojie a meaningful look.

Dong Xiaojie immediately understood and took out a specially made "receipt" from her storage bag (money pouch). This was a voucher used within the Sword Sect for large transactions. The receipt clearly bore Jade Maiden Peak's unique wax seal. With this voucher, one could directly exchange it for an equivalent amount of Spirit Stones at Tianbao Pavilion, which managed the sect's spiritual veins and mineral resources.

Shi Xuanfei took the voucher, then extended her delicate hand and gently took Yang Ning's hand, placing the voucher firmly in his palm. She then closed his fingers one by one, ensuring he held it tightly.