They're All Hiding Things!

When Yu Ershan and Zhao Kun arrived, there were already quite a few people wandering the main street. Even if they weren't buying anything, they couldn't resist looking around out of curiosity.

Firewood is a necessity. Everyone could have chopped some on the way and carried it back, but there was already a rule in the residential area prohibiting the bringing of such useless items inside.

Essentially, it was just to make money off of them.

Besides, everyone was already carrying plenty of things. Even if they carried more firewood, it would be a drop in the bucket. It would be consumed in a few days, and they would have to come back to buy more.

Even if this firewood wasn't valuable, don't forget that the daily needs of tens of thousands of people added up to a considerable amount.

The shops lining both sides of the street also sold various cultivation resources, and there were even taverns and "banks."

Yu Ershan's purpose for coming this time was simple: to first gauge the market here. Especially the pills that enhanced qi and blood, which were essential for Yu Dashan's cultivation.

As for the firewood, it was just an afterthought.

"Uncle Zhao, Jiadong is about to start Blood Change, right? Why don't we go see how much the Blood Replenishing Pills cost?"

Yu Ershan suggested, spotting a shop.

It wasn't that he was intentionally stalling. It was just that Zhao Kun knew Yu Ershan's family situation almost perfectly. They had absolutely no spare money to buy Blood Replenishing Pills, otherwise Old Man Yu wouldn't be staying behind at the Settlement.

Even if they hadn't encountered bugs, the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster alone could take more than ten years off Old Man Yu's life.

Under such circumstances, how could Yu Ershan possibly have Spirit Stones to buy Blood Replenishing Pills?

If they could afford Blood Replenishing Pills, why not let Old Man Yu come to the Blessed Land too?

Would the filial Yu Dashan and Yu Ershan do something so unfilial?

Even though Old Man Yu had saved Zhao Kun's life, and Zhao Kun was repaying his kindness, Yu Ershan understood a principle: the human heart cannot withstand testing.

This wasn't about tens or hundreds of Spirit Stones.

It was about Immortal Destiny.

If Yu Dashan needed Immortal Destiny to break through to the Qi Refining Realm, did Zhao Kun's son, Zhao Jiadong, not need it?

Precisely because the two families were close, Yu Ershan had to be even more cautious in this regard.

Zhao Kun couldn't help but be tempted upon hearing this.

Although the price of the Blessed Land quota had doubled this year, his family had been almost completely drained. At first, he had squeezed out three Spirit Stones for Old Man Yu, but he didn't expect Yu Dashan to send them back later.

After understanding that Old Man Yu absolutely refused to accept them, and had even decided to stay at the Settlement, he found a way to get a bottle of Corpse Stench Devil Plant juice.

For this, he had even sold a small piece of refined gold he had been treasuring.

He did this not only to repay Old Man Yu's life-saving kindness but also because his son was about to undergo Blood Change. In fact, the reason he had kept that piece of refined gold was to use it for his son.

So, it was killing two birds with one stone.

After selling that piece of refined gold and getting a bottle of Corpse Stench Devil Plant juice, he still had quite a bit left, enough to buy two or three Blood Replenishing Pills for his son.

With these Blood Replenishing Pills, perhaps his son could complete his first Blood Change in the Blessed Land this winter.

He would finally be able to catch up to Yu Dashan.

Therefore, even if Yu Ershan hadn't mentioned it, he would have gone in to take a look.

Moreover, his choice was the same as Yu Ershan's; neither of them carried Spirit Stones with them. They came first to scout the situation, and then they would quietly come back to buy the Blood Replenishing Pills.

He actually didn't want the three Yu brothers to know that he still had surplus Spirit Stones to buy Blood Replenishing Pills.

He remembered Old Man Yu's life-saving kindness, but he was also a father.

"Alright, let's go in and broaden our horizons."

Zhao Kun nodded.

Then the two of them walked into the shop that sold pills.

At this moment, five or six people were already gathered around the counter, gazing longingly at the small bottles displayed on the shelves, on which various pill names were written.

Blood Replenishing Pill was just one of them.

After Zhao Kun and Yu Ershan entered, the people who had arrived earlier heard the noise, turned to look at the two of them, and then lost interest.

Judging by their clothing, these people were much better off than Zhao Kun and Yu Ershan.

After all, anyone who dared to enter such a shop must have had some intentions.

And from the visible robustness of these people, it could be basically confirmed that they were all at the Perfection of Fetal Movement stage.

Otherwise, if they had truly reached the Perfection of Fetal Movement, they wouldn't need these ordinary pills themselves. Their only pursuit would be Immortal Destiny.

As for Immortal Destiny, how could it be found in a place like this?

Zhao Kun and Yu Ershan looked like country bumpkins entering the city, their expressions timid and hesitant, as if they were genuinely there to see the sights, so naturally, no one paid them any attention.

"Brother, let's buy Blood Replenishing Pills. It'll be just enough for you to complete a Blood Change."

Among the group, two people who looked like brothers were conversing.

"Blood Replenishing Pills are too expensive, ten Spirit Stones each. If you convert that to spirit rice, how long would that last?"

Although the older brother seemed tempted, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain when he thought that ten Spirit Stones could only buy one Blood Replenishing Pill.

"How long will it take you to undergo Blood Change just by eating spirit rice now?"

This year, your third uncle managed to get you a task transporting insect corpses. Although it's not as dangerous as being part of an Insect Hunter Team, your stronger abilities will provide an extra layer of security.

"Listen to me, just buy the Blood Replenishing Pill."

The younger of the two youths said.

"Alright, then we'll buy Blood Replenishing Pills. Boss, we'll take one Blood Replenishing Pill."

The older brother finally made up his mind. Gritting his teeth, he took out a cloth pouch from his embrace and reluctantly pulled out ten Spirit Stones.

After taking out these Spirit Stones, the cloth pouch immediately deflated. Even if there were any left, it would be at most two or three.

"Dongzi, ten Spirit Stones for one Blood Replenishing Pill, you're really willing to spend that much."

Someone among them immediately spoke up.

From their distance and conversation, it could be basically determined that they came from the same Settlement. They had come here together early in the morning to buy things, or rather, to see what was what.

Upon seeing the youth actually take out ten Spirit Stones, they couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Even though they came together, it didn't mean they could all afford to spend that many Spirit Stones.

But, who wouldn't spend it when they have a capable third uncle?

Not only was he himself an Insect Hunter, but he also found the other person a job transporting insect corpses.

As long as they were careful, they would definitely earn a lot over an entire wind disaster season.

Compared to that, one Blood Replenishing Pill wasn't much.

"Since I came out this time, my third uncle happened to give me ten Spirit Stones, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it either,"

The youth called Dongzi explained as if casually.

It was also a reminder to them that his third uncle was not to be trifled with.

Few people who grew up under the threat of the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster were fools, let alone those who acted recklessly just because they had some connections.

At the very least, such behavior was impossible from families within the Settlement.

It was the young masters from the Blessed Lands, who had never experienced the threat of the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster since childhood, who were more unrestrained.

But those second-generation rich brats, with their noses in the air, were also hard to come by.

In the Blessed Lands, it was also a case of the big fish eating the small fish.

If you really wanted to be arrogant, you should at least have the surname Song, or one of the other three surnames, to have some qualification.

Otherwise, before you could go out and be arrogant, you would have already been slapped to death by your elders.

Why else would they keep you?

To cause trouble for the family?

This was nothing like three thousand years ago. At that time, the world had not yet undergone a great change, and everyone did not need to huddle in a small Blessed Land.

Or, in the past, if you caused trouble, you could escape, but now, where could you escape to?

In order not to cause trouble for the family, family disciples were educated well from a young age. If they really couldn't be taught, they would be sent to the Settlement to fend for themselves.

Zhao Kun and Yu Ershan watched the shop assistant take a small bottle and hand it over to the other party, and both of them showed envious expressions, even swallowing their saliva.

It was as if they had really just come to see and smell the scent.

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