Acquiring Purple Mist Grass

"I have no money, but I'll give you my life!" Shen Xiu angrily pushed Chang Ping away.

She threw expensive items like a chest binder, short skirt, and stockings onto the table, then sat on the bed huffily, crossing her legs and hugging her arms in front of her chest, sulking by herself.

She had worked tirelessly outside all day, returning thirsty and parched, only to be denied even a cup of tea or a word of praise. It was as if she wasn't even considered human, truly outrageous!

"Alright, don't be angry, I was just kidding." Chang Ping fastened the newly installed bolt on the door and turned towards Shen Xiu, deciding to properly reward this capable woman. "You've worked hard, I'm going to give you a good reward."

Shen Xiu stared blankly at Chang Ping, who was walking towards her while unbuttoning his shirt: Is this how he rewards people?

A while later.

Shen Xiu lay face down on the bed, her face buried in the pillow, motionless like a dead fish. She didn't feel like drinking tea at all right now.

Chang Ping sat on the bed, counting the Demon Crystal Cards one by one.

Exactly ten cards, no more, no less. That amounted to one hundred thousand yuan.

"I still have forty bottles here. You'll sell them all this afternoon. Then we'll use that money to buy Purple Mist Grass. Once the price skyrockets, we'll sell it all off and make a killing!" Chang Ping poked Shen Xiu with a finger as thick as a cucumber.

"Did you hear me? I'm talking to you!"

Shen Xiu gave a perfunctory hum. She was exhausted, body and soul, and didn't want to say a word.

"Slap!"

Chang Ping slapped her firm buttocks, then stood up, placed the forty bottles of shampoo on the table, and left.

He planned to use these one hundred thousand Demon Spirit Coins to buy some Purple Mist Grass first.

In the City of Radiance, people only knew that Purple Mist Grass could repel mosquitoes and insects, unaware of its other uses.

But Chang Ping knew that Purple Mist Grass could increase the success rate and yield of refining Soul Gathering Pills. It could also be used in baths for beauty and to enhance Soul Force.

However, Chang Ping only knew these two uses, while that old geezer Nie Li knew sixty-three.

Although not as knowledgeable as that old geezer Nie Li, the uses he knew were enough to make the price of Purple Mist Grass soar. Even without Nie Li fanning the flames, he could still earn a lot.

Although selling shampoo was more profitable, his Strength Value was very precious. It was needed to upgrade his Talent and exchange for cultivation techniques, so he didn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Just as he was buying Purple Mist Grass at a pharmacy on Academy Street, he ran into an acquaintance.

Xiao Ning'er!

She was also there to buy medicine.

Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.

Xiao Ning'er merely paused for a moment before putting away the traditional Chinese medicine and leaving the pharmacy with a cool expression.

"So aloof~" Chang Ping couldn't help but sigh as he watched Xiao Ning'er's retreating figure. "She's probably buying medicine to treat her Extreme Cold Sickness, right? Perhaps I should help her."

Chang Ping went to the counter and asked the shop assistant what medicine the girl in the blue dress had bought.

The shop assistant replied that she had bought medicine to soothe meridians and activate collaterals.

Chang Ping nodded. Just as he had suspected, it was for treating the Extreme Cold Sickness.

"Customer, what medicine do you want to buy? We have excellent Tiger Penis Wine here. It's very effective for strengthening yang and tonifying the kidneys. One cup can last an hour." The shop assistant, having worked in a pharmacy for a long time, could tell from Chang Ping's complexion that he was somewhat deficient in vital energy.

"I don't need it!" Chang Ping glared at the shop assistant irritably. Stop talking nonsense. How could I be kidney deficient when I'm so full of vigor? "How much Purple Mist Grass do you have in your store? I'll take it all!"

Purple Mist Grass was very cheap right now, costing only one Demon Spirit Coin for several pounds.

"What do you want Purple Mist Grass for? This stuff only repels mosquitoes and insects, it can't cure kidney deficiency," the shop assistant reminded him kindly.

Chang Ping became furious. He grabbed the shop assistant by the collar and lifted him with one hand. "If you mention kidney deficiency again, do you believe I'll smash your kidneys?"

"I won't mention it, I won't mention it again!" The shop assistant swallowed and begged for mercy repeatedly.

This person was simply a human beast, someone not to be trifled with!

Most of the Purple Mist Grass on Academy Street had already been bought by Nie Li and his group. Chang Ping only managed to get a few thousand pounds, costing him just over a thousand Demon Spirit Coins.

There was no other way. Chang Ping had to go to other commercial streets in the North City District to buy it.

He took a carriage and roamed the North City District for the entire afternoon. He finally spent all ten thousand Demon Spirit Coins he had.

When he returned to the dormitory that evening, Shen Xiu had once again successfully completed her mission, bringing back a huge sum of six hundred thousand Demon Spirit Coins for Chang Ping.

"Shouldn't it be four hundred thousand?" After counting the thick stack of Demon Crystal Cards, Chang Ping found it somewhat unbelievable.

"The price went up!" Shen Xiu, still lying on the bed, patiently explained. "Scarcity breeds value. I told them it was the last forty bottles of shampoo, so I had to charge more. The wealthy lady didn't lack money and not only agreed but also gave me many other gifts."

She was a little confused. After lying on the bed for so long, why did Chang Ping show no reaction? Was this pose not alluring enough?

What Shen Xiu didn't know was that Chang Ping had taken the pharmacy assistant's words to heart and decided not to indulge too much, limiting himself to a maximum of twice a day.

Once in the morning for a bath, a reward at noon, and no more at night.

Shen Xiu was truly a seductive Fox Spirit, not only stealing his heart but now also harming his kidneys. He had to keep his distance from her in the future.

"You've worked hard."

Chang Ping gave her a perfunctory compliment, stored the money in his small ring, and stood up.

Just as Shen Xiu thought Chang Ping was going to reward her, she heard him say, "Oh, right, don't forget to wash my clothes later." With that, Chang Ping strode out of the dormitory, leaving Shen Xiu alone in the empty room.

Shen Xiu was stunned, having gotten her hopes up for nothing.

"Bastard! I'm never talking to you again!" Shen Xiu was so depressed she felt like spitting blood.

Night fell quietly.

Chang Ping leaped up, vaulted over the wall, and entered the Trial Ground.

He was already a Gold Warrior now; a mere dozen-meter-high wall couldn't stop him.

The dim jungle was silent.

Perhaps it was because he had killed all the Horned Sheep, but the surroundings were eerily quiet, as if the drop of a needle could be heard.

He didn't know what was going on. He searched the forest for a long time but couldn't find Xiao Ning'er's trace.

"Strange, where did she run off to?" Chang Ping squatted on a large tree, swatting a venomous snake that tried to ambush him with a backhand, looking around in confusion. "I came to save you, not to play with you, why are you running around blindly?"

What Chang Ping didn't know was that after discovering him hunting Horned Sheep in the beginner area, Xiao Ning'er had moved to the intermediate area.

Suddenly, a faint scent of traditional Chinese medicine wafted through the air.

Chang Ping frowned, following the medicinal scent.

"Is that her?" Seeing Xiao Ning'er tidying up a medicine pot, Chang Ping was very puzzled: Why had she come to the rocky forest in the intermediate area? Wasn't she afraid of being swallowed whole by the Great Rock Pythons that lived there?

Just as he was squatting on a branch, wondering, a large rock behind Xiao Ning'er moved.