"So you're an outsider who wandered in here by mistake. Outsiders have been appearing rather frequently in recent years."
The Boss Lady took her gaze off Chen Lin and casually sat down on a stool.
"Since you're an outsider and don't understand the rules of the Mysterious Place, I can make an exception and cook you a bowl of porridge. But what will you pay with?"
Chen Lin's expression froze.
It seemed he would not receive the same treatment as Qiaoniang. There would be no free porridge for him.
"Boss Lady, what do I need to pay with? This is my first time here, so I don't know what currency you use."
Chen Lin answered honestly.
Then he added, "Since you've recognized me as an outsider, could you tell me how to leave?"
"Currency? Mysterious Stones, of course. A bowl of porridge costs just two."
The Boss Lady spoke calmly.
"As for leaving, buy a bowl of my porridge and I can send you out for free. Consider it the start of a friendly connection."
Chen Lin was slightly taken aback by her answer.
Mysterious Stones?
Clearly, they were some kind of currency similar to spirit stones, but the name was rather interesting.
When she had said he did not understand the rules of the Mysterious Place, he had assumed she merely meant this space was mysterious. But since even its currency bore that name, "the Mysterious Place" was actually the name of this space.
Suddenly, Chen Lin remembered the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
When the Veiled Woman had answered his questions, she had mentioned that Illusion God Island's Innate Cultivation Technique was suspected to have originated from the Mysterious Place. At the time, he had thought she meant some mysterious secret realm.
Now, could she have been referring to this