Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon

The meaning behind this is clear to everyone. Otherwise, all the services currently offered would benefit customers and them, but the initiator Mysterious Bookstore, would be missing, which would clearly not be in Mysterious Bookstore's interest.

After all, it's unreasonable that Mysterious Bookstore went to so much trouble to bring these people here, only to not profit from it.

Furthermore, the method of ranking them based on readership proves this point. Each readership is linked to a customer, and each customer needs to pay a fee in Spirit Crystal to see a particular part of their experience, all of which they must give to the Mysterious Bookstore.

Therefore, the more reads, the more Spirit Crystal you earn, perfectly matching what Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore, said before, and his promise to reward the top three readers with a big gift package.

The thirty-six people present were all outstanding individuals among humans; none of them would be foolish enough not to think of something so simple. Of course, it wasn't that Crown Prince Yan was stupid that he couldn't think of it at first, but rather that his mind wasn't on the matter.

Reminded by Yan Xun, Crown Prince Yan realized his mistake and began to focus his attention on this matter.

"Brother, why don't you come and take a look at me? I am Yan Xun Great Yan, and I have many secrets hidden within me. If you come to me, you're sure to leave with a full load." Yan Xun had already started promoting his wares. In just a short while, everyone else had customers coming in, and there were even long queues behind them. Only the two brothers were in a rather awkward position, and had no choice but to take the initiative.

However, to be fair, Yan Xun's initiative actually got a response. Immediately, a young-looking cultivator from the back row ran out of the line and headed straight for Yan Xun.

"May I ask, Your King Yan, how much do you charge here?" The cultivator thought it made sense. Rather than waiting in a long line, he might as Tathagata try his luck here. After all, the man was once the king of Yan State, and now he was leading the Northern Liang nomads against Crown Prince Yan. He was no ordinary person and must have experienced many great events and had many opportunities.

"I wonder which aspect you'd like to read? I have three books here: one about political intrigue, one about cultivation, and the other about Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon," Yan Xun said, forcing what he considered a friendly smile.

Each person could only bring out three books. Yan Xun had already planned to divide these three books into three parts: the one on political strategy would teach everyone how to be an official and how to manage people; the one on cultivation would be the bits and pieces of his cultivation over the years; and the Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon would tell the story of his carefree and joyful life in those years.

It must be said that Yan Xun was quite satisfied with this classification of himself. He felt that his cultivation might not be as good as others, but in other aspects, he might not necessarily lose.

First place is hard to come by, but we should still strive for the top three.

"How much does this 'Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon' cost?" The young cultivator hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, after all, he was still young and had a gossipy nature.

"Brother, you have excellent taste! Of the three books, I think 'Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon' is the best. It gathers all the beauties I encountered during my years as a prince. In addition, I also comprehended an extremely profound Way of Mastering Women during that time. If you choose this book, you will have the opportunity to inherit my art of Way of Mastering Women and benefit immensely!" Yan Xun patted the cultivator on the shoulder, with an expression that said, "Brother, you have great taste. You're going to have a great stroke of luck."

"Really? There really is Way of Mastering Women in this? King Yan didn't lie to me?" The young cultivator's face was full of excitement upon hearing this. He certainly wouldn't believe Yan Xun if he told him anything else, but matters of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon were a must for high-ranking officials and nobles, especially for Prince Yan Xun, who must have seen thousands of women. So his words really fooled the young cultivator.

"Of course it's true. Would I, the dignified king of Yan State, lie to you?" Yan Xun said dismissively. The dignity of a king would never allow him to lie; it was a matter of face.

"Yan Xun, you are no longer the King of King Yan. Please watch your words." Crown Prince Yan was standing nearby, immediately objected and corrected him.

Yan Xun is the king, then what is he? On such a matter of principle, Tai Yanzi certainly will not back down.

Yan Xun waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Oh well, I'll be back on the throne sooner or later. I'll just get used to it first."

"You!" Crown Prince Yan was slightly angry and was about to argue with Yan Xun.

But Yan Xun had no time to pay attention to Crown Prince Yan. He turned to the young cultivator and continued, "Don't worry, this book, 'Wind, Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon,' contains the 'life's work of my life. If you take it and comprehend it, you will surely benefit immensely. If you're not stupid, you might even be able to learn the Way of Mastering Women."

"Alright! May I ask, Your King Yan, how many Spirit Crystal will it cost for one visit?" the young cultivator asked eagerly.

"This..." Yan Xun hesitated for a moment. Since he was the one who set the price, he really didn't know what price to set. Moreover, judging from the fact that the young man had mentioned the viewing fee several times, he definitely couldn't afford to pay too high a viewing fee, so the price had to be set within his acceptable range.

Thinking of this, Yan Xun glanced at the young cultivator and smiled, "You are my first customer, so I won't make money off you. Here's what I'll do: I have a secret technique called Mind-Reading Technique. Think of a price in your mind. If your price is right, the book will appear automatically. If I think your price is too low, then the book won't appear, and this deal will have to be called off. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How about fifty thousand Spirit Crystal?"

"Bang!" Yan Xun slammed his hand on the table, his face grim, and declared loudly, "Is my story so cheap? Next!"

"Hey, hey, King Yan, don't be angry. How much would you like?" The young cultivator quickly waved his hands and apologized, afraid that Yan Xun might refuse to do business with him at the slightest disagreement.

"I am the ruler of a nation, how can I haggle with you here, behaving like a market vendor? One price, 100,000 Spirit Crystal. If you agree, you can have this book 'Wind, Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon, and Moon'; if not, please leave." Yan Xun was now speaking righteously and sternly, completely unlike his previous amiable demeanor when soliciting customers, as if he wasn't afraid the other party would leave at the slightest disagreement.

"Fine, fine, I'll buy it!" The young cultivator gritted his teeth, took out a spatial bag, and handed it to Yan Xun.

Yan Xun accepted the spatial bag with great satisfaction. A flash of inspiration appeared in his hand, and a book that was entirely pink appeared in his hand.

"Take it."