"All right! I was just teasing you! You've only just joined the sect, and you're still an errand disciple. You must not have much saved up, so I'll take you upstairs!"
Ling'er giggled and skipped toward the upper floor.
Damn it! Ling'er, that little girl, looked down on me!
Li Yunjing felt embarrassed and grumbled inwardly.
Huh? Li Yunjing doesn't have any savings? He just spent 2,000 contribution points!
The thought flashed through Wang Weizhi's mind, but he wisely kept it to himself and instead gave Li Yunjing a friendly smile.
Whatever the case, Li Yunjing had befriended the young lady of the Yu Family. That put him far beyond someone Wang Weizhi could afford to offend.
Wang Weizhi was very glad that his relationship with Li Yunjing was still fairly amicable.
Li Yunjing nodded at Wang Weizhi, pointed upstairs, and followed Ling'er up the stairs.
Only Wang Weizhi remained on the staircase, watching Li Yunjing's back with envy.
This was no ordinary person!
After following Ling'er up to the second floor, Li Yunjing did not stop. He continued up the stairs to the third floor.
As soon as he entered, a pleasant fragrance reached his nose.
It was the familiar yet unfamiliar scent of Yu Yunyi.
The third floor had a completely different layout.
Beautiful glazed lamps bathed the entire interior in a brilliant glow.
The third floor was divided into several rooms. Each door was locked, and talismans were pasted across them.
Those rooms were clearly of great importance.
Perhaps they were the Yu Family's most secure storehouses.
The outer room, meanwhile, was a spacious hall with a simple layout.
It was merely an office.
There was a table and chair, as well as a wooden bookshelf. The furnishings were as simple as could be.
A beautiful young woman in a bright yellow Daoist robe sat upright in the chair.
Her brows were long and delicate, and she wore no makeup. The young lady, Yu Yunyi, paid no attention to the two who had entered.
She continued flipping through a book. It turned out to be a ledger.
Li Yunjing and Ling'er did not dare disturb her. They waited three zhang away.
After a while, Yu Yunyi seemed to finish reading a passage. She set the ledger down and looked up at Li Yunjing and Ling'er.
When she saw Li Yunjing had suddenly arrived, a hint of surprise flickered across her face, then quickly disappeared.
She had not expected this young man to appear before her again.
"Young Lady, look who's here!"
Seeing that the young lady was no longer busy, Ling'er's clear, lilting voice rang out.
"Oh? Li Yunjing? You're here?"
A smile appeared on Yu Yunyi's lovely face, as though she were greeting an old friend she had not seen in ages.
In this vast sect, amid a sea of people, the two of them had managed to meet again so soon.
It was quite amusing!
Yu Yunyi gave Li Yunjing a once-over. A gleam flashed in her starry eyes, as if she had noticed something different about him.
"Hello, Young Lady! It's been a long time. I came to buy some magical artifacts. I never expected to find Yue Ming Pavilion among all the shops in Sunset Valley. What a coincidence!"
Li Yunjing said with a grin.
Compared to before, he was much more at ease now.
His old inferiority complex had faded, too.
The gap between him and Yu Yunyi was still enormous, but it was nothing like the gulf between a mortal and a cultivator.
His increased strength had given him confidence.
"You've been doing quite well lately. You're already at the peak of the second layer of the Qi Refining Realm. Looks like you'll break through to the third layer in the next few days."
Yu Yunyi's discerning eye saw right through Li Yunjing's cultivation. She spoke with a smile.
"Impressive eye, Young Lady!"
Li Yunjing gave her a thumbs-up and answered casually.
He felt secretly pleased, too. It seemed he had made some progress he could show off in front of Yu Yunyi.
"Mm! You've improved a lot. By the way, did you come here to buy magical artifacts?"
Yu Yunyi asked with a smile.
"Yes! I just bought two top-grade magical artifacts downstairs!"
Li Yunjing grinned. "I really didn't expect to find the Yu Family the first time I went to buy magical artifacts. If I'd known, I wouldn't have haggled."
In front of such a stunning beauty, Li Yunjing rarely passed up a chance to put on a brave face.
"Hee hee hee!"
Yu Yunyi covered her mouth as she chuckled. How could someone as clever as her not see what Li Yunjing was thinking?
"Oh? What magical artifacts did you buy?"
Yu Yunyi asked.
"Hehe! Your shop's Mystic Jade Inner Armor and Gale Boots. Of course, I also bought thirty-five Qi Replenishing Pills!"
Li Yunjing looked rather pleased with himself. He had earned such a fortune in less than a month since joining the sect. Surely even the young lady would be surprised?
Sure enough, Yu Yunyi was genuinely astonished. She looked closely at Li Yunjing, especially at the boots on his feet.
Li Yunjing had not been bluffing!
"How many contribution points did you spend in total?"
Yu Yunyi asked again.
"I spent 2,000 contribution points at your shop this time. I don't have a single point left. Otherwise, to thank you for saving my life, I was going to invite you to a grand feast."
Li Yunjing wore a helpless expression.
He really was out of money.
Both pockets were empty. Apart from the magical artifacts he wore, all he had left was a Storage Bag.
Where had the Storage Bag come from?
It was part of the payment Yue Zhouwang had offered him!
Their earlier negotiation had fallen through, so Li Yunjing had not taken it. Later, Yue Zhouwang paid him 2,000 contribution points, and Li Yunjing had smoothly taken the Storage Bag from the table and hung it at his waist.
Since Yue Zhouwang and the others needed his help, they could only pretend not to notice.
They naturally did not dare ask for the Storage Bag back, even though it contained seventy Spirit Stones.
There was nothing wrong with Li Yunjing saying he had no money.
Seventy Spirit Stones were a great fortune to him.
But to Yu Yunyi, it was nothing much.
That many Spirit Stones would hardly be enough to take Yu Yunyi out for a grand feast.
He would be better off keeping them. If he needed something for himself or had some other expense, they could serve as emergency savings.
"So that's how it is!"
Yu Yunyi's expression remained calm, with a faint smile, but she was inwardly astonished.
Where had Li Yunjing gotten 2,000 contribution points in such a short time?
Even Yu Yunyi herself could not have amassed that much wealth without the support of her family.
The stipend of a True Disciple was limited, too.
Besides, cultivation consumed an enormous amount of resources.
With Yu Yunyi's talent, she naturally needed a great deal of resources, and the wealth she had on hand was nowhere near enough to cover her expenses.
In fact, if Li Yunjing had not bought those magical artifacts, then based on contribution points alone, he would have had far more wealth than Yu Yunyi.
Was this really the kind of fortune an errand disciple should have?
Yu Yunyi had initially thought she had misjudged him. Li Yunjing had been struck by lightning for no special reason; he had simply been lucky.
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