Chu Luohen had never relied on Su Jiu's peerless beauty to recognize her, but on the feeling she gave him.
Even someone with a face exactly like Su Jiu's would still be nothing more than a stranger to Chu Luohen.
After all, a person's appearance could change and deceive another's eyes, but perception would not suffer the same deception.
To Chu Luohen, his perception was the truest thing there was.
This was Su Jiu and Chu Luohen's first day in Xi He City, with another day to go before their agreed meeting with Yun Huanling.
After arriving in Xi He City, Su Jiu had not chosen to return to the inn to rest. Instead, she first visited two places where she could gather information, hoping to learn everything about the city.
Xi He City's bustling streets were filled with cultivators, but in this small district, those wearing the Water Moon School's robes appeared most frequently. They were clearly disciples of the school.
They often came in twos and threes or in larger groups. Occasionally, lone disciples appeared in the market as well, buying or selling resources in exchanges of equal value.
Everything looked peaceful and harmonious, yet no matter how Su Jiu looked at the market, she felt it carried an indescribable air of strangeness.
It was too peaceful-so peaceful that there was not even an opportunity to haggle, so peaceful that some vendors who were not Water Moon School disciples never uttered a word.
Su Jiu approached one of the stalls and found its owner looking listless, even somewhat troubled. She glanced at his wares and discovered that every item actually bore two prices.
A bottle of Spirit-Gathering Pills had a first price of five spirit stones and a second price of fifteen spirit stones.
Su Jiu raised her