"..."
Minamoto Hikari glanced at Cang Xiaoxuan, then at Fu Hua... There were only the three of them here. Did this ancient divine artifact of Shenzhou mean to avoid Fu Hua?
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
Moving slightly away from Fu Hua with Cang Xiaoxuan and turning their backs to her, Cang Xiaoxuan took out a scroll from her person under Minamoto Hikari's curious gaze.
"Young Hero, this martial arts manual of mine was personally written by the ancient immortal of Shenzhou, the Immortal Chiyuan. How about I sell it to you cheaply?"
"..."
She had been acting so sneaky just to sell a manual?
But the Immortal Chiyuan? Why had he never heard of her?
Though he seemed not to know any of Shenzhou's immortals. He only knew they were figures like gods.
"A martial arts manual from an immortal?"
Minamoto Hikari looked at the manual in Cang Xiaoxuan's hands with some interest. He did know what martial arts were—they were Shenzhou's method of cultivation.
A martial arts manual from an immortal must be precious, right?
"Of course. I guarantee on my reputation that this truly is the Immortal Chiyuan's martial arts manual."
"...Why not give something so important to Fu Hua madam? (Since the pre-Qin era, madam had been an honorific for knowledgeable and refined women.)"
"Because she is... Because she's a woman. This martial arts manual was specially prepared for men." Cang Xiaoxuan hesitated for less than a second before immediately coming up with an excuse.
"...I don't have any money right now. How about you sell it to me after we return to the city?" After thinking for a moment, Minamoto Hikari felt that Cang Xiaoxuan probably was not lying to him. After all, she was traveling with Fu Hua.
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