As soon as he entered, Wei Fan smelled a faint floral scent.
A woman in a purple dress sat upright within, her three thousand strands of dark hair tied high. She had a beautiful face, like a lotus emerging from water, untouched by the dust of the mortal world.
Seeing Wei Fan arrive, Liu Yin'er smiled charmingly and asked, "Did you draw this picture, young sir?"
On either side of the carriage were fur seats, with a low wooden table in the middle. A drawing lay on top of it.
Wei Fan looked closely and saw it was the Hanfu design he had drawn.
"That's right," Wei Fan nodded and happily took a seat.
The distance between them shortened again, and Wei Fan caught the faint floral scent once more.
But there were no flowers in the carriage. Could this fragrance be emanating from her?
"My name is Liu Yin'er. May I ask your name, young sir?" Liu Yin'er said, leaning forward to pick up the tea set.
From Wei Fan's perspective, he could see her figure faintly through the thin fabric.
"Wei Fan!" Wei Fan thought for a moment, then asked, "May I ask why you've summoned me, Miss?"
"Are you in a hurry, young sir? Are you perhaps afraid that Yin'er might be a Monstrosity?" A hint of amusement flashed in Liu Yin'er's eyes as she teased him.
"Not at all," Wei Fan shook his head.
"Actually, I asked you here to discuss a collaboration."
Liu Yin'er poured tea as she spoke, "The 'Hanfu' you designed is beautiful. I hope to include it in our clothing catalog."
"No problem!" Wei Fan nodded.
"In exchange, our Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce is willing to pay five gold leaves, or other items of equivalent value," Liu Yin'er said.
"Five gold leaves?" Wei Fan nodded to himself, surprised that the Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce was so principled.
The Hanfu design was already in their hands. Even if they used it, Wei Fan wouldn't know, and even if he did, he wouldn't pursue it.
After all, he had initially just wanted to order some beautiful clothes for Wei Yingying and hadn't thought much beyond that.
It seemed Hanfu was quite popular now.
Organizing his thoughts, Wei Fan said, "I'd prefer to exchange for items!"
"Items?" A flicker of admiration appeared in Liu Yin'er's eyes.
Five gold leaves would undoubtedly be a fortune to the villagers of Wushan Village.
She hadn't expected Wei Fan to be completely unfazed by the temptation and choose an exchange for items.
"What do you want?" Liu Yin'er asked with interest.
"A map, or information about the outside world!" Wei Fan said.
"You want to go out?" Liu Yin'er stared at Wei Fan, a smile appearing at the corner of her lips. "Then that's perfect. You can join our Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce. You'll be able to go to most areas in the northern part of the Luo Kingdom."
"Join the caravan?" Wei Fan mused that it was a good option, but there were still many things to resolve in Wushan Village, and he didn't want to leave yet.
He could still use Wushan Village to gain energy and strengthen himself.
Once he had sufficient strength, he could go and see the outside world.
"I have my own plans and don't wish to join the Chamber of Commerce," Wei Fan said.
"That's a pity. At your young age, you already possess a blood qi force not weaker than the Blood Rage Realm. If you were to follow the Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce, your future would be limitless!"
Liu Yin'er said with a smile, "As for maps, they are internal secrets, but I can give you a simplified version."
"Thank you very much!" Wei Fan knew the importance of maps in this world filled with Monstrosities. He then asked with some surprise, "You can sense my cultivation level?"
"I can sense the concentration of blood qi in us martial artists. It's a special talent of mine," Liu Yin'er said with a smile.
"Then do you know the divisions of martial cultivation realms, and who is the strongest person in Wushan Village?" Wei Fan inquired.
"The divisions of martial cultivation realms? You mean the realm divisions for ordinary people?" Liu Yin'er asked with a playful smile.
"The Martial Path has ten realms. The five mortal realms are Strength Training Realm, Divine Strength Realm, Blood Rage Realm, Bone Forging Realm, and Marrow Condensing Realm!
"The subsequent five are the Heavenly Human realms: Qi Gathering Realm, External Qi Realm, Qi Burst Realm, Gāng Qi Realm, and True Qi Realm."
"As for the strongest person in Wushan Village, it should be the head of the Zhu Family, Zhu Yiwu. He has reached the peak of the mortal realm, just one step away from entering the Heavenly Human realm."
"The head of the Zhu Family is that strong?" Wei Fan clicked his tongue inwardly.
He had originally thought the head of the Zhu Family was just a level above the Blood Rage Realm, but he hadn't expected him to already be at the peak of the mortal realm, a Marrow Condensing Realm expert.
Afterward, Wei Fan looked at Liu Yin'er, finding her more and more mysterious.
According to her words, the Martial Path was merely the mortal realm, so what realm was she in herself?
"May I ask, Miss, do you have any cultivation techniques that can lead to the Heavenly Human Realm?" Wei Fan asked.
Liu Yin'er was the daughter of the president of the Luoyuan Chamber of Commerce, so he assumed they would have many powerful cultivation techniques, and Wei Fan didn't want to miss out.
"Of course, we have cultivation techniques, but they are very expensive!" Liu Yin'er's tone shifted. "Moreover, there are no techniques that can cultivate to the Heavenly Human Realm; they can only cultivate to the peak of the mortal realm!"
"Peak of the mortal realm? That's fine too!" Wei Fan nodded and took out the eight gold leaves he had on him, placing them on the table.
Liu Yin'er smiled, took out a cultivation technique manual from a hidden compartment beside her, and handed it over. "You don't need to pay with gold leaves. I'm in a good mood, so I'll give you this manual."
Wei Fan took the manual and saw five large characters written in flowing strokes: "Nine Flames Blazing Sun Art."
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