Ticket to the Island
After Sang Ying's figure disappeared into the crowd, the boy picked up his younger brother and pushed open the door to go inside.
"Who was that just now?" the boy, Meng Luosheng, asked softly.
Xiao Liu showed him the Storage Bag full of Spirit Stone: "She rented our courtyard, brother. Look, this is the rent I received!"
Only now has Xiao Liu begun to show some of his childlike side in front of his older brother.
Meng Luosheng tapped his head, a smile playing on his lips, "You little rascal, you actually managed to rent out that courtyard! You're quite capable!"
Hearing his brother praise him, Xiao Liu blushed and said, "I was lucky today to meet that fairy. She rented a place for three months and gave us nine hundred Spirit Stone!"
"Nine hundred? How can that be so much?" Having stayed with the Hai Household for a long time, Meng Luosheng had inevitably picked up some suspicious traits. Upon hearing such an unusual price, he subconsciously began to overthink things.
Xiao Liu, unaware of what her brother was imagining, replied with a smile, "Yes, because I said we would cook porridge for her, that fairy offered to add a hundred Spirit Stone. But she could have given me nine mid-grade Spirit Stone, so why did she only give me low-grade Spirit Stone?"
If it weren't for his brother working for the Hai Household and being assigned a low-level Storage Bag, which happened to be given to him, Xiao Liu wouldn't know how to store these Spirit Stones.
He didn't understand, but Meng Luosheng did. "You should thank them. We're just a small family, and suddenly having nine mid-grade Spirit Stone is difficult to use. If others find out, who knows what trouble it will cause. If we exchange them for low-grade Spirit Stone, it will be easier for us to use them, and we won't feel bad about putting them in the protective array."
The protective array was set up at Meng Luosheng's home by an array master he specifically hired after he got a job. However, his cultivation level was low and his status in the Hai Household was not high, so he could only hire a low-level array master. The array he set up for them was not very sophisticated and still required Spirit Stone to maintain.
That's why the Meng Household has fallen into such a difficult situation.
Fortunately, Sang Ying's appearance temporarily alleviated their predicament.
"Then we really should thank that fairy properly. When we get back, we should ask Mother to cook her some porridge!" Xiao Liu said loudly, nestled in his brother's arms.
Sang Ying, who had already returned to the courtyard, was completely unaware of the brothers' conversation. However, Meng Luosheng's words precisely guessed what Sang Ying was thinking.
Once back in the courtyard, Sang Ying first set up a protective array inside the house, and then set up a Mystifying Formation on top of it.
Anyone who steps into this courtyard will be trapped and die here because of this small Mystifying Formation.
Finally, there's the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Putting everything else aside, the Spirit Gathering Formation is the best array that Sang Ying has ever learned. The Spirit Gathering Formation she sets up is more effective at gathering Spiritual Qi than ordinary Spirit Gathering Formation, making cultivation twice as efficient.
To create this Spirit Gathering Formation, Sang Ying even took out several of her Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone and put them into the array. Sure enough, as soon as the array was successfully completed, the entire courtyard was immediately enveloped in Spiritual Qi.
Sang Ying took a deep breath, finally feeling completely at ease.
"Doesn't your Realm Pearl contain Spirit Crystal? Why don't you use the one that only uses Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone?" Gu Shu asked.
Sang Ying replied, "Spirit Crystal are rare. Using them on Spirit Gathering Formation is not only a waste, but also putting the cart before the horse. The Spiritual Qi gathered by the entire Spirit Gathering Formation is probably not even equivalent to that of a single Spirit Crystal."
After finishing her business here, Sang Ying timed her time perfectly, packed up, and went out to inquire about Gleaming Gold Island.
The original book only records that Su Fuyun and his group came to Gleaming Gold Island by chance and obtained a celestial sword in the secret realm.
This sword is said to be a High Antiquity sword. It was because of this sword that Su Fuyun was able to defeat her opponents of higher levels in the subsequent sect competitions, and finally defeat her exceptionally talented junior sister, Sang Ying.
After that, having tasted defeat for the first time, "Sang Ying" began to lose one after another to her senior sister who was never as good as her, and then slowly fell into the abyss of obsession.
After receiving unfair treatment from her master once again, Sang Ying couldn't help but take action against Su Fuyun.
Thinking of this, Sang Ying closed her eyes, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart.
The docks in Haizhou City were larger than Sang Ying had ever seen. From a distance, the white sails floated, making the shore seem like a vast white world.
Boats of all sizes were moored along the shore, and the cacophony of voices and the salty, fishy smell wafted over, making Sang Ying feel slightly uncomfortable.
Following the crowd, Sang Ying easily spotted the ship with its golden sails.
Just like its name suggests, Gleaming Gold Island has a flowing golden river. It is said to have been formed by underground thermal heat melting the gold ore on the island, hence the name Gleaming Gold Island.
The ship with the golden sails is the only one that will reach Gleaming Gold Island without being attacked by sea Demon Beast.
After finding the ragged, white-bearded old man on the boat, Sang Ying strode over to him.
"Senior, is the catch plentiful this time?" Sang Ying asked in a low voice as she leaned closer.
Upon hearing this, the white-bearded old man glanced sideways at Sang Ying, puffing loudly on his pipe. "A feast, but it's all top-quality seafood, so it's not cheap!"
Sang Ying was prepared for this and immediately took out a jade box from her Storage Bag: "Then, do you think this can be exchanged for your fish?"
The white-bearded old man took the jade box from Sang Ying and slowly opened it, releasing a delicate aroma of tea.
Afraid of letting the fragrance spread, the white-bearded man quickly closed the jade box. His gaze towards Sang Ying changed instantly. "I didn't expect you, young lady, to have some wealth, able to afford something like this."
The jade box contained the Dao Enlightenment Tea that Sang Ying had picked. She already knew from the original book that this white-bearded boatman loved both wine and tea.
Good wine is hard to find, and inferior wine won't meet the other party's standards. Fortunately, Sang Ying had encountered the Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree in the Qishan Secret Realm and picked a lot of tea leaves, which were preserved quite well.
Using it for boat fare now would be perfect.
"So, with this precious fish, will it bring you your catch?" Sang Ying asked with a smile.
The white-bearded old man quickly stuffed the things into his pocket and laughed, "This is certainly enough; it's enough for both of us."
The preceding sentence was a code for communicating with Whitebeard. Without this code, even if he knew that this was the ship captain who could enter Gleaming Gold Island, he would not have paid any attention to the visitor.
Furthermore, knowing the code words is useless if you can't offer a reward that satisfies the other party.
The so-called "catch" refers to a seat on the boat. Sang Ying first used a code to ask if there were any extra seats on the boat. After learning that there were plenty of seats, she took out the Dao Enlightenment Tea and reserved a seat on one of the boats.
"My boat will depart at midnight in eight days. Remember to come find me then with your ticket. Don't wait for me if you're late, and I won't replace lost tickets!" The white-bearded old man gave one last reminder before handing a jade talisman to Sang Ying.
Sang Ying quickly put it away, only then feeling completely relieved.
As she turned to head back to her residence, she saw Su Fuyun and her group approaching from a distance.
They're really well-informed!
The beautiful female cultivator looked up and saw Sang Ying.