For now, Wang Hua could only rely on herself and her not-so-practical aptitude.
Cautiously, Wang Hua took in the surroundings and when she detected no danger, she went to a stall where a man was selling regular herbs, claiming that they contain enormous qi and spiritual essence to enrich magic.
"Come here, do you want to enhance your cultivation? Buy my herbs, they came from the Spirit Forest!" The man was barking out.
Tsk!
'Liar rook! None have a spiritual essence, are you feeding people with pigs' food?'
"Ah, what is this ominous scent!" the man growled.
Jia Yi quickly grasped the seller's point and smelled her clothes, it wasn't absolutely her, and her eyes slowly rolled to her lady, Jia Yi shook her head desperately.
The man quickly ignored the scent as soon as his eyes caught the handsome man in front of his stall. His hair was raven black tied up in a ponytail and straight, with his appearance he must be from a wealthy family.
"How can I help you, sir?" he asked greedily.
Jia Yi pointed to herself with her forefinger, "Me?"
"Yes, yes, do you need a spiritual herb for upgrading your cultivation, young master?" he opened his arms wide, and drawled, "I have many!" he laughed gleefully.
Wang Hua smirked mischievously, "Do you think you can fool my grandson?"
The man bent on his counter and looked down, quickly grabbing his nose with two of his fingers, "So the smell was from you!"
Wang Hua shrugged, "Oldness!"
"Of course," the man quickly straightened his shoulders and waved the air around his head with his hand fan. Anyway, they were customers and needed to be treated with respect.
"I won't buy anything from you! I just bought a spiritual Crane herb, I paid one gold and two silver taels for it. How can you fool people with a bunch of twigs and weed?"
The man was flustered, anger swept through his face, this stink hag had a Crane herb? That valuable herb wasn't something everyone could find. And how could she convince the seller to buy it at only an insignificant price?
"You stupid hag, stop lying!"
"Hey, she is my nanny, watch your mouth."
Jia Yi couldn't stand there to watch him bully Wang Hua. She was now a mighty man, regardless of it being momentary.
The seller chuckled inwardly, he was a mischief in his own enterprise, he would make certain that she had this peculiar herb. He must see it to believe it.
"How should I believe you? If you are not a customer, just don't waste my time! Open the way for real ones."
Wang Hua's lips twitched up, looking around she saw no one.
"There is no one here." Jia Yi mentioned that, pointing around, dumbfounded.
Wang Hua would not lose to this deviant piece of crap! She took out her pouch and showed him, "It is here!"
She removed the rope and the man took a glimpse but soon his eyes popped out in astonishment, the herb, it was the Crane herb. His stern expression altered to a flourished one.
"Sell it to me!"
He bent to snatch it from her but she dodged.
Whoopee! Blaaarp!
Fizzle!
The man waved his hand to push the scent away, not practically utilizing it.
Wang Hua shrugged, "You have bad tempers and just accused me!"
"I'll give you two gold teal, are we good now?"
Wang Hua gave it a thought, she couldn't sell it more, it could entice trouble.
"Two gold and two silver taels."
"Ah, you greedy old woman! Alright stop bargaining more, just vend it to me!"
The man's eyes were glowing in marvel and desire. Wang Hua did not waste time, "Pay for it first, you are a stingy brat!"
The man snorted, his heartbeat hastened and attentively, he took out the due price and handed it to her. She put the pouch on his counter.
The man snatched it immediately like a predator and glanced at his precious plunder, he could sell this for ten gold taels. That haughty white Peacock would pay such a sum.
As he looked around to ask about the peddler the hag and the handsome younger man had long since dashed out. A few passengers pinched their noses and gave him disgusted glares.
He waved his hands, "It is not my stall!"
He quickly performed a spell and an alluring fragrance filled the air around his stall, "Ough, that malodorous hag, she choked me! Ah, she violated my olfaction."
A few steps away, the crown prince and his men clad in black prosperous uniforms. It was obvious that they weren't regular cultivators and their handsomeness attracted all people, even a crowd flocked around them, whispering.
"We can have our dinner in Jin restaurant, The White Peacock will warmly welcome you, we can move tomorrow."
Lord Luo Hao Yu recommended and Li Bai already agreed.
"Where is Prince Jinhai and that troublesome eagle?" Lord Wu Yuhang scanned the place as he couldn't see them.
"Lord Xiaobo arranged a meeting with that notorious thief, I'm willing to see him tonight!"
Lord Feng Feiyu sighed in aggression, he couldn't tolerate the fact that they were going to ask a formidable crafty thief to assist them find the Sacred Flame.
They walked to the open-air restaurant that settled many tables for visitors.
Occupying a place, the prince took a short peek at the disciples of the Xue cult.
"They had come down the mountains, it seems they were looking for something."
Lord Luo Hao Yu went on.
The waiter came to take the order, and he cut the subject.
"Welcome to Jin restaurant, can I take your order, young masters?"
Feng Feiyu ordered the food for everyone and the young man left in haste.
The place was quite noisy and bothersome for the prince who wasn't accustomed to it.
"Have you learned what they are looking for?" Prince Li Bai asked. He was curious to see these grade four cultivators here.
"Moon bird's egg."
All of them exchanged glances in amazement.
'I heard it recently, but I don't remember where it was!' the prince thought.
"Isn't it a fiend spiritual core left from the ashes of the devil God?"
Asked Wu Yuhang, he couldn't just believe what he just heard.
"Yes, it is! I guess the immortals instructed the disciples to find the devil's item. They are inclined to seal it."
"How much is the bounty for such a deviant item? It must be dangerous, playing with their lives."
"Ascension, the one who finds it will be a disciple in Jade's celestial realm, training with foremost immortals."
Lord Luo Hao Yu clarified.
"They are taking advantage of them!"
Lord Feng Feiyu complained; those young men would die on this mission.
"No, they are assessing their eligibility." Prince Li Bai corrected him.
The haughty man beside him just shrugged, he had another perspective.