The Lingzhi Grass was quickly obtained. Li Xun inspected its quality and confirmed it to be a hundred-year-old Lingzhi Grass. He paid the eighty-nine high-grade spirit stones, along with an additional medium-grade spirit stone.
After completing the transaction, Li Xun held the Lingzhi Grass in his hand and looked up at the girl standing at the entrance of Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Under his gaze, the ordinary-looking girl suddenly emitted a visible white light that enveloped her body.
[Ding, congratulations, Host! A white investable person has been found. By investing one Lingzhi Grass, you can obtain fifty medium-grade spirit stones!]
"Just a white investable person?" Li Xun frowned.
This didn't seem right!
According to his experience from past novels, even if this girl was not the protagonist, she should at least be a supporting female lead, right? How could she only be a white investable person?
Could it be that his investment targets had nothing to do with spiritual luck?
"System, are you sure it's a white investable person?"
[Ding, Host, the system never makes mistakes!]
"Fine."
Li Xun helplessly accepted the reality. Although the girl was just a white investable person, it indirectly confirmed his guess that investable people could be found anywhere as long as he had enough items to offer.
"Hey, attendant."
Li Xun called out.
"Guest, what else can I do for you?" The attendant hurried over with a smile on his face.
"Go."
Li Xun handed the Lingzhi Grass to the attendant and pointed to the girl at the entrance, saying, "Give this Lingzhi Grass to her."
"Guest, are you…?" The attendant was momentarily confused.
He had just asked Li Xun earlier about the experiment, but it seemed that the experiment was already over?
So… he still had to give the Lingzhi Grass to the girl?
"Are you still not going?" Li Xun said impatiently.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The attendant picked up the Lingzhi Grass and quickly approached the girl at the entrance. He handed her the Lingzhi Grass and said, "Keep it. It was given to you by that young master inside."
"Huh?" The girl raised her head, tears evident on her dirty face. Upon seeing the Lingzhi Grass the attendant offered her, her once dull eyes suddenly sparkled.
She took the Lingzhi Grass from the attendant and hurriedly entered Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
This time, the two guards didn't stop her.
After entering Myriad Treasures Pavilion, the girl ran straight to Li Xun, knelt before him, and said, "Thank you, sir! Your great kindness will never be forgotten by Chu Lingyue!"
"In the next life, I am willing to be an ox or a horse to repay your kindness today."
"In the next life…" Li Xun touched his nose, finding it amusing. Fortunately, he didn't have any particular expectations for the girl.
When he gave her the Lingzhi Grass earlier, he had already checked her aptitude with his divine sense. Although it wasn't bad, it wasn't outstanding either. It was just average, barely enough for her to enter the Xuanyang Sect. Now, this girl was just an ordinary person without any cultivation technique. It was certain that she would be buried in the earth after a hundred years.
Today, by giving her the Lingzhi Grass, all Li Xun could gain were the rewards from the system.
"Get up," Li Xun extended a hand to help the girl up and said gently, "Your mother's condition is critical. You should go back and take care of her."
"May I ask for your name, sir?" Chu Lingyue asked softly while standing up.
"Li Xun," Li Xun casually replied.
"Sir Li Xun, I will never forget your name and will keep it in my heart forever!"
After saying that, Chu Lingyue kowtowed once more before quickly placing a small cloth package she carried in her arms in front of Li Xun. She stood up swiftly and ran away into the distance.
"This little girl…" Watching Chu Lingyue disappear into the crowd, Li Xun shook his head and smiled. "She mentioned repaying the kindness in the next life but not in this life. Does she already know the difference between us?"
After all, how could an ordinary person repay the kindness of a cultivator?
As he watched Chu Lingyue's figure disappear, Li Xun picked up the cloth package she left behind. He casually opened it and saw five low-grade spirit stones lying inside.
Li Xun fell into deep thought.
"An ordinary person, facing a group of cultivators, shows no fear and even dares to enter Myriad Treasures Pavilion. Moreover, she could produce five low-grade spirit stones despite her tattered appearance…"
"Could this little girl have some hidden background?"
He couldn't figure it out for a while, so Li Xun decided to stop thinking about it. He kept the five low-grade spirit stones and said to himself, "Exchanging one Lingzhi Grass for fifty medium-grade spirit stones is not a bad deal."
With that, he felt better.
He stood up and headed out of the city.
At the same time, in a secluded corner of Panshi City.
Chu Lingyue hurriedly ran into an alley.
Normally, this small and shabby alley would be deserted, but today it was different. Suddenly, a group of fierce riders appeared here, and they were definitely not supposed to be in Panshi City.
There were thousands of them, each wearing armor and riding on fierce beasts. Their spears were pointed towards the sky, and their bodies emitted a cold, metallic sheen, carrying an aura of killing.
Despite the gathering of thousands of people, there was not a single sound from them, indicating their elite status.
After Chu Lingyue ran into the alley, a leading general dismounted from his fierce beast, half-kneeling on the ground in front of her, and said in a solemn voice, "I pay my respects to the Little Princess. Please return to the Royal Dynasty with us!"