Lu Taobao's face showed embarrassment, realizing it was due to her own oversight.
She cautiously glanced around, appearing somewhat on edge. "Are those people outside still able to hear us in here?"
Hearing Lu Taobao's words, Shen Xiaoyan found it somewhat amusing. Was this what they called "once bitten by a snake, one fears a well rope for ten years"?
Yi Zhixie gently patted Lu Taobao's shoulder and comforted her. "Don't worry. The walls of this room are soundproof. No matter how high their cultivation, even if they stood outside the courtyard or pressed their ears against the wall, they wouldn't be able to eavesdrop on anything inside."
Even after Yi Zhixie's assurance, Lu Taobao still seemed unconvinced.
It was only when she saw the confident expression on Yi Zhixie's face and the faint smiles on Shen Xiaoyan and the others' faces, showing no signs of doubt, that Lu Taobao finally relaxed.
She patted her chest, speaking with a hint of lingering fear, "This Holy Spirit Continent is truly not a place for humans. Just selling vegetables can attract so many people. It seems our lives ahead won't be peaceful."
Lu Taobao's words struck a chord with everyone present.
Though they didn't want it to be this way, it was the current reality.
Unless they wished to live a mediocre life on the Holy Spirit Continent, and assuming they wouldn't leave Yingcheng.
Otherwise, no matter which city they went to on this continent, it would be impossible to stay out of trouble and live a leisurely life.
Without sufficient strength, even protecting oneself would be a difficult task.
The group fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, Lu Taobao thought of something.
"From what I heard just now, you're saying these immortal vegetables were given by others? But this is clearly..."
Lu Taobao didn't finish her sentence.
She was still worried about being overheard; she knew that careless words could lead to trouble.
Although she didn't finish, Shen Xiaoyan and the others understood her meaning.
Shen Xiaoyan nodded. "It's just as you thought."
"But, why is that?" Lu Taobao was still confused.
"They think so themselves; it's not something I said. Besides, this way, they'll always have reservations and won't dare to act rashly. Isn't that better?"
After Shen Xiaoyan's explanation, Lu Taobao finally understood.
"Since things are as they are, let's not dwell on it. We'll face whatever comes our way. The immediate priority is to get out the crystal coins and let me see them. I've never seen them before."
Upon mentioning crystal coins, Lu Taobao's face lit up with excitement.
This couldn't be blamed on her being unsophisticated; she genuinely hadn't seen such things before.
Moreover, one yellow crystal coin was equivalent to a thousand raw crystal coins!
How could she not be curious about such a thing?
It wasn't just Lu Taobao; Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei were also somewhat curious.
Shen Xiaoyan took out all the yellow crystal coins they had collected that day from her spatial storage and placed them on the table. They piled up like a small mountain.
Looking at such a large quantity of crystal coins, Shen Xiaoyan was also slightly surprised.
Only now did she realize that yellow crystal coins were slightly larger than raw crystal coins.
It was precisely because of this that they appeared so numerous when placed on the table.
"The total collected today is 200,050,040 yellow crystal coins. This is quite a fortune, isn't it?"
Shen Xiaoyan silently calculated. If this were the 21st century, they would probably be millionaires.
However, it was just a million. Compared to ordinary people, they were wealthy, but compared to the truly rich, it was nothing.
Indeed, Yi Zhixie chuckled. "What's this? Even with over 2,000 yellow crystal coins, let alone elsewhere, in Yingcheng itself, you couldn't afford a decent residence."
Lu Taobao pouted at his words. "What's the point of buying a residence? We won't be staying here long."
Shen Xiaoyan and the others all understood Lu Taobao's thoughts, so they didn't argue with her. They simply smiled and didn't dwell on the topic.
"Exactly, why did we only sell this much? This is less than one-fifth of our total amount."
If it were up to Lu Taobao, they should have sold everything at once. That way, they would have enough crystal coins to go directly to the Sun Heat Sect.
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head, firmly rejecting Lu Taobao's idea. "Don't you know the saying 'too much exposure attracts trouble'? Even now, we've already irked some people. If we were to sell everything at once, we'd likely be killed before even getting the crystal coins."
Thinking of the expressions of those people today, Lu Taobao also frowned.
Indeed, there must be other households in Yingcheng that grew and sold immortal vegetables. If they directly sold such a large quantity of spirit vegetables, cutting off others' livelihood, they would naturally be seen as thorns in their side.
Seeing Lu Taobao looking a bit dejected, Shen Xiaoyan comforted her. "Don't worry. We can gradually increase the quantity we sell and shorten the intervals. I'm sure with this approach, we'll have enough crystal coins in no time."
Hearing Shen Xiaoyan's words, Lu Taobao felt a little more at ease.
Although it still felt like a long time, at least there was hope, wasn't there?
Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
One morning, while it was still dark, Shen Xiaoyan faintly heard a commotion outside.
Frowning, she sat up and noticed that Zheng Wei beside her had also woken up.
"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Shen Xiaoyan asked, preparing to get up and go out.
Zheng Wei reached out and stopped her. "You stay here and watch the other three. I'll go take a look."
Shen Xiaoyan nodded and watched Zheng Wei leave.
Not long after, Zheng Wei returned, looking somewhat amused and helpless. "It's people who came to buy immortal vegetables. They're afraid they won't get any, so they're rushing to get to the front."
Shen Xiaoyan truly hadn't expected that the early morning noise was due to such a reason.
It seemed the attraction of these immortal vegetables to them was far beyond her expectations.
"If it's like this, we can't sleep anyway. Let's just get up."
Shen Xiaoyan said, already starting to dress.
"Even so, we still have to wait until dawn before opening the door. Otherwise, next time they'll come even earlier."
Shen Xiaoyan strongly agreed with Zheng Wei's statement.
Humans were the masters of pushing their luck.
If they took one step back, it would only encourage the other party to take two steps forward.
After San Shengzi woke up and everyone had breakfast, and San Shengzi was sent into the spatial dimension to play with Luoluo and the others, Shen Xiaoyan and the others finally came out and opened the door.
Standing at the front of the line was none other than Wu Shuai.
Shen Xiaoyan's smile remained unchanged, but she felt a slight surprise internally.
The last time Wu Shuai came, it was to inquire about something.
But this time, he came again, and so early, and most importantly, he was patiently queuing.
Considering his identity, it was unbelievable no matter how she thought about it.
As Shen Xiaoyan pondered this, Wu Shuai, with a smile, spoke.
"I apologize for disturbing you so early."
Shen Xiaoyan was surprised.
Such an attitude was not what she expected from the son of a fort master.
Moreover, in just these five days, they had also made inquiries in Yingcheng and learned that Wu Shuai's reputation in Yingcheng was not very good.
Because of this, Wu Shuai's attitude made her even more puzzled.
With a multitude of thoughts racing through her mind, Shen Xiaoyan politely replied, "Not at all. We are truly sorry that Young Master Wu had to wait outside for so long."
It wasn't that Shen Xiaoyan was being overly polite; it was precisely because the stories she had heard about Wu Shuai were too astounding.
The idea of wiping out entire families for the slightest disagreement was not an exaggeration at all.