Right at this moment, the crowd saw Yuan Zhiyun, who had already reached the center of the Seven Star Street Square, lightly leap from the white peacock and land steadily, walking gracefully toward the crowd.
Dressed in an exquisite pale yellow dress, she arrived before the dense crowd. Her every movement was captivating. With no attendants following behind her, she stood alone among the dense crowd of cultivators like a fluttering breeze, aloof from the world.
"Because of a bet I made today with my clan brother Yuan Shangpu, I, Yuan Zhiyun, wish to form a five-person squad to head to the Icefield Mystic Realm that will open in five days to capture an Icefield Spirit Essence. Of course, after the matter is accomplished, I will offer a heavy reward."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire square was in an uproar.
The surrounding cultivators were all somewhat in disbelief.
What was she talking about?
That was the Icefield Spirit Essence! For a hundred years, no one had ever heard of anyone being able to catch one from the Icefield Mystic Realm again! To think that Yuan Zhiyun would come out and announce such an outrageous piece of news right off the bat.
Many people shook their heads and began to discuss in low voices with those around them.
"Are you going to join?"
"Not me. I heard that the Icefield Spirit Essence appears and disappears unpredictably in the mystic realm. Let alone catching it, just seeing it once is considered lucky! If I actually agreed to help her find this thing, wouldn't that be a total waste of time? If I went in to collect Ice Stone Grass, I could get quite a lot."
"Exactly. The opening time of the Icefield Mystic Realm is very short, only fifteen days in total. It would be better to use this time to fish for some Silver-tail Fish; they go for fifty spirit stones each!"
"But don't you guys want Yuan Zhiyun's heavy reward?"
"Heavy reward? Didn't you hear her say 'after the matter is accomplished'? Doesn't that mean if we fail, there won't be any reward?"
...
For a time, discussions buzzed all around, yet not a single person stepped forward to join Yuan Zhiyun's squad.
Yuan Zhiyun wasn't the least bit anxious. She stood calmly in place with her hands behind her back, her eyes leisurely scanning the bustling crowd. The white peacock standing straight beside her was currently craning its long neck, holding its head high with its eyes half-closed as if dozing off.
Lin Xiao figured he had gathered about as much information as he could here, and there was nothing new going on for the moment, so he followed the flow of the crowd and left the area.
No one paid any attention to this twelve-year-old boy with absolutely no cultivation base.
After leaving Seven Star Street, he headed straight for the Jiang Family Livestock Market.
Spirit pig, spirit pig, roast suckling pig, roast suckling pig!
Under Liao Pantu's guidance, Lin Xiao quickly arrived at the Jiang Family Livestock Market. Among the various spiritual fowls and beasts, he spotted the spirit pig stall at a glance. There were a few people buying in front of it, so he hurriedly walked over.
"Greetings, guest. Our market's spirit pigs are two hundred and fifty spirit stones each, no bargaining. Are you looking to buy?"
A shop assistant came over to greet him.
Lin Xiao turned his head and glanced at a customer nearby who had just paid spirit stones for a spirit pig. He saw a shop assistant carry out a spirit pig, which the customer then skillfully took, slinging the pale and tender piglet over his own shoulder before turning to leave.
So he said to the shop assistant greeting him,
"I'll give you five extra spirit stones. Could your shop please deliver one to the Xianxiang Restaurant for me?"
Obviously, it wasn't uncommon for customers to make such requests, as the assistant nodded familiarly and said,
"Alrighty, guest. That will be two hundred and fifty-five spirit stones in total!"
Lin Xiao felt a bit of a pinch as he paid the spirit stones, but thinking of the deliciousness Senior Liao had described, and realizing he hadn't eaten roast suckling pig in years, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He instantly forgot about the over two hundred spirit stones he had just spent, his heart filled only with anticipation for the delicacy he was about to eat.
After leaving the Jiang Family Livestock Market, he hurriedly headed to the Xianxiang Restaurant.
At this time, the Xianxiang Restaurant was bustling with people coming and going, as the Wu family was hosting a banquet there to recruit talents for their clan.
The Xianxiang Restaurant was an antique-style establishment with a total of six floors.
Today, the Wu family had booked the top two floors, leaving only a few attendants on the first floor to receive arriving cultivators.
Seeing this boy with no spiritual energy fluctuations around him walk over, those attendants didn't spare him a second glance.
Lin Xiao bypassed them and entered the Xianxiang Restaurant.
As soon as he entered the lobby, a shop assistant at the first level of Qi Condensation came up to greet him. Following what Liao Pantu had just taught him on the way, Lin Xiao kept a plain expression as he instructed the assistant about the spirit pig he had ordered to be delivered shortly, and then asked for a private room to be arranged for him.
The shop assistant quickly guided him upstairs,
"Guest, please come this way."
Lin Xiao gave a slight nod and followed him upstairs. He seemingly casually glanced at the bustling lobby on the first floor and asked,
"Where is Chef Luo?"
The shop assistant was taken aback by his words, but after pausing for just a second or two, he immediately replied,
"Chef Luo passed away the year before last. Now, the head chef in charge of our Xianxiang Restaurant's kitchen is Chef Luo's eldest disciple, Chef Qian. Chef Qian has perfectly inherited Chef Luo's culinary skills. Back when Chef Luo was still alive, he used to say that Chef Qian had long since surpassed his master. Please rest assured, guest, the taste of our Xianxiang Restaurant is absolutely top-notch!"
As he spoke, he walked sideways in front to lead the way, freeing a hand to give Lin Xiao a thumbs-up.
Hearing this, Lin Xiao softly replied with an "Oh" and said no more.
Arriving at a private room on the second floor, the shop assistant poured him some tea.
"Guest, aside from the roast suckling pig, do you need any side dishes or drinks? Our Xianxiang Restaurant's Pinhui Spirit Wine is renowned throughout the entire Southern Spirit Realm, and as for our side dishes,"
He pulled out a menu from the storage bag at his waist, flipped it open, and handed it to Lin Xiao.
"Look here, guest. This Eight-Crisp Silver-tail Fish is the number one signature side dish of our Xianxiang Restaurant. These Silver-tail Fish are hard to come by; they can only be found in the Icefield Mystic Realm, which opens for only fifteen days a year. It's a rare delicacy. Right now, our Xianxiang Restaurant's stock is also extremely scarce. At most, we'll sell out in a few days and they'll be completely gone. We'll have to wait for the Icefield Mystic Realm to open in five days."
Lin Xiao recalled seemingly hearing someone mention the name of this Silver-tail Fish just now, so feeling a bit curious, he ordered a serving.
As for the Pinhui Spirit Wine that the assistant highly recommended, Lin Xiao originally didn't want it, but Liao Pantu, who was inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, sent him a sound transmission telling him to order a jug. Thus, he asked the shop assistant to bring a jug of this Pinhui Spirit Wine.
These two items, plus the processing fee for the roast suckling pig, came to a total of fifty-five spirit stones. Although Lin Xiao's heart was bleeding a little, he took out the spirit stones with a very indifferent expression.
Taking the spirit stones handed to him, the shop assistant received them very excitedly and said to him,
"Alrighty! Please wait a moment, guest. Your food and wine will be served right up!"
After the shop assistant left, Lin Xiao finally sent a sound transmission to ask Liao Pantu,
"I'm only twelve years old, what kind of wine should I be drinking?"
Liao Pantu didn't answer him, but instead told him to hurry up and take out the isolation array he had inscribed back in the sect and set it up.
Lin Xiao did as he was told, taking out the isolation array and setting it up properly.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
