In the end, Liang Yi managed to appease Su Youyi with various snacks he bought on the way.
Looking at his junior sister in front of him, who resembled a hamster when eating, his mood involuntarily brightened.
"It’s odd, my mood actually changes with every word and action of my junior sister. What’s going on?" Liang Yi couldn’t quite understand this feeling. After all, he was a single dog in his past life, woof! It’s normal not to understand.
Shaking his head, he decided not to think about it too much – it was fine as long as he didn’t dislike it and actually quite liked it.
He patted the ’hamster’s’ head and, seeing her puffed cheeks, Liang Yi was genuinely afraid she might become the first Cultivator to choke to death on snacks. He poured a cup of tea for her and stopped fussing over her since the lady surnamed Xue had returned.
"Would you like to check the merchandise?" The woman named Xue took out two wooden boxes with a simple and elegant design from her ring and placed them on the table.
Liang Yi opened the lids and barely touched the bottles of liquor before closing them again.
[Fuxiang Brew]: A Spiritual Wine from a mysterious Secret Realm, with a rich aroma that lingers even in an empty cup. It possesses all sorts of incredible wonders. Consuming effect: All Attributes +10, may produce a unique Illusion Realm.
A light purple quality liquor, truly rare beyond compare. In his previous life, these two bottles were auctioned off a month after the game’s release for a four-figure amount of spiritual coins.
"I still trust the reputation of Wind God Commerce and Steward Xue, no need to check it." Liang Yi followed the good virtue that compliments cost nothing, lavishing praise generously.
"Ha-ha, Young Hero Liang sure has a sweet mouth. But how did you guess my identity?" Xue Lingya didn’t recall telling him about her identity.
"The steward’s demeanor, appearance, and eloquence are unlike that of an ordinary person. If every common maid from Wind God Commerce were of this caliber, the commerce would have already ascended to a Super Force," Liang Yi said without batting an eyelid, however flattering it sounded.
"You’re quite cunning, Young Hero Liang~" Xue Lingya of course heard that Liang Yi wasn’t telling the truth, but she didn’t ask further.
"In addition to the two bottles of liquor, I also need some daily necessities." Liang Yi hadn’t forgotten the purpose of his trip and listed a bunch of Spirit Talismans used daily, as well as some consumables.
"Please give me the total price."
"The two bottles of liquor for 1000 spiritual coins, and these daily necessities for 138 coins. However, since Su Fairy and I have hit it off so well from the start, I’ll treat those as gifts," Xue Lingya covered her mouth as she reported the price, winking at the young girl beside Liang Yi.
"Okay, the price is very fair. It’s a deal," Liang Yi took off his Storage Ring and raised it, signaling Xue Lingya.
After Xue Lingya removed her ring and lightly tapped it against Liang Yi’s, the 1000 spiritual coins were transferred.
"Everything we wanted to buy is now in hand. My junior sister and I have some matters to attend to, so we won’t chat with the steward any longer," Liang Yi put his ring back on and bid farewell to Xue Lingya.
"If you need anything in the future, Young Hero Liang, please make sure to choose Wind God Commerce first. I’m Xue Lingya, sister, remember it~"
"Oh, and I’ve just got some new snacks from Jiangnan. I’ll give them to Su Fairy for a taste. If they’re good, please help us promote them." Xue Lingya stretched out her hand to pull Su Youyi and left her with some delicate-looking pastries.
"Thank you, Sister Xue," Su Youyi thanked her sweetly.
Xue Lingya personally accompanied the two to the stairs on the second floor and bid them farewell.
"Sister Xue, goodbye." Su Youyi waved to Xue Lingya behind her as she followed Liang Yi away.
"Why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become close to Manager Xue?" Liang Yi, accompanied by Su Youyi, was preparing to visit the inn where Sect Master Fang was staying.
"I feel like Sister Xue likes me a lot, she even gave me some tasty treats." Su Youyi presented the pastries that Xue Lingya had given her.
"Truly worthy of being my junior sister, beloved by everyone just like your senior brother." Liang Yi smiled broadly, casually picking up a pastry to pop into his mouth before picking up another piece to feed Su Youyi.
"Hmm... hmm, senior brother, why do we need to buy those two bottles of wine? Could it be that senior brother also likes to drink?" Su Youyi swallowed the pastry in her mouth and curiously asked Liang Yi, as she remembered that her senior brother wasn’t a drinker.
"Of course, it’s not for drinking ourselves. Two bottles—one for Sect Master Fang and the other as a gift to take back to our master." Liang Yi explained.
Su Youyi sort of understood. It must have been Sect Master Fang who relayed the message to their master after they left, allowing the master to arrive just in time, even bringing the Storage Ring along. Indeed, they owed gratitude.
But for figures like Sect Master Fang and the master, who were Great Cultivators of this world, they must have seen all kinds of rare and exotic treasures. And what they needed, she and her senior brother couldn’t provide anyway, so they had to settle for the significance of the gesture over the value of the gifts.
"As soon as we’ve given the gift to Sect Master Fang, we’ll set off for Qingfeng City aboard the Floating Cloud Ship." Liang Yi didn’t want to delay any longer. Now that the Devouring Spirit Sect had set its sights on him, he did not wish to leave the mountain gate without sufficient ability to protect himself.
"If you have the guts, come to Youdao Mountain again and see if my master doesn’t twist your heads off." Liang Yi thought maliciously, his own master was proclaimed the foremost in the world, and that was truly awesome!
According to his past life’s knowledge, it was rare for any notable practitioner of the Seventh Realm not to have been beaten by his master. Beginning with Time Moon Wind of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool and Sect Master Fang of the Complete Heaven Sect, who were closest to Youdao Mountain and had the best relationship with his master, they were also the ones who had been thrashed the most.
From the Desert Bodhi Temple in the north, to the Clan Leader of the Linyuan Sea Tribes in the south, to the Sect Master of the Senluo Sect in the west, and then to the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool and the Complete Heaven Sect in the east, his master easily struck down the Southern Mountain’s senior home and kicked the North Sea’s kindergarten.
The title of being the foremost in the world was truly earned with every punch and sword strike, which broke the entrenched power hierarchy, giving rise to the eigth super force. If the Devouring Spirit Sect dares, just let them come and try, he assured that his master would grant them ’physical transcendence’ and he himself would offer proficient ’one-stop corpse looting’ services.
"Senior brother, you’re smiling so wickedly!" Su Youyi noticed her senior brother seemed to be thinking of something, a vile but charming smile creeping onto his face. Oddly, this kind of smile looked extremely attractive on him, making him look charismatic even when being bad.
"Eh, really?" Liang Yi touched his face cheek, reining in his wicked smile as his persona was definitely not that of a charming villain. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel·fiɾe·net
Looking up again, the sky had darkened, but the two had already arrived at "Yijiangnan".
Indeed, in just a day or two, Sect Master Fang had already hung up the sign, with the endorsement from some big shot with the surname Bai.
"Shopkeeper!" Liang Yi pushed open the door, still the familiar quietness of the inn with not a single customer. This situation would continue until players appeared and discovered the hidden quest that would improve business.
"What’s up? You damn brat, disturbing my sleep!" It was Sect Master Fang still posing as the shopkeeper, emerging from behind the counter, not in the best of moods. Chen Hua’s disciple really didn’t inspire him to be cheerful.
"Isn’t it just that I’ve bought a good bottle of wine and thought of showing my respect by bringing a bottle to you?" Without any fuss, Liang Yi took out the Fuxiang Brew and handed it to Sect Master Fang.
"Oh? Something I haven’t tasted before, where did you get it?" Sect Master Fang took a quick sniff and knew it was a wine he had never tasted.
"I stumbled upon it while shopping at the Wind God Commerce, I heard it’s not even on sale yet, and I thought since you had helped me, I’d buy it as a gift especially for you," Liang Yi naturally only chose the nicer parts to say, whether Sect Master Fang believed it or not, it was enough that he himself did.
Although to Su Youyi, what her senior brother said was the real reason for buying the wine, for some reason, she just felt like laughing.