Chapter 439

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Chapter 439: The Stingy Girl

These stones varied in size, some as tall as half a person, others as small as a fist, and they came in various shapes.

In total, there were around forty to fifty pieces, each of them looking quite ordinary. Jiang Yun even thought they seemed like they were randomly picked up from the ground.

He couldn’t believe that someone would actually sell stones as goods.

However, when Jiang Yun’s divine sense swept over them, he astonishingly discovered that there was a strange power hidden on the stones, blocking his divine sense.

This made Jiang Yun realize that he had underestimated the situation. Curious, he picked up a stone and was about to ask a question, but he stopped himself.

These stones clearly had a background, and people in this world must be aware of it, otherwise, they wouldn’t be openly selling them.

If you ask too many questions, other people might get suspicious.

After all, this is not Xiao Village.

Luckily, at that moment, someone hurriedly walked over and said, "There you are! I just finished my work and was thinking of taking a walk around!"

The person who came was Li Yue.

Jiang Yun glanced at him, raised the stone in his hand, shook it at Li Yue, and asked, "What kind of stone is this?"

Li Yue looked at Jiang Yun with a strange look in his eyes, feeling the same confusion as when Xiao Shuo didn’t know about this kind of stone.

However, he naturally didn’t show his confusion and explained with a smile, "This is a type of stone that forms deep within the earth. It may be empty inside, or it may contain various treasures, that’s why it’s called Earth Treasure!"

"Earth Treasure?"

Jiang Yun immediately became interested and asked, "Treasures? What kind of treasures are usually found in Earth Treasures?"

"There are ancient plants, spiritual stones, minerals, and even super beasts and magical tools in abundance."

Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows in surprise. He couldn’t believe that stones could hide magical tools and super beasts. The world was truly vast and full of wonders.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun raised the stone in his hand and asked, "What treasures do you think might be inside this Earth Treasure?"

Li Yue shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I have no idea. The magic of Earth Treasure lies in its ability to block divine senses. Unless it is opened up, no one knows what treasures lie inside."

"It’s very possible that there’s nothing inside, but equally possible that there might be some extraordinary treasure!"

Jiang Yun chuckled and asked, "So, buying Earth Treasure is purely a matter of luck?"

"Yes!"

Li Yue nodded and said, "The first to sell Earth Treasure was the Xiao Village!"

"Earth Treasure is extremely hard to find because it’s hidden beneath the earth. You can’t just dig up the earth. The Xiao family’s cultivation techniques are connected to the earth, so they can sense the presence of Earth Treasure!"

Li Yue’s answer confirmed to Jiang Yun that the Xiao family was indeed able to use the power of the earth.

"Then why don’t they sell them?"

"No one is buying!"

Li Yue spread out his hands and said, "Each ethnic group’s spiritual stone doesn’t just fall from the sky. Some people used to spend a certain amount of spiritual stone to try their luck, but eventually, nobody was interested, and they couldn’t sell them at all."

"But the chances of finding real treasures in the Earth Treasure are very, very low. Gradually, no one was interested, so they couldn’t sell them."

Jiang Yun nodded in agreement. Things based solely on luck like this were not worth buying for the poor, and the rich didn’t bother either.

Even though Jiang Yun believed in his good luck, he wouldn’t get involved in gambling on luck like this.

Besides, he was currently short on funds. While he could afford a hundred spiritual stones, he didn’t want to waste them.

Just as he was about to put down the Earth Treasure, a little girl emerged from the stone house and said to Jiang Yun, "Big brother, we are selling each piece of Earth Treasure for a hundred low-grade spirit stones. Would you like to buy one?"

The little girl, about eight or nine years old, had two small braids. She was pretty, but her face looked a bit pale with a pitiful expression that made people feel sorry for her.

Seeing the little girl, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but think of Jiang Yuerou and knew he couldn’t refuse.

Putting down half of his hand, Jiang Yun smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, I’ll buy one!"

The little girl smiled instantly and said, "Big brother, you are so kind, you will definitely get a treasure!"

"You have a sweet mouth!"

Jiang Yun took out a hundred low-grade spirit stones and placed them in front of the girl, asking, "What’s your name?"

"My name is Qin Xiaoqi!"

Upon hearing this name, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but be surprised. He wondered why someone would give such a name to a little girl.

Stingy…

However, he had no right to interfere with other people’s parents, so he could only smile and say, "Your name is very easy to remember."

"Angry!"

Just then, a deep voice came from inside the stone house, and although he knew they were calling the little girl, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but furrow his brow slightly.

"Angry" and "abandoned child," these are really too harsh.

A slender middle-aged man walked out of the stone house, immediately pulling the little girl behind him. He then smiled at Jiang Yun and bowed, saying, "Friend, this child doesn’t speak, please forgive any offense."

Jiang Yun politely replied, "No, the child is very well-behaved!"

Li Yue suddenly smiled and said, "Qin Li, congratulations! The Hundred Family Bazaar hasn’t even started yet, and you’ve already opened for business."

The man named Qin Li finally noticed Li Yue and also smiled, greeting him, "So you’re the chief of Li Village. It’s been a while. You’re still as cheerful as ever. Even if I sell all my Earth Treasures, it will only be enough to barely make ends meet."

Indeed, he only had about forty to fifty pieces of Earth Treasure, each selling for one hundred low-grade spirit stones. If he sold them all, he would only make about four to five thousand spiritual stones, which isn’t much profit.

What’s more, it’s almost impossible to sell it all.

Jiang Yun didn’t talk with Qin Li anymore, even though he spent a hundred spiritual stones. He was curious about the Earth Treasure, and now that it belonged to him, he didn’t need to be polite.

With a squeeze of his hand, there was a crisp sound, and the Earth Treasure in his hand cracked open from the middle.

A faint light white mist floated out from it.

Li Yue chuckled and shook his head, "Looks like Master Jiang was a bit unlucky. This Earth Treasure is empty inside!"

Hearing Li Yue call Jiang Yun "Master," Qin Li’s expression changed slightly, carefully scrutinizing Jiang Yun once again.

Clearly, Qin Li had not expected that the young man in front of him would be the one worshipped in Li Village!

Unlucky?

However, Jiang Yun did not think so. He even looked at the faint white mist, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Because, just as the faint white mist appeared, the ancient voice resounded again inside Jiang Yun’s black stone in his lower belly.

"The Tao Without Words, one step to enlightenment!"

At the same time, Jiang Yun also heard Bai Ze’s sharp howl in his mind, "Lucky guy, you really hit the jackpot! I, I, I don’t even know what to say!"

What surprised Jiang Yun the most was that the mutated demon beast egg he snatched from the Peak Lord of Seeking-Tao Sect Hundreds Beasts Peak, placed on the snow cliff Blessed Land, also emitted a slight vibration.