fantasy novels Chapter 336 - 241 Cultivation
Chapter 336 - 241 Cultivation
Chapter 336: Chapter 241 CultivationSu Jinxuan stared eagerly at Xu Yuan’s outstretched hand, her little face alternating between red and purple before she finally blurted out a sentence:
"I... I don’t have that much silver on me right now, I’ll give it to you later, Young Master."
Xu Yuan chuckled and shook his head:
"You’re at Fourth Grade cultivation now, and in my Prime Minister’s Mansion, your monthly salary is probably about eight hundred taels, which makes it ten thousand a year. It seems you’ll need to save up without eating or drinking for, well... about eight hundred years."
While saying this,
Xu Yuan stared into her peach-colored eyes, "Su Jinxuan, how about you simply stop cooperating and come to my Prime Minister’s Mansion? Then you won’t have to pay back this money."
"...."
Su Jinxuan clenched her thighs together and placed her hands on her lap, gripping her plain dress, and spoke softly, with hesitation:
"I, I’ll break through to Third Grade soon....."
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes and scrutinized the woman up and down for a few breaths:
"But... I see nothing on you but cultivation, not a trace of condensed Dao Charm."
Su Jinxuan stared straight at Xu Yuan, softly countering:
"How do you know I don’t have Dao Charm....."
"Because I have Dao Charm."
Xu Yuan spread out his hand, Origin Qi coursing through him, and a translucent, gleaming peach-pink cherry blossom appeared in his palm: "It’s even an Enchantress Divine Taoist Charm."
The pink cherry blossom emitted a faint glow in the quiet room, bringing about a sense of allure wherever one looked.
Su Jinxuan gazed at it longingly, without uttering a word.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan flipped his hand, the cherry blossom vanished, and a jade box appeared in his palm. He smiled and asked:
"By the way, could you help me again and tell me how much this item is worth?"
Su Jinxuan’s eyes showed confusion, she asked subconsciously:
"What?"
Xu Yuan leisurely opened the jade box, revealing a vibrant cherry blossom lying quietly within.
It was nearly identical to the Dao Charm that Xu Yuan was currently manifesting, except this time it was a tangible object.
Su Jinxuan’s dark pupils as if affected by something, instantly turned a peachy pink:
"Young Master, is this... an Enchantress Divine Flower?"
She said with some uncertainty, "And... and its veins are clear, with very little vitality faded, should be newly formed within the last year?"
Xu Yuan smiled slightly, praising her:
"Good eye, so Jinxuan, how much do you plan to pay for it?"
"......."
Su Jinxuan pursed her red lips and lowered her head, her delicate body trembling slightly.
She wanted it badly, but couldn’t afford it.
Such a helpless appearance was rather pitiful to see.
Xu Yuan chuckled internally as he observed her expression.
This little enchantress still had that same character, thin-skinned and unwilling to owe anyone anything.
If it had been Lou Ji, she probably wouldn’t have blinked an eye before swiping this Enchantress Divine Flower from him.
After a good while,
Su Jinxuan finally opened her mouth to speak in a weak voice:
"The materials for common First Grade top Elixirs are usually auctioned, and the price is generally around two hundred thousand."
Xu Yuan grinned upon hearing this:
"What you’re saying isn’t wrong, but you’re undercutting it too much, I remember that Joyful Powder should count as a Super Grade Elixir."
Surely an elixir that can flip a Saint’s strength counts as Super Grade.
After being exposed, Su Jinxuan’s face flushed with embarrassment, and an inadvertent allure surfaced, which incited an impulse to pin her down and ravish her ruthlessly:
"I..I was just saying, the main ingredient for a Super Grade Elixir is generally around one million...."
Super Grade Elixirs were generally beneficial to those who had achieved Mortal Transcendence and even Saints.
The main ingredients were extremely rare and couldn’t be cultivated.
If one wanted to concoct an elixir, it essentially depended on luck.
One had to see if any ignorant person unearthed one in a remote mountain or forest, or like what Xu Yuan had done before, by entering a Secret Realm to
So, faced with his words, Su Jinxuan wanted to retort, but didn’t know where to start.
Ten million silver talers, a figure tantalizingly out of reach.
A sourness arose inexplicably in her heart; Su Jinxuan clenched the corners of her dress, looked down, and pressed her voice:
"Since... since that’s the case, I won’t buy the Enchantress Divine Flower then. The... the silver I owed you before, I will surely repay it in this lifetime."
"Tsk~"
Watching her tearful expression, Xu Yuan laughed out loud.
"...."
Hearing the laughter, Su Jinxuan still kept her gaze down, but her body trembled slightly.
Xu Yuan didn’t speak again, but silently pushed the jade box containing the Enchantress Divine Flower towards her:
"Alright, take it. I’ve been keeping it for you ever since Lou Ji wanted it."
"...."
Su Jinxuan bit the corner of her lip, silent.
Xu Yuan rose and sat down beside Su Jinxuan, fingers caressing the teacup, and spoke softly:
"If you want to rebut me, you can, Jinxuan. Why stifle yourself with sighs?"
Su Jinxuan’s voice was very light:
"The young master is right, how could Jinxuan contradict?"
Xu Yuan set down the teacup, stretched out a finger and touched her pale chin, tilting it up slightly.
Eye to eye,
he saw her somewhat reddened peach blossom eyes.
Xu Yuan squinted his eyes, stared at her, and shook his head, his voice gentle:
"Jinxuan, those who underestimate themselves truly aren’t worth ten million taels, they’re not even worth a thousand taels.
"A youth’s heart ought to hold ambitious dreams; your actions tonight have already proved that my original judgment was not wrong, so stop belittling yourself, okay?"
"......"
The silent room was so quiet that only the faint scent of roses from her body lingered.
She stared at him, and the hand that was clutching the corner of her dress loosened slightly.
Xu Yuan withdrew his hand from her chin, stood up, and walked toward his own bed.
With his back to her, Xu Yuan said softly:
"Su Jinxuan, I, Xu Changtian, am a pragmatic man. Most people have a price in my eyes, but at the same time, there are those who are priceless. I don’t know how you view yourself, but I hope you become someone priceless in my heart."
"......."
Su Jinxuan watched his back, her heartbeat inexplicably quickening by a beat.
And then,
Xu Yuan suddenly turned back and smiled, saying:
"That’s enough, put away your things. You already owe me so much, a little more or less doesn’t matter; there’s an old saying ’great debts don’t weigh one down.’
Whatever sentiment had been rising in her heart vanished in an instant, and Su Jinxuan took a couple of deep breaths. Her beguiling voice still trembled slightly from before as she bit out:
"Minister Xu’s great kindness, Jinxuan will remember in her heart."
Xu Yuan grinned:
"No need for thanks for such a favor, just repay me with your actions later on. Your cultivation might have reached Fourth Grade now, but when it comes to combat power, you’re no match for an ordinary Fourth Grade. Take the Enchantress Divine Flower; it may help you grasp the Dao Charm more quickly."
After a pause, Xu Yuan stood by the window, then turned to ask:
"By the way, having been an insider for so long, have you discovered what power Qin Weijiu belongs to?"
"......"
Su Jinxuan silently stood up and walked toward the bed.
Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
After sitting on the edge of the bed, Su Jinxuan began to remove her boots.
The room was quiet for a moment,
Xu Yuan watched her actions with a hint of surprise:
"What... are you doing?"
Without a word, Su Jinxuan slipped off her boots and climbed onto Li Qingyan’s bed, her beautiful eyes rolling, her lips curving up:
"Young master, didn’t you say you wanted actions as thanks? The night is long, Jinxuan will slowly tell you what you want to know..."
Xu Yuan chuckled softly and joined her on the bed:
"If it’s about cultivation, let’s focus on that. Why speak so suggestively? Let me see just how deep your cultivation is...."