bookrebus Chapter 201: Fun-filled Forest Market (Part )
Chapter 201: Fun-filled Forest Market (Part )
Influenced by Yun Bai, they all bought some gifts to give back to others. Xiao Hua was the most influenced by Yun Bai. She usually had no idea about spirit coins and was basically a "moonlight tribe". This time, seeing so many fun things, she naturally did not hesitate to buy them. She was happy and so was the stall owner. If it weren't for the storage bag, it is estimated that five people would not be able to carry what Xiao Hua bought alone!
She was extremely filial, so most of the items she bought were gifts for her grandfather, such as linen waistcoat, stainless steel knee pads, hairpins, warm woolen pants... In short, regardless of whether the old man could really use them, Xiaohua would buy them first. In her eyes, Grandpa Hua was not some invincible master, but an old grandfather. As a granddaughter, she must take good care of her grandfather's health, and it would be best if he could live another thousand or eight hundred years, then she would be happy!
Mu Yun was the one who felt the most fresh. Before he became good friends with Yun Bai and the others, his circle of friends consisted of the best among the children of wealthy nobles, and he went in and out of extremely luxurious high-end games. He had never experienced the experience of wandering through the forest like this, casually browsing small commodities that cost no more than ten low-grade spirit coins - he had never even thought about it. But although Mu Yun had the nobleness of a genius, he did not have the arrogance of a wealthy family. Not only did he not look down on such mundane life, but he was deeply fascinated by it when he first came into contact with it - here there were the most realistic life situations, the most relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and his closest companions. He could feel the warmth of human feelings in such a place, and he could also feel the mysterious energy flow from the full popularity. Even if the dew in the mountains stained his priceless shoes and limited edition ivory-white gown, he still enjoyed it and lingered.
At dusk, they were tired from shopping, so they sat down in front of a snack stand and ordered a few of the stall's signature snacks. They took a break while tasting the food and did not forget to share the joy of shopping. After that, Wang Xiaoqiang said goodbye to Yun Bai and the other three and went back to their residence to practice. Yun Bai and the other four were in high spirits, so how could they go back? So they asked him to be careful on the road alone, as they would continue to visit the night market later!
When the lights came on, the valley seemed to have changed into a different world. Under the not-so-bright lights, the valley looked even more hazy and mysterious, and even people's faces became softer. The birds and animals had long disappeared, leaving only tens of thousands of people laughing and bargaining in the night market. The night market had more and more programs than during the day. There were not only stalls selling small commodities and delicacies, but also various performances. Among them, a young woman danced in the air, singing melodiously and clearly. Against the backdrop of lights and falling flowers, she seemed like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, dreamy and smart. The onlookers cheered and threw spirit coins to the center of the field as rewards.
Since they had already done most of their shopping during the day, Yun Bai and the other three mainly wandered around the night market, occasionally stopping at a snack stand to rest and eat some delicious local delicacies. Whenever Yun Bai thought something was delicious, she would whisper to her senior brother Zhao Hongshan, asking him to study it and make the same dish when she got back. Zhao Hongshan would agree and said happily, "This time, they can have dozens of new dishes in the snack bar on the commercial street!"
What is particularly interesting is that because the market is cleverly placed in the valley in accordance with the natural environment, many stalls are placed right in the middle of a few trees. The stall owners immediately used these trees as tent stands, took down the colorful tent cloth from the trees, and with a little decoration, they became very distinctive small stalls. Some also hung many small colored lights on the trees, and as long as a little spiritual power is input, the small colored lights can be lit for a whole night. Although the colored lights are not as large-scale as the last Xingfu Commercial Street Lantern Festival, they are also exquisite and cute, especially when there are more of them, they will look even better.
People strolling in front of the stalls felt like they were walking in the woods, and combined with the delicious food from the late-night snack stalls, it was almost as fun as a picnic at night – isn’t it incredible to think about more than 20,000 people picnicking together at night!
It was not until the moon was bright that Yun Bai and his four friends returned to the Kowloon Gang's base. Grandpa Lu Liang specially sent Peng Chun and his four brothers to lead a 20-man duty team to pick them up for safety. On the way, they happened to meet Wang Xiaoqiang who also came to pick up the four people, so when they returned, they were a "large team" of people. After returning, because it was already very late, Yun Bai and his friends thanked Peng Chun and his brothers, and then went back to their rooms to practice.
There was no conversation that night. The next morning, the five of them packed up and planned to visit the old leader Lu Liang first, say hello to him, and then visit the old tree king. After that, they planned to return to school. Old Master Lu Liang originally wanted to keep the five people for a few more days and treat them well, but because the five people were in a hurry to return to complete the task and did not want to delay their cultivation too much, Old Master Lu had to agree and said that he must treat the five people to a good meal before leaving, and then sent Lu Juan to accompany the five people to meet the old tree king. On the way, Lv Juan vividly described the wonderful scenes of yesterday's auction, such as how one family almost fought with another family to snatch the two king-grade tiger eyes, two "Bodhi seed enthusiasts" turned against each other, and one of them had several strands of his long beard pulled out, such as the two items of the Erlong Gang had too high reserve prices and finally failed to sell, etc., and the most important thing was that the nine six-star king-grade dragon claws were the last to appear as the finale, and the auction amount was once raised to the middle-grade spiritual crystal. In the end, the World Alliance's Treasure Division won with the price of the middle-grade spiritual crystal and became the final "auction king". After paying a 1% handling fee, the Jiulong Gang immediately earned a wealth equivalent to the total income of the past three hundred years!
"I have never seen so many spirit crystals in my life - no, I have never seen even one low-grade spirit crystal before, and this time, we have earned a mountain of middle-grade spirit crystals! I feel like I am dreaming! However, my grandfather, my father and several hall masters in the gang have discussed that this money should not be monopolized by us. First of all, there is the credit of the One Dragon Gang for organizing the conference, and the care of its World Alliance. Of course, the biggest credit goes to Sister Xiaobai and Brother Xiaomu. If it weren't for the two of you helping to cure the old tree king, how could we have such a good situation today! And Sister Xiaohua, Brother Zhao and Brother Wang, you all helped us a lot in the early stage! My grandfather said that he has prepared a thank-you gift for you - but I don’t know what it is, because he wants to give you a surprise haha!" Lu Juan said, looking at the five people with a smile. Seeing that the five people wanted to refuse, she quickly spoke again:
"This is not just our family's idea, the brothers of the entire Kowloon Gang think so! You must not refuse, otherwise our entire Kowloon Gang will be sad! If you ask me, not only the Kowloon Gang, but Kowloon Ridge should thank you! So, just accept whatever we give you. No matter how generous the gift is, it is far from enough to match the help you have given us! By the way, there is more to it. My grandfather said that we made too much money in this conference, so we must learn how to spend the spirit coins next! Except for a part of it that is kept as reserve funds, we will spend it all! For example, give each of our brothers in the Kowloon Gang a big red envelope, improve the living environment in the area under the jurisdiction of the Kowloon Gang, and open three more schools - my grandfather said that education should start from childhood. If the Kowloon Gang can produce a child as promising as you in the future, it would be great!"
As they were talking, the six of them had already arrived at the core area of Longzhu Mountain, where the old Bodhi tree king was. Lu Juan wisely did not follow them in, but waited at the entrance of the teleportation array.
When Yun Bai and his four companions came to the old tree king, he was obviously very happy. After a few simple words, Xiao Hua, Xiao Qiang and Zhao Hongshan left in advance, leaving only Yun Bai and Mu Yun. Then, the old tree king gave each of them a generous gift that they did not expect.