Certainly.
Collapsing into the sofa, Li Yunxian closed her eyes and entered the world of Ten Thousand Things.
By now, the agreed one-week period had nearly passed, and she had just reached the Qi Refinement Fourth Layer milestone. She decided to come up a bit earlier to check the situation.
Not long after stepping out of the small room, Li Yunxian was recognized.
“Teacher Li, you finally remembered to log in,” came a voice so mournful it could have been a lament sung behind closed doors.
But as soon as the words were spoken, the other party immediately noticed Li Yunxian’s cultivation level.
“You’ve reached Qi Refinement Fourth Layer?!” The voice rose in pitch.
They clicked their tongue in astonishment.
Everyone knew that when Li Yunxian first started selling potions, she was just an ordinary person.
Only two months had passed, and now she was already at the Qi Refinement Fourth Layer.
There was no longer any way to simply call it rapid progress.
—Looking at someone like Yu Qiyao, a student who could also participate in the Qingteng Selection Exam, it was clear that Li Yunxian’s current cultivation level at her age was certainly not low.
The spiritual energy in the star system was more abundant, but two months and 144 acupoints opened? That was pure genius.
Was there no threshold to cultivation? Could you just break through the next layer once you had enough cultivation?
No matter what, cultivation advancement was never easy. Thinking back to Li Yunxian’s recent disappearance, there was nothing to say.
For cultivators, nothing was more important than improving one’s own cultivation.
In such a near-secluded state of rapid self-improvement, Li Yunxian still remembered to come online and conduct business with them.
Their little Teacher Li was truly dependable.
Different previous events could give very different impressions.
“Sigh, it’s good that you finally logged in,” the other party sighed with relief.
Li Yunxian was unaware of the complex emotional shift on the other side and smiled as she asked, “Bao Lu, has anything happened recently at the Trading Market?”
The other party fell into an odd silence for a moment, looking at Li Yunxian with a strange expression, faintly filled with schadenfreude.
“Something happened, Teacher Li. You’ll know once you get there.”
Li Yunxian: “?”
Judging by that expression, it was clearly nothing bad.
More precisely, the situation regarding the list plan was not bad, but for her personally, it might be something both unpleasant and ironically amusing.
Li Yunxian looked at the other person with suspicion, and after confirming they had no intention of saying more, she hesitated briefly before heading toward the Trading Market.
The Trading Market was crowded with people.
Not only had Li Yunxian logged in early, but others who wanted to discuss plans with her had also arrived ahead of time.
***
The market buzzed quietly when Li Yunxian appeared.
Many greeted her, and with so many people, Li Yunxian didn’t know whom to respond to.
She was unknowingly swept by the crowd all the way to the door of the Face-to-Face Consultation Room she had reserved earlier.
Just as Li Yunxian stopped, she saw Sheng Yu suddenly dressed up, though her face clearly showed displeasure.
Outside the consultation room, Sheng Yu’s face lit up into a smile when she spotted Li Yunxian.
“Boss, you finally came!” Sheng Yu cheered, patting a device beside her. “I moved a queue-calling machine from the guild over here.
“With so many people, no one has to wait outside all the time.”
“How troublesome that would be!” Sheng Yu said proudly, as if a big sign reading “See how reliable I am!” was plastered all over her face.
Li Yunxian smiled gently at Sheng Yu. “Indeed, and it’s all thanks to you~”
Receiving such praise from Li Yunxian, Sheng Yu’s entire body trembled with delight, raising her eyebrows with a hint of smugness and challenge directed at the others.
Watching Sheng Yu’s expression, Li Yunxian looked over in that direction.
Suddenly, Li Yunxian’s eyes brightened.
What a handsome man with a smooth, well-groomed appearance.
Especially after he noticed her staring and his face flushed red over half his face, he looked even more attractive.
Li Yunxian immediately understood why the person she met outside the small room had teased her.
“Miaoying’s?” Li Yunxian guessed the man’s identity right away.
If not from Miaoying, Sheng Yu wouldn’t have shown that expression just now.
Sure enough, the man nodded stiffly. “Yes, I’m Ying Wenhe.”
“The guild said you’re solo and might be short-handed, so they sent me to help…” Ying Wenhe said in a dry tone.
Miaoying Guild had said in a few words that they had fallen far behind Changguang Guild and wanted to quickly improve Little Li Boss’s favorability. Sending a good-looking person was the best option.
These days, no one could force anyone to do anything. It was just about spending some time with people, mainly to lend a hand, not true servitude.
“Don’t be so resistant~”
After being bombarded with words from his own guild, Ying Wenhe ultimately failed to refuse.
Li Yunxian studied Ying Wenhe’s expression and without much effort understood the situation.
In the cultivation world, after Li Yunxian reached the Nascent Soul Stage, she had received plenty of handsome men, beautiful women, and even rare beasts sent from various sects and noble families.
No matter what her tastes, they could be satisfied.
After experiencing so much, Li Yunxian was very adept at handling these matters.
Li Yunxian smiled at Ying Wenhe. “We are indeed short-handed. Then, Wenhe, I’ll trouble you.”
People sent like this, no matter what they were thinking inside, first and foremost must try their best in front of her.
Such people… when working, they were serious and reliable!!
She liked that!!
Ying Wenhe looked at Li Yunxian’s sweet smile, and the remaining unflushed parts of his face soon turned red as well.
Maybe it was just his imagination.
The way Ying Wenhe saw it, Li Yunxian’s smile at him was full of deep meaning.
Especially when she called him “Wenhe,” it sounded so… so…
Ying Wenhe’s face completely flushed.
S-she wouldn’t notice he was here to… seduce her, would she?!
Ying Wenhe felt like he was about to shatter into pieces.
Li Yunxian didn’t care about Ying Wenhe’s expression. All she needed was to show a gesture that indicated willingness to maintain good relations with Miaoying.
After briefly talking with people from both guilds and demonstrating impartiality in front of everyone, Li Yunxian opened the consultation room door.
“All right, you two come in with me. Have a chat first.”
She turned and said to Sheng Yu and Ying Wenhe.
Afterwards, Li Yunxian gestured to the others waiting outside with the queue machine and said, “You can queue up, take a number, and enter in order when your turn comes.”
As for who went first or if any disputes arose, Li Yunxian didn’t care.
After all, in the game, no one could fight in town or damage private property, and in the worst case, Ten Thousand Things wouldn’t let anyone actually die.
So freedom was fine, and Li Yunxian was too lazy to bother.
Entering the consultation room, Li Yunxian took out tables and chairs from her Storage Artifact, arranged them simply, and gestured for the two to sit.
“You two start by telling me what your respective guilds want to discuss, and what kind of proposal you’re bringing.”
Li Yunxian was straightforward. She didn’t want to hold separate talks or waste time on subtle information gaps or time differences just to squeeze out better terms.
Her time was precious and not to be wasted on petty gains.