Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 691 - 675: Boss Direct Recruitment

As expected, it’s a little fox! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Jiang Yuan also wanted to see how her charm technique was used and how she found the traitors.

As they got closer to Lingxiao Street, the number of people, young and old, increased. By the time they reached the street entrance, it was bustling with crowds.

"Such an adorably naive girl in the world, even as a female cultivator I like her, wishing to take her home as a little sister!"

"No kidding, whether she opens a business or just sits there eating melon seeds, I’d watch with interest. Being beautiful is one thing, but how does she manage to speak and act so ordinarily and still be so lovable?"

"There used to be girls in some shops who were just like seductive foxes, beautiful indeed but with an annoying flirtatious aura. Miss Hu Jiu is different, even without smiling she never gets old, truly mysterious."

"Oh! Don’t mention it, didn’t you see those green-eyed demon cultivators? Each one looked like they wanted to devour her whole, real lustful fiends, truly disgracing the cultivators’ name."

"Thankfully her sister is strong enough to maintain order, otherwise, those guys might have already acted."

"Being too pretty isn’t always a good thing..."

......

The crowd was mixed with chaotic chatter, and the excited Tian Lang was hopping around, driven by great enthusiasm for beauty, actually managing to carve out a straight path to the medicine shop.

[Affected by Fox Spirit Miss Hu Jiu’s charm technique, willpower +1]

[...willpower +1]

......

Following behind Tian Lang, they effortlessly entered the range where the little fox was casting her charm technique.

Jiang Yuan watched as his willpower value increased occasionally, thinking that the charm technique was actually a group attack skill with quite a large range. No wonder the demon cultivators gathered closer were gazing more earnestly, they were all bewitched.

"Girl, how is the quality of this spirit medicine I have? Can I personally negotiate the purchase price with Miss Hu Jiu?" A burly demon cultivator took out a jade box from his bosom, opened it, and inquired, unwilling to take his eyes off the little fox spirit sitting in the shop.

Transformed into a form that resembled the little fox, Yuan Man sat at the shop entrance, examined for a moment, and laughed covering her mouth: "I’m sorry, fellow Daoist, your Jade Marrow Mushroom is six hundred years old. Although hard to come by, it has slight damage, our shop only accepts perfectly supreme spirit medicines."

She extended a slender hand and pushed the jade box back.

The demon cultivator, realizing he couldn’t privately converse with the girl he fell for at first sight, squinted in anger, and a strong oppressive force spread out, "Say that again?"

Many demon cultivators gathered at the shop entrance sensed this power; those with lower realms couldn’t help but shrink back with fear, daring not to speak;

Those with comparable strength rebuked, "Your item has flaws, it can’t be accepted, and you want to force a sale?"

"Exactly! Traders in Cloud City have never behaved like you. Hurry and say you’re just a passerby, don’t disgrace our city."

"Why be aggressive towards the girl, it’s unqualified, hurry up and leave, don’t waste everyone’s time..."

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Seeing the demon cultivators bickering, Yuan Man didn’t get up, her eyes smiling as she looked at the other party, slightly releasing a bit of aura, scaring the demon cultivator into turning pale, hurriedly apologizing, "Miss, calm down, I just felt that this spirit medicine was good enough, nothing more."

"Your Jade Marrow Mushroom looks intact, but during harvest, one should use a deer antler knife to remove impurities attached to the roots.

See this small part, it’s clearly damaged by iron tools, although only sesame-sized, it caused a loss in efficacy, it’s not a supreme quality."

Yuan Man pointed to the inconspicuous spot, sighed: "Just this tiny bit, and everything is wasted. Without this damage, a six-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Mushroom is quite rare.

Fellow Daoist, do you have other spirit medicines? If you’ve found paths to supreme spirit medicines, you can also discuss dealings with my sister."

The demon cultivator’s eyes lit up at her words!

He was originally a medicine gatherer from underground caves, responsible for harvesting mature spirit medicines from the fields, naturally knowing which tools to use and how to harvest to maintain the best efficacy.

If something caught his eye, he only needed to work a bit of magic during harvest, and perfect supreme spirit medicines became flawed goods.

Then, with good relations with the steward, the flawed goods turned into scrap, entering his pocket. As a return, the demon cultivators overseeing this line would profit.

This time you get a scrap or two, next time I get a couple too, flipping for a sale always yields profit.

"Perfect supreme spirit medicines are rare, if Miss could lower the demands a bit, accepting these slightly flawed spirit medicines, I do have a channel for long-term bulk supply, what do you think..." He spoke, his greedy eyes unrestrainedly wandering over Miss Hu Jiu with a smile of other implications on his lips.

Yuan Man opened the counter’s partition, "Fellow Daoist, please come inside, after agreeing with my sister, for safety, please leave through the back door, sorry for not seeing you off."

The demon cultivator, whose soul had long been captivated, chuckled and agreed, "Miss Hu Jiu indeed is as beautiful as a celestial immortal, shall we have a good chat in the back?"

"How may I address you, fellow Daoist?" The little fox stood up, slightly bowing, her large, fluffy fox ears and tail wagging, making one’s heart itch.

However, she had not even the slightest smile on her face, being solemn and serious with a touch of sternness.

"It’s inconvenient here with so many people, shall we talk inside, how about it?"

"Please, Daoist You."

The two entered the sitting room at the back of the shop one after the other.

When the charm technique was aimed at only one target in the small space, its power was evidently greater, causing the demon cultivator to become even more entranced.

"Please have some tea." Miss Hu Jiu personally offered a cup of spirit tea and inquired, "I heard that you mentioned earlier that there is a large quantity of slightly flawed premium spirit medicine available. Is that true?"

"True! Hehehe... It couldn’t be truer!" The other party, utterly bewitched, flattered, "To be honest, the spirit medicine produced in Cloud City is not just what is found on the prairie; what is grown in the fields doesn’t count either.

We have a special underground cave in our city for cultivating premium spirit medicine, and I am in charge of gathering medicine there.

Let’s put it this way, just tell me what spirit medicine the lady needs. Those thousand-year-old spirit medicines all pass through my hands. If I want them intact, they’ll be intact; if I want them to be flawed, they must be flawed..."

The evidence was conclusive, without a hint of challenge.

Miss Hu Jiu looked at him with an impassive expression and gave a light clap with her small hands.

Immediately, two guards in armor rushed in from the adjacent room, shackled him with iron chains without giving him a chance to react, and apprehended him directly.

"You, confess who else is your accomplice. Cooperate well, and maybe you’ll have the chance to meet again." The little fox patted his shoulder, turned the cup of spirit tea, drank it in one go, set the cup down, and sweetly smiled at the guards, "Thank you all for your hard work. I’ll be leaving first."

So, Jiang Yuan watched as 9 became 10.

In less than half a minute, 10 turned into 13, possibly because the one who was just captured sold out his accomplices.

Tian Lang was initially disappointed, having just seen the legendary Celestial Immortal, only to have other demon cultivators snatch the business opportunity first. He wondered how long the haggling would take.

Unexpectedly, in just a few breaths, only a few words exchanged, they came out again. He couldn’t help but find it strange, "Weren’t they supposed to negotiate the price personally? It’s settled already?"

Yuan Man had clearly made arrangements long ago. The little fox came out from behind, pouting and complaining, "Sister, these people are all unreasonable. Clearly, they are flawed products, yet they insist they have a large inventory and demand the price of premium spirit medicine.

Hmph! Who knows if there really is such an inventory? They talk big and insist on us buying their subpar goods at a high price today. I refused and let him leave through the back door."

"Who said everyone in Cloud City is an honest businessperson? We sisters almost got scammed," Yuan Man replied with a light smile, "But fortunately, the shop just opened, and nothing serious happened."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lang dispelled his doubts and murmured softly, "With the pressure she just released, who dares to cause trouble? It’s strange, though, the two sisters look quite similar, and both are very pretty, but I somehow find Miss Hu Jiu more beautiful than her sister."

Song Zhi nodded in agreement, "Indeed, her reputation is well-deserved, beautiful, and charming in every gesture."

"I have a premium spirit medicine, it should pass. Shall we go in together to negotiate the price?" The other party smiled cunningly, "Getting close to beauties, you can exchange a few words."

Song Zhi shook his head and declined, "A distant view, admiring the lady’s beauty is enough. I, Song, feel unworthy and dare not approach unsolicited."

Oh, not moved by beauty?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan noted that his expression seemed genuine and playfully remarked, "The chance to exchange a few words with a beauty is an opportunity others would kill for."

The other party still shook his head and declined, "There are countless beautiful things in the world, having seen them is enough. For someone like Miss Hu Jiu, a beauty like her, I, who has nothing, should not get too close, or else it might breed greed and discontentment, attracting trouble easily.

My father, in a moment of greed, ended up heavily in debt and ruined our family; in a moment of greed, I nearly lost my life, learning through experience—don’t be greedy; eat whatever you can handle. Boundless greed without sufficient ability only ruins cultivation and endangers one’s life."

Yuan Man sat behind the counter, her divine sense extended, mastering everything nearby.

Upon hearing Song Zhi’s comments on greed, she thought this was indeed a grounded cultivator and looked up, then saw Mr. Jiang next to the mouse demon, her heart skipped a beat.

When did he arrive? I didn’t even notice!

The system detail had long revealed the disguise, and when Jiang Yuan saw her look up and notice him, he smiled and nodded without much thought.

[You have a private message]

A prompt suddenly popped up in his vision, and he heard the City Lord Yuan’s voice in his ear, "Let Daoist You not be amused by the ridiculous scene. I disguised myself like this, working with Miss Hu Jiu to capture the traitors. Tonight, the results have already been significant, forgive me for being unable to greet you personally at the moment."

[Would you like to send a private reply?]

Jiang Yuan chose to send a private reply while secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

Communicating with Secret Communication, it would be awkward if I couldn’t handle it, wouldn’t it?

Fortunately, the system was quite helpful, forming the text with just thoughts, then with a mental click on transmit, simulating the Secret Communication effect perfectly!

"City Lord Yuan, you’re too kind. I happened to be passing by Cloud Prairie, curious to see the Mist Cloud.

Unexpectedly, I accidentally saved a little demon. Seeing him honest yet pitiful, I thought of bringing him to the city to see if I could help him find a stable job, so he wouldn’t risk his life chasing after the cloud without adequate strength."

"Oh? It’s this little mouse demon with you? Just now, I heard him, and he seemed unmoved by beauty. His reasoning fits a cultivator’s ethics. If his words align with his actions, I could arrange for him to work in the underground cave. After clearing out many traitors, they must be short of staff."

Heh! Direct hiring by the boss, just that simple, fast, and efficient!