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Chapter 326 Guiyuan Sect 25
The little black dragon's molting period is over, and its spirits have improved considerably.
Cheng Jiu was bored staying on Canglan Peak. He had almost finished reading the jade slips in his ring, so he prepared to go to the library to borrow a new batch.
Everyone was busy and there was no news. Just a couple of days ago, Liu Shaoyuan sent a message to say goodbye, saying that he was going back to Medicine King Valley. He didn't even ask Cheng Jiu to see him off, and he left very decisively.
Cheng Jiu planned to go out for a stroll and also take the little cloud beast and the little black dragon out for some fresh air.
The main purpose is to go to the rental shop to see if there are any new spirit beast foods, so that the two little ones can have a change of taste.
Having finally escaped the peak, the little cloud beast flew around wildly, and if it weren't for Cheng Jiu on its back, it would have flown off somewhere else.
"The sect is so lively!" That was Cheng Jiu's feeling. Although it was usually lively, what Cheng Jiu felt more deeply now was the invisible tension beneath the surface.
The little cloud beast was quite eye-catching. The sect did have other cloud beasts, but one with flowing starlight in white was rare and looked very precious.
The disciples below, who seemed quite busy, couldn't help but glance at it curiously, then glance again.
It was too eye-catching, so Cheng Jiu felt a little uncomfortable. He simply tried to make his presence known, found a relatively secluded corner to land, disguised the little black dragon and the little cloud beast, and then joined the lively crowd.
There are an unusually large number of disciples in the sect today; even the sect leader's peak is packed with people.
The sect market was even more lively, with many senior brothers and sisters from the Medicine Peak, Weapon Peak, Array Peak, and Talisman Peak whom I had never seen before setting up stalls here.
There was almost no shortage of customers at each stall.
Cheng Jiu curiously leaned over for a look: a bottle of low-grade first-rank Qi Gathering Pills and a mid-grade spirit stone.
How is this any different from robbery?!
Even so, there are still people buying them, and demand even exceeds supply.
Cheng Jiu was tempted by these suckers' behavior, but unfortunately she hadn't been refining pills recently, and the pills in her ring were all exchanged at the Medicine Peak.
If you sell it, what's the difference between this kind of left-hand-to-right-hand behavior and being a fool? Yao Feng's contribution points might even be worth more!
Cheng Jiu wasn't particularly short of spirit stones.
Not only the disciples of Medicine Peak, but also the disciples of other peaks who set up stalls made a fortune. Refining items that could not be sold at high prices in normal times can now fetch astronomical prices.
Cheng Jiu walked through the market, but there was nothing he wanted to buy. Second-hand goods that usually sold well, such as spirit cloth and monster hides, which were in high demand for the Four Arts, had disappeared.
Even the fly stalls that specialize in finding bargains are gone.
Instead, there are more professional stalls, with each item displayed having a clear description of its function, making it more standardized and less likely to rip you off.
However, this also reduces a lot of the fun.
The rental office was as lively as ever, no, even more lively!
"My little darling, come and try this! It's your favorite Qingling Juice!"
A gray-robed disciple looked at the crane in front of him with a fawning expression, holding a cup of green juice in a leaf in his hand, and looked at the crane with expectant eyes, waiting for its favor.
There were at least ten people like him standing next to him.
The crane, white with a hint of black, proudly raised its head, its eyes slanted upwards, and arrogantly tilted its head to peck at the liquid in the cup.
Their attitude was as if it were a gift.
Under the expectant gaze of the gray-robed disciple, the crane closed its eyes and refused to look at him again, nor did it drink a second sip, its refusal quite obvious.
The gray-robed disciple gripped the cup in his hand in disappointment, but did not leave.
It wasn't just this crane; several disciples were diligently serving all the spirit beasts in the rental office, practically taking over the work from the rental office disciples.
Cheng Jiu led the little cloud beast into the rental area, and the spirit beasts, who were originally proud and arrogant, became restless as if they had seen something terrifying.
The disciples who were fawning over them were completely baffled. What had happened?
"Junior Sister Cheng Jiu!" The senior brother on duty at the rental office immediately came forward to greet her. This was a major client of the rental office, and also a disciple of Immortal Lord Qingxu. Who in the rental office didn't know her?
Although she doesn't come often, it's rare to see someone as generous as Junior Sister Cheng Jiu.
"Senior Brother!" Cheng Jiu responded, remembering that Senior Brother Qin Che was currently managing the rental office. "Senior Brother Qin Che, where is he?"
"Oh, he was called away by Senior Sister Chang Yue to help out. You know, the sect competition is coming up soon, isn't it?"
This sect competition is of exceptionally high standard. I heard that many senior brothers and sisters will be participating, so the old buildings are no longer suitable and all of them need to be renovated and rebuilt.
I heard that our senior brother is in seclusion, and Senior Sister Chang Yue is handling everything, so I was asked to go and help.
The senior brother explained, "Junior sister, is there something you need this time?"
"I came to check if there were any new flavors of spirit beast food at the rental shop, so I can give them a change of pace! I didn't expect the rental shop to be so lively!"
Cheng Jiu smiled and revealed the purpose of his visit.
"They're all stubborn fools who want to contract a spirit beast before the sect competition."
They never imagined these spirit beasts would be so arrogant. They never asked for a contract when they rented them, let alone now.
Thinking that you can win the favor of these spirit beasts and make them willing to form a contract with you with a rare treasure is not that easy.
Some disciples, in particular, never considered that these spirit beasts might be even wealthier than them. To have these spirit beasts willingly form contracts, one would need at least the talent of Junior Sister Cheng Jiu!
The senior student at this rental office had a lot of grievances to vent.
To put it bluntly, with these disciples gathered here, their rental business has been affected, and there are hardly any disciples renting spirit beasts anymore.
The moment the word "rent" was mentioned, dozens of hostile gazes were cast upon them, all from those disciples with ulterior motives who were trying to curry favor with the spirit beast.
They couldn't even bring themselves to mention renting a spirit beast.
Look how far some disciples have been driven. Now, the most popular thing in the sect is the safe route navigation for flying swords.
If it weren't for the current special circumstances that prevent the leasing office from playing its role, the senior staff at the leasing office would really like to set up more no-fly zones under these safety navigation systems.
If these disciples get used to it, how will their rental office maintain its operation?
Moreover, the spirit beasts at the rental site are inherently arrogant, and these disciples fawn over them without any restraint.
The spirit beast, simply by being flattered, immediately became elated.
During this period, the number of unruly spirit beasts increased exponentially.
If these mythical beasts are truly praised to the skies, would they still be willing to carry people?
Moreover, these disciples only come during the day, offering precious natural treasures for cultivation.
Normally, these disciples are the ones who take care of the spirit beasts, but with this extra care, they've become even more picky.
The taste of spirit beast food is quite picky, and some spirit beasts are so particular that they even want to create a special grade for each beast.
If it doesn't suit its taste, it won't eat it; the next day, it will enjoy the rare and precious herbs sent by its disciples.
How can this be!
Those things can only be eaten as snacks.
These spirit beasts are not wild, but are specially bred by the sect.
These spirit beasts are like children; they have no sense of restraint whatsoever, and something bad is bound to happen.
In just the past few days, several spirit beasts have experienced different discomforts. Even after being cured, they are all the kind of creatures who never learn from their mistakes.
The rental office staff said they were exhausted from taking care of these ancestors and were actually overwhelmed, so they were planning to hire more people.
But we can't kick these disciples out, in case some of them are customers who want to rent their rooms.
When Qin Che was around, things were fine. He wasn't afraid of offending people, and he would kick out any disciple like that without caring about their feelings at all.
But this senior brother couldn't do it; he was just an ordinary disciple at the rental office and didn't have that much confidence.
But wasn't Qin Che called away by Chang Yue?
I don't know who started this bad habit first, and before we could stop it, it developed into this situation.
The senior colleague in the rental department made no attempt to hide his words, and almost the entire rental department heard them.
But those who persisted in staying didn't care at all. The senior staff at the rental office had said all sorts of good and bad things to them these past few days, but no one had left.
Cheng Jiu looked at the senior at the rental office with great sympathy, but did not offer to help.
As this senior student said, this is not something that happened in a day or two.
As long as the sect competition hasn't started, those who want to significantly boost their combat strength before the competition even begins won't give up, and there will definitely be a continuous stream of people coming.
If you want to help, you have to stay here, just like Qin Che did before.
Although Cheng Jiu sympathized, he did not want to take on this troublesome and potentially offensive task.