Tiptoeing on the branches of tress, Xiao Xun saw her. A beautiful elegant butterfly with hypnotizing curves as she gracefully scaled the mountain. As she looks infront, her gaze focuses toward the youth standing in front of her.
Looking at the youth, Xiao Xun felt surprised. Even though it had only been a couple of hours, she noticed that that today he was different don't know why but now he look to relax and confident compare to before , Xiao Yan has obtained something…
After three years, Xiao Yan's brilliance has returned at last.
Indulging in the transparent lingering on Xiao Yan's lips, two dimples appear Xiao Xun's pretty face: "Looks like Xiao Yan didn't need Xun Er to come and comfort him…"
"People grow after experiencing hardships, don't they?" Xiao Yan shrugs his shoulders.
"She will definitely regret it."
Xun Er curls her lips and said.
Xiao Yan lightly smiles, pats his clothes and walks towards her.
When he gets near her, looking at Xun Er who's about the same height, he glances at the young but nevertheless pretty face. He thought Xiao yan really have luck to marry this girl she is really beautiful …
Lightly smiling, Xiao Yan's gaze softens and he pinches Xun's face underneath her shocked look: "Xun Er's grown up! But you turned out fine, not forgetting how Xiao Yan ge-ge would be covered with bruises trying to pick fruit from the trees."
Stunned at Xiao Yan's intimate actions, Xun Er stiffens for a whole second before her pitch-black, free of impurities, eyes smiles.
When she was still small, Xiao Yan loved to pinches her cheeks but ever since the event three years ago, he set up an invisible wall next to his heart and pushed everyone out. No matter how hard she tried, she would always be disappointed by the cold and impassive attitude of his…
He's back… But, it seems like he considers me to be mature, his eyes are full for me… Xun Er said in her heart.
"Xun Er, for these past three years, please don't blame ge-ge for being like that. I was living day by day but thankfully you were always by my side." Xiao Yan apologized.
Xun Er sweetly smiles. The grievances she had endured for the past three years disappeared with this apology.
"Hah, oh right. Xun Er… How much money do you have?" Letting go of Xun Er's face, Xiao Yan caught her hands with his hands and asked.
In his clan, with the exception of his father, Xun Er was the only person that was in a good relationship with him. He had just shamed his father this morning so he could not bear to face his father to ask for money, which is why he asked Xun Er.
Xun Er suprised by his action but still let him take her hand and ask :"Money does Xiao Yan ge-ge needs money?"
"Yes… I want to buy some items, though I'm a bit short." Xiao Yan felt it was embarrassed, this was the first time he borrowed money from a girl but he know she was the only one who will lend him money without asking now.
Looking at the Xiao Yan now embarrassed, Xiao Xun Er looks at a completely different person. Covering her mouth and smiling cutely: "I have more than a thousand gold coins, is that enough? If not…"
While speaking, Xun Er's fingers behind her swiftly flick and a purple gold card suddenly appears between her fingers. On the card are five different waves of color.
5 Wave Purple Cold Card, in Dou Qi mainland, you have to be at least a Dou Ling(If Dou Zhe is first, Dou Ling is 4th) to have the honor of using this type of gold card that represents their rank, Of course, some special powers also have the privilege of getting the card.
"That's enough, that's enough…" Happily nodding his head, Xiao Yan said and thought this girl is rich if not his talent he would have just married her and live simple life.
"Don't worry, I'll pay you back later." Xiao Yan promises while patting his chest although he know that for her this is nothing but still said.
"You don't need to pay me back…" Xun Er pouts and quickly hides her purple gold card.
"Let's go! It's almost night now, tomorrow I'll bring you to Wu Tang City for a walk." Xiao Yan waved towards the girl took her jade white hand again in his hand and started to descend
from mountain.
Xun Er delightfully looked at the youth from behind who had finally regained his boldness from three years ago, Smiling softly, she murmured: "Nalan Yanran, should I despise you or be grateful to you?"
…
Early morning, the sun shone warmly through the window onto the body of the cross-legged youth in meditation.
"Whew…"
After meditating nearly all night, Xiao Yan inhaled deeply, a translucent white airflow that was visible to the naked eyes went through his mouth and nose and into his body, nursing his body and bones.
He slowly gets out of his bed, exercises himself a bit, before starting changing. From outside the room, Xun Er's voice softly carries inside: "Xiao Yan ge-ge, still sleeping?"
Xiao Yan gently smiled as he walked out of his room and saw the dazzling girl in front of his door.
Xun Er into a pale green outfit that made her looked always more beautiful. Don't know why but she looks more beautiful then before and her long legs, Xun Er can be compared to young girls on earth, full of youthful liveliness and cuteness , of course, she has her special elegance which Xiao Yan had never seen on any other girl but her…
"Here, it's what you'll need." Looking at Xiao Yan exiting his room, Xun Er smiled and handed him a black card. This is a common card, the maximum it can contain is only 5000 gold coins.
Receiving the black card, Xiao Yan stunned by her beauty teased: "Little girl, why are you looking too attractive today? Could it be you're having a date with somebody else?"
"Yeah, this is the first time in three years that Xiao Yan ge-ge has invited me out, Xun Er is very flattered so of course I have to look beautiful ." Xiao Yan's intimate tease made Xun Er's eyes bend into a shallow crescent shape while smiling coquettishly.
Boldly taking her hand, Xiao Yan smiles and to her and go out happily. They chat while walking together towards the city, at about halfway, they were greeted by some clansmen looking at their affectionate hand to hand walk with a strange face.
Xun Er, be it beauty or talent, is the brightest pearl of the young generation in the clan. She usually is friendly to everybody but under her light smile is indifference, greetings with her are easy, but to start a long conversation would be very difficult.
Ignoring the looks of the other clansmen, Xian Yan quickly leads Xun Er out of the clansman gaze before slowing down and leisurely peeking at the stall on the side of the street…
Wu Tang City lives up to its name of being one of the larger cities in Jia Ma Empire by the sheer number of people living in it. Even though the sun was beating down, on the streets were thousands if not tens of thousands of people, there would even be one or two bizarre races.
Maybe it was because of Xiao Yan beside her, but Xun Er became a lot more active after she exited the clan. She tugged the reluctant Xiao Yan into a variety of stall. Her tender laughter made the scorching street a little cooler.
When Xun Er finally got tired, Xiao Yan finally brang her to the nearby Pharmacy. After spending about 900 gold coins, he bought 3 stalks of 20 year Purple Leaved Bluegrass along with two stalks of 5 year Bone Washing Grass. These were both low end materials and would be able to bought at a regular pharmacy.
For higher end materials, Xiao Yan would have had to find them himself or buy them at an auction or if he was lucky, in a high end pharmacy.
Anyways, he got all of the herbs, all that was left was the level one wood attributed monster core!
Monster cores, in the Dou Qi Mainland, they are also known as Magic Crystals. The Monster Core is the energy nuclei within a magic monster. The monster core is filled with extremely violent world energy. When facing this kind of violent world energy, even a Dou Wang wouldn't risk absorbing a monster core.
Even though Monster cores cannot be absorbed directly, it is a core ingredient in alchemy. A monster core that goes through an Alchemist's' refining can be infused with some herbs to become desirable and expensive pills that can increases one's strength.
Furthermore, monster cores can be placed on weapons. The weapon that has been fused with a monster core does not only have increased destructive power, it can also have special Dou Qi effects, and becomes a highly sought after commodity in the Dou Qi Mainland.
Besides weapons, Monster Cores can also be added to armors and defensive equipment. The defensive equipment that have Monster Cores have an extreme defense and give their users an extra safety net when they're in danger.
With that many uses, monster cores are naturally the most sought after items within the Dou Qi Mainland. Not only Dou Zhes but even respectable Alchemists search in person for high level monster cores in order to create higher quality level pills.
Under such demand, the supply for monster cores on the mainland is always unable to meet the demand from the buyers, thus whenever a high level core appears in any auction or other setting, it was bought immediately at a high price.
Because of the high value of monster cores, many mercenary groups specialize in killing magic monsters for a living but getting a monster core is not a simple task.
First, magic monsters are not only extremely strong but also very cunning. Because of their devious nature and special attacking methods, magical beasts can be much stronger than humans of the same rank. Hence, without outstanding power of your own, trying to kill a magical beast on your own is impossible and may possibly lose your life without getting a magical core.
Even if you do kill a magic beast, not all magical beasts possess a magic core, the probability of a magical beast having a core is almost random so a mercenary group could have half of their force killed trying to kill a magic monster and yet not find a core. These kinds of incidents happen all the time in Dou Qi Mainland…
Thus the price of monster cores in Dou Qi Mainland are all very expensive.