CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 285: WEALTHY PERSON, LET’S BE FRIENDS

"Are you taking these corpse puppets?" Xia Mian turned and looked at the corpse puppets standing behind her, a bit embarrassed as she asked Xie Chengming.

Although they didn’t look very advanced, since they had already been refined into corpse puppets, their fate was just to be controlled by others.

Xie Chengming smiled, "Of course, I’ll take them."

After all, to some people with low combat power, corpse puppets are equivalent to bodyguards who will never betray them.

"You can decide the price, Mr. Ming." Xia Mian said with a smile.

Xie Chengming was momentarily stunned; Xia Mian had benefitted so much from their auction before, and now she got a batch of corpse puppets as well, without asking for any discounts?

Although Xie Chengming secretly grumbled, he didn’t dare to short Xia Mian of any benefits she deserved.

"According to market price, fifty Heavenly Spirit Stones each." Xie Chengming smiled a bit wryly.

None of these are high-level corpse puppets, with fifty stones, he would just break even.

Xia Mian understood this point and had no objections to the price offered by Xie Chengming, "Alright, let’s go with Mr. Ming’s price."

At fifty Heavenly Spirit Stones each, Xia Mian had a total of twenty here.

Not too many, not too few; totaling one thousand Heavenly Spirit Stones.

Xie Chengming tightened his lips slightly and handed over a bag, "Miss, here are one thousand Heavenly Spirit Stones for you to keep."

Xia Mian happily accepted the bag Xie Chengming handed over.

"Pleasure doing business!" Xia Mian put the bag away, linked arms with Lu Zechuan, and started walking out of the forest, saying over her shoulder as she went, "Next time I find something good, I’ll come to you again!"

As Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan turned to leave, Song Yi frowned and discreetly followed.

Hearing the movement, Xia Mian turned back to glance at Song Yi, flashing a grin, "Mr. Song, I took all the Heavenly Spirit Stones, do you have any objections?"

Song Yi pulled a small smile, "This is what Miss Xia deserves!"

Xia Mian’s smile deepened, without further polite banter with Song Yi.

When Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan returned to Jufang Pavilion, Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang had already woken up, both spending half an hour in the bathroom before coming out.

As Xia Mian entered, she was nearly driven out by the strong smell coming from the two of them.

"Cousin!" Xia Weizhang exclaimed, rushing towards Xia Mian.

Xia Mian quickly stepped back two steps, while Lu Zechuan stepped forward, blocking Xia Weizhang with a deeply warning look in his eyes.

Xia Weizhang shivered alertly, snapping back to his senses.

Men and women should not touch... Now that he was back in his body, if he tried pulling and tugging at Xia Mian, Lu Zechuan surely wouldn’t hold back!

"Cousin, when are we leaving here?" Xia Weizhang really didn’t want to stay in Gubei Town a moment longer.

Originally, he thought he could find some bargains here, but not only did he not find anything useful, he almost became a target himself!

Xia Mian looked at Gu Zhi, "When do you want to leave?"

After all, their main goal was to deliver Gu Zhi back to the Gu Family.

Gu Zhi squinted slightly, "I want to learn more about this world before going back."

The Mystical World is filled with all sorts of unexpected races, knowing more could help her have a clearer understanding of her situation upon reaching the Gu Family.

Xia Mian pondered momentarily, giving Gu Zhi a meaningful look.

Gu Zhi, raised by Qin Shuang, had the combined talents of the Heavenly Maiden Clan and the Gu Family.

The Heavenly Maiden Clan excelled in defying fate, but Xia Mian hadn’t inquired about what the Gu Family specialized in.

"It’s fine not to go for now." Xia Mian slowly nodded, having made up her mind.

First, find out what the Gu Family specializes in, preparing Gu Zhi in advance to avoid any embarrassment due to insufficient cultivation upon their actual meeting!

Xia Weizhang frowned, "Do we still have to stay here?"

Those corp refiners suffered such a big loss, they probably won’t let it go easily. If they keep coming in waves like nesting dolls, will they ever get any peace?

"Mm, the auction seems to be running for a few more days, we can join in the excitement." Xia Mian said with a playful grin.

First time at the auction, she didn’t have enough money to feel interested in the auction items.

But now, she was at least a wealthy lady with thousands of Heavenly Spirit Stones.

Xia Weizhang skeptically glanced at Xia Mian, "Cousin, we have no money."

Xia Mian smiled, "I have."

As soon as Xia Mian finished speaking, there was a knock at the door.

Xia Mian cheerfully said, "Come in."

Song Ke entered through the door, his face full of respect, "Miss Xia, I have found the materials for the elixir I want to refine."

Saying this, Song Ke turned back and closed the door, pulling out a bag, digging into it.

From it he pulled out material after material, soon covering the table completely.

Xia Mian stared at the materials almost piled like a small mountain on the table, and turned slowly to Song Ke.

This guy, could he be a hidden tycoon?

In the Mystical World, materials aren’t cheap, yet this guy managed to gather a mountain of them in no time!

More friends mean more pathways, indeed!

Xia Mian decided to thoroughly befriend Song Ke!

"Miss Xia, do you think these are enough? If not, I’ll find more!" Song Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This round of effort had made him sweat.

Xia Mian laughed, much more warmly than any other time, "Enough."

Pausing for a moment, Xia Mian said, "Remember, I want two-thirds, you keep one-third."

Song Ke quickly nodded, "I’ll remember!"

With so many materials, getting a third after Xia Mian refines them is also quite substantial!

Xia Mian laughed again, this time even more happily.

The materials seemed to be transforming into a pile of Heavenly Spirit Stones waving at her.

"Wait here, once I finish refining this pile of materials, we can go to the auction!" Xia Mian instructed Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang, before carrying the pile of materials into her room.

Watching Xia Mian leave without a second glance, Lu Zechuan frowned deeply.

It’s because he’s useless, unable to let his wife enjoy financial freedom, forcing her to painstakingly seek wealth...

Lu Zechuan squinted, contemplating what he could do to quickly accumulate significant wealth.

Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang exchanged glances, and since everyone was free, they had Jufang Pavilion’s staff prepare tea and snacks in their room, and chatted with Song Ke.

Lu Zechuan wasn’t interested in their conversation and turned to find Xia Mian to watch her alchemy.

The Little Black Cat had followed Xia Mian the moment she left, and although Song Ke felt some heartache seeing his favorite spirit pet bond with someone else, since it was Xia Mian, he didn’t dare say a word.