In the wilderness, with no one in sight, the fierce fire gradually fizzled out in the heavy dew.

Several unsightly black scars appeared on the earth; Xian'er, Jiang Xiaoyue, Xu Ni, and the Spiritual Sheep stayed on the largest black scar.

The three of them said nothing, silently gazing at the charred wagon with Black Spirit Rice scattered everywhere.

A song began to play.

[Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the fragrant grass stretches endlessly.]

[The evening wind caresses the willow, the sound of the flute fades, the setting sun beyond the mountains.]

After singing two lines, Li Changzhou sighed: [It's a pity, missing the erhu.]

"...Master God." Xian'er was tired, sad, and helpless.

Li Changzhou was indifferent.

[A few hundred Spirit Stones worth of Spirit Rice, gone is gone. Back in the days when I fought in the Three Kingdoms World, a million troops were burned to nothingness. I stood by a riverbank covered in corpses, laughed heartily, happy to still be alive, be a bit more open-minded.]

Xian'er was actually not too upset.

She originally had nothing, as long as Master God was still there, the catch from fishing, gone is gone.

She looked at Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni.

Jiang Xiaoyue had a blank expression, only wiping away tears with her sleeve when Xian'er looked at her.

Xu Ni was sobbing softly.

"Dear girl." Xian'er hugged her shoulder, "It's alright, the Spirit Rice is gone, we can still earn money by selling talismans. There's the Golden Light Talisman, Fire Spirit Talisman, establishing a marketplace is very simple, why be afraid of lacking money then?"

Xu Ni choked up: "I'm not just crying over Spirit Rice, I, I trusted him so much, yet he abandoned us."

[Outside the long pavilion, the ancient road...]

"Master God!"

"Dear girl, stop crying." Jiang Xiaoyue frowned, "Crying over money is one thing, crying over a man, how pathetic!"

"I've been deceived emotionally!"

"You should be grateful you found out early, otherwise your body might have been deceived too!"

Xu Ni cried even more sorrowfully.

After reminiscing for a while, the three found a stream hidden among the weeds, drank water, washed up, rested, and recovered their Spiritual Power.

Xu Ni said to the two standing naked in the stream: "As the caravan leader, Brother Liang had to choose to abandon us in that situation, was it also his helpless decision?"

"Uh..." Xian'er wiped her snow-white arm, not knowing what to say.

Though she was close to Xu Ni, their relationship wasn't one where she could say whatever she pleased.

Jiang Xiaoyue was not so polite, she grabbed Xu Ni and pressed her face into the water.

"Um!!" Xu Ni struggled.

Jiang Xiaoyue released her, Xu Ni sprang back up.

Before she could speak, Jiang Xiaoyue said rapidly: "We have the Golden Light Talisman and Fire Spirit Talisman, why can't we fight against bandit cultivators? Why did he abandon us?"

Filled with anger, Xu Ni was stunned and silent.

"Ah—" she screamed, burying herself in the stream.

"Little Baa, come over," Xian'er called to the Spirit Sheep grazing on the bank, "You contributed greatly this time, I'll personally give you a bath, using the methods I used to serve the young mistress."

As soon as the Spirit Sheep entered the stream, it began to defecate and urinate.

"Ah!!" The two wet bodies of the women dashed upstream, their feet splashing water.

Then, the two exchanged a glance, and burst into laughter—Xu Ni's face was still buried in the water, and the sheep's pellets were about to float past.

"Dear girl, run!" Xian'er shouted.

Xu Ni raised her head from the water: "What's wrong?"

"Sheep poop is coming!"

"Sheep poop? What...ah!!" The pellets were right before her eyes, too late to head upstream, Xu Ni rushed downstream frantically.

She didn't even have time to get up, only crawling like a dog on all fours in the stream.

"Baa~" The Spiritual Sheep laughed.

After making a fuss and taking a bath again, the three of them felt much better.

Once their Spiritual Power was fully restored, they set off again.

They had a map to Lake Sound Array—it wasn't the caravan's shortcut, without the wagon and goods, walking was quite fast.

They traveled half a day.

Boom!

Suddenly, a red cloud exploded in front of them, spewing countless flames.

"Watch out!" Jiang Xiaoyue warned as she dashed forward with a carrying pole.

Infusing it with Spiritual Power, the pole swatted away clusters of flames.

Xian'er and Xu Ni wielded their Magical Swords, striking at the Fiery Pig within the red cloud, which dashed off as soon as its attack failed.

Demon beasts that survive are either very powerful or cunning, or both strong and cunning.

This was the fourth ambush, the three did not pursue, collected their Magic Artifacts, and continued their journey.

Finally, in the twilight, with fatigue all over, they entered Lake Sound Square.

Upon entering Lake Sound Square, they heard the sound of the lake's tide rising and falling, perhaps this was the origin of the marketplace's name.

The Green Moon Sect opened this market to capture water demons in the lake and collect lake's spirit medicine and treasures. Hence, Lake Sound Square does not engage in farming, and the cultivators' strength is overall higher than in Green Moon Square.

At the high Foundation Establishment Stage level in Green Moon Square, the three saw one as soon as they entered the marketplace.

But the Talisman Swords for transmitting messages and the little firebirds performing on the streets remained unchanged.

"Come and see! Freshly caught spirit fish this morning, Jade Fish one Spirit Crystal each, ten for nine Spirit Crystals; Armored Fish in limited quantities, only three available, highest bidder takes them!"

"Newly arrived magic techniques Jade Scrolls!"

"Gambling Snail Tower, a new batch of snails has arrived, welcoming new and old gamblers!"

"Cheaply selling all kinds of spirit fish fry, plus bait and top-grade fishing rods!"

"Are the three of you staying at an inn?"

A cultivator at Qi Cultivation Third Layer intercepted the three who were glancing around.

"Our Tingtao Pavilion offers affordable rooms, both superior courtyards with internal Spirit Gathering Arrays and economical regular rooms, safety absolutely guaranteed, only 1 Spirit Crystal per night, want to stay a night?"

The three's hearts skipped a beat, places with gathered cultivators also have high prices.

Jiang Xiaoyue shook her head repeatedly, pulling the other two away.

She and Xu Ni were both "street-smart" types, quickly figuring out the patterns of Lake Sound Square.

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