Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 42

[42. Chapter 42 Old Friend (asking for monthly ticket at the end of the month)]

Qinglinfang Market.

“I didn’t expect that this revenge would go much more smoothly than I imagined…”

Fang Xing looked at the silver-white laser gun in his hand, and a smile flashed across his face: “If I can’t find the other party, I’m also prepared to use methods such as the ‘Qi Searching Talisman’…”

It has to be said that although these talismans from the world of immortal cultivation are not as powerful as ordinary weapons in the interstellar era in terms of pure destructive power, they are very useful in other aspects.

For example, this kind of ‘Qi-Seeking Talisman’, as long as there is a person’s breath, you can find the other person within a certain range!

And the concealing talisman from last time saved Fang Xing’s life.

Otherwise, he might be found and killed by Lance’s little animals…

But when the time comes, he would definitely rather hide in another world even at the risk of exposing the secret of his time travel.

Fang Xing walked out of the room and stretched lazily.

At this time, the door of the house next door, which originally belonged to Widow Shen, opened and a strong man in black walked out.

When he saw Fang Xing, he was also startled, then he bowed and saluted: “My fellow Taoist, I am Yu Xia, the ‘Monster Catcher’. I just moved in, and we will be neighbors from now on.”

“It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Yu…”

Fang Xing returned the greeting and said with a smile: “I was in seclusion before, and I only know that the upper sect sent people to wipe out the beast tide. I wonder how the battle is going?”

“So fellow Daoist has been in seclusion these days…” Yu Xia grinned, “With the help of the great foundation-building cultivators, we naturally won a great victory. The great foundation-building cultivators of the upper sect and the ancestor of the Zheng family took action and killed several second-level monsters in one go. Without the leader, we killed a lot of the remaining first-level monsters, and the beast tide was naturally resolved…”

“So the beast tide has been resolved?” Fang Xing was a little dazed when he heard this, and secretly felt that this was the world of cultivating immortals after all, and the victory or defeat of high-level combat power determined everything.

“Yeah, the prices of those common daily necessities can finally be lowered. Damn it… I just hate that there are too many monster materials and the prices have plummeted, affecting my livelihood…” Since Yu Xia calls himself a monster catcher, it is natural that hunting monsters is his main business.

But when I say it now, instead of feeling decadent, I feel a bit proud.

“Haha, the sect must have given generous rewards for suppressing the beast tide before… I think it will be enough to live on for a while. In the future, the price of monster materials will slowly go up.” Fang Xing said with a smile.

“That’s right. It’s a pity that you didn’t go with me… Two days later, the Zheng family is going to hold an auction to celebrate the successful end of the monster tide. You must go.”

Yu Xia said.

“Auction? Thank you for your reminder, fellow Taoist.”

Fang Xing bowed and walked towards the street in the market.

…

“Monster meat…Monster meat is on sale!”

“The best ‘black spirit fruit’ only costs one spirit sand…”

“The prices of animal skins, tendons, and bones have dropped significantly…”

The market town is still as bustling as before.

Fang Xing even saw many more stalls, with a dazzling array of various monster materials, which was simply overwhelming.

“Well, you can buy more monster meat and even store it. It’s rare that the price has dropped so much…”

Fang Xing walked around and nodded thoughtfully.

“Perhaps I should find an agent, either to set up a stall to sell elixirs for me or to get information about the market. I’ve been practicing martial arts alone, so I’m a bit out of touch with the news. I only knew about the auction when others told me about it…”

Now that he has a laser gun to protect himself, his actions have become bolder.

Only if you have enough strength can you recruit others to work for you without fear of backlash – because you can suppress them with the flip of your hand.

However, there is no rush for this and you can arrange and consider it slowly.

“At least, before I start school, there’s no rush…”

Once school starts, Fang Xing’s time here will become much shorter. He has to practice every minute and every second, so it would be much more convenient to have a character who can be used.

Fang Xing came to a stall selling monster meat and asked, “How much do you sell this monster meat for?”

The butcher was a sturdy man, brandishing a bone-chopping knife. With a flash of the knife, a bone was removed without a trace of flesh or blood. Hearing this, he replied without even looking up, “One spiritual stone is 15 jin!”

“How about a cheaper price, 30 kilograms per spiritual stone?”

Fang Xing began to bargain.

After staying in Qinglin Market for a long time, he gradually got used to the local customs and knew that if he did not bargain when doing business, he would definitely be ripped off!

“You’re kidding, it’s at most 18 kilograms!” The meat stall owner glared at him with a fierce look.

Judging from his cultivation, he might be a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training!
Unfortunately, Fang Xing, who was armed with a laser gun, could not be frightened at all: “Twenty-five kilograms!”

He haggled over the price for a long time and finally sold it at around 20 kilograms.

“Okay, give me a hundred pounds.”

Fang Xing took out five low-grade spirit stones and secretly decided to pickle the meat when he got back: “You are a pig demon, right? Give me leg meat, I want the hind legs!”

“That’s a lot to ask…”

The butcher was speechless, but he still cut the meat according to Fang Xing’s request.

After all, there are too many stalls selling monster materials now, and the meat will easily go bad if left for too long, so the more you can sell, the better.

“This leg meat is good. We can make ham when we get home…”

As a warrior, Fang Xing carried a hundred kilograms of weight as if it were nothing. After turning around twice, he prepared to return to his shed to eat meat, practice, and wait for the auction.

While on the road, we passed through the B-shaped area of the shantytown.

When Fang Xing walked by, he could see several heavily made-up women leaning against the edge of their doors from time to time. It seemed as if there were hooks in their eyes, staring straight at every visitor.

Occasionally, one or two warriors would come forward, negotiate the price, walk into the door and close it heavily.

“Fuck, they’re all committing adultery in broad daylight…”

Fang Xing spat and touched his purse. “This is just one piece of spiritual sand, which is much cheaper than the price of a low-grade spiritual stone in Tingyu Tower… But that’s not right. The people in Tingyu Tower are real fairies who have cultivated special charm techniques. The people here are warriors… We warriors don’t have many opportunities to suppress cultivators…”

As I was walking, I suddenly heard a noise in front of me.

Bang!
A figure was thrown out and fell to the ground in a mess.

Fortunately, the person who attacked did not want to hurt anyone. He just rolled over and stood up, brushing off the dust on his body: “You stinky bitch…if you don’t want to sell it, then don’t sell it. Why did you attack me?”

“Hmph… Don’t you know what you are? You still want to eat my blood! Go back and drink my foot washing water!”

Hua Feiyue leaned lazily against the door, showing her charm amidst laughter and scolding.

She was wearing a lotus leaf skirt, revealing a large area of her snow-white and plump chest. Her skin was really as white as cream and she was gorgeous and charming.

In a place like this, it’s no wonder that people are misunderstood.

After she finished scolding the guy who mistook her for a half-closed door, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw Fang Xing again. She couldn’t help but giggle: “If you are as handsome as this guy, I may consider it and give you half a spirit stone for free!”

The client’s facial features were not ugly, but they were just not good-looking. He glared at Fang Xing fiercely, and it was obvious that he hated him as well, which made Fang Xing speechless.

Is this an unprovoked disaster?
He complained in his heart, but smiled: “Friend Hua, you are wrong…”

“Oh? What’s the difference?” Hua Feiyue giggled.

“I am handsome, elegant and suave… I am at least worthy of a spiritual stone.” Fang Xing answered naturally.

“Not bad, not bad. I’ll give you a spirit stone!” Hua Feiyue hooked her finger.

Fang Xing immediately walked into the door and slammed it shut with a leopard tail kick.

The client could only curse and call the women adulterers and walk away angrily amid the contemptuous and mocking looks of others.

…

“Why… little brother really wants to take care of sister’s business?”

When Hua Feiyue saw Fang Xing kick the door shut, a strange look flashed in her eyes and she asked with a sweet smile.

“How did Fellow Daoist Hua fall to this state?”

Fang Xing glanced around and saw that there was still some rice in the blue and white porcelain bowl on the stove, but it was just ordinary rice.

“Alas… I have offended the Black Tiger Gang and broke up with the boss. How dare I go out hunting? I can only stay in the market to protect myself… I have spent most of my savings and used the rest to buy healing pills. Isn’t it hard to make ends meet?” Hua Feiyue said with some resentment, staring at the pork in Fang Xing’s hand: “Little brother, you live a carefree life… You can even have monster meat for every meal!”

“I’m just running a small business, and things are a little better recently.”

Fang Xing originally just planned to come over and chat.

But when he saw Hua Feiyue’s current situation, he became a little interested.

He was an innate warrior after all, but he was not right in the beginning and tried to make friends with immortal cultivators, and in the end he was defeated miserably.

As a result, he has become so destitute now that people are coveting his own body…flesh.

“To be able to make a living in the market is the dream of many cultivators and warriors… What a pity…”

Hua Feiyue didn’t know what she was thinking about, and she was really a little bored.

Perhaps, she should also leave this sad place like the fifth sister?
Otherwise, if she continues to live like this, she might end up selling her body.

“Fellow Daoist Hua, don’t be discouraged. Here are ten kilograms of monster meat. Please accept it.”

Fang Xing thought about it and decided to give a little sweet treat first.

After all, it was the first time to visit someone, so one had to bring some gifts. This Hua sister was now helpless and good at socializing. Perhaps she would be a good candidate for the position of shopkeeper in the future?
Even if the two sides failed to make a deal in the future, it would not be a big deal to give some monster meat now. It was worthless anyway.

“Little brother…”

Hua Feiyue was really touched. Her beautiful eyes flickered as she chuckled, “Could it be… that you like me? It’s a pity that I don’t have any spirit stones…”

(End of this chapter)