Chapter 10

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"Ten low-grade spirit stones?" Lingfeng frowned, feeling that these people were too greedy. It cost ten low-grade spirit stones just to enter the city. If he wanted to do anything else, it would cost hundreds or even thousands.

"It seems the price of this cultivation technique needs to be increased." Originally, Lingfeng thought that selling the *Xuantian Power* for ten thousand low-grade spirit stones in Xiangyang City, a small place, would be enough.

However, with the cost of entering the city being five or ten spirit stones, he suddenly felt that selling the technique for just ten thousand was too little. So, he decided on the spot to raise the price to fifty thousand.

Actually, Lingfeng was wrong. The issue wasn't with the spirit stones themselves. They set such a high price mainly to prevent too many people from the outer city from entering the inner city.

The reason was simple. Although Xiangyang City was divided into inner and outer cities, there was a fundamental difference between them, almost like two completely different worlds.

If a large number of people from the outer city flooded in, it would cause chaos in the inner city.

Moreover, the people in the inner city severely discriminated against those from the outer city. Some extremists even believed that people from the outer city should not enter the inner city, which led to the high cost of the pass.

Lingfeng didn't care about these things. His thinking was simple: since they had swindled him out of five spirit stones, he would swindle them out of forty thousand, showing them that he wasn't easy to take advantage of.

Besides, Lingfeng believed that fifty thousand would definitely have buyers. After all, in this era, the most scarce thing wasn't spirit stones, but cultivation techniques, especially high-end techniques, which were in high demand.

"Xiaoying, wait here. I'll go buy the pass..."

"Move, move!" Just then, a hurried voice came from outside the city. Following the sound, they saw two people riding horses approaching.

These horses were different from ordinary horses. They were entirely red, as if bathed in blood, and their bodies were much larger, about one-third bigger than ordinary horses.

The horses were also covered in thick steel armor, black and shiny, and in the blink of an eye, they were already by their side. One of the horses was charging straight at Xiaoying.

If Xiaoying were hit by the horse at this speed and size, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lingfeng reacted quickly, flashing to Xiaoying's side and pulling her back just before the horse could hit her, avoiding the collision.

However, the horse was startled, lifting its front legs high and letting out a shrill neigh.

The person on the horse was thrown off, landing in a daze and lying there for a long time without getting up.

"Damn it!" A woman's voice rang out. As soon as she spoke, Lingfeng saw a black shadow flying toward him.

Without a word, Lingfeng grabbed the black shadow. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a whip made from the tendons of an unknown animal, very resilient, and embedded with steel needles.

The force behind the whip was immense. If it had hit someone else, they would have bled on the spot.

Seeing this, Lingfeng's face darkened. He looked up at the owner of the whip, and a nearly perfect face appeared before him.

The woman was extremely beautiful, with large, lively eyes and long, black hair casually tied back, giving her a very efficient look.

She was dressed in a purple outfit that accentuated her graceful figure.

However, at this moment, her eyes were filled with anger and disdain, which made Lingfeng frown.

"Let go!" The woman was surprised that an outer city person could block her whip, and now that Lingfeng had grabbed it, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't pull it free.

"Who did you just call a damn it?" Lingfeng no longer saw her beauty; all he saw was her arrogance and savagery.

He wouldn't be polite to such an unreasonable woman.

"I'm calling you a damn it, so what?" The woman's temper flared. How dare an outer city person speak to her like this? Was he trying to rebel?

"So what?" Lingfeng's face darkened. He suddenly pulled her off the horse with his right hand, and her small bottom hit the ground hard.

"You actually dared to attack me. Guards, guards, kill this scum!" The woman, enduring the pain in her buttocks, shouted at the top of her lungs.

The inner city guards, hearing her call, quickly surrounded Lingfeng and Xiaoying.

"Hmm?" This situation made Lingfeng curious. Just meeting a woman could have such a big impact, able to mobilize the inner city guards.

"Brother, she is the daughter of one of the four major families in the inner city, the Xia family, Xia Yunxian. We can't afford to offend her," Xiaoying, recognizing the woman's identity, hurriedly whispered to Lingfeng.

"That explains it." Lingfeng was speechless. He hadn't even entered the city and had already offended someone from one of the four major families. This trip to the inner city might not only be impossible but could also bring unnecessary trouble.

"Still standing there? Kill him." Xia Yunxian shouted angrily, and the guards prepared to attack.

"Everyone, stop!" Just then, the person who had been thrown off the horse got up, dusted himself off, and walked over.

"Little sister, what are you doing?" This was a man, about the same age as Lingfeng, handsome, and somewhat similar to Xia Yunxian.

After glaring at Xia Yunxian, he looked at Lingfeng and said apologetically, "Brother, I am Xia Yunfeng. I am truly sorry for what just happened."

"Brother, what do you mean? He made you fall off the horse, why are you apologizing to him?" Xia Yunxian couldn't understand her brother's actions and quickly said.

"Shut up. If you speak again, I won't take you out of the city anymore." The man glared at Xia Yunxian, who immediately fell silent.

"I am truly sorry. My little sister is spoiled by the family. Did she hurt you?" The man asked.

"It's fine." Lingfeng shook his head. He had a good impression of the man, at least he was reasonable.

And his purpose for this trip was to sell books, and he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

"What kind of attitude is this..."

"Little sister!" The man glared at Xia Yunxian again, who stuck out her tongue like a child who had made a mistake and fell silent.

"Brother, this Xia Yunfeng is Xia Yunxian's brother and also the number one genius in Xiangyang City. I've heard he loves making friends, especially with capable people," Xiaoying introduced the man's identity.

"Brother, I was in a hurry because of an important matter, so I accidentally collided with you two. Here are some spirit stones, please accept them," Xia Yunfeng said, taking out a bag full of spirit stones from his pocket.

"No need. As long as you don't cause me trouble, that's enough." Lingfeng didn't take the spirit stones because he wasn't at the point where he needed to beg from others.

The last sentence was naturally directed at the arrogant Xia Yunxian.

"You..."

"Little sister, if you say another word, I really won't take you out of the city anymore." Xia Yunfeng said angrily.

"Brother, how can you side with an outsider? I am your real sister," Xia Yunxian was upset. She was just trying to stand up for him, so why was it her fault?

"You are my real sister, but you can't be unreasonable. Didn't you see what just happened?" Xia Yunfeng was frustrated. If he had known, he wouldn't have brought this girl out of the city, as she always caused trouble.

"But your injury..."

"Enough, go back. Don't worry about this matter anymore." Xia Yunfeng interrupted Xia Yunxian, leaving no room for argument.

"Hmph, I won't talk to you anymore." Xia Yunxian, who had never been treated like this, glared at Lingfeng, got back on her horse, and disappeared into the inner city in a flash.

"Brother, I apologize for the inconvenience." Xia Yunfeng shook his head helplessly and said, "Since you don't want the spirit stones, I won't force you. How about this, come with me into the city?"

"Sure." This time, Lingfeng didn't refuse. If he went with him, the guards wouldn't ask for a pass.

Although a pass only cost five low-grade spirit stones, he only had twenty, which he had obtained from Cao Ning. Spending a quarter of his total wealth was a bit too much for him.

"Please." Xia Yunfeng didn't say more, leading Lingfeng and Xiaoying into the inner city on his horse.

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