10: Chapter 10 Young Master, this is our second young lady.

Before Ye Changge followed her upstairs to the second floor and was led into a room.

"Young Master, please come in," the maid said gracefully.

Ye Changge nodded and pushed open the door.

The first thing that caught his eye was a woman.

Before Ye Changge could even see her face clearly, he was drawn to something below.

It was a pair of long, straight legs.

The legs were wrapped in a layer of black silk fabric as thin as a cicada's wing.

Her legs were crossed and raised.

She was wearing a pair of magical shoes with thin heels.

One of them hung loosely from her toe, swaying leisurely with the movement of the leg above...

Those heels, those black silk stockings... Ye Changge froze instantly.

His heart was filled with immense shock and curiosity.

Is the productivity of this Cultivation World really this advanced!

They even have black silk stockings and high heels!

Subconsciously, he blurted out to the maid who had just led him in.

"Miss, may I ask... how much for these?"

As soon as the words fell, the air in the room instantly froze.

The smile on the guiding maid's face stiffened, and her expression became incredibly strange.

"Slap!"

The woman in black silk slammed a booklet in her hand onto the side table.

She stood up with a start.

Her chest heaved violently, and she pointed a slender, fair finger at Ye Changge, shouting coquettishly.

"You... what kind of nonsense are you spouting!"

The maid on the side quickly explained in a low voice, sweat beading on her forehead.

"Young... Young Master... This, this is our Baifang Tower's Second Young Miss, Miss Lu Shiqing. She is not for sale..."

Ye Changge realized he had made a blunder and was about to apologize, but a thought crossed his mind.

He inadvertently discovered that his System seemed to come with a "Detection" function.

When he focused his gaze on someone, he could vaguely see the grade of their Spiritual Root.

Was this perhaps a benefit given by the System to help him screen for high-quality Dao Companions?

Subconsciously, his gaze swept toward the furious Miss Lu Shiqing.

【 Ding~ Target Spiritual Root detected: Sixth Grade! 】

Ye Changge was shocked.

After all his hard work and the System's feedback, he had only managed to raise his Spiritual Root to the Seventh Grade.

To randomly run into a Young Miss in this establishment who actually had a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root?!

Which family's Young Miss was this, having such good talent yet running this kind of "human business"?

Meanwhile, seeing that he not only failed to apologize immediately but his gaze fell even more "intently" upon her, Lu Shiqing became even angrier.

"What are you looking at!"

Lu Shiqing was both embarrassed and annoyed.

Ye Changge finally snapped out of it and rubbed his nose.

Not only was he not annoyed, but he actually found this young lady quite charming when she was angry.

"I, Ye", cough, just happened to like those with a bit of a temper.

It was more interesting to discipline... no, to get along with.

He was someone who liked to tame wild horses!

He revealed an apologetic smile and cupped his hands.

"So it is Miss Lu. My apologies, my apologies.

I am Ye Changge. I am new here, and my eyes were clumsy, causing offense. I hope you will forgive me.

I am indeed here to purchase a maid."

Seeing that his attitude was sincere and his appearance was indeed pleasing to the eye, Lu Shiqing's anger subsided slightly, though her expression remained icy.

She snorted coldly and threw the booklet she had slammed onto the side table earlier onto the table in front of him.

"See for yourself!"

Ye Changge readily took the booklet and began to flip through it.

The booklet recorded information about the maids for sale, including portraits, age, specialties, whether they possessed a Spiritual Root, family background, etc.

Soon, he selected three young girls with relatively clean backgrounds and Spiritual Roots.

However, they were all Ninth Grade Spiritual Roots.

The System gave him four hundred Spirit Stones just for having children himself.

He hadn't sold his Talismans yet, so he would buy some cheaper ones to test the waters first.

"Let's go with these three," Ye Changge said, pointing at the booklet.

Lu Shiqing glanced at it and signaled to the maid beside her.

The maid immediately noted it down and said.

"Young Master, the total is one thousand three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

According to the rules, you need to pay a twenty percent deposit, which is two hundred sixty Spirit Stones.

In three days, the transaction will be completed."

"One thousand three hundred?!"

Ye Changge's mouth twitched.

He knew maids with Spiritual Roots were expensive, but he didn't expect them to be this expensive!

The System only rewarded him four hundred Spirit Stones for having three children with Spiritual Roots!

No wonder his father was so stingy back then and didn't easily arrange maids for him.

"What? Can't afford it?" Lu Shiqing said coldly.

"I can afford it."

Ye Changge took a breath and didn't say much.

He directly counted out two hundred sixty Low-Grade Spirit Stones from the Storage Pouch rewarded by the System and placed them on the table.

Lu Shiqing glanced at the Spirit Stones and nodded at the maid.

The maid counted them, put them away, and handed over a contract stamped with the Baifang Tower seal.

"The deposit has been received, and the contract is the proof. In three days, come to collect the people with this contract."

After Lu Shiqing finished speaking, she seemed too lazy to deal with him anymore and turned to leave.

Ye Changge put away the contract and watched her back.

He lingered for a moment, especially on those long, jade-like legs wrapped in black silk, and thought to himself.

"Her temper is a bit explosive, but her Spiritual Root is truly fragrant... and so are her legs. Hmm, there will be plenty of time in the future."

He walked out of Baifang Tower, touched the significantly shrunken Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch, and sighed.

"Make money, marry a wife, have children, get rewards, become stronger, make more money, marry more wives... Hmm, the loop is closed."

"Let's go to my own shop first, see how dismal the business really is, and by the way... put up the Talismans to sell some and recover some funds."

When Ye Changge stepped into his own Talisman shop, he had already prepared for the worst.

But the scene before him still made him frown slightly.

The shop was indeed desolate.

Let alone the shadow of a customer, even the shelves only had a dozen or so Talismans scattered on them.

Most were First-Grade Low Grade, and there were only a few Medium Grade Talismans.

Not a single High Grade Talisman was to be seen.

The entire shop was empty.

Just as he was examining the shop's furnishings, two beautiful figures, one in green and one in blue, walked out from behind the counter.

"Welcome, honored guest. What kind of Talismans do you need?" the two young girls said in crisp voices, bowing in unison.

Both were about seventeen or eighteen years old, with delicate features, wearing uniform plain-colored dresses, only the colors were different.

The girl in green had gentle brows and eyes, while the girl in blue had lively eyes; both were rare beauties.

Ye Changge's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously activated the System's detection function.

【 Ding~ Target Spiritual Root detected: Ninth Grade! 】

【 Ding~ Target Spiritual Root detected: Ninth Grade! 】

Both of them had Spiritual Roots!

Ye Changge was secretly delighted.

However, he remained calm on the surface, his smile just becoming a bit gentler.

"Who are you two young ladies?" he asked.

The girl in green replied softly, "Replying to Young Master, my name is Lin Qingzhu, and I am a Talisman apprentice in the shop."

After speaking, she pointed to the girl in blue beside her, "This is Su Lanxin, who is also an apprentice."

"So it is Miss Qingzhu and Miss Lanxin," Ye Changge nodded.

"I am Ye Changge."

"Ye Changge?"

Both girls were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, surprise flashing in their eyes.