444: shop

“Your reputation among the common folk is quite high!” Jun Li said.

“Heh~ It’s all just everyone’s affection,” Li Yuanfeng said with a humble yet proud wave of his hand and a smile.

“My brother is just like that. He’s clearly overjoyed inside, but he still pretends to be calm and collected,” Li Yuanfrost quietly interjected from the side.

Li Yuanfeng turned his head and glared at Li Yuanfrost.

Li Yuanfrost glared back, “Double tonight!”

“…” Li Yuanfeng immediately wilted.

Jun Li watched the siblings’ interaction and couldn’t help but smile faintly.

She couldn’t help but recall the days gone by… but as she remembered, she also thought of the loneliness of the past decade or so… the departure of her loved ones… Jun Li’s expression couldn’t help but dim.

Li Yuanfrost, who noticed Jun Li’s demeanor from the side, couldn’t help but nudge Li Yuanfeng with her elbow, nodding towards Jun Li.

Li Yuanfeng turned his head and saw Jun Li’s expression, and he couldn’t help but be slightly startled.

“Uh… are you alright?” Li Yuanfeng couldn’t help but ask, feeling a bit flustered, thinking he had somehow upset Jun Li.

“Hmm?” Jun Li came back to her senses. Hearing Li Yuanfeng’s question, she shook her head slightly and said, “I’m fine. I just remembered some things from the past that weren’t very pleasant.”

“Ah…” Li Yuanfeng scratched his head; he didn’t know what to say.

“Sister Jun Li, what’s past is past. We still have to keep looking forward and moving forward. So, don’t dwell on past hardships, but face the future with a smile,” Li Yuanfrost couldn’t help but comfort Jun Li, even stepping forward and hugging her arm.

Jun Li turned to look at Li Yuanfrost, seeing the concern and encouragement in her eyes. She smiled faintly, “Don’t worry. It’s been over a decade; what’s past is long past. It’s just that when I occasionally think of it, I can’t help but feel a bit emotional.”

Li Yuanfeng wanted to ask what had happened, but it was not appropriate to pry into someone’s painful past, and he had only just met Jun Li… their relationship wasn’t close enough yet. Asking such private matters was not good, so he could only suppress the questions in his heart.

“Mm-hmm~ Let’s not talk about sad things anymore! There’s a jewelry stall over there, let’s go take a look!” Li Yuanfrost pulled Jun Li and ran towards a small stall selling various earrings, necklaces, and other accessories. They seemed to be handmade, with not many items, but the craftsmanship was good, and there were many designs.

Most of them were unique, clearly each batch was “limited.”

Li Yuanfeng wasn’t interested in these, but girls were! He could only follow behind bored.

After a while, seemingly having made their selections, Li Yuanfrost turned her head and kicked the bored Li Yuanfeng, who was looking around.

“Huh? What’s wrong?” Li Yuanfeng turned his head to look at Li Yuanfrost.

“We’ve picked them out, you pay!” Li Yuanfrost told Li Yuanfeng.

“Oh, oh! Okay!” Li Yuanfeng nodded and went to pay.

He very consciously became a “wallet.”

“No need, no need! These are for the Li Family’s Young Miss, just a small trinket!” The vendor heard their conversation and quickly said, “These are all handmade by me, they’re not worth much!”

“No, no, no! Precisely because they are handmade, they contain blood and sweat, and craftsmanship is the most valuable!” Li Yuanfeng quickly said, then directly put down a piece of gold.

“Hey, hey, hey! Too much, too much! It’s too much!” The vendor exclaimed upon seeing the gold.

“It’s fine, take it!” Li Yuanfeng waved his hand and said.

In the Sword Origin World, the common people trade with silver and gold.

Among cultivators, there are many more forms, such as spirit stones, bartering, and so on.

“Don’t refuse!” Li Yuanfrost said. These accessories certainly wouldn't sell for that much, but actually, with what Li Yuanfrost had previously “taken for free,” it would be at least thirty or forty silver coins, if not sixty or seventy.

Of course, that was the selling price, certainly not the cost price.

The Li Family, especially Li Yuanfeng and Li Yuanfrost, when they moved around Yinjiang City, truly often received this and that. Although to them, these were not valuable items, and many were even useless… they were all expressions of everyone’s goodwill.

They would also try their best to reciprocate.

This kind of mutually respectful relationship was very comfortable.

Moreover, this was also a virtuous cycle. Although on weekdays, if Li Yuanfeng and Li Yuanfrost went out, it would be a bit “troublesome.”

But they also enjoyed it! It was painful yet joyful.

After strolling around, buying quite a few things, Jun Li also witnessed Li Yuanfeng and Li Yuanfrost’s “arduous” way of moving forward. Although it was a bit drawn out, it was also quite interesting.

The Li Family’s treatment in Yinjiang City ignited a glimmer of hope in Jun Li’s heart for this world.

She felt that the world was not so dark… At the same time, she also felt a sense of responsibility on her shoulders, after all, as the legitimate successor of the Sword Sect… she had the responsibility and obligation to promote and strengthen the Sword Sect.

Moreover, she saw that the Sword Cultivators in the world still followed the Sword Immortal Dao Lineage, which made her feel very comforted.

She had many things to do later.

One was to improve her strength.

One was to retrieve the relics of her “Sect” members.

One was to revive the Sword Dao and strengthen the Sword Sect!

The three could be carried out simultaneously, with the most important, of course, being to improve her strength.

After all, strength was the foundation of everything.

As for reviving the Sword Dao and strengthening the Sword Sect… this had to be ongoing. If she encountered any good prospects, Jun Li would not mind passing down the Sword Dao inheritance.

And coincidentally, having now met the Yinjiang Li Family, Jun Li’s purpose in staying at the Li Family and spending a long time in Yinjiang City was also to observe the Li Family, and at the same time, to see if there were any suitable people.

They had to truly love the Sword Dao and also possess talent.

Currently, it seemed that the Li Family Head, Li Yuanfeng, and Li Yuanfrost all loved the Sword Dao, and their character seemed acceptable for now. It was just unknown about their talent, which she would have to test thoroughly in the next few days.

If all were suitable, Jun Li planned to have the Li Family, well, consider it the Li Family, after all, if the Li Family Head, Young Master, and Young Miss all joined the Sky Sword Sect, it would be equivalent to the Li Family joining the Sky Sword Sect.

Jun Li mentally organized her upcoming plans, having a clear idea and feeling confident.

“Let’s go check out the market over there!” Seeing that they had explored enough, Li Yuanfeng suggested.

Li Yuanfrost turned to look at Jun Li.

“Okay! Then let’s go!” Jun Li nodded in agreement.

So the three walked towards another street.

That side was clearly more lively than this side, and there were quite a few government officials patrolling and standing guard nearby.

Clearly, the control here was stricter.

After all, they were all cultivators. If there was any dispute, it would be easy to resort to violence, and once they started fighting, the damage caused would be significant!

Cultivators and mortals were not on the same level, so control had to be in place.