43: Chapter 43 Conflict

With Chen Changqing's words, the few of them set their minds at ease.

The battle from over half a month ago was still fresh in their memories.

Currently, within the entire Family, perhaps only Chen Xuanyi could suppress him by a notch.

Next would likely be Li Qingling, whose displayed strength was also formidable.

She single-handedly fought two Eighth Layer Qi Refining Cultivators, one of whom was even at the Eighth Layer Qi Refining Perfection.

Even so, those two evil Cultivators were still no match for her.

Needless to say, without a doubt, these two were the ones with the most hope of achieving Foundation Establishment in the Family next.

"There is nothing much to do next. Remember to come back early if you are going out to stroll," Chen Yuanjin said.

"Alright, Sixth Aunt. I happened to see some treasures on the way earlier, so I will see if I can pick up a bargain."

Chen Changqing bid farewell and left together with Li Qingling.

The other three of the Chang generation did the same.

Chen Yuanjin, taking Chen Yuanwu with her, ran off to become familiar with other families and build interpersonal connections between the Chen Family and other families.

"Brother, where are we going next?" Li Qingling asked curiously.

She was always extremely happy whenever she had the chance to be alone with Chen Changqing.

"Let us stroll around some stalls and see if we can pick up a bargain. After all, quite a few families have been wiped out during this period; perhaps there will be some good things here."

Chen Changqing pinched her little cheek and explained.

"Oh."

Li Qingling acknowledged, then immediately started chatting about other topics.

Whenever she was with Chen Changqing, her mouth could talk endlessly.

"This young brother and little sister, come take a look at this old man's stall. This old man has a century-old Spirit Medicine here, guaranteed to satisfy you. Hey! Do not leave."

Chen Changqing and the other glanced at it and continued walking forward.

Only a fool would believe that an old man with only the Third Layer Qi Refining could obtain a century-old Spirit Medicine.

Seeing that he could not trick them, the old man sat back down at his stall, muttering to himself that in this world, young people were becoming harder and harder to deceive.

After a while, the two stopped at a stall because Chen Changqing discovered a novelty: many stall owners would hawk their wares all around like a vegetable market, whereas those stalls that did not need hawking were the ones where you could genuinely buy some good things.

"What is this?"

Chen Changqing picked up a piece of Ore and asked the stall owner.

The stall owner before them was a middle-aged man around thirty years old, wearing a bamboo hat, with an expression on his face that always looked as if life had lost its meaning.

"A First-Rank Top-Grade Black Gold Stone Ore. If Fellow Daoist needs it, you only need to pay three hundred Spirit Stones to take it away."

He yawned, changed his posture to continue dozing off, and said lazily.

Hearing this, Chen Changqing and Li Qingling did not think much of it.

Chen Changqing simply weighed the Ore with some force; it was indeed a First-Rank Top-Grade Ore.

He then took out a Storage Pouch and threw it beside the man, cupped his fists politely in a salute, and left.

After the two left, the man opened his eyes to look at them, then continued dozing off, muttering to himself, "Decent strength. It seems he is not only a Spell Cultivator, but also a Body Cultivator with extremely high cultivation. The crucial point is that his Divine Soul is also very strong. When did such a monster Prodigy appear in such a small place?"

After putting away the Ore, Chen Changqing felt inwardly surprised, but he did not say anything.

Li Qingling found it very strange and raised her own doubt, "Brother, I clearly sensed that the person's cultivation just now was only at the Late Qi Refining Stage. Why do I always feel something is amiss?"

"I feel the same way. That is what is terrifying. I can clearly perceive the other person's cultivation, yet I feel that person is not as simple as he appears on the surface."

Chen Changqing glanced at Li Qingling, who was still in deep thought, raised his hand to stroke her hair, and said, "Alright, let us not worry about him. If he truly is a Senior with very high cultivation, we do not have anything worth coveting either. If he is merely at the Late Qi Refining Stage, there is even less need to worry."

"Mhm, Brother, what you said is right."

Li Qingling looked at Chen Changqing with an expression of adoration, as if her brother had never shown the slightest bit of fear.

The two continued strolling, and during this time, they also picked up some good treasures as bargains.

On the other hand, looking at the other three.

Chen Changxuan and Chen Changyue helplessly glanced at the somewhat aggrieved Chen Changjie.

It was her first time traveling far from home with little experience, and she had been cheated out of twenty Spirit Stones by a stall owner.

These Spirit Stones were what she had saved up for nearly a year and a half, and now they were just gone like that.

"Eleventh Sister, where is that person? If we go find him now, we might still be able to help you get it back," Chen Changyue comforted.

Chen Changxuan was looking at her with inquiring eyes.

"He, he is right over there," Chen Changjie said with a slightly choked-up voice.

"Let us go and demand it back from him."

Guided by Chen Changjie, the three came to a stall.

The stall owner was a Scarface man with an extremely fierce Aura.

"Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, that is him," Chen Changjie said, pointing at him.

"Fellow Daoist, please return my Eleventh Sister's Spirit Stones."

Chen Changyue threw a jade pendant back to him and looked at him coldly.

"You want me to return Spirit Stones? Fellow Daoist, are you joking? When did I owe your sister Spirit Stones?"

Scarface seemed to want to play the rogue, and said unceremoniously.

"You deceived my sister by saying this jade pendant is a First-Rank Medium Grade Magical Artifact, but it turned out to be just an ordinary jade pendant containing faint Spiritual Qi. You had better return the Spirit Stones, otherwise—"

Chen Changyue stopped talking, leaving the rest of the meaning for Scarface to comprehend.

"Otherwise what? What do you dare to do? On what grounds do you think this was sold to your sister by me? Do you have evidence?"

Scarface wore a playful expression as he stood up, his Fifth Layer Qi Refining Aura manifesting at this moment.

The remaining stall owners also stood up following suit, every single one of them at the Late Qi Refining Stage.

"That is right! On what grounds do you think that jade pendant was bought by your sister from here? None of us saw it! If you want to extort us, give up that thought."

Chen Changyue's gaze turned gloomy, and he was about to make a move when he was stopped by Chen Changxuan and Chen Changjie.

Chen Changjie cried and said, "Sixth Brother, let it go. If we make a move here, it will ruin the rules of the marketplace. When the patrolling Cultivators question us, we will not be able to escape responsibility."

Reminded thus, Chen Changyue's heart also calmed down a lot.

The few of them intended to leave when the Scarface man sneered, "Hehe, little sister, you had better be careful next time you come out."

The others in his gang burst into loud laughter.

The stall owners beside them were long used to this.

The three of Chen Changyue were not the first batch to be cheated.

Although they knew the character of this group of people, no one thought of offending Scarface and his group for the sake of some strangers.

"Pui, utterly useless. If the little sister follows this lord, this lord will bring you fine food and drinks, ouch—"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Changyue suddenly slapped out, directly swelling the left side of Scarface's face.

"How dare you?"

Scarface let out a painful grunt, immediately erupting with his Aura, wanting to slap this blow back.

Chen Changyue circulated the Flaming Emperor Scripture, resisting against him.

"Stop."

At this moment, a team of patrolling Cultivators hurried over, the Aura of every single one of them making Chen Changyue feel wary.