Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2344: Chapter 15: Lici Shows Her Might! The Road Grows Wider_4

The Water Moon Saintess suddenly awoke from her blood-thirsty state and looked at the cute and naive Wang Lici who was protectively in front of her. With a nod, she said, “Since Lici is asking, alright, this time I’ll listen to you.”

But just as Wang Lici was about to leave with her arm around her Water Moon sister, she accidentally kicked a particularly ugly stone.

She cried out in pain, tears brimming in her eyes, “Damn stone, you dare block my path? Water Moon Sister, can you buy it and break it for me?”

“Sure, sister will help you vent.” The Water Moon Saintess patted her chest heroically and cheerfully asked Cai Youdao, “Cai Youdao, how many Spirit Stones for this ugly little stone?”

“Well…” Cai Youdao hesitated for a moment, took out a price list, and glanced at it, “It’s worth one Top Grade Spirit Stone, but since the Saintess is an old customer, I’ll give it to you for free.”

“Who needs your charity? Who do you think you’re looking down on?”

The Water Moon Saintess glared at him, threw out a Superior Spirit without another word, and without bothering Cai Youdao any further, she simply sliced the stone in two with a majestic wave of Sword Intent, venting on behalf of Lici.

Without even a glance at the stone, she pulled Lici along, ready to leave.

“Wait!” Wang Lici stood still, her eyes widening playfully at the stone, “Water Moon Sister, isn’t that a Top quality Spirit Stone?”

“Top quality Spirit Stone?”

The Water Moon Saintess gave it a casual glance and saw that the center of the ugly stone was sparkling, with a faint yet pure Immortal Spirit Qi wafting outwards.

Her heart suddenly thudded.

Could this be…

“Immortal Spirit Stone?!”

Sharp-eyed onlookers also noticed the peculiarity and began shouting excitedly, “An Immortal Spirit Stone! The Water Moon Saintess got an Immortal Spirit Stone!!”

“How is that possible?!”

The Water Moon Saintess swiftly reached out and grabbed the split Spirit Stone Raw Ore, taking a closer look to confirm it was indeed an Immortal Spirit Stone.

Though not large, if carefully cut, it could probably yield three Immortal Spirit Stones.

One Superior Spirit for three Immortal Spirit Stones?

She was so shocked she was left speechless, stuttering, “Th-this, how is it possible?”

Cai Youdao was equally shocked.

What the heck? Could an Immortal Spirit Stone pop out of any random broken stone?

It pained him, both physically and emotionally.

He wished he could travel back in time and slap himself.

But unfortunately, a gamble is a gamble, and this Immortal Spirit Stone was now the Saintess’s.

“Water Moon Sister, looks like our luck has turned.” Wang Lici was equally surprised yet happily giggling, “Why not try a few more?”

“Alright, alright, alright, Lici, you’re lucky; you pick.” The Water Moon Saintess was filled with excitement.

Until now, she had never hit upon such a big Immortal Spirit Stone~

“I want this one, this one, and that one… oh, this one looks pretty, let’s take it!” Wang Lici scanned the pile of Spirit Stone Raw Ores and picked out more than twenty of various sizes. Although it seemed a lot, compared to the abundance of Spirit Stone Raw Ores scattered about, it was just a small heap.

“The total is two Immortal Spirits, fifteen Extreme Spirits, and thirty-six Superior Spirits.” Cai Youdao smiled warmly but secretly he was smug.

If they had stopped earlier, Cai Youdao would have suffered a loss. Luckily, this young lady was eager to gamble more, making it easier for him to turn the tables.

Young lady, young lady, today you’ll learn that the house always wins in the end.

Why do mine owners sell these hard-to-identify raw ores to gambling stone merchants? Because they earn about double compared to opening them directly and testing their luck.

And why do gambling stone merchants make money? Of course, it’s because they sell at double the purchase price.

Which means every Spirit Stone Raw Ore is sold at about four times its estimated valuation.

This is a sure-fire profit, and cultivators who indulge might profit from luck temporarily, but in the long run, they always lose if they don’t know when to stop; the winnings always find their way back.

“The prices are reasonable, let’s pretend we never found that stone.”

The Water Moon Saintess surely had many flaws, but one good point was that when she had money, she was generous to her brothers, sisters, and friends, and kept her word.

Since she had told Wang Lici to pick, naturally, she didn’t hesitate now and promptly settled the bill: “I’ll take all these stones.”

Off to the side, Lan Wanyi couldn’t help but chuckle.

As expected.

Lici Sister’s looks are extremely deceiving, her acting superb, who would guess she’s far from naive?

They had played this trick before during their travels in the Immortal Dynasty.

Back then, without support, they couldn’t dare be too flashy, fearing danger, and only used this to scrape by some money when they were broke, playing the game carefully.

Now it seemed Lici Sister was going all out.

But it was fine because she had backing now~ Cai Youdao was in for a loss.

After settling the Spirit Stones, soon the pile of Spirit Stone Raw Ores was opened one by one.

“Top quality Spirit Stone? What a big piece of Top quality Spirit Stone! It could yield a hundred or two hundred pieces.”

“Huh? Another Top quality Spirit Stone, this one’s slightly smaller.”

“This is… an Immortal Spirit Stone! Such a big Immortal Spirit Stone.”

As each Spirit Stone Raw Ore was opened, the Water Moon Saintess’s eyes sparkled with the sight of glistening stones.

This, this, this, we’ve hit the jackpot!

The Water Moon Saintess’s eyes shone, her blood was boiling, and she felt every pore of her body was open, a deep sense of happiness filling her entire being.

Excitedly hugging Wang Lici, she kissed her cheek with a smack, “Lici Sister, are you the Son of Fortune? Your luck is unbelievable! I’m keeping you as my sister.”

Saint Qingyuan twitched, almost losing his temper with the Water Moon Saintess.

He bit back his anger and barely resisted the urge to hit her, secretly adding another mark against her in his mind.

This woman, not only greedy but lustful too!

“Lici Sister, what’s so good about the Sea of Clouds? It’s full of men who don’t understand the minds of women.” The Water Moon Saintess held onto Wang Lici, intimating, “Come to our Water Moon Heavenly Abode, there are plenty of pretty women, good food, and drink in abundance, and I’ll take care of you.”

Hearing this, Saint Qingyuan could no longer suppress his anger, and it surged again.

Finally unable to hold back, he shouted, “Water Moon, let go of my junior sister, she doesn’t need your protection.”

“Not letting go, fight me if you dare.” The Water Moon Saintess clung to Wang Lici defiantly.

“Then fight it is!”

The Saint Qingyuan’s face turned cold, waving his sleeve, he transformed into a blue light soaring into the sky, reaching the heights in an instant.

The Water Moon Saintess scoffed, letting go of Wang Lici, and her figure flickered into a crimson light, taking to the skies in an instant.

The two, unable to agree, began fighting in midair.

Suddenly, fearsome forces from their conflict filled the air above the Ruins Market, the turbulent energy sweeping across the sky, twisting it into a chaotic storm, with blinding light flashing as if it were the end of the world.

Soon, even the almost never seen Immortal Monarchs present were stirred, extending their God Senses to investigate.

Most of the customers here to gamble on stones were not of weak power, many being Void Realm experts, and naturally, bolder than those elite disciples; seeing the two actually fighting, they were thrilled and set up a surreptitious betting pool on the winner.

Soon, the area around the gambling stone stall was abuzz with noise and excitement.

Wang Lici was a bit worried, watching anxiously overhead, fearing either Saint Qingyuan or the Water Moon Saintess would get hurt.

Just then.

“Young lady…” Cai Youdao, his ferret-like eyes darting, snuck up to Wang Lici, glanced around cautiously to check for eavesdroppers, and whispered, “Tell me secretly, are you the reincarnation of a True Immortal?”

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