Chapter 53: Gourmet Talent (Patreon)

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The next two days.

Wang Shoujie and Ancestor Longyan decided not to go anywhere, staying in the courtyard of the tavern to cultivate.

Ancestor Longyan had been tormented by the poison of Yin Sha (Negative Evil) Poison for fifty years and was deeply disgusted by this state. The method was very simple, even an ordinary casual cultivator could understand it. After a little insight, she began to attempt the transformation.

Wang Shoujie, on the other hand, didn't want to take any chances, so he accompanied her and could also seek guidance from the old ancestor on any uncertainties in cultivation. After Ancestor Longyan advanced to the Spirit Realm in the Purple Palace Academy, she became a disciple of Master Binglan. Despite her young age, she had already reached the middle stage of the Spirit Realm in cultivation. In terms of talent and knowledge, she was incomparable to Ming Sheng Old Ancestor of the Lu family.

With just a little guidance, Wang Shoujie's mind opened up like a flood.

It was only the eldest daughter of the family, Wang Lici, who was too young and couldn't stay put. So Wang Shoujie arranged for a house servant to accompany her out, and even gave her ten gold coins as a reward for her recent diligence and careful service to the old ancestor.

At noon.

Wang Lici ran into Wang Shoujie's room crying, her chubby round face full of grievances: "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, I was deceived by a despicable casual cultivator. Sob, sob, sob, I spent ten gold coins to buy this piece of junk rock, but there's nothing delicious inside."

As she spoke, she took out a fist-sized rock that she had managed to cut open, revealing a pure white piece inside.

Wang Shoujie's heart sank at the thought of the ten gold coins, but since he had given it to her, it was her own money. Still, seeing it wasted like this made Wang Shoujie feel a bit tired.

Could it be that the reliable eldest brother was good at raising spendthrifts? Once a glutton now a gambler?

What could be delicious inside a rock? This level of intelligence is really worrying.

"Huh, wait a minute." Wang Shoujie suddenly blinked, took the piece of rock that she had cut into two pieces.

The outer skin of the rock was verdant, quite beautiful. It was obvious that this was the most common type of gambling stone found in the stalls of casual cultivators! Some powerful families, such as the Celestial Family, or major forces, might control some Spirit Stone mines.

In Spirit Stone mines, there would be a lot of waste material, and occasionally Spirit Stones would be found among them. However, in pursuit of greater profits, those waste materials were sold as gambling stones.

At first, it was just some casual cultivators taking a gamble, but later this became an industry. Casual cultivators would take the gambling stones to various places and let people try their luck.

Everyone knew that nine out of ten gambles end in loss.

But some people had extraordinary luck, for example, spending ten gold coins and winning a Spirit Stone worth hundreds or thousands of gold coins, thus becoming rich overnight.

All these legends made the Stone Gambling Industry flourish, and those families with spiritual mines were happy to maximize their profits.

But Wang Shoujie usually didn't even glance at these gambling stones; he didn't have anything like the Golden Eye for insight. The probability of losing in gambling far exceeded that of winning. It's better to honestly farm and earn money step by step.

But this piece of gambling stone from the eldest daughter... Inside it was a pure white piece, even Wang Shoujie could feel the abundant spiritual energy within. Holding it in his hand, there was a slight coolness penetrating into his body.

Of course, he knew this was a Spirit Stone, but he wasn't sure how much spiritual energy it contained. After all, from childhood to adulthood, Wang Shoujie had only seen Spirit Stones once or twice.

Therefore.

Wang Shoujie grabbed Wang Lici, who was still crying and complaining miserably, and went to find Ancestor Longyan to get her opinion.

Even with Ancestor Longyan's broad knowledge, after observing the stone for a while, she was slightly surprised and made a judgment, saying, "Indeed, it's a Spirit Stone. It can probably be cut and polished into three to four Spirit Stones."

Three to four pieces?

Wang Shoujie's expression froze. This time, in the procurement list, he had added ten Spirit Stones, worth thousands of gold coins. Originally, he planned to use one or two to try cultivation and see the effect.

The rest of the Spirit Stones would most likely be used in Xingsheng Farm, combined with the Spirit Gathering Array, to see if more spirit fields could be opened up. As far as he knew, there was a Spirit Spring in Xingsheng Farm, enough to support about sixty acres of spirit fields.

But currently, Xingsheng Farm only had twenty acres of spirit fields because the family had been economically tight since encountering a major disaster. Originally, they planned to wait for Sixth Grandfather Wang Xiaohan to reach the Spirit Realm and stabilize the family's situation before slowly developing the remaining spirit fields.

However, Wang Xiaohan's failure in breaking through the Spiritual Platform also led to the shelving of the spirit field development plan.

But at this time, Wang Shoujie had to develop the spirit field, otherwise it would restrict the cultivation progress and development of the family's descendants. They couldn't always rely on purchasing Spirit Rice from outside, could they?

The ten Spirit Stones were all bought by Wang Shoujie at a great cost.

But unexpectedly, this troublesome girl Wang Lici actually gambled out three or four pieces with ten gold coins!

"Girl, do you know gambling stones are not right?" Wang Shoujie's voice was somewhat stern. Winning in gambling might bring temporary gains, but this trend couldn't continue. If the eldest daughter tasted the sweetness and became addicted to gambling stones, even more money would be squandered.

"Huh?" Wang Lici was scared pale, trembling, and whimpered, "Fourth Uncle, what is a gambling stone? I just thought there was something delicious inside the stone, like really delicious stuff. That despicable casual cultivator also said there must be good stuff inside. Who would have thought, he cheated me~ sob, sob, sob, my money is gone, I could have bought a lot of delicious snacks like dried small fish, octopus, and squid strips..."

Since coming to the Hundred Island Guard, Wang Lici had become obsessed with snacks like dried small fish, which she thought were even better than candied fruits. She hadn't seen or heard of Spirit Stones or anything like that.

"Glutton! How can there be anything delicious inside a stone!? What are you thinking all day?" Wang Shoujie supported his forehead, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Alright, stop crying." Aunt Xu Zhirou hurriedly intervened, comforting Wang Lici, and persuading Wang Shoujie, "Shoujie, the eldest daughter is still young. She hasn't been out much and doesn't understand these things."

"Sob, sob, sob~ Auntie, that despicable casual cultivator, I don't know what he did, but he really made me think there was something delicious inside. But, but when everything came out, it was all garbage that couldn't be eaten." Wang Lici was heartbroken, feeling both angry and distressed.

Garbage?

Wang Shoujie supported his forehead, feeling somewhat dizzy. If Spirit Stones were all garbage, then were there treasures in the world? But Wang Lici probably didn't know what Spirit Stones were. She had grown up in the family since childhood. The Wang Clan was too poor, and Spirit Stones were too scarce.

At this point, Wang Shoujie was sure that the eldest daughter wasn't making up stories to deceive him.

She wasn't that smart!

"Shoujie, if the eldest daughter can really feel that there's something delicious inside..." Aunt Xu Zhirou's eyes were hopeful as she said, "doesn't that mean..."

Of course, Wang Shoujie had also thought of this, but he still couldn't understand it completely, so he looked at Ancestor Longyan.

Ancestor Longyan frowned slightly, also full of doubts, and said, "As far as I know, even Heaven-Human Realm cultivators need to use secret techniques to see through gambling stones, which consume a lot of energy and make noticeable movements. However, I have heard of some people with special eye techniques who can see through gambling stones. But such people are too rare, and using eye techniques will cause obvious changes in the eyes, which can easily reveal their tricks. Like Lici... I've never heard of it.

After a pause, the old ancestor said again, "Shoujie, the world is much bigger than you imagine. What I've seen and heard is just a drop in the ocean. Perhaps, this girl Lici has some talent in Spirit Perception."

What Spirit Perception talent? Wang Shoujie was somewhat incredulous. Even if this girl had some talent, it was probably in being a glutton.

You'll know when you try.

Wang Shoujie took out thirty gold coins and handed them to Wang Lici, saying, "Go buy three more stones, remember, they must feel like there's something delicious inside."

Then Wang Lici stopped crying, and with innocent eyes, she looked at Wang Shoujie with a caring yet somewhat foolish look, Fourth Uncle, are you not wise from anger? Isn't being deceived once not enough for a lesson?

"Hehe."

Wang Shoujie's cheeks twitched, sneering, "Eldest daughter, I forgot to tell you, Fourth Uncle just bought two..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Lici tightly grabbed the thirty gold notes and ran off like the wind.

The speed and reaction were so fast that even Wang Shoujie was somewhat stunned. He didn't dare to believe that the eldest daughter had any Spirit Perception talent, but he could be sure that she definitely had a talent for speed.

But to prevent her from being taken advantage of, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong were hurriedly sent after her.

"Shoujie, you really are..." Aunt Xu Zhirou smiled by the side.

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