novelden Chapter 690 Unwilling to Stay
Chapter 690 Unwilling to Stay
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. He's definitely not a good person."
Since she hadn't dared to look at it much before out of fear, she didn't want to think about it anymore. What was the point of thinking about it now?
Cui Jingyun looked at her and knew that asking was useless. She had experienced it herself, so why should she ask others?
He just couldn't understand how the old man had managed to do it.
Zhong Ran was unaware of this. She slept soundly through the night and got up at dawn to prepare to leave.
The head of the Cui family personally brought breakfast: "Master Zhong, I heard you have another master. Why doesn't he come out to eat with us?"
Zhong Ran looked up at him and made a polite gesture of invitation.
"That senior has long since stopped eating and no longer consumes food."
If he still needed to eat, he would have starved to death countless times over tens of thousands of years.
The head of the Cui family smiled and said, "I heard from Jingyun that the senior is looking for a cave to cultivate in seclusion? My Cui family has quite a few good places. I wonder if the senior would be willing to stay?"
Zhong Ran had no say in this matter, so she simply raised her voice and said, "Senior, did you hear that? The Cui family is willing to provide you with a place for secluded cultivation. Are you willing to stay?"
The old man's indifferent voice rang out: "No need!"
He will never again easily trust outsiders.
Are tens of thousands of years of lessons not enough for him to reflect on?
Zhong Ran shrugged: "Patriarch Cui also heard it. I really can't make the decision for you, senior."
That old man is also rebellious by nature. Someone is willing to support him, so why does he stubbornly refuse?
The head of the Cui family didn't want to press the matter any further. After exchanging a few words with Mu Jinning, he left without disturbing their breakfast.
He didn't stop until he had left the courtyard and walked quite a distance, then looked in that direction with a slight frown.
Although he didn't see the old man's face, he could tell from the voice that it wasn't normal speaking, but rather ventriloquism.
It wasn't spiritual transmission, but ventriloquism.
Is he mute?
A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he turned and left.
After having a simple breakfast, Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning took the old man and said goodbye.
Seeing that she was really leaving today, Cui Jingyun followed her out.
He wasn't originally from this area; once he came out of the Forest of Death, he was bound to return to his family.
The head of the Cui family did not reappear, but only sent two young men to see them out.
Once outside the Cui family compound, they discovered a large number of cultivators gathered outside, all of whom had heard of Zhong Ran's reputation and were waiting to see her in person.
"She's out! Is that Zhong Ran? She's so young and beautiful."
"She's definitely young. I heard she's only in her twenties. She's really beautiful."
"Is that young man in white her fiancé? Wait, wasn't there also a tall body cultivator named Asheng? Where is he?"
"That person in the black cloak, could it be Zhong Yan? But I've never heard of Zhong Yan being afraid to see people."
"I heard they went into the Forest of Death. Could they have been seriously injured inside and are too ashamed to face anyone after coming out?"
When everyone saw them come out, they were clearly a little shocked, and all eyes were on them.
Zhong Ran's divine sense swept across the crowd and unexpectedly discovered a hidden cultivator among them.
She possesses the Dark Source Pearl, so no matter how well the other party conceals their aura, it's useless against her.
Hearing the crowd's comments, she was speechless.
What are you talking about? How could Xiao Yan be seriously injured?
But she didn't offer any explanation; she simply walked towards the long street ahead.
"Master Zhong, we have prepared a carriage. Aren't you going to ride in it?"
One of the young men who had escorted them out quickly asked.
Zhong Ran shook her head: "No need for now. We still need to purchase supplies in the city. We can just rent a car and leave when the time comes."
"I apologize for disturbing the Cui family yesterday."
Another young man quickly said, "Master Zhong, please don't say that. Your presence here is an honor to our humble abode."
"Welcome to visit again in the future, Master Zhong."
Zhong Ran turned around, clasped her hands in greeting to them, and then turned to leave.
Pedestrians on the street made way for them, and many cultivators greeted them loudly.
Zhong Ran greeted them one by one before leaving.
She still had plenty of food, and she also had no shortage of other resources such as elixirs.
She mainly went to buy meat, but it would be best if she could also buy one or two pieces of clothing that resembled magical artifacts.
Their usual clothes no longer meet their needs, so they need to change them frequently.
But those magical robes are rare and hard to come by; not everyone can find them.
Many people followed behind them, and some even loudly asked her if she had any more pills, wanting to buy pills or talismans.
They don't necessarily need high-grade ones; fourth- or fifth-grade ones are enough for them.
Zhong Ran had none left. Even if she did, she had no intention of selling them on the street. That would cause too much of a stir and have a bad influence.
She visited many general stores that sold monster meat, and she only wanted the monster meat; she didn't want the blood, fur, bones, etc.
However, as she walked into a shop, a corner with furs hanging inside caught her attention.
There hung a single, dark feather in a corner, a single feather that seemed to be covered in dust.
But that feather inexplicably made her blood flow faster.
She walked over unconsciously and stood in front of Mo Yu, the image of Mo Feng falling from the void unconsciously appearing in her mind.
Could this black feather be one of its feathers?
But that happened so many years ago, how could it be here?
A waiter approached and asked with a smile, "Miss, is there any fur you've taken a fancy to?"
This area is full of furs, which is why he asked that question.
Zhong Ran's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at the red fox fur beside her, which still shimmered with a faint red glow.
This is the fur of a red fox, without a single stray hair. Moreover, judging from the color of the fur, it is at least a high-grade red fox fur.
How much is this fur?
The waiter chuckled, “Miss has excellent taste! This is the pelt of an eighth-tier red fox, absolutely unique and incredibly valuable.”
"This fur is worth 15,000 top-grade spirit stones."
Fifteen thousand top-grade spirit stones is indeed not cheap, especially since it's in Tianluo City, which feels a bit remote.
Moreover, such prices are quite expensive for a general store like this.
If it were displayed at the Qinglong Chamber of Commerce, this price wouldn't be anything special.
But for someone like Zhong Ran, whose casual pills are worth hundreds of millions of top-grade spirit stones, it's really quite cheap.
"It's too expensive," Zhong Ran said casually. "I quite like this fur coat, can you make it a little cheaper?"
At this moment, a charming man walked over, holding a seven-colored feather fan in his hand, wearing a bright red brocade robe, and smiling radiantly.