Chapter 189: Fisherman Old Li
“Brother, look over here.”
Seeing that Su Lingxi’s deal had fallen through because of the price, the other fishermen rushed forward to introduce their own businesses.
“I’m honest with everyone. Fifty high-grade or mid-grade spiritual crystals, and I guarantee to take you out of the Canglan Nation.”
“I don’t want fifty, I only want forty.”
For a time, various bargaining voices rose and fell.
In fact, fifty mid-grade spiritual crystals was already a very high price locally, even with the risk of being checked.
Because this was just the price for one person, and they wouldn’t just take one person.
So they still made a lot of money in one trip.
It could be said that they didn’t open for business for three years, but once they did, they could eat for three years.
Su Lingxi looked at the fisherman just now and spread her hands. “You see, I’m not short of you.”
With that, Su Lingxi bypassed the fisherman just now and came to the others.
In fact, the price really didn’t matter to her, after all, she wasn’t short of money now.
The key was to be reliable.
Once she fell into the hands of the Canglan Emperor, not only would the Phoenix inheritance on the surface be discovered, but more terrifyingly, her Exquisite Body.
So Su Lingxi looked at these chattering fishermen and first interrupted their quarrel.
“Alright, stop arguing. Let me ask you.”
“Who among you knows Xiao Yun?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the fishermen looked at each other, seemingly unfamiliar with the name Xiao Yun.
“I know Xiao Yun.”
At this time, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the crowd.
The fishermen looked in the direction of the voice, and Su Lingxi couldn’t help but look at the person who spoke.
The person who spoke had a hoarse voice and wore a bamboo hat on his head.
Under the bamboo hat, he held a small smoking pipe in his mouth, spitting out some smoke from time to time.
From the beginning, he had been silently doing his own thing and had not participated in Su Lingxi’s affairs.
He skillfully took a fat fish from the fish basket and removed the scales in a few strokes.
Hearing Su Lingxi say the name Xiao Yun, his movements stopped.
He flicked the ash, and his hoarse voice came again, “Xiao Yun is my sworn brother. Come with me, no charge.”
Su Lingxi’s eyes lit up. Judging from this tone, she had found the right person.
Hearing this, the other fishermen were quite dissatisfied.
“What do you mean, Old Li? Are you trying to steal our business?”
“Taking customers for free, aren’t you ruining our rules?”
Old Li took off his bamboo hat. Under the bamboo hat was a face covered with various scars.
His eyes were extremely deep, and he slowly said, “He’s my brother’s man. No charge… what’s wrong with that?”
“What… do you mean that you don’t charge anyone who is related to you?”
The leading fisherman sneered. “Then why don’t you take your dog for free too?”
Old Li ignored this person and said to Su Lingxi in a deep voice, “Kid… come here, I’ll give you a ride.”
Su Lingxi did as she was told. For some reason, she felt very reliable as soon as she saw Old Li.
Seeing that Su Lingxi really obediently followed Old Li, the rest of the people argued even more fiercely.
Old Li frowned and picked up a knife used to kill fish and walked towards these people.
The fishermen said in horror, “What are you doing?”
“That’s enough. Taking people out to sea is private work. This is the rule of our Linjiang City.”
“Everyone earns money here based on their own ability. Who the customer goes with depends entirely on the customer’s will.”
“As for not charging, hehe, do you dare to say that you haven’t taken those who are related to you?”
After speaking, a loud noise was heard.
Bang!
Old Li stuck the knife into the chopping board. “If you have the guts, go and report it. Then no one will make any money.”
The fishermen were scared by Old Li’s aura and were silent for a while.
Some of the fishermen also made concessions. “What Old Li said makes sense. That’s enough. Rules are rules.”
“Let’s disperse!”
Someone started, and the other fishermen also dispersed.
After the fishermen left, Su Lingxi felt much less pressure.
She quickly thanked Old Li.
Old Li shook his head. “Xiao Yun is my life-and-death brother. I will naturally help him.”
“Looking at your attire, you don’t look like a suffering person. Are you Xiao Yun’s junior brother?”
Su Lingxi’s attire was already plain enough, but in this Linjiang City at the bottom of society, it was still too dazzling.
Not to mention the clothes, her temperament looked like that of a rich person at a glance.
“Big Brother Li has good eyesight. But I am also a member of the Snowfall Sect.”
“Mm, not bad.”
Old Li smiled with relief, and then said melancholically, “The people who come out of the Snowfall Sect are all big shots.”
“Even an outer court disciple is a person with status when he returns to our hometown.”
“That kid Xiao Yun is really promising.”
Su Lingxi was silent, not knowing what to say.
She had never thought that an outer court disciple of the Snowfall Sect was such a sacred existence in Old Li’s eyes.
“Let’s not talk about it. It’s mealtime.”
“What do you plan to eat?”
Old Li wiped his sweat and looked at the distant horizon.
Su Lingxi happened to be a little hungry. “Alright. Does Big Brother Li have any recommendations?”
“Since Big Brother Li treats me as one of his own and doesn’t charge me, I’ll treat you to this meal.”
Old Li smiled and then nodded. “Follow me!”
Su Lingxi followed Old Li through a few streets and came to a restaurant that looked passable from the outside.
Along the way, many people greeted Old Li. It seemed that Old Li also had some prestige in the local area.
Entering the restaurant, Su Lingxi discovered that the people eating here were all poor people.
Their clothes were all patched up.
The moment Su Lingxi entered, many gazes fell on her.
But this time, the gazes were undoubtedly much friendlier, and Su Lingxi didn’t feel uncomfortable.
“What would you like to order, customer?”
Seeing the two sit down, the waiter ran over attentively.
Old Li tapped the table with his finger and answered without even looking at the menu, “A pot of shochu, two catties of beef.”
“Alright. What about this customer?” The waiter turned to look at Su Lingxi.
Su Lingxi took the menu and examined it.
There wasn’t much food on the menu, mainly staple food.
Su Lingxi closed the menu. “A bowl of noodles, and a few of your specialty dishes here.”
***
In the Snow Realm.
With the end of that great battle, the Snow Realm’s spatial self-repair function started again.
Yaoling had been hiding in the safe area of the Snow Realm for some time.
Behind her were many small saplings.
“Alright, don’t be sad. You’re not dead.”
“You’ll all grow out in a few decades.”
Seeming to sense the dissatisfaction of the saplings, Yaoling explained patiently.
“It seems that everything is getting better slowly. Then the next step is to enjoy the pill given to me by Her Excellency.”
Yaoling took out the Transformation Pill she had treasured for a long time.
