70. Leisurely Days
These days at the Ghost Physician’s residence were the most leisurely she had experienced since coming to this world.
Back at the Pear Blossom Blood Orchid Palace, although she was happy, she was still burdened by her physical condition, always racing against time.
But now it was different.
The Outer Battlefield was still a long way off, and she had nothing to do.
Besides being a freeloader, she would go to the Youcang Court and buy some strange items that Gong Musheng didn’t understand.
“What are you buying these for?”
Gong Musheng looked at the pigtail-wearing little girl and said, puzzled, “Ling’er, ‘blind flow’ items aren’t called that just because they’re cheap and have been auctioned off several times.”
“Most of these things are not what they seem. They’re hyped up, but they’re actually useless.”
Anyone who knew she was bidding on “blind flow” items would say the same thing. And she would just smile and nod, then take the treasures.
But this time, facing Gong Musheng, Miss Gong rolled her eyes and took out the treasure she had just bought from her Universe Bag.
“Do you recognize this?”
Gong Musheng looked at the brush in her hand and, as if reciting a script, said, “The Xuan Kong Divine Brush. It’s said that if you draw on anything with it, the item will temporarily gain the ability to fly.”
This ability sounded useless, and its actual effect was practically non-existent.
Five hundred taels for an IQ test? Were they really treating people like fools?
But that was just most people’s opinion.
Gong Yiling looked at the brush, then suddenly cut her right hand with it, using the blood from her wrist as ink, and then said a special incantation.
“Wuhu, take off.”
The brush suddenly glowed with a special red light, stunning Gong Musheng.
She had had this brush for a long time and had tried it many times, but this was the first time she had seen this.
Although it wasn’t very useful, its materials, craftsmanship, and the talisman formation on it looked quite impressive.
Maybe it really could be used. Then the huge sum from selling this item would all go into her own pocket.
However, Miss Gong deliberately waited until the red light on the brush gradually faded to a light pink before she started drawing on Gong Musheng’s table leg.
A moment later, the table actually floated up, making Gong Musheng’s eyes widen.
“Little Auntie, if you want this, I can sell it to you at a discount.” Gong Yiling smiled. “But remember, you can’t use it when it’s still red. The circuit will explode.”
“I want it, I want it!” Gong Musheng immediately raised her hands excitedly.
Although it was just a small, convenient item, the fact that a genuine item was found among the “blind flow” items would surely trigger a wave of bidding for them.
And it was also good for moving goods. After all, a Universe Ring couldn’t hold anything too large. Some giant beast skeletons had to be disassembled for transport, which would naturally lower their price.
With this, the shipping costs and losses for those large goods would be greatly reduced.
“Ten times the original price.” Gong Yiling made a cross gesture with her fingers.
“Ten times!?” Gong Musheng asked in disbelief. “Are you robbing me!?”
“Little Auntie will surely find a way to earn back this ten times the price.” Miss Gong put on an innocent smile, so sweet and innocent, not at all like a demon. “After this village, you’ll have to pay twenty times.”
“My dear—” Gong Musheng could only sigh helplessly. “You’re the real profiteer, aren’t you?”
“You’ve raised the price on your own family before. I’m just asking for a few tens of thousands of taels of silver. It’s not too much, is it?”
Gong Yiling crossed her arms and shrugged, as if to say, Who else would I scam?
“…Alright, deal.”
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“So you just scammed Auntie Sheng out of ninety thousand taels of silver with a broken brush?”
Hearing Gong Yiling’s account, Yan Chuyue couldn’t help but laugh.
This brush, if you said it had some use, it probably did. The main thing was that the core talisman technique used to make it was lost.
And the reason it was lost was because… it was useless.
Back then, this brush would have only sold for a few thousand taels. Even with an “antique” label, it wouldn’t have reached such an absurd price.
“How is this a scam?” Gong Yiling, while sorting through her “blind flow” items, said, “Ninety thousand taels of silver is nothing to her. The inflation of silver in this world is almost as bad as the Zimbabwean dollar. Is the Bank of Heaven and Earth open?”
“Pah, pah, pah!” Yan Chuyue laughed and cursed. “Can you be more auspicious?”
“It’s true.” Gong Yiling muttered, “Think about it. One high-grade spirit stone is thirty thousand taels, one high-grade spirit crystal is three hundred thousand. I spent five thousand on the Kyushu Wind and Cloud Sword, which is fifteen hundred million taels of silver.”
“In terms of purchasing power, that’s about forty-five billion yuan. In terms of weight, that’s seventy-five hundred tons of silver. Do you know how much money that is?”
Yan Chuyue pouted. “That’s how they write it. I haven’t even used the unit ‘trillion’ yet. And forty-five million yuan for a top-grade Immortal Artifact, is that a loss?”
“Well… not really.”
“You’re beautiful.” Yan Chuyue rolled her eyes. “What, did you get some good stuff from Auntie Sheng again?”
“Most of the ‘blind flow’ items you wrote about are just things whose uses are unknown. Their true value is far beyond their price.” Gong Yiling looked at the items before her, thinking about how to use them. “I’ve already had people buy a lot of ‘blind flow’ items. They might come in handy someday.”
Hearing this, Yan Chuyue crossed her arms and said with a smile, “You’ve read it quite carefully. You even know which ‘blind flow’ items are useful.”
“Of course. Look who wrote the book.”
Yan Chuyue blinked. “Who wrote it?”
Gong Yiling looked at her and said seriously, “The most beautiful beautiful girl novelist in the world, Gong Youyuan.”
“Pfft…” This made Yan Chuyue laugh so hard she couldn’t close her mouth. “Little Sister Gong, you’re so good with words.”
“Ew, don’t disgust me. I still have to digest these things.”
“Then get me something to eat first.”
“No, do it yourself.” But a moment later, Miss Gong, as if resigned to her fate, said, “What do you want to eat?”
Her family status was clear.
