Yuan Qingyue walked to the free market and easily found Bai Yunxi’s booth.
Bai Yunxi really didn’t understand the market at first, and since Ye Fan’s talismans were a little more powerful than the same level of talismans, it was considered selling cheap. After realizing that the price was low, Bai Yunxi tentatively raised the price several times.
Despite several price increases, Bai Yunxi’s talismans still sold well.
“It’s a coincidence, Fellow Daoist, that we meet again. Qingyue remembers the life-saving grace of Fellow Daoist before. I don’t know the name of Fellow Daoist?”
As soon as Yuan Qingyue came, the female cultivators surrounding Bai Yunxi reluctantly gave Yuan Qingyue a place.
Before Yuan Qingyue came, she didn’t know that it was Bai Yunxi who was selling talismans. She was a little surprised when she met the person.
Bai Yunxi glanced at the girl lightly, and said, “It’s just a small matter. Young lady doesn’t need to take it to heart.”
“Not far ahead is the commercial building of my Yuan family. I wonder if Fellow Daoist can give some face and take a look.” Yuan Qingyue smiled and put her posture very low.
Bai Yunxi shook his head and said, “No.”
“Fellow Daoist is selling talismans! I don’t know how many, but I’ll take them all.” Yuan Qingyue said richly.
“This is the last batch. After today, I won’t come.” Bai Yunxi shook his head and said.
Hearing Bai Yunxi’s words, the female cultivators around Bai Yunxi were suddenly disappointed.
“Fellow Daoist won’t sell talismans in the future?” Yuan Qingyue asked.
Bai Yunxi shook his head and said, “No. I plan to open a general goods store and sell things in the general goods store.”
Yuan Qingyue nodded and said clearly, “So that’s the case. When the store opens, I will definitely go to support.”
“It’s okay if you don’t come to patronize!” Ye Fan said with his hand on his waist.
Seeing Bai Yunxi’s “follower” coming, several female cultivators immediately looked at each other, and some were full of excitement.
Ye Fan tilted his head, frowned in confusion, and thought to himself: Usually when he came over, these several female cultivators looked at him with disgust. He didn’t know what happened today, these female cultivators looked at him with excitement, as if they were welcoming his arrival. Ye Fan shook his head, he could only sigh that a woman’s mind was really hard to guess.
Bai Yunxi glanced at Ye Fan and said lightly, “Everything is ready.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes! Yes! I bought everything.”
Yuan Qingyue looked at Ye Fan, and a bit of suspicion flashed in her heart. Zhou Li had said that Ye Fan might be a senior of Foundation Establishment. Yuan Qingyue looked at Ye Fan with a bit of caution. Where did he look like a Foundation Establishment cultivator?
“Miss Yuan, I’m sorry we cannot entertain you.” Bai Yunxi stood up and said.
Yuan Qingyue said a little embarrassedly, “Then let’s talk another day.”
Ye Fan left with Bai Yunxi.
…
“What was that girl doing?” Ye Fan asked cautiously.
“She wanted to buy talismans. She said she wanted all of them.” Bai Yunxi said.
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Ye Fan blinked and said, “All of them. It’s not a small purchase! Can she afford it?”
“I heard that the Qingyu Commercial Building is the largest force in the local area. Above the Yuan family, there is a late Foundation Establishment and two middle Foundation Establishment elders. Yuan Qingyue is the most favored granddaughter of the three generations of the Yuan family. It’s best not to form grudges.” Bai Yunxi said.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Okay, let’s not talk about that girl. Let’s talk about the shop. Go and have a look.”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Okay.”
The location of the shop Bai Yunxi liked was not very good, but with a closed yard behind it, the environment was good.
Bai Yunxi paid a one-year deposit and moved into the shop.
…
The Ordinary* general goods store opened quietly. Not many cultivators entered the store, and many left after seeing the prices.
Because Ye Fan’s things were of better quality than those of the same level, the prices Bai Yunxi set were a little higher. People who didn’t know the goods often thought it wasn’t worth it and left. Bai Yunxi didn’t care much. After all, Bai Yunxi didn’t buy finished goods and resell them. Everything was self-produced and sold. There was only one worker in the store, Ye Fan. If there were too many customers, Bai Yunxi also worried that Ye Fan would be too busy.
Bai Yunxi had sold things in the free market a few times before, and there were still many repeat customers. After deducting the cost of raw materials for medicinal pills and talismans in the store, there was still some profit.
“Fellow Daoist Bai.” Yuan Qingyue came over.
Seeing Yuan Qingyue, Bai Yunxi smiled faintly and said, “It’s Miss Qingyue! Is there something wrong?”
“The location of the shop Fellow Daoist Bai found is too deserted. Such high-quality talismans in this shop have been buried.” Yuan Qingyue said.
Bai Yunxi said indifferently, “It will be fine after a long time. Anyway, it will pass.”
“Are the talismans here made by Fellow Daoist Bai?” Yuan Qingyue asked.
Bai Yunxi shook his head and said, “No. I’m just helping to sell them on behalf of someone.”
Yuan Qingyue hesitated for a moment, then said, “My Qingyu Commercial Building intends to recruit this talisman master. If he is willing, our commercial building can provide him with a commission of a thousand spirit stones every year.”
Bai Yunxi frowned and said, “I will tell him, but I don’t know if he will agree or not.”
“Then thanks in advance.”
…
Ye Fan put away the pill fire. Several pills were spinning at the bottom of the furnace.
“Okay, I’m really a genius. I have finished refining such a difficult pill for my level.” Ye Fan said excitedly.
“Your wife is at the front of the shop, but you only know alchemy and talisman drawing. Aren’t you worried?” The Taotie ghost giggled.
Ye Fan looked at the Taotie ghost and said, “I’m also very good. The average cultivator can’t compare to me. There is no need for Yunxi to choose those wine bags and rice bags* over me!”
The Taotie ghost giggled, “The woman who wants to dig your corner is here.”
Ye Fan widened his eyes and said, “Really? I’ll go take a look.”
When Ye Fan came out in a hurry, Bai Yunxi was in the process of tidying up. Ye Fan’s eyes roamed around, but he couldn’t find his target.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said, “What’s the matter?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “It’s nothing. I heard that a dead girl just came.”
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan, took a deep breath, and said helplessly, “If you have time to be jealous, you might as well put it on alchemy and talisman making.”
“Are there not enough talismans and medicinal pills to sell?” Ye Fan asked.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Yes!”
Ye Fan blinked, scratched his head, and said, “There’s still a lot in the store! I don’t think we’ll sell out.”
“What you produce are all high-quality goods. After a long time, there will be people who can see it, and there will not be enough to sell by then.”
Ye Fan said happily, “Yes, yes, that’s true.”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
The Taotie ghost who followed him looked at Ye Fan’s happy appearance, rolled his eyes, and secretly thought: Ye Fan was such an easy to fool person. Bai Yunxi just casually coaxed him, and he was so happy he could forget his surname.
…
The general goods store had been open for a month, and its popularity had gradually increased. At the same time, the variety of things sold in the store had also increased.
A few cultivators walked in with some spiritual beast material.
“Boss Bai, this is what we got from this hunt. Whatever you need, you can pick first.” The captain of the hunting team said earnestly.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Okay.”
Half a month ago, Bai Yunxi contacted a few cultivators who were active at sea, and provided these teams with a talisman and a medicinal pill to try out for free. The effect of the free trial was very good. An oral agreement was reached that Bai Yunxi could choose materials from each hunt first, and if Bai Yunxi liked something, he would pay the bill with medicinal pills and talismans.
Several teams who had tried the pills and talismans had very high evaluations of the Ordinary general goods store. Relying on these people’s word of mouth, the business in the store had been very lively recently.
“This, this and this. I’ll take these.”
Bai Yunxi recently collected some spiritual material illustrations, and his ability to identify materials had improved a lot.
“Fellow Daoist Bai has good eyes!” said the captain of the hunting team.
Bai Yunxi smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist has overpraised.”
…
A light cough sounded. Bai Yunxi looked toward the door and saw a white-haired old man.
“Do you need anything, Fellow Daoist?” Bai Yunxi asked.
“I heard that medicinal pills are sold here?”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Yes.” The old cultivator’s attitude was a little arrogant, but Bai Yunxi had seen countless people during this period of time, so he didn’t care.
“Everything we sell is on display!” Bai Yunxi said.
“The price is not low!” The old man snorted softly.
Bai Yunxi said indifferently, “The quality of our products here is good, so it is natural they are more expensive.”
“Whether something is good or not, it’s not just dependent on words.”
Bai Yunxi smiled lightly and said, “If Fellow Daoist thinks it’s not worth it, you can go to other stores to buy cheap ones.”
The old man angrily took out a bag of spirit stones and said, “Give me one of all the medicinal pills.”
Although Bai Yunxi felt that the old man’s behavior was a little weird, he naturally wouldn’t refuse when business came to the door. Bai Yunxi quickly prepared the things and handed them over to the old man.
When the old man entered the door, a few cultivators stood by without saying a word, and the few cultivators breathed a sigh of relief when the old man left.
Bai Yunxi looked at a few members of the hunting team and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
“Fellow Daoist Bai, do you know who he is?”
Bai Yunxi shook his head and said, “I don’t know. Is he famous?”
“He’s the alchemist from the Ten Thousand Pills Building,” said the captain of the hunting team.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Oh, it turned out to be him.”
Ten Thousand Pills Building was the largest medicinal pill store in the area, dealing with various medicinal pills. Compared with Ten Thousand Pills Building, their Ordinary general goods store was just a small workshop.
Those in the same business were enemies. Did the other party come to check them out?
…
The visit of the alchemist from the Ten Thousand Pills Building did not have any effect on Bai Yunxi, who still took care of the shop leisurely every day.
Bai Yunxi used some disguise on his face, and his appearance decreased a lot. However, there were still many female cultivators who liked to visit the Ordinary general goods store when they had nothing to do.
“Boss Bai, do you know? There has been a rumor about your general goods store outside recently.”
Bai Yunxi raised his head and said with great interest, “Rumors? What kind of rumors?”
“The rumor says that the Qi-boosting pills in your store are better than those in the Ten Thousand Pills Building.”
Bai Yunxi suddenly understood why the alchemist from the Ten Thousand Pills Building had come. Each alchemist had certain medicinal pills that they were good at refining, and the alchemist from the Ten Thousand Pills Building might be very good at refining Qi-boosting pills, so they had a very good reputation for Qi-boosting pills. But now it was rumored that the pills in their store were of better quality. It was no wonder the other side’s alchemist couldn’t sit still.
Ye Fan stuck his head out and said, “Yunxi, it’s almost time. It’s time to close the shop.”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Okay.”
When the female cultivator heard Ye Fan’s words, she couldn’t help frowning. She said, “Boss Bai, it’s still early. Why are you closing the shop early? How can you earn a lot of spirit stones like this?”
Bai Yunxi smiled and said, “It’s enough to have enough spirit stones, and cultivation is also very important.”
The female cultivator reluctantly left.
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T/N: *Ordinary (平凡 pingfan) is capitalized because that is the name of the store.
*wine bags and rice bags – those without substance, i.e. useless people; similar to the Chinese phrase “mud that can’t support the wall”.
