Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 45 High-Grade Robe
Chen Li came to the market, but he didn't just do that.

Next, he went to a religious artifact shop and disposed of some of the extra religious artifacts he had.

The two low-grade first-tier magic artifacts came from the two people who had been monitoring him that night.

A mid-grade first-tier magic weapon, which he acquired through trading.

The three items sold for a total of 5 mid-grade spirit stones.

With the 10 stones sponsored by the Green Robe Gang, the 24 stones given to him by Zhou Hong, and the 3 he had left, his total wealth jumped to 42 mid-grade spirit stones.

After leaving the ritual implements shop, he headed straight for his target—the robe shop.

Chen Li used all his skills in a fierce bargaining session.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and bought a first-tier high-grade magic robe for 26 mid-grade spirit stones.

If he were buying it for himself, he might be reluctant to do so.

But he was willing to buy it for Zhou Hong.

The robe was Zhou Hong's favorite bright red, with a vibrant color that looked like a dancing flame. It was embroidered with six major magic arrays: dust-repelling, spirit-gathering, wind-transforming, spring-like, size-as-you-wish, and body-protecting. There were simply too many of them.

The first three magic arrays go without saying.

Chen Li also had a robe, though he was one of only three.

The remaining three magic circles:
Springtime: constant temperature, impervious to heat and cold.

Size as you wish: As the name suggests, it can be changed to any size as you like, and will always be the most suitable size.

Protection: When attacked, a Protection spell can be passively triggered (daily).
Among these magic arrays, the most valuable is the protective spell. In certain dangerous situations, this passive spell is equivalent to having an extra life, which is also why it is called a first-tier high-grade magic robe.

The grade of a robe is not determined by the number of magic arrays, but by the highest level of all magic arrays.

When Chen Li walked out of the robe shop, he felt his legs were a little weak.

He touched the money pouch on his sleeve, which was already mostly empty.

Chen Li let out a long breath:

"Money is just for spending, right? You can always earn more if you lose it!"

At this moment, he remembered that he had promised Zhou Hong that he would buy her a nice hairpin, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait until next time.

The robes Zhou Hong bought this time were more than enough to surprise her.

One plus one doesn't always equal two. Adding one more surprise doesn't necessarily make it another surprise, so it's better to buy it in two separate transactions.

After that, he went to the medicine shop.

His Qi-replenishing pills were almost used up and he needed to replenish them again.

When they arrived there, they found out that the price of Qi-boosting pills had gone up again.

Each bottle now costs fifteen low-grade spirit stones, a 50% increase from the original price.

Chen Li had no choice but to buy it.

Isn't it said that the best investment is investing in yourself?
This time, he bought fifty bottles of Qi-replenishing pills in one go, since he was no longer alone. After finding out which pills were effective for body tempering, he gritted his teeth and bought ten more bottles of Qi-blood pills.

It cost nearly nine mid-grade spirit stones in total.

Looking at the seven mid-grade spirit stones and a bunch of loose low-grade spirit stones left in his money bag, Chen Li felt completely drained.

"Sigh, we're back to square one. We'll have to be much more careful with our money from now on."

……

When I got home, Zhou Hong was already up and tidying up the house.

"Why did you go out this morning?" Zhou Hong asked.

"I went to the market and bought some things," Chen Li said with a smile, placing all the purchased items on the table.

Then, from a cloth bag given by a robe shop, he took out the bright red robe, gave it a gentle shake, as if shaking off a ball of flame.

Zhou Hong's eyes were immediately fixed on it, and her voice trembled slightly: "This...this is?"

"A first-grade superior-quality magic robe, embroidered with dust-repelling designs... I noticed you didn't have a magic robe, and since we have plenty of money at home, and I earned some extra cash the other day, I bought you one." "A first-grade superior-quality magic robe!? How much does this cost? Why did you buy this for me? You don't even have a superior-quality magic robe yourself!" Zhou Hong looked incredulous, reaching out to touch it, then hesitated.

"Don't worry about the price," Chen Li said with a smile. "Go and try them on!"

Seeing her so surprised and delighted, Chen Li felt that it was all worth the money.

Urged by Chen Li, Zhou Hong finally reached out and took it, her face flushed as she walked back to the bedroom.

After a long while, she finally emerged, her steps unsteady, wearing a robe, a hint of shyness on her face: "Isn't this robe too eye-catching? I think I should wear another garment when I go out."

"Whatever you like, wear whatever you like," Chen Li said.

In terms of survival experience in this shantytown, Zhou Hong was far more experienced than him, so he wasn't worried at all.

Zhou Hong glanced at him, her eyes full of allure: "Come into the bedroom. I think there's something wrong with the hem of this robe. Can you take a look?"

……

When Chen Li went out that night, he felt completely drained.

"I'm middle-aged now, how can I be so unrestrained? I can't go on like this..." he thought to himself.

Then I thought:
"If Earth were this old, it would probably only be able to drink goji berries in a thermos. Unlike now, it still has the fighting power of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old."

Following the address given by Zhang Yan, Chen Li found that it wasn't far from his new home.

Ten minutes later.

"This is it!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Chen Li went up and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened with a creak.

"Daoyou, who are you looking for?"

The one who opened the door was a young female cultivator, dressed in a moon-white floral robe. She looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a youthful oval face and a well-endowed chest, exuding a strong sense of youth.

Chen Lidu began to doubt whether he had come to the wrong place.

"Is this the home of Fellow Daoist Zhang Yan?" Chen Li asked.

“Yes, what do you want with my father? He just went out and will be back soon,” the female cultivator said, then hesitated for a moment before adding, “Why don’t you come in and sit down?”

"Forget it, I'd better not go in. It's inconvenient. I'll wait at the entrance!" Chen Li said.

"What do you want with my father?" the female cultivator persisted, her eyes curiously scrutinizing Chen Li.

Chen Li was, after all, a transmigrator, and his temperament was quite different from that of the rogue cultivators here. It was inevitable that he would find it strange at first sight.

"I'll ask him for advice on drawing talismans." Chen Li smiled.

"Oh!" The female cultivator immediately lost interest: "Then you wait, my father should be here soon."

After saying that, she prepared to go back into the house, but after taking two steps, she turned around and said, "I'll close the door. You don't mind, do you?"

"Turn it off!" Chen Li said indifferently.

"Then I'll drive it!" the female cultivator changed her mind again.

Chen Li sighed helplessly and was just about to speak.

But the female cultivator changed her mind in the blink of an eye: "Forget it, I'll just lock it up. There are a lot of bad people around these days."

The door slammed shut.

Chen Li couldn't help but roll his eyes and waited boredly at the door.

They waited for an unknown amount of time, during which the female cultivator came out several times to check if he was still there. It wasn't until it was dark that Zhang Yan finally arrived.

Upon seeing Chen Li, Zhang Yan feigned surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to arrive so early, fellow Daoist. My apologies for keeping you waiting."

"No, no, I just arrived recently."

When you need someone's help, what else can you do but swallow your pride and accept the injustice?

(End of this chapter)