Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

While walking, Ji Nanbei had already purchased almost all the pills and spiritual foods needed by everyone.

Because he had the storage ring on him, he didn't have to worry about where to store these things.

"You're so amazing!"

Xiao Jingxi suddenly said this.

Ji Nanbei was taken aback, not understanding for a moment what she meant.

"That person just asked for seventy spirit stones, and you managed to get it for thirty spirit stones in just a few words?! Is that even possible?!"

Xiao Jingxi continued to exclaim in amazement.

Ji Nanbei then realized that she was marveling at his bargaining skills.

Actually, the merchant just now only wanted to take advantage of them because they were disciples of a major sect and looked young, so he asked for an exorbitant price.

Thirty spirit stones is far from the bottom line—if Ji Nanbei really wants to bargain hard, eighteen or nineteen spirit stones should be enough to make a deal.

Now that she is under Xiao Jingxi's identity, there is no need to waste time or damage her image for some petty gains.

Do you usually pay whatever amount others tell you to pay?

At this moment, Ji Nanbei was alone, with his disciples following behind, each busy with their own affairs, so Ji Nanbei was able to respond in a low voice.

"Well……"

Xiao Jingxi wanted to refute, but her argument seemed untenable.

Ji Nanbei chuckled.

"That rich girl really knows how to spend money."

"No way! I'm not extravagant. If it's too expensive, I can simply not buy it!"

"Hahaha……"

"Hey! Seriously, I don't waste spirit stones!"

"Okay, okay."

Just as Ji Nanbei was teasing Xiao Jingxi, he caught a glimpse of several disciples of the Immortal Spirit Sword Sect dressed in green robes in the distance.

Those people were not part of the group that was traveling with them.

"Do disciples of the Immortal Spirit Sword Sect sometimes leave the sect?"

Since Ji Nanbei had already seen it, Xiao Jingxi naturally saw it as well.

"Those people... must have received their appointments from the sect and gone out to carry out missions."

This is common practice. When trouble arises in cities surrounding major sects, they often gather spirit stones and submit requests to neighboring sects.

Disciples can then take on these tasks on their own.

The sect only symbolically extracts a small amount of spirit stones, allowing disciples to earn extra income on their own, which can also be considered a form of training.

It's just that Xiao Jingxi has never accepted these kinds of requests.

After all, true disciples... are never short of spirit stones.

Ji Nanbei narrowed his eyes.

The outer disciples over there looked dejected and pale, clearly indicating that their mission had not gone smoothly.

At that moment, the system panel suddenly popped up.

[Task triggered. Please choose one of the following options to execute.]

Option 1: Approach and inquire, mock your fellow disciples, and seize their commission. (Reward: 500,000 Demonic Path Points, a Grade 5 Spiritual Treasure, the Light Zen Robe.)

Option Two: Everyone has their own destiny. Ignoring his fellow disciples, he turned and left. (Reward: 300,000 Demonic Path Points, a Grade 4 Spiritual Treasure, the Tortoise Binding Rope.)

Option 3: We, being chivalrous and righteous, will step forward to inquire. (Reward: 50,000 Demonic Path Points, one random bottle of Grade 3 elixir.)

Ji Nanbei frowned slightly as he looked at the options.

Why turn away and ignore it, yet there is a reward of 300,000 Demonic Path Points?

While this reward range is not a fatal threat to Ji Nanbei at present, it is by no means a trivial matter.

In other words, if you ignore this, troublesome problems will come knocking on your door later.

And then there's that "tortoise-binding rope"...

Is this really a genuine magical artifact?!

In the end, Ji Nanbei still stepped forward.

As the worried outer disciples looked up, they suddenly saw someone walking towards them.

The other person was dressed in white, which was the attire of a true disciple!

Even though many people had never seen Xiao Jingxi in person, they immediately understood her based on her genuine robes and her ethereal appearance.

This must be the legendary little sword fairy senior sister from our sect!

But why would that legendary little sword immortal appear here?

Could it be...

They sent a message asking for help, and this amazing person actually came to their aid?!

While everyone was still pondering, Ji Nanbei had already arrived in front of them.

They hurriedly bowed and said in unison:

"Greetings, Senior Sister!"

Ji Nanbei waved his hand casually.

"You're all here to carry out the commission, aren't you? Why do you look so worried? Have you encountered some difficulties?"

Everyone immediately understood that this legendary sword immortal senior sister was probably just passing through the area and happened to see them.

They did not send messages to their sect to request assistance.

However, this person is far more helpful than any other assistance!

"Senior sister, we've indeed run into trouble..."

The leading disciple immediately recounted the whole story in great detail, explaining the cause and effect clearly.

The matter was quite simple. They had previously accepted a commission, stating that demonic beasts had gathered on the official road outside Luoling City and had already injured passersby.

The intelligence sent to the Immortal Spirit Sword Sect at the time indicated that the demonic beasts occupying the official road were at the early stage of Qi Refining, that is, around the first, second or third level, and their numbers were no more than ten.

However, when they arrived at Luoling City and went to investigate the situation, they found that the number of demonic beasts on the official road had increased to more than twenty, and many of them were demonic beasts with the strength of the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining.

They were merely scouting when they nearly got entangled and killed by the group of monsters, and each of them escaped with injuries.

This was clearly inconsistent with the intelligence, and it was something that these outer disciples could not handle.

Therefore, after sending a message for help, they could only wait here with worried expressions.

Ji Nanbei frowned slightly after hearing this.

It's not uncommon for commissions to be untrue, but Ji Nanbei found the description rather suspicious. He then took out a map from his storage ring.

"Which official roads are you referring to?"

The outer disciples came forward and pointed out two or three official roads on the map where the demonic beasts often resided.

Ji Nanbei nodded.

He then asked again:

"Then, who funded this commission and submitted it to my Immortal Spirit Sword Sect?"

"It was a commission personally issued by the city lord of Luoling City."

Ji Nanbei secretly thought something was wrong.

Tsk, there's definitely something wrong.

These two or three official roads are all important routes connecting Luoling City to neighboring cities, and their impact on Luoling City is indeed significant.

Ji Nanbei's original plan was to rest for a day and then choose one of the official roads to go to Daozong.

The system options previously stated that "if you do nothing, trouble will arise," and perhaps that trouble is precisely where the trouble lies.

Moreover, Ji Nanbei also sensed a hint of conspiracy.

"I am aware of this matter. Since you are fellow disciples, you should rest with us for now to recover your spiritual energy. This will allow me to reunite with the other two disciples and discuss how to resolve this issue."

Upon hearing this, the outer disciples nodded hurriedly.

Wow, the Sword Immortal Senior Sister is such a kind person!

They had given up hope of the trip and were lucky to escape unscathed, but things took an unexpected turn!

In their view, with the arrival of three true disciples, such a lineup could easily overcome any difficulty.

Moreover, such a great figure as a true disciple is actually willing to step aside to help them, the outer disciples...

Seriously, I was so moved I almost cried!

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