Lu Fan glanced over and saw a spiritual beast gazing at him with pleading eyes. It looked quite adorable, with spiritual deer and various rare and exotic beasts, making for quite a complete collection.
"Little brother, all the spiritual beasts here are genuine. Would you like to choose one?"
The white-haired elder smiled. "Let it be your mount in the future, wouldn't that be leisurely?"
"That's not a bad idea!" Lu Fan nodded slightly, showing some interest.
"Sir, please don't listen to his nonsense."
Xiao Hong stepped forward. "These are not divine beasts at all. If they were truly divine beasts, they would have already been sold at sky-high prices, not hawked on the street."
"Does this need you to say it?"
Hu Yu rolled her eyes. "Does my sir not know this? Where in the world would divine beasts be sold on the street!"
"It's alright, I know these are not divine beasts." Lu Fan waved his hand. "But they are quite cute!"
After his words, Xiao Hong stopped talking, a slight embarrassment on his face. He had intended to show off in front of Lu Fan, but it seemed to be an unnecessary gesture.
"Kid, these are just ordinary hybrid spiritual beasts, not worth much."
The voice of the Hongmeng elder sounded. "What's truly formidable is the egg next to the old man, it's definitely not ordinary."
Lu Fan was slightly surprised and looked towards the eggshell. "Boss, how much is this egg of yours?"
"Little brother, you've taken a fancy to my egg?" The white-haired elder smiled. "This is no ordinary egg, it's a divine beast egg, costing at least 3,000 spirit stones. What do you say?"
"Three thousand spirit stones? Isn't that too expensive?" Xiao Hong glared. "Even if it hatches into a spiritual beast, it's not worth this price. You old man are too dishonest in doing business."
The white-haired elder was rendered speechless, his face even more embarrassed. Just as Xiao Hong had said, an ordinary egg like this was not worth that price.
If it hadn't been for Lu Fan's evident haste, the elder wouldn't have quoted such an exorbitant price.
"How about this! I see you are both young, so how about a 20% discount?" The white-haired elder looked serious.
"This spiritual beast egg is worth at most 100 spirit stones. If you're not willing, we won't buy it," Xiao Hong stated directly, his words utterly unreserved.
Seeing this, the white-haired elder gave a wry smile. "One hundred spirit stones? Isn't that too little? How about adding a bit more!"
"Just 100 spirit stones, no more!"
Xiao Hong shook his head and spoke directly. "If you're willing, we can complete the transaction now. If not, then forget it."
The white-haired elder glanced at Lu Fan. Seeing that Lu Fan remained silent, he reluctantly said, "Alright, alright. You are not having it easy. I'll do you a favor and sell you this demonic beast egg for a hundred spirit stones!"
Seeing the elder agree, Xiao Hong's face lit up with joy, appearing quite smug.
Lu Fan did not hesitate. After paying the 100 spirit stones, he pocketed the spiritual beast egg.
"Thank you just now. If you hadn't helped me, I might have spent an extra 3,000 spirit stones!" Lu Fan looked at Xiao Hong.
"It's what I should do!"
Xiao Hong shook his head. "Sir is a guest of the sect, how could I let you suffer a loss? It's just a spiritual beast egg; that old man was exaggerating, so we naturally couldn't let him succeed."
"How about we go check out the Magical Mall?"
Xiao Hong suddenly said, "Actually, the items in the mall are truly genuine, and you can even find many good things there, as long as you have spirit stones!"
"Magical Mall?" Lu Fan was slightly surprised. "That name sounds quite strange. Is it unique to the Triangular Domain?"
"The Magical Mall is spread across the entire Spirit Realm and has many branches; it's not exclusive to the Triangular Domain," Xiao Hong shook his head. "But one thing is certain: the items in the Magical Mall are not ordinary. As long as you have enough spirit stones, you can purchase many treasures."
Lu Fan was somewhat surprised and even more intrigued. He wanted to see what the Magical Mall was like, to be praised so highly by Xiao Hong.
Not long after, they arrived at the Magical Mall but were blocked from entering.
"We're here to buy things, why aren't we allowed in?"
Xiao Hong questioned, feeling utterly bewildered, as he had always been able to enter the Magical Mall in the past. Today was different.
"You people are not Golden Members, so you cannot enter," the woman in red stated directly. "Someone from headquarters is visiting today, and only Golden Members are allowed to enter the Magical Mall."
"This is too much of a hassle. Can't non-members get in?" Xiao Hong frowned.
"This is also a rule from above; we are just following procedures," the woman in red smiled. "We hope you can understand."
Just as Xiao Hong was about to argue further, Lu Fan spoke up, "It's about time, we should head back."
"But we just arrived." Xiao Hong looked confused.
"It's alright, we'll come again next time!" Lu Fan waved his hand and then headed outside the city, his speed extremely fast, as if something had happened.
Xiao Hong was extremely puzzled but dared not delay. He quickly followed Lu Fan and left Cangying City.
"Sir, what's wrong?" Hu Yu asked. "Why are you leaving so quickly? Did something happen?"
"Earlier, in Cangying City, I saw people from the Taiyan Dynasty," Lu Fan said. "I really didn't expect them to come to the Triangular Domain. It was my oversight."
"Was it those three strong individuals?" Hu Yu was startled and her expression turned serious. She knew very well that those three old men were no ordinary people. If they discovered Lu Fan's whereabouts, they would certainly not let him off.
"That's right!"
Lu Fan nodded. "Therefore, we cannot linger, lest we be discovered, and then we would have nowhere to hide."
Hu Yu nodded gravely. She clearly understood Lu Fan's reminder.
Not long after, Xiao Hong caught up, looking innocent. "Sir, there are still many places in Cangying City I haven't seen, and I wanted to show you around."
"There's no need!"
Lu Fan shook his head. "I want to go back and cultivate. But thank you today for bringing me along!"
"You're welcome, Sir. This is what I should do."
Xiao Hong shook his head, looking very earnest. Receiving Lu Fan's thanks was, for her, like a form of grace.
After all, with someone of Lu Fan's status, it was not someone she could normally interact with.
Meanwhile, in Cangying City, Yuan Qing's steps suddenly halted. "Do you all feel anything?"