Looking at the transparent crystal, which didn't look very good and wasn't worth much, Flender's gaze swept over Ye Xi and Tang San once more.
"This little girl with silver hair looks a bit familiar."
Flender thought to himself, but he didn't hesitate, directly holding up one finger: "One hundred..."
Before Flender could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Tang San.
"One hundred gold coins, I'll take it."
As Tang San spoke, he prepared to pay.
"One thousand gold coins!"
Flender raised his eyes to look at Tang San, changing the price on the spot.
"One thousand gold coins?"
"Why don't you just go rob someone? You're really reaching into a coffin to demand money, obsessed with it even in death."
Xiao Wu pointed a finger at Flender, her voice full of dissatisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Flender merely glanced at Xiao Wu, then withdrew his gaze, having no intention of responding.
Whether Tang San or Xiao Wu had money, Flender didn't know, but he was certain that Ye Xi was definitely not short on cash.
Just the hairpin on Ye Xi's head, Flender roughly estimated, would be enough to cover Shrek Academy's expenses for several months, or even a year.
"Xiao Wu, I only have a little over three hundred gold coins here. How much do you have?"
Tang San leaned into Xiao Wu's ear and asked in a low voice.
"Little San, you aren't actually thinking of buying it, are you?"
"I have less than two hundred."
Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, giving him a helpless look.
"Six hundred gold coins."
"I doubt anyone here can offer a higher price than my Young Miss."
Ling Yuan looked at Ye Xi, who was fiddling with the crystal, and spoke calmly.
Although Ling Yuan couldn't see any value in the crystal, as long as Ye Xi liked it, she didn't mind buying it at all.
Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Flender didn't answer immediately; instead, he looked at Tang San, wanting to see if Tang San could offer a higher price.
"Boss, we cannot offer a higher price."
Tang San looked at the crystal in Ye Xi's hand, then thought about the gold coins he had, and could only shake his head helplessly.
"Deal."
Flender withdrew his gaze from Tang San and made his decision immediately.
Upon hearing Flender's answer, Ling Yuan immediately took out six hundred gold coins and placed them beside Flender.
"Little San, let's go."
Watching Ling Yuan go to make the payment, Xiao Wu turned around directly and walked out of the shop.
Hearing this, Tang San took one last longing look at the crystal in Ye Xi's hand before quickly following Xiao Wu.
"Ling Yuan, let's go too."
Ye Xi waved her hand and walked out of the shop.
Leaving the shop, Ye Xi quietly watched the direction in which Tang San and Xiao Wu had departed, her azure eyes filled with deep thought.
"Young Miss, are we just going to watch that hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast in human form leave like this?"
Ling Yuan stood by Ye Xi's side, and while asking, she was also prepared to strike at any moment.
"No need to rush, I have my own plans."
Ye Xi shook her head gently, then turned and walked in a certain direction.
Hearing Ye Xi's words, although Ling Yuan was still a bit confused, she didn't ask again and quietly followed behind Ye Xi.
Before long, Ye Xi led Ling Yuan into a herb shop and went straight to the counter: "Boss, give me one portion of all the highly poisonous herbs you have here, preferably the kind that kills instantly upon contact with blood."
"Also, give me a pot for decocting medicine."
After saying this, Ye Xi stood in place and waited.
"Very well, Young Miss."
"Please wait a moment."
After the shopkeeper agreed, he went to prepare the items.
After the shopkeeper left, Ling Yuan asked in confusion: "Young Miss, why are you buying so many highly poisonous herbs?"
Ling Yuan's eyes were filled with doubt; she couldn't quite grasp what Ye Xi was thinking now.
"Based on my observations, this piece of Crystal Gold can be quenched with poison."
Ye Xi took the Crystal Gold she had bought a short while ago out of her storage bracelet.
"Quench with poison?"
"What is the use of quenching this thing with poison?"
Ling Yuan's voice was full of confusion.
"You'll know when the time comes."
Ye Xi smiled mysteriously and did not answer Ling Yuan's question directly.
About half an hour later, the shopkeeper brought over everything Ye Xi needed.
After paying, Ye Xi put all the items into her storage bracelet.
"Ling Yuan, let's go."
"Let's find a quiet place first."
Ye Xi snapped her fingers and walked out of the shop first, heading towards the outskirts of Suotuo City.
Ling Yuan quickly followed Ye Xi's footsteps; she was now quite curious about what exactly Ye Xi intended to do.
The two walked along until they reached a secluded forest, where they finally stopped.
Under Ling Yuan's watchful gaze, Ye Xi took out the Crystal Gold and placed it on the ground.
Suddenly, an external Spirit Bone appeared on Ye Xi's arm: the Bloodthirsty Bone Blade.
The bone blade struck the Crystal Gold, and with a bang, the crystal shattered instantly. Countless golden specks of light burst out from within, scattering in all directions, as if the surroundings were covered in a golden curtain of light.
Watching the scattered specks of light, Ling Yuan didn't wait for Ye Xi to speak and proactively gathered them up, placing them in front of Ye Xi.
Ye Xi picked up a golden speck of light. Each speck was very uniform in size, about the size of a grain of rice, perfectly round, and emitted a faint golden glow. When squeezed with her fingers, the speck felt somewhat soft and was quite elastic.
"Young Miss, what are these?"
Ling Yuan looked at the specks of light, her voice tinged with a hint of confusion.
"They can be considered a type of natural long-range weapon."
"Ling Yuan, inject your spirit power into one and try throwing it at that big tree."
Ye Xi held a speck of light, a flash of brilliance passing through her azure eyes.
Following Ye Xi's instructions, Ling Yuan immediately picked up a speck of light and injected her spirit power into it. As the spirit power was injected, the speck became as thin as a strand of hair.
Watching the change in the particle, Ling Yuan threw it at a large tree in front of her. The Crystal Gold shot into the tree, and after losing the support of the spirit power, it instantly curled up, forming a small hole in the tree.
"This seems somewhat interesting."
"If used by low-Rank Spirit Masters, it should be quite effective."
Ling Yuan looked at the Crystal Gold in her hand and gave her assessment.
"Then what if it's used after being quenched with poison?"
As Ye Xi spoke, she took out the highly poisonous herbs from her storage bracelet.
"If it's quenched with poison, it should be able to cause significant damage to some high-Rank Spirit Masters."
"But for a Titled Douluo, it's basically useless."
"Even the toxins used by Dugu Bo, who holds the title of Poison, don't have much effect on a Titled Douluo."
Ling Yuan pondered for a moment and gave her answer.
"Ordinary poison is useless, but if you add the Snow Swan Kiss, it's a different story."
Ye Xi said softly, but a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.