The woman’s attitude was extremely arrogant. Shi Qing lowered her own demeanor, adopting an ignorant appearance as if she knew nothing, and quickly obtained some information from her.
For example, she was Biyou Immortal, hailing from the Heavenly Realm, on good terms with many high-ranking Immortals, and even acquainted with the high deities of the Heavenly Realm.
She still thought this was her own world, merely someone’s Cave Residence.
Shi Qing originally intended to coax her into taking out some treasures for trade. After all, she was an Immortal from the Heavenly Realm; anything she produced would be a rare treasure.
She estimated that the divine stones Biyou Immortal mentioned were likely the same kind of stones found in the spring, but she couldn’t produce them at the moment.
Moreover, Biyou Immortal kept belittling her, scolding her as an unworthy mortal, while simultaneously demanding that she hand over treasures immediately…
In short, she wanted to take without giving anything in return.
Shi Qing raised an eyebrow slightly but didn’t persist further.
“Then do you know who I am?”
Shi Qing smiled faintly. Biyou Immortal was taken aback, then frowned deeply. The person before her had not a trace of immortal aura, no different from a mortal—who else could she be?
She wondered which Cave Residence’s attendant this was, daring to be so disrespectful to her. Once the Cave Residence’s owner returned, she would definitely give them a stern lecture. Such an attendant deserved to be banished to the lower realm, never to return to the Heavenly Realm.
“Who are you?”
Biyou Immortal asked casually, her eyes filled with even more contempt. Mortals were like ants; how could an Immortal possibly regard ants with any importance?
Shi Qing gently raised her hand, her lips moving slightly.
“Your killer.”
As the words fell, Biyou Immortal’s expression shifted from offended anger to confusion, and finally to terror. Her body gradually dissipated into specks of fluorescent light, eventually settling in the backyard, becoming nourishment for the garden.
Throughout the entire process, she didn’t even have time to let out a scream.
What a pity—a guest finally arrived, only to end up dead.
After Biyou Immortal’s death, not a single treasure remained on her; everything vanished along with her.
Since no transaction had taken place, the items didn’t belong to Shi Qing and naturally perished along with Biyou Immortal.
Shi Qing’s heart ached so much that the corner of her mouth twitched. If only Biyou Immortal had been a bit more polite, she wouldn’t have resorted to this. After all, compared to her life, Shi Qing preferred the treasures on her person.
If this Space-Time Shop hadn’t granted her the ability to control everything here, Biyou Immortal would likely have killed her without hesitation for the treasures in the backyard.
Just as Shi Qing was lamenting, two additional items appeared on the counter.
One was a familiar token. Shi Qing initially thought it was another one-time teleportation token, but upon holding it, she learned that this token wasn’t disposable—it was a… permanent token.
Hiss—
Could it be that for every guest who died, she would receive a permanent token?
As for the other item, it was a crystal—a colorless, diamond-shaped crystal.
Shi Qing placed this crystal on the shelf.
[Ordinary Immortal Crystal: A rare spiritual object with a small chance of appearing after an Immortal’s demise. Used to cleanse spiritual roots and alter physique.]
What a valuable item.
Shi Qing didn’t take the Immortal Crystal down for her own use but left it on the shelf.
She had a feeling that her strength was closely tied to the entire Space-Time Shop. Using these items recklessly might render them ineffective.
After placing the permanent token on the shelf as well, Shi Qing began taking stock of the items currently on display.First are the token categories. Besides a permanent Space-Time Shop token, there’s also a one-time-use token.
Next are the items produced from the backyard garden, including Ancient Spirit Stones, as well as primary and intermediate Ghost Hand Vines. The primary vines can deal with evil ghost-level ghosts, while the intermediate Ghost Hand Vines are fully capable of handling Fierce Ghosts.
Additionally, there’s Rejuvenation Grass, which has excellent effects on wound recovery. Besides the Rejuvenation Grass, there are also ginseng roots as thick as arms, plump and pale.
Of course, various fruits like apples, mangoes, and cherries are also included. Any ripe fruits from the backyard garden are placed there by Shi Qing.
Then there are some items obtained through exchanges, including the Dual Cultivation Technique and two Ghost Stones. As for Suihua, she hasn’t even finished absorbing one Ghost Stone yet, and the few she has will keep her occupied for a long time.
Besides these, there are also some Talismans, some exchanged with her by Liu Fengcheng, and others she drew herself.
Lastly, there are the recently acquired spirit crystals, along with instant noodles and drinks.
Her shop’s inventory was growing steadily. Quite satisfied, Shi Qing left the shop and immediately fell asleep.
Another seven or eight days passed in a flash. During this time, rumors about He Yan Ting and Shi Yi Yi were flying everywhere, though not because of any relationship between them.
Regarding He Yan Ting, it was said he had mental issues and had been staying in the hospital for treatment, but there was little improvement. Every time he showed slight recovery, he’d relapse the next day.
Although the He family tried to suppress the news, within their social circle, while specific details were hard to come by, general information still circulated. Many speculated He Yan Ting might have overindulged in drugs—otherwise, why would he end up like this?
As for Shi Yi Yi, the more people used to like her, the more they despised her now. These days, whenever she opened her mouth, venomous words would pour out. If she was unhappy, she’d ruthlessly curse someone out without any regard for face.
She might be perfectly fine in the morning, even sending expensive gifts to those around her as apologies, but by the afternoon, she’d be screaming at the same person, saying it’d be better to give such expensive gifts to a dog than to them…
Shi Yi Yi’s reputation collapsed at lightning speed.
“Hahaha, serves her right for always pretending! Now she’s got what she deserved…”
Feng Shuang Shuang slumped over the desk, laughing so hard she could barely straighten up.
He Yan Ting and Shi Yi Yi should just stay together forever and save others from their toxicity.
“Alright, how’s your test paper coming along?”
Shi Qing shot Feng Shuang Shuang a glare, and Feng Shuang Shuang immediately slid her test paper over for inspection.
Whoever started the rumor that Shi Qing was a poor student who knew nothing was spouting nonsense. A perfect-score math paper was something she’d only heard of from the top student who consistently ranked first.
That top student was someone the school had spent a fortune to recruit just for prestige.
Even he couldn’t achieve such results every time. Meanwhile, every test paper Shi Qing completed was more precise than the standard answer.
Shi Qing had no idea what Feng Shuang Shuang was thinking. If she knew, she’d probably sigh with emotion.
A perfect-score test paper? Envious?
She’d traded over a decade of her life for it.
Originally, she had an older sister who was also a top student, always ranking first in every exam.
Then one time, her sister came in second, and after that, she lost the pinky finger on her left hand. Back then, Shi Qing didn’t understand why.Then later, when her sister could no longer outscore the top student in their grade, she lost two more fingers. Finally…
She died.
She still remembered the last time her sister returned—sitting beside her, wearing what could only be described as a smile of relief.
Back then, she didn’t understand why. It wasn’t until she lost one of her own pinky fingers that she finally grasped the truth.
It turned out that both she and her sister had long been marked by that Weirdness. If they failed to meet the standards in their assessments, the Weirdness could devour them. Worse, they couldn’t let it realize she had discovered its true nature as a Weirdness—or it would consume them immediately.
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