"Look at that, what is that guy selling?"
"Yueshu Talisman? Is it a period pad?"
"Hehehe, a man actually selling period pads for women?"
Fang Yang finished setting up his stall and unfurled a white cloth banner printed with advertising slogans. It fluttered in the night breeze, and the bold red characters quickly caught the attention of passersby.
Instantly, countless strange gazes locked onto Fang Yang.
Especially the few female vendors nearby—even though they were members of the Demon Sect, this was the first time they had ever seen a man selling period pads, and they all pointed at Fang Yang and giggled.
Fang Yang remained completely unfazed, thinking them simply unlettered and easily startled.
In the modern world, male celebrities even endorsed sanitary pads; what was so strange about this?
"This fellow sect member..."
A somewhat hesitant voice sounded nearby. Fang Yang was not surprised at all and smiled as he looked toward his neighbor—the female vendor with the floating tag [Hidden Troubles] above her head.
The female cultivator paused, lowering her voice as she asked, "Is this Yueshu Talisman of yours really as useful as it says on the sign?"
Fang Yang corrected her: "This isn't a period pad, it's the Stayfree of our Immortal Cultivation world. It's called the Yueshu Talisman, made specially for women's periods. No matter how heavy your period is, it keeps you dry and comfortable. Move however you like—absolutely zero side leaks!"
The female cultivator's face flushed slightly. Even as a Demon Sect disciple, she wasn't used to openly discussing women's periods with a strange man.
It was simply too embarrassing.
Yet her current predicament was indeed quite awkward. Today happened to be a heavy day, and ordinary period pads couldn't prevent leaks. If she didn't find a solution soon, she was going to make a fool of herself in public.
Gritting her teeth, she lowered her voice and asked, "How much for this thing?"
Fang Yang smiled gently. "Fifty spirit coins for a pack of five, one piece a day to keep you worry-free for five days."
"Fifty spirit coins?"
The female cultivator frowned, suddenly feeling that the bright-eyed and clean-featured Fang Yang looked like a mountain bandit.
Period pads could be made at home for free; there was no need to buy them. How could a single piece of this so-called Yueshu Talisman cost ten spirit coins? Why didn't he just rob someone?
Fang Yang patiently guided her: "Fellow sect member, women suffer through this ordeal every single month. When it's severe, you don't even dare leave the house, which hurts your livelihood and holds back your cultivation."
"Judging by you, you must be deeply plagued by this. Seven days of inconvenience every single month—if this goes on, you'll be left far behind by everyone else."
"If you use the Yueshu Talisman, you won't have to suffer through those inconveniences anymore. You'll move about freely with nothing holding you back, and who knows—your cultivation might progress by leaps and bounds, earning you countless spirit stones!"
"When you calculate it that way, a few dozen spirit coins a month is the best bargain you could possibly find!"
The female cultivator was already feeling damp, uncomfortable, and dizzy. Swayed by Fang Yang's persuasive words, her heart stirred despite herself.
"Then I'll buy one to try."
Fang Yang looked troubled. "I've already packaged them—fifty spirit coins a pack. If you want to buy just a single piece, I'll have to undo this exquisite packaging, and that will cost twelve spirit coins for one."
"Exquisite?"
The female cultivator glanced at the "exquisite packaging" simply tied together with a beige cloth scrap and cursed inwardly at merchants for being thoroughly deceitful.
Suddenly, she clamped her legs together and hurriedly fished out fifty spirit coins.
"I'll take a pack! Hurry!"
"Thank you for your patronage!"
Fang Yang accepted the fifty spirit coins and handed her a pack of Yueshu Talisman.
The female cultivator snatched it up and scuttled with an awkward gait toward the nearby outhouse.
A moment later, she emerged from the outhouse and returned to her stall, stepping lightly with a refreshed and radiant air.
She gave Fang Yang a slight bow. "Fellow Daoist, my name is Huang Ying. Thank you so much!"
Her smile was dazzling and her appearance alluring—a stark contrast to her awkward distress of just moments before.
Fang Yang smiled and cupped his fists. "Relieving the worries of female daoists everywhere is the lifelong wish of my life!"
The neighboring female vendors looked on in a daze. They had heard what Fang Yang said earlier, assuming it was just slick sales talk to trick people into buying his goods.
Yet looking at Huang Ying now, it seemed this Yueshu Talisman actually worked?
All of them were female cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage, and every month they had those few uncomfortable days. Seeing someone else look so comfortable, they couldn't help feeling tempted.
One of them pulled Huang Ying aside and whispered, "Fellow Daoist Huang, is that thing really that useful?"
The group of them had been setting up stalls here for years and were very familiar with one another, so they weren't afraid of being scammed.
Huang Ying nodded repeatedly, recounting her current sensations with glowing enthusiasm—talking about how dry, comfortable, and carefree it felt, leaving the others staring at each other in astonishment.
"Shall we... give it a try too? If it's really this good, we won't have to suffer so much anymore."
"Yeah, my period is due in the next couple of days."
"Sister Huang Ying, why don't you lend me one first?"
A female vendor rolled her eyes and said with a beaming smile to Huang Ying.
Huang Ying vigilantly tucked the pack of Yueshu Talisman into her Storage Bag and shook her head repeatedly. "I just started mine today and still have six or seven days to go. I don't even have enough for myself!"
Helpless, the female vendors conferred among themselves and pooled their spirit coins together to scrape up fifty.
The most striking-looking among them swayed her hips as she walked up to Fang Yang's stall, offering a seductive and charming smile.
"Senior Brother, this little sister also wants to try your Yueshu Talisman, but my pockets are a bit tight. Could Senior Brother show some pity to this little sister and sell me a pack for thirty spirit coins?"
Fang Yang glanced up at her, thinking that leave aside the immortal maiden waiting at home, even among his blind-date matches from his past life, several were more alluring than her.
He grinned, taking in every inch of the patch of pale skin intentionally revealed by her leaning posture, before replying, "I'm running a humble business myself, earning bitter blood money. Life isn't easy, so please don't take offense, Fellow Daoist."
The seductive female cultivator immediately pulled up her collar and glared at Fang Yang. "You really have no appreciation for tender jade!"
With that, she angrily tossed down fifty spirit coins, and Fang Yang cheerfully handed her a pack of Yueshu Talisman.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist. Once you've used it, you'll naturally come back to thank me."
"Hmph!"
The seductive female cultivator turned and walked away.
Counting the days, her period was due in the next day or two. If this Yueshu Talisman turned out to be useless, she would definitely come back and smash this pretty boy's stall!
Fang Yang stayed at the market until the Hour of Hai (around 9 PM), leaving before the night market had even dispersed.
He ended up selling three packs. Aside from the seductive female cultivator, another female cultivator in urgent need bought a pack later on. The results were equally stellar; that female cultivator was extremely pleased and promised to recommend it to her sisters upon returning.
It wasn't too late yet, and the streets were still crowded. Fang Yang remained vigilant all the way and quickly returned to Wuni Alley.
When he reached home, Qin Xueyan had already drawn over thirty Qi Recovery Talismans. Seeing Fang Yang return, she stood up to greet him.
"Husband, how did it go?"
Fang Yang smiled. "Sold three packs, made one spirit stone and twenty spirit coins."
The cost of a single pack was under 8 spirit coins, and it sold for 50 spirit coins. Selling just one pack earned a profit of 42 spirit coins—what a massive markup!
Qin Xueyan felt nothing inside, but she still put on a joyful expression. "You've earned so much! You're amazing, Husband!"
Knowing that, as the righteous path's number one immortal maiden, she naturally wouldn't care about such petty spare change, Fang Yang played along with her performance. "It's all thanks to my wife helping me draw talismans. You really are my lucky star!"
With that, he pulled a stack of blank talisman paper from his tunic. "Rou'er, could you help your husband draw another fifty Qi Recovery Talismans?"