Su Luo was slightly startled, and then it dawned on her.
So that was what it was about...
She had momentarily forgotten that Qin Xiu was a talisman cultivator obsessed with talismans. He inherently loved reading talisman books and constantly went out of his way to collect various interesting talismans, much like a modern-day merchandise collector fanatic.
He must have noticed the God-Speed Talisman she used earlier, which was why he had chased after her.
Su Luo placed her hands on her hips and asked nonchalantly, "Yes, so what?"
In her previous life, she had possessed quite a talent for drawing talismans. Whether it was the technical bonus of being an art student or a "golden finger" bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, every time she drew talismans, her process was smooth, her brush movements fluid as a swimming dragon, and her success rate extremely high.
Right after waking up this morning, she had drawn all the remaining talisman paper just in case of an emergency. However, she was a bit out of practice now, so out of twenty-odd sheets of talisman paper, only nine turned out as finished products.
Qin Xiu immediately reached out and stated his purpose without any pretense, "I'm willing to buy your God-Speed Talisman."
Ordinary Talisman Masters only knew how to draw Flight Talismans and Wind Talismans. The highest-grade God-Speed Talisman required a Talisman Master of at least the Golden Core (mid) stage to be qualified to draw it; for Talisman Masters below the Golden Core stage, drawing one was simply a waste of time and would never succeed.
A God-Speed Talisman consumed an immense amount of Divine Sense and had an extremely high error rate. Getting one or two successes out of two thousand talismans was considered decent, and so far, he had never heard of anyone below the Golden Core (mid) stage being able to draw one.
Qin Xiu never imagined that these two talismans were drawn by Su Luo herself; he merely envied Su Luo's luck, assuming she had found them somewhere.
He was starting to believe in Su Luo's luck. Clearly lacking any talent, she had still been accepted as a disciple as an exception by their master, and now she had even managed to procure precious God-Speed Talismans from who knows where!
Regardless, since Su Luo currently possessed God-Speed Talismans, he was absolutely not going to let this opportunity slip by.
"I can offer a hundred mid-grade spirit stones."
Su Luo originally had no intention of entertaining him, but upon hearing this, she could not help being somewhat surprised.
"Are God-Speed Talismans really that valuable?"
Qin Xiu sneered, "Of course! You certainly have no idea how expensive talismans are! An ordinary Flight Talisman requires one mid-grade spirit stone, while a mid-grade Wind Talisman costs at least ten mid-grade spirit stones to buy. The acceleration effect of a God-Speed Talisman is a hundred times that of a Wind Talisman, so naturally, the price is even higher. Therefore, I am willing to pay a hundred mid-grade spirit stones to buy your God-Speed Talisman."
Su Luo let out a hiss, "They're worth that much?"
This she truly did not know.
In her past life, the original host had barely started learning talismans before she transmigrated into her body, and the few existing talismans she had were gifts from others. After transmigrating, she had always been dirt poor—where would she have ever bought a talisman?
She only studied them on her own for many years because she was quite interested in talismans, but she always produced and consumed her own, rarely going out and having no opportunity to learn the market value of talismans.
No wonder Elder Sister Wan and the others had worn such regretful expressions yesterday after using those Explosion Talismans.
Su Luo rubbed her chin.
Originally, she had intended to use talismans to make money, but she had never expected the talisman business to be such a lucrative monopoly! Thinking of how she used to toil away bitterly drawing illustrations for meager earnings in the modern world, she was now transforming overnight into a rich woman...
Hehe~ Just thinking about it felt amazing!
While Su Luo was off daydreaming, Qin Xiu grew impatient. "Are you selling it or not? Don't tell me you don't actually have any!"
Su Luo hurriedly said, "Of course I have them."
Qin Xiu's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Looking at the blue-robed youth standing before her who practically had "born yesterday and full of money" written all his face, Su Luo wore a meaningful smile.
Only a fool wouldn't make money when it was right in front of them.
Now that a fat sheep who loved collecting "merchandise" had delivered itself to her doorstep, it would be unreasonable not to fleece him thoroughly...
She had endured Qin Xiu's foul temper for a long time.
In her previous life, relying on his influential family background and his cultivation talent, he had looked down on her, never addressed her as Senior Sister, and was always suspicious that she would harm Ning Wanshuang.
Today, she was going to empty his wallet completely!
"I do have God-Speed Talismans," Su Luo said, raising her index finger, "however, I want three hundred mid-grade spirit stones."
Qin Xiu was already preparing to reach into his Storage Bag, but upon hearing this, he instantly blew his top.
"Are you robbing me?!" Su Luo had no conscience! She actually had the nerve to demand two hundred more mid-grade spirit stones out of nowhere!
"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient." Su Luo raised her index finger and shook it, completely calm and collected. "Listen to me explain."
"You said it yourself, this God-Speed Talisman is of no low grade; at the very least, it's worth one mid-grade spirit stone. But this kind of item is definitely rare, right? If I were to send this talisman to an auction house, do you think you could secure it for one hundred mid-grade spirit stones? The price would at least be driven up to one hundred and fifty or sixty, right?"
Qin Xiu fell silent.
Indeed, he couldn't. If this God-Speed Talisman were put up at an auction house, it would probably sell for even more, possibly reaching two hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
Seeing the fat sheep before her begin to waver, Su Luo struck while the iron was hot. With a "swish," she produced two God-Speed Talismans and waved them right in front of Qin Xiu.
Qin Xiu's eyes went straight in an instant.
Su Luo dangled the God-Speed Talismans back and forth before his eyes, her voice eerie and hypnotic, like the low murmur of a demon.
"I have two of these, you see. If you buy them, three hundred mid-grade spirit stones isn't too excessive, is it? That's even considering we're fellow disciples, so I'm giving you a bit of a discount. What do you say?"
Qin Xiu stared fixedly at those two talismans, his eyeballs following the movement of Su Luo's hand just like a cat watching a cat strip, completely unable to tear his gaze away.
At this moment, he felt nothing but wild elation, and his brain had stopped functioning altogether.
There were actually two God-Speed Talismans?! In that case, three hundred mid-grade spirit stones was indeed a very good deal!
And so, Fat Sheep Number One foolishly agreed just like that.
"Fine..."
"Then let's have a fair exchange—money for goods right on the spot~"
Soon, Su Luo had three hundred mid-grade spirit stones in her hand, while Qin Xiu clutched the two God-Speed Talismans, turning them over and over, unable to put them down.
Seeing this, the corners of Su Luo's mouth split open into an evil witch's smile.
Did he think it was over? Not by a long shot.
Su Luo put the spirit stones away into her Storage Bag, produced a cyan talisman, and asked as if acting completely casual.
"By the way, I also have a Teleportation Talisman here. Do you want it?"
"A Teleportation Talisman?!"
Just as expected, Qin Xiu's voice instantly pitched up into a high octave. He pointed his other hand at Su Luo, his lips trembling.
"You actually have a Teleportation Talisman too?!"
Su Luo pinched the Teleportation Talisman between her fingertips, flicked it lightly, and began to flex humbly, "I'm just a bit lucky..."
Indeed, she was just a bit luckier. Teleportation Talismans had an even lower success rate than God-Speed Talismans, and fortunately, her luck had been decent this morning, allowing her to produce a single one.
Qin Xiu stared fixedly at that talisman. Confirming that it truly was a Teleportation Talisman, he took a deep breath, nearly choking on it.
A Teleportation Talisman was even more of a legendary treasure that could only be encountered by chance and never sought by demand! A single Teleportation Talisman could instantly transport a person a thousand miles away; countless people desired this!
Damn it, Su Luo's luck was simply too good! It was one thing to find God-Speed Talismans, but she actually had a Teleportation Talisman as well!
Qin Xiu suddenly felt that the God-Speed Talismans in his own hands were no longer as appealing. He didn't even realize that the way he was looking at Su Luo had involuntarily turned into envy and jealousy.
Su Luo always felt that the way Qin Xiu looked at her was a bit strange. "So, Qin Xiu, do you want it or not?"
"Of course I want it!" Qin Xiu didn't even have to think.
Su Luo smiled sweetly. "Then how much are you prepared to offer?"
Qin Xiu: "..."
A Teleportation Talisman cost at least eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Ordinarily, this wouldn't amount to much for him, considering that the Qin family behind him was one of the premier aristocratic clans. However, just two days prior, he had spent a large number of high-grade and mid-grade spirit stones buying numerous rare talisman books, and he had just spent another three hundred mid-grade spirit stones moments ago; right now, his wallet was running quite low...
Seeing him flush red and remain silent for a long time, Su Luo was suddenly struck by an inspiration. "You couldn't possibly... be out of spirit stones, could you?"
Qin Xiu reacted as if he had been scalded, nearly jumping into the air. "How is that possible?! I—I merely left in a rush and didn't bring that many with me, that's all!"
He was a member of the Qin family, one of the top aristocratic clans in the cultivation world; if people found out he didn't have enough spirit stones to buy talismans, wouldn't he become the laughingstock of everyone?!
Su Luo sighed, making a motion to put the Teleportation Talisman away. "Since you don't have enough spirit stones, then let's forget it..."
Qin Xiu stretched out an imploring hand. "Don't put it away! I want it!"
"But you don't have enough spirit stones..." Su Luo blinked, putting on an innocent expression.
She never expected that this fat sheep would actually be short on spirit stones. However, he probably had quite a few treasures on him; trading with those wouldn't be bad either...
Qin Xiu choked, and then it seemed as though he thought of something, his eyes lighting up.
Su Luo saw through his intentions at a single glance and hurriedly raised a hand to refuse. "No credit allowed! I've already left the Tianyiji Sect. If I extend credit to you, who knows when I'll actually get my spirit stones?"
"..."
Qin Xiu instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.
Su Luo's eyes rolled around as she began to coax him patiently, "It doesn't actually matter if you're short on spirit stones; you can pay with other items instead..."
"Other items?" the fat sheep foolishly echoed.
"Right, as long as it's something of value..."
As she spoke, Su Luo's gaze landed on the Storage Bag at Qin Xiu's waist, frightening him into instinctively covering his Storage Bag with both hands and taking several steps back.
"Talisman books are off-limits!" Most of what he kept in his Storage Bag were his prized collections of talisman books, which were immensely precious!
"I didn't say I wanted your talisman books..." Su Luo silently rolled her eyes.
In her past life, she had read every single talisman book in the Tianyiji Sect's Scripture Pavilion and had even acquired several out-of-print talisman books by sheer fortune. She remembered every single one of those in her head.
She really had no use for Qin Xiu's "treasures"!
Hearing that Su Luo was not after his precious books, Qin Xiu finally straightened his back. Recalling Su Luo's talent for drawing talismans renewed his confidence, and he lifted his chin, unable to resist making a sarcastic remark.
"That's right, even if I gave you the talisman books, you wouldn't be able to draw them anyway."
Her fists clenched involuntarily... She really wanted to smash this guy's mouth straight open! Today, she was definitely going to clean out this guy's Storage Bag completely!