Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 168 - 141: The Myriad Manifestation Sect’s Plan (Two-in-One)

Chapter 168: Chapter 141: The Myriad Manifestation Sect’s Plan (Two-in-One)

No one dislikes money, nor would anyone think they’ve made enough and stop earning more.

This is true for individuals, and even more so for sects.

Thanks to Xu Xinyao’s active matchmaking,

Myriad Manifestation Sect didn’t need to purchase expensive "Formation blueprints," nor did they have to pay additional hefty fees to "Formation Masters," they just had to cover the cost of the formation materials in silver.

Although Shengshan County was only a county, its city scale was actually quite large due to the once booming Demonic Beast trade.

Xu Yuan didn’t understand formations, but he had read many internal reports from the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Among them were naturally data related to the initial investment and the subsequent returns from constructing formations.

Just a rough estimate by Xu Yuan, the silver required to purchase materials to build an Illusion Array that covered such a large area of Shengshan County would be a staggering amount of millions.

Of course,

that was according to market price procurement of materials.

As a colossus, the Myriad Manifestation Sect naturally had its own channels of supply. Yet even with that, the expenditure to establish the Illusory Grand Formation should still be upwards of six hundred thousand taels.

Six hundred thousand taels...

The Myriad Manifestation Sect was not an individual, but a collection of interests, and it couldn’t possibly spend so much silver to support that fourth lady in her philanthropy.

The reason for the investment must be because they were expected to gain even more.

But now the Myriad Manifestation Sect merely dropped this money-making opportunity and ran off...

"Eh, Young Master Zhou?"

As he pondered,

a crisp feminine voice suddenly traveled over from the bustling street, carrying a few strands of excitement:

"Young Master Zhou—what are you doing standing here?"

"....."

Xu Yuan instinctively looked toward the direction the voice came from, and realized upon seeing the person that the voice was actually calling him.

Across the bustling marketplace, two young people were looking over at him, one of whom was a pure and lovely-looking girl bouncing towards him, waving her hand enthusiastically.

Seeing the pair, Xu Yuan slightly reacted, recognizing that these were the two sect disciples he had seen previously at the Li Family’s deserted village.

Zhou Xiaohe and Li Erzhu.

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan also put on a smile and nodded towards them.

He remembered that these two belonged to the Myriad Manifestation Sect and their statuses were probably not low, so why were they still here?

Seeing that Xu Yuan recognized her, Zhou Xiaohe immediately pulled the expressionless Li Erzhu and they both walked towards Xu Yuan.

Upon drawing near,

Li Erzhu gave a polite fist salute:

"Brother Zhou, long time no see."

Zhou Xiaohe leaned in with a grin and spoke:

"Young Master Zhou, how come you’re here?"

Xu Yuan’s eyes twinkled with a smile:

"I just happened to be passing by, entering the city to purchase some supplies. What about you, Miss Zhou, why are you here?"

Without a second thought, Zhou Xiaohe pointed at Li Erzhu beside her and replied:

"This big oaf heard there was a Demonic Beast disturbance, insisted on coming to exorcise them. We worked our way here, ending up in Shengshan County, and just came over to sell some Demon Cores. I didn’t expect to run into Young Master Zhou, heh heh..."

Xu Yuan glanced at the silent Li Erzhu with slight surprise and said with a smile:

"Brother Li is truly kind-hearted."

Li Erzhu shook his head, his voice faint:

"I just want to do what I can."

Zhou Xiaohe waved her hand, then looked at Xu Yuan and then at the signboard of the Fenghai Commerce Guild and asked:

"Does Young Master Zhou need a large trading guild for the hard-to-find items you’re looking to buy?"

Xu Yuan nodded and then asked in a lower voice:

"Yes, Miss Zhou, I remember that the Fenghai Commerce Guild should be under your Myriad Manifestation Sect. Why is it closed today?"

Zhou Xiaohe blinked upon hearing this and shook her head:

"I don’t know, father never lets me meddle in these affairs. It could be because of the Demonic Beast tide. Half a month ago, senior brothers specifically came to tell us to hurry back to the sect and not to linger in this area."

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow at this.

It seemed that the Myriad Manifestation Sect’s withdrawal from Shengshan County was mostly due to the recent Demonic Beast tide.

Not too surprising, really.

In the past month or so, he and Ran Qingmo had been incredibly cautious in the Wanxing Mountain Range.

On one hand, because of Tianyan, on the other because of the Demonic Beasts within the Wanxing Mountain Range.

While most Demonic Beasts weren’t of high rank, their sheer number could overwhelm, forcing both of them to flee.

If they were caught by thousands of Demonic Beasts, with their numbers continuously increasing, even with the Saint’s Remnant Soul and Ran Qingmo, they would perish in the mountains.

Seeing that Xu Yuan remained silent, Zhou Xiaohe pondered for a moment, and then said with a coy laugh:

"What are you looking to purchase, Young Master Zhou? Medicinal materials, Elixir Medicines, or something else? I’m quite familiar with the businesses in Shengshan County, maybe I can help advise you~"

Xu Yuan came back to his senses, sounding a bit hesitant:

"Won’t it be trouble?"

Zhou Xiaohe kept her gaze fixed on Xu Yuan’s face, shaking her head:

"Not at all, not at all, we happen to be free these two days, and it won’t matter if we leave a day or two later, right, dummy?"

As she spoke,

Zhou Xiaohe nudged Li Erzhu with her elbow.

Li Erzhu was slightly hesitant, responding stiffly:

"Xiaohe, the Sect Master ordered you..."

Zhou Xiaohe immediately glared at him, "If you don’t want to wait, you can go back first!"

"..." Li Erzhu closed his mouth.

Zhou Xiaohe cleared her throat and smiled,

"Young Master Zhou, what do you want to buy?"

"....."

Xu Yuan looked at them, still a bit hesitant, but eventually listed the names of a dozen or so herbs in a low voice:

"Soul Pigeon Grass, Vigor Reclaiming Blossom, Soul Qing Vine..."

After slowly finishing, Xu Yuan watched the other party’s expressions intently.

These were all medicinal herbs that could help a Saint’s Remnant Soul restore Soul Power.