Supreme Emperor of Mist

"Everyone, specialty product from the Min-Ren Dwelling!" Hu Jia shouts to attract the business to her stall. Behind her is Lu Qing Yun, Qin Chan, and two other young lads with the armband of (Ren) on them.

They're currently on the Outer Market Valley. Here, everyone is allowed to open a stall to buy and sell whatever goods they have. It was considered one of the busiest places in the outer sect where outsiders are allowed to visit.

"Young lady. Is this the same Flesh Mending Pill sold by the Qin Pharmacy in Xiyun City?" a few adults in hunter's clothing asked Hu Jia after looking at her stall's merchandise.

"Yes. It is the same product. We're from the Qin Family of Xiyun City. What about buying a few bottles for an emergency? We have the Spiritual Gathering Dew and Spiritual Concentrating Incense for sale as well." Hu Jia promotes her product skillfully.

"We are, but none of us belonged to the sect, so we can only..." the hunters lowered their heads before they finished with their sentence.

"Fret not, mister hunters." Hu Jia's confident and persuasive sentence took their embarrassment away as she continued.

"Our Min-Ren Dwelling always have a reserved quota of goods to trade with those who weren't a part of Cloud Plucking Sect. We accept items such as medicinal herbs, Yao Beast goods, and other materials." Hu Jia added.

She took a piece of paper out next. On it was a list of materials the Min-Ren Dwelling is looking for, such as medicinal herbs and Yao Beast parts.

"Then, this young lady. Can I trade this for a bottle of Flesh Mending Pills?" one of the hunters tries to open his backpack in front of Hu Jia. From the way it was wrapped, Hu Jia can roughly guess the value of this item he has.

"Mister hunter, feel free to use that table for your convenience. If there's anyone else who wishes to trade, you can queue behind this mister hunter and wait for your turn! Our Min-Ren Dwelling accepts up to ten transactions every single day!" Hu Jia added.

"Fellow disciple Li Shixin, please attend to this mister hunter." Hu Jia asked one of the male disciples to help while she continues to bring the customer in.

"Fellow disciple, please sell me a bottle of Flesh Mending Pill and Spiritual Gathering Dew." business quickly came in after the hunters' departure. Although the profit is incomparable to Qin Lan's single task, it is more straightforward.

"Jia-Jia, we're almost sold out." Qin Chan called out for Hu Jia as their available stock started to get low.

"Alright! - I'm... Ouch!" Hu Jia replied. But she knocked someone as she turned around. It seems intentional because the place they're at wasn't as cramped as it looks.

"Ouch! My ribs and chest..." the man that Hu Jia knocked made a fake expression and continued. "Look here, fellow disciple. There was a crack on my rib because of your headbutt. Shouldn't you pay me some medical fee to have them checked?" he added.

"Liu Feiyang! Get the hell off here!" Qin Chan yelled at the hooligan with the armband of (Le/Happiness) on his shoulder. Behind him is a group of disciples with the same armband.

"Senior sister Qin Chan, you're here too? Why are you not at the Mission Valley today?" the hooligan disciple named Liu Feiyang teased Qin Chan and purposely stepped on Hu Jia's clothing.

"Get your damn leg off my cloth!" Hu Jia's fiery temper that has been hidden for all this time finally explodes. With a hand supporting her posture, she gave that leg a kick with considerable force. But alas, she missed.

"I'm sorry that I tripped. Oh, there's some wind blowing down here!" Liu Feiyang moved his leg away as he dodged Hu Jia's kick. At the same time, he moved his other leg over at Hu Jia's back and stepped on her clothing again.

"Ow, I'm sorry, junior sister. I step on your clothing twice. Should I give you a hand to get up?" Liu Feiyang extends both of his hands at Hu Jia, but the way his hand moves is more like trying to take advantage of the maiden.

**Whoosh!**

**Grab!**

"Wow! Thank you for your generosity, senior sister!" Liu Feiyang caught the bottle of wine flying at him and did not forget to express his gratitude to be given something to drink.

"LIU FEIYANG!" Hu Jia took a sword out from her Purple-Dragon Spatial Jade and swung her blade madly at the hooligan.

"Stop right there." the voice of an elder vibrates in the ears of everyone present as Hu Jia's sword landed on Liu Feiyang's neck.

"Valley Elder! This guy is trying to take advantage of me!" Hu Jia explained.

"I don't see anything except two shoeprints on your clothing, and the rules are rules. No weapon is allowed in the Outer Market Valley. If you want, settle it using your fist." the elder said.

"Don't blame me for kicking you out from this valley for a week if I caught you again for the second time. Dismiss! The business will continue!" it was an utter silence after the elder finished talking about the rules.

"This..." Hu Jia wanted to object to the choice made by the elder.

"What? You still want to fight?" Liu Feiyang flicked Hu Jia's sword away from his neck and gave their stall a kick. The bottles tumbled, and some even dropped onto the ground because of his action.

"Liu Feiyang, Jia-Jia might not be your match, but did you forget about me?" Qin Chan came out from behind the store and attacked Liu Feiyang.

But as her fist is getting close to him, a pair of hands came forward to block her attack. This hooligan actually has two half-step Bone Reconstruction cultivators protecting him. Furthermore, Liu Feiyang's cultivation is two small-levels above Hu Jia, who's still at the fifth-level Flesh Refining Layer.

"What happened?" Lu Qing Yun came back to their stall as soon as she heard the commotion.

"What a beautiful view. Don't you think so, fellow disciples?" Liu Feiyang laughed as he used his eyes to ogle at the three girl's sweet figure. Hu Jia is voluptuous, Qin Chan is tall and enchanting, while Lu Qing Yun is sweet and innocent.

"If the three of you are with our Le-Xin Dwelling, perhaps you'll be more popular than you are right now!" Liu Feiyang made a gesture as if he's touching their body in the air. His perverted act somewhat made the girls shivered from disgust.

"Brothers, let's go." Liu Feiyang turned around and left with the others after making a mess at Hu Jia's stall.

"Senior sister... Let's go..." Li Shixin and the other male disciple came to Qin Chan with a suggestion as everyone's mood is ruined by now. It won't be thoughtful for them to continue operating their business after these incidents.

"Fine. Let us leave." Qin Chan had a sour expression on her face as she suggested that they'll close for the day. After packing up their thing and left, the outer market returns to its bustling and noisy atmosphere once again.

...

"How much have we earned?" Qin Chan asked.

"Sixty contribution points. That would be 10 points for each of us. The remaining ten contribution points shall go to our budget to purchase additional materials for tomorrow." Hu Jia calculated their total profit for the day after they're back to the Min-Ren Dwelling.

From her expression, she's still feeling sour about what happened earlier with Liu Feiyang.

"Jia-Jia, don't think about it too much. That hooligan is known for causing trouble wherever he goes." Qin Chan holds Hu Jia's hand as she speaks.

"I'm fine. Don't worry." Hu Jia said.

But that night, Hu Jia sneakily left the Min-Ren Dwelling and headed to the Dan-Xin Dwelling to look for Qin Lan.

"Did my wife missed me that much to come looking for me in the middle of the night?" Qin Lan continued to refine the pills as requested on the Wooden Request Board while speaking with Hu Jia.

"I got bullied today. That guy is a seventh-level Flesh Refining expert." Hu Jia's straightforward sentence made Qin Lan's pot of concoction explodes from shock.

"What?" Qin Lan turned around and stared at Hu Jia.

"Who?" he asked.

"Liu Feiyang. From what sister in law said, he's the nephew of the eleventh elder, Ouyang Jie. There are two half-step Bone Reconstruction Experts following him wherever he goes while causing trouble." Hu Jia behaves cutely in front of Qin Lan as she complains.

In her heart, there's an unexplainable reason that made her believe that only Qin Lan is capable of taking action as long she asked.

"I'll teach him a lesson soon. What about accompanying me for tonight?" Qin Lan gave a kiss on Hu Jia's forehead and promised her that he'll teach that Liu Feiyang a lesson soon.

"Alright." Hu Jia shyly hugged Qin Lan and allowed him to lift her up from the seat. Gently, Qin Lan unbuttoned Hu Jia's clothing as they approach the bed placed at the end of the room.

"I just got bullied, and now even you started to turn into a rascal..." Hu Jia stuck her face in between Qin Lan's armpit to hide her blushing face. The thought of turning into a complete woman in Qin Lan's bed still traumatizes her.

That night, Qin Lan filled Hu Jia physically and mentally with so much love that it drowned her in sweet dreams that lasted to the afternoon the next day.