I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Whoosh!

Bai Ningxuan leapt up from the jade bed, her long legs springing forward, and in the next breath she was in Qin Yuesheng’s embrace, her legs tightly gripping his body, like a koala bear.

"You finally decided to come back for me. I’ve been so bored in this place; it’s truly dull. I swear, next time, I won’t fall for your tricks again." Bai Ningxuan said angrily.

"Didn’t I come to get you now? By the way, why hasn’t your power improved at all after I’ve been gone for so long? Have you been slacking off?"

Bai Ningxuan’s beautiful eyes widened instantly, looking as if she was so mad she couldn’t find the words to speak: "You, you say this to me? How long have we been apart? You think advancing in realms beyond Grandmaster is as easy as breaking through Inner Power Realm? But you..."

Upon seeing the Saint Wheel behind Qin Yuesheng, Bai Ningxuan reached out and grabbed his ear: "You, you, you, you, you, you’ve stepped into the Saint Wheel Realm?"

"Yes indeed." Qin Yuesheng replied with a carefree smile, as if it were the simplest thing in the world.

Bai Ningxuan was speechless for a long time, finally uttering two words: "Pervert."

...

Jiangnan, Cyan Yang City.

Cyan Yang City was still the same old Cyan Yang City; it hadn’t changed at all over the years.

Gusu Wharf of Cyan Yang City.

"Fish for sale! Fish for sale! Specially shipped all the way from the East Sea, the fish is tender and delicious, the top choice for soup making, thirty coins each, first come, first served!"

At the banks of Gusu River, boats were docked by the shore, and many fishermen dressed in vests and linen shorts were carrying baskets full of fish off the boats.

Soon enough, many women and elderly men gathered around, eagerly examining the quality of this batch of sea fish.

Jiangnan cuisines are mostly made with river fish, but some wealthy people accustomed to river fish disdained mingling with the common folk, insisting on having the fresher sea fish.

As a result, sea fish transported from the East Sea to Jiangnan were sold at particularly high prices.

Some rare sea fish could even fetch upwards of ten taels each, considered luxuriously expensive.

The bamboo baskets carried down by the fishermen were filled with a dizzying array of sea fish, large and small, of many different kinds. Some fish bore colorful scales, some had extraordinarily long whiskers, some had mouths full of sharp teeth, with a lantern-like organ on their foreheads.

They were indeed of myriad types and extremely intriguing.

"They’re all fresh, no delays during transit, directly brought over from the East Sea via canal, villagers and townsfolk are free to choose, no cheating on price, no haggling," said a man who seemed to be the leader of the fishermen, clasping his hands.

The women rushing to the wharf to buy sea fish were either from some restaurant or hotel in Cyan Yang City, or the grocery buyers from prestigious families. For them, price wasn’t an issue; they needed to buy fish that would be extraordinarily delicious when cooked.

For a moment, many women surrounded the fish baskets, carefully inspecting each fish.

Just then, a large blue-shelled crab was turned over, revealing itself to all.

The crab looked incredibly unique, not only were its pincers as big as sea bowls, but its shell bore a peculiar ghostly face pattern, indescribably strange.

This crab had black eyes, white legs, a blue shell, and its pincers were holding two small fish, causing everyone to be stunned.

They had lived so long but had never seen such a crab.

Not only were the buyers shocked, but even the fishermen and their leader were dumbstruck.

This crab was clearly not an ordinary crab; it was a rare find seen once in a hundred years. If sold to wealthy collectors, driven by their collecting impulses, they might easily throw hundreds of taels for it, making it a lucrative, risk-free deal.

Without waiting for others to react, the fishing leader swiftly reached out and grabbed the crab’s shell, pulling it straight out of the basket.

"This one isn’t for sale, this one isn’t for sale. You can take a look at the others," the fishing leader said bluntly.

Such a strange item naturally made others hesitant to buy, fearing it might be something unclean that would bring trouble to their home.

For a while, everyone withdrew their gaze, starting to choose other sea fish instead.

It must be said the baskets of fish today were truly odd. As people sifted through them, more and more bizarre sea creatures were uncovered.

Like turtles with colorful stones growing on their shells, shrimps glimmering like crystals, fish with scales sharper than knives that sliced a woman’s palm open.

These were all previously unseen, yet today, such an array appeared all at once in a basket.

"What’s going on."

Gradually, everyone was baffled, this kind of situation had never been seen before.

The fishing leader was perplexed, scratching his head: "Strange indeed, I checked them before shipping here, didn’t see so many odd fish."

"When unusual things appear, it means something’s wrong, the sea is like that, hiding lots of filthy things. Seems these baskets of fish aren’t quite right. I’m not buying, better not offend the Sea Dragon King because of this." A woman anxiously dumped the fish she had chosen back into the basket.

"Right, right, I’m not buying either, too strange," an elderly man said promptly.

When one led, others followed; many buyers decisively abandoned their purchases and quickly left the scene, without a hint of hesitation.

This frightened the fishing leader; they transported sea fish via canal to Jiangnan precisely to make money. If no one bought, these baskets of fish would be less than worthless; forget about breaking even—repaying their debts or earning dinner money would be troublesome.

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t leave! It’s not something strange, just a coincidence."

But nobody believed his words, and soon enough, all the buyers had dispersed.

Seeing this, the other fishermen gathered around, some nervously asking, "Boss, what do we do? No one’s buying."

The fishing leader looked at the strange crab in his hand, furrowing his brow, then fiercely said, "If we can’t make small profit, then go for the big ones. Let’s take these baskets to the big houses in Cyan Yang City; maybe they’ll see these rare items and buy them at high prices."

The others exchanged glances, "Seems that’s our only option."