Rebate System in Cultivation World-Chapter 36: BaoLan - Yun - LiuWei

"Nangong Qingya, that name is really strange..." Yun frowned and asked, "I’ve never heard that name. Where did she come from?"

The man chuckled and said, "Right, she seems to have come from somewhere else. It’s my first time seeing her too. Even so, the moment she arrived, she sat firmly at the top spot on this year’s beauty ranking."

"Even though I don’t know what talent she has, she really is a cultivator, that’s not wrong. Her beauty even made Prince BaoLan’s heart stir. I heard Prince BaoLan will confess to Miss Nangong tonight."

"Huh!" Yun snorted in disdain. "That brat is only at stage 8 of body refinement, and he still wants to fight me over a woman?"

"Young master..." Hearing that, the man’s smile deepened. "You mean..."

Yun stared at the balcony, where the two curtains had fallen, hiding that seductive figure and the beauty that made his heart tremble. He said with arrogant confidence, "Tonight, I’ll have her."

"But... there are two other people with her. They don’t seem weak either. I’m afraid... if you use the same method as before, it won’t be appropriate." the man said worriedly.

"Xun, for a beauty like that, if she won’t accept my feelings, then I can only use that method." Yun grinned lewdly. "Winning her heart is hard, but taking her body is easy. We do what’s easy first."

"Once her body belongs to me, what reason will she have to refuse me? After that, given time, her heart will start to move anyway."

Xun laughed along. "Hahaha... Young master, you’re right."

He narrowed his eyes toward the balcony, then went to rent a room near Qingya’s room.

But during the procedure, he frowned at the woman in front of him and asked, "You’re saying... the two rooms next to Qingya’s room are both being auctioned, so they can’t be rented?"

"That’s right!" The female manager wore a red dress, her face caked in heavy makeup that made people feel uncomfortable at a glance.

Yun ground his teeth and said, "Do you know who I am?"

"Hahaha... Young master Yun, who doesn’t know you? But... the people joining the auction also have extraordinary identities." The woman sighed, her face showing difficulty. "I can’t afford to offend everyone, so... we’ll auction it. Whoever bids the highest gets those two rooms."

"Ah! And..." she added, "I already had you quickly fix it so the balconies of those three rooms can connect. Young master Yun, you understand what that means, right?"

After hearing that, Yun’s blood suddenly heated up. He wasn’t an idiot, of course he knew why the manager of ’Moon-Gazing Pavilion’ was doing this.

It was to create an opportunity for him and Qingya to get closer.

"Damn it! Fine. What’s the current price for those two rooms? I’ll bid ten times higher and buy both rooms." Yun said disdainfully.

The female manager covered her mouth and giggled. "Young master Yun, I’m afraid you can’t afford both rooms. Right now, the price for both has already risen to 1,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Pfff!!!" Yun almost spat out a mouthful of blood. With a twisted expression, he asked, "Y-you... what did you say? 1,000 low-grade spirit stones for each room?"

The female manager nodded, her slender hand cupping a face with makeup as thick as a concrete wall, smiling as she said, "That’s right. More precisely, it’s 1,200 low-grade spirit stones for one day."

"Motherfucker! Are you robbing me?!" Yun roared in rage.

The female manager wasn’t worried or afraid at all. She smiled and said, "Young master Yun, she has reached stage 8 of body refinement and seems to be a free cultivator. With such great potential, any sect would want to take her. It’s normal if you can’t compete."

Yun frowned, his gaze turning icy. "I can’t compete? Hahaha... you sure know how to provoke me. But... I’ll accept this challenge. 2,000 low-grade spirit stones for one room. I don’t believe anyone can offer a higher price."

"Hahaha... Young master Yun, do you think everyone is as poor as you?" At that moment, a voice sounded from behind, full of contempt.

Yun turned around and saw a man dressed in a golden robe, black hair tied up, hands clasped behind his back. His expression was indifferent, yet carried a hint of teasing as he looked at Yun.

"BaoLan?!" Yun frowned. "You came to fight me over a woman?"

"Fight?" BaoLan said disdainfully. "Did you look in a mirror? Why would I need to fight you? My status isn’t so low that I have to."

"You..." Yun clenched his teeth, wanting to say something, but BaoLan’s words rang out first.

"2,000 low-grade spirit stones. I’ll buy the other room." BaoLan pointed at Yun as he spoke. "I’ll give him a chance, let him see just how huge the gap between me and him is." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Huh!" Yun snorted, saying contemptuously, "You’re only at stage 2 of qi refining, and I’ve already reached stage 3 of qi refining. You think you’re my opponent?"

"Hahaha..." BaoLan wasn’t angry. Instead, he laughed loudly. "Did you not hear what I said? Do you even have the right to talk about cultivation in front of me?"

"You’re seven years older than me. When you were my age, you were only at stage 1 of qi refining. Seven years from now, I’ll probably reach stage 4 of qi refining and completely surpass you."

Hearing that, Yun clenched his fists until they turned white, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"Angry?" BaoLan was afraid the trouble was still too small, so he added fuel to the fire. "So what if you’re angry? What can you do, bite me? Come on then, don’t worry, I guarantee I won’t beat you to death. I’ll just chop off your four limbs."

Right as the air reeked of gunpowder, a gloomy voice rang out, making both of them jolt.

"The rules of Moon-Gazing Pavilion, I hope Young Master Yun and Prince BaoLan remember them well."

That voice carried an ancient aura, low and heavy yet extremely powerful.

Hearing it, BaoLan and Yun both took a deep breath and stopped arguing.

The female manager smiled and said, "Gentlemen, since you’ve finished bidding, please wait until tonight. I will announce the results."

Suddenly, BaoLan and Yun, and even others as well, all looked toward Qingya’s balcony.

At this moment, the pipa’s melody drifted out, graceful and lingering. The sound carried a hint of shyness, and also a hint of wild freedom, as if a little bird were charging through a storm in search of love.

"This music..." BaoLan inhaled deeply and murmured, "There’s spiritual power in it. Terrifying. She’s only at stage 8 of body refinement, yet she can release spiritual power through pipa music alone?"

Yun frowned. If BaoLan noticed, then of course he did too. One had to know that the body refinement realm was about using spiritual power to temper the body, helping the body adapt to spiritual energy.

Only at qi refining could one begin using spiritual power to wrap the body, forming a protective layer.

Only at foundation establishment could one release spiritual power like a weapon, attacking enemies from a distance.

But everyone had heard Qingya was only at stage 8 of body refinement, so how could she infuse spiritual power into the pipa’s sound and spread it outward?

There were only two possibilities.

First, her cultivation was not stage 8 of body refinement. She might be at qi refining, or even foundation establishment.

Second, she had a natural talent for music. Even at the body refinement realm, she could still apply spiritual power into her performance.

No matter which possibility it was, Nangong Qingya’s reputation and value instantly rose to a whole new level.

People began moving closer to the balcony where Nangong Qingya was playing the pipa.

The structure of Moon-Gazing Pavilion was a crescent shape. Below it was an enormous open-air grand hall. Looking up, one could vaguely see a silhouette behind a thin curtain, holding a pipa and playing a joyful tune.

It seemed everyone gathered into the open-air grand hall, their eyes fixed on Qingya’s room as they buzzed with discussion.

"This music... it’s so pleasant."

"There’s spiritual power in the music. That’s terrifying."

"Nangong Qingya, not only is her beauty ranked first, she also has such terrifying musical ability. This year she’ll definitely be number one on the beauty list."

"Not just this year. I’m afraid next year and the year after, it’ll be hard for anyone to replace her."

"High cultivation, peerless beauty, outstanding talent. Who could possibly win the heart of such a beauty?"

"Hahaha... maybe Young Master Yun or Prince BaoLan, but I’m leaning toward LiuWei."

"LiuWei? He came this year too? Last year he took away a heaven grade weapon. Is he coming again this year?"

"I heard last year he couldn’t find a woman suitable to be his cultivation partner. This year... Miss Nangong will probably be targeted by him for sure."

"Quiet! Look there... he’s here."

"LiuWei is here."

The crowd looked toward a room on the sixth floor of Moon-Gazing Pavilion. A man stood there in a black robe, handsome yet carrying a hint of gloom and coldness.

He clasped his hands behind his back, his gaze locked onto Qingya’s room. A smile full of interest and greed spread across his face as he murmured, "Nangong Qingya... finally, there’s a woman who interests me."

....

On the balcony, Nangong Qingya held the pipa gracefully, her fingers gliding over the strings as if dancing. The melody was flowing and powerful, as if expressing a yearning for love unbound.

However, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes wet, and her long legs were tightly pressed together as if stopping something from spilling out.

She didn’t want to be like this either, but Ri Guang had asked her to play music.

The reason was simple.

Qingya’s eyes flicked toward the two silhouettes entwined together inside the room. Lewd sounds rang out, ear-piercing, but fortunately they were completely covered by the music.

Her heart trembled as she thought to herself, ’My husband... this task is too hard...’