lán yán huàn líng liú xià le yī sī lì liàng zài sū xiǎo mèi tǐ nèi ， bāng zhù tā yā zhì tǐ nèi de nù huǒ 。
蓝炎幻灵留下了一丝力量在苏小妹体内，帮助她压制体内的怒火。
Blue Flame Illusory Spirit left a trace of power in Su Xiaomei's body, helping her suppress the anger within.
suí hòu biàn fǎn huí le lǐ fán shí hǎi zhī zhōng 。
随后便返回了李凡识海之中。
Then he returned to Li Fan’s识海.
jǐn jǐn shì zhè me diǎn shí jiān ， lǐ fán jiù yǐ jīng gǎn dào yī zhèn pí bèi 。
仅仅是这么点时间，李凡就已经感到一阵疲惫。
Just this short period of time had already made Li Fan feel exhausted. The *Ming Ling Huan Gong* hadn't reached the late stage of Qi Refinement yet; the newly born Illusory Spirit was still somewhat weak.
《 míng líng huàn gōng 》 hái méi yǒu xiū xíng dào liàn qì hòu qī ， chū shēng de huàn líng hái shì yǒu diǎn ruò xiǎo de 。
《冥灵幻功》还没有修行到炼气后期，初生的幻灵还是有点弱小的。
Moreover, he needed to concentrate his mind and carefully control the intensity of the Illusory Spirit's output to avoid causing damage to Su Xiaomei’s young body.
ér qiě hái yào jí zhōng jīng shén 、 xiǎo xīn kòng zhì zhe huàn líng shū chū de qiáng dù ， bù zhì yú duì sū xiǎo mèi nián yòu de shēn qū zào chéng sǔn shāng 。
而且还要集中精神、小心控制着幻灵输出的强度，不至于对苏小妹年幼的身躯造成损伤。
For Li Fan, this wasn’t an easy task. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. With this, she would be safe for at least ten years.
duì yú lǐ fán lái shuō yě bú shì yī jiàn qīng sōng de shì 。
对于李凡来说也不是一件轻松的事。
If Li Fan could safely retreat from the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace in his current life and obtain the *Cloud Water Scroll*, he would come to find her early on.
hǎo zài yǒu jīng wú xiǎn 。
好在有惊无险。
If anything happened to Li Fan, Su Xiaomei could go with Su Changyu and others to the world of cultivators after a decade.
cǐ fān néng bǎo tā shí nián nèi ān rán wú yàng 。
此番能保她十年内安然无恙。
Recovering his spirits, Li Fan walked out of the basement. The high-ranking officials from Dàlí still waited outside in full force.
ruò shì lǐ fán cǐ shì néng yú yún shuǐ tiān gōng zhōng quán shēn ér tuì 、 qǔ dé 《 yún shuǐ tú lù 》， zì huì tí qián lái zhǎo tā 。
若是李凡此世能于云水天宫中全身而退、取得《云水图箓》，自会提前来找她。
After informing them that Su Xiaomei had been treated well, Li Fan let them disperse but kept Su Xueshi behind to inquire about Su Xiaomei’s condition.
ruò shì lǐ fán zāo yù bù cè ， tā yě néng zài shí nián hòu hé sū zhǎng yù děng rén yì qǐ qián wǎng xiū xiān jiè 。
若是李凡遭遇不测，她也能在十年后和苏长玉等人一起前往修仙界。
Su Xueshi's face turned red as he hesitated for a moment before stammering out the details of the situation.
huī fù le xià jīng shén ， lǐ fán zǒu chū dì xià shì 。
恢复了下精神，李凡走出地下室。
It turned out that Su Xiaomei wasn't Su Xueshi's daughter, but her sister, Su Yuning's daughter.
dà lí quán guì men yī rán quán tǐ dōu zài wài miàn děng dài 。
大离权贵们依然全体都在外面等待。
Su Yuning was much younger than Su Xueshi; she had conceived Su Xiaomei when she was only sixteen last year. Her unexpected pregnancy caused a stir in the Su household because she hadn’t even married yet!
gào sù tā men sū xiǎo mèi yǐ jīng bèi zhì liáo hǎo zhī hòu ， lǐ fán ràng tā men gè zì sàn qù 。
告诉他们苏小妹已经被治疗好之后，李凡让他们各自散去。
Unwed motherhood was already a scandalous affair. What infuriated Su Lord most was that Su Yuning refused to reveal who the father was, insisting that she had done nothing improper. She claimed that one day while playing in the garden, she suddenly felt tired and took a nap.
zhǐ shì liú xià le sū xué shì ， xún wèn qǐ le sū xiǎo mèi de qíng kuàng 。
只是留下了苏学士，询问起了苏小妹的情况。
Soon after waking up, she noticed something strange about her body. But as an unmarried girl, how could she bring herself to tell anyone?
sū xué shì miàn sè yī hóng ， yóu yù le bàn shǎng ， cái zhī zhī wú wú dì jiāng shì qíng de lái lóng qù mài jiǎng le chū lái 。
苏学士面色一红，犹豫了半晌，才支支吾吾地将事情的来龙去脉讲了出来。
Only when her belly grew larger did she finally reveal it.
yuán lái ， sū xiǎo mèi bú shì sū xué shì de nǚ ér ， ér shì sū xué shì mèi mèi ， sū yǔ qíng de nǚ ér 。
原来，苏小妹不是苏学士的女儿，而是苏学士妹妹，苏语晴的女儿。
Of course, the Su family didn’t believe this absurd explanation.
sū yǔ qíng bǐ sū xué shì yào xiǎo hěn duō ， qù nián huái shàng sū xiǎo mèi de shí hòu ， cái shí liù suì 。
苏语晴比苏学士要小很多，去年怀上苏小妹的时候，才十六岁。
Angry, Su Lord wanted to terminate the pregnancy. However, feeling the fetal heartbeat in her abdomen, Su Yuning showed remarkable maternal strength and refused to abort the child, even threatening with her life if necessary.
dāng shí ， tā de mò míng huái yùn zài sū fǔ yǐn qǐ le xuān rán dà bō 。
当时，她的莫名怀孕在苏府引起了轩然大波。
Despite his rage, Su Lord wouldn't go so far as to kill his own daughter. He locked Su Yuning in a room, preventing her from going out to avoid any leaks of information.
yīn wèi ， tā dāng shí gēn běn hái wèi chū jià ！
因为，她当时根本还未出嫁！
Finally, on the day she was due to give birth, they managed to deliver Su Xiaomei after much effort.
wèi hūn xiān yùn ， yǐ jīng shì jiàn bù zhé bù kòu de chǒu wén 。 gèng ràng sū lǎo yé gǎn dào fèn nù de shì ， sū yǔ qíng tā sǐ huó bù kěn jiāo dài hái zi de fù qīn shì shuí 。
未婚先孕，已经是件不折不扣的丑闻。更让苏老爷感到愤怒的是，苏语晴她死活不肯交代孩子的父亲是谁。
Su Yuning's body had always been weak; she hadn't received proper care during her pregnancy. This ordeal took its toll and soon after giving birth, she passed away in regret.
tā jiān chēng zì jǐ jué duì méi yǒu zuò shén me bù shǒu fù dào de shì ， zhǐ shì mǒu tiān zài huā yuán zhōng yóu wán shí ， hū rán gǎn dào pí juàn ， jiù xiǎo qì yī huì 。
她坚称自己绝对没有做什么不守妇道的事，只是某天在花园中游玩时，忽然感到疲倦，就小憩一会。
On her deathbed, she pleaded with the family to take good care of Su Xiaomei. The Su family weren’t heartless people. After Su Yuning’s passing, everyone doted on this little girl who had lost both parents from a young age, hoping for her safe and happy growth.
xǐng lái hòu bù jiǔ jiù chá jué dào le zì jǐ shēn tǐ de yì yàng 。
醒来后不久就察觉到了自己身体的异样。
Who would have thought that shortly after Su Xiaomei's birth, she fell ill with an unusual disease. Her entire body was burning hot; even ice packs were needed to alleviate the symptoms.
kě tā yī dài zì guī zhōng de shào nǚ ， zhè zhǒng shì yòu zěn me hǎo yì si xiàng bié rén tí qǐ ne ？
可她一待字闺中的少女，这种事又怎么好意思向别人提起呢？
The Su family consulted famous doctors in Xuanjing but none could cure her.
zhí dào dǔ zi yī tiān tiān dà le qǐ lái ， cái zhōng yú yǐn mán bú zhù 。
直到肚子一天天大了起来，才终于隐瞒不住。
It wasn’t until Li Fan arrived...
zhè zhǒng huāng miù de jiě shì sū jiā rén dāng rán bù xiāng xìn 。
这种荒谬的解释苏家人当然不相信。
...
fèn nù dì sū lǎo yé xiǎng yào jiāng hái zi dǎ diào 。
愤怒地苏老爷想要将孩子打掉。
After listening to Su Xueshi’s account, Li Fan looked up at the sky of this world, deep in thought.
kě gǎn shòu zhe fù zhōng tāi ér de xīn tiào ， sū yǔ qíng zhǎn xiàn le shēn wèi mǔ qīn de jiān qiáng 。
可感受着腹中胎儿的心跳，苏语晴展现了身为母亲的坚强。
"Born under a special destiny? Perhaps that can explain why Su Xiaomei has such high natural talent."
wú lùn rú hé dōu bù tóng yì dǎ diào tāi ér ， shèn zhì yǐ mìng xiàng bī 。
无论如何都不同意打掉胎儿，甚至以命相逼。
"But according to the original historical trajectory, even with her exceptional abilities, she couldn’t escape her fate when faced with calamities."
sū lǎo yé suī rán qì de bào tiào rú léi ， dàn yě bù zhì yú zhēn de lián zì jǐ nǚ ér yě yī bìng dǎ shā le 。
苏老爷虽然气的暴跳如雷，但也不至于真的连自己女儿也一并打杀了。
"How many people like Su Xiaomei, with extraordinary talents but living ordinary lives and dying in obscurity, are there in the world of cultivators?"
zhǐ néng jiāng sū yǔ qíng suǒ zài fáng zhōng ， bù ràng qí wài chū zǒu dòng ， yǐ miǎn xiāo xī zǒu lòu 。
只能将苏语晴锁在房中，不让其外出走动，以免消息走漏。
"From this perspective, heaven is truly impartial."
jiù zhè yàng ， zhōng yú děng dào lín chǎn nà tiān 。
就这样，终于等到临产那天。
With that said, Li Fan sighed deeply, summoning Taiyin Boat and leaving swiftly.
fèi le hǎo dà gōng fū ， cái jiāng sū xiǎo mèi shēng chū lái 。
费了好大功夫，才将苏小妹生出来。
It didn’t take long for him to return safely to Lustrous Isle.
sū yǔ qíng shēn zi běn jiù róu ruò ， huái tāi yǐ lái yě méi yǒu dé dào hǎo de zhào gù 。
苏语晴身子本就柔弱，怀胎以来也没有得到好的照顾。
Sure enough, as Huo Zhenghao had said earlier, it took about twenty-five days in total.
zhè me yī fān zhē teng ， shēn zi gèng shì jīng shòu bú zhù 。
这么一番折腾，身子更是经受不住。
And until now, the Concealment Symbol he had activated was still effective.
yú shì zài shēng xià sū xiǎo mèi hòu méi jǐ tiān ， biàn bào hàn ér shì 。
于是在生下苏小妹后没几天，便抱憾而逝。
"Even a Concealment Symbol can last so long without fighting anyone. It’s indeed cheap and good value for money. Next time I land on an island, maybe I should buy some as backup," Li Fan thought to himself.
lín zhōng qián ， tā kǔ kǔ āi qiú sū jiā rén ， yí dìng yào hǎo hǎo zhào gù sū xiǎo mèi 。
临终前，她苦苦哀求苏家人，一定要好好照顾苏小妹。
Inside the Mountain River Starry Array, Li Fan handed over his storage ring to Huo Zhenghao.
sū jiā dōu bú shì wú qíng zhī rén 。
苏家都不是无情之人。
Huo Zhenghao seemed distracted; he casually glanced at the storage ring before putting it away. His attention was focused on a plain mirror in front of him, which resembled the Heaven Qi Realm.
sū yǔ qíng sǐ hòu ， yī jiā rén dōu hěn téng ài zhè ge zì xiǎo jiù méi le diē niáng de xiǎo jiā huo ， dōu xī wàng tā píng ān wú shì 、 kuài kuài lè lè de zhǎng dà 。
苏语晴死后，一家人都很疼爱这个自小就没了爹娘的小家伙，都希望她平安无事、快快乐乐的长大。
Following Huo Zhenghao's gaze, Li Fan saw that the mirror displayed some small text.
shuí céng xiǎng ， sū xiǎo mèi chū shēng hòu méi duō jiǔ ， jiù huàn shàng le guài bìng 。
谁曾想，苏小妹出生后没多久，就患上了怪病。
"Concealment Grass: Current price 15 Contribution Points per plant."
quán shēn fā tàng ， shèn zhì dào le yào shí kè yòng bīng fū cái néng huǎn jiě de dì bù 。
全身发烫，甚至到了要时刻用冰敷才能缓解的地步。
The number 15 kept fluctuating; it would sometimes become 16 and then quickly revert to 14.
sū jiā rén qǐng biàn le jīng zhōng míng yī ， dàn dōu wú fǎ yī zhì 。
苏家人请遍了京中名医，但都无法医治。
"Hold on, you’re going up!?" Huo Zhenghao stared intently at the mirror, as if possessed, repeating this over and over.
zhí dào lǐ fán de dào lái 。
直到李凡的到来。
"Friend Daoist, what are you doing?" Li Fan asked curiously.
……
……
"Oh, Friend Daoist, you wouldn’t know," Huo Zhenghao didn't look away from the mirror. He sighed unhappily.
lǐ fán tīng wán le sū xué shì de jiǎng shù ， tā tái tóu kàn xiàng cǐ fāng shì jiè de tiān kōng ， ruò yǒu suǒ sī 。
李凡听完了苏学士的讲述，他抬头看向此方世界的天空，若有所思。
"A few days ago, right after you left, I received reliable information that the island where Concealment Grass was cultivated had been attacked by sea monsters and most of the Concealment Grass on the island was destroyed."
“ gǎn tiān mìng ér shēng me ， huò xǔ zhè kě yǐ jiě shì sū xiǎo mèi wèi shén me tiān fù rú cǐ zhī gāo le 。”
“感天命而生么，或许这可以解释苏小妹为什么天赋如此之高了。”
"I told you before, Concealment Grass is a primary raw material for making Concealment Symbols; it’s already scarce. With so much being destroyed, its price would definitely skyrocket."
“ bù guò ， àn zhào yuán běn de lì shǐ guǐ jì ， jiù suàn yǒu tā yǒu tiān zòng zhī cái ， jié nàn miàn qián ， yě nán táo yī sǐ 。”
“不过，按照原本的历史轨迹，就算有她有天纵之才，劫难面前，也难逃一死。”
"At that time, this news hadn’t spread yet, so I wanted to take advantage of the situation and make some money by stockpiling a large amount of Concealment Grass in the Heaven Qi Realm..."
“ zhěng gè xiū xiān jiè ， yòu yǒu duō shǎo rén shì sū xiǎo mèi zhè bān tiān zī zòng héng ， què yòu hé pǔ tōng rén yī yàng ， sǐ de jí jí wú míng ne 。”
“整个修仙界，又有多少人似苏小妹这般天资纵横，却又和普通人一样，死的籍籍无名呢。”
This operation sounded familiar to Li Fan as he sized up Huo Zhenghao. "That’s good, isn't it? Why do you look so down?"
“ cóng zhè fāng miàn lái kàn ， tiān dào dàng zhēn shì yī shì tóng rén 。”
“从这方面来看，天道当真是一视同仁。”
"Good things are good, but I was too happy," Huo Zhenghao sighed without moving his gaze from the mirror.
cǐ jiān shì le ， lǐ fán cháng tàn yī shēng ， huàn chū tài yǎn zhōu ， fēi sù lí qù 。
此间事了，李凡长叹一声，唤出太衍舟，飞速离去。
"At first, the price of Concealment Grass did increase a bit; it went up to 25 Contribution Points per plant. But who would have thought that before I could sell my stock, its price suddenly plummeted."
méi yòng duō jiǔ ， biàn shùn lì ān quán fǎn huí le liú lí dǎo 。
没用多久，便顺利安全返回了琉璃岛。
"It dropped all the way down to 6 Contribution Points, nearly halved!" Huo Zhenghao was heartbroken.
guǒ zhēn hé zhèng hào zhī qián suǒ shuō ， qián hòu hào fèi le èr shí wǔ tiān zuǒ yòu de shí jiān 。
果真何正浩之前所说，前后耗费了二十五天左右的时间。
"Fortunately, recently the price has rebounded and is now around 15 Contribution Points again."
ér zhí dào cǐ shí ， tā xiān qián jī fā de nà méi cáng xíng fú yě yī rán zài qǐ zhe xiào guǒ 。
而直到此时，他先前激发的那枚藏形符也依然在起着效果。
...
“ zhǐ yào bù yǔ rén zhēng dòu ， yī méi cáng xíng fú jū rán néng chí xù zhè me jiǔ 。 guǒ rán jià lián wù měi 。 děng xià huí dǎo le ， huò xǔ kě yǐ qù mǎi zhe diǎn bèi yòng 。” lǐ fán xīn xiǎng dào 。
“只要不与人争斗，一枚藏形符居然能持续这么久。果然价廉物美。等下回岛了，或许可以去买着点备用。”李凡心想道。
Listening to Huo Zhenghao’s story, Li Fan couldn’t help saying, "Why don't you sell your Concealment Grass while it's still profitable at least to recover some of your investment?"
shān chuān xīng dǒu dà zhèn nèi ， lǐ fán jiāng chǔ wù jiè jiāo gěi le hé zhèng hào 。
山川星斗大阵内，李凡将储物戒交给了何正浩。
Huo Zhenghao shook his head hurriedly. "No way. I’ve already invested a century’s worth of savings in this; I have to wait until the price recovers before selling..."
hé zhèng hào yǒu xiē xīn bù zài yān ， zhǐ shì suí yì sǎo le yī yǎn jiù jiāng chǔ wù jiè shōu qǐ 。
何正浩有些心不在焉，只是随意扫了一眼就将储物戒收起。
He was interrupted as he suddenly exclaimed, "Why is it falling again? 13... 12... 10... 8...?"
zhù yì lì què shì jí zhōng zài le qián fāng yī kuài gǔ piáo de jìng miàn shàng 。
注意力却是集中在了前方一块古朴的镜面上。
"Still falling!?"
kàn qí yàng zi ， què shì gēn tiān xuán jìng yǒu xiē lèi sì 。
看其样子，却是跟天玄境有些类似。
In an instant, the price of Concealment Grass plummeted from 15 Contribution Points per plant to 6, only stabilizing after much difficulty.
lǐ fán shùn zhe hé zhèng hào de mù guāng kàn qù ， zhǐ jiàn jìng miàn shàng xiǎn shì zhe yī xíng xiǎo zì 。
李凡顺着何正浩的目光看去，只见镜面上显示着一行小字。
"Shouldn't it recover eventually?"
“ líng wù cǎo ： dāng qián jià gé shí wǔ diǎn gòng xiàn dù měi zhū 。”
“灵雾草：当前价格十五点贡献度每株。”
After a long silence, seeing Huo Zhenghao's disheartened and dazed appearance, Li Fan could only offer some consolation.
Blue Flame Illusory Spirit left a trace of power in Su Xiaomei's body, helping her suppress the anger within.
Then he returned to Li Fan’s识海.
Just this short period of time had already made Li Fan feel exhausted. The *Ming Ling Huan Gong* hadn't reached the late stage of Qi Refinement yet; the newly born Illusory Spirit was still somewhat weak.
Moreover, he needed to concentrate his mind and carefully control the intensity of the Illusory Spirit's output to avoid causing damage to Su Xiaomei’s young body.
For Li Fan, this wasn’t an easy task. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. With this, she would be safe for at least ten years.
If Li Fan could safely retreat from the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace in his current life and obtain the *Cloud Water Scroll*, he would come to find her early on.
If anything happened to Li Fan, Su Xiaomei could go with Su Changyu and others to the world of cultivators after a decade.
Recovering his spirits, Li Fan walked out of the basement. The high-ranking officials from Dàlí still waited outside in full force.
After informing them that Su Xiaomei had been treated well, Li Fan let them disperse but kept Su Xueshi behind to inquire about Su Xiaomei’s condition.
Su Xueshi's face turned red as he hesitated for a moment before stammering out the details of the situation.
It turned out that Su Xiaomei wasn't Su Xueshi's daughter, but her sister, Su Yuning's daughter.
Su Yuning was much younger than Su Xueshi; she had conceived Su Xiaomei when she was only sixteen last year. Her unexpected pregnancy caused a stir in the Su household because she hadn’t even married yet!
Unwed motherhood was already a scandalous affair. What infuriated Su Lord most was that Su Yuning refused to reveal who the father was, insisting that she had done nothing improper. She claimed that one day while playing in the garden, she suddenly felt tired and took a nap.
Soon after waking up, she noticed something strange about her body. But as an unmarried girl, how could she bring herself to tell anyone?
Only when her belly grew larger did she finally reveal it.
Of course, the Su family didn’t believe this absurd explanation.
Angry, Su Lord wanted to terminate the pregnancy. However, feeling the fetal heartbeat in her abdomen, Su Yuning showed remarkable maternal strength and refused to abort the child, even threatening with her life if necessary.
Despite his rage, Su Lord wouldn't go so far as to kill his own daughter. He locked Su Yuning in a room, preventing her from going out to avoid any leaks of information.
Finally, on the day she was due to give birth, they managed to deliver Su Xiaomei after much effort.
Su Yuning's body had always been weak; she hadn't received proper care during her pregnancy. This ordeal took its toll and soon after giving birth, she passed away in regret.
On her deathbed, she pleaded with the family to take good care of Su Xiaomei. The Su family weren’t heartless people. After Su Yuning’s passing, everyone doted on this little girl who had lost both parents from a young age, hoping for her safe and happy growth.
Who would have thought that shortly after Su Xiaomei's birth, she fell ill with an unusual disease. Her entire body was burning hot; even ice packs were needed to alleviate the symptoms.
The Su family consulted famous doctors in Xuanjing but none could cure her.
It wasn’t until Li Fan arrived...
...
After listening to Su Xueshi’s account, Li Fan looked up at the sky of this world, deep in thought.
"Born under a special destiny? Perhaps that can explain why Su Xiaomei has such high natural talent."
"But according to the original historical trajectory, even with her exceptional abilities, she couldn’t escape her fate when faced with calamities."
"How many people like Su Xiaomei, with extraordinary talents but living ordinary lives and dying in obscurity, are there in the world of cultivators?"
"From this perspective, heaven is truly impartial."
With that said, Li Fan sighed deeply, summoning Taiyin Boat and leaving swiftly.
It didn’t take long for him to return safely to Lustrous Isle.
Sure enough, as Huo Zhenghao had said earlier, it took about twenty-five days in total.
And until now, the Concealment Symbol he had activated was still effective.
"Even a Concealment Symbol can last so long without fighting anyone. It’s indeed cheap and good value for money. Next time I land on an island, maybe I should buy some as backup," Li Fan thought to himself.
Inside the Mountain River Starry Array, Li Fan handed over his storage ring to Huo Zhenghao.
Huo Zhenghao seemed distracted; he casually glanced at the storage ring before putting it away. His attention was focused on a plain mirror in front of him, which resembled the Heaven Qi Realm.
Following Huo Zhenghao's gaze, Li Fan saw that the mirror displayed some small text.
"Concealment Grass: Current price 15 Contribution Points per plant."
The number 15 kept fluctuating; it would sometimes become 16 and then quickly revert to 14.
"Hold on, you’re going up!?" Huo Zhenghao stared intently at the mirror, as if possessed, repeating this over and over.
"Friend Daoist, what are you doing?" Li Fan asked curiously.
"Oh, Friend Daoist, you wouldn’t know," Huo Zhenghao didn't look away from the mirror. He sighed unhappily.
"A few days ago, right after you left, I received reliable information that the island where Concealment Grass was cultivated had been attacked by sea monsters and most of the Concealment Grass on the island was destroyed."
"I told you before, Concealment Grass is a primary raw material for making Concealment Symbols; it’s already scarce. With so much being destroyed, its price would definitely skyrocket."
"At that time, this news hadn’t spread yet, so I wanted to take advantage of the situation and make some money by stockpiling a large amount of Concealment Grass in the Heaven Qi Realm..."
This operation sounded familiar to Li Fan as he sized up Huo Zhenghao. "That’s good, isn't it? Why do you look so down?"
"Good things are good, but I was too happy," Huo Zhenghao sighed without moving his gaze from the mirror.
"At first, the price of Concealment Grass did increase a bit; it went up to 25 Contribution Points per plant. But who would have thought that before I could sell my stock, its price suddenly plummeted."
"It dropped all the way down to 6 Contribution Points, nearly halved!" Huo Zhenghao was heartbroken.
"Fortunately, recently the price has rebounded and is now around 15 Contribution Points again."
...
Listening to Huo Zhenghao’s story, Li Fan couldn’t help saying, "Why don't you sell your Concealment Grass while it's still profitable at least to recover some of your investment?"
Huo Zhenghao shook his head hurriedly. "No way. I’ve already invested a century’s worth of savings in this; I have to wait until the price recovers before selling..."
He was interrupted as he suddenly exclaimed, "Why is it falling again? 13... 12... 10... 8...?"
"Still falling!?"
In an instant, the price of Concealment Grass plummeted from 15 Contribution Points per plant to 6, only stabilizing after much difficulty.
"Shouldn't it recover eventually?"
After a long silence, seeing Huo Zhenghao's disheartened and dazed appearance, Li Fan could only offer some consolation.