Qin Lingyuns eyes stole a glance, and she saw Qin Xiaoyun standing beside the immortal, excitedly talking to her family, as if in her heart, Qin Lingyun was just an unimportant person who didnt need to be paid much attention.
Qin Lingyun took a deep breath and warned herself: "Calm down, dont panic."
At this moment, the fairys palm was already on Qin Lingyuns head, a faint scent of fragrance came from the fairys body and entered Qin Lingyuns nose, her tension eased slightly.
A wisp of green air emerged from the fairy womans palm and quickly drilled into Qin Lingyuns body. Qin Lingyun felt her body warm up, as if a small bubble was wandering in every corner of her body. Soon, the green air returned to the fairy womans hand again.
Qin Lingyuns heart was racing, her mouth was dry and her palms were clenched into fists, she couldnt help but feel tense, because the moment that would decide her fate had finally arrived.
A cold and clear voice sounded.
"Not suitable, eliminated, next one."
It was as if a giant hammer had struck Qin Lingyuns chest, and she seemed to hear countless mocking sounds and saw countless pairs of mocking eyes. At this moment, her spirit suddenly became dizzy.
"I knew that black ugly girl wouldnt make it, its normal for her to fail."
"If even she can be selected, then the sun will rise in the west."
All kinds of sarcastic remarks entered Qin Lingyuns ears, apart from some sarcasm, more people had an indifferent attitude, in the eyes of many people, Qin Lingyun was just a insignificant small pawn, not even qualified to be ridiculed, only a few people ridiculed Qin Lingyun, they also did it with a playful mindset, just for fun.
Qin Lingyun walked out as if she had lost her soul. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Next, she didnt even know how to get back home.
Dazed and confused, she stayed at home for three days, and every day Qin Lingyun locked herself in her room, unwilling to come out and see people. This time the blow to her was too great, and it took a long time for her to recover.
Three days later, Qin Lingyun was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes. At this moment, she had basically recovered. Originally, she had been subjected to blows since childhood, and her mental endurance was much stronger than that of ordinary people. If it werent for the fact that her hopes were too high this time, leading to a huge blow, she would have just smiled and not taken it to heart.
"San Ya, why are you still in the room? Come out quickly, sister will take you to the town market to have some fun." Qin Ling Sus voice came in.
Qin Lingyun had always wanted to go to the town market, but she never got her wish. Her family members used her young age as an excuse not to let her out, but in fact Qin Lingyun was very clear that being too young was not the real reason, and poverty at home was the real cause.
If Qin Lingyun were to go to the market and she took a liking to something, but they couldnt afford it at home, then the family wouldnt know what to do. If they didnt buy it for her, Qin Dahu and Huang Shi would feel guilty, but if they did buy it, they wouldnt have enough financial resources. In the end, they could only not let Qin Lingyun go.
This time, seeing Qin Lingyun like this, Qin Dahu gritted his teeth and finally decided to let Qin Lingyun go to the town market to have some fun, just to clear her mind, which was better than staying at home and getting sick from depression.
"Wait a minute, Ill be right out." Qin Lingyun flipped over and got out of bed, tidied herself up a bit, put on a set of ordinary coarse cloth clothes, opened the door and walked out.
This was her first time out of the house in three days. Qin Dahu and his wife, who were waiting outside, were overjoyed, thinking that going to the market had taken effect.
Qin Dahus husband and wife did not know that Qin Lingyun was more sensible than they had imagined, although she was only eleven years old, her mind was already very mature.
"Are we going just the two of us, sister and I?"
"Of course," said Qin Dahut, "your mother and I are both busy with things, we dont have time to go to the market together, so let your sister accompany you."
Qin Dahuo took out a few copper coins from his pocket and placed them in Qin Lingsus hand: "These few copper coins will be kept on you, when the time comes San Ya wants to buy something can use it."
Qin Dahuo and Huangshi once again exhorted them before letting them leave.
Calmly walking out of the village, ignoring the gazes of the people around her, Qin Lingyun chatted and laughed with Qin Lingsu as if nothing had happened three days ago.
Seeing Sanpaitou return to normal, Qin Lingsu finally breathed a sigh of relief. These three days, she had been worried and frightened, in her opinion, not passing the immortal selection was no big deal, after all, this time only three people from more than a dozen villages passed, while those who didnt pass were too many.
Qinjia Village is located in a valley on the outskirts of Luoxia Mountain, with only one road leading out of the village. The fields on both sides of the road are cultivated land, emitting the scent of soil.
Qin Lingyun walked on the road, and along the way, she often met villagers from the village. They were either leaving or returning to the village. Most people were in a hurry, while only a few strolled leisurely.
"Sister, how much farther is the market from here?" Qin Lingyun couldnt help but ask after walking for more than an hour without seeing the town.
"Well be there soon if we walk a bit more, but its quite tiring. It would be much better if we could ride an ox cart." Qin Lingshu stopped in her tracks: "Lets take another rest."
After leaving Qinjia Village, they had rested several times already.
After drinking some water and resting for a while, they set off again. This time, it didnt take long before they saw in the distance a large cluster of connected houses.
Qin Lingsu pointed ahead: "Thats Qinghe Town over there. When the time comes, stick close to your sister and dont get lost."
Qin Lingyun, who had never left Qinjia Village before, curiously looked at the buildings that were different from those in the village. As they gradually approached Qinghe Town, they heard the noise from afar.
Qinghe Town has a total of three long streets, the streets are paved with bluestone slabs, and the buildings on both sides of the street, except for a small part that is built with stone blocks, the main material of most houses is wood, with reddish-brown as the main color tone.
At the entrance of the town, there is a stone tablet with two words "Qinghe" carved on it.
People came and went in a continuous stream, many of whom wore clothes that Qin Lingyun had never seen before.
"There are so many beautiful houses, clothes, and all sorts of people. The town is really fun, just like whats written in the book." Qin Lingyun looked around at the novel things with a curious expression. What she saw in books were words, but now real things appeared before her eyes. This experience was different from simply reading books.
Moreover, in the town, there were basically no people who knew Qin Lingyun, and she felt a kind of physical and mental relaxation and freedom.
Whether its the shops lining both sides of the street or the vendors calling out to sell their wares, they all bring a shock to Qin Lingyuns vision.
At this time, Qin Lingsu bought a few meat buns from the small food stall next to her and continued walking with Qin Lingyun, each eating two.
"This is the East Street of Qinghe Town, and theres also a West Street over there. However, West Street is where rich people go, with high-end clothing stores, jewelry shops, and large restaurants. East Street is more mixed, with all sorts of people." Qin Lingshu said.
Qin Lingyun asked: "What about South Street?"
"Nan Street is mainly where some of the towns wealthy families reside."
Qin Lingsu spoke while glancing at a nearby small stall, where the owner, a middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and cheekbones, had eyes that roamed around, flashing with cunning, and greeted every passerby.
"The roads Ive traveled and the things Ive experienced mustnt be missed, all the items I sell are of high quality."
A middle-aged man grabbed a passing young man and picked up a black comb from the stall, saying mysteriously: "Young man, I can see that you have a purple aura on your forehead, youre not an ordinary person. Youll become immortal or a saint soon. Come, Ill sell this comb to you. Dont underestimate this comb, its not an ordinary one. Let me whisper to you, this is the comb used by the Ninth Heaven Xian Nü, a treasure of the fairy family...I wouldnt tell this to just anyone."
The young man shook off the middle-aged mans hand, and with a bad temper, he swallowed his saliva: "Damn cheater, really unlucky, actually cheated me."
People basically ignored the middle-aged man, but Qin Lingsus eyes lit up. She loved digging through small stalls like this one. Last time, she had spent two copper coins on a hairpin that perfectly matched her taste and was very cheap. This time, she planned to buy one for Qin Lingyun as well, as a gift for bringing her to the market.
Qin Lingsu walked to the middle-aged mans stall and squatted down, Qin Lingyun whispered in her ear: "Sister, is this person a cheat? Why do we need to buy his things?"
Qin Lingsu waved her hand to indicate that Qin Lingyun was fine, and the small stall was a white cloth spread on the ground, with many strange and unusual trinkets placed on top.
A middle-aged man saw Qin Lingshu picking his things and couldnt help but joyfully say: "This little girl is not an ordinary person at first glance, she understands my familys treasure, becoming a fairy or saint in the future will be no problem..."
"Bring out all the hairpins and let me take a look." Qin Lingshu interrupted the middle-aged mans words.
"Needle? Okay." The middle-aged man took out several from the cloth bag beside him, seven or eight needle-like objects of different colors, but most of them were rough and looked like cheap goods.
"San Ya, which one do you like?"
Qin Lingyun squeezed over, gazing at the seven or eight hairpins laid out on the stall. She had always liked her sisters hairpins, and now that she could buy one for herself, she was extremely delighted.
A middle-aged man with a sly tongue began to introduce each hairpin in an endless stream, speaking extravagantly and making ordinary, crudely-made hairpins sound like precious treasures.
Qin Lingyun did not listen to the middle-aged mans words, she carefully compared them for a while, and finally chose a light yellow hairpin, which looked like a golden hairpin with simple leaf-shaped patterns on it, but Qin Lingyun knew that this hairpin was definitely not made of gold.
"Youve got a good eye for things, this hairpin is truly an invaluable treasure."
"Two copper coins."
A middle-aged man deliberately showed a shocked expression: "What? This treasure of the fairy family is only worth two copper coins? Miss, are you mistaken?"