Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 216 New Abilities

Yunyi felt a little dizzy. Did this fairy maiden think she was a real deity? Wouldn't she then call herself the Queen Mother of the West?

Alright, I'll go take a stroll around Tianyi Temple tomorrow.

Nothing special was found in Baixianglou, not even children in the cellar, but a lot of gold and silver were found in the storeroom and in Li Niang's room.

What Ning Xingchen didn't see, Yun Yi secretly put into her spatial storage; what she found at the same time, she laid out and divided equally.

“Young Master, this is about fifty thousand taels of silver. Let’s split it in half.” Yunyi pointed to the pile of gold and silver jewelry, including the two gold ingots she had given.

“Okay.” Ning Xingchen did not refuse.

"I thought you, the heir of a marquis's family and the son of the eldest princess, would be polite to me."

“If this were five taels, I definitely wouldn’t share it with you, but this much… it could buy a princess’s mansion, why wouldn’t I want it?”

"Alright then." Yun Yi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Then..."

"The silver notes are mine, these are yours."

"you……"

“The silver notes are only 22,000 taels. It’s convenient for me to carry them. You can have the rest. You’ve made a profit.” Ning Xingchen interrupted Yun Yi directly. “Besides, you girls will like so much jewelry.”

"Alright then." Yunyi stopped arguing, found two large bundles, divided the things into two parts, packed them up, and then carried them on her back.

Ning Xingchen's lips twitched as she watched: "I remember back in the capital, you were such a frail woman who couldn't even lift a stool in front of my third cousin, and now..."

“I’m telling you, people change.” Yunyi rolled her eyes at him. “Back in the capital, you were a seven-times-a-night man, how come you’ve become a celibate here?”

Ning Xingchen's face immediately turned red, but fortunately the light was dim and Yun Yi didn't see it. She quickly coughed and said, "I was wrong."

"Let's go quickly." Yunyi turned around.

"Ouch." Ning Xingchen accidentally bumped into something and then heard a cracking sound.

Feeling uneasy, the two quickly rolled over on the spot.

Then they heard a whooshing sound, and there were several feathered arrows stuck in the spot where they had just been standing.

The two exchanged a glance in the darkness. It seemed they hadn't searched thoroughly enough; there should be other hidden compartments in Li Niang's room.

"Boss, I'm here." Just as the two of them began to search again, Sixteen's voice rang in Yunyi's mind.

What good will you do here? Besides, you're just a wolf; you can't even get into the city.

I didn't go to the county town; I discovered my abilities had improved again.

Let's elaborate and see if it's truly useless.

[Look, I can communicate with you freely even from this distance now. Isn't that a great ability?]

What's the point of communicating with you? It just distracts me, so there's no need. I'm busy...

[Boss, don't block me, I was just kidding. I discovered that my energy waves can be transmitted to you. Although it's not much, for a mortal like you, it should be more beneficial than harmful. I'm transmitting it to you now, but as for what kind of ability you'll gain, I have no idea.]

Yunyi: ...

Just then, Yunyi felt a jolt throughout her body. A current of electricity circulated through her mind before disappearing without a trace.

Yun Yi closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, feeling that his eyes seemed even brighter. In fact… he could see a mist on Ning Xingchen’s forehead, but because it was night, he couldn’t make out the color. He quickly shook his head, and the mist cleared up.

Boss, you should be able to read auras now.

【Hmm.】 Yunyi was a little happy.

Popularity, in this context, refers to the aura or energy a person possesses, which can be categorized into inner strength and luck.

Confidence is something a person is born with. For example, an emperor or a member of the royal family is the most noble. Even if the country is about to perish, his confidence is still auspicious. However, if the country's fortunes are not good, then auspiciousness will be covered by gray or black aura.

For example, when someone encounters something good, commonly known as good luck, they will be radiant with happiness, and their good fortune at that moment is called "red aura".

Conversely, if it's shrouded in gray mist, then bad luck is definitely coming.

However, neither confidence nor luck is static; both are influenced by many factors.

Now that she has the ability to see into people's spirits, it will be of great benefit to her in the future.

“There’s a hidden compartment here.” Ning Xingchen’s words interrupted Yun Yi and Sixteen’s conversation.

"Let me see." Yunyi walked over, and sure enough, there was a hidden compartment on the wall behind the dressing table mirror. She reached in and took out a wooden box.

Upon opening it, you'll find a ledger.

Ning Xingchen lit the tinderbox, because even with the best eyesight, it was impossible to see the small print on the ledger in the dark.

“This is… the ledger for buying and selling children.” Yun Yi flipped through it for a moment, her expression darkening slightly. “It seems your guess was correct.”

"These beasts." Ning Xingchen took a deep breath. "This time, we must uproot this cancer."

"It's getting late, I have to leave now." Yunyi closed the ledger. "I'll keep this for now, it's too dangerous for you to close it."

Ning Xingchen nodded: "Okay."

Yunyi paused for a moment, then smiled: "You trust me so much, don't worry, I will definitely repay you in the future."

Ning Xingchen glanced at Yun Yi, said nothing, and turned to leave the room.

Behind Baixianglou, Hongyi and Lianxing were staring at each other, their mutual wariness quite obvious.

However, after hearing the noise, the two looked over together and went to their respective masters, but neither of them spoke.

Hongyi hurriedly took the bundle from Yunyi's hands: "Miss, this..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Yun Yi waved to Ning Xingchen and then left first.

Ning Xingchen took a deep breath and led Lian Xing back to Baixianglou. After all, he had stayed there overnight, and if he left, his secret would be exposed.

Back at the inn, Hongyi stared in astonishment at the gold and silver ingots and other precious jewelry in her bundle, exclaiming, "Young Miss, did you go rob someone?"

"Can you talk?"

"Are you going to... rob the rich to help the poor?"

"That's a stretch, after all, we are indeed poor." Yunyi smiled. "Find an opportunity to exchange these for silver notes." During the break between leaving Baixianglou, she had already stored some of them in her spatial storage, leaving only about half of what she originally had, but it was still worth quite a bit of silver.

"Okay." Hong nodded. "I'll go tomorrow."

Yunyi nodded, then went to bed. She still had to go to Tianyi Temple tomorrow.