14 Chapter Thirteen

"Female devil!" Ji Xiang tried to jump out and attack Yu You Lei, but only succeeded in throwing himself onto the dry soil. He flopped around pathetically, and eventually found his way back into the water.

Yu You Lei cast him a strange look, saying, "Do you expect me to let you out if you keep calling me a devil?"

With that, she walked away,ignoring the cries of Ji Xiang which came from behind her.

Yu You Lei quickly exited the ring, returning to her body with a box of money and some herbs in her hands.

She waved her hand, and a mat appeared on the floor.

Huffing from the effort needed to carry the items, Yu You Lei quickly threw the herbs onto the mat and plunked the box of money in one corner.

Yu You Lei then waved her hand a few more times, and mats marked with different colours appeared on the floor. She took some time to sort the herbs according to their rank and type, and then rolled all the mats up.

Wrapping them into one large bundle, she carelessly tossed it inside her ring and proceeded to observe the box of money.

Yu You Lei couldn't deny the fact that she was rich, and maybe kind of greedy, in her past life. She really, really loved collecting treasures! Even if they were of no use to her, finding and claiming them for herself simply gave her a sense of satisfaction.

She opened the box with shining eyes, and let out a laugh upon seeing the coins inside the box.

The money system in this world was rather simple.

Most people used coins as currency. There were bronze coins, silver coins and gold coins. 100 bronze coins made up a silver coin, and 100 silver coins made up a gold coin.

Silver and bronze coins were the most common form of currency, while gold coins were usually used by the richer ones.

There were also spiritual gems, which were the most expensive form of currency only used for buying treasures.

They were found in two places - either in a mine or from the body of a spiritual beast. They similarly had 10 grades, and they were graded according to what grade beast they were dug out from.

Those found in mines would be compared to the ones from the spiritual beasts, and then it would be decided by a professional what level it was.

These gems were only used for buying legendary treasures, since a grade 10 one would be worth 500 000 gold coins, a grade 9 one would be worth 1 000 000, a grade 8 one would be worth 1 500 000 and so on. A grade 2 one would be worth 100 million, and a grade 1 one would be double the price since beasts of those grades were very, very rare.

A family of 3 could survive for a week with 30 gold coins. An average person's monthly income was 25 gold coins, and a person generally used 2 or less gold coins a day for food and other expenses. Other than a job, trading and selling treasures was also a common way to earn money. Auction houses and trading centres were also very common as a result.

Yu You Lei shoved her hands into the box, and the laughter that was about to bubble from her throat suddenly got stuck. Under that layer of maybe 50 gold coins, were a few dozen silver coins. And after a layer of those silver coins, there were only bronze coins!

She quickly counted the money, brain whirling away and she added the cost together and did some maths. Altogether, she only had around 60 gold coins.

Although a family of 5 could survive for two weeks with 60 gold coins, herbs and treasures cost way more than those daily needs.

Even the most common item on her list of herbs she still needed, the Frozen Lilac Flower, cost around 40 gold coins if she were to find a good deal. In worst case scenario, she would need at least 1000 gold coins to buy the herbs she still needed.

Yu You Lei frantically took out all the boxes of money she was able to find, and realized that each of them, which were originally filled with gold, had been instead filled to the brim with bronze coins.

It seemed the first box she took out was actually the one containing the most amount of money, since in the other boxes, there wasn't a single trace of gold, or even silver, coins.

Adding the value of all her coins together, Yu You Lei only had 500 gold coins. The reason she only had this little amount was because apparently, her boxes full of high grade crystals were also turned into bronze coins.

"I forgot to mention, there's a chance the things in the boxes might be brought down by a few grades if your level is too low. Don't worry, after you cultivate, these coins will naturally return to their original state." A voice said in Yu You Jia's mind before disappearing, leaving her fuming as she stared at the boxes and coins in front of her. She swept her hand across the room, and the boxes disappeared without a trace.

There was a chance they could return to their original form in the future, so if she were to use them as bronze coins now, it would be a waste.

Looks like the only thing she could do was to find some way to earn money.

Meanwhile, the six guards were sitting on the tree with their eyes closed and backs turned. They were originally sent to confirm whether Yu You Lei had truly died, but now their role was to protect her.

"What do you think the future Mistress is doing?" One of the guards whispered, eyes closed as he listened to the clanking of coins coming from Yu You Lei's room.

"Eh, so you think there's a chance she will become the Mistress in the future?" Another guard asked, almost opening his eyes when he did so. He personally felt that she would become a concubine at most, with her talent and all.

"She seems to have changed, though? So, maybe there's a chance?" The same guard said, thinking back to her behavior earlier.

"Shut your mouths!" The seemingly most mature guard whispered, successfully causing all of them to clamp a hand over their mouths. This was Bai Wu, the one with the most power among all the six guards sent.

Their names were given according to their power. Each of their names started with Bai, and the second character would be their ranking[1]. Bai Yi to Bai Si were all guarding Li Juan Tian, while Bai Wu to Bai Shi were with Yu You Lei.

"Let's stop talking about her, okay? Anyways, yesterday, I heard that Master. . ." He then surprised everyone by joining in the gossiping. These stotic guards then began to whisper and gossip like a few woman.

A few minutes of exchanging news later, the earlier silence returned, and they sat motionlessly on the branches.

"Hey, strange shadow guard people, where are you?" Yu You Lei poked her head out her window and shouted this, staring at the sillohoutes of the six guards.

Following her call, they all leaped into her room without any hesitation or consideration for her privacy.

Yu You Lei cast them an uninterested glace after they landed, and then asked in a nonchalant tone, "Do you have money?"

[1] So the first character is Bai, and following that is their rank. Like this:

Bai Yi

Bai Er

Bai San

Bai Si

Bai Wu

Bai Liu

Bai Qi

Bai Ba

Bai Jiu

Bai Shi

After this, there are no more rankings according to names. They will just be known as guards.