The sky turned dark, and it was now 7 PM. The Gu Family, having gone through the dayti hustle and bustle, had quieted down. Gu Chengyu, having slept a lot during the day, was now wide awake, waiting for Mrs. Lv to fall asleep. Listening to the steady and gentle breathing of Mrs. Gu, Gu Chengyu knew his mother was asleep.
With a thought, he entered the space. Upon entering, the Spiritual Energy inside welcod him like a drought-ending drizzle, making him feel euphoric and dreamlike, with a sense of utter tranquility. As usual, he went to the spring, took a few gulps of the Spiritual Spring, and sighed in comfort—it felt truly wonderful!
Having rushed in yesterday, the warehouse and shopping area within the space remained unchecked. Gu Chengyu decided to tidy the warehouse first. Located in the basent, he descended the stairs at the rear right of the hall and was stunned by the sight before him. Piles of items and boxes were stacked together. A rough count showed about fifty boxes arranged in rows, and Gu Chengyu walked up to take a closer look. He discovered these boxes were made of Golden Rattan Wood—what a waste of such valuable material to make re boxes! The surface of the boxes shimred with golden light and emitted a subtle elegant fragrance. He sighed at the extravagance.
Curiosity piqued, he wondered what precious items were inside these boxes. Opening one, he was nearly blinded; inside, neatly stacked, were gold ingots weighing ten pounds each, separated with wooden strips—how much gold was in this box? Gu Chengyu took a deep breath and silently closed the box. Opening other boxes, he found them similar, with so containing silver ingots. After calculating, there seed to be twenty boxes of gold and fifteen of silver, all of excellent quality. The rest weren’t gold or silver; five boxes contained jewelry cases. Having opened one, he saw hairpins, jade pendants, bracelets, earrings, jade pendants, and pendants. There were bracelets and sets of headpieces aplenty. The hairpins looked brand new, and the jade bracelets had great sheen, not to ntion the gently glowing pearl strands forming the headpieces. Various agates and gemstones filled several boxes, all haphazardly piled together. Unable to take it in any longer, Gu Chengyu felt overwheld. These five boxes stacked together were likely all gold, silver, and jewels.
Turning to ten other boxes, larger than the previous ones, he opened the first to find a red coral tree as tall as a person lying inside. The whole coral tree was exceptionally natural, and the vibrant redness made it all the more appealing. Such a large red coral was indeed rare, as red coral grows only an inch every twenty years. For this to reach nearly human height was testant to its value.
The other boxes contained precious ornants, including bronze, porcelain, and jade items. Presumably, the first owner, Gu Qing’s parents, collected these, having been cultivators; mortal treasures were easier for them to acquire. No wonder the boxes were crafted from Golden Rattan Wood—the contents were truly valuable, and primarily because Golden Rattan Wood is insect-resistant.
Having surveyed the boxes, he saw the wall interior lined with wooden shelves, likely holding items belonging to the second owner, Gu Jing. She packed hastily and could only stack things on the shelves. Over half of the shelves contained textiles like plain satin, flower-patterned brocade, cloud-pattern brocade, and Shu Brocade. Beside them was a pile of leather, casually stacked. An area that caught his special notice differed from the other shelves, labeled with an explanation: it was left by Gu Qing’s parents for their daughter—a fabric not impressive in the Immortal Cultivation World but indeed fine to mortals.
This fabric was made from Heavenly Silkworm silk found in the Cultivation World, resistant to water, fire, blades, and bullets, warm in winter and cool in sumr. It resembled satin, densely textured, smooth to the touch, cool and sleek, with many colors and varying patterns, and inner strength with cloud patterns. Very rare, about thirty bolts were there. The space beside indicated so were used by Gu Qing or Gu Jing. Beside the shelves were several rows of porcelain bottles, explained to be dripped into water from Heavenly Silkworm Silk during cutting, applied to fabrics—for indeed, if bulletproof, how could it be cut into clothing?
All items had boxes or shelves, except for those stacked on the ground, likely added later by Gu Jing. Still similar things, silk and brocade, gold, silver, and jade items not matching those in boxes or on shelves but valuable nonetheless.
Proceeding further, he saw half a wall of small dicine cabinets labeled with nas like musk, root of multi-flowered knotweed, Szechuan lovage, citrus peel, He Shouwu, tu-chung, etc. Spotting ginseng beside tu-chung, Gu Chengyu’s eyes lit up. Were these dicinal materials or seeds? Pulling the cabinet open, he found two ancient ginseng roots lying inside. Taking one for close inspection, he saw it was quite robust, shaped like a human, with dense crowns—it appeared to be over five hundred years old. The other root was larger, likely a thousand years old. Trembling for a mont, he touched then put it back. Lifting his gaze, he saw Lingzhi, only one inside. Though small, upon clearer inspection, breathless, he realized it was Purple Ganoderma—half-moon cap, reddish-brown, glossy, with cloud patterns. These were fine dicinal materials! Once Gu Chengyu explored the space thoroughly, he would no longer be so startled, as these were common.
The lower right corner had several cabinets labeled pills and ointnts: Ice-skin Ointnt, White Head Discontinuity Ointnt, Life-extending Pills, among others—various types. Gu Chengyu did not examine closely but inferred from the nas they were valuable tiny pills—likely of immortal origin, beyond common folk’s ability to craft.
One wall didn’t entirely hold dicine cabinets; slightly more than half was seed cabinets, smaller in size. The upper rows were surely dicinal seeds, matching those of the dicine cabinets. The lower rows contained grains, vegetables, and fruit seeds. Seeing wheat, rice, and corn, Gu Chengyu thought of the empty fields outside—that he should plant them.
Going forward, he noticed a wooden partition forming a small room, presumably a granary, with neatly stacked burlap sacks, likely containing rice and cloth bags labeled rouge rice. Beside them were large jars filled with fine snow-white flour.
Having browsed overall, Gu Chengyu prepared to step out, intending first to plant seeds. Although ample food lay in the warehouse, having grain in hand was peace of mind—having suffered hunger before, leaving the fields unplanted would be wasteful.
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