"Being able to close the deal at eighty or even seventy percent discount would indeed earn quite a bit!
But my change isn't enough, otherwise I'd make a profit today."
Someone beside him spoke regretfully.
Because the lump of silver in Ye Yunfei's hand was heavy, most ordinary people simply didn't have the financial means to provide change, so they could only shake their heads and sigh.
"I'll do it!"
Suddenly, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothing pushed through the crowd, striding forward until he stood beside Ye Yunfei.
"Is what you said true?
Willing to settle this lump of silver at seventy percent?"
The middle-aged man said to Ye Yunfei.
"Of course what I said is true. We can close the deal right now,"
Ye Yunfei immediately replied.
"Good, then. I have enough change on me. I'll trade with you now."
The middle-aged man nodded, then reached into his clothes and pulled out a bag. With a rustling sound, he poured out a large pile of small coins.
"Count the change here. It should be sufficient for seventy percent of your silver's value."
"No need to count. Deal."
Ye Yunfei certainly didn't care if the change was a little more or less; in fact, he would have closed the deal even for a single copper coin.
Ye Yunfei directly handed over the silver in his hand, then waved his sleeve, gathering up the entire pile of change.
"This bunch of vegetables is mine now. There's no need for you to argue further."
Ye Yunfei took one of the copper coins and handed it to the vegetable vendor.
"Young man, you have a kind heart,"
the vegetable vendor said as he took the copper coin.
"These vegetables belong to you now."
The vendor handed the bunch of greens to Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, what are you doing?"
Right at that moment, a voice rang out. Ye Yunfei turned his head and saw it was a powerhouse from Wanmu Ancestral Land.
The powerhouse was looking at Ye Yunfei curiously, especially when he saw the bunch of vegetables in Ye Yunfei's hand, his curiosity grew even stronger.
"These guys are definitely fake. There's no need to have any interaction with them,"
the Wanmu Ancestral Land powerhouse said as he walked over.
"Elder Wu, I just thought I'd try to engage with these beings and see if I could find any flaws,"
Ye Yunfei replied.
"The vast majority of the beings we can see are fake. Everything they are doing and saying is false.
To put it bluntly, they are putting on a show for us to watch. Interacting with them is just a waste of time."
Elder Wu said.
"I suppose you have a point, Elder Wu. What they are doing is indeed illusory; they are most likely putting on a performance for us,"
Ye Yunfei nodded, agreeing with Elder Wu's words.
"How can you say such a thing?
Young man, you are a very kindhearted person. Young people like you who help others are rare nowadays.
However, you mustn't listen to this fellow's nonsense.
How could we possibly be putting on a show for you?"
The vegetable vendor beside them, hearing the conversation between Ye Yunfei and Elder Wu, immediately grew displeased and spoke up.
"You false creatures, all putting on an act. Do you think you can fool me?"
Elder Wu swept a cold glance over the people.
"How can you speak like that? Just who are you? Why are you slandering me like this?"
At this point, the vegetable vendor grew somewhat agitated, his emotions flaring as his voice raised several decibels.
"Indeed, why do you say we are acting? That's simply preposterous!"
The old man who had been bargaining for the vegetables earlier suddenly joined in, addressing Elder Wu in a dissatisfied tone.
"You don't like being called fake, is that it?
Do you think your little game is clever?
Young Master Ye and I saw through your falseness at a glance,"
Elder Wu sneered.
"Not just you two, but everyone here aside from me and Young Master Ye is fake."
Elder Wu sneered once more as he looked around.
"What? Where did this fellow spring from? Why do you say we are all fake?
I think you are the fake one."
Elder Wu's words immediately incited public outrage among the surrounding crowd, with many people crying out.
"Young Master Ye, let's go. There's no need to waste time like this. Let's search elsewhere."
Elder Wu said to Ye Yunfei.
"Elder Wu, have you found anything after searching for so long?"
Ye Yunfei looked at Elder Wu and suddenly asked.
"I haven't discovered anything yet, but we need patience. We cannot rush this,"
Elder Wu replied, then tried to pull Ye Yunfei along, wanting to leave.
"You two, stop right there! You won't leave today until you've explained yourselves clearly!"
The vegetable vendor suddenly stepped forward, blocking Elder Wu's path.
"That's right! No leaving until you've made yourselves clear!"
Several other people nearby also stepped forward, blocking Elder Wu.
"What do you fake creatures think you're doing? A bunch of false constructs trying to start a fight?"
Elder Wu grew cold.
Throughout this, Ye Yunfei's gaze had remained fixed on Elder Wu, as if deeply interested in his actions.
"Could it be that Elder Wu also intends to blend in with these creatures first, trying to see what he can discover through that method?"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm transmitted a sound message to Ye Yunfei.
"Don't worry. We'll just watch for now,"
Ye Yunfei replied.
By now, a large group of people, led by the vegetable vendor, had surrounded Elder Wu.
Of course, Ye Yunfei was also encircled, but he remained calm, didn't speak, and simply stood to the side watching.
"You false things dare confront me? With a single move, I can reveal your true forms."
Elder Wu said coldly.
"Elder Wu, are you certain they are all fake?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly asked.
"Of course! Young Master Ye, do you even need to doubt that point?
The vast majority of the people here are fake. Only the two of us are real."
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's question, Elder Wu was visibly taken aback for a moment before speaking.
"Elder Wu, since you are so certain they are fake, why waste time engaging with them?"
Ye Yunfei said.
"What do you mean by that, Young Master Ye?"
Elder Wu seemed puzzled by Ye Yunfei's words.
"You are correct, Elder Wu. Everyone here is fake. Only the two of us are real.
I, of course, am real. And you... are real too."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei smiled as he spoke.
"Exactly, Young Master Ye. So there's no need for us to waste time with these creatures."
Elder Wu said.
"Indeed, I no longer need to waste time. I believe I have already passed the trial left behind by Tianmu Shenjun. I have found the real living being."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"What? Young Master Ye, you've already found a real living being within this city?"
"Correct!"
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Where is it?"
Elder Wu asked, astonished.
"Right under your very nose. It is you!
Aren't you the living being?"
Ye Yunfei looked at Elder Wu, still smiling.
"I am, of course, a living being. But how could I possibly be the one you were looking for?
Like you, I also came in from the outside."
Ye Yunfei's words clearly flustered Elder Wu.
"No, there you are mistaken. You are indeed a living being, but I came from the outside, whereas you did not.
You are precisely the living being left behind here by Tianmu Shenjun."
Ye Yunfei shook his head, looking directly at Elder Wu as he spoke.
"I am the living being left here by Tianmu Shenjun?
How is that possible?
Young Master Ye, have you misunderstood something?"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Elder Wu was dumbstruck.
"There is no misunderstanding. Just now, weren't you repeatedly insisting that all the beings before us were illusory, that they were all putting on an act?"
Ye Yunfei looked at Elder Wu and said.
"Yes, they are indeed illusory, and what they are doing is performing for us to see."
Elder Wu said.
"Since you clearly knew they were illusory, and that everything they did was part of the performance, then why did you choose to join their act?
You explicitly told me not to waste time interacting with them, but after you appeared, why did you spend so much time engaging with them?
Isn't that a contradiction?"
Ye Yunfei watched Elder Wu, observing every subtle change in his expression.
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Elder Wu's expression instantly froze. He stared at Ye Yunfei, motionless.
"Young Master Ye, are you truly certain?
After all, I entered alongside you!"
Elder Wu slowly spoke again.
"I am absolutely certain that you are one of the very few living beings within this city."
Ye Yunfei nodded, his tone utterly definitive.
"Splendid!
Young man, your mind is exceedingly meticulous.
Congratulations, you are the quickest to pass the trial within this city. You are qualified to receive the Eye Technique Inheritance left behind here."
Elder Wu stared at Ye Yunfei. After a brief silence, he suddenly spoke, his expression one of appreciation.
After saying this, Elder Wu's appearance began to slowly change, soon transforming into an unfamiliar-looking elder dressed in ancient attire, exuding a feeling of ages gone by.
"Master, fantastic! You actually saw through this fellow's true nature."
Hu Miao, witnessing this, couldn't help but become excited and cried out.
"You were actually able to spot the flaw through his words and actions. Very good."
Hun Lao couldn't help but speak.
At this moment, in other parts of the city, the other powerhouses who had entered from outside were still moving quickly along one street after another, observing every being on the streets.
However, within this city, perception was severely limited. These powerhouses with overwhelming strength in the outside world had no choice but to obediently rely on their naked eyes to observe and think.
Finding the one real being among such a vast number of creatures was an exceedingly difficult task.
So far, the other powerhouses had yet to make any discoveries, because among all those who entered, only Ye Yunfei himself was willing to try and integrate with those illusory beings to search for flaws.
Everyone else, including Elder Ruan from Wanmu Ancestral Land and a few other powerhouses, were merely rapidly traversing the main streets, searching and observing, having no interaction with the beings.
Because everyone knew that the vast majority of these beings were fake, and interacting with them held no meaning.
Thus, no one other than Ye Yunfei was willing to waste time dealing with these false beings.
"You passed Tianmu Shenjun's trial, so you are qualified to obtain the Pupil Technique he left behind.
This might very well be your greatest opportunity upon entering Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto!"
Hun Lao said with a smile.
Right at this moment, suddenly, the eye pupil hovering above the city trembled slightly, then shot out a dazzling pillar of light that shot straight toward Ye Yunfei.
The brilliant light pillar instantly enveloped Ye Yunfei. Then, Ye Yunfei's body lifted off the ground uncontrollably, flying upward along the dazzling pillar toward the high-altitude eye pupil. In an instant, he vanished into the pupil and disappeared.