"It's too late for regrets now. You missed out on such a good market this year. By the way, Pingzi, how did you do?"
The youth who had spoken first shook his head. "An, don't even ask. I had some real shit luck this year. A Mouse Spirit showed up in my Spirit Field and ruined everything."
"I went through three Talismans just to get rid of it. When all was said and done, I was down five Spirit Stones for the year."
"If I wasn't worried about delaying the family's Spirit Medicine supply, I would've just fed the damn things to that beast."
Shun comforted him, "Don't worry about it. Kid, didn't you make a good bit last year? Just think of it as spending money to ward off a disaster."
Everyone else chimed in with agreement, and the conversation turned to the market conditions for various Spirit Ores and Spirit Grass.
Suddenly, Shun noticed Xiao Chen, who was sitting silently to the side.
