Chapter 27: Senior Sister Ziyuan Gets Hoodwinked

Chapter 27: Senior Sister Ziyuan Gets Hoodwinked

"These top-quality Origin Qi stones are beneficial for your cultivation; they are even more pure. Consider it me hiring you—accompany me for a stroll this afternoon, okay?"

Senior Sister Ziyuan discovered that the same market felt completely different when viewed from high in the sky versus being immersed within it.

She truly enjoyed this lifestyle of an ordinary person.

No one feared her Cursed Poison Body, and no one called her a jinx.

"You have to know, my time is very precious. Getting me to accompany you for an entire afternoon is likely a bit difficult," Qin Xuan chuckled mischievously. "Unless..."

Senior Sister Ziyuan was puzzled, "Unless what?"

"Unless you pay more!"

Thus, Senior Sister Ziyuan spent one thousand top-quality Origin Qi stones to book Qin Xuan's entire afternoon.

The two held hands, not separating for even a moment.

Within the vast Yaoshan County, they strolled from east to west.

It wasn't until the night grew deep that Qin Xuan was able to find a moment of respite.

He slumped in a small pavilion, feeling like life was meaningless, his heart filled with frustration.

Back on Earth, he had always felt that accompanying women shopping was exhausting.

Now, having arrived at the Hongmeng Continent, accompanying the Daughter of Luck, Senior Sister Ziyuan, to tour Yaoshan County was even more draining.

Senior Sister Ziyuan's curiosity was too strong!

When buying dresses, she could visit over a hundred clothing shops in a row without stopping once.

Upon seeing a pleasure boat pass by, she would drag him along to ride a painted boat, sailing from the east of Yaoshan County all the way to the west.

Before the sky turned dark, she dragged him to listen to storytelling.

They listened to the biography of Great Emperor Ziyang for a full two hours, twice.

At the night market, Qin Xuan was dragged along, nearly buying every single item from all the street vendors!

It was non-stop; there was absolutely no time to rest.

If Qin Xuan hadn't complained of being tired, it was likely that Senior Sister Ziyuan wouldn't have stopped even now.

"These are for you." Senior Sister Ziyuan took out the remaining few hundred top-quality Origin Qi stones from her Storage Ring.

Qin Xuan rolled his eyes, "I sell my skills, not my body, and these Origin Qi stones aren't enough."

Senior Sister Ziyuan couldn't help but chuckle.

After spending the day together, she had grown accustomed to Qin Xuan's unreliability.

He seemed to lack noble airs, but in reality, he was easier to get along with; in her eyes, this was a major advantage.

"You bought so many things for me, I can't let you spend money for nothing, I must pay the bill," Senior Sister Ziyuan tested the waters, "Is this enough? If not, I can go back and get more for you."

She didn't have the habit of carrying Origin Qi stones.

In the past, she always stayed within magic arrays, having a constant supply of heaven and earth Origin Qi.

The ones inside her Storage Ring were just exceptionally beautiful Origin Qi stones she had selected when she was bored.

They were her precious collectibles, not resources for cultivation.

Qin Xuan accepted them, figuring it was better than nothing, "I'll take the loss. Since we're friends, there's no need to trouble you to go back."

Senior Sister Ziyuan paused for a long while before slowly peering through her robes, staring into Qin Xuan's deep eyes. Her voice became serious, "You should know my identity, right? And you know that I carry the Cursed Poison Body?"

Qin Xuan replied nonchalantly, "I know, the Chief Disciple of Yaochi Sacred Land, right? I heard it from those vendors."

Senior Sister Ziyuan asked, puzzled, "Knowing that, you still dare to intentionally approach me? Aren't you afraid that the Cursed Poison Body will poison you to death? Even the Saints of Yaochi Sacred Land fear me like a tiger!"

The main topic!

Qin Xuan had been preparing for this for a long time and casually blurted out, "I am the type of person who doesn't believe in evil; I have a hard life! Even having my Supreme Bone gouged out couldn't kill me. I actually want to see just how awesome your Cursed Poison Body is!"

"Now the result is obvious: your Cursed Poison Body isn't as terrifying as the rumors say, at least not to me."

"Besides, I'm also very curious about what you look like, wrapped up like a zongzi. People say you are a beauty, and I want to verify if that rumor is true or false!"

That he was intentionally approaching Senior Sister Ziyuan, even a fool could realize.

Let alone someone like Senior Sister Ziyuan, who had such a self-conscious personality and didn't interact with the outside world?

Trying to cover it up would only make it worse.

It was better to simply create a persona of someone coveting her beauty.

Having something to gain was the norm.

Unprovoked displays of kindness would only make Senior Sister Ziyuan overly defensive!

Senior Sister Ziyuan said with dissatisfaction, "You are lecherous!"

Qin Xuan shouted in grievance, "No, I, Qin Xuan, am an upright gentleman! A fair lady is a good match for a gentleman!"

Senior Sister Ziyuan mercilessly exposed him, "When you walk down the street, your eyes are always fixed on those perky butts and the chests of those young girls."

"..."

"But you have never looked at me, so what you said is a lie. You have no intention of seeing my face at all!"

Qin Xuan was angry.

He felt he had been framed, so he stretched out his hand and gestured at Senior Sister Ziyuan's figure, "Look at yourself. The armor padding in your butt is a full inch thick. Your chest is stiffer than those burly men; I don't know how many layers of armor you've padded it with."

"I admit, I have a tiny bit of appreciation for beauty, but on you, I haven't seen a single ounce of femininity. Why would I ignore those young girls and stare at you, this all-metal armored warrior, with golden eyes?"

"Ask yourself, if you saw a man like that, wouldn't you feel uneasy?"

Pfft!

Senior Sister Ziyuan was amused and couldn't help but chuckle.

Her laughter was crisp and pleasant, but it stopped abruptly.

It seemed she was very unaccustomed to expressing her emotions so directly.

At the very least, Qin Xuan was currently the first person to hear her laughter; she hadn't even been this relaxed in front of her parents.

Senior Sister Ziyuan pointed into the distance at a pretty young girl passing by the pavilion, looked at Qin Xuan, and asked, "Is she pretty?"

Qin Xuan watched the slightly swaying little butt walk away before slowly nodding, "Pretty, I love looking."

Senior Sister Ziyuan said softly, "I am prettier than her."

Qin Xuan looked skeptical, "I don't believe it!"

Senior Sister Ziyuan snorted softly, "Believe it or not. I am just stating a fact to you, not trying to prove it to you."

She stood up, grabbed Qin Xuan's arm, and took the initiative, "I will take you to a place."

A quarter of an hour later,

Senior Sister Ziyuan brought Qin Xuan to the Yaoshan Auction House.

Here, Disciples of the Yaochi Sacred Land, and even those at the level of Deacons and Elders, would entrust some good items to be auctioned here.

Good items were often auctioned, and over time, the reputation of the Yaoshan Auction House grew higher and higher, remaining high within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles.

Whenever the auction house was open, experts from all over the Ziyang Empire would specifically rush here to participate in the auction, wanting to purchase their desired Treasure Artifacts or great medicinal herbs.

Qin Xuan sat down in a private room on the second floor of the auction house and glanced curiously at Senior Sister Ziyuan: "Are you going to sell me?"

"If I treated you as an auction item, no one would bid." Senior Sister Ziyuan teased, then said seriously, "In tonight's auction, there are many Treasure Artifacts. You still don't have a handy weapon. Take this opportunity to purchase one here; it can also increase your combat power a little and protect yourself."

The auction host below, after the attendant brought out the auction item, loudly introduced, "This auction item is called the earth-splitting spear, a Heaven Grade Treasure Artifact with shocking power. The starting bid is one million High Grade Origin Qi stones."

"One million five hundred thousand!"

From a private room on the second floor of the auction house, a familiar voice rang out, clear and resonant, as if determined to win the earth-splitting spear.

"Yo, Ye Feng, is it?"

Hearing this voice, Qin Xuan knew that he had run into Ye Feng again.

It looked like Ye Feng was indeed determined to win this earth-splitting spear.

How could he let him have his way?

Regardless of whether he had the Origin Qi stones or not, he would bid first!

"Two million, three million, four million!"

Qin Xuan began malicious bidding without any bottom line.