Shopping

As the imperial capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City ranked among the top three in prosperity on the Douluo Continent.

The streets were broad, with rows upon rows of shops lining both sides. Hawkers called out endlessly, and pedestrians streamed through the streets, creating a lively atmosphere.

Gu Yuena held Dan Heng's arm as they walked through the crowd, looking much like any other married couple.

They made their way to a street filled with small vendors.

The everyday warmth of mortal life was what soothed ordinary hearts most.

Gu Yuena spotted a small stall, and her eyes lit up. "Husband, let's go over there!"

Dan Heng followed her out of the crowd and stopped before a stall.

Several rows of round stools were arranged on the stall, with prizes such as little dolls placed on top.

The owner had her arms full of iron rings and smiled. "Oh my! I've never seen such a beautiful woman before. You two are truly a perfect match!"

"Want to give it a try? One Copper Soul Coin gets you one ring. Whatever you manage to ring, you can take away."

The owner pointed at the little dolls on the round stools.

There were also some delicate little accessories.

Gu Yuena had her eyes on a Little Azure Dragon plush, adorably clumsy in appearance.

She let out a soft laugh and glanced at Dan Heng beside her.

"Husband, shall we try it together?"

Dan Heng nodded and handed the owner two Copper Soul Coins.

"Two rings."

The smile on Gu Yuena's lips deepened.

She did not think Dan Heng was being stingy. She simply found it amusing, especially the owner's reaction.

The owner stared blankly at Dan Heng. She had run this stall for years, but aside from children, she had never seen anyone buy only two iron rings. Wasn't that too stingy?

Especially when this man had such an extraordinarily beautiful female companion!

She was so startled that she did not react for a moment.

Several young couples stood before the stall as well. Hearing Dan Heng's words, they were all stunned and looked at him in disbelief.

"Is this brother really that honest? Buying only two iron rings in front of so many people? Isn't he afraid his wife will get angry? She's such a beautiful wife too..."

"If it were me, forget iron rings. Even if I had to spend every last coin, I'd buy everything here just to make a beauty smile."

"What a stingy man. I thought he was rather handsome too!"

"..."

Everyone began murmuring amongst themselves. Dan Heng was simply too practical; he did not even bother to put on an act.

"Is that not allowed?" Dan Heng asked.

"It is, but..."

The owner's mouth twitched as she pointed to the throwing line some distance away. "But it isn't easy to ring anything. If there's something you like, you should try more times."

The throwing position was three meters from the first row of prizes, and each prize stool was half a meter apart.

The iron rings were not very wide either. In short, landing one was no simple matter.

A man beside them could not help reminding him, "Brother, if you're buying them, buy twenty or thirty. Maybe you'll get lucky and land one."

"Even if you don't, making such a beautiful wife happy would be worth it!"

"If it really doesn't work, I'll give you twenty!"

The man shook his head, his arms laden with over a hundred iron rings.

His female companion pinched him. "Showing off, are you? Did you see how pretty his wife is and suddenly feel like flaunting yourself? Huh?"

The man fell silent, his face turning green from the pinch.

"Then give it a try first..."

The owner handed Dan Heng two iron rings and sighed inwardly.

Looking at Gu Yuena's peerlessly beautiful face, she felt increasingly that the woman was not worth it.

A beauty like Gu Yuena might not even be found in the imperial palace.

Yet her man did not know how to cherish her at all!

Dan Heng gave one iron ring to Gu Yuena. Before he had even reached the line, he casually tossed the other.

"Hey! You're being far too hasty!" Even the owner could not stand to watch.

Everyone felt Dan Heng was being too perfunctory. He simply did not deserve the affection of such a beautiful woman.

But after tracing an arc through the air, the iron ring landed around the stool holding the Azure Dragon plush.

It was incredibly smooth, with barely any wobble.

"!!!"

Everyone froze again.

The owner scratched her head.

That Azure Dragon plush was in the second-to-last row, making it extremely difficult to ring.

The last person to land it had thrown over three hundred rings before barely succeeding.

Yet Dan Heng had thrown from even farther away and landed it with a casual toss?

What kind of luck was that?

The man who had just lectured Dan Heng looked at the rings piled all over his arms and felt like crying.

He had already thrown over a hundred rings without landing that plush.

Yet Dan Heng had bought only two and landed it on his first throw.

Seeing this, the man's female companion immediately got angry. She fiercely pinched his waist and snapped, "Can you even do this? Look at him, he landed one in a single throw!"

When everyone looked at Dan Heng again, there was no longer only disdain in their eyes.

He was an expert!

The owner handed the Azure Dragon plush to Dan Heng, and he immediately passed it to Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena's lovely face blossomed into a smile. She gave a soft hum and asked, "Husband, you knew I liked this, didn't you?"

Dan Heng glanced at her without saying anything.

But no explanation was needed. He had only chosen the Azure Dragon plush because he had noticed Gu Yuena looking at it.

Gu Yuena smiled happily. When she smiled, her angelic face took on a devilish allure, perfectly blending two utterly opposite kinds of beauty.

The people around them were all dumbstruck. When a woman was beautiful enough to make people lose their senses, every frown and smile carried immense destructive power.

Gu Yuena, however, did not care what anyone else thought. She hugged the Azure Dragon plush to her chest.

The image of Dan Heng in her heart burned even hotter.

If my body weren't in such poor condition, I'd make Husband mine tonight!

"Husband, I'll give you one too." Gu Yuena tossed her iron ring as well. It drifted lightly through the air and landed around a Silver Dragon plush in the second-to-last row.

"!!!" The owner was shocked. What kind of experts were this married couple?

Fortunately, they had only bought two iron rings. Otherwise, she would have suffered a terrible loss!

The owner retrieved the Silver Dragon plush, now somewhat afraid that Dan Heng would continue buying rings.

But the couple had no intention of paying her any more attention and left together.

Gu Yuena handed the Silver Dragon plush to Dan Heng and said with a giggle, "Husband, look how well they match! Just like us."

Dan Heng looked at the Silver Dragon plush. It was similarly adorably clumsy and rather charming.

At a snack stall nearby, a blond man watched the departing backs of Dan Heng and Gu Yuena and paused slightly.

Gu Yuena's smiling face still lingered in his mind.

She was too beautiful, so beautiful that she had completely captivated him for a full minute!

"F-First Prince..." A middle-aged man beside him cleared his throat twice.

Only then did the blond man come back to his senses. He smiled awkwardly. "I was just thinking about something..."

Yet as he spoke, a trace of unwillingness flashed through his eyes.

Unfortunately, she was already married. Moreover, as the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire, he could not take a concubine before the matter of succession had been decided.

"Charles, let's head back..."

The blond man sighed, his interest gone.