Magical Beast Blind Box

Central Market.

This was the most prosperous place in all of Wu Tan City. Commerce flourished, shops filled every street, and the area bustled with people every day.

The Wu Tan City branch of the Mitel Auction House, which belonged to the Mite'er Family—the wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire—stood at the heart of this district.

Outside the Mitel Auction House were shops managed by the Xiao Clan, Jialie Family, and Aoba Family. Some sold herbal medicine, while others sold magical beast pelts, bones, meat, and butchered cuts. The rest consisted of antique shops, street stalls, restaurants, tea houses, and brothels.

On the Dou Qi Continent, herbal medicine was the best-selling commodity. In a world where The Weak are Prey to the Strong, injuries and scrapes were unavoidable, weren't they? Without medicine, one careless moment could cost someone their life.

Next came the brothels. Food and sex were human nature. As they passed by, many flamboyantly dressed women swayed their slender waists and waved at Su Qingyun and Xiao Yan.

Su Qingyun observed everything in the market with great interest. This was his first time truly and thoroughly immersing himself in the worldly life of this world.

After all, this was another world. Everything differed from Earth, and everything felt new.

The brothels especially fascinated him. These entertainment venues, banned in Huaxia, were places many men longed for.

Compared to marrying some little princess in modern times after bankrupting oneself, only for her to possibly run away at any moment, here, a few Silver Shards could buy attentive service and a night of carefree pleasure.

Still, Su Qingyun was merely curious. He had no interest in drinking Flower Wine and playing with women right now.

Xun'er clung tightly to Su Qingyun's arm, her soft chest pressed against his wrist. She was terrified that one of those Seductresses would get excited and rush over to drag Su Qingyun inside.

Brother Qingyun's first time absolutely could not be stolen by those Bewitching Sluts!

The clever and beautiful Brother Qingyun's Chastity Guardian—Xun'er—had logged in! Hehe!

As they walked through the market, many people cast glances their way. Most of them were looking at Xun'er, and quite a few admired her.

In broad daylight, seeing Xun'er actually take the initiative to hold another man made them start Gritting Teeth.

They were equally shocked and envious.

Over the past ten years, Xun'er had become quite famous in Wu Tan City because of her peerless beauty and exceptional talent. She was the goddess in the hearts of many young men.

Over the past two years, some men had confessed to Xun'er, but she had coldly rejected every one of them. She had never even given them a kind look, much less gotten close to any man.

They had even begun to think Xun'er simply did not like men. Yet now, a young man whom Xun'er treated with such intimacy had suddenly appeared. How could they possibly endure such a blow?

Even Xiao Yan clearly noticed the hostile looks around them. He swept his gaze over those people and snorted inwardly. "They're all only at Dou Zhi Qi Stage Three to Six. They can't even beat me, much less Brother Qingyun, who can casually suppress even a Dou Zhe. They'd better not provoke us, or they'll suffer for it."

Xiao Yan was not exaggerating. He had already reached Dou Zhi Qi Stage Five, and with Su Qingyun's help over the past few days in learning the High-level Dou Technique left behind by Old Ya, defeating someone at Dou Zhi Qi Stage Six or Seven would not be a problem.

Xiao Yan's role today—the guardian of Qingyun-Xun'er Romance, Su Qingyun's most loyal little brother!...

After making a round through Central Market, the three entered the largest magical beast specialty shop. It mainly dealt in magic cores, beast pelts, and beast bones.

However, Su Qingyun did not find the Space-element Magic Core or Light-element Magic Core he needed.

Just as he was leaving the shop in disappointment, Su Qingyun suddenly turned back and glanced at the warehouse beside the entrance. Inside were piles of dead magical beasts that had been transported in that day and had yet to undergo any processing. Some of the bloodstains were still fresh.

Because Wu Tan City was close to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the magical beast trade was also extremely prosperous.

"Brother Qingyun, what's wrong? Did these magical beast corpses scare you?"

Xun'er did not know why Su Qingyun had suddenly stopped.

Su Qingyun shook his head. "Xun'er, do you really think I'm that weak? I wouldn't be scared by magical beasts."

Unexpectedly, his words made Xun'er giggle. She pursed her little lips and said, "You can't blame Xun'er for that. When Brother Qingyun was little, your body was so weak it was awful. You were often freezing cold at night too. Xun'er was the one who used Dou Qi to nourish your body."

With the Immortal Emperor Sacred Void Body, Su Qingyun really was rather frail sometimes, and this physique was also easily drained dry.

But the nourishment Xun'er spoke of had been body against body, flesh against flesh. Xun'er had only been a few years old at the time, and Su Qingyun could not help feeling guilty about it.

"Shh. Don't talk about that anymore."

Su Qingyun pressed his index finger against Xun'er's lips, telling her not to say anything further.

This gesture made Xun'er's cheeks flush. As if possessed, she extended her soft pink tongue from her cherry lips and licked Su Qingyun's finger.

But she quickly realized they were in a crowded market, with many people watching them. The young girl was still somewhat shy, and she could not help lowering her head and hiding behind Su Qingyun.

In her heart.

Pure and innocent angel: Ahhh! I'm dying, Gu Xun'er! Why did you stick out your tongue?! There are so many people watching! That's way too embarrassing! Demon of desire and true nature: Still too conservative! Gu Xun'er, you should have swallowed Brother Qingyun's entire finger. What does licking a finger even count for? Next time, swallow the Happiness Grip directly! What do other people's stares matter? Being intimate with the one you love is something countless people can only envy! "Damn it! Who is this brat? He's actually so intimate with Goddess Xun'er! I'm furious!"

"I fucking got dumped!"

"Wait! Did I see that right? Goddess Xun'er just stuck out her tongue and licked him? Impossible! How could my cold and proud Goddess Xun'er make such a seductive, alluring gesture?!"

"This brat is even wearing such a disgusting mask! What, is he too ashamed to show his face?"

"He must know he's not worthy of Goddess Xun'er and be afraid we'll recognize him and beat him up! How despicable!"

"Ah! No!"

Snowflakes drifted, and the north wind howled~

The owner of the magical beast shop was clearly skilled at reading people. Seeing Su Qingyun staring at the magical beast warehouse, he stepped forward with a smile. "Young Master, are you interested in magical beast corpses? This is a new event our shop recently launched, called the Magical Beast Gift Box."

"Magical Beast Gift Box?"

"That's right. We just bought these magical beasts. They're all First-tier Magical Beasts and Ordinary Wild Beasts, with all sorts of species mixed together. None have been processed yet, and we place them into gift boxes."

"With our Magical Beast Gift Box, you pay a fixed number of gold coins and receive one minute to enter our gift box warehouse and choose a gift box. Once you open it, no matter how valuable the magical beast inside is, it is considered sold to you."

"How many gold coins per try?"

"Five hundred gold coins per try."

"Five hundred gold coins per try? Why don't you just rob people? Buying a First-tier Magical Beast outright only costs one or two hundred gold coins!"

Upon hearing the price, Xiao Yan's eyes widened. No wonder there were so many customers around the magical beast shop, yet hardly anyone played this Magical Beast Gift Box game.

The owner smiled helplessly. "You can't put it that way. What if the Young Master has a sharp eye and opens one with a magic core? Wouldn't you make your money back immediately? The beast pelt, bones, flesh, and blood would all be profit. Besides, our magical beast shop will process it for you, so you would save on labor costs as well."

Xiao Yan's mouth twitched at that. That was true in theory, but not every magical beast had a magic core inside it. Especially among low-level magical beasts, the odds were not high. The chance of losing money was as high as ninety percent.

"Forget it, Brother Qingyun. Let's look at other shops. This guy's a profiteer," Xiao Yan said.

"Brother Qingyun, if you want to play, then play."

Xun'er blinked, looking utterly innocent.

Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead. No... do you two just have too much money?

"If Xun'er says play, then we'll play. Give me four chances directly. Put it on the card."

Su Qingyun smiled and spoke calmly.

"Alright, alright, this way please, Young Master!"

The owner beamed with joy. Teenagers in Wu Tan City simply did not possess the strength to contend with First-tier Magical Beasts, much less identify a magical beast's quality. This was clearly an easy mark.

Only Xun'er's eyes sparkled. Four chances? Five hundred gold coins each, so four times made Two Thousand Drops. Brother Qingyun owed her Two Thousand Drops!