Ye Bei Gets the Spirit Stones

The brocade-clad youth froze when he heard that. "What did you say?? I stole your resources??"

"You'd better make that clear!! When did I ever steal your resources?"

The youth abruptly scrambled up from the ground.

Lu Nan was also taken aback, seeing that Ye Bei did not seem to be faking it.

Then he noticed the Fat and Thin Duo's evasive expressions, and everything immediately became clear.

"You didn't know??" He sheathed his longsword and looked at Ye Bei with a strange expression.

Ye Bei was puzzled. "What should I know??"

Seeing this, Lu Nan carefully recounted everything that had happened.

He quietly watched Ye Bei's expression turn ugly. Their conversation had not been concealed from the others.

Realizing things were going badly, the Fat and Thin Duo turned and ran.

How could Ye Bei not know by then that everything Lu Nan had said was true?

His face darkened as he barked, "Bring those two idiots over here!!!"

As soon as he spoke, the others traveling with him immediately moved. Before long, they had captured the Fat and Thin Duo and dragged them before Ye Bei.

"Young Master... Young Master, spare us!! This lowly one will never dare again!!

For my father's sake, please spare this lowly one just this once!!"

Seeing that escape was impossible, Skinny hastily kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Ye Bei ignored him and turned to Lu Nan with an apologetic look. "Junior Brother, I'm sorry. This matter was my fault.

Take this bottle of Qi Condensation Pills as compensation. How does that sound?"

As he spoke, a porcelain bottle appeared in his hand, and he handed it to Lu Nan.

"You're really giving it to me??" Lu Nan blankly accepted the bottle.

Ye Bei nodded. "I had been in seclusion until recently, so I didn't know much about what was happening in the sect.

And those two brats added fuel to the fire, which led to this mess."

Clutching the porcelain bottle, Lu Nan could not help asking, "Aren't you afraid I'm lying to you???"

To his surprise, Ye Bei burst out laughing. "Junior Brother, you're so handsome—you definitely wouldn't lie to me!!!"

Lu Nan was dumbfounded. So this youth was a looks addict??

That wasn't right either! Even if he was a looks addict, Lu Nan was a man.

A dangerous thought suddenly struck him. Could this guy be gay??

At the thought, Lu Nan could not help shuddering and instinctively put some distance between them.

He had thought this person was a little strange before, but now that he looked carefully—

Lu Nan saw Ye Bei's shining eyes and unconsciously backed away several more steps.

"Well then! If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!" With that, he dashed toward the Market.

But a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder. "I still don't know Junior Brother's name?

Let's get acquainted. We should visit each other often in the future!"

"What? Visit each other often??" Lu Nan's body trembled as he hurriedly twisted away, shaking off the hand on his shoulder.

"No need, no need!! I'm just a nobody. You don't need to keep me in mind."

With that, Lu Nan went all out. In the blink of an eye, he vanished.

Watching the dust billow in the direction Lu Nan had fled, Ye Bei's expression stiffened. "Am I really that scary???"

He then shook his head and turned to look at the Fat and Thin Duo kneeling on the ground.

His expression instantly became ice-cold. "Ye Hua, everything you brothers did before, I could pretend not to know.

First, because you never crossed my bottom line. Second, because I truly owe your family.

If not for your parents back then, this Young Master would not have survived.

But today, you crossed my bottom line. The Azure Lotus Sword Sect is not the Ye Family.

Here, even I must obey the sect rules. Yet you two had the nerve to swagger through the market under my name.

Go to the sect and accept your punishment yourselves. Whether you live or die will depend entirely on your fate.

I will clean up your mess."

Hearing this, the Fat and Thin Duo's faces lit up, and they hurriedly kowtowed. "Thank you, Young Master! Thank you, Young Master!!"

"However..." Ye Bei paused, then continued, "From now on, you are you, and the Ye Family is the Ye Family!"

After saying that, he ignored the ashen-faced pair and looked toward the others traveling with him. "Whatever you swallowed, spit it all back out.

Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

None of them dared object, and they answered in unison, "Yes!!"

"Mm!!" Only then did Ye Bei nod in satisfaction.

He continued, "Find out who that Junior Brother was. I want detailed information on him!"

Then he turned and headed back toward the sect...

Lu Nan, running at full speed, quickly arrived at the entrance to the Market.

Only when he saw the Market still bustling with voices did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Still shaken, he looked back. He had thought it would be a fierce battle.

He had never expected things to turn out like this. Fortunately, he had run fast.

Otherwise, who knew what might have happened.

After straightening his clothes slightly, Lu Nan did not linger and headed straight for the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

The moment he entered, a maid came forward to greet him. It was the same maid from last time.

When she saw him, a bright smile immediately bloomed across her face.

"Young Master, please follow me!!" she said, leading him upstairs.

Before long, they arrived at the same Elegant Pavilion as before. "Young Master, please wait a moment. Steward Fu will be here shortly!"

Just as the woman finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded from outside.

"Young Master Lu is here? Are you here to make a purchase this time, or...?"

A figure then stepped into the pavilion.

Seeing who it was, Lu Nan smiled. "The Spirit Talismans have already been inscribed. Naturally, I've come to deliver them!"

As he spoke, he removed the storage bag from his waist and handed it to Fu Ye.

"Oh? So quickly? Young Master Lu truly hides his talents well!" Fu Ye exclaimed as she accepted the bag.

She sent in her Divine Sense for a look, and her eyes immediately lit up.

From the beginning, she had not expected one hundred talismans. In her view, if Lu Nan could produce even half that number—

it would prove that her investment had not been misplaced. Yet Lu Nan had given her an enormous surprise.

Under her Divine Sense, there were one hundred Spirit Talismans in the storage bag.

All of them were of top quality. This also meant that Fu Ye had found a treasure.

"I never expected Young Master Lu to be so capable.

You've truly exceeded Sister Fu's expectations. Wait a moment—Brother Lu's Spirit Stones will arrive right away."

Fu Ye said with a smile.

Lu Nan nodded. "Steward Fu, do you have inscription techniques for other Talismans here?"

"Why call me Steward Fu? Call me Sister Fu."

Fu Ye shot him a glance, then continued, "Of course we do, but their grades aren't very high.

At present, the pavilion has three types of First-grade Talismans and two types of Second-grade Talismans.

As for the others, they would need to be transferred from other treasure pavilions!"

"What Talismans are they?? Could you tell me about them??" Lu Nan's eyes lit up.

Fu Ye rolled her eyes at him. "Brother Lu, wait a moment..."

Before long, two maids entered the pavilion, each carrying a tray.

Seeing this, Fu Ye rose and walked toward the maid on the left, picking up a ring from the tray.

"Brother Lu, these are your three thousand Spirit Stones." As she spoke, she handed the ring to Lu Nan.

Lu Nan stood and accepted it. "This is a Storage Ring??"

"This is a Mid-grade Magic Artifact Storage Ring, with storage space of Five Cubic Meters."

Lu Nan immediately asked, "Sister Fu, how many Spirit Stones is this ring? I happen to be lacking one!"

"You're already calling me Sister Fu, so how could I still charge you?

Consider this ring a gift from your sister. Come, hurry and take a look at the Spirit Talismans!" Hearing Lu Nan call her Sister Fu, her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

She pulled him toward the maid on the right and picked up the five books on the tray.