Exploring the Grand Mansion

The fiery red Porsche sped through the traffic. To be honest, Zhao Liya's driving skills weren't bad, but Zhao Liya, who was currently in a fit of pique, didn't notice that the speed cameras by the roadside had unceremoniously captured the modern queen of speed. Nor did she notice that Zhang Hupan, with a calm expression and his arms crossed, was comfortably enjoying the thrill of the high-speed drive.

Watching Zhao Liya grit her teeth and drive with fierce determination, Zhang Hupan couldn't help but find it a little amusing. If he were truly scared by this ant-like speed, the cultivation world would likely spread a massive piece of news tomorrow: a disciple of the Wudang Sect, Zhang Sanfeng, a Nascent Soul Stage expert, fainted in his car due to excessive speed... If such a thing were to happen, Zhang Sanfeng might immediately return from the immortal realm to sever his master-disciple relationship with Zhang Hupan!

"Classmate Zhao Liya!" Zhang Hupan called out with a smile.

"Mm!" Zhao Liya, whose nerves were highly strung, responded absently.

"I just saw a lot of cameras flashing at our car. I wonder if those are the speed cameras?" Zhang Hupan said unhurriedly.

"Ah!" The high-pitched scream from the girl was almost unbearable even for a Nascent Soul Stage expert. After the piercing scream, the car screeched to a halt. Zhao Liya glared at Zhang Hupan with a cold face, her eyes blazing, and said angrily, "Why didn't you say something earlier?"

"Aren't you the driver? I thought you knew?" Zhang Hupan said with an innocent, smiling expression.

Zhao Liya couldn't look at Zhang Hupan's innocent expression without thinking he was gloating. She had intended to scare him by speeding, but not only did she fail to scare him, she'd likely receive a flood of tickets in the coming days. It was a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the bait. Zhao Liya was filled with regret at that moment. She gave Zhang Hupan a fierce look with her big eyes and started driving properly. Although she appeared focused on driving, her mind was already cursing Zhang Hupan a thousand times over.

The area around Wulin Square had always been the commercial center of Hangzhou, with exorbitant land prices. It was truly a case of every inch of land being worth its weight in gold, with high-end restaurants, upscale bars, top clubs, five-star hotels, high-end business centers, premium office buildings, designer fashion boutiques, and deluxe fitness and entertainment centers all gathered there.

Zhao Liya parked the car in the Hangzhou Building's parking lot and turned to Zhang Hupan, saying coldly, "Get out!" With that, she got out of the car first, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.

Zhang Hupan's actual net worth, while not enough to claim him as the richest man in the world, would likely still place him somewhere within the top hundred or so. Of course, our protagonist Zhang Hupan wouldn't convert the immortal treasures in his Universe Ring or the treasures in the Xuanwu Immortal Realm into RMB. Nor would he count the Wudang Sect's secular assets as his own property. He only knew that the money he had earned from working part-time over the past two to three months, around two thousand yuan, was his current net worth. Of course, he now also had the ten thousand yuan appearance fee for pretending to be Zhao Liya's boyfriend. However, when Zhang Hupan arrived at the men's wear section of Block B of the Hangzhou Building, he felt ashamed of his own shabbiness. The cheapest clothing here cost over ten thousand yuan, let alone the top brands.

He unknowingly arrived at the GIEVES & HAWKES counter. When the sales assistant saw Zhang Hupan's shabby attire and his "Grandma Liu visits the Grand View Garden" expression, she couldn't help but show a look of disdain.

"Sir! If you don't intend to buy clothes here, please don't touch them!" the slightly taller sales assistant said with a smile. Although she appeared very polite on the surface, her condescending tone and the contempt flashing in her eyes made Zhang Hupan very unhappy. "Damn it, they really look down on people. This Taoist priest could take out a single piece of clothing woven from celestial silkworm thread and smash this entire building!" Of course, as a master of cultivation, he wouldn't be so bored as to actually do something like that. Since he couldn't stoop to arguing with these mortals, Zhang Hupan prepared to leave.

Just as Zhang Hupan was about to turn and leave, Zhao Liya, who had followed him in, let out a cold "hmph." She swept her cold gaze around the store and said proudly, "Try on your most high-end, latest model suits for this gentleman!"

When the two sales assistants saw Zhao Liya standing beside Zhang Hupan, their complex expressions were likely unreadable by anyone.

It was simply unbelievable. A top beauty, whose every item of clothing was from a world-class brand, was seemingly the girlfriend of this unremarkable, shabbily dressed man standing before them!

Although Zhao Liya herself looked down on Zhang Hupan's old-fashioned appearance from the bottom of her heart, Zhang Hupan was, after all, the person she had brought. It was not for others to scorn him. Even a dog needs to acknowledge its owner before being beaten, let alone when Zhang Hupan was her nominal boyfriend and actual classmate.

"Certainly, please wait a moment!" The tall and attractive sales assistant reacted quickly, replying with a fawning expression.

Zhang Hupan could understand that Zhao Liya felt wronged. A trace of a change in his impression of this proud daughter of heaven arose in his heart! His gaze towards Zhao Liya was no longer so indifferent. He just didn't know what he would think if Zhang Hupan knew that Zhao Liya was showing solidarity with him because of the principle of "even a dog needs to acknowledge its owner."

Although Zhang Hupan's appearance was very ordinary, he was, after all, a cultivation master. Even though he had tried his best to conceal his spiritual energy, he still possessed a unique aura that set him apart from ordinary people. When dressed ordinarily and not paying attention to his appearance, outsiders might not notice Zhang Hupan's unique transcendent aura. However, once he put on the world's top-tier clothing, which was already designed to highlight one's temperament, that elegant, transcendent, and noble aura became difficult to conceal.

For men, temperament is actually far more important than appearance. When Zhang Hupan appeared before Zhao Liya wearing a set of elegant yet simple black suit, a flicker of light flashed in Zhao Liya's beautiful eyes. She walked forward, looked him up and down, and secretly praised in her heart, "I didn't realize this kid, who's usually so rustic and wooden, actually looks quite decent in a suit! His aura isn't bad either; he won't embarrass me when I take him out!"

Although Zhao Liya praised him inwardly, she naturally wouldn't say it out loud. She maintained her icy demeanor and said coldly, "This one it is! Please pack it up, miss!"

Everyone has a love for beauty, even cultivation masters. Zhang Hupan actually quite liked the suit he was wearing, so he naturally glanced at the price and exclaimed inwardly, "Good heavens, it's eighty thousand yuan!" He didn't consider that a piece of jade he could casually take out from his pocket could be exchanged for a hundred such outfits. However, at this moment, Zhang Hupan could only measure the value of things by his part-time job earnings.

Seeing that Zhao Liya had decided to buy the suit, and although he knew Zhao Liya's family was wealthy, he felt the money shouldn't be spent like this. He moved closer to Zhao Liya and whispered in her ear, "Classmate Zhao, this suit is eighty thousand yuan! Let's go somewhere else!"

The strong male presence, mixed with his spiritual energy, caused a blush to spread across Zhao Liya's fair cheeks, and her heart trembled inexplicably!

Zhao Liya gave Zhang Hupan a fierce glare and whispered back, "Consider clothing and other purchases as my expenses! I won't let you spend a single cent, you greedy ghost!"

Although Zhang Hupan really wanted to get angry, since he had agreed to pretend to be her boyfriend, he could only follow her arrangements. He let out a sheepish "Oh."

Then, Zhao Liya took Zhang Hupan to purchase other expensive accessories, such as a diamond-studded mobile phone for 150,000 yuan and a diamond watch for 250,000 yuan. Watching Zhao Liya swipe her card without hesitation, Zhang Hupan's heart was bleeding inwardly, as he secretly thought about how many days he'd have to work at the bar to earn that much. He truly wondered what the disciples and descendants of the Wudang Sect would think if they knew their ancestor was bleeding internally over such a small sum.

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