An Effeminate Young Master

Xu Yi forced down the urge to seize Beichen. He darted away and melted into the crowd.

Quite a few people who had seen him toss the pearl into the lake rushed after him, but very few could keep pace with his speed.

Only seven or eight experts in escape arts managed to give chase. Xu Yi swept out a palm, and a towering curtain of water, thirty zhang tall, suddenly erupted across the lake.

At that single display, the seven or eight pursuers all stopped in their tracks.

With such power at his fingertips, pursuing him further would be to show no respect and disregard the life-saving favor he had done them.

In an instant, Xu Yi skimmed across the vast lake, more than ten li wide, and landed on the embankment opposite. Just as he was about to continue on, countless glowing objects appeared in the sky: thousands upon thousands of pearls raining down.

Xu Yi turned his gaze toward the lake. A palm-sized, bright-red carp was leaping repeatedly above the water. He held the Azure Moon Horn between his lips, when a clear, melodious voice spoke: "Thank you, benefactor. Thank you, benefactor."

Even a little demon remembered kindness. Xu Yi gave the red carp a slight nod, then sent a current of energy through his palm, drawing every pearl from the ground and storing them all in his Sumeru Ring.

With his current cultivation and wealth, he hardly yearned for worldly treasures. But the little demon had offered them with such kindness, and he did not want to turn down that gesture.

After collecting the pearls, he headed straight for Marquis Anqing's estate. Only then did he remember the Head Butler's instructions: if he had time, he absolutely had to return tonight.

The night market shone