Tianxing City, Shopping with Hu Liena

Watching the two of them playfully bickering, whether it was Gui Mei or the bishops nearby, all wore a trace of gentle smiles on their faces.

After quite a while, Hu Liena finally loosened her slender arms that had been wrapped around Xu Yuan's neck. With the spirit ring acquisition complete, it was time to get down to business.

"Come on, let's go! I'll take you somewhere fun!"

"Somewhere fun?"

Xu Yuan's movement of straightening his clothes paused abruptly. Was it the kind he was thinking of?

With a soft cry, Hu Liena pulled him by the wrist and hurried back along the path they had come.

"You'll know once you follow me."

By this time, the sky outside was already fully bright; although the light in the forest was dim, it was not enough to affect their vision.

The two of them quickly darted forward one after the other.

Seeing this, the group behind them hurriedly followed closely, guarding the area around the two of them.

Tianxing City.

This was a city established at the border junction of the Two Empires, adjacent to the Star Dou Forest, and administered by Spirit Hall.

It could be considered Spirit Hall's gateway to resist the Two Empires.

Situated in a border region, this place belonged to a lawless zone where the hands of the Two Empires could not reach.

Coupled with its short distance from the Star Dou Forest, many surrounding spirit masters who wanted to enter the Star Dou Forest to obtain spirit rings would basically choose to settle here for resupply.

Over time, Tianxing City became extremely prosperous.

Merchants came in an endless stream, pedestrians walked to and fro, and since this place was administered by Spirit Hall, rare was the person who dared to cause trouble inside the city, causing many indigenous residents living nearby to move into the city one after another.

Moreover, the tax revenue here was also one of Spirit Hall's few sources of income in the past.

When Xu Yuan was pulled by Hu Liena to the front of the city, he was instantly awed by Tianxing City.

On the ancient and heavy city walls, countless marks that looked like they had been torn and scratched by sharp claws covered the base of the walls.

It seemed to tell of the fierce battles that had taken place outside this city in the past years.

Even before getting close, a rich, murderous aura of solemnity rushed right at them.

On the city walls and at the city gates, Hall Protection Knights of Spirit Hall stood guard. They wore heavy armor and stood straight.

Giving people a glance made them feel that their mental outlook was top-notch.

These Hall Protection Knights were actually not ordinary people; they were all composed of low-tier spirit masters. Their numbers were not large, totaling only three thousand troops for the entire Spirit Hall.

Before even reaching the gate, from afar, seeing the figures of Hu Liena, Xu Yuan, and the others, a group of Hall Protection Knights guarding the city gate immediately straightened their postures and raised their hands in salute.

Although no one spoke, those neat and uniform movements still made people feel shocked.

Especially Xu Yuan.

As a man, how could he withstand this scene? At this moment, he felt that deep within his heart, something was instantly stirred, and his blood flow was even accelerating.

"Come on, come on! I haven't been to Tianxing City in a long time. Today, we must have a good time."

Without noticing Xu Yuan's strangeness beside her, Hu Liena pulled his wrist and walked straight into the city.

"Candied hawthorns! Candied hawthorns!"

"Osmanthus Cake, delicious and not greasy Osmanthus Cake!"

"Take a look and see! Absolutely no empty draws!"

"Animal skins! The fur of a Millennium Spirit Beast Thunder Purple Sable!"

"Jincuang Ointment, Jincuang Ointment that can quickly stop bleeding and heal wounds!"

As soon as they entered the city, all kinds of roaring and shouting voices filled their ears from far and near.

Quickly scanning her surroundings with her eyes, Hu Liena visibly became somewhat excited.

Seeing this, a rather ominous premonition suddenly rose in Xu Yuan's heart.

Before the two could move away, the group of bishops who had been following closely behind them immediately took a few quick steps to reach the front of the two, and successively bade farewell.

Their mission was to help Hu Liena obtain her Third Spirit Ring and ensure the personal safety of her and Xu Yuan.

Now that the spirit ring had been acquired and it was relatively safe in Tianxing City, they were heading back to report on their mission.

With Ghost Douluo following the two of them anyway, they didn't need this many people.

Hu Liena didn't say much, waved goodbye to several of them, and then pulled Xu Yuan's wrist and ran straight out.

For a while she looked at this stall, for a while she checked out another stall...

Not long after, without looking, she walked into a shop, strolled around, and then pushed the door open to walk into the next-door neighbor...

Xu Yuan was completely dumbfounded.

Turns out the fun thing she mentioned just meant going shopping...

Of course,

that didn't mean shopping was bad. Shopping with a good-looking and well-figured girl like Hu Liena was an enjoyment.

It was just that because it was somewhat different from what Xu Yuan had expected in his heart beforehand, the sense of disparity was a little too large.

He had thought... thought...

"Junior Brother, does this look good?"

In front of a roadside stall, Hu Liena pinched two sparkling earrings, gestured with them against her ears, and looked at Xu Yuan beside her.

"Looks good."

Xu Yuan answered without even thinking.

Hearing this, Hu Liena put down the earrings in her hand, picked up a pair beside them, and held them up for comparison.

"How about this one?"

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "This one looks good too."

"Hmph."

Regarding his answer, Hu Liena was somewhat dissatisfied, knowing that Xu Yuan was just going along with what she said.

Though she thought like that, a delightful curve nevertheless bloomed at the corners of her mouth.

After looking for a moment, she bought two pairs of earrings she fancied quite a bit, and Hu Liena pulled Xu Yuan's wrist to the next stall.

"Take a look and see!~ Absolutely no empty draws!"

The boss was originally shouting at the top of his lungs, but upon seeing the arrivals, he hurriedly rushed up close.

"Two young masters and misses, want to play a game?"

Detailed rules were written beside the stall. Xu Yuan only glanced at it roughly and knew the gist of it. This was quite similar to the golden egg smashing game he played in his past life.

There were thirty balls in total, with hammers used to smash the balls beside them. After smashing them open, there were slips of paper inside with prizes written on them.

Whatever was written on the slip of paper was what one would get.

The top prize...

Xu Yuan glanced at the prize column written beside the rules. Goodness gracious, it was actually a ring-shaped Storage Soul Tool!

Storage Soul Tools were also divided into grades.

Among them, larger ones like belts belonged to the lowest tier, followed by bracelets, then bracelets and necklaces, and the highest grades were rings and earrings.

Because the smaller the item, the higher the technical content required inside, and its quality and grade would naturally increase accordingly.

"How do you play this?"

Hu Liena looked extremely interested.

Xu Yuan, however, lacked all enthusiasm. If there were really a ring-style Storage Soul Tool among the prizes, how could this boss be reduced to setting up a stall on the street?

Casually taking it to an auction house to sell would still be boundless wealth.

Let alone never having to worry about food and drink for a lifetime, going to the Red Pavilion to book seven top courtesans and rotatating through them seven days a week, every single day, would be totally fine.

The boss was also quite shrewd. Seeing that the two didn't look like children from ordinary families, he stroked his chin and smiled flatteringly.

"Not expensive, not expensive. One Gold Soul Coin can give you ten smashes."

She was already a three-ring Spirit Elder, and her salary would be raised to another level in the future. Hu Liena hesitated for a moment, then immediately laid out ten Gold Soul Coins in front of the boss, saying with heroic spirit,

"I want to smash a hundred times!"

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