As Expected of You...

"Miss, believe me! I promise I'll pay you back!"

"Miss, don't just stay silent! I, Xiao Xia, am a famous honest and trustworthy good man!"

"Miss, please take pity on me and help this handsome man who's about to starve to death..."

Gu Xia looked at the completely frozen Nalan Yanran and panicked. He was already so hungry his chest was sticking to his back. If he didn't eat soon, he felt like he might stew Little Flower!

Little Flower, basking in the sun outside, suddenly felt a chill. Still lacking intelligence, it leaped up and vigilantly looked around...

"Miss..."

"Ah!!!! Pervert!"

At last, after Gu Xia's relentless efforts, Nalan Yanran finally came back to her senses. She took out a purse from her storage ring and hurled it at Gu Xia. After cursing him, she ran out...

"Phew... I finally have money. Time to eat!" Seeing that the purse contained quite a few gold coins, Gu Xia finally set his mind at ease. But he did not know what he had lost the moment he obtained those coins...

Thus, Gu Xia left everyone with a dashing silhouette, flipped onto his tiger's back, and vanished from their sight...

"Hmph! Stupid brother, all you ever think about is eating!"

Seeing someone leave so decisively, Xiao Xun'er puffed out her fair cheeks for some reason, stamped her foot, and unhappily walked out of the hall.

"Father..." Xiao Yan had originally wanted to say something to Xiao Zhan, but Xiao Zhan shook his head and gave him a look, signaling him to follow.

As Xiao Zhan left, the others also departed one after another. Before long, the place was quiet once more. No one noticed that there was still someone on one of the walls...

"Burp~ I'm finally full. Come to think of it, how could a Dou Emperor not have any money? That's absolutely intolerable! What should I do to make money..."

Burping contentedly, Gu Xia rode Little Flower out of a large inn.

"Hm? Xun'er? What is she doing here?"

Riding his big tiger, Gu Xia used his extraordinary eyesight to spot the elegant girl who stood out from the crowd. She seemed to have been entangled by someone...

"Eh, isn't this Miss Xun'er? Hehe, I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."

A young man of around twenty, passable-looking but somewhat kidney-deficient, stared intently at the youthful girl before him with fiery eyes. His gaze was filled with undisguised affection.

Seeing the kidney-deficient young man's delighted face, Xun'er's slender brows furrowed slightly. Ignoring his call, she turned to leave.

"Miss Xun'er!"

Seeing Xun'er turn away, the kidney-deficient young man immediately grew anxious. He quickened his pace, then stepped in front of Xun'er to block her path.

"Young Master Jia Lie'ao, please move aside!"

Xun'er had already been in a bad mood and had merely come out to stroll around and clear her head. Who would have thought she would run into such an annoying fly? Her already cloudy expression instantly turned into a downpour...

"Miss Xun'er, did you come to the market to buy something? I happen to be free. How about we take a look around together?" Jia Lie'ao took a deep breath inwardly, his smile bright and gentle. Combined with his status and appearance, that smile had helped him win the hearts of beauties several times before.

Unfortunately for him, he had encountered a very unhappy Xiao Xun'er today...

"Jia Lie'ao, I'm warning you one last time. Move aside!" Xun'er's face darkened frighteningly, devoid of her usual elegance.

"Miss Xun'er, I see you quite like this necklace. Why don't I buy it for you..." Jia Lie'ao somehow produced the gemstone necklace Xun'er had been eyeing. Ignoring Xiao Xun'er's on-the-verge-of-exploding glare, he intended to continue his grand undertaking...

"Jia Lie'ao!!"

Roar!!

Just as Xiao Xun'er was about to explode,

a tiger's roar rang through the entire street... Everyone, including Xiao Xun'er and Jia Lie'ao, turned toward the entrance of the market. They saw an extraordinarily handsome young man riding a majestic azure tiger slowly approach...

"Greetings, Young Master Xia..."

Upon seeing the peerless young master on the tiger's back, all the passersby lowered their heads in salute. In Wutan City, you could know nothing about the three great clans, but you absolutely could not fail to know Young Master Xiao Xia of the Xiao Clan!

A mere fourteen-year-old Da Dou Shi, he had been a legend from the moment he appeared. He had defeated a Dou Ling expert with the cultivation of a Da Dou Shi! It was said that he had utterly crushed his opponent without suffering a single injury! It was clear what a monstrous genius he was...

"Brother Xia!"

Xiao Xun'er had known Gu Xia had arrived the moment she heard the tiger's roar. After all, in the city, only her Brother Xia had a tiger by his side...

"Jia Lie'ao, this young master has also taken a liking to that necklace. What do you think we should do about it..."

Gu Xia directly ignored the young beauty hopping toward him and instead began speaking with Jia Lie'ao from atop his tiger...

"Hmph! Stupid brother! Big blockhead!" Ignored, Xiao Xun'er stared at that confident figure and stamped her foot fiercely. She kept cursing that dense blockhead who just would not catch on!

"Uh... Since Young Master Xia likes it, I shall give it to Young Master Xia..." Even Jia Lie'ao had no choice but to lower his head before Xiao Xia. Xiao Xia was someone they could not afford to provoke...

"Hm?"

After hearing Kidney-Deficient Ao's words, Gu Xia smiled, his eyes slowly narrowing...

"No, no, no. Since Young Master Xia has taken such a rare interest in it, I should show my sincerity as well. Men! Bring this young master's money pouch!"

Receiving Gu Xia's dangerous signal, Young Master Jia Lie'ao, whose survival instincts were extremely strong, immediately offered both his money pouch and the necklace to Gu Xia...

"Oh? Is that all?..."

Gu Xia looked at the money in Jia Lie'ao's pouch. It was not even half as much as Nalan Yanran's! Thus, someone once again uttered dangerous words...

"Of course not! Young Master Xia, please look. This is a wind-attributed gemstone. Consider it a small token of apology..."

Jia Lie'ao only felt cold sweat pouring down his back. He had even taken out the wind-attributed gemstone he had treasured for a long time. It was clear just how much he feared the tiger-riding youth before him...

"Hm, at least you have a bit of conscience. Don't let me see you bothering my little sister again, or I'll break your third legs! Now get lost..."

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll get lost right away..."

Jia Lie'ao and his group hurriedly fled the place in disgrace.

Gu Xia, meanwhile, unceremoniously put away the gemstone and money pouch, then took the necklace and walked toward Xun'er...

"Brother Xia..." Seeing Gu Xia walking toward her with the necklace she liked, she could not help but think that this blockhead had finally caught on.

But she had only guessed the beginning, not the outcome...

"Little sis, move aside. You're blocking my transaction with the stall owner..."

"Boss, do you buy back this necklace?"

Gu Xia walked around the Xiao Xun'er blocking his way and came to the stall of a bald middle-aged man. Holding up the necklace, he wanted to return it, completely ignoring the dumbfounded Xiao Xun'er beside him.