"I'll buy this one."
When Qian Zhuoyin found them, she heard Dongfang Minghui grumbling, "Do you know how many spirit stones that shopkeeper just fleeced me out of? Even if you like something, you can't let it show. Otherwise, how would he get the chance to fleece me?"
"Minghui, Eldest Uncle, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, really." The displeasure on Dongfang Minghui's face hardly matched those words.
Qian Zhuoyin snickered beside them. She felt that the couple before her truly understood the joys of marriage. When she looked up, however, her smile faded a little. "Oh no, Eldest Sister's people are here."
Dongfang Minghui stood beside Wood, looking utterly unconcerned. Hadn't she and Wood slipped away precisely to wait for Qian Zhuoqian to come fetch them herself?
"Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt." Qian Zhuoqian's manners were always impeccable. She stopped a meter away from them. "I'm sorry I'm late. My second sister was inconsiderate and failed to show you proper hospitality. Please come with me, Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt."
Qian Zhuoyin stood to one side without saying a word. Even after being criticized, she did not raise her head.
"Your second sister is wonderful. I like her very much. Let her accompany your eldest uncle and me back." Dongfang Minghui had chosen the busiest spot around. Even though Qian Zhuoqian had lowered her voice, the words "Eldest Uncle" carried tremendous weight.
In the previous generation, the Thousand Family had produced two monstrous talents: its eldest son, Qian Ziyan, and its fourth daughter, Qian Yiling. Qian Ziyan had awakened his wind-element spiritual power at three. By five, he had fully mastered the Thousand Family Wind Techniques and developed new skills from them. At ten, he had slain a fourth-rank wind-element magic beast and taken its energy core, successfully advancing to a ninth-level