To avoid attracting attention, Xu Qingtong "invited" Du Siwen into the Seven-Star Bracelet.
After registering at the External Affairs Hall, Xu Qingtong hurriedly left Juxian Academy.
Once outside Juxian Academy, Xu Qingtong let Du Siwen out.
Half an hour later, a handsome man and a beautiful woman appeared at the gates of Zhonglü City. The man looked quite normal, but the woman wore an oversized man's robe. They were none other than Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen, who had arrived at a leisurely pace!
The journey could have taken no more than the time needed to drink a cup of tea, but Du Siwen had insisted on pestering Xu Qingtong to walk with her. Happy to make his senior sister happy, Xu Qingtong indulged her. Walking shoulder to shoulder, they took half an hour to reach Zhonglü City.
Knowing the way well, Xu Qingtong led Du Siwen through the gates, paid the entry fee, and headed straight for Zhonglü City's Market.
Before long, they arrived at a ready-made clothing shop called Ruifuxiang.
The shop was large, with rolls of cloth, satin, fine gauze, and other fabrics laid out on the counter. Many finished garments hung on the racks beside it.
Girls had a natural love of beauty, and Du Siwen was no exception. At the sight of the pretty clothes, she rushed over without even waiting for the shopkeeper to greet them.
Seeing the two enter, the shopkeeper was about to greet them, only to find that the girl in the incongruous outfit had already rushed headlong toward the clothing racks. He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.
Du Siwen's eyes shone as she looked at the clothes, picking them up one by one, holding them against herself, and then putting them down.
"Shopkeeper, I'll take all