"Oh, right, this is the gift I brought for our first meeting."
As she spoke, Lin Yanran pressed the crystal ball with a plum blossom inside into Xue Fuyao's hand.
"I picked this gift out especially for you. Isn't it pretty?" As she spoke, a smug look appeared on Lin Yanran's face, as though she were saying, Aren't I amazing? Hurry up and praise me!
Seeing Qin Mengwan's shocked eyes and the gaze fixed firmly on her hand, Xue Fuyao suddenly curled her lips and said with a smile, "Thank you for the gift. I like it very much."
"As long as you like it. Let's go. There are too many people here who don't know their place. Staying too long will ruin our mood!"
"All right."
The two left hand in hand just like that, completely ignoring Qin Mengwan, who was still standing there.
Xue Fuyao had originally thought Lin Yanran was being so mysterious because she wanted to take her somewhere special, but she actually brought her to the Market.
"This is the wonderful place you mentioned?" Xue Fuyao asked.
Lin Yanran nodded. "Yes! This is the biggest Market in the Central Continent. Do you know why?"
At that, Xue Fuyao tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Because of the Central Continent Assembly?"
"Exactly, it's because of the Central Continent Assembly. All the major sects of the Five Continents gather here, and plenty of rogue cultivators keep flocking here too. Over time, it's become a distinctive feature."
Xue Fuyao nodded in realization. "Then what are we here for?" she asked.
"To hunt for overlooked treasures, of course," Lin Yanran said matter-of-factly, with complete conviction.
"I've read plenty of illustrated storybooks before. The protagonists all find overlooked treasures in markets and then defy heaven to