"The one I've always trusted was never her, but myself," Xue Fuyao said with a smile.
Her cultivation had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if Chen Lin wanted to scheme against her, the chances of success were vanishingly small.
Besides, with Different Space, she could leave whenever she wanted.
She had nothing else to do anyway.
While waiting for news from Chen Lin, Xue Fuyao began wandering around Wind City.
"It's been ages since I browsed a market. This is a good chance to see what's different about the markets in the Eastern Continent."
The next day, Xue Fuyao went to the busiest street in Wind City.
As soon as she stepped into the market, she saw a black shadow fly past her, immediately followed by a burst of crude shouting.
"Get lost! Why are you shopping here if you have no money?"
Only then did Xue Fuyao notice that the thing that had just flown past her was actually a person.
After deftly rolling twice on the ground, the man clutched his leg and began wailing.
"Ow! Come and look! They're beating me! They're beating me! They've broken my leg! No, you have to compensate me, or I'm not leaving!"
As he spoke, he remained on the ground and continued wailing.
Noticing more and more eyes turning his way, he felt no shame whatsoever. Instead, he shouted even more vigorously, as though afraid others might not know.
Seeing this, the man who had thrown him out flushed crimson with anger, veins bulging on his forehead. He looked as though he wanted to kill someone.
"Stop spouting nonsense! You were the one who came here to buy things without paying. I only threw you out because I couldn't stand it anymore!"
At those words, the man on the