The saleswoman brought a box of fifty Qi Condensation Pills from the back hall, along with a wooden sign with the words "Lingcui" engraved on it. The sign had a number on it, saying it was a VIP card for Lingcui Building.
Xu Lian took the box and the wooden sign, took out eight pieces from the box and handed them to Zhao Yuqing.
Zhao Yuqing paid one hundred and eighty-four spirit stones.
Zhao Yuhe was delighted, "Sister, we have saved sixteen spirit stones this time."
Zhao Yuqing glanced at Xu Lian and knew that it was because of this young man that she was able to buy the Qi Condensation Pill at the unit price of twenty-three spirit stones.
The three of them came out of Lingcui Building together.
The servant brought Xu Lian's black horse over.
Xu Lian casually took out a tael of silver and gave it to the servant, who bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.
Xu Lian turned over and mounted the black horse. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Zhao Yuqing and Zhao Yuhe walking to his horse's side.
Zhao Yuqing gently reminded, "Zheng Ren is a narrow-minded person who will take revenge for any slight. You have to be careful."
Xu Lian's heart trembled. He really needed to be careful. He now had the strength of the second level of the Ming Jin period, which was a bit behind Zheng Ren, a young master of a big family. However, he just heard that Zheng Ren bought a Qi Condensation Pill a few days ago, which meant that Zheng Ren was also in the Ming Jin period and had not exceeded the Ming Jin period. The gap was not particularly large, so he was not afraid of Zheng Ren. If Zheng Ren dared to use the power of the family to deal with him, then don't blame him for using the power of the Yi Sect to suppress him.
Zhao Yuhe asked curiously, "Sister, why do you say that? Although Mr. Zheng was a little rude just now, he shouldn't be that kind of person."
Zhao Yuqing glanced at her and said, "What do you know? The Zhao family and the Zheng family are neighbors on First Street. Zheng Ren and I are of the same age. Don't I know what kind of person Zheng Ren is? He often takes revenge on others for the smallest things.
There is one more thing. He pursued me before, but I rejected him. Now he wants to pursue you. Fortunately, I have been on guard against him and watching you every day, so he has no chance to take advantage of you. "
Zhao Yuhe suddenly realized, "So he is this kind of person. No wonder my sister was so indifferent to him just now. I will stay away from him from now on."
Zhao Yuqing gently touched her head and said, "That's right. You can't go wrong if you listen to your sister. You lost your parents when you were young. No one in this world loves you more than your sister."
Xu Lian was curious, "You two sisters look a bit alike, aren't you biological children?"
Zhao Yuqing said, "Of course she is my biological daughter, but Yuhe's parents passed away not long after she was born, so I grew up with them."
"Poor little sister."
Xu Lian reached out from the horse's back and wanted to touch Zhao Yuhe's head to express his comfort.
Zhao Yuhe hummed in dissatisfaction, twisted her body to avoid his hand, and gently kicked Heima's leg. She glared at Xu Lian and said, "You are the cub, you are only a few years older than me."
Xu Lian said, "One year older is still older."
Zhao Yuqing couldn't help laughing when she saw the two bickering.
This fight brought them closer together, as if they had gone from strangers to friends.
Xu Lian simply dismounted and started chatting with the two sisters. They told each other where they lived so that they could have more contact in the future.
The two sisters seemed willing to talk to him and did not seem impatient.
This is the way it is in this world. No one knows what tomorrow will be like, and no one knows whether there will be a tomorrow. The relationships between people are often very simple, without so many twists and turns.
Two strangers may chat for a few minutes and if they feel they get along well, they may start to have some contact with each other; two acquaintances may have a slight quarrel and get angry, so they may draw their swords and start fighting.
Because the overall environment of the world is like this, with weirdness and chaos everywhere, and we don’t even know if there will be a tomorrow. The main theme is to enjoy life in the moment and to settle scores with enemies.
Xu Lian suggested that they go to the restaurant next door to have a meal together.
Zhao Yuqing hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
So, the three of them walked into a nearby restaurant that looked elegantly decorated. The prices were definitely not cheap, but for practitioners like them, they could spend worldly money as they pleased.
If a cultivator really has no worldly money, he can just take out a spirit stone and sell it, and exchange it for a lot of money; or he can use his energy to comb the muscles and bones of a local rich man, and also make a lot of money. Therefore, cultivators can basically spend worldly money at will.
In the restaurant.
Seeing Xu Lian very gentlemanly helping Zhao Yuqing pull out the chair, Zhao Yuhe opened her eyes wide, "You are not interested in my sister, are you?"
A man's gentlemanly behavior is often only to become ungentlemanly at a critical moment... Xu Lian also pulled out a chair for Zhao Yuhe, "Not just your sister."
More than just a sister? Zhao Yuhe was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and blushed as she spat at him. She didn't know if he was joking or if he really meant it.
Zhao Yuqing also blushed, and then she didn't know what she remembered, and said a little disappointedly, "I can't, but Yuhe can. If you like Yuhe, you can talk to the Zhao family on First Street. As long as you can afford the spirit stones, the Zhao family should agree."
Zhao Yuhe puffed her lips and said, "I haven't agreed yet."
Zhao Yuqing looked at her seriously, "Sister, you have to know that women in a big family like ours have no freedom to choose men. They are nothing more than tools for the family to exchange interests. If you meet a man you can get along with, you should marry him as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you stay in the family, you will be sold out in exchange for spiritual cultivation sooner or later."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuhe remained silent, but kept looking at Xu Lian with a blushing face, as if she was considering it.
Xu Lian asked Zhao Yuqing curiously, "Why can't you? Are you engaged? Or do you already have a man?"
Zhao Yuqing shook her head. "That's not the case. It's just that I've been sent by the family to follow an important figure. According to the family's will, if that important figure wants me to serve, I have to obey."
Zhao Yuhe's eyes turned red. "Sister, so this is what the clan leader wanted you to say."
Zhao Yuqing forced a smile, "Don't be sad for me, you should be happy for me. If I can serve an important person and get his attention, I will be rich in the future. I won't have to worry about the resources for cultivation, and I will have a high status in the family. There are so many women in the family who want to serve an important person but don't have the chance."
Xu Lian remembered that she rented a house at No. 1 Jiazi... Could the big shot she was talking about be the inspector
Zhao Yuhe's tears fell like beads from a broken string, and she began to cry, "If you want to cry, just cry with me, don't hold it in. I know you're feeling miserable. That white cat is the Patrol Officer's clone, who knows who its real body is. To be able to hold such a high position as the Patrol Officer, you can tell without thinking that it must be an old man in his seventies or eighties."
“...” Xu Lian didn’t know what to say.
Zhao Yuqing's eyes were also red. She hugged her and comforted her not to cry. "That big shot may not be interested in me. This is just the family's wishful thinking. That big shot is in a high position. He can have any woman he wants."
How could they be having a happy meal like this... Xu Lian didn't know how to comfort them, so he just stood up, asked the waiter for two clean towels, and handed them to them.
Zhao Yuqing looked at him gratefully.
For a while.
Zhao Yuhe finally calmed down.
Xu Lian tried his best to talk about some interesting things, hoping to ease the atmosphere at the dinner table.
Unfortunately, they were no longer in the mood and had no appetite, so the meal ended quickly.
Before leaving.
Zhao Yuqing finally said to Xu Lian, "If you are interested in Yuhe, then you should prepare two thousand spirit stones as soon as possible, otherwise the Zhao family will give Yuhe to another man." After that, she took Zhao Yuhe away.
Watching them go away, Xu Lian fell into deep thought.
He now has 1,900 spirit stones, which he intends to use to buy Qi Condensation Pills to improve his strength, but not to marry a woman... He has never spent such a high price to marry a woman before.
However, there are other ways. As long as he, the White Cat's clone, passes a message to the Zhao family in his capacity as an inspector, asking them to keep Zhao Yuhe and wait for her to marry, they will not give her to another man.
However, doing so would make Zhao Yuhe think that she was also favored by a big shot, which would make her even more sad.
Moreover, how to turn a woman that the inspector likes into his woman is also a problem. If he marries her directly, it will definitely attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives and his identity will be easily exposed.
Xu Lian shook her head. She couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, so she decided to give up on it for now. Anyway, they lived in House No. 1, Jiazi. The solution was already in the pot, so there was no need to rush.
He rode the black horse and prepared to return to the Lin family's house. He didn't know how Qin Liu's preparations for digging the grave were going.