Chapter 19: Weapon Shop<\/p>\n
The next day, early morning.<\/p>\n
After finishing her breakfast, Shen Yan left the Shen Family mansion. She boarded the carriage that Shen Tianhao had prepared for her in advance. Hong Ri and Yin Yue, along with five or six guards, accompanied her.<\/p>\n
The carriage was very spacious, so Shen Yan called Hong Ri and Yin Yue inside to ride with her. This action made the two maids feel flattered and overwhelmed.<\/p>\n
Shen Yan did not really mind.<\/p>\n
One of the guards slowly approached. Through the carriage curtain, he inquired, “Second Young Miss, where would you like to go?”<\/p>\n
“Just take a casual look around first,” Shen Yan replied.<\/p>\n
Actually, she had come out because she wanted to check the situation outside Lingyan Forest, to see if there was a chance to enter Lingyan Forest quietly.<\/p>\n
But if she said from the start that she wanted to go to Lingyan Forest, it would definitely alarm Shen Tianhao, and that would cause much more trouble later. So, she intended to wait until the carriage was not near the Shen Family anymore, then instruct the coachman to head towards Lingyan Forest.<\/p>\n
The Imperial City of the Nangxiao Kingdom was very lively. There were many people coming and going on the streets.<\/p>\n
Shen Yan lifted her hand to pull aside the gauze curtain next to her and looked at the scene outside. Among the passing pedestrians, many were Cultivators who kept their aura restrained, and there were also some out-of-towners.<\/p>\n
This was probably because of the competition the Qiutian Sect was going to hold.<\/p>\n
Hong Ri secretly glanced at Shen Yan’s breathtakingly beautiful, palm-sized face. As she looked, she almost lost herself. She thought that now that the Second Young Miss was no longer foolish, that cool and indifferent temperament matched her appearance perfectly, making her so stunningly beautiful it was breathtaking.<\/p>\n
…It seemed she was looking more and more like Young Master Shen Huai.<\/p>\n
After snapping back to reality, Hong Ri asked tentatively, “Young Miss, would you like to get down and walk for a while?”<\/p>\n
Shen Yan initially wanted to shake her head and refuse, but right then her sharp eyes spotted a shop selling weapons, and she felt a stir in her heart.<\/p>\n
“Okay.”<\/p>\n
When Hong Ri heard this, her delicate, pretty face lit up with a smile. She quickly lifted the carriage curtain and said to the coachman, “Stop the carriage! The Young Miss wants to get down and walk!”<\/p>\n
The coachman immediately stopped the carriage.<\/p>\n
Hong Ri and Yin Yue got down first. They then placed a stepping stool beside the carriage and considerately held the carriage curtain open for Shen Yan.<\/p>\n
And this scene drew the attention of many people.<\/p>\n
The passersby around, upon seeing the Shen Family emblem on the carriage, first thought it was Shen Xue arriving. When the light purple hem of a dress appeared at the carriage entrance, many people stared intently.<\/p>\n
The young lady bent slightly to step out, then steadily straightened up. Her figure was slender and thin. She wore a light purple dress, and her jet-black, smooth and soft long hair fell over her slender shoulders. Her face was cool and delicate, her exquisite features conveyed stunning beauty, and her pitch-black eyes were like starlight on a cold night, so cold they made people afraid to approach.<\/p>\n
Like a celestial fairy who had fallen to the mortal world.<\/p>\n
For a moment, the crowd couldn’t recognize who this beauty was.<\/p>\n
Shen Yan stepped down from the carriage.<\/p>\n
“She is…”<\/p>\n
“Shen Yan?!”<\/p>\n
Hearing this name, everyone felt a moment of disbelief. A few people even rubbed their eyes hard, wanting to make sure exactly who this Purple-clad Maiden was!<\/p>\n
“She… she… she!” someone exclaimed in shock, because it was clear now that Shen Yan no longer seemed foolish. “Could it be she has regained her senses?”<\/p>\n
“It really is that good-for-nothing Shen Yan! So she is this beautiful!”<\/p>\n
“Shen Huai is startlingly handsome, and he and Shen Yan are twin siblings. How could Shen Yan’s looks be bad? It’s just that the aura she gives off is completely different now!”<\/p>\n
Shen Yan was quite famous in the Imperial City. Born into a Summoner family, she was the only person in that family who could not practice Cultivation, who could not wield Spiritual Energy!<\/p>\n
Secondly, there was the vast, heaven-and-earth difference between her and her younger brother, Shen Huai.<\/p>\n
Also, Heir Nangong Yu’s fianc\u00e9e was Shen Yan. Nangong Yu had looks, strength, and status; he was the dream lover of many young women in the Nangxiao Kingdom, yet he was tied to a good-for-nothing.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Shen Yan was resented by many women.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Shen Xue’s suitors were also very unhappy with Shen Yan.<\/p>\n
Facing the various gazes fixed on her from the people around, Shen Yan just swept a cool glance over them. Then, she led Hong Ri and Yin Yue directly into the Weapon Shop.<\/p>\n
The onlookers’ expressions grew perplexed.<\/p>\n
How had this good-for-nothing changed so much?<\/p>\n
The pedestrians talked and discussed, and their words gradually reached the ears of Nangong Yu, who was drinking in the tavern next door.<\/p>\n
With a ‘Bang!’ sound, Nangong Yu slammed his wine cup heavily onto the table.<\/p>\n
Wine splashed all over.<\/p>\n
Nangong Yu’s face was dark and sinister. He sneered, “That good-for-nothing is like a lingering ghost! She clearly knows I, the Heir, am drinking here, and she purposely comes next door. Shameless!”<\/p>\n
Hou Yuanjia, a man in blue sitting beside him, smiled and teased, “Ah Yu, since that good-for-nothing has regained her senses, it wouldn’t be impossible to take her as your wife. She is very beautiful. Her only flaw is not being able to Cultivate.”<\/p>\n
Nangong Yu gave a cold laugh. “My wife can only be Xue’er, because in the whole Nangxiao Kingdom, only Xue’er is worthy of me.”<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Hou Yuanjia’s expression shifted slightly. He offered well-intentioned advice, “Shen Xue is indeed a genius among our Nangxiao Kingdom’s younger generation, Ah Yu. I must remind you, your rivals for Shen Xue are not just you. The Crown Prince and the Young Master of the L\u00fc family also like her.”<\/p>\n
But Nangong Yu laughed.<\/p>\n
“Don’t worry. Xue’er’s heart belongs only to me.”<\/p>\n
Hou Yuanjia was stumped. He didn’t know whether he should tell Nangong Yu that Shen Xue maintained close relations with the Crown Prince and the Young Master of the L\u00fc family, among others.<\/p>\n
Nangong Yu thought of the sweet words Shen Xue had once said to him, and the curve of his smile deepened. He raised his hand and patted Hou Yuanjia’s shoulder. “Yuanjia, Xue’er and I love each other. Once I get rid of Shen Yan, I can be with Xue’er properly.”<\/p>\n
“Get rid of?”<\/p>\n
Hou Yuanjia’s face instantly changed.<\/p>\n
Nangong Yu realized he had let a slip of the tongue. He quickly covered by saying, “I mean, once I dissolve the engagement.”<\/p>\n
Hou Yuanjia was half-convinced, half-suspicious. “I see.”<\/p>\n
There were two other young men at the drinking table. They toasted to Nangong Yu and flattered him, saying, “Then we wish the Heir an early dissolution of the engagement and freedom from his torment! That wretch Shen Yan is not worthy! Hahaha…”<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Nangong Yu should have been happy, but just thinking that Shen Yan was in the Weapon Shop right next door made him feel extremely irritated. His eyes narrowed slightly as he remembered how she had looked not long ago, trapped in the Dungeon. He had clearly finished her off…<\/p>\n
No, he had to go see what Shen Yan was like now!<\/p>\n
Nangong Yu abruptly stood up and said in a low voice, “Come on, let’s go meet that good-for-nothing!”<\/p>\n
Hou Yuanjia was also quite curious about what Shen Yan was like now, so he agreed.<\/p>\n
Immediately, they set off.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Shen Yan had entered the Weapon Shop. Her gaze swept coolly over all the weapons displayed on the racks.<\/p>\n
Although the Weapon Shop owner was somewhat surprised when he saw Shen Yan, hearing bits and pieces from outside made him realize that Shen Yan had now regained her senses. Upholding the principle that every customer was a honored guest, he walked forward with a broad smile.<\/p>\n
“Second Young Miss, what kind of weapon would you like to pick?”<\/p>\n
Before Shen Yan could even open her mouth to answer, a haughty and willful voice came from behind her.<\/p>\n
“Tch. What use does a good-for-nothing have for weapons?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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