After walking for a while, Xie Yukong signaled to Fu Zhen to follow.
The group fell silent for a moment, then teleported out of the city towards the previously agreed-upon direction of Duohu City.
After watching for a while, Fu Zhen realized that they were going on a training trip. This was a good opportunity. If they had a chance encounter, wouldn't it lead to a happy marriage?
So he immediately followed.
The group did not use a spirit boat, but traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, and found a city to rest in before sunset.
Jie Yukong went to book rooms, while the others dispersed and roamed freely.
Yu Chuan walked down the street with a sullen face, his teeth itching with disgust at the people following behind him.
There were quite a few people on the street. Yu Chuan walked around, stopping frequently, and bought quite a few things. Gradually, he forgot about the people following behind him.
As Yu Chuan walked, he smelled a distinctive aroma of wine. He followed the scent into an alley and entered a small tavern.
Fu Zhen had been wondering why he had come here, but her eyes lit up when she saw the tavern.
When you're drunk, anything goes; here's your chance.
The tavern door looked small, and there wasn't even a doorman. If it weren't for the sign above that read "Wish Tavern" and the aroma of wine wafting out, probably no one would come here.
But once inside, it was a completely different world. After walking through a long corridor, an unbelievable scene suddenly appeared.
This isn't a tavern; it's clearly a black market.
Fu Zhen began searching for Yu Chuan, but couldn't find him after a long time.
But after turning several corners, she saw what she wanted, but couldn't find it.
Fu Zhen looked around and leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "Boss, how much is this?"
The shopkeeper looked at her with a sly grin and said, "You can't find this anywhere else but here. You're lucky, young lady, to have run into this old man today."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. How many spirit stones?" Fu Zhen was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. She still needed to find Yu Chuan after buying the things.
The old man smiled and said, "Twenty mid-grade spirit stones."
"This is so expensive! You're robbing me!" Fu Zhen thought it would only cost a few spirit stones at most, but she never expected it to cost so much.
The old man was displeased and said with a long face, "Don't you even look at the quality and effectiveness of my stuff? Even just a tiny bit, like a fingernail, can drive a dragon crazy."
Ah, that's right. Dragons are... well, naturally they can be aroused with just a little bit of them.
However, the efficacy of his medicine is truly remarkable. This is not just his boasting; it's something that the spirit beast families have all said is effective after using it on their spirit beasts.
Fu Zhen was intrigued.
His previous cleverness seemed to have remained in the Central Region and hadn't been brought out; he believed the old man's words.
He glanced around, took out twenty mid-grade spirit stones, stuffed them into the old man's hand, snatched the items from his hand, and ran away.
The old man smiled as he looked at the spiritual item in his hand, then shouted in the direction Fu Zhen had left, "Remember, just a fingernail's width is enough. If you use too much and something goes wrong, it's not my problem."
The shopkeeper next to him shook his head and said, "You can only bully young girls and newcomers like this. Normally, you sell for one or two spirit stones, but you actually sold it for twenty mid-grade spirit stones. You must have had some incredible luck."
"But that little girl is ruthless; she actually came to the black market to buy this kind of medicine." That's medicine for spirit beasts.
The old man put away the spirit stones and chuckled, "Hehe, if you're not ruthless, your position won't be secure. You're probably just another stupid... uh... clever person trying to climb the ranks."
The boss shook his head and didn't say anything more.
Yu Chuan hid behind a pillar and saw everything.
He gave Fu Zhen a cold glance and then left the black market.
Fu Zhen searched the black market again, but still couldn't find Yu Chuan, so she retreated to the doorway, intending to wait for him to come to her.
Unbeknownst to her, Yu Chuan had already left the black market when she left that stall. She waited until late at night and still hadn't seen him come out before she left the black market entrance in a huff.
Yu Chuan returned to the inn that Jie Yu Kong had found, gathered everyone together, and then recounted what he had seen that day.
Wan Ai Zhaoyao clicked her tongue twice and shook her head, saying, "This woman is probably crazy; she's capable of anything."
"That medicine is for unawakened spirit beasts. Is she sure it can be used on humans?"
“If he wasn’t crazy, he wouldn’t have dared to come here with us alone. He’s not only crazy, he’s also stupid.” Sammo Hung shook his head.
It's so dangerous for someone to be out alone, especially for a young woman like her. If she's targeted by someone with ulterior motives, the danger goes far beyond what the word "danger" can describe.
Yun Zhongtian frowned and said, "If she really intends to use it on you, then let her eat the fruit of her own making."
They originally only planned to bring her into the mountains and leave her fate to her own, but they didn't expect her to be even more ruthless and actually buy that kind of medicine.
After leaving the black market, Fu Zhen didn't know where Yu Chuan and the others had settled, so she could only stay at the inn closest to the city gate.
After thinking it over, he realized this wasn't a solution, so he sent a telepathic message to Madam Fu, Cheng Lin.
When Cheng Lin learned that she had followed Yu Chuan out of the Central Region, she scolded her, "Are you crazy? You dared to secretly follow them away all by yourself."
[If they refuse to take you with them and go into the mountains, you might get eaten by a spirit beast and we wouldn't even know how you died. Now come back right now!]
But Fu Zhen didn't want to. If she went back now, who knew when Yu Chuan would return?
After all, she was her own daughter; how could Cheng Lin not guess what she was thinking?
So she patiently explained, "Zhen'er, I promised I would help you, and I will. You are my own daughter; would I ever harm you?"
Come back first, let's discuss this further. Don't leave a bad impression on Yuchuan, otherwise it will be even harder for you to marry him.
But they didn't realize that the bad impression had already been left behind and was deeply ingrained.
Fu Zhen hesitated for a moment, then agreed, promising to set off back the next day.
The next day, when Yu Chuan and the others set off, they happened to run into Fu Zhen, who was preparing to return home, at the city gate.
Seeing this rare opportunity, Fu Zhen immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Oh, Young Master Yu, you're here too."
"Are you going on a training expedition? I'd like to go too, can I come with you?"
Yu Chuan looked at her coldly, "Who are you? Why should we let you follow us?"
"Get out of our way, you're blocking our way."
Fu Zhen's eyes immediately welled up with tears. "Young Master Yu, I am Fu Zhen, the young lady of the Fu family. Don't you remember me?"
Yu Chuan sneered, "Why should I remember someone as insignificant as you? Get out of my way."
After saying that, he walked past her and prepared to leave the city.
Seeing this, Fu Zhen was about to step forward to pull him away, but Wan Ai Zhaoyao immediately reached out to stop her, saying, "What are you doing? How dare you touch our young master?"
Seeing that Wan Ai Zhaoyao had stopped them, the others immediately followed Yu Chuan and left first.
Fu Zhen looked at Yu Chuan with a pitiful expression, only to find that he had already walked quite a distance away.
Wan Ai Zhaoyao glanced at her, snorted coldly, and walked past her to catch up.
Fu Zhen chased after him without a second thought, completely forgetting Cheng Lin's instructions to her.
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