After scanning the jade slip with his divine sense, Nangong Qi turned to the guards behind him and said:
"You all split up and go collect what Miss Lu Qi asked for, and then..."
Nangong Qi glanced at the teahouse next door and said, "Miss Lu Qi and I will wait here in the teahouse!"
After saying that, he tossed a jade slip to one of the guards.
The guards exchanged information using their spiritual senses and quickly learned what A Yao wanted. A Yao waved her hand and handed a storage bag to one of the guards, saying, "If there aren't enough spirit stones inside, leave some for me, and I'll make up the difference when I get back."
All eyes turned to Nangong Qi, their gazes filled with amusement. Nangong Shuo grinned, while Nangong Yang chuckled and stroked his beard.
Nangong Qi looked at A Yao and smiled bitterly. He hadn't planned to let A Yao spend money, but A Yao just wouldn't give him a chance to be attentive.
He said to the guards, "You all hurry up and go!"
"yes!"
The guards dispersed.
After the guards left, Nangong Qi looked at Nangong Shuo and Nangong Yang and said, "Elder Shuo, Elder Yang, didn't you say you had something to trade? You should go too."
“Third Young Master, this place is a mixed bag of people, how can we embarrass you and Seventh Miss?” Nangong Yang objected.
"It's alright, Ayao and I aren't going anywhere. We'll just wait for you here in this teahouse," Nangong Qi said with a smile. After he finished speaking, seeing that Ayao didn't seem to object, his tone became even firmer, "Don't worry, we'll be careful."
Nangong Shuo glanced at A Yao and then whispered to Nangong Yang, "The Third Young Master wants to be alone with Miss Lu Qi and thinks we're in his way. Let's leave, but we won't go far."
"When the young master came out, the mistress gave him two puppets at the Void Refinement stage, so he won't be in any trouble easily."
Nangong Yang thought for a moment and agreed. He said, "Young Master, be careful. If anything goes wrong, immediately crush the jade slip that Elder Shuo and I gave you, and we will come back right away."
Nangong Qi nodded.
After Nangong Yang and Nangong Shuo left, Nangong Qi smiled at A Yao and gestured for her to follow. His gentle smile was like ten miles of peach blossoms in full bloom, causing the hearts of many female cultivators who were secretly observing him to flutter. A Yao stared at his face, seemingly dazed for a moment.
Ayao quickly looked away from his face and walked towards the teahouse in front of her.
There weren't many customers in the teahouse ahead. As soon as Nangong Qi and A Yao stepped in, a Foundation Establishment stage waiter immediately greeted them.
This fellow was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Seeing Nangong Qifeng's handsome appearance, almost divine, and the graceful and charming A Yao beside him, whose face was veiled but whose temperament was far superior to that of ordinary female cultivators, and knowing that both of them were far stronger than him, he immediately said respectfully:
"Distinguished guests, please come upstairs to our private room!"
These two clearly come from a large family; a private room would be more suitable for them.
Ayao and Nangong Qi went upstairs to a private room. After they sat down, they ordered a pot of spiritual tea and some snacks. After the waiter left, Ayao removed her veil.
The windows of the private room were open, and one could see tall pavilions in the distance, spirit beasts flying around carrying cultivators, and streaks of light constantly weaving through the market.
“Ayao, there’s a question I’ve been wanting to ask.” Nangong Qi suddenly spoke up.
Ayao looked at him and said, "Ask whatever you want."
Nangong Qi stared at her, considered for a moment, and asked, "What exactly happened between you and Senior Brother Xu?"
"It's nothing," Ayao said, picking up her teacup and then falling silent. Her tone was indifferent, as if she didn't want to say anything more.
Nangong Qi wisely refrained from asking further questions and continued speaking to himself: "I've known Senior Brother Xu since I was very young. Our families have been on good terms for generations. When I first met him, I was only three years old, and he was a bit older than me. I don't know why, but we just couldn't get along."
“When the two of us meet, we usually fight. I’m younger than him, so most of the time I lose.” Nangong Qi said, laughing. His voice was very pleasant, like a gentle spring stream.
As Ayao listened to his narration, she imagined what Xu Fengzhi looked like as a child, and couldn't help but smile. Nangong Qi was stunned when he saw the smile blooming on her face.
He was amazed, but another reason was his confusion. If she had previously been radiating murderous intent towards Xu Fengzhi, why was she laughing now as he recounted their childhood stories? So what exactly was her attitude towards Senior Brother Xu?
Ayao noticed that Nangong Qi was in a daze and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It seems like Ayao doesn't dislike Senior Brother Xu," Nangong Qi said.
Ayao gently closed her eyes. Of course, she couldn't possibly hate him, but Xu Fengzhi was already dead. He was already dead when she realized she had fallen in love with him. Revenge! Revenge! Kill that guy, she had to kill him!
Ayao reopened her eyes, her pupils flashing with a cold light: "There are many things I can't explain to you."
Nangong Qi fell silent upon hearing this answer.
Footsteps came from outside, and the footsteps sounded a bit deliberate. Nangong Qi and A Yao both turned their heads to look at the door and saw Lou Munan, dressed in black, coming in from outside.
As soon as Ayao saw him, a murderous intent involuntarily flashed in her eyes, but she immediately hid it.
Nangong Qi looked at him in surprise. He hadn't noticed when Xu Fengzhi had arrived. Ten years ago, he knew that Xu Fengzhi had already entered the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but in just ten years, he had already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. His cultivation speed was the same as A Yao's; he was simply a monster.
Nangong Qi had always been familiar with Xu Fengzhi, and he had long noticed that Xu Fengzhi was acting strangely. However, for some reason, he quickly came up with his own explanation for Xu Fengzhi's change of personality: it must be because he had suffered a setback in his love life.
Ayao looked coldly at Lou Munan, who pulled out a chair and sat down between Ayao and Nangong Qi.
"You are not welcome here," Ayao said, suppressing her murderous intent.
"Senior Brother Xu, did you come alone?" Nangong Qi asked. He released his divine sense but didn't find any Void Refinement stage experts from the Divine Dream Sect nearby. How did he manage to leave safely after being so high-profile and flamboyant at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion? If Senior Uncle Xu knew he'd spent so many spirit stones at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, he'd probably be furious.
Two hundred million high-grade spirit stones—two hundred million high-grade spirit stones, not mid-grade or low-grade spirit stones—is a huge financial drain even for the Divine Dream Sect.
If they were worth the price, that would be fine, but they were all bought at prices several times higher than those treasures. If it were me, my parents would definitely break my legs when I got back.
Lou Munan completely ignored Nangong Qi's presence, looked at A Yao, and asked with a smile, "Are you angry?"
Ayao clenched her fists into her sleeves, the veins on them bulging.
He possessed Xu Fengzhi's body and even impersonated him, grinning and joking in front of her—how despicable! She was going to kill him; she was determined to make his soul vanish and never be reincarnated.
"I was just joking with you," Lou Munan said with a smile.
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