“Um… Princess, actually…” Li Mingke said weakly.
"Don't call me Gege! How dare you call me Gege!" Ma Gege's eyes flashed, startling Li Mingke.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Ma, actually I..."
"Don't talk to me. If it weren't for the fact that you're Wang Jingyuan's cousin, who would want to take you along!" Ma Gege tossed her head and ignored her.
"Ah, hahaha, that's just Gege's personality, cousin, don't take it to heart." Wang Jingyuan jumped between the two of them, feeling bitter inside. He hadn't expected the two of them to not get along from the first meeting.
“She’s young and outspoken, I can understand that,” Li Mingke said with a smile.
She was actually grinding her teeth to powder!
Ahhh, so what if you're cute? So what if you're a swordsman? If you don't like me, just leave! Who are you trying to scare with that big sword? If you're so capable, then kill me!
Ma Gege walked at the front, followed by Chen Zifeng, while Wang Jingyuan and Li Mingke walked at the back.
Even Wang Jingyuan, who was usually quite dazed, could tell that his cousin was angry. "Cousin, I really didn't expect that Gege is not usually like this. Oh dear, it's all my fault. If I hadn't made them wait for so long, she wouldn't be like this. There's a market ahead, I'll buy some food to coax her."
Li Mingke glanced at him. "You want to coax her? I don't see why she needs your coaxing." With that, she left him and walked ahead.
Wang Jingyuan, left behind, slapped his own face in frustration. "I was so stupid! I couldn't even tell what was important. I actually told my cousin I was going to coax someone else!"
Who is her cousin? From childhood to adulthood, has anyone ever said a bad word about her? Not to mention her aunt and uncle, even her own sister Li Pinyue has to give way to her!
"Cousin! Cousin! Wait for me!" he cried out as he chased after him.
Upon arriving at the market, the scene at the Immortal Gate was completely different.
This market is located at the junction of the mortal realm and the immortal realm. It not only sells ordinary daily necessities, but also some items that cultivators in the immortal realm would use.
"Cousin, isn't this fan pretty?"
"Cousin, do you want some Poria cocos paste?"
"Cousin, want to play ring toss?"
"It doesn't look good, I won't eat it, I don't want it!"
"Hey, cousin, cousin—"
Ma Gege was standing in front of a jewelry stall, holding a hairpin in her hand. Hearing Li Mingke and Wang Jingyuan arguing behind her, she squeezed her hand and broke the poor hairpin.
"Miss, all the hairpins here are designed by masters, and the one you're holding is even more... wait, why did you break it?" The salesman was talking non-stop when suddenly, with a snap, the hairpin in the girl's hand broke.
"What master design? With this kind of quality, don't embarrass yourself by showing it off!" Ma Gege threw the broken hairpin on the stall. The salesman immediately grabbed her, "Wait, don't go! Either buy it or pay for it! You can't just leave like this!"
"Why are you pulling me? The goods you sell are of poor quality, and you're blaming me? They're all broken, how am I supposed to buy them? You want me to pay for them? You should be the one paying me!" Ma Gege was pulled by the sleeve, looking impatient.
"How could you be like this? I never thought you were so good-looking but so vicious! Everyone come and see, someone's smashing my stall!" The vendor started faking tears and throwing a tantrum, and a crowd instantly gathered around.
"You!" Ma Gege had never seen such a scene before, and her face immediately turned red.
People around began to whisper.
"Carrying a large sword, he must be a cultivator."
"Those who cultivate immortality bully us ordinary people."
"This young girl is already going astray at such a young age."
Various sounds entered Ma Gege's ears, and her face grew increasingly red.
At this moment, someone pushed through the crowd, took out a silver ingot, and placed it on the vendor's table, saying, "Is this enough?"
The salesman, who had been cursing and swearing, suddenly had his eyes light up and hurriedly grabbed the silver ingot in his hand, saying, "That's enough, that's enough! I misunderstood you, miss!"
His face, which had just been wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, was now as radiant as a sunflower. Ma Gege was astonished by his face-changing skills. "With this talent, why sell anything? He should go perform face-changing!" she thought.
"Everyone, disperse! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" The salesman chased away the onlookers. "Young master, take a look at our other products. They're all new arrivals today, and we're sure you'll find something you like." The salesman's professional skills instantly manifested as he enthusiastically promoted his wares to Chen Zifeng.
"No need." Chen Zifeng took Ma Gege's hand and pulled her out of the crowd.
"Were you scared?" His voice remained low.
"Of course not! But Chen Zifeng, why did you give him money? It's clearly because his hairpin is of poor quality. He's trying to scam me!" She was so angry that she jumped up and down.
“Yes, I know, but we are cultivators, which is different from ordinary mortals. In the mortal realm, we must abide by the rules of the mortal realm. In your eyes, it is just a light squeeze, but for ordinary people, your strength is enough to crush stones.” Chen Zifeng looked at Ma Gege’s hands, which were covered in calluses from practicing swordsmanship.
"Although...although that's the case, isn't the money you gave too much? That hairpin isn't worth a whole silver ingot at all!" Ma Gege said, feeling indignant on Chen Zifeng's behalf.
"It's nothing," Chen Zifeng said calmly.
“You rich young masters only know how to squander money. A single silver ingot can buy so many things!” Ma Gege retorted in a low voice, not to be outdone.
Chen Zifeng didn't say anything, he just smiled.
Meanwhile, Li Mingke and Wang Jingyuan had already bought lots of things. Li Mingke was holding a cup of bamboo tube roasted milk when he turned around and saw Ma Gege and Chen Zifeng.
“Ma Xianyou, this roasted milk is freshly baked. I heard from Jingyuan that you love milk cake, so I thought you would like this roasted milk too. I specially added honey. Please try it.” Li Mingke handed over the roasted milk in his hand.
"Huh? This..." Maggege was a little confused about the situation.
What's wrong with Li Mingke? She said those things before, so why would she buy her roasted milk despite the past?
"It's a little hot, be careful." Li Mingke pretended not to see her hesitation, wrapped the bamboo tube in his own silk handkerchief, and placed it in her hand.
Ma Gege looked at Wang Jingyuan, and Wang Jingyuan nodded.
She scooped out a spoonful and put it in her mouth. It was indeed delicious. The richness of the milk was mixed with the fragrance of bamboo, and the sweetness of the honey was just right.
"Thank you... I really like it." She lowered her head and thanked him softly.
"I'm glad you like it." Li Mingke smiled slightly.
It wouldn't have mattered if she hadn't smiled, but once she did, Ma Gege's cheeks flushed red. "Yes, I'm sorry..." she said, lowering her head even further.
"Huh? Why is Fellow Daoist Ma apologizing?" Li Mingke asked, seemingly puzzled.
"I'm sorry for what I said to you just now." Although the roasted milk was at the perfect temperature, it still felt too hot to handle.
Li Mingke suddenly realized, "Ah, those words, I had long forgotten them!"
Ma Gege looked up at her, and at that moment, she felt that the face that had annoyed her before was now so beautiful.
"It's so good that you didn't take it to heart. Also, please don't call me 'Fellow Immortal' anymore, just call me 'Princess'!"
"Really? That's wonderful, Princess!" Li Mingke's smile became even more dazzling, and Princess Ma felt like she was about to faint from the fever.
"Hurry... let's go! Aren't we going to Jiangtian?" Ma Gege hugged the roasted milk and hurried forward with small, quick steps.
“Gege is right, let’s go quickly!” Li Mingke pulled Wang Jingyuan to follow.
Chen Zifeng looked at the three people in front of him, lowered his eyes, and hid the box containing the sword tassel in his sleeve.
Li Mingke and Wang Jingyuan walked side by side. Wang Jingyuan whispered, "Well, I told you so!"
Li Mingke quietly gave a thumbs up, "It has to be you. If she keeps throwing a tantrum, we shouldn't go to the blessing ceremony. The four of us are a team now, and the worst thing for a team is internal strife!"
"Cousin, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's no trouble at all, what can I do when I'm so magnanimous! Oh, by the way, don't forget to pay me for the roasted milk."
"Cousin, you're asking me for this little bit of money?"
"Huh? You won't give it to me? It's all because of you! Tell me, will you give it to me or not!"
"Hey! Cousin, stop hitting him!"
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