On the sofa.
Qi Yun recounted everything that had just happened, causing Qi You to leap up in a rage, clenching her fists and grinding her teeth.
“Sis, you shouldn’t have stopped me earlier. I should have just beaten him to death. He’s clearly bullying us!”
“Silly girl, don’t be so quick to resort to violence. If something happened to him, not just you, but even I wouldn’t be able to escape blame.”
Qi You immediately deflated, sitting back down on the sofa. She took Qi Yun’s small hand and shook it gently.
“Then, Sis, what should we do now?”
Qi Yun sighed in reply.
“Alas, relying on ourselves alone definitely won’t work. We need to find help.”
“Who?”
“Didn’t you say you know Chong Chong?” Qi Yun met her gaze with a slight smile.
Qi You was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood her intention, exclaiming in surprise, “Sis, you want to ask Chen Xiaoyan and the others for help?”
“Mmhmm.” Qi Yun nodded, explaining, “Mu Qingxue, Dao Ji Shi Kong… this Guild Leader actually managed to establish a guild on par with Wushuang Lou. Their real-world strength definitely isn’t weaker than Big Brother Wushuang’s.”
Qi You didn’t refute that statement, but Qi Yun’s use of “Big Brother Wushuang” made her uncomfortable.
“Sis, you’re still calling him ‘Big Brother’? Even now, at this point, haven’t you realized? He’s just throwing his weight around. He talked a good game about having feelings for you, but what about now? If he just let go cleanly, I’d respect him more.”
“You can’t say that. After all, I was the one in the wrong first.”
“I don’t think you were wrong at all. Matters of the heart should be about parting on good terms if it doesn’t work out. Dragging it out pointlessly just gets ugly.”
Qi Yun shot her a glare, saying with annoyance, “And whose fault is that? Isn’t it all because of you, you silly girl? If it were anyone else, do you think I’d even bother?”
“Heheh.” Qi You gave a silly laugh, then hugged her older sister’s arm, gently resting her head on her shoulder.
“I know you’re the best, Sis. You’re the best sister in the whole world.”
Qi Yun pursed her lips and poked Qi You’s forehead.
“Enough of that. Do you think saying something nice will make this all go away?”
“Sis, it’s okay. As long as you don’t leave me, even if I die, I’ll find a way to free you from that man’s clutches.”
“Don’t talk about dying so casually. It’s bad luck. And Qi You, from now on, without my permission, no matter what happens, you are not to easily give up your life, understand? Do you know how hard it was for me to raise you this big?”
Listening to her older sister’s stream of grumbling, Qi You smiled happily.
“Yes, I promise I won’t.”
—
Xianjie, Shangjing City.
Chen Xiaoyan and Chong Chong stepped out of the Teleportation Array.
Gazing at the familiar city gates of Shangjing before her, she couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.
“After so many days, these city gates are still just as awe-inspiring.”
“Xiaoyan-jie, is this place really not a game?”
“I don’t know either.”
Whether Xianjie was a game or not, Chen Xiaoyan couldn’t say for sure. In any case, it was best not to treat it as an ordinary game.
The two quickly entered the city.
But their Tianxiang Attire once again drew the gazes of passersby.
The awe and admiration in the pedestrians’ eyes filled Chen Xiaoyan with immense satisfaction.
“Fairy, Fairy! I have premium Peach Blossom Rouge here, specially made from top-grade peach blossoms. Would you like to take a look?”
As they passed by a shop, the proprietress inside immediately ran out and stopped them.
She held a small round tray in both hands, containing a pile of pink powder emitting a faint, refreshing peach blossom fragrance.
Chen Xiaoyan and Chong Chong exchanged a glance and simultaneously shook their heads.
“No, thank you, Boss. We don’t need any rouge.”
Even if they did need it, they had no money to buy it ;).
“Then do you two fairies need silk? Look at my silk, it’s all top-quality goods!”
At that moment, the owner of a small silk shop next to the rouge store also came running over, holding a bolt of cloth.
Not only that, but vendors of jewelry, accessories, and Royal Certified Garments, seeing this scene, all rushed over to promote their wares.
Utterly overwhelmed, they quickly used Qinggong to flee the scene.
“Huh? Where did the fairies go?”
“I don’t know, they vanished in the blink of an eye.”
“Truly worthy of being Tianxiang Fairies, appearing and disappearing mysteriously. What a pity, though. My premium fabric didn’t have the honor of being sold to the fairies. Sigh~”
“Tsk. My rouge powder is made from top-grade peach blossom petals. Everyone knows fairies love peach blossoms. If you all hadn’t caused a ruckus, I definitely would have made a sale.”
“Pah! My Royal Certified Garments are personally certified by the royal family. Don’t you dare try to drag me into your mess!”
“Humph!” x3
Although the merchants didn’t voice it, deep down they looked down on the royal family. Hadn’t they all seen the current Emperor acting like a lackey over at the Tianxiang Sect?
However, such words could only be spoken in their hearts. They wouldn’t dare say them out loud.
Trouble comes from the mouth—this was a principle they understood.
—
A kilometer away, in a small alley.
Two blurred figures sped over from the distance, only stopping once they ran into the alley.
Chen Xiaoyan glanced behind her. Seeing no one had followed, she turned back to Chong Chong with a wry smile.
“Wow, the vendors in Shangjing City are that enthusiastic?”
“It’s all because of these clothes we’re wearing. If we weren’t wearing these, they probably wouldn’t be so enthusiastic.”
“Can’t be helped. I only have this Newbie Outfit, nothing else.”
“Xiaoyan-jie, when we have money, let’s go buy a few sets of clothes?”
Chen Xiaoyan spread her hands with a bitter laugh.
“Sure, but we’ll have to talk about that when we have money later. Right now, I don’t have a single coin.”
“By the way, Chong Chong, what’s this good thing that absolutely required coming to Shangjing City?”
Chong Chong placed a finger on her lips, narrowing her eyes slightly.
“Shh, it’s a secret. You’ll know when we get there.”
“So mysterious.”
“Come on, come on!” She took Chen Xiaoyan’s hand and led her towards Wangyue Inn.
—
Over ten minutes later.
The two stood on the street facing Wangyue Inn.
Looking at the plaque above the inn’s entrance, Chong Chong took a deep breath to dispel the nervousness in her heart.
‘Come on, Zhou Xiaopet. You can definitely do this.’
“Tian Xiang Xiaojiejie, wanna be friends?”
“Xiaojiejie, have pity on this poor soul. I haven’t even passed Guaiwu Cun yet, boohoo~”
Chong Chong completely ignored these few Salty Fish Casual Players and pulled Chen Xiaoyan straight into the inn.
“Boss, one premium guest room, and a table of good wine and fine food!”
Arriving at the front desk, Chong Chong tossed out five taels of silver.
“Excellent! This way, please, you two fairies.” The innkeeper accepted the silver and personally escorted them upstairs.
Although Chen Xiaoyan didn’t understand why this girl wanted to come to an inn, or why she spent money on a room and food, she didn’t ask further.
Right now, she only had one question in her mind: where did that silver come from?
The innkeeper led the two to the second floor, selected a room, took out a key to unlock the door, and pushed it open.
“Please.”
Chen Xiaoyan and Chong Chong entered the room.
The room was divided into two areas. The first was the bedroom, containing a double-sized sandalwood bed. The bed curtains and the decorative hangings above were exquisitely beautiful, clearly indicating they were not cheap.
The second area was the main hall.
There was a round wooden square table with a set of rather low-quality tea utensils on it.
Turning around, one could see the window wide open, offering a distant view of the Imperial Palace and the streets below.
“You two fairies, I’ll go down now to prepare your meal.”
“Go on, go on.” Chong Chong waved her hand, signaling for him to leave.
(P.S.: Do you think Chong Chong can succeed?)