novelapdf Chapter 33 Reencounter with Lin Jing, the Little Girl's Hostility
Chapter 33 Reencounter with Lin Jing, the Little Girl's Hostility
Chen Chunan never expected to run into Lin Jing as soon as he arrived in Lingzhou Market.
But thinking about it, it makes sense that I met her. This girl is from the Lin family, and one of the conditions for the Lin family to invest in the market is that they are responsible for the safety of the market.
As Lin Jing mentioned before, she is the captain of one of the patrol teams, so it is indeed reasonable for her to encounter the situation.
Lin Jing was also pleasantly surprised to see Chen Chunan.
She didn't have many other hobbies besides practicing Buddhism and drinking.
But after meeting Chen Chunan, she discovered that food is also a great hobby.
Unfortunately, she never saw Chen Chunan again after their last parting.
She figured Chen Chunan must be a rogue cultivator from some remote, uncivilized place, who would probably only come to Lingzhou for a few days a year during the trade fair.
She regretted it for a long time.
I never imagined that we would meet again today.
Lin Jing scolded playfully, "You left without even saying goodbye! I looked all over for you! I thought we'd never see each other again!"
Chen Chunan quickly said, "Hey, I was afraid of being targeted by those cultivators, so I didn't dare to make a fuss. That's why I left without saying goodbye. Please don't be offended, Fairy."
"Stop calling me 'fairy, fairy,' just call me Lin Jing. If you keep calling me 'fairy,' it means you don't consider me a friend."
"Okay~ I'm going to sell talismans later. You probably still have patrol duties, right? I'll catch up with you later?"
"Okay, I'll go buy some groceries in a bit. It's been so long since I've had your cooking, I'm really craving it!"
"Haha, no problem~"
After saying goodbye, Lin Jing watched Chen Chunan's figure disappear before she could bear to turn back.
But when she looked back, something seemed off to her.
Why are you all making that face?
The Lin family disciples, who had been praising the petrified man for half a day, looked at Lin Jing as if she were an alien.
One of the young men stammered, "Boss, you don't actually have a crush on him, do you? He seems to be just a kid."
"Bang!"
"Ah~"
The young man who was speaking then gave a live demonstration of aerial acrobatics.
The other disciples were so frightened that they fell silent, fearing that the seemingly delicate but actually terrifying fist would soon fall on them.
"Chen Chunan and I are just friends, drinking buddies. Anyone who spreads rumors about me again, I'll skin them alive!"
The disciples quickly shrank their necks and kept their eyes straight ahead.
Lin Jing got even angrier and slammed her fist on the archway with a loud bang: "Did you hear me?!"
The disciples immediately straightened their backs and shouted, "We heard you!"
"Hmph! Keep patrolling!"
...
Chen Chunan, unaware of the little incident involving the Lin family members, arrived at the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce with Hongxian in tow.
Just as he was about to introduce the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce to Hongxian, he noticed that the little girl, who had been very excited the whole way, was now somewhat absent-minded, and her mood was visibly low.
Chen Chunan couldn't help but squat down: "Why are you suddenly unhappy? Who upset you?"
Hongxian raised her head slightly, her lips moved, and then her mouth twitched as if she was about to cry.
Chen Chunan quickly tried to comfort her, saying, "Oh dear, don't cry! Who messed with my sister? I'll beat the crap out of him!"
Chen Chunan's crude joke did not make Hongxian laugh; instead, tears streamed down the little girl's face.
This left Chen Chunan completely bewildered.
He could only hold the little girl in his arms and comfort her softly.
After a while, the little girl calmed down a bit and asked, feeling wronged, "Brother, if you get married, will you stop using the red thread? Please don't get married, okay?"
?
Chen Chunan had no idea why this girl had suddenly jumped to the topic of marriage.
He could only comfort him, saying, "Brother won't get married, and he certainly won't abandon the red thread. You're my only family."
Hongxian looked at Chen Chunan with teary eyes: "Really?"
Chen Chunan nodded: "Really!"
Chen Chunan wasn't lying to Hongxian; he genuinely had no intention of getting married. Becoming an immortal was his primary goal, and love was a completely irrelevant matter.
Wealth, companionship, law, and land; a Daoist partner doesn't necessarily have to be a lover. Some Daoist partners are even two men. Would you let them go hiking on Brokeback Mountain?
Upon hearing her brother's words, the light rain instantly turned into partly cloudy skies.
"Then please don't go see that Lin something-or-other, okay? I don't like her~"
Chen Chunan then realized that it was Lin Jing who had brought Hongxian a sense of crisis.
Chen Chunan was both amused and exasperated.
Heaven help me, I really don't have any feelings for Lin Jing. I just thought she was someone worth befriending because she had helped me in a fair way, that's all.
"My brother and Lin Jing are just friends. They met at the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce before..."
Chen Chunan told the little girl how he met Lin Jing.
She was still somewhat skeptical, but she agreed to go to Lin Jing's house with Chen Chunan.
Seeing the unhappy little girl, Chen Chunan also realized that Hongxian, who always seemed cheerful, was very sensitive after her parents passed away.
I'm terrified of being abandoned by myself and I lack a sense of security.
It seems we'll just have to wait until she's a bit older.
Seeing that Hongxian's mood had improved considerably, Chen Chunan once again led her into the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce.
It's a coincidence
The same female receptionist who greeted Chen Chunan this time was the same one from last time.
She also recognized Chen Chunan, and the two exchanged a few words.
Chen Chunan also learned the name of the female receptionist—Han Yanran.
Fortunately, it's not a compound surname like Nalan.
Upon learning that Chen Chunan had come to sell talismans, the female receptionist's eyes lit up, and she spoke with even more respect than before.
"I didn't realize you were such a distinguished guest, a talisman master! Your future achievements are limitless."
Chen Chunan humbly shook his head: "Fairy Yanran is too kind. I am just a second-grade talisman master. How can I say that my achievements are limitless?"
Han Yanran gave Chen Chunan a playful look: "You're only a teenager and you're already a second-grade talisman master. Becoming a fourth-grade talisman master in the future is practically a certainty, and you might even become a fifth-grade talisman master. Isn't that an achievement with limitless potential?"
Chen Chunan was speechless for a moment. Your attempt to curry favor seems a bit too obvious.
I'm just a nobody in the Qi Refining stage!
Is it appropriate for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to speak like that?
Chen Chunan felt a little embarrassed, but Hongxian thought that this woman named Han Yanran had a good eye, and could actually see that her brother's future achievements were limitless, so she was a good person.
Looking at Han Yanran now, I think she's much more pleasing to the eye than Lin Jing.
The three chatted awkwardly all the way to the second floor.
Han Yanran seemed quite familiar with the shopkeeper who sold spirit talismans, and called out from afar, "Old Qin! Greet the customer! This distinguished guest wants to sell spirit talismans~"
Old Qin, who was taking stock of the accounts, suddenly perked up and rushed out to greet them.
However, he was slightly taken aback when he saw that Chen Chunan only had the cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining.
He then greeted them with a smile, "Greetings, esteemed guest. I'm the manager of Lingfu Hall, you can just call me Old Qin. What kind of talismans are you looking to sell?"
Chen Chunan flipped his hand and took out several thick stacks of spirit talismans from his storage ring.
"That's all: 39 top-grade Tier 1 spirit talismans, 193 top-grade Tier 1 spirit talismans, 32 mid-grade Tier 2 spirit talismans, 47 top-grade Tier 2 spirit talismans, and 29 top-grade Tier 2 spirit talismans. I'll also buy 500 Rank 2 talisman papers. If this isn't enough, I'll make up the difference."
Hiss~*2
Even though Lao Qin and Han Yanran were quite knowledgeable, they couldn't help but be shocked by so many top-grade spirit talismans.
He had seen first-tier top-grade spirit talismans before, but he had never seen so many of them, and of different attributes!
Even a normal second-tier talisman master would find it difficult to guarantee that they can draw a first-tier top-grade spirit talisman.
A third-tier rune master is only confident in creating top-quality runes using first-tier runes they are familiar with, but why would a third-tier rune master waste time drawing first-tier spirit runes?
It's time-consuming, laborious, and doesn't make any money. Is the third-tier spirit talisman no longer appealing, or is it just that I'm being unreasonable?
However, if it was drawn by a second-tier rune master, that would be quite terrifying.
How much talent would it take to do that?
Even without using their divine sense, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators could roughly judge Chen Chunan's cultivation level just by his aura.
If all of these were drawn by Chen Chunan, then Han Yanran was absolutely right when she said that Chen Chunan's future achievements are limitless.