After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master - Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Annoying You

“Although it’s a forty percent discount, don’t you think you’re buying a bit too much?”

“Are you reluctant?” Luo Yueguan glanced at him sideways.

“It’s not that. I wouldn’t mind even if you bought another four million worth. I’m just wondering how you’re going to wear all of it?”

Jiang Huai took the earring from Luo Yueguan’s hand and examined it carefully for a while, finding it quite attractive. Thus, he asked the attendant following them to bring another pair.

Jiang Huai also bought many other styles of bracelets, hairpins, head ornaments, rings, earrings, anklets, and many more.

“I can buy them to play with even if I don’t wear them. But why are you buying so many pieces of jewelry?” Luo Yueguan pouted slightly.

“I’m buying them as gifts for Wanwan and her sister, as well as Qingyu and my master. It’s rare to visit Ziyun Pavilion, so I should bring some gifts back, right?”

Jiang Huai had already asked the attendant to settle the debt his master, Chu Xianning, had incurred the last time she sought help at Ziyun Pavilion. Even for this debt, Ziyun Pavilion gave him a forty percent discount, which left Jiang Huai feeling extraordinarily favored.

Considering this, he owed a huge favor to the unseen Pavilion Master of Ziyun Pavilion.

Jiang Huai selected jewelry worth nearly a million spirit stones after the discount, while Luo Yueguan chose about three hundred thousand worth. After Jiang Huai paid the bill, Luo Yueguan took out three hundred thousand spirit stone notes and handed them to him.

Jiang Huai was taken aback.

“Where’s the sense in an elder spending the younger’s money on themselves?” Luo Yueguan’s voice didn’t seem as firm, slightly hesitant and guilty.

Jiang Huai looked at the three hundred thousand spirit stones in her hand and felt uneasy.

Without a doubt, this was Luo Yueguan’s test. He felt it was wrong to accept or refuse the money, and after a small internal struggle, he spoke softly, “Isn’t this just a filial gesture to Aunt Luo? I’m bringing gifts for my master, so of course, Aunt Luo should have some too.”

“Are the gifts you’re bringing for them because you’re ambiguously involved with them? What about me?” Luo Yueguan stared straight into Jiang Huai’s eyes, but he didn’t answer directly.

With no one around and the space quite empty, Jiang Huai reached out and gently pinched her face.

“Haven’t we already agreed that I would buy for you? Why are you suddenly throwing a tantrum?”

“First, tell me why you’re buying me jewelry.”

“To honor an elder?”

“Then I don’t want it.”

Luo Yueguan stubbornly held up the three hundred thousand spirit stone notes, her eyes fixed on him.

“The gift was meant for you anyway. Honoring an elder is just a pretext. Why care about these things?”

“I care a lot.” Luo Yueguan bit her lip, her eyes stubborn.

“Then what do you think these should be? A token of commitment for you?”

As soon as Jiang Huai uttered those words, Luo Yueguan’s expression instantly became frantic. She turned her face away in panic, a slight blush emerging on her snow-white cheeks, and her voice began to tremble slightly, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“So, can you keep it properly now?”

“I want you to say it to me personally.”

“Didn’t I just say it?”

“That was you asking me, not saying it yourself.”

“You’re so troublesome, I won’t say it.”

“If you don’t say it, I don’t want it.”

“Take it or leave it.”

Jiang Huai pulled out the three hundred thousand spirit stone note from her hand and stored it in his spatial storage. Luo Yueguan, who had been blushing slightly, suddenly turned icy cold. As they took a step forward, she subtly lifted her leg and kicked Jiang Huai in the butt.

“Jerk.” Luo Yueguan gritted her teeth.

Jiang Huai wasn’t annoyed, just leisurely said, “I’ve spoiled you.”

“Jerk.” Luo Yueguan kicked him again.

“If I’m a jerk, so be it.”

Luo Yueguan walked faster and faster, to the point that Jiang Huai could barely keep up with her pace. He stood still, watching Luo Yueguan walk away, “Where are you going?”

“Out for a stroll.”

“Not taking me?”

“Not taking you.”

“Then go ahead.”

Jiang Huai simply sat down on the spot, really not chasing after her anymore, even though Luo Yueguan’s footsteps had slowed down, he acted as if he didn’t see it.

When Luo Yueguan’s figure disappeared from sight, he let out a soft sigh.

He could have continued to indulge Luo Yueguan, doing everything to make her happy, but he always felt that if things continued this way, Luo Yueguan would become softer and more dependent on him. Yet, he wasn’t ready to carry the burden of her future life.

It was good for her to cool down. After all, such a big person wouldn’t get lost.

Jiang Huai turned and walked towards the mechanism stairs of Ziyun Pavilion, going up to the thirtieth floor. The thirtieth floor specialized in selling spiritual medicines.

As soon as he opened the door, a fragrance of herbs hit him. Jiang Huai took out the list of spiritual medicine ingredients he had prepared in advance. These were for trying to substitute for the Flower Spirit Body or the Ice Soul Profound Body. He wasn’t very confident, so he prepared more than a dozen types of spiritual medicines, ready to try them one by one.

For this, Jiang Huai rented an alchemy room, waiting for the attendant to bring in the spiritual medicines listed on his paper, and began to refine them seriously.

…

Two hours later.

Jiang Huai swallowed all the pills in front of him, which were all the spiritual medicines currently provided by Ziyun Pavilion. He had experimented with half of the ingredients on the list, and the other half would wait for Ziyun Pavilion to collect. Even with a fourfold discount at Ziyun Pavilion, it had cost him three million spirit stones in total.

As the pills entered his body, he could feel some changes in his dantian. The original crack seemed to be slowly healing, but when the medicinal power was completely dissipated, the repair of his dantian was only half done, which was meaningless.

If the original hole in the dantian was the size of a goose egg, now it was the size of a chicken egg, but it still couldn’t store spiritual energy. Perhaps the only benefit was that if he used an experience scroll to increase his cultivation, previously the spiritual energy would overflow in the time it took to burn an incense stick, but now it would take about three incense sticks’ time.

Jiang Huai wasn’t too discouraged. He never expected to succeed in one go. After all, he hadn’t tried half of the ingredients yet. Besides, the world is so vast, there must be suitable materials and opportunities that could allow his dantian to be rebuilt. He wasn’t particularly in a hurry. After leaving the alchemy room, Jiang Huai walked out of Ziyun Pavilion and began to look for Luo Yueguan’s whereabouts.

Ziyun City was only so big. If Luo Yueguan didn’t want him to find her, he definitely wouldn’t be able to. But if Luo Yueguan wanted him to find her, he would definitely find her.

Half an hour later, Jiang Huai saw a crowd of people from afar. The crowd there was particularly noisy, and a large amount of spiritual energy was spilling out. Jiang Huai sensed the spiritual energy of Luo Yueguan’s Ice Soul Profound Body, frowned, and then squeezed through the crowd to the center.

At this moment, Luo Yueguan was holding the hilt of a sword, her jet-black hair flying with the chaotic spiritual energy, while the woman standing opposite her was crossing her arms and sneering at her.

Jiang Huai had seen this woman opposite her before, Mu Lanyan, the mother of Mu Jiaoyang and Mu Linxing, a shameless old woman.

“What’s going on?” Jiang Huai walked over to Luo Yueguan’s side.

Luo Yueguan glanced at him, her voice particularly cold, “It’s none of your business.”

Jiang Huai looked at Mu Lanyan in front of him, and Mu Lanyan also saw him. As the saying goes, enemies are particularly jealous when they meet. At this moment, the mockery in Mu Lanyan’s eyes became even thicker.

She said indifferently, “I was strolling around Ziyun City and saw a heterochromatic white cat. The price had already been agreed upon, but Luo Yueguan suddenly appeared and insisted on getting involved, offering double the spirit stones to buy it. Since you like to talk about reason, why don’t you judge this matter now?”

Jiang Huai looked in the direction of Mu Lanyan’s gaze and saw a cultivator in front of him, a heterochromatic white cat locked in a cage. The cat was indeed very pretty, with smooth and shiny fur and cute and innocent eyes, currently licking its paws in the cage.

Jiang Huai frowned slightly and asked, “How much is the cat selling for?”

“Not much, just three hundred spirit stones,” Mu Lanyan lifted her face.

At this moment, the cultivator selling the spirit cat looked troubled. He was just a small casual cultivator who made a little money by breeding spirit beasts. The cat was indeed only worth two or three hundred spirit stones, but he couldn’t afford to offend either Mu Lanyan or Luo Yueguan. No matter who he sold it to in the end, he would inevitably be resented.

“I was here first, and I had already taken out the spirit stones, but she insisted on getting involved and looking for trouble with me,” Mu Lanyan coldly looked at Jiang Huai in front of her, not hiding the provocation in her eyes.

Jiang Huai just smiled helplessly, “Good things in the world naturally go to the highest bidder. Since your transaction isn’t complete, I naturally have room to bid. My friend, I offer thirty thousand spirit stones for this cat.”

The cultivator selling the cat’s eyes lit up.

Thirty thousand spirit stones… that was indeed worth considering.

Mu Lanyan quickly noticed the cultivator’s temptation. Clearly, at this point, it was no longer about the cat but a face-off between two women. She scornfully glanced at Jiang Huai, “One hundred thousand.”

“Five hundred thousand,” Jiang Huai didn’t even blink.

“Six hundred thousand,” Mu Lanyan took a deep breath.

“One million.”

“Luo Yueguan might be able to fork out one million spirit stones, but you should ask her if she’s willing. As for you… raising the price with empty words, do you have the spirit stone money?”

Jiang Huai calmly took out his purple jade card and waved it in front of Mu Lanyan, “Luo Yueguan doesn’t need to pay; I’ll pay for her. No matter how much you bid, I’ll always offer five hundred thousand more. Now you can continue to raise the price.”

“Do you really think my Mu family lacks these spirit stones?”

Mu Lanyan was already furious inside but tried to remain calm, saying, “One million and a half.”

“Two million.”

“Two million and five hundred thousand!”

“Three million.”

Jiang Huai just looked at her calmly, “I said, no matter how much you raise, I’ll always offer more. My limit is six million spirit stones. If you can bring out six million spirit stones to buy this cat, then I’ll accept it.”

Mu Lanyan was so angry she was nearly insane. At this moment, Mu Jiaoyang stood behind her, now stepping forward in his white clothes, just about to speak when Jiang Huai gave him a cold look, “You’re not qualified to speak yet, or do you want to get beaten again?”

Now both mother and son were furious.

The atmosphere had become particularly tense, but Luo Yueguan suddenly laughed out loud.

Her laughter was especially radiant, her eyes as bright as peach blossoms in March.

She tugged at Jiang Huai’s arm, “Alright, alright, let her have the cat. I don’t want it anymore. Let’s go with Aunt Luo to pick out a prettier one.”