Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

After settling Du Xiaochen's grandmother, Lian Qingyang was not in a hurry to leave. After all, with the strength of the Guiyuan Sect disciples, it had only been a day or two, and they would not be unable to escape from the secret realm.

So Lian Qingyang took his newly minted apprentice to wander around the streets and alleys of the county town, and happened to catch the biweekly market. Although the county market was not big, it was very lively.

The people who came to the market were all from villages near the county town. They came to the market to buy and sell goods on this day. The whole street was bustling with people. Lian Qingyang and Du Xiaochen walked calmly in the crowded crowd, but were not touched by those people at all.

Du Xiaochen followed Lian Qingyang, looking left and right, his face full of curiosity and interest. He saw all kinds of stalls selling everything, vegetables on the stalls, accessories on the shelves, clothes in the street shops, cakes displayed outside the shops... There were also the sounds of vendors shouting and customers bargaining. Those vendors seemed to be competing to see whose voices were louder, and each one shouted harder than the other, making Du Xiaochen unable to pay attention to the delicious food and fun things. His mind was full of their hawking.

He was watching intently when he suddenly noticed Lian Qingyang stopped walking. He looked up curiously and asked, "What's wrong, Master?"

Lian Qingyang looked at a nearby clothing store and pulled Du Xiaochen inside. "I'll buy you a few sets of clothes to change into. Once you get to the sect, you can apply for sect uniforms."

There was nothing for the children in his storage ring, so he could take advantage of the market to buy some to use first. It would only cost some money, and there was plenty of money in the storage ring given to him by his second senior brother.

It wasn't until they entered the store and his master asked him what color and style of clothes he liked that Du Xiaochen came to his senses. His eyes were bright and full of joy as he looked up at Lian Qingyang: "Master, are you going to buy me some clothes? Can I choose the same clothes you're wearing? I think this color looks great."

Lian Qingyang nodded and said to the waiter waiting nearby, "According to his size, get a few popular styles in the current blue color."

Seeing this distinguished guest's generosity, the waiter quickly and skillfully helped the young man choose his clothes, smiling. While Lian Qingyang was changing, he packed up the five pieces he had chosen and handed them to him, saying politely, "Sir, we have packed all the clothes you requested for you. They are all our most popular styles and made of the most comfortable fabrics. Even the young ladies of the landlords in the south of the city like them. You will definitely be a real eye-catcher when you wear them! We are just a small business in the county town. A set of clothes costs ten taels of silver. Since you buy a lot, we can give you a discount. How about fifty-eight taels?"

Lian Qingyang handed over the sixty taels of silver, took the package of clothes, and said calmly, "No need for change."

The waiter took the silver, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and quickly took out a jade hairpin from the hairpin rack beside him, wrapped it up and gave it to Lian Qingyang: "Since you are so generous, I will give you another jade hairpin. Although it is not a valuable item, it is at least a token of our store's appreciation."

Lian Qingyang didn't refuse, but he didn't accept it either. He just raised his chin towards Du Xiaochen, who had just changed his clothes and said, "Just use this jade hairpin to tie his hair."

"Okay!" This is a big customer, the money is not even warm in his pocket, no matter how troublesome the request is, it is not a trouble for the waiter, let alone just tying his hair.

He quickly re-tied Du Xiaochen's hair and pinned the hairpin on his head. After taking a closer look, he began to praise him profusely: "Oh, now that I've taken a closer look, this young master is so handsome in every way. He makes people happy just by looking at him. He will be a very handsome man when he grows up. He will be a very elegant and graceful man, a noble man!"

Du Xiaochen seemed to be shy because of the waiter's praise. He pinched the side of his clothes stiffly and looked up at Lian Qingyang, with expectation and desire in his eyes almost overflowing.

Lian Qingyang looked at his clothes carefully and nodded in approval: "It looks good."

Du Xiaochen's fair face flushed upon hearing this, and he whispered, "Master is also pretty."

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The two of them left the clothing store one after the other, followed by the eager waiter: "Take care, both of you. Welcome to come again next time!"

Lian Qingyang put the package into his storage ring. Seeing his apprentice in new clothes, his mood suddenly brightened. He patted his shoulder and asked, "Are you hungry after walking around for a while? Is there anything you want to eat?"

Du Xiaochen didn't hesitate. He grabbed Lian Qingyang's clothes with one hand and pointed to the place where pastries were sold not far away with his other hand. He swallowed hard before looking up at Lian Qingyang and replied, "I want to eat that. It's fresh out of the pot and smells delicious."

"Sure." Lian Qingyang agreed readily. He took out some small change and stuffed it into a small cloth bag. He then tied the bag around Xiaojiu's neck, patted its head, and instructed, "Go to the pastry shop in front and buy some of each kind of pastry."

Xiao Jiu gave him a resentful look, jumped to the ground without complaint, and ran to the pastry shop happily.

Du Xiaochen watched Xiaojiu walk out, and after a moment, Xianyan said, "Master, Xiaojiu is so obedient to you. She's truly worthy of being your spirit pet! Will I ever be able to meet a spirit pet like her in the future?"

Lian Qingyang's eyes flashed with a smile. He stared at Xiaojiu working hard to get back home, and said calmly, "I will only have you as my apprentice. Xiaojiu will naturally be given to you in the future."

Xiaojiu, who was pulling a big bag with great effort, felt as if the sky had fallen when he heard these words. He opened his mouth, but because there were people all around him, he could only meow at Lian Qingyang angrily. Seeing that he was unmoved, he turned around again, and stared at Du Xiaochen with his glazed eyes wide open. The master of this world was an invisible devil with a lot of evil in his heart. If he fell into his hands, he would definitely be in trouble.

Fortunately, Du Xiaochen smiled and declined Lian Qingyang's offer: "Forget it. Xiaojiu is your pet who has been with you for so long. It has its own consciousness and thoughts. It would not be good if it were to be sent back and forth like an object. Don't you agree, Senior Xiaojiu?"

Xiaojiu didn't want to pay any attention to this sinister man who was mocking him in every way. He dragged a big bag of pastries to Lian Qingyang's feet and jumped onto his shoulder.

Seeing Lian Qingyang about to bend down to pick up the bag, Du Xiaochen hurriedly helped him pick it up and patted the non-existent dust off it before handing it to him.

Seeing this, Xiaojiu snorted again. Not only was he dark-hearted, he was also scheming. He kept making small moves, which really revealed his deliberateness everywhere. Yet the host was willing to indulge him.

Du Xiaochen finally got to eat the pastries as he wished, including the crispy and sweet lotus pastries, the sweet and aftertaste silver thread candies, the soft and sweet mung bean cakes, the moist and soft cloud cakes... Each one melted in his mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance.

I heard that this restaurant is a branch of a long-established brand. The food is delicious and not expensive, and it is really affordable.