Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"You've got your eye on this one?" The shopkeeper, who had been watching Lu Yunshi's gaze, asked.

"It looks pretty good." Lu Yunshi thought for a moment and replied. This hairpin didn't look as flashy as the others. It was made entirely of white jade, snow-white and translucent, with a white lotus-like pendant hanging down, making it look very ethereal.

He wasn't sure if this was the kind of thing Lu Yunxi would like, but Lu Yunshi thought it was quite suitable for her.

"You have a good eye. This style was produced in Cangbei Kingdom decades ago, and it's still selling very well today. Although it looks a bit plain, it's versatile and won't look tacky no matter where or when."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper carefully picked up the hairpin and handed it to Lu Yunshi. Lu Yunshi took the hairpin but hesitated.

"Will she like it? If she doesn't, the consequences will be severe."

“I understand, I understand all of this, but the courage to give the gift, and the hesitation you showed before buying it, are perhaps what she needs most.”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper's smile suddenly widened. "This is a generous purchase, totaling two hundred and fifty-five. But I see you're really going all out for love, so I'll round it down to two hundred and fifty."

"Two hundred and fifty?" Lu Yunshi's eyes widened. "That's too expensive! No, who are you insulting? Is that how you round off zeros?"

"If you were to sell this in a store, they'd charge you at least four hundred. I'm only charging you two hundred and fifty, which is about right. It's not easy for us uncles to earn a living, so let's all be considerate of each other." The shopkeeper shrugged and then looked at the other shopkeeper selling his wares not far away.

"If you're looking for a bargain, his only price is two copper coins, but do you think your girlfriend would like that?"

"Ah, I quite like eating it."

Lu Yunshi muttered something to himself, then came back to his senses and took a deep breath. He didn't have time to bargain with the other party now; no matter what they said, he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

"Fine, let's round it down to zero then."

As he spoke, Lu Yunshi handed the money pouch to the other party and walked towards Lu Yunxi with the hairpin in his hand.

The boss chuckled upon seeing this, having earned 220 gold coins for nothing, enough to cover his cultivation resources for several days.

But soon, the shop owner sensed something was wrong; the weight of the money bag in his hand felt...

The boss's expression changed instantly. He sensed something and his face turned ashen, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Five...fifty?

'Isn't this too much?' Lu Yunshi was still worried that he might have overpaid.

However, a minute later, when he saw Lu Yunxi right in front of him, he sighed deeply again. He had spent so long choosing, but it was really all just a matter of luck. But there was no other way, so he could only go for it bravely.

"Miss..."

"Have you made your choice?" Lu Yunxi asked, shifting her gaze to Lu Yunshi's face.

"Haha." Lu Yunshi scratched the back of his head, first using the "haha" technique, then spoke. "Um... Miss, is your neck sore? How about we go back first, and I'll give you a massage?"

Although you have to die sooner or later.

But at this moment, Lu Yunshi was undoubtedly a severe procrastinator, so he wanted to delay as long as possible.

Unfortunately, Lu Yunxi wouldn't give him a chance to delay. Although she didn't say anything, her gradually cooling gaze said it all.

“Alright.” Lu Yunshi slowly took out the hairpin. “This is the gift I chose for you, Miss. I wonder… if it suits your taste?”

Lu Yunxi's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she took the hairpin from Lu Yunshi's hand. After examining it for a few seconds, she finally smiled.

"congratulations......"

Lu Yunshi was delighted upon hearing this and actually answered...

"Wrong answer!"

In just a few seconds, Lu Yunshi experienced a dramatic rise and fall. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he just sighed.

"So, Miss, you want me...?"

"It's getting late today, so you'll have to pay for the meat later. I'll pick it up another day. You'd better remember this, so you don't deny it later." Lu Yunxi said firmly, speaking before the other person could react.

"Owe?" Lu Yunshi was taken aback for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief. "Then thank you very much, Miss."

For some reason, Lu Yunshi felt that Lu Yunxi was no longer as angry as before, as if she had returned to her usual state, and was even more peaceful than when she was with him in the past.

Then, Lu Yunshi hesitated for a moment, then asked with some curiosity, "Um, may I ask what the correct answer is?"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yunshi hurriedly added, "Of course, this is just out of curiosity. If Miss doesn't want to say, she doesn't have to. And I'm not doubting Miss."

"Hmph!" Lu Yunxi scoffed, slowly walking forward until she finally stood in front of the owner next to the jewelry store owner. "I like this."

After saying that, Lu Yunxi tossed a gold coin to Lu Yunshi, who was staring in disbelief, and then took a string of coins from him and left.

"I..." Lu Yunshi stood there for more than ten seconds, unable to find any words to describe his feelings. He had been standing in front of the correct answer and debating with the wrong answer for more than ten minutes.

After a while, although he still couldn't recover from this strange feeling, Lu Yunshi followed along. He stopped in front of the shopkeeper, snatched the gold coins that Lu Yunxi had given him from the shopkeeper's hand, threw two copper coins at him, and then left amidst the two shopkeepers' speechless expressions.

Late at night, in Lu Yunxi's residence in the middle school student dormitory area of ​​Wujie Academy, the beautiful girl sat at the table, propping her head up with one hand, while holding the newly acquired hairpin in the other hand and turning it back and forth in front of her eyes, as if trying to see every detail of the hairpin clearly.

At this moment, Lu Yunxi was neither as irritable as when she was angry, nor as aloof as outsiders saw her, nor as hostile as she was when facing Lu Yunshi; she simply possessed ordinary emotions.

Suddenly, Lu Yunxi placed the hairpin in her hand on the table. The storage ring on her hand flickered slightly, and another item appeared. It was also a hairpin, and it was almost exactly the same as the one on the table, seemingly the same style.

"Hey! Can't you hurry up and leave? You promised to come shopping with me today, so stop carrying around that tattered book." >_<

"Alright, alright, my dear lady, I'll accompany you on a stroll through this endless street." (uДu〃)

"Hate!"

......

"Young lady, haven't you made your choice yet? I'm so bored."

"Shut up and wait patiently."

......

"Miss, you've been eyeing that hairpin for a long time. If you like it, why don't you buy it?"

"I...I don't like it at all! Who said I like it? Humph!" (??v?v?)

......

"Miss, this is for you."

"Oh! Why did you buy this? Didn't I tell you I didn't like it?" ╰(*°▽°*)╯

"Hehe, I have no choice. If I don't buy it, I'm afraid I'll have to sleep on the street tonight. Besides, I spent a lot of money on it. If I really don't like it, I'll just throw it away."

"Hey! Don't...don't waste it."

"Haha, but it looks nice, it's not something you can wear right now."

"None of your business!" (??ve v??)

"Okay, okay, can we go back now?"

......

"Hey! You gave me a gift today, so I'll give you one too. What do you want? Jewelry? Clothes? Or something else?" (??v?v?)

"Give it to me? Miss, I'm just a mere guard, there's no need for that." (￢?￢) ?

"It's necessary. Tell me quickly, what do you like?"

"Um... well... then... I do like sweets."