Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

So, what was originally planned as a solo trip turned into Chen Anran leading five enthusiastic "little tails." The group first followed Chen Anran to Lincheng's largest antique and cultural street.

The streets are lined with shops and stalls, displaying a dazzling array of porcelain, wood carvings, coins, and old books.

Chen Anran walked ahead, with Zhao Mengmeng and the others following closely behind, looking around curiously. They knew nothing about antiques, so everything seemed new and interesting to them, and everything looked like a "treasure".

"Master Chen, are you here looking for a magical artifact?" Wang Rui asked in a low voice, sounding mysterious.

Chen Anran chuckled: "There aren't that many magical artifacts scattered around. I'm just here for a casual stroll."

Indeed, just as Chen Anran said, he was simply browsing around. During this time, Chen Anran only bought a few inexpensive trinkets, which Zhao Mengmeng and the others found puzzling. On several occasions, Wang Rui and his friends, in an attempt to curry favor with Chen Anran, spent large sums of money buying antiques or Buddhist artifacts from various stalls, but Chen Anran politely declined each time.

By the time they left the antique and cultural street, the sun was already high in the sky. After lunch, Zhao Mengmeng suggested they go shopping.

Wang Rui and his group are fools, thinking they can directly curry favor with a reclusive master using mundane things. Is that even possible? Zhao Mengmeng is full of cunning. She had already found out about the Yunyin Sect and who were in the sect. She planned to take a roundabout approach and curry favor with the people in Chen Anran's sect, especially Chen Anran's junior nephew.

Chen Anran looked into Zhao Mengmeng's bright eyes, which sparkled with cunning and anticipation, a stark contrast to her previous terrified state. After a moment's thought, he guessed what the girl was up to. However, he didn't reveal his thoughts, but simply nodded.

"Alright."

Zhao Mengmeng's face immediately lit up with a smile, and she promptly took out her phone to search for the most upscale shopping mall in Lincheng. "Let's go to Century Golden Resources! They have the most complete selection of brands there."

Although Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Rui were not interested in shopping, they were willing to go anywhere as long as they could be with Master Chen, and they all nodded in agreement.

The group then moved on to Century Golden Resources Shopping Mall.

"Is Xiaoling'er about this tall?" She gestured with her hand, then began to wander among the dazzling array of shelves, picking up one exquisitely made and cutely designed dress or jacket after another, holding them up to herself, or asking Chen Anran for her opinion.

"Master Chen, what do you think of this pink dress? It would look adorable on your little nephew!"

"This down jacket is a limited edition. It's warm and lightweight, perfect for the cool mornings and evenings on the mountain."

"And these little boots, they're non-slip..."

She was extremely careful in her selection, considering not only the style but also the material and practicality, clearly showing that she put a lot of thought into it.

Chen Anran watched Zhao Mengmeng flit among the colorful children's clothes like a busy little bee, occasionally picking up an item to ask him about it with genuine concern in her eyes. He couldn't help but smile. This rich heiress was indeed remarkably thoughtful.

"She is indeed about this height." Chen Anran rarely responded, nodding as she looked at a sweatshirt with a deer pattern. "This one is nice, she should like it."

Receiving affirmation, Zhao Mengmeng's eyes lit up even more. She immediately put the sweatshirt into her shopping cart and then began to browse around with great interest.

Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Ming watched Zhao Mengmeng's actions and suddenly realized what was going on. They secretly cursed themselves for being so stupid to only think of throwing money at her! Mengmeng was so clever! So they also joined the "tribute" ranks.

"Yes, yes, kids should dress cutely!"

"This brand of toys is also very famous. How about we buy a set of educational building blocks?"

"There's also the latest tablet computer, which my future senior sister can use to watch cartoons and learn!"

Chen Anran watched the group of young people enthusiastically "purchasing" and was somewhat amused and exasperated. He wanted to say that the sect was focused on cultivation and did not care about such external things, but seeing their clumsy yet sincere attempts to "please" him, he swallowed his words.

Oh well, they're just cheap little trinkets anyway.

In the end, the group emerged from the children's clothing store, women's clothing store, and toy store carrying large and small bags, having made quite a haul. Zhao Mengmeng even prepared gifts for Li Pangzi and several "senior uncles" she had never met before, showing considerable thoughtfulness.

"Master Chen, is there anything else you need to buy?" Zhao Mengmeng asked with a satisfied and excited expression, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

Chen Anran looked at the shopping bags they could barely carry and shook her head: "That's enough. Let's find a place to rest."

The group had no objections and sat down in the coffee shop on the top floor of the mall.

Sipping an iced drink, enjoying the air conditioning, and scrolling through short videos on his phone, Wang Rui couldn't help but exclaim, "I never thought I could enjoy shopping in a children's clothing store so much..." As he spoke, Wang Rui started watching the "Master Chen's Demon Exorcism Clip" that he had uploaded last night, which he had carefully edited.

Although the video was blurred and the sound effects were adjusted to deliberately obscure Chen Anran's clear face, the core scene of the sudden golden light and the annihilation of the evil cultivator, combined with their suppressed exclamations and the tense background music added later, still had a strong visual impact and a sense of mystery.

Wang Rui originally just wanted to show off in his small circle and satisfy his desire to share, but he didn't expect that when he refreshed the page, his phone would freeze for a moment, and then the notification sounds would ring out like popping beans!

"Holy crap!" Wang Rui's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he stared at the wildly increasing red numbers on the screen. "Over 100,000 likes?! More than 5,000 comments?! This... how long has it been since it was uploaded?"

Zhang Hao, Li Ming, and Sun Wei immediately leaned over to look; the screen was almost entirely filled with comments.

"The special effects are amazing! How much did the blogger spend on post-production?"

"If you don't understand, is this a trailer for a new movie? What's the title?"

"The actor's profile is so handsome! His eyes are killer!"

"Wake up, upstairs! This is clearly CGI!"

"No, this is clearly made by AI."

The reactions were varied, ranging from amazed by the special effects, to speculating about the movie's promotional materials, to gushing over the "actors'" good looks, to questioning its authenticity.

Chen Anran naturally heard their conversation, but he didn't care much. Let it be uploaded. Technology is so advanced now, it doesn't prove anything anyway. And even if someone believes it, so what? The spiritual energy is starting to recover, and there will be more and more of these kinds of things in the future. Sooner or later, they will enter the public eye.

At this moment, Wang Rui turned off his own video and casually swiped down, refreshing the recommendation page. Various funny and cute pet videos, game highlights, and videos of beautiful women dancing quickly flashed by. Suddenly, a video of a police report from Chongqing caught his attention.

After watching it, Wang Rui was amused and kept laughing.

"These tomb raiders were really unlucky. They had just succeeded in their looting inside the tomb when they ran right into the archaeologists who came in from the other side. They were arrested on the spot by the police who were with them."