Chapter 154: The Trade Fair Ends

"What is it that has made the Great Cultivator Zhang so determined?"

Amidst a light chuckle, Zhuge Qing pushed open the door and stepped inside. Her beautiful eyes swept over and landed on Zhang Nuo, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed with a bitter smile on his face.

"It's nothing, I just chatted with Han Liang all night and discovered that the path of cultivation is extremely arduous. Whether one is a Body Cultivator or a Dharma Cultivator, it is full of bottlenecks! It is not something that can be broken through in a short time!"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo got off the bed, walked up to the young lady, and asked:

"Where is the itinerary for today? Are we still going to the auction?"

Zhang Nuo seemed to have done it on purpose, mentioning the auction again. Having made Zhuge Qing lose a large amount of Spirit Stones at the auction twice before, he couldn't help but feel a sense of having taken advantage.

Upon hearing the three words "auction house," the young lady couldn't help but force a dry laugh.

"In your dreams! Today is the last day of the Tianjiang Trade Fair. Many cultivators will be anxious to sell the things in their hands, so we won't go to the auction today. Let's go to the main street and have a look; we might have a stroke of luck!"

The young lady was truly terrified of Zhang Nuo. If they went to the auction again today and he took a fancy to something else, she would have no more Spirit Stones to pay. During these few days of trading, the Spirit Stones on her person had been spent seven or eight-tenths, and there was hardly any left. Just thinking about this, she had to consider how she would explain it to her father when she returned.

"That works too! I've spent these past few days at the auction and haven't properly strolled through the trade fair yet."

Zhang Nuo nodded slightly; he was very much in agreement with the young lady's suggestion.

After the two left the room, they walked along the main street of the trade fair for a while. It must be said, they did find a few treasures, but Zhang Nuo had no interest in them at all, though Zhuge Qing did buy a few items.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon, and the entire trade fair was nearing its end. Just at this moment, Zhang Nuo's gaze swept over a stall by the side of the road, and he discovered a pair of emerald earrings displayed on it!

With a slight shift in his thoughts, he walked to the front of the stall. After his Divine Sense swept over the earrings, he saw they were quite ordinary, but the style of the earrings was extremely beautiful and very pleasing.

Seeing Zhang Nuo standing in front of a stall, Zhuge Qing also walked over, her gaze likewise falling upon the pair of earrings.

"The two fellow Daoists are truly a celestial couple. This pair of earrings matches such a beautiful Fairy; it is truly incomparable!"

The stall owner was an old man who looked to be over seventy, with white hair and a glowing, ruddy complexion. His cultivation should be around the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage. As soon as he saw Zhang Nuo and Zhuge Qing walking together intimately, an idea immediately rose in his heart. As he spoke, his mouth was as sweet as if it had been smeared with honey.

Hearing the old man's words, a flush of red appeared on Zhuge Qing's delicate face. Her charming and lovely appearance was even more irresistible. Zhang Nuo raised an eyebrow and said:

"How many Spirit Stones for this pair of earrings?"

"Three thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

Once the old man stated the price, Zhang Nuo had the urge to rush up and give him a good beating. For a mere pair of seemingly ordinary earrings, the stall owner had actually asked for three thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones—this was far too unscrupulous!

The young lady was also stunned at this moment. She scrutinized the earrings for a long time, but apart from them looking a bit better, there was nothing else special about them.

"I say, fellow Daoist, this is a bit too..."

Before Zhang Nuo could finish his sentence, the stall owner chuckled and said:

"You wouldn't know, but although my pair of earrings looks plain and unremarkable, it is a treasure! As long as you imprint your Divine Sense into them, they can sense the Spirit Power fluctuations in a large area around you. Their coverage is not much different from the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator!"

Seeing the surprise on Zhang Nuo and the young lady's faces, the stall owner hurriedly explained. Today was the last day of the Tianjiang Trade Fair, and if he couldn't sell them, he didn't know how many years he would have to wait. Therefore, the old man was extremely patient, continuously explaining the benefits of the earrings.

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo and Zhuge Qing finally understood that the pair of earrings before them was actually a perception-type Magic Treasure. No wonder the stall owner had asked for such a price.

But this kind of perception-type Magic Treasure was almost useless. Even if they sensed the presence of a Golden Core Cultivator, with their current strength, they would be unable to escape.

"I'll take this pair of earrings!"

After Zhang Nuo hesitated for only a moment, he paid the Spirit Stones in full and took the earrings into his hand. The stall owner was naturally overjoyed to see this; he hadn't expected to finally sell this item on the last day. He happily packed up his stall and slipped away from the Tianjiang Trade Fair in a flash.

After buying the earrings, Zhang Nuo did not immediately give them to Zhuge Qing, but instead reached out and tossed them into his Storage Bag. The young lady had fully expected that he had bought them to give to her, but who would have thought that Zhang Nuo wouldn't even mention the matter.

"Let's go!"

He glanced at the young lady and saw her looking bewildered, her eyes full of astonishment. Zhang Nuo acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued walking forward.

"Stinky brat, you dare to play with me!"

The young lady cursed in her heart, but since he wouldn't take the initiative to give them to her, she had no way to ask for them. With a gloomy face, she followed behind Zhang Nuo without saying a word!

After walking through several streets and seeing that Zhuge Qing still wouldn't speak, Zhang Nuo couldn't help but find it amusing. It seemed his little trick had really angered her!

Suddenly turning back, Zhang Nuo deliberately asked the angry young lady:

"Do you think I should give this pair of earrings to Bai Xiu? Or should I give them to Xun Zhen? Or perhaps they can each have one!"

He shook his head as if talking to himself, not noticing the young lady's expression at all. At this moment, Zhuge Qing was so angry she could explode. This Zhang Nuo was going too far; it was one thing not to give her the earrings after buying them, but he was actually shaking his head and talking about how to distribute the item right in front of her!

Her eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of Zhuge Qing's mouth. She knew in her heart that this was Zhang Nuo's trick, but for some reason, she couldn't let it go!

"Give them to whoever you like!"

Suddenly turning around, the young lady walked toward the small building without looking back. No matter how Zhang Nuo called to her from behind, she simply wouldn't stop.

"She isn't really angry, is she?"

Zhang Nuo lowered his head and pondered for a moment, muttering to himself. But then he thought again: with Zhuge Qing's intelligence, his little trick would definitely not be able to fool her. With a movement of his body, Zhang Nuo chased after the direction in which the young lady had disappeared!

The two walked into the small building one after the other. At this time, most of the cultivators in the building had already gone to the street to buy things, and the whole building was almost empty. After Zhuge Qing entered her room, she slammed the door shut and sat on the bed, her face flushed red with anger.

"Zhang Nuo, you just wait! See how this young lady deals with you later!"

"What is it that has made the Young Sect Master Zhuge so angry?"

Outside the door, Zhang Nuo mimicked the tone Zhuge Qing had used that morning and said faintly. Following his voice, the door opened, and Zhang Nuo walked into the room with a leisurely gait. His gaze swept over the young lady, and he saw that she was still sulking!

He took the pair of emerald earrings out of the Storage Bag, stretched his hands forward, and presented them to the young lady. At the same time, Zhang Nuo said extremely gently:

"For you!"

The young lady didn't even look at Zhang Nuo directly, and with her red lips slightly parted, she said:

"You should go give them to your what's-her-name Xiu and what's-her-name Zhen!"

In her anger, the young lady didn't even want to say the names of Bai Xiu and Xun Zhen, directly using phrases like "what's-her-name" to replace them.

"Still angry? I was just joking with you earlier."

Zhang Nuo wore an apologetic smile, but no matter what he said, the young lady refused to make a sound and even turned her body away, leaving him only her back.

Like a child who had made a mistake, Zhang Nuo ran to the front of the young lady, still holding the pair of emerald earrings in his hands.

"If you don't speak again, I'm going to put them on you myself?"

With a strange smile on his face, Zhang Nuo said seriously. Zhuge Qing still didn't make a sound. At this moment, Zhang Nuo plucked up his courage, picked up one of the earrings, and slowly pressed it toward the young lady's ear.

The moment Zhang Nuo's fingers touched the young lady's skin, which was like mutton-fat jade, his heart began to beat wildly. The young lady was also taken aback at this moment; she hadn't expected that Zhang Nuo would dare to do what he said and actually put them on her himself.

Having grown up to this age, no man had ever dared to touch her body. Her whole body shuddered, and a flush of red quickly spread to the base of her jade-like neck.

Zhang Nuo gently put one Perception Earring on the young girl, then picked up the other and moved to put it on her other ear; at this moment, his heart was beating so fast that even the young girl could hear the "thump-thump" sound!

After putting on both Perception Earrings, Zhang Nuo crouched in front of the young girl and examined her carefully. At this time, Zhuge Qing's face was flushed crimson, her shy appearance extremely moving, and the emerald-green earrings on her ears swayed incessantly with her heartbeat. Truly, like a lotus rising from clear water, natural and unadorned, the young girl's unintentionally sculpted face was moving to the extreme!

For a moment, Zhang Nuo almost forgot everything; the young girl was so beautiful that it was impossible to control oneself, and slowly, Zhang Nuo took Zhuge Qing's small hands into his own, his eyes filled with love.

The young girl did not resist, letting her hands be held in his palms, and with her eyes hazy, she appeared full of charm! Suddenly, a fire seemed to burn within Zhang Nuo's body, his blood boiling incessantly; faced with the young girl's beauty, he could no longer control the primal animal desire in his heart!

His figure lunged forward, pinning Zhuge Qing directly beneath him, and the sound of heavy breathing echoed throughout the entire room. The young girl was startled by Zhang Nuo's actions, but for some reason, there was not a shred of resistance in her heart; looking at Zhang Nuo, who was panting like an ox and burning all over, she slowly closed her eyes!

Her heart was beating even more violently now, as if it were about to jump out of her mouth, and her slender fingers gently embraced Zhang Nuo's body.

Zhang Nuo's eyes were almost spitting fire, and his face slowly moved to the side of the young girl's cheek; the two of them could even feel each other's heavy breathing!

In an instant, their two pairs of red lips kissed passionately together; at this moment, everything in heaven and earth was cast to the back of their minds, as if the entire room were eternity! As if it were everything!