Chapter 28: Forest Elf

Bao Jing walked over, coolly looking at the foolishly smiling beastman: "Done buying?"

Beastman still foolishly smiling, completely unaware of the other's unfriendly attitude: "Hehehe, done buying."

"Done buying, why aren't you leaving yet! You're standing here, how are we supposed to sell anything!"

Bao Jing suddenly raised his volume, his tone like he wanted to eat someone, startling the beastman.

Now the beastman stopped staring at his fingers, instead giving Bao Jing a puzzled sideways glance—Is this guy okay? He's got plenty of space beside him; how is he blocking my sales?

He gave Bao Jing a white-eye look; if he weren't the beast husband of that little female, he'd definitely have beaten him until he was spitting teeth.

Then, looking again at Ye Xi'an, he had already switched to a fawning expression: "Little female, I'm still single—interested in getting to know me better? My ability level is already four."

While saying that, he flashed a smile as gentle as a spring breeze, like a male peacock displaying its tail.

If Ye Xi'an still didn't understand what he meant after all that, she'd be really stupid.

She already had four—more than enough trouble—and didn't want any more; she quickly put on a grimace, waved at the beastman, and politely refused.

Bao Jing had been watching Ye Xi'an's reaction; seeing her refuse, he finally relaxed, then shoved the bagged durian into the beastman's hands: "Did you hear? She doesn't want you. Hurry up and take your stuff and leave."

The beastman wasn't annoyed by the rejection; he thought it was just because his clothes weren't stylish enough, and would come back after changing.

He smiled at Ye Xi'an and blurted out, "Wait for me."

Then he grabbed the durian and ran off; because he ran too fast, the durian pierced the bag and fell out. The beastman hurriedly picked it up, held it to his chest, and gave Ye Xi'an an expression saying, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

Ye Xi'an: "... erm, I keep feeling this beastman is a bit silly."

"Hmph, attracting bees and butterflies." Bao Jing's tone was a bit sour; Ye Xi'an had only been here a short while and already males were offering themselves to her—if this continues, it'll be trouble.

Yi Yang, on the other hand, was quite proud; in his view Ye Xi'an couldn't possibly have any problem: "Bao Jing, you're wrong—my wife is so beautiful, it's them who want to hook up with her, not her attracting them."

Ye Xi'an's face flushed from Yi Yang's brainless praise; she tugged at his sleeve to get him to stop.

Watching this scene, Ji Jiangci fell into thought; he gathered everyone together and shared his idea.

"I have a plan to make a lot of money...."

After hearing Ji Jiangci finish, Bao Jing frowned in disagreement: "I don't agree—what if things go wrong and we invite trouble?"

Ji Jiangci immediately said: "This is the First Ring; no one would dare act here. After we finish selling, we'll disguise ourselves, and no one will recognize us."

Yi Yang also disagreed; he knew all too well the behavior of males who've been single too long: "How about we just sell honestly, Brother Ji? We can't let our wife take that risk."

"What risk?" Ye Ling sneered, looking at Ye Xi'an: "With her like that, who would even look? Are they asking for a beating?"

Yi Yang retorted: "They don't even know my wife likes to whip people."

Ye Xi'an: "She doesn't like to whip people, okay."

Ji Jiangci listened to them lightly, then gave Ye Xi'an a faint smile: "Why don't we let Xi'an decide herself?"

"What do you say, Xi'an?"

Ye Xi'an felt weak from his smile: "Um, I'm fine with anything; if this can make money, I have no objection."

The matter was settled; following Ji Jiangci's plan, he took Ye Xi'an to a clothing store to rent a dress, and also did her makeup.

The moment Ye Xi'an walked out of the makeup room, everyone in the room held their breath.

The person who stepped out wore a pure white off‑shoulder ruffled long dress, with light‑purple gems adorning the chest, matched with light‑purple flowers blooming among her purple hair.

The makeup wasn't heavy—just a light base and a glossy lip balm.

The exposed skin glowed white; the simple outfit made her look even more like an elf from a fairy‑tale forest.

For a moment, everyone stared, dumbfounded.

Ji Jiangci came to, nodded satisfied: "With her like this, we'll definitely make a lot of money."

He stepped forward and placed a purple flower‑ring earring on her; he had just happened to see it, and at that moment thought it would suit Ye Xi'an perfectly.

Ye Xi'an nervously watched everyone's reaction: "Does it look good?"

"Gorgeous to death!" Yi Yang exaggeratedly spun Ye Xi'an around: "Honey, you're practically a fairy descended to earth—just thinking about those lustful males looking at you later makes me uneasy; maybe we should just call it off."

Ji Jiangci pulled Yi Yang apart: "Forget what? The money's already spent. If you feel uneasy, just close your eyes—don't get in the way of my money‑making."

Yi Yang felt for the first time that Ji Jiangci's decision was wrong—he wasn't putting his wife's safety first, just thinking about money, money, money! He'll regret this later.

The five returned to the stall, took out all the fruit, placed a wooden board in front of it, and wrote:

Spend over 5,000, you may speak three sentences to the female.

Spend over 10,000, you may speak ten sentences to the female.

Spend over 100,000, you may shake hands once with the female.

Over 1,000,000, you may hug the female once.

Over 10,000,000, you may be kissed once by the female.

Ye Xi'an looked at the increasingly outrageous prices and couldn't help worrying: "Will this makeup end up a loss?"

"Ji Jiangci, did you write too much? Will anyone actually buy?"

Ji Jiangci smiled confidently; when it comes to making money, no one has more experience than him: "Relax, this price is definitely not too much—you need to have confidence in yourself."

Ye Xi'an gave an embarrassed smile, sat in front of the stall, while Bao Jing and Yi Yang each stood to one side, vigilantly watching the surroundings.

If anything goes wrong, the two will grab Ye Xi'an and run.

Pedestrians on the road gradually increased; everyone noticed the overly beautiful female at the roadside, their faces showing a frenzied look.

Yet they dared not step forward—usually a female this stunning must have an extremely powerful male; approaching her rashly could get them instantly killed.

On Zhu Shen Xing there are no laws protecting males' lives; if they die, nobody cares.

As the onlookers grew more numerous, they surrounded Ye Xi'an's fruit stall, forming an encirclement.

Yi Yang's and Bao Jing's faces grew grimmer, their muscles tensed, ready to stop this pack of tiger‑eyed males from rushing in to seize her.

Ye Xi'an, for the first time surrounded by so many people, felt the air's oxygen thinning; she fidgeted with her hands on her lap, her expression grim as she quietly said to Ji Jiangci: "Ji Jiangci, why are they just looking and not buying? Did you set the price too high and scare them off?"

Ji Jiangci narrowed his eyes; he didn't think his price was too high, and seeing the beastman's wary gaze, he formed a suspicion.