Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 3963 Losing Money, Winning a Beauty’s Laughter

chapter 3963 losing money, winning a beauty’s laughter

after spending a lifetime haggling, he had finally miscalculated. just what was going on today? was his horoscope bad for today? not only did he sell himself to someone else, but his haggling skill had also regressed.

“alright, shopkeeper, count yourself vicious.”

long chen directly admitted defeat. having managed to haggle three thousand down to eighty, he had thought that this was the limit, and anything further would cause the shopkeeper to turn hostile. unexpectedly, he had severely underestimated this fellow.

two hairpins for one hundred silver? most likely, the shopkeeper still made a large profit, probably over seventy silver from this transaction.

“he did that on purpose. definitely on purpose.” long chen walked out of the shop with his teeth clenched furiously. meanwhile, yu qingxuan was holding his arm, laughing.

most likely, it was long chen’s pleased expression after haggling that made the shopkeeper irritated, so he gave long chen a little lesson, letting him take another hairpin to tell him that he was still too young.

however, seeing yu qingxuan laughing delightedly, long chen felt that this loss was worth it. if the hair ornaments made her smile, then this money was well-spent.

“junior brother, i see that you are blessed with fortune and vision. why don’t you come and take a look at my humble shop? these are historical objects from the ancient era. why not gain some experience here?” an elder warmly called out to them from an antique shop.

long chen took a look inside and then turned to the elder irritably. “the oldest thing in this shop is you.”

hearing this answer, yu qingxuan burst into laughter. she could also tell that the antiques here were mostly fakes. but long chen’s phrasing was too funny. she always felt particularly happy with long chen.

“there are people on scholar road looking for a husband! let’s go take a look!” suddenly, they heard an exclamation on the street, and countless people were running in one direction.

“let’s go take a look too!” yu qingxuan started running while dragging long chen along.

“you foolish girl, what are we looking for? are you trying to get a wife for me?” long chen bitterly smiled.

“we’re just taking a look! it’s not that important.” yu qingxuan didn’t get angry and just giggled as she dragged him along.

they quickly joined a large crowd around a stage. standing prominently on the stage were two exquisite-looking maidens in their early twenties.

this was a main street. as it was nighttime, the lanterns on the street had been lit, and the moon was hanging in the sky. somehow, long chen and yu qingxuan had been out for a long time, not realizing that the day was coming soon.

eyeing his surroundings, long chen indifferently said, “the tenth day of the ninth month, eight-tenths of the full moon shine. seven hanlin scholars, six arrogant. fifth hour, fourth strike, third light, two jiaos follow one person away.”

hearing this, the people in the crowd stood there like wooden chickens. this complete couplet was put together perfectly, and there were almost no flaws.

by the time they reacted, long chen had already left with yu qingxuan, leaving behind the dumbstruck crowd.

“hehe, if you were to give up martial cultivation and focus on literature, in ten years, no, seven years, you will be comparable to a philosopher,” said yu qingxuan proudly.

“that’s right, qingxuan, what exactly is this philosopher rank?” asked long chen.

“ah, the philosopher is a rank for the highest level of learning in the vermilion bird empire. we only have three. two of them stay in the philosopher institute and rarely come out, and only philosopher sun likes to go around. he teaches and accepts disciples, even holding classes for us in the palace. to tell the truth, i’m not very fond of him. he’s rather decrepit. but in theory, his position is equivalent to that of the emperor, so we still have to greet him as disciples when we see him.”

yu qingxuan was rather sullen. for someone as kind as yu qingxuan to give such an evaluation of someone, it was clear that this philosopher was no good.

“what philosopher? to dare make my qingxuan feel aggrieved, just wait until i beat him up,” raged long chen.

yu qingxuan once more laughed. but in a bit, the sun began to rise. having no choice but to return to the palace, yu qingxuan then bid farewell reluctantly.

as the sound of her laughter faded away, long chen felt a sense of loneliness well up within him.

“this is no good. i have to proceed faster.”

long chen went to yu qianxue’s mansion. at the gate, he revealed his status plate, and the guard immediately let him in.

after passing two gates, long chen arrived in a spacious courtyard, but he frowned. there was an expert with a spear blocking his way.

he was a red-haired man with astonishing blood qi. when they saw each other, he pointed his spear at long chen and disdainfully said, “how could seeing the princess be so simple? i’ll give you two choices: beat me and i’ll let you through, or you can crawl between my pants.

“i feel like there’s a third choice. i’ll walk over your corpse.” long chen’s killing intent was instantly triggered by this man’s arrogant conduct.