Chapter 31 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhou Yan met both Xiao Chaner and Xiao Liner when he was little, but he had not seen both his childhood friends all these years.

As the doors of the hidden chambers opened, he was unable to contain himself.

The once snot dripping, crybabies who used to hide behind the young lad while crying out ‘Brother Zhou Yan’ were now fully grown elegant young maidens.

Those two young lassies were almost uncanny. There were slight hints of shyness yet elegance on their faces.

Both their skins were soft and tender. They seemed to emanate a radiant glow from their bodies as they both wore the same white silk woven dresses. They resembled deities as they were absolutely stunning.

Zhou Yan had encountered a handful of mysteriously unique young maidens, and he knew that the better one’s progress was, the more stunning one would be. This was all due to the mutation one had to undergo as one progressed and ascended into a higher realm. Besides, based on the foreign land known as ‘Earth,’ its ‘science’ had explained that this progress as a genetic mutation, causing one’s body to be gradually perfect.

However, both of the maidens who were in front of this young lad lacked training as they were only in the third rank within the realm of the Blade’s Cardinal. Still, when the duo stood side by side, they could seemingly distract anyone away from their progress as both of them were inhumanly beautiful.

They both looked similar. However, their temperaments were distinctly different. One was as beautiful as the flowers in spring, and the other was as pure as the fall’s moon. This stunned Zhou Yan when he first laid his eyes upon them.

As Zhou Yan took his time analyzing their looks, both young maidens stood at the same spot nervously as they refused to come any closer to him.

“Brother Zhou Yan?” said the spring flower-like young maiden skeptically while staring at him nervously.

On the other hand, the fall’s moon-like young lass stared at him with an emotional gaze as her breathing grew increasingly unstable.

“You’re Liner, and you’re Chaner, I presume. The both of you sure are pretty,” said Zhou Yan while staring at the lassies.

“Um… Brother Zhou Yan, you’re finally in the City of Heavenly Prophecies?”

Xiao Liner seemed not as close as she was before, as she was unsure of what to talk about. She was a little excited previously. However, now that she had finally seen him, she was uncertain of how to interact with the young lad.

At the same time, Xiao Chaner’s face blushed slightly as she, too, was unsure of what to say.

It seemed that they had plenty in mind to speak. However, they were unable to. The close-knit bonds they shared as children seemingly drifted apart as time passed.

“Brother Zhou Yan, Chaner, Liner, let’s head out for some shopping,” suggested Gu Xi at that moment, breaking up the awkwardness between the trio.

“Hmm, if that’s the case, then… Chaner, Liner, it’s been so long, I will buy you both a gift.”

Zhou Yan smiled as he noticed that it was more difficult than he had imagined when facing the duo. It seemed like an invisible wall was built in between their relationship, and it felt significantly different when he first met Gu Xi.

Zhou Yan took no offense to this whole ordeal, as the only thoughts that came to his mind were perhaps it was due to the passage of time and that the two young lassies had indeed grown up, so a change in personality was to be expected. Hence, it was a natural and reasonable response.

“Brother Zhou Yan, you’re still as elegant and casual as you used to be.”

Xiao Liner smiled, revealing her beautiful pearly whites.

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The Complex of Treasures within the City of Heavenly Prophecies.

The management who ran the Complex of Treasures was an influential person, but not a single soul knew who this person was.

The Complex of Treasures existed in every city, and every product that was sold there was unfathomably luxurious that not even a regular major family would be able to afford such products.

Thus, Zhou Yan brought Xiao Liner, Xiao Chaner, and Gu Xi over to the Complex of Treasures.

“Brother Zhou Yan, this place… we shouldn’t be here, I think we should leave…”

Before they could enter a strictly guarded masonic door, Zhou Yan heard Xiao Chaner’s voice.

Zhou Yan took a quick, curious glance at her, smiled, and said, “It’s fine. Shopping here is something I can afford.”

“But… the cheapest item in here is charged with Spirit Crystals… I… I…” Xiao Chaner looked down in guilt.

“It’s fine. What’s a little crystal going to cost me anyway?” Zhou Yan smiled compassionately at Xiao Chaner, who was blushing.

Xiao Liner, on the other hand, had a cold and uninterested expression on her face. She paid absolutely no attention to what Zhou Yan had said and even glared at her twin sister with disgust. That glare seemingly said, ‘Wow you’re a fool, how could you not see the obvious carefree attitude from Zhou Yan?’

“What’s a little crystal going to cost me? You speak words of an arrogant fool. Do you actually think you’re a Lord of the Zhou family? You’re nothing but a walking breathing useless trash, an abandoned child of the Zhou family.”

At this moment, the voice could be heard reverberating through the air, instantly breaking the stoic and amazing atmosphere they had built.

Zhou Yan turned around, and the young lad noticed a slender looking man with a cold, tense gaze along with a mocking smile on his face.

This man was assaulting Zhou Yan with his words, while his perverted gaze seemingly violated both Xiao Chaner and Xiao Liner’s bodies.