Chapter 140: Chapter 140
Chapter 140 - This Sword is a Toy, Don't Take It Seriously~
Inside the wet market.
The passing crowd scanned the stalls on both sides, looking for the items on their shopping lists. The air was filled with the hawking cries of the vendors and the sounds of customers haggling, creating a very lively scene.
Long Yue led An Yao on a stroll through the market, looking at the fruits and vegetables on the stalls.
Ever since she had learned to cook, she rarely ordered takeout anymore. She would either order groceries directly from a mobile app or go out to a nearby market to pick out ingredients.
She hadn't originally planned on going out today, but thinking of how An Yao had only just arrived in this world, she decided to bring her out to get more familiar with it.
An Yao had changed into a set of simple, casual women's clothes. Sword in hand, she followed closely behind Long Yue, her own gaze sweeping back and forth.
The difference, however, was that she wasn't browsing the ingredients on the stalls, but was vigilantly staring at the passing crowd.
Her duty as a personal handmaiden wasn't just to attend to the Empress's daily needs; she also had the important responsibility of protecting her safety!
Now that Her Majesty had lost all her cultivation, she needed to protect her even more carefully when they were outside!
As they passed a vegetable stall, Long Yue hesitated for a moment, then stopped to carefully examine the vegetables on display.
The vegetables were bright and glossy, looking very fresh.
I've been eating a bit too much meat recently. It's time to get some more vitamins and dietary fiber!
“Hello, how much for this bunch of spinach?”
Long Yue picked up a bunch of spinach and asked the vendor.
The vendor was a man in his forties or fifties. He cheerfully held up his hand.
“For a normal person, I'd sell it for six yuan, but there's a discount for a beauty like you. How about five yuan for the bunch?”
The moment his words fell, a cold light flashed, and a sharp sword was placed against the vendor's neck.
“Why didn't you lower the price for the others, but the moment Her Majesty arrives, you deliberately offer a discount!”
“Speak! Do you have some ulterior motive?! Who ordered you to do this?!”
An Yao held her Green Luan Phoenix Sword, her sharp eyes fixed deadly on the vendor.
If he dared to make a single rash move, his head would roll!
The vendor stood frozen on the spot, staring in bewilderment at the sharp blade on his neck, with no idea what was happening.
If I'm not mistaken, this sword is sharpened…!
He had been selling vegetables here for over a decade, but this was the first time he had ever been threatened with a sword for giving someone a discount…
Most of the people who came to the market lived nearby. Offering a discount was just a way to please a customer and gain a potential new regular. Everyone did it. What kind of ulterior motive could there be!
Meanwhile, the surrounding crowd had also noticed the situation and began to gather.
“I don't know, must be some dispute with the vendor?”
“No matter what, you can't just pull out a sword!”
“I heard the vendor gave the girl a one-yuan discount, and she got unhappy about it!”
“Huh? You get a discount on groceries and you're not happy?”
“Th-That… the discount was just because I saw it was your first time here, so I wanted to give you a better price…”
A drop of cold sweat trickled down the vendor's forehead as he explained, trembling.
“Hmph, such a clumsy excuse. You think I'll believe you?”
An Yao snorted coldly, the Green Luan Phoenix Sword in her hand moving a fraction closer to the vendor's neck.
Before she could press him further, a delicate fist bopped her on the head from behind.
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An Yao rubbed her head and turned to look at Long Yue in confusion.
“An Yao! Put that sword away for This Empress right now!”
Seeing the crowd gathering around them grow larger and larger, Long Yue urged An Yao irritably.
“Your Majesty, this person could be a spy in disguise! If I just interrogate him a little more, maybe…”
“There's no spy! He's just an ordinary mortal selling vegetables!”
“He has no reason to harm This Empress!”
Long Yue cut her off, snatched the Green Luan Phoenix Sword from her hand, and turned to the vendor with an apologetic smile:
“Hehehe, I'm so sorry. This child was just joking with you. Please don't mind her…”
The vendor looked stunned and pointed at the Green Luan Phoenix Sword in her hand with lingering fear.
“This sword is a toy. Don't take it seriously~”
Long Yue casually swung the Green Luan Phoenix Sword a few times. The blade happened to slice through a wooden post next to the stall.
In an instant, the arm-thick wooden post was sliced cleanly through, and the top half collapsed with a crash under everyone's gaze.
Seeing this, the scene was plunged into silence for a moment.
That toy seems a little too sharp!
Long Yue gave two awkward coughs, silently sheathed the Green Luan Phoenix Sword, and then held up four fingers to the vendor.
“Um… could I get four bunches of spinach, please.”
The vendor replied dazedly, picked up four bunches of spinach, put them in a bag, and handed it to Long Yue.
Long Yue took the bag, scanned the code and paid 24 yuan with her phone, and then quickly pulled An Yao away from the scene as if fleeing.
This is just too embarrassing!
Being surrounded and stared at like a weirdo just for buying some groceries... how am I supposed to come back here to shop in the future…
I'd better just finish my shopping quickly and go back…
Long Yue thought to herself and walked straight to an egg stall she often visited.
“Auntie, I'm here to buy eggs again.”
“Beauty, you're here! A fresh batch of free-range eggs just came in today.”
The auntie at the stall had a brilliant smile on her face as she proactively handed over a plastic bag.
Long Yue took the bag, walked to the front of the stall, and began to carefully select the eggs one by one. After filling the bag, she handed it to the auntie.
The auntie took the bag, placed it on the electronic scale to weigh it, and then announced the price:
“Exactly two kilograms. That'll be 24 yuan. I'll throw in two extra for you, beauty~”
With that, the auntie took two more eggs from the stall and put them in the bag.
Long Yue smiled gratefully. She was about to scan the code to pay, but remembered she had some cash on her, so she took out twenty-five yuan and handed it to the auntie.
The auntie cheerfully took the money and opened the drawer in front of her to get the change.
An Yao's eyes hardened. Once again, her sharp sword left its sheath and was placed against the auntie's neck.
“What are you doing with your hand! What are you trying to take!”
The auntie froze in terror, not daring to move her fingers in the drawer an inch.
Long Yue covered her face in exasperation. She quickly pulled An Yao into a corner, grabbed her cheeks with both hands, and began to stretch them.
“An Yao! This is just a mortal world, not the Immortal-Demon Continent!”
“They are just ordinary mortals selling vegetables! Not evil cultivators, not demons, and not yao beasts!”
“Without This Empress's permission, you are forbidden from drawing your sword again!”
“Mmmph mmmph, I-I get it...”
An Yao let out a series of pained moans and obediently nodded her head in agreement.
I don't understand. I just wanted to protect Her Majesty. Why did she get angry…