Unable to tolerate Wang Yuyan's constant nagging, Qin Xuan brought her to the formal antique market on the antique street.
Wang Yuyan then left Qin Xuan to her own devices, busying herself with picking out what she wanted, with Qin Xuan footing the bill.
While the antique shops in the market had their share of fakes, most of the items were genuine.
After a short while, Wang Yuyan had disappeared somewhere.
Wang Yuyan had Qin Xuan's protective amulet on her, so Qin Xuan wasn't worried about her encountering any major dangers.
Qin Xuan also browsed around and came to a counter selling necklaces.
Inside the glass case were various styles of necklaces.
A female attendant immediately approached him with a smile,
"Sir, are you looking for a necklace?"
Qin Xuan nodded. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he could instantly tell which were pure gold and which were gold-plated.
"Please take out that necklace for me to look at," Qin Xuan said to the attendant, pointing at a pure gold necklace.
Qin Xuan hadn't properly gifted Tantai Yue anything before, so this was a good opportunity to get her a gift.
The attendant took out the necklace Qin Xuan had indicated and smiled,
"Sir, you have excellent taste. This is the last necklace of this style in our shop. It's pure gold, and the pendant also has a ruby, which is incredibly rare."
"How much?" Qin Xuan got straight to the point. After scanning it with his spiritual sense, he already knew these details, and even more than the shop assistant.
Qin Xuan had specifically pointed out this necklace because he detected a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy from the ruby.
Spiritual energy could nourish the body and mind, and delay aging, so Qin Xuan thought it would be perfect to buy it for Tantai.
Seeing Qin Xuan's directness, the attendant was delighted, thinking she had encountered a VIP. She directly stated,
"Sir, the original price of this necklace is 299,000 yuan. Since it's the last one, we can offer a small discount, a round figure..."
"Attendant, please pack this necklace for me." Before the attendant could finish speaking to Qin Xuan, a crisp voice rang out beside him.
The attendant looked towards the source of the sound and saw a woman with her hair tied up, wearing a pair of peculiar earrings.
"Miss, this necklace has already been claimed by this gentleman..."
"He hasn't paid yet, has he? If he hasn't paid, it means it doesn't have an owner yet. I'll pay 300,000," the woman said generously.
Qin Xuan frowned, then turned his head to look at the woman. He was instantly startled and quickly stood up, taking a few steps back,
"Why is it you!"
Miao Qingyun giggled,
"Am I that scary?"
This person was none other than Miao Qingyun, the chieftain of the Miao Gu tribe!
Miao Qingyun herself wasn't terrifying, but the trinkets she carried were!
Although Qin Xuan wasn't particularly afraid of these Gu worms, they looked disgusting and gave him goosebumps.
Moreover, Qin Xuan had consumed a Huoxin Gu pill from this woman, and he might suffer a terrible fate at any moment because of it.
Qin Xuan watched her warily, maintaining a distance from her at all times,
"What are you doing here?"
"Don't worry, I haven't brought my Gu basket, and there are no Gu worms on me," Miao Qingyun patted her slender waist and said somewhat petulantly,
"Can't I come to the mortal world to play? Do I have to report to you?"
After speaking, Miao Qingyun snatched the necklace from the attendant's hand, put it on herself, and then looked at the ruby on her chest in the mirror, saying with great satisfaction,
"Mmm, it's beautiful. It suits me perfectly. I want it. Qin Xuan, pay for it."
With that, she flicked her hand and walked away in another direction.
The attendant glanced timidly at Qin Xuan. She now understood that these two knew each other, and their relationship was quite close.
"Sir, what do you think..."
Qin Xuan was a little helpless. He had intended to buy it for Tantai, but that woman had snatched it away. With a sigh of resignation, he took out a card and handed it to the attendant,
"Swipe the card."