The door was opened and the first thing that came to view was how simple the room was, but this didn't matter much to me as much as the fact that even though only one incense pot was there, the weird fragrant I was sniffing become even more intense .
I was starting to doubt whether was the fragrant being released on purpose by the other person inside the room, the maid didn't say anything, but the girl covered under a vail did, she said :
Greeting Young Master Tian, you can step inside now .
Her voice seem to carry some kind of a charm that even with my my strong Soul Power, it was quite difficult to go against her wishes, seeing no point in doing so, I did as I was told and went inside .
The maid had shut the door behind me and soon the scene was completely engulfed in a awkward silence, but luckily she seemed to have already prepared a topic to keep us occupied, she said :
I believe that you have a few answers you wish to ask me, speak your mind, I will try to help you as much as I can .
Seeing her extending her amiable helping hand like this and hearing her sweet voice time after time, made me feel like I was fluttering above the heavens, it was as if I'm bewitched, I couldn't help but turn True Eyes on and instantly understood that this might actually be the truth .
Her body was releasing weird fluctuations that was directly making my body and mind reacting weirdly to her, but since I already become aware of this, there was no longer a need for me to continue bear with it silently .
Enhancing my Mental Fortitude through the use of Soul Power, my blissful expression turned to one that screamed of impassiveness, I stared at her and silently and only after seeing her expression changing did I say :
" How exactly did I get enough fortune to meat with the Trading Merchant's Pavilion Young Miss and why did the maid said that you are waiting for me ? .
As I fired one question after the other at her, she clenched her opened hands from before and said after a while :
You really are a strong, strange person, most people would have already fallen over heels from just hearing my voice, but you on the other hand kept inspecting my body and didn't even showed the slightest bit of reaction, I wonder why is that, don't you find me attractive ? .
Being called out for peeping like that, I couldn't help but feel my cheeks burning up slightly, but it wasn't like I was peeping with ulterior motive or anything .
Not to mention that as I was indeed sizing her up, she was also doing the same and she was even more shameless with it, she kept getting blocked by my Soul Power, but that didn't stop her from trying over and over again .
As for her question, well it's not like she wasn't unattractive, it's actually quite the opposite, I was able to guess that her special body constitution made her extremely attractive, to the point that even one look could melt people's hearts and entice their evil desires .
But this was exactly the reason why I felt it was better to use True Eyes and make her appear in the form of nothing but flesh and bones, something that can't trigger my own desires, but to her it seem to have been interpreted wrongly and I had no intention of clearing this misunderstanding .
" Miss is quite the beauty, but you could say that I already have a not few number of people already settling deep in my heart, so I couldn't risk falling for your charm, please understand .
The name is Shi Ru Yi, if that is the case, then this girl will accept this time as her loss, I believe that now we don't need this then .
She removed the vail that covered her face and it just so happen that my Soul Power was already showing fluctuations of running out and True Eyes were turned off, I couldn't help but give in to the temptations it seems, the second my eyes fell on her, a word appeared on my mind that could fit her current image, a Vixen like girl .
White like snow complexion, but far from sickly or anything like that, she had bright and deep yet weirdly enough quite lively a pair of blue eyes, petite nose, cherry purple colored lips, elegant but easy going demeanor, a beauty through and through, her image looked quite captivating, if I were to rank her in terms of beauty, I would put her on par with Chu Ji Xi and Lu Hua, but compared to her they lacked a bit of lusterb .
If it was a comparison in terms of aura, the girl in front of me would be on par with Zi Xue, but the playfulness in her gaze made me unable to stare at those two blue deep marbles like eyes and kept shifting my gaze .
She seemed to notice this and let out a small chuckle, I forced myself to calm down and said a bit embarrassingly :
" Well, I'm sorry for any inconveniences I might have caused, so can we discuss my questions now ? .
Her smile became a bit more composed, but even so the girl's charm was undeniable, I couldn't take my eyes off her, so as a last resort, I bit my tongue to stimulate myself through pain and keep sanity, the phrase ' a beauty that can overturn a kingdom ' kept surfacing in my mind .
After a few seconds, she finally seemed to be ready to answer my inquiries, she said :
Well, you coud say that I had heard a lot about you these past few days, I had grown a bit of interest in young master Tian, especially what happened to you and Chu Ji Xi in the Phoenix Burial .
" Oh so you are also trying to get the so-called inheritance from us ? .
She just looked at me with a remarkable gaze then released another chuckle and said :
How about you tell me about what brought you here today ? .
" I don't know why, but something tells me that you already know ? .
I did heard a few rumors regarding you falling quite at odd with the Alchemy Sacred Hall and these greedy people even went as far as blacklisting you from entering their pavilion and even doing business with any of their partners .
I also heard that you and Gu Xing will compete against one another a few days before the competition of the young masters of the city get held and you are competing with him in alchemy as well, quite courageous , am I through with my report .
" All of this and you only got to heard a few rumors, well, since you know all this, I believe you already have a clue or two in why I came here, I also believe that you have an idea of my purpose here .
She nodded her head and her eyes seemed to get a bit more sharp as she said :
It's either you came here seeking our help, or you came her seeking refugee, am I right ? .
I instantly shook my head and she wa dumbfounded at my reaction, since she seem to have already gone through a few simulations in her mind about what might happen in this meeting, so my response came and caught her off guard .
Her bewilderment was clear and seeing her like that, I felt an urge to explain myself and my purpose of coming here, I said :
" I'm not her to ask for your support or anything of sorts, I'm here to do business with your Trading Pavilion, I came here to buy a Medicinal Materials as to prepare myself for my competition with Gu Xing .
Hearing what I said, I saw her eyes squinting a little, in a way that seemed to express her frustration with my words, the chessboard that she have prepared had completely crumpled and collapsed on her head .
The faint smile on her face was still there, but her eyes looked a little bit shifty and unfocused, but as if she suddenly got a strange and a sudden inspiration, she said in a bit bewildered tone while closing the distance between us :
You came here to buy Medicinal Materials, are you serious ? .
Ahem.... .
Sorry for my sudden outburst .
She lost her composure slightly and I could not fathom the direction which the cough just now sounded from, but most likely it belonged to her father, the pavilion Master .
I had no clue about what was going on, but I didn't want to let myself continue to be clueless about what was going on any longer, I directly said :
" You don't need to worry much about this, but can I ask you a bit more direct question, I want to understand what exactly did you bring me here for, if it was about the Phoenix Burial incident, then I'm quite sorry to say that I have no intention delve into this kind of subject with anyone .
" But what I can tell you is that I hadn't acquired much of the so-called inheritance, but we met someone that could turn our world upside-down like flipping his hands, so adhere my warning and if you have any thoughts of pursuing the matter any further, know that you are asking for a disaster to befell you .
A sudden dangerous aura suddenly engulfed me and I already anticipating that something like this might happen, so I already reached for my Life-Severing sword and directly swarmed myself with spiritual Qi and Resentment Qi, both covered me in an instant and allowed me to bear with the sudden change in pressure .
Luckily, the pressure receded as fast as it appeared, I was finally able to know where was that person who released such an aura just now, I thought that it came from the Pavilion Master, but it seem my suspicion was wrong, this guy was at most at the 3rd or 5th Layer of Bone Forging Realm .
This sudden pressure allowed my own Blood Qi to start running automatically throughout my whole body, it gave me a blessing in disguise, soon I would be able finish yet another breakthrough in the organ quenching realm .
As for how I was able to tell, well this was partially easy, due to the fact that I managed to see where both of them were sitting, behind one of the walls in the room, my True Eyes once again proved how useful it can be .
Not willing to waste any more time, I looked at the the girl and waited for her answer, she suddenly stood up and it took me by surprise when she suddenly bowed down and said :
I hope Young Master Tian would forgive the insolence action just now, I hope that you can trust me when I say that knowing about what happened back then was nothing but my own curiosity getting the better of me, I had no intention to retort to violence, again I'm terribly sorry .
" You don't need to keep apologizing, I'm also to blame for not clarifying what I meant earlier, I guess, if there are no more troubling matters, I believe that I should leave first, I still have a lot of work to do, if you excuse me .
Wait, I'm sorry for taking a lot of your precious time and there are still a lot of things I wanted to talk to you about, so how about I compensate for wasting your time by accompanying you in finishing your work here first ? .
Before you refuse, I'm sure that you might end up benefiting a lot from being accompanied by the young miss of the Trading Merchant's Pavilion, don't you think ? .
Understanding what she was saying, I couldn't help but find the offer quite tempting, even if she didn't help me get a good offer, her existence could stop most of the people from scamming me and that will be more than plenty .
But I felt that it was better to do it alone, but just as I was about to politely refuse, she directly become even more closer to me, almost a breath away and stared at me with her deep blue eyes and a pitiful look on her face that made me swallow my words of refusal and nodded in acceptance instead .
I heard a few movements behind the wall where a few guys were stationed and eavesdropping on us, but I wasn't given much time to dwell on it, since Shi Ru Yi had directly pulled me away .
I wanted to see who exactly was behind that wall, but even with True Eyes I felt that the second I do so, something life-threatening might happen to me, so in the end I just let go of trying to know and just guessed the identities of the two or maybe 3 people behind the wall .
Regardless of this, I was finally able to understand where the bad premonition in my heart was from earlier, after we stepped out of the private quarters and returned to the bustling with business area, our sudden presence alarmed numerous people .
The girl was a beauty that captivated anyone that laid eyes on her and even with her vail on, she was still able to do so, not to mention that the girl had completely forgotten about putting the vail back on perhaps .
Whether was it because she finally remembered this or maybe because of something else, her apple like cheeks reddened and made her look even more captivating, enough to gather the attention of all people present, no matter their gender .
" I believe that you might have made a mistake with appearing here without the vail, some people might misunderstood your intention and some might even start harboring evil thoughts about you .
Trying to dissuade her into going back, I saw that she was agreeing with part of what I said, befor she suddenly said while averting my gaze :
I hadn't expected that my presence will create such a ruckus, I hope that Young Master Tian can lend me a hand .
Seeing that she was still determined on following me, I couldn't help but sigh and prepare for the headache that was about to come, people started gathering around us like flies, some were introducing themselves, some were proposing marriage directly and some was even more reckless with their hands .
The latter were all directly kicked out of the building and was forbidden from ever entering this place again by the guards that had now surrounded both of us, seeing this unfolding, I couldn't help but wonder what exactly was that special body constitution of hers do .
Was its purpose to increase the affinity of other people towards her, but as I had experience what it actually does, I couldn't help but find this slightly unlikely, maybe there was more to it than meets the eyes, I will need to broaden my knowledge regarding the special physiques in this world after I go back .
As for now, let's wrap things here as quickly as possible, the people was starting to act even more brazen and with much craziness as well, she led me to an opened herbs shop that she said to be the place I could find every material I want .
I was already surprised from the Medicinal aroma that assaulted my mind and made my heart become quite at ease, this place was indeed exquisite, shelves and drawers were everywhere in that shop, a few clerks were currently busy tending to customers .
But the second they saw the young miss beside me after noticing the commotion, they left all that was in their hands and directly came in front of us and bowed in greeting, one of them directly went and called this shop manager .
After she gave them the permission to return back to their business, it wasn't a few minutes before the manager come down from the second floor, this Trading Pavilion was more like a trading center, massively wide and now that I looked at the way it was designed more observantly .
I found that there were buildings inside the original pavilion building, the place looked like a super mall, the man who came down was a guy with disheveled white hair, deep black eyes and looked to be quite old .
Under his eyes there was a few black spots like freckles perhaps, his vitality and breathing were both quite rigid, but even with how weak he looked, his body still exuded a strong aura, there was a weird smell mixed in that Aura of his as well .
The Young Miss is really here, here I thought that they were just trying to force me to take some rest, Wi Jon greet Young Miss .
The man was about to bow down, but the girl hurriedly raised him up and said :
Uncle Wi, I had told you to stop doing that everytime you see me, why aren't you listening, I will ignore you .
The girl said this in a sulking manner, but seeing the kind and amused smile on the old man face, I understood that clearly this wasn't the first time they were making such a scene, it was some sort of game between them, the old guy chuckled slightly before turning towards me and said :
Who is this little guy you are accompanied, is he from a big family in the capital for you to be accompanying him like that, no that can't be right, his face look noble enough indeed, but it doesn't share any characteristics with the faces of those from the Royal Capital .
This is young master Tian Long, Master Chen Fan's disciple, I don't believe he is from the capital .
Oh, so you are that brat's disciple, how is your Master doing, I'm quite familiar with your grandmaster and had interacted with your Master many times, but if you wish to pursue the Young Miss, I'm sorry to tell you that you aren't worthy .
" Huh ? .