“That’s not what I meant, Senior Martial Brother Sun,” Jun Chuan immediately tried to appease Sun Minhao. “I was just trying to explain why the hairpin is worth the price...”


    After many years of travelling and trading, he had already gotten used to adopting the demeanour of a businessman.


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    “Hmph! I am just here to take a look. Do you really think I need to buy something from him? There’s nothing special about what he is selling anyway!” Sun Minhao sneered before turning back to Jun Chuan. “Capable, aren’t you? I was wondering why you dare to be this rude, so you are relying on the fact that you have an inner disciple as your guard dog! Very well, let’s see just how long your guard dog can protect you for!”


    With that, Sun Minhao turned around and stomped off.


    The sea of disciples behind him quickly split apart, creating an empty path for him to walk through and leave.


    “Are you all right?” Wang Qisheng said to the stupefied Jun Chuan. “My apologies for stepping in earlier. I simply cannot just stand by and watch as he berates you for no reason like that.”


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    “It’s all right, Senior Marital Brother Wang. If anything, you really helped me out there,” Jun Chuang sighed in a resigned manner. “Thank you for your help, Senior Martial Brother Wang.”


    If not for Wang Qisheng, he might really have had to sell the phoenix hairpin at a huge loss!


    “Don’t worry about him, Junior Martial Brother Jun,” Wang Qisheng said after seeing how depressed Jun Chuan looked. “But if he dares to try anything funny in the future, just come to me. I’ll definitely stand up for you!”


    “Hopefully that will not happen. But if so, I will surely keep Senior Martial Brother Wang’s words in mind,” Jun Chuan forced a bitter smile.


    Then again, most of them were no longer in the mood after witnessing the scene from earlier anyway.


    Sun Minhao’s insults might have been directed towards Jun Chuan, but it effectively affected everyone else too.


    After hearing such words, how would they still be in the mood for shopping?


    But as Jun Chuan was packing up, someone suddenly stepped forward and picked up the same phoenix hairpin that Sun Minhao had his eyes on earlier.


    The irritated Jun Chuan frowned and was about to lash out, but his anger immediately subsided when he looked up to see who it was.


    “Exquisite design, with a clean inscription that blended perfectly into the phoenix carving. As expected of the Dragonfly Hall,” Zhao Yunxiao said while examining the the phoenix hairpin. “What? Three thousand five hundred sect points? Are you trying to incur a loss here?”


    “Are you interested? That will cost five thousand sect points for you,” Jun Chuan answered.


    “Maybe I should have stood up for Senior Martial Brother Sun just now,” Zhao Yunxiao rolled his eyes while putting the phoenix hairpin back down. “Jokes aside, are you all right?”


    “How can I be all right?” Jun Chuan sighed. “It’s not like you don’t know Senior Martial Brother Sun’s personality. It will be a miracle if he doesn’t look for trouble in the future.”


    “At least Senior Marital Brother Wang offered his help, not that it will be of much use though,” Zhao Yunxiao shook his head. “It’s not like you can summon him here in an instant when you need his help.”


    “Exactly,” Jun Chuan sighed again. “Anyway, why don’t you take a look? I’ve got quite a few good things this time. I can sell some to you at cost price if you need any. Anyway, this is...?”


    “Junior Martial Sister Lu. She just joined the sect a week ago,” Zhao Yunxiao explained.


    “Greetings, Senior Martial Brother Jun!” Lu Zhiying waved with a smile.


    “Greetings, Junior Marital Sister Lu,” Jun Chuan could not help but feel slightly better after taking in that beautiful scene. “Why don’t you take a good look as well? Since you are a friend of Junior Martial Brother Zhao, I can give you a discount too. You just need to convince this guy to pay for you.”


    “No way,” Zhao Yunxiao plainly rejected without even looking up, focusing instead on going through the items on display. “If you want anything, get it yourself when you have enough sect points in the future.”


    “As stingy as always!” Lu Zhiying complained.


    She was not intending to get Zhao Yunxiao to buy her anything from the start, but it still felt bad to be rejected even before asking!


    “She’s right, you know?” Jun Chuan laughed. “You should learn to enjoy life a little more, and that includes knowing how to spend your sect points from time to time.”


    “I do spend my sect points on useful things,” Zhao Yunxiao shrugged. “You guys should learn not to squander your sect points instead.”


    “Whatever you say. So did any of my items manage to catch the eye of Young Noble Wise Spender over here?” Jun Chuan scoffed.


    “There are quite a few good items, but I can guess that they won’t be cheap as well,” Zhao Yunxiao shook his head. “I will just wait for the next batch of items instead.”


    “How rare for you to not want anything,” Jun Chuan said sarcastically. “Thank the heavens that most of my customers are not like you. The last time you actually bought something from me is probably that jade bangle from years ago... wait, what happened to your jade bangle?”


    He knew just how much Zhao Yunxiao cherished the jade bangle that he had bought from him years ago.


    It was an ordinary accessory with no intrinsic value whatsoever, something that most cultivators would not bother with.


    However, its exquisite design was its one redeeming factor.


    For some reason, Zhao Yunxiao had fallen in love with the jade bangle at first sight. Since it was an ordinary accessory and not a spiritual treasure by any measure, it did not cost much either, so Zhao Yunxiao bought it without hesitation.


    “Nothing much, I just decided that it is not working well so I decided to have a change of fortune,” Zhao Yunxiao shrugged.


    Lu Zhiying watched him silently after hearing that.


    This was not her first time hearing about the jade bangle.


    Now, she was starting to get more curious about this jade bangle that both Gu Qiansi and Jun Chuan had mentioned.


    “Is that so?” Jun Chuan pondered for a moment before continuing. “Perhaps you made the right choice. Despite wearing the jade bangle for so long, it’s not like things are looking good for you in any aspect whatsoever.”


    Zhao Yunxiao: “...”


    “In any case, Junior Martial Sister Gu asked me to help her get some items this time. Why don’t you help me pass them to her?” Jun Chuan asked.


    “Aren’t you already forced to pack up now? Why don’t you just bring it to her yourself?” Zhao Yunxiao said. “I am going to meet her now anyway. Let’s go together.”


    “...Sure, but just to be clear, I am not forced to pack up. I chose to pack up myself! Voluntarily!”


    “Yeah, yeah,” Zhao Yunxiao waved him off. “Hurry up and finish packing so we can get going.”


    “Got it already! Is that the way you talk to your senior martial brother?”


    “You are just an outer disciple so why should I care?” Zhao Yunxiao shrugged, emulating Sun Minhao’s earlier tone.


    Jun Chuan: “...”


    </a> He really needed to find one day when he had time, and properly give this junior martial brother of his a good and memorable lesson!


    Just like that, Jun Chuan quickly packed his stuff into his wooden chest before following Zhao Yunxiao to Lightwind Pavilion, bringing along his wooden chest by loading it onto a tow cart.