Chapter 49: Don’t Try to Get Close!

Ye Chen, of course, always carried spirit stones with him. However, he was reluctant to take them out so casually. Thus, he brought them back to the courtyard to complete the transaction. He had also tested the bracelet before the purchase.

The vendor had not exaggerated. It could indeed enhance one’s cultivation speed. But the effect was nothing extraordinary. Such a trinket was hardly worth thirteen mid-grade spirit stones.

Yet, as Ye Chen examined the pale green, crystal-clear bracelet, its delicate beauty lifted his spirits. The mere five percent boost in cultivation speed was hardly useful. But what if it were amplified fifteen times? Wouldn’t that be an entirely different story? So, despite how others might see him as a fool, Ye Chen felt as though he had stumbled upon a great bargain. Thirteen mid-grade spirit stones? Even if it had cost twenty or thirty, he would have bought it without hesitation.

Beside him, Lu Jing followed closely, her mature and delicate face flushed with excitement. She had always known Ye Chen was favored and held many resources, but she never imagined he could be so wealthy. To casually spend thirteen mid-grade spirit stones was an unexpected show of extravagance.

Ye Chen’s nonchalance in throwing away spirit stones struck her as irresistibly handsome. It made her heart race. And when her gaze fell on the bracelet in Ye Chen’s hands, her eyes sparkled with anticipation. Could it be… that Ye Chen had bought this bracelet for her?

At the thought of this, Lu Jing’s breath grew more hurried. Though, like most cultivators, Lu Jing thought the bracelet was rather useless, she believed that was because its cost outweighed its benefits. If it had been free, no one would have hesitated to take it.

But in the gaze of anticipation from Lu Jing, Ye Chen casually put the bracelet away. This sent a shock through Lu Jing’s heart. Could it be that Ye Chen intended to give it to Lin Ke’er? If that were the case, she would never accept it. After all, this bracelet had cost thirteen top-grade spirit stones! She had to act more decisively. She had to intensify her efforts.

Ye Chen must be hers….

So, at dinner that evening, Lu Jing, in an attempt to get closer to Ye Chen, accidentally spilled some soup on her front. Her delicate face flushed slightly as she leaned toward him.

“Ah, what a waste. Fellow Daoist Ye, would you be so kind as to help me finish the soup?”

Faced with Lu Jing’s attempt at frugality, Ye Chen could not possibly refuse. He lowered his head and slowly cleaned up the broth with his mouth. Still, he did not offer the thing Lu Jing had hoped for.

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Lu Jing, clearly, had been putting her efforts in the wrong direction. The bracelet was not for her, nor for Lin Ke’er. It was meant for Sun Ruoxin. With her fifteenfold returns, Sun Ruoxin would bring Ye Chen greater benefits, and a faster cultivation speed. In such circumstances, how could Ye Chen settle for giving the bracelet to Lu Jing or Lin Ke’er? It simply wasn’t going to happen.

However, the news of Ye Chen, the “simp” from the Ye family, purchasing a premium bracelet for a female cultivator spread quickly through Silver Moon Market. Countless cultivators cursed him inwardly as a wasteful fool. With so many spirit stones, what couldn’t he do? But instead, he chose to act like a simp. How foolish. With a son like this, the Ye family was doomed.

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Even Manager Zhang was shocked when he heard the news. How could Ye Chen have amassed so many spirit stones? What had Ye Tianhe given him during his last visit? And yet, despite having so many spirit stones, Ye Chen hadn’t used them to further his cultivation. Instead, he spent them on something so useless. Truly a wasteful fool.

The outside world was buzzing with discussions. Ye Chen remained entirely indifferent. He continued his daily routine of cultivation and alchemy without disruption. However, both Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er knew about the bracelet and were especially attentive toward him.