Not Necessarily Jen fell in dilemma, if she said that she don"t care her time then it would be a lie and if she said she wanted to wander alone, the truth she was not willing currently to wander alone.
"If I can keep this senior in Acmes Pair, I am willing to spare some time to make up for it," if Jen wanted she could have long gotten help from her great grandfather to break crystal bead but she intentionally let it be there and stay now that after many years stay he was little unfamiliar with the ways of this world and she thought it be indecent to not make up for this lose.
Zhi Chang slightly smiled, to think that she was willing to let him stay, can she be more precise, what were thoughts of her heart? He wanted to know but he don"t want to know at the same time.
Early morning they went in the market, before they could decide whether to bring along the girl, she was already standing on their door, "I am little punctual, and I don"t want both seniors to wait for me instead," she chuckled broadly as doing a favor for this smile.
There were three different markets set for the population, first one sold formal goods, second one sold goods for cultivators and third one buy and sell treasures, weapons, armors and so on.
"Don"t go in this shop, he is a scammer," Lin"an immediately stopped Jen from entering in a shop, she was aware of the dealings of this man and don"t want to mess again.
She was buying stuff to leave this Manias and was familiar now with few good shops, since she wanted to make friends with this couple thinking that they were outsiders, it will be good to create good impression first.
If she was able to create good impression she would request them to bring along, she was not blindly trusting but she has observed their ways and it was clear they were upright people.
Since Zhi Chang wanted to select a comb and buy it for her, he was leading and entered in a shop first, he picked one combing brush and examined, "Gentleman, this brush is designed delicate and suited for a lady, if you wanted to buy for yourself, you can buy from next shop," the shopkeeper interrupted his line of thought.
Jen reached and saw him picking a combing brush, she spoke, "I like it, how much it costs?" it was simple yet elegant, its k.n.o.b has some intricate metal design and looks beautiful.
"I will buy it then," Zhi Chang asked the shopkeeper, he paid the sum and did not argue about the price, when the comb was beautiful and liking for Jen then no matter how expensive it costs.
Jen kept the comb and thanked.
"You are the one speaking lie," before they could look around for Lin"an, they heard her voice, she was arguing over the price, she was afraid if with this rate she used up her jade pins then soon the pile of jade pins would dissolve in the air leaving ashes behind.
Jen went to take a look.
"Well, the price is exuberant and I am not sure why it is sold on this high price, if this is not for an urgent use, just skip buying this," Jen spoke to Lin"an.
Lin"an blinked her eyes, it was truth, she was only buying it for future if she ever need it but not urgently, "Alright, I don"t need it," she let it go because she was not will ing to pay this much.
She smiled and came out of the shop with the couple, "Senior, when will you leave this Manias?" she asked looking at Jen, in her eyes this girl was one of the most easy going girl she has ever met, and she was not scared to ask this question from her.
"Why asking?" Jen spoke precise.
"Mm, I was intending to leave this Manias with you, and as I think you and your man is both upright and sincere beings, I might perhaps learn few things if I travel with you," Lin"an was not sure what would be her answer.
"You took us as couple?" Jen was shocked to know.
"Yes, perhaps because you both are living together and it made me think this way," Lin"an innocently moved her eyes toward left and then right.
"Zhi Chang is my senior apprentice and we had a notion that the lodge attendant was looking for an opportunity to rob us so we decided to live in one room so that if one wanted to rest, the other would watch out," Jen explained though she was not sure why she chose to explain.
"Oh, so this is the reason, let me admit, you both are smart apprentice," as she has witness the lodge attendant was really looking for an opportunity.
"And what about my first question," she was still rooted to her first question since it was necessary, she has never travel outside of her Manias and if she could find someone upright then it would not be any threat for her, alas, the upright people were rare like treasures.
"We will be staying here for a while, at least for three months," Jen answered.
Lin"an was not happy to hear, it was a wonder that she was able to hide for two days from the cultivators who were sent by her mother and searching for her, it was impossible to hide for three months from the eyes of her mother, she would soon find her and then she would confine her again never letting to escape.
"Why do you want to stay this long?" she knew she was asking a childish question now.
Learning was not the only reason for her to stay in this Manias, Jen intended to save it from the disastrous situation, she was only waiting for Zhi Chang to be able to stand against if someone appeared stronger, the disadvantage to live with Jen, one has to prepare for anything unusual.
"Are not you from this Manias?" Jen asked this time.
"This is why I wanted to leave it, you saw the unreasonable shopkeeper? The same situation is everywhere," Lin"an waved her hand.
"If you are worried about situation you should question the crown, why leaving?" Jen was not happy to hear.
"If you wanted to clean mud, you have to dirty your hands and you can see I am alone and alone means no shovel for help," Lin"an danced her hands in the air.
"I see then I am going to complain the crown without shovel," Jen spoke and walked ahead.
Lin"an looked around and make sure no one spotted her yet and followed behind Jen.
"Why you are pus.h.i.+ng toward mess, the crown lady is not sane anymore, she might confine you too," Lin"an argue, she somehow has some courage to reshape the decision of this outsider or she was just trying it.
Jen stopped immediately, "What do you mean by confine?"
"Oh, you are an outsider and you don"t know what happened here few years ago," she gestured with her hands.
"What happened few years ago?" now Jen was curious, was it possible that the thing she was most afraid of already this Manias suffered with? And now this Manias was facing repercussions?
"A genius of the cultivation school tried to gather elders and stand up against crown lady, it was because of the worst situation as you can see, but the crown lady is harsher she killed that genius amid the square with the help of her senior elders, and now n.o.body has courage to stand against her," Lin"an sounded more horrible to scare this outsider.
Jen nodded, Zhi Chang also heard what the girl related, he looked at Jen and could not tell what was in her mind.
The muggers were also wandering this market today, two days ago they went back in the void but could not find any traces about the girl and the man.
They came back thinking another lose.
Jen and co. were walking in front of many shops, suddenly a shop owner was thrown out of the shop and he fell right in front of Zhi Chang, he was walking ahead of Jen and Lin"an.
"How dare you to refuse giving lout levy? Do you know we can destroy your shop in a blink of eye?" the man who threw the shop owner roared to scare other shop owners too.
He was above Legend level and quite strong, pitiful shop owners were interested to run business rather than to sit idle and cultivate so they were not match against him.
Zhi Chang supported the shop owner, he was middle aged man and slightly injured, "What is the matter?" he asked.
"Young man don"t stay here longer and just walk past, I don"t want to implicate you in this matter," the middle aged man could see the young man was some rich n.o.ble or man of character.