Chapter 66: The Heartless Xiao Chen Collapses Again!
A stunningly beautiful woman with exotic charm walked into the Lingshou Pavilion. Immediately, she drew a lot of admiration.
Xiao Chen was overjoyed!
‘Today, Senior Sister Ran came alone, without that annoying prince. Could it be that Senior Sister Ran recognized me yesterday and came to see me specifically today?’
‘It must be! Otherwise, why would she come alone? I knew you still had me in your heart.’
Xiao Chen’s heartbeat grew more intense. Of course, he couldn’t let Senior Sister Ran see him being intimate with another woman, so he pushed Xiu Lan away.
“Oh, it’s you, miss. Please come in!” The shopkeeper quickly nodded and bowed, personally coming to greet her.
This was someone close to the prince, and so beautiful, he naturally remembered her immediately.
“What brings you here today, miss?”
“Oh, I’m here to help the prince buy a spirit rabbit. I’ll go in and take a look first,” Ran Yuwei said cheerfully.
Hearing what Ran Yuwei said, the fiery excitement in Xiao Chen’s heart felt like it had been doused with cold water.
‘She came to buy something for that damned prince, huh. Ran Yuwei, you’ve really disappointed me…’
‘I originally planned to marry you as my main wife, but now it seems you can only be a concubine at best.’
“Brother Chen, what are you doing!” Xiu Lan unhappily patted Xiao Chen’s back, muttering.
“Why are you so entranced? That’s someone close to the prince, she’s a stunning beauty, but don’t be a toad lusting after a swan.”
Women are always jealous, and she was no exception. She wanted Xiao Chen to stop aiming too high and to treat the girl next to him well.
“Bullshit!” Xiao Chen was furious, glaring at Xiu Lan fiercely.
‘Did she call me a toad? Do you know, if it weren’t for that damned Lin Qi’an, Senior Sister would have been mine already?’
‘Would I need to deceive an average-looking woman like you?’
“And you dare to scold me… did you take some drugs? Be careful, I’ll tell my father!”
“No, nothing.” Soon, Ran Yuwei finished buying the spirit beast and came out, ready to pay.
The shopkeeper just reached the counter when he suddenly noticed a small black cloth bag on it and frowned:
“What is this?” Opening it, his eyes suddenly froze.
Inside was a note that read: Watch the Memory Stone, and you’ll know who stole the spirit beasts.
“Memory Stone!” A bad premonition suddenly arose in the shopkeeper’s heart.
“Miss, please wait. Recently, we’ve been losing spirit beasts in this pavilion, and we haven’t caught the thief yet. Let me check this Memory Stone.”
“Someone is stealing spirit beasts? How despicable!” Ran Yuwei sympathized.
She hated anyone maliciously harming those spirit beasts. Aggressive fierce beasts were one thing, but she considered the gentle spirit beasts her friends.
The shopkeeper activated the Memory Stone with spiritual power and the scene immediately appeared.
At night, a figure was mumbling to himself in the spirit beast pen. Who else could it be but Liu Chen?
“It’s him?!” A surge of anger rose.
Continuing to watch, a golden scroll suddenly flew up, forcibly absorbing a spirit beast into it. Just hearing the beast’s screams showed how painful the process was.
“It’s… it’s Xiao Chen’s treasure!” Standing next to him, Ran Yuwei also saw this scene, covering her mouth in shock.
How could she not recognize this item? The day Xiao Chen fought Jiuying, he used this treasure and almost subdued Jiuying. It was incredibly powerful.
Xiao Chen is actually here!
“Scoundrel, scoundrel…” The shopkeeper’s face turned red with anger, blood boiling, brows furrowing.
After cursing twice, his roar echoed throughout the Lingshou Pavilion, “Liu Chen, get over here!”
At this moment, Xiao Chen was still pulling with Xiu Lan. Both were startled by the shopkeeper’s roar and hurriedly walked to the counter.
At the same time, many Lingshou Pavilion employees were also attracted, wanting to see what had angered the shopkeeper so much.
“Father, what’s wrong? Why are you so angry?” Xiu Lan asked.
“See for yourself!”
Bang, the Memory Stone was thrown to the ground. Xiu Lan frowned, picked it up, and injected spiritual power into it.
The scene started playing immediately.
Seeing the footage, Xiao Chen’s face began to twist uncontrollably. Last night’s events had been recorded!
Even Xiu Lan was shocked and angry, her pupils filled with disbelief.
“Liu Chen, you heartless bastard! So you’re the one behind the missing spirit beasts in the pavilion! I gave you a job, and this is how you repay me!” The furious shopkeeper strode forward and slapped him hard.
Smack! A crisp slap.
“So it was him…”
“What an ingrate. The boss might be strict, but he pays well.”
“Sigh, I thought this guy was decent. You really can’t judge a book by its cover!”
A wave of sighs echoed around.
After being slapped hard, Xiao Chen stood there like a lifeless puppet. Covering his face, his pupils dilated, and his complexion turned pale.
He couldn’t understand’