"Indeed, that’s the case. It’s just that many custors don’t believe it because it looks listless. The longer it stays in the cage, the worse it looks," the clerk said tily.
"A Level 5 combat Spiritual Beast for only 700,000 Gold Coins, that’s more worth it than buying the Peacock," Dugu Qianye said.
Long Lei looked at Long Qi as if considering, glancing between the Peacock in her arms and the Red Fla Fox in the cage. After much hesitation, she finally decided on the Red Fla Fox.
"I have a card here we can use for a discount," Dugu Qianye said, pulling out the card Qu Xiaotian had given him last ti and handing it over to the clerk.
The clerk recognized the Advanced Privileged Card as soon as Dugu Qianye took it out. Taking it with both hands, he said respectfully, "We need to go to the back to settle the bill with this card, Young Master Long, please follow ."
Long Qi excused himself to handle the bill with the clerk in the back, while Dugu Qianye stayed outside to chat with Long Lei.
"Will this really look better than the Peacock?" Long Lei still had her doubts.
"Trust , you’ll definitely like it in a bit," Dugu Qianye reassured her.
Soon after, Long Qi returned from settling the bill, and his look at Dugu Qianye was sowhat strange. Everyone in the Mors Empire knew that Qian Pavilion’s privileged cards were rare, fewer than ten in total, and they were divided into three levels with discounts of 5%, 10%, and 15%. He was already surprised when he saw Dugu Qianye take out a privileged card, let alone an Advanced Privileged Card!
The three of them went to the contract room provided by Qian Pavilion, and encouraged by Long Qi, Long Lei placed the Red Fla Fox on the stone platform, then cut her finger and let the blood drip onto its forehead. The blood slowly seeped in as the Rune of Contract descended, surrounding both the person and the fox.
Dugu Qianye glanced at Long Qi, who was watching the contract array with a tense expression.
After a while, the runes slowly converged and shrank, marking the foreheads of both Long Lei and the Red Fla Fox before disappearing. Long Lei opened her eyes and, seeing the fox in front of her, exclaid happily, "Brother, it’s really pretty!"
The Red Fla Fox had regained its forr vigor after the contract, and its fur shone brightly, red as a gemstone. Watching Long Lei’s happy expression, Long Qi also smiled and said, "You should thank, uh, what’s your na again?"
"Heh, my na is Baili Xie."
"Baili? I’ve never heard that surna before. You’re not from the Imperial Capital, are you? Did you just arrive in Pu City?" Long Lei was innocent and straightforward, speaking whatever ca to her mind.
"I grew up in a small city. Just arrived in Pu City yesterday, planning to participate in the Empire College’s enrolnt," Dugu Qianye said.
"Really? I’m also planning to attend the college’s recruitnt. Qi Brother is already a student at Empire College. I was worried about going alone! Shall we go together when the ti cos?" Long Lei suggested.
Afterward, Long Qi and Long Lei, with Dugu Qianye in tow, road around Pu City. With locals as their guides, Dugu Qianye quickly beca familiar with the layout of the city.
After wandering around until they grew tired, and seeing that it was almost noon, they went to a tavern for lunch.
"Did you encounter the young miss of the Feng Family today?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"Hmph, if it isn’t Feng Xue, that showy Peacock!" Long Lei pouted as she spoke.
"You don’t like her?" Dugu Qianye inquired.
"I’ve never taken a liking to her from the start!" Long Lei declared.
"Why is that?"
"Our Long Family and their Feng Family just don’t get along. That showy Peacock is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Feng Family. Relying on her talent, she struts around the academy every day, and always bullies people from other families!" Long Lei said.
"You’re not even at the academy, how do you know all this?" Dugu Qianye was curious.
"Long Xiang, my brother told . You probably don’t know him; he’s a genius at Empire College!"
"Hehe," Dugu Qianye chuckled.
Of course, she knew Long Xiang, they had even eaten barbecued at and hunted Phantom Beasts together.
"What’s this about her saying not to interact with the Mo Family?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"Everyone in Pu City knows the Feng Family and the Mo Family don’t get along. The Feng Family suppresses the Mo Family at every opportunity, and since our Long Family has a good relationship with the Mo Family, we sotis beco a target too," Long Qi answered simply, skirting the issue.
Dugu Qianye smiled and started to enjoy the so-called delicacies in front of her.
"By the way, Brother Baili, which departnt do you plan to go to?" Long Lei asked.
"Hmm?" Dugu Qianye didn’t understand.
"I an, what do you plan to study! You don’t even know this, do you?" Long Lei looked at Dugu Qianye with sympathetic eyes and nodded.
"It’s really about what you mainly want to learn. The college has the Phantom Departnt, Swordsman Departnt, Alchemy Departnt, Refining Departnt, Beast Taming Departnt, Economic Departnt, Vocal Music Departnt, and so other departnts. Ninety percent of the college is made up of Phantom Masters and Swordsn, with very few in the other departnts. At registration, you’re assessed differently depending on the departnt, and then the focus of your studies will be different," Long Qi explained to Dugu Qianye.
"If you hadn’t ntioned it, I really wouldn’t have known. I suppose I should apply for the Phantom Departnt," Dugu Qianye replied. Her purpose for entering the college was to systematically study Phantom Power. If there was ti, she could also learn about the other departnts.
"I plan to apply for the Alchemy Departnt, and it would be great if I could be in the sa class as Brother Mo Feng. I heard he’s applying for the Alchemy Departnt too," Long Lei said longingly.
It appeared that Mo Feng must be doing well back at the Mo Residence.
"Are you and your Brother Mo Feng close?" Dugu Qianye teased.
"Brother Mo Feng used to live in Qifeng City, and he only returned recently. He’s just two months older than , but he’s already a third-level Alchemist. I’m only level one," Long Lei admitted sowhat shyly.
"As long as you put your heart into it, you can do it too," Dugu Qianye encouraged her. A 14-year-old third-level Alchemist indeed had a good talent. However, if people knew that Mo Feng had achieved that in just one year, they might not view it the sa way.
After eating, the trio strolled around a bit. Then, Long Qi and Long Lei took Dugu Qianye back to the hotel. Once she rembered the location of the hotel, Long Lei and Dugu Qianye arranged to et up at 7 a.m. on the first to pick her up from the hotel.
For the next two days, Dugu Qianye went out every day to familiarize herself with the environnt of Pu City. Once, she found herself in front of the Mo Family estate, looking at the words "Mo Residence" inscribed on the gate. Was this the place where her mother once lived? Dugu Qianye was excited for a mont, but she didn’t go in; instead, she turned around and left.
In the most luxurious restaurant in Pu City, in a private room next to the window, the lavish and extravagant decor seed insufficient to satisfy soone’s lonely heart, as sighs kept emanating from within.
"Sigh!" Dan Jingtian, dressed in bright red, leaned on the window sill and sighed heavily.
"You know, you’ve sighed at least 10 tis today. Did you call us here just to listen to you sigh?" Long Xiang walked over to the window and patted Dan Jingtian on the back.
Turning around, Dan Jingtian looked mournfully at the blue figure opposite him and said, "Ziqing, isn’t my brother one of your family? How co Mo Feng and your uncle ca, but my brother hasn’t yet? It’s almost the first; is she going to miss this year’s enrollnt?"
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