Chapter 13 Wandering Around (Thanks to the Low-key Sword Alliance Hierarch)_1

Yunxia Ancient Street is an extremely commercialized antique street in Zanglong City.

From a distance, the deep grey roof tiles of the palace buildings rise and fall, forming a continuous expanse.

Walking down the street, the vermilion doors, exquisite windows, and upturned eaves on both sides make you feel as if you've traveled through spacetime and found yourself in ancient times.

With the pleasant weather and temperatures around 22 degrees, the street is bustling with passersby.

Young boys and girls are walking hand-in-hand, shoulder-to-shoulder, chatting, enjoying the scenery, and eating snacks, as if by holding one another in this moment, they can hold onto this winter.

You can also see many people taking commemorative photos next to distinctive ancient buildings in clothes adorned with cultural features.

"This is so delicious, I want more."

"Come here, brother, help me take a picture here."

"Xiaolu, Xiaolu, stop staring into space, let's try this."

Li Yunyao, who is currently a college student, spends most of her time studying in their county town in Liuchuan County and seldom visits Zanglong City. Now, with the combination of travel and shopping, she quickly unleashes her innate enthusiasm.

Li Pin follows the two, watching them with a somewhat indulgent smile.

He, who seldom spends time with "relatives," doesn't find it boring either.

"Xiaolu, look, those young ladies are so beautiful."

At this moment, Li Yunyao, filled with admiration, is pointing out six women dressed in exquisite, fluttering ancient attire to Lin Xiaolu.

Li Pin casts a glance.

The Taibai Kingdom has enjoyed sixty years of peace, witnessing rapid development in all walks of life and a thriving entertainment sector.

Star Refiners are scarce and far removed from the ordinary world, whereas the martial arts system has always been present. The prosperity of martial arts has led to a rise in the antique industry, with countless kinds of ancient costumes and clothes being innovated one after another. After numerous modern modifications, the beauty of these clothing pieces is stunning.

Women dressed in ancient attire like the ones they see now are not that rare.

However, these six women are all quite attractive, and their fine, high-grade clothing, combined with their current location beside an ancient bridge posing for photos beneath willow trees, certainly draws attention.

Li Pin notices a newly opened antique clothing store of considerable size nearby.

Having six women dressed in grand attire taking pictures and strolling around is clearly a way for the store to attract customers.

Isn't that so, like Li Yunyao...

"Brother, Xiaolu, let's go in and take a look."

...has been attracted over, right?

Li Pin follows them into the shop.

The prices of antique clothing vary greatly depending on the material and craftsmanship. The shop they are in looks unremarkable from the outside, but the interior is quite distinctive.

There are quite a few customers like Li Yunyao who are attracted to the shop.

But soon, they leave in a hurry.

The reason...

Just a second ago, Li Yunyao was jubilantly looking at a pink skirt that expertly combined modern and ancient elements. However, after seeing the four-digit price tag, she quietly grabs Lin Xiaolu, preparing to leave.

"If you like it, buy it," Li Pin says.

"No, it's too expensive. 2688, oh my god," she exclaims. She had never bought clothes that expensive in her life.

The research institute where Li's father worked was attacked by demonic beasts a decade ago. Li's father, along with dozens of others in the institute, were all killed. The boss of the institute ran away afterward, and the Li family didn't receive any compensation. Over the past decade, the Li family hasn't been doing well.

Of course, they got by thanks to the help from their uncle and third uncle, so they were never impoverished.

However, including Li Pin's high school tuition, most of their money came from relatives. They naturally couldn't afford any overly expensive items.

It wasn't until their oldest sister, Li Yunyan, started working and got married that their situation improved.

"It's fine, buy it if you want to. Do you think a second-level martial artist's income can't afford a couple of outfits?" Li Pin says.

He noticed the six women outside earlier. The materials, design, and craftsmanship of this store's clothing are indeed pleasing to the eye, worth the price.

They are not arbitrarily marking up prices just because the shop is located in a prime area.

"No, it's still not allowed, it's too expensive," Yunyao shakes her head.

At this time, a lively and cute girl with two ponytails and bangs walks over, "Miss, you have great taste. This is one of the best-selling outfits in our store, an adaptation of the Wide-Sleeve Flowing Fairy Skirt. We also have professional makeup artists and hairstylists who can provide free makeup and styling for every customer. Moreover, it's currently our grand opening period, so if you buy two sets at once, you can enjoy a 30% discount. And-" She pauses, looking at Li Yunyao in awe, "you're so beautiful and have such a great figure. You're like a natural clothes rack. If you allow us to take a picture of you in our store, I can ask the store manager for a 50% discount."

"Huh? Half price? And free makeup and styling?" Li Yunyao, who was about to leave, momentarily halts.

She glances again at that outfit... It's indeed very pretty. But...

She still shakes her head.

Li Pin smiled at the girl: "Go ahead."

He pointed to the one Li Yunyao had chosen and another one that Lin Xiaolu also liked: "Get the makeup artists ready."

"Okay, this way please, ladies."

"Bro... I don't need it..."

Lin Xiaolu hastily said.

"There's a half-price discount only if we buy two. Obviously, this is more cost-effective."

Li Pin said.

"But this…"

"Ding!"

Just at that moment, a text message came on Li Pin's phone.

He glanced at it.

"Perhaps you don't understand the annual salary of a young, level-two martial artist."

He showed his phone to Li Yunyao.

Just one look, and Li Yunyao's eyes widened.

"Your card ending with *8879 received a transfer of 1,000,000.00 yuan at 15:31 on December 25, with a balance of 1,041,073.58 yuan left after the transaction.[Taibai Bank]"

"Wow."

There was a gleam in Li Yunyao's eyes: "Bro..."

She had always looked up to Li Pin since she was a child…

Not because of his personality, but mainly because Li Pin was intelligent, academically excellent, and always praised by their relatives.

That role model was partly imposed on her by her family.

But at this moment…

She truly felt the advantages of having a brother and what happiness felt like.

"Go ahead."

Li Pin put away his phone and patted her on the head.

"Thanks, bro. I'll be on my way now."

Li Yunyao happily said, grabbed Lin Xiaolu, and quickly followed the girl upstairs to the makeup room.

Li Pin, who saw Li Yunyao's excited face, was calm.

In "Li Pin's" memory, Li Yunyao had never been this close to him.

He...

He did better than "him".

"Sir, this way please."

Another girl, also dressed in their store's distinctive clothing, came forward to lead Li Pin to settle the bill.

Speaking softly all the way.

The bill was 2,688 Yuan.

In Zanglong City where the average income is only a little over 1,000, this was equivalent to almost three months' salary of an ordinary person.

Li Pin's casual payment made the girl naturally more affectionate.

Moreover...

Li Pin had a temperament that others simply did not possess. He was energetic, sunny, and handsome.

This made her smile even sweeter.

While Li Pin was paying, he seemed to feel something.

Did someone's gaze linger on him for a while?

He turned his head to look.

He noticed a woman looking enviously at Li Yunyao and Lin Xiaolu each choosing a perfect suit of ancient costume and going upstairs.

When she noticed Li Pin's gaze, she seemed startled, quickly looked away, pulled along a woman who was shopping with her, and left the store in a hurry.

After thinking about it, Li Pin remembered the woman's name.

Seemed to be named Zhang Yunxi?

Fang Baiyun wanted to introduce her to him not long ago, but she had left before they even had a meal?

The only reason he recognized Zhang Yunxi was because the incident occurred not long ago.

Otherwise, he would have completely forgotten a person he had only met once, if it were a month or two later.

It wasn't that he had a bad memory, but he understood that the human memory capacity is limited.

There was no need to waste precious memory space on meaningless people.