Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]

After walking for a while, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu arrived in front of a two-storey building.

The building was near the centre of Blue Spring town, and two guards stood at the entrance.

When Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan neared the door, the guards looked at them but didn't stop them.

'Guards at the seventh level of the qi refining realm. The Myriad Treasures Pavilion can't be underestimated.' Shen Xu thought in admiration.

Blue Spring town was a fifth-level city.

The most powerful cultivator was the town lord, and his cultivation was only at the early stage of the foundation establishment realm.

In such a place, seventh-level qi refining realm cultivators could already be considered as masters.

However, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion used them as door guards!

This showed that the overall strength of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was beyond imagination.

"Welcome. How can I assist the guests?" An attendant asked as soon as they entered the store.

The attendant was female, and her cultivation was at the third level of the qi refining realm.

"We would like to speak to manager Zhang." Zhen Yuan said.

"The manager is with another guest. Please wait awhile, and I will inform him when he is free."

Zhen Yuan nodded and pulled Shen Xu to walk around the store.

"Do you come here often?" Shen Xu asked.

"I often come to sell talismans and buy what I need."

As they talked, they looked at the things on the first floor.

However, the things on the first floor were ordinary, and the two were not interested.

"After we sell the talismans, we will go to the second floor. You can buy an alchemy furnace and everything else you need."

"I have a furnace."

"It's not appropriate to use that furnace." Zhen Yuan said and frowned.

The alchemy furnace in the chaos flame space was of top quality.

However, its level was too high, and Shen Xu could not use it casually.

It was not just because he didn't have enough spiritual energy but because the furnace was easy to attract trouble.

With their current strength, they couldn't keep the furnace if it caught the eye of a high-level alchemist.

After thinking about it, Shen Xu also figured it out.

At the moment, it was best to keep a low profile.

As someone who was trying to escape the book plot, he didn't dare to be too conspicuous.

If he was unlucky, he would catch the eye of the protagonist and his harem. At that time, he and Zhen Yuan would definitely be killed for treasure.

When he thought about it, Shen Xu shivered and moved closer to Zhen Yuan.

"What's the matter?"

"I was thinking that I don't want to catch the eye of the protagonist. It would be bad if we were killed for treasure." Shen Xu said without hiding anything.

Since they would spend their lives together, he didn't see the point of keeping such thoughts to himself.

"Don't worry. I will never let us have a bad ending."

"I believe you." Shen Xu said and squeezed Zhen Yuan's hand.

Zhen Yuan smiled and wanted to say something, but the attendant appeared in front of them.

"Two guests, please follow me to see manager Zhang." She said.

Without delay, the two followed her to a small back room.

"When I heard someone was looking for me, I didn't expect to see young master Zhen." A man said when they walked into the room.

The man was of middle age and was a little fat.

However, his cultivation was not inferior to the town lord, and his aura was hard too ignore.

'A foundation establishment realm cultivator is too different from a qi refining realm cultivator.' Shen Xu thought and sighed.

"Manager Zhang." Zhen Yuan greeted with a nod.

"This is?" The manager asked while looking at Shen Xu.

"He is my wife, Shen Xu." Zhen Yuan said, and Shen Xu blushed a little.

This was the second time that Zhen Yuan introduced him as his wife.

In his mind, Shen Xu acknowledged that he was now a double and it was normal to be called 'wife'. However, he was still not used to it.

On one hand, their marriage was too new, and on the other, his mentality was that of a straight man.

For the time being, it was a little hard to accept that he was now a wife instead of a husband.

"It's a pleasure to meet young master Shen." The manager said.

Although he was surprised that Zhen Yuan had married a wife, his expression did not change. He was more interested in what Zhen Yuan wanted to sell this time around.

"Please sit down and talk." The manager offered, and the two sat across from the man.

"Does young master Zhen want to buy or sell?"

Zhen Yuan had dealt with manager Zhang before, and he didn't hesitate.

He removed the talismans from his storage bag and placed them on the table, in front of manager Zhang.

"Please look at them and give me a price."

"The young master wants to sell all of them?"

Zhen Yuan nodded, and the manager started to examine the talismans.

Although he had dealt with the young man before, he couldn't be careless. He still had to check every talisman to make sure they could be activated.

After one hour of examining the talismans, manager Zhang put the last one down and looked at Zhen Yuan in admiration.

"There are seven hundred and fifty level one talismans – four hundred attack talismans, and three hundred and fifty defence talismans. All of them are top grade, and the base price is seventy spirit stones."

After saying that, manager Zhang stopped talking and made some mental calculations before he spoke again.

"How about sixty-five thousand spirit stones for the first-level talismans?" The manager asked.

"Okay."

In the same way, the two dealt with the second and third-level talismans.

After selling all the talismans, Zhen Yuan earned more than six million spirit stones. This amount was lower than he previously estimated, but his estimate was before he gave some talismans to Shen Xu.

Nevertheless, Zhen Yuan was satisfied with the outcome.

"Manager Zhang, we want to buy an alchemy furnace. Are there any on the second floor?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Young master Zhen is just in luck. There is a mid-grade level two furnace that has just arrived. I originally planned to send it to another branch, but young master Zhen can have a look first."

After saying that, the manager waved his hand, and a furnace appeared on the table.

The furnace was black and had two mouths on opposite sides of its belly.

When Shen Xu saw it, his first thought was that it was inferior to the furnace in his space.

However, the original owner was a level two alchemist, and a level two furnace sounded about right.

"What do you think?" Zhen Yuan asked.

Shen Xu was a beginner and didn't know what made a good furnace. However, he didn't want to seem ignorant, so he took the furnace and pretended to carefully examine it.

After a while, he gave the furnace to Zhen Yuan and asked for his opinion.

Zhen Yuan smiled a little and also spent some time looking at it.

"Manager Zhang, we want this furnace. How much does it cost?"

"Since young master Zhen is a valuable partner, I will give you a ten per cent discount and sell it for eight hundred thousand spirit stones."

Shen Xu almost cried when he heard that.

They finally had six million spirit stones, but before they warmed their storage bags, the spirit stones were already flowing out.

Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do.

He couldn't be an alchemist without an alchemy furnace, so he could only grit his teeth and give the spirit stones.

After making the deal, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan stood up, ready to leave.

However, before they took a few steps, the manager stopped them.

"Young master Zhen, may I be presumptuous to think you are getting ready to leave for the capital?"

"Is something the matter?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"The journey to the capital is not short, and there are many dangers along the way. A team from our Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the town lord's residence is leaving for the capital in three days. If the young masters don't mind, they can prepare to leave with the team."

"What kind of preparations are needed?" Shen Xu asked.

From reading the book, he knew that the journey from Blue Spring town to the Dragon capital was difficult.

Not only were there robbers, but monsters often came out to hunt people.

If there was a group to travel together, Shen Xu naturally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

"Each of you needs to prepare a demon horse for travel. You also need a tent, talismans, pills, and food."

"Although the group will travel together, you will be responsible for your own safety." The manager clarified.

"We understand." Shen Xu said and nodded.

Travelling in a group would give them a fighting chance against monster hordes and bandit bands.

"If the young masters agree, please take this card and come to the town square three days later." The manager said and gave a card to Zhen Yuan.

"Our Myriad Treasures Pavilion has cooperated with young master Zhen for a long time. This card will guarantee a twenty per cent discount for future purchases."

Shen Xu was extremely excited when he heard that.

The card given to Zhen Yuan wasn't the highest-level VIP card, but it was still useful.

Most importantly, it could be upgraded and used anywhere in the Canglan continent.