Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Gifts
“Why did I agree to go shopping with Qianqian…”
“Why does Qianqian have to drag her sister along when she goes shopping…”
“And in the end, why did I stupidly invite Lin Xue to join us when we met her on the way out!!!”
The above three questions probably couldn’t be answered by anyone, because even Alaya, part of the Arbitration Institution, concluded after half an hour of analysis that “Lord is so silly.”
What I’m thankful for now is that each of us, including Qianqian and her friends, has been bound to a huge Personal Space. At least I don’t have to struggle like most men who accompany girls shopping.
“I’d rather go and fight a few Abyss creatures right now,” Sandora complained, glancing at the three lively human girls in front of us, “I really don’t understand where they get all this energy from – carbon-based life is indeed a very intriguing species…”
“Yeah,” I nodded with a wry smile, “It seems there really is a fundamental difference between human girls and Xyrin girls, at the very least you’re not interested in shopping – what a relief!”
“Hmph, you’ve finally noticed my strengths!”
Sandora immediately hummed happily, taking my words as a compliment, then she nervously asked, “You won’t think of me as an abnormal girl just because I don’t like shopping, right?”
I immediately felt speechless. After all, a Xyrin Empress who could manipulate the world and snatch souls as if reaching into a bag couldn’t be classified as a normal girl, shopping preferences aside.
Moreover, why was Sandora suddenly worried about this? It seemed she usually lacked such self-awareness…
Seeing the weird expression on my face, Sandora felt greatly discouraged and said dejectedly, “I knew it… I’m not really a girl in your eyes…”
Gosh… why is she acting … Could it be that after spending so much time with Qianqian and the others, she’s become more humanized? Or perhaps, has she developed feelings for me beyond friendship, and that’s why she cares about her image in front of me?
No matter what, seeing a beauty brought down by my own hands isn’t something one can just ignore, so I had to comfort her by saying, “Well, you could be considered a girl with a strong personality, I think you have your cute sides too…”
That last comment wasn’t just flattery – when not in her Queen form, Sandora really was a cute girl – if you overlooked the troubles she unwittingly caused me.
“Really?” Sandora immediately looked up, her big eyes sparkling mischievously, showing no trace of her unhappiness just moments before. Was I being played again?
“Well, since that’s the case, you should buy me a gift then, consider it your apology – after all, the money Agna gave won’t be of any use once we reach Earth,” Sandora suggested magnanimously, while a subtle flicker of unease flashed across her eyes.
There’s definitely something fishy. Based on my years of experience at QiDian, a usually cunning girl suddenly using such a clumsy method to ask a boy for a gift has only two possibilities: the first is that she has fallen for the boy, the second could be considered the same as the first…
Regarding affection, although I feel a bit sorry for Qianqian, I indeed have a certain fondness for Sandora. It started with our innate mental connection, and this affection became more obvious as we spent more time together – I just avoided admitting it – after all, I already had Qianqian.
Seeing the hopeful look in Sandora’s eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to decline, so I reluctantly offered, “Alright, alright, I haven’t actually given you a gift before, why not take this chance to choose gifts for Qianqian and the others too…”
Hearing my words, a flash of disappointment passed through Sandora’s eyes. However, almost instantly, she seemed to understand something, her disappointment cleared away, and she happily clung to my arm. She called out to Qianqian and the others ahead, “Hey, good news! Chen Jun, this stingy guy, is buying gifts for everyone!”
Immediately, about eighty percent of curious eyes on the street focused on me. When they saw the golden-haired girl by my side and Qianqian, along with two others approaching me, half of those eyes instantly turned murderous…
Using their toes, anyone could guess that this was Sandora’s prank-like act of revenge.
Noticing these annoying gazes, my sister couldn’t help but feel discontent. She came over to my side, huffed quietly, and then whispered something.
Three seconds later, the crowd suddenly became chaotic and dispersed with astonishing speed, leaving our surroundings empty except for a few pedestrians and merchants looking around blankly.
“Hope the public toilets in Leidun City are enough…”
Already sinister, my sister said in a fierce tone, giving me a cold sweat – in a sense, provoking my sister was definitely scarier than provoking a dragon. The latter would be a swift execution, but the former could be a slow and torturous death.
It was obvious why half the street’s population suddenly suffering from diarrhea was beneficial; it made the girls’ gift-picking process a lot smoother. Although we had extorted many gold coins from Agna previously, Qianqian and the others were not interested in pricey luxuries. Rarely visiting the Otherworld, they were keen on the local specialties.
Qianqian picked a pair of light green crystal bracelets, reportedly made from a low-level Wind Element Demon Beast’s demon crystals, which could slightly increase the wearer’s speed. However, they were practically useless for Qianqian, who could manipulate time at will; she was only interested in their beautiful appearance and shimmering texture. My sister chose a lovely purple crystal ring, claimed to enhance the wearer’s curse magic by ten percent. Though my sister’s abilities were not magical, the ring was also of no use to her; her reason for choosing it was naturally the same as Qianqian’s. Among a pile of beautiful jewelry, Sandora was dazzled and finally picked a pair of delicate sky-blue earrings, which quite suited her non-queenly demeanor, and she seemed to really like them—despite once being the Xyrin Empress, who brought war and fear to every corner of the universe, Sandora still had a normal girlish side.
Finally, it was Lin Xue’s turn.
From the start, she hadn’t participated in choosing gifts, and I had also seemed to forget about her. It wasn’t until everyone had received their gifts that Qianqian suddenly realized that Lin Xue’s hands were still empty.
However, Lin Xue didn’t show any signs of feeling aggrieved. Instead, she looked at me with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
“Don’t hide it anymore. You think you can deceive someone as perceptive as me?”
Lin Xue said, then stretched out her hand and unapologetically demanded, “Hand it over!”
… I originally wanted to tease this person, but I should have known better. Hiding something in front of a Prophet is such a foolish thing to do.
I smiled sheepishly and took out something I had hidden in my hand earlier—a light green hexagram pendant with an energy halo flowing on its surface, reportedly an amulet blessed by the Life Goddess Priest that could protect the wearer from illnesses. Thinking of Dingdang, whom we had left at home accompanying Little Baobao, Lin Xue probably liked it for its appearance…
Earlier, I had seen Lin Xue’s attention constantly focused on this pendant.
Seeing the pendant, Lin Xue showed a satisfied smile and nodded, saying, “Didn’t expect you to actually notice…”
I asked curiously, not having heard the latter part of her sentence clearly.
“It’s nothing,” Lin Xue grabbed the pendant and said, “Pick some more gifts for the girls at home, and then let’s go somewhere else—hey, speaking of which, it seems like you’re surrounded by girls, huh?!”
“It seems so…” Qianqian suddenly realized, “I suddenly feel like such a failure…”
Really, Qianqian? Two little ones just over a meter tall and a palm-sized little thing, plus one that’s an angel—you counted them too?