NOVEL WEB chapter 134
Chapter 59, Gemstones
“This place… feels so strange yet nostalgic.”
As soon as Anna got off the carriage, she looked around at the streets and buildings that had long since changed from her memories, unable to suppress a sigh.
“Did you used to stay here, senior?” Mu En asked.
“I lived here for a while, but back then, this street was still considered quite chaotic in the entire lower district. I never expected that in just two years, it would become as new as it is now.
I remember there were several dark alleys over there. They were so eerie; I often took shortcuts through them to save time, but now they’re all gone,” Anna remarked, gazing ahead.
The alleys that once harbored darkness and filth had long been leveled and removed, replaced by beautiful two-story buildings on the ruins.
“I see…”
Looks like I made the right choice!
Mu En felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
After two years, revisiting this place would surely give the senior a sense of reassurance.
A pleasant date definitely requires a sense of security!
“Seeing you reminisce like this, your impression of this place must be quite deep,” Mu En continued the conversation.
“Yes, it is quite profound.”
Anna touched her cheek and smiled:
“After all, I did kill several thugs here who were drooling over my body and wanted to lay their hands on me. Their bodies are buried in the alley I just mentioned. I wonder if they were dug up during the renovations?
Ah, if they were, that would be troublesome. After all, it’s a few lives; who knows, I might get caught by the scary police officers.
When that happens, Mu En, you must use the duke’s power to rescue me.”
“Eh?”
Mu En’s expression froze instantly.
Although a little devil in his mind kept telling him that he should boldly pat his chest and say, ‘Don’t worry, senior, those mere police officers can’t touch a hair on you…’
He never expected that the nostalgia the senior spoke of meant this!
This place was where you killed and buried bodies?!
Did I completely make the wrong choice by picking this place?!
“Pfft.”
Just as Mu En was contemplating whether to quickly change locations while there was still time, Anna suddenly burst into laughter:
“I was just kidding, junior.”
“Ha?”
“No matter how chaotic a place is, it’s still the city, right? There’s no way someone could just kill people and hide the bodies right there. How stupid would you have to be to do that?”
Mu En paused for a moment, then reacted, fuming:
“Senior, you’re teasing me again!”
“I’m not.”
The senior’s expression turned serious as she lowered her voice:
“So actually, I dismembered those people and hid them under the house.”
“Ah.”
“Hehehe… Junior, your dazed look is so amusing…”
Anna laughed again, her laughter like a flurry of petals:
“How could I possibly do something like that? Do you really think of me as that kind of bad woman who would casually kill and dismember people? If you think that way, it would hurt my feelings, you know.”
“I know for sure that you’re a very gentle person.”
Mu En scratched his head with a wry smile, completely at a loss for Anna’s little devilish nature:
“But I was thinking, since those people wanted to lay hands on you, isn’t it just what they deserve?”
“…”
Anna’s smile suddenly stopped, and she stared quietly at Mu En.
“Um? Is there something on my face?”
“Junior.”
“What?”
“Never mind, it’s nothing.”
Anna suddenly changed the subject, her smile returning:
“Let’s just consider it a punishment for you, Junior.”
“Eh? Punishment?”
Mu En was puzzled: “Did I do something wrong?”
“Of course.”
Anna smiled sweetly and pointed her finger at the tip of Mu En’s nose:
“You asked me out, but you didn’t even have a plan in advance. You had to scramble for a strategy at the last minute. If you had switched to another girl, she would feel unimportant and get angry. Only someone like me, with a good temper, would just tease you a little.”
“Did you find me out?” Mu En scratched his head with a bitter smile:
“I thought I was hiding it so well.”
“At times like this, a woman’s senses are quite sharp, you know.”
Her tone seemed to carry a hint of meaning:
“So, junior, it’s better to keep some little thoughts to yourself.”
……
……
Since she had already noticed, Mu En boldly pulled out the book “Bailande Dating Strategy” and began flipping through it in front of Anna.
In no time, he quickly settled on a route that looked somewhat interesting.
A leisurely stroll.
The season was already deep into autumn, so even under the bright midday sun, there was still a touch of chill in the air.
However, for the pedestrians on the street, it was just right.
On the bustling commercial street, vendors on both sides were energetically calling out, their stalls brimming with a dazzling array of goods, and people were coming and going in a steady stream.
Anna would occasionally stop, showing interest in one or two trinkets, and would buy some strange items that Mu En found peculiar.
However, every time Mu En expressed a desire to help pay, he was always turned down by Anna.
Thus, Mu En appeared somewhat distressed: “Senior, how am I supposed to repay you like this?”
“Giggle… I don’t want you to repay me for such trivial matters,” the senior said, putting away the thing she had just bought, which looked like a black tree root, with a smile.
“Oh? Then what does the senior want…”
Mu En was about to ask further when he was interrupted by a sharp call:
“Gems, true love gems, the legendary tears of true love, fake one pays ten!”
Tears of true love?
Mu En frowned slightly; in his memory, the tears of true love were those gems that had been hyped up by jewelers a few years ago, said to symbolize pure and flawless love, but before they could be sold for a good price, they were stolen.
How could such a precious gem appear in a place like this?
Mu En was about to walk past when he suddenly noticed Anna’s eyes light up, seemingly very interested.
So he immediately changed his tone: “How about we go take a look?”
Anna gently nodded, “Sure.”
The two approached the vendor.
The vendor was an incredibly ugly old man with a lumpy head, and upon seeing Mu En and Anna, he immediately stopped shouting, grinned widely, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
“Ladies, why not take a look? This is the legendary tears of true love, a magical gem that can help you find true love!”
On the ground in front of the old man lay a pink, glistening gem the size of a pigeon’s egg, sparkling with enchanting colors in the sunlight.
“Is it genuine?” Mu En asked.
“Fake one pays ten!”
The old man patted his chest in assurance.
However, Mu En did not ask her, but instead turned to Senior Anna.
Anna bent down, picked up the gem, and examined it closely, then shook her head in disappointment:
“Fake.”
“Really?”
Mu En also took the gem, holding it lightly in his hand. The feel of it—let alone a gem, it probably wasn’t even a stone.
And if it were that million-dollar Tear of True Love, how could it be carelessly sold on the street like this?
The senior probably knew that too, so she was just trying her luck.
“Let’s go.”
Mu En shook his head, casually placing the gem back, no longer wanting to waste time, and prepared to continue to the next location.
But just as he took a step, he felt a weight on his ankle, making it hard to move.
Turning back, the old man with the bald head was angrily clutching his foot, shouting hoarsely:
“You think you can just walk away after breaking my gem?”
PS: I’ll post more later tonight.