The room was an ocean of pink.
The walls, the floor tiles, and the numerous flowers decorating the room were all pink.
The bed was covered in various pink toys.
Even Ning Tianchen, a reincarnated adult, blushed at the sight.
Ning Rongrong, lacking such worldly knowledge, hopped onto the large pink bed and curiously examined the toys.
Ning Tianchen quickly stopped her.
“Rongrong, those were probably left by the previous guests.
The hotel forgot to clean up.
Don’t touch them.
I’ll get someone to clean the room.”
Though confused, Ning Rongrong put the toys down.
When the waiter heard his request, he gave Ning Tianchen a weird look.
People who booked the “Pink Sea of Flowers” specifically wanted those toys.
These kids didn’t understand romance at all.
Despite his silent judgment, the waiter removed all the inappropriate items, making the room much more comfortable.
The pink bed was massive, and there was a smaller bed beside it.
Ning Tianchen decided he would sleep on the small bed, and Ning Rongrong on the large one.
Since it was still morning, they decided to explore the city first.
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Suotuo City’s prosperity rivaled that of Barak City.
“Brother Tianchen, that shop looks like it’s for soul masters.
Should we check it out?” Ning Rongrong pointed at an unassuming shop while eating candy.
The shop didn’t have a name sign, only a symbol resembling the ones on the Supreme Pontiff’s decree.
“Is it a Spirit Hall shop?” Ning Rongrong asked.
“Probably not.
Let’s go see,” Ning Tianchen replied.
He could sense faint soul power fluctuations coming from the shop.
If his memory served him right, this was Flender’s shop, where Tang San obtained the Plate Crystal Hair Gold.
Ning Tianchen stopped at the entrance and looked at the symbol.
It was a sword, one of the six symbols on the decree, representing the Seven Kill Sword.
He was basking in his ancestor’s glory.
“Maybe it sells soul tools.
I wonder if there are any special ones,” Ning Rongrong whispered.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan often bought offensive and defensive soul tools, but their researchers had never successfully reverse-engineered them.
To say Flender’s shop sold garbage was an understatement.
Intact soul tools could fetch a fortune at auction houses, so why would they be in a dingy shop?
Moreover, with Flender’s greedy nature, if he had good items, he would advertise heavily.
Inside, the shop was dim.
Ning Tianchen easily located the source of the soul power fluctuations.
There were shelves on two walls and one in the middle.
Flender sat in a rocking chair, his eyes closed, swaying comfortably.
“Wow, they actually have this kind of soul tool,” Ning Rongrong found a defensive soul tool and examined it fondly.
Ning Tianchen recognized it.
It could withstand three attacks from a Soul King.
The clan had a similar one.
However, defensive soul tools lost a charge every time the barrier was activated, regardless of whether it was attacked.
Therefore, sellers never let buyers test the barrier.
Flender was likely exploiting this loophole to sell defective soul tools.
Ning Tianchen didn’t mind if Rongrong got scammed; she had plenty of money.
Once she joined the academy and realized the truth, she would have a terrible impression of Flender, making it easier for her to leave Shrek Academy later without any emotional attachment.
Ning Tianchen turned his attention to the corners of the shop.
Tang San found the crystal in a corner.
Since Flender didn’t have random stones lying around, Ning Tianchen easily spotted it.
He picked up the stone and asked, “Rongrong, did you find anything you want?”
“Just this one for now.
I’ll keep looking,” she replied, shaking the soul tool.
Most items here were storage tools.
With her experience, she could easily tell if the storage space was damaged.
Flender didn’t open his eyes.
“One special stone, one soul tool.
Ten thousand gold soul coins total.”
Neither responded.
Ning Tianchen thought the price was absurd and decided to let him wait.
Ning Rongrong continued her treasure hunt.
Suddenly, she gasped.
“How could this soul tool be here!”
She held a special wrist bead.
It looked like a defensive tool, but it had no soul power left, meaning its charges were depleted.
Knowing she wouldn’t lose her composure for no reason, Ning Tianchen rushed over.
“What’s wrong?”
Ning Rongrong glared at Flender.
“Boss, what is the meaning of this?
This was the personal item of my clan’s previous Grand Elder.
He was buried with it.
Why is it here?!”
Ning Tianchen remembered seeing a portrait in the clan’s ancestral hall.
The elder in the painting was smiling kindly, holding identical wrist beads.
But how could she be certain it was the exact same item from the grave?
Flender slowly opened his eyes, glanced at her, and said calmly, “There are many similar items on the continent.
I think you’re mistaken.”
“I am not mistaken!
At the end of last year, that elder’s tomb was robbed, and this wrist bead was among the stolen items!”
Ning Tianchen scrutinized Flender, trying to find a clue.
Flender stopped rocking and looked closely at Ning Rongrong.
Catching sight of the jade pendant on her waist, he realized, “A disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.”
(END CHAPTER)
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