Chapter Seven, This Young Lady Employs Her Ingenious Methods (Part Two)

As Zhu Yuan's laughter echoed, the guards beside him also smiled faintly. The young girl did not notice that in this brief moment, all the onlookers had been driven away by those guards, and all around her, in front and behind, were Zhu Yuan's guards.

Zhu Yuan's expression changed suddenly as he shouted, "Catch her!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the young girl had already vanished into the crowd

"Requirements, huh?" Zhu Yuan elongated his voice, slowly shaking his head amidst the girl's anticipation

Zhu Yuan crossed his arms and smiled as he looked at his blinking eyes, eagerly gazing at his own little face, and asked: "How can I ask you?"

As soon as the young girl spoke, all the guards turned their heads to look at the marquis

The young girl blinked, a tear hanging on her long eyelashes, and then slowly fell onto her cheek. Upon seeing such a girl, Zhu Yuan's smile momentarily froze. Not only him, but the surrounding guards were also taken aback by this scene, with two of them simultaneously displaying a look of pity.

The young girl was greatly surprised, her cat-like eyes wide open as she asked: "Why?"

In the blink of an eye, she weakly pouted her lips and murmured, "If I had told him just now that I would give him the jade ring for free if he asked me, would he have asked me?"

The girl took a step back, pouted her lips, and stomped her foot in annoyance, saying: "What kind of person are you?"

Without waiting for him to make a decision, Uncle Yang's expression turned cold as he nodded to the man in blue beside him. The man in blue then strode towards the middle-aged official. He walked directly in front of the official and whispered a few words in his ear. The official's face immediately turned ashen, and he trembled as he followed behind him out.

The young girl, her face flushed, said with a mix of disappointment and dejection: "I thought you were a good person!" Her expression was one of deep grievance, as if the revelation that Zhu Yuan was a villain had caused her great sorrow

Zhu Yuan furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, then raised his eyes to see himself and his companions standing in the middle of the road, which was quite conspicuous. He couldn't help but wave his hand and said, "Forget it, let's find an inn to rest for a while." After saying this, he strode towards the inn across the street, with Uncle Yang closely following behind, smilingly asking, "Sir, is that woman the one you are waiting for?"

The girl's face turned pale, and Zhu Yuan said with a grin: "I only know how to snatch!"

The young girl smiled with her eyes narrowed and said happily: "It's very simple, just say, Miss Hu, I really like this jade ring, please sell it to me."

At this point, her eyes sparkled again. "However," Liang Xiaoyue muttered, "Hmph, that scoundrel marquis, he is clearly moved, clearly has taken a liking to my jade ring, yet he still acts this way, it is too much!"

The girl rushed into a corner alley, her footsteps suddenly halting. With a flick of her hand, the jade box along with the jade ring vanished into thin air.

Zhu Yuan made a sound of acknowledgment, looking at the girl's suddenly bright face, and leisurely nodded his head.

The young girl glared at him fiercely upon hearing this! Zhu Yuan, with a grin, stroked his chin in response to her angry gaze.

Zhu Yuan smiled faintly, lost in thought: this young girl is so unique, it is certainly easy to recognize her. At that moment, Uncle Yang added: "That jade ring is truly a rare item; I wonder if that young girl will appear again."

The young girl glared at Zhu Yuan with resentment, choked with emotion as she said: "You are not a good person! You bully me!"

Zhu Yuan said leisurely: "Of course it will happen."

The young girl stared for a moment, tears gradually welling up in her eyes. These tears swirled in her eye sockets, on the verge of spilling over, causing her originally resolute expression to suddenly appear a bit more fragile.

Zhu Yuandaqi asked, "What kind of person do you think I am?"

Another slender man in blue, with a fair complexion, shook his head and said: "No, this is not an act of magic." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he slowly continued: "This is a kind of innate ability!"

Seeing Zhu Yuan nod, Yang Shu sighed and said: "I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable about disguise techniques, yet I had no idea that I was far inferior to the Marquis. That woman has appeared three or four times, each time with a different appearance, yet you can see through it at a glance"

The young girl with crescent-shaped eyebrows and eyes broke into a smile. After laughing, she made an effort to appear more serious and said earnestly: "This jade ring is a priceless treasure. You may sell it if you wish, but you must plead with me first"

At this moment, the guards finally came to their senses, exchanging glances with one another, and simultaneously displaying expressions of shame. At this time, Yang Shu's voice sounded from the side: "This woman is quite strange; she just employed a technique akin to a mind-bewitching art."

At that moment, the young girl crouched down and swiftly darted past the guard, and in the blink of an eye, she plunged into the crowd

Zhu Yuan nodded and looked at the several men in blue standing behind him. A middle-aged man with a long beard nodded and said, "Indeed, when she was crying just now, she exuded a perplexing power." At this point, he furrowed his brows and continued, "It was only after she left that I realized, upon regaining my senses, that she had cast a spell. Such skill is truly extraordinary.

Oh? Zhu Yuan stroked his chin, furrowed his brows in contemplation for a moment, then turned his head to ask: "Is it necessary for you to demand it before you will sell it to me?"

The young girl nodded vigorously and said with great certainty: "It must be required!"

Zhu Yuan smiled faintly, took out his jade pendant from his waist, tossed it in the air, and said: "This, I have a habit, anything I set my eyes on, I never sell for money, nor do I ever ask for it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the young girl's eyes immediately sparkled with brightness. She happily lifted her head and excitedly looked at the lord, asking: "Wow, do you want it?"

Thinking of this, she let out a heavy sigh and weakly said, "Why is this person so difficult to deal with? No, there must be a way. I will definitely find a way to make him seek me out, to make him grant me a wish!" It seems that this poor girl is still Liang Xiaoyue!

The girl's face was filled with discontent. She bit her lower lip in frustration, her large eyes darting around as she thought to herself: Zhu Yuanzhang is cunning!

Zhu Yuan shook his head and sighed, saying, "Who said I am a good person? I have always been a great villain!" Seeing the girl still fuming with anger, he leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Moreover, I am not only interested in the ring you hold in your hand, but also in you, this beautiful lady!"

At this moment, in the center of the crowd, Zhu Yuan was still looking down at the young girl, smilingly asking, "What is the price of this jade ring?"