Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 22 - Can Mortals Really Do This?

A little later, back in the room.

Bai QianShuang looked at the clothes Ye Chuan had bought for her, a hint of suspicion on her delicate face.

"That kind of clothing… I'd rather not wear it." Thinking of the see-through black silk nightgown, Bai QianShuang shook her head. 

She definitely wouldn't wear that again.

Ye Chuan handed her the bag. "This is different. You should be able to accept this one."

Bai QianShuang silently took the bag. She knew her attire was out of place in this world, and the thought made her feel a pang of loss.

When could she go back?

Her master's revenge was still unfulfilled.

Those enemies were probably searching for her, and her friends would be targeted.

"You said you could help me go back. You weren't lying?" Bai QianShuang asked Ye Chuan seriously. "You don't have to lie to me."

She paused, then added,

"I'm not stupid."

Hearing this, Ye Chuan couldn't help but laugh. "Do I look like the kind of guy who would lie?"

"Yes."

Wow, she's a good judge of character.

Ye Chuan rubbed his temples. "I'm not lying to you. If you want to go back, you can only rely on me, or you can try tearing through the void and crossing dimensions yourself."

Bai QianShuang froze.

That… how was that possible? She was only at the early Golden Core stage. Even if she cultivated for hundreds more years, she wouldn't be able to cross dimensions alone.

Especially in a world with almost no spiritual energy.

It seemed she could only trust him for now.

"I want to go out for a walk," Bai QianShuang said. Perhaps she could discover something.

"Sure, change your clothes first," Ye Chuan said.

Bai QianShuang rummaged through the bag and pulled out a white undergarment. "This is…"

"A bra," Ye Chuan coughed lightly.

Bai QianShuang's ears immediately turned red, seemingly surprised that Ye Chuan would buy her such a thing. 

Seeing her reaction, Ye Chuan wasn't surprised and explained, "My friend picked these out. She's a girl about your age."

Bai QianShuang hesitated for a moment, then put the bra back in the bag and said,

"I'll change."

Ye Chuan nodded.

"Get out," Bai QianShuang said, and the immortal sword beside her began to tremble, clanging against the table.

"Okay." Ye Chuan nodded and left.

After the door closed, Bai QianShuang looked at the clothes in the bag, then took off her robe.

…

A while later, when Ye Chuan opened the door again, Bai QianShuang had changed into the new clothes.

A simple white t-shirt and pleated skirt, but on Bai QianShuang, they looked exceptionally elegant. 

Her skin was so fair and translucent that it almost rivaled the white of her clothes. She was incredibly beautiful.

Ye Chuan said, "Looks good."

"..." Bai QianShuang looked down at herself. The top was fine; there were similar outfits in her world. But the pleated skirt felt strange, especially the cool air on her bare legs.

"The attire in this world… is very strange," Bai QianShuang said, smoothing down the skirt, seemingly trying to overcome her discomfort.

At least it was much better than that slip dress.

Hearing Bai QianShuang's comment, Ye Chuan took out his phone. "We have even more daring outfits here. Just so you know, this is a Clairvoyance treasure, called a phone."

Ye Chuan was a little worried that Bai QianShuang would slice his phone in half.

He didn't care about the old TV, but he hadn't even had time to properly enjoy his new phone yet.

He casually searched for "bikini girls" and showed the images to Bai QianShuang.

The next second, Bai QianShuang's aura exploded. 

She gripped her weapon, her face flushed red. "Shameless! What's the difference between this and wearing nothing?!"

"W-wait, calm down!" Bai QianShuang's Golden Core aura was too intense. Ye Chuan quickly tried to appease her. "Calm down, Fairy Bai!"

Realizing she might have scared Ye Chuan, Bai QianShuang withdrew her aura. "Sorry, I got a little excited."

After calming down, she said,

"I will never wear such clothes."

"I didn't buy them for you anyway."

After Bai QianShuang was ready, Ye Chuan gave her several instructions, even forbidding her from carrying her sword, explaining that no one in this era carried a sword outside, and their mode of transportation wasn't flying swords or horse-drawn carriages.

"Mm." Bai QianShuang nodded, though it was unclear if she had actually listened.

After leaving the house, Ye Chuan decided to take Bai QianShuang to a more bustling area. 

Haizhu City, where he lived, had no shortage of shopping malls, practically one every few kilometers.

As he walked towards the bus stop with Bai QianShuang, they attracted the attention of many neighbors.

"ChuanChuan, is this your new girlfriend? Whose daughter is this? She's so pretty!"

"She looks like a rich young lady. How did she end up with a piece of trash like Ye Chuan?"

"Wow, she's gorgeous."

Dressed in a white dress, Bai QianShuang looked like a pure white lotus in the messy urban village, practically glowing in the drab surroundings.

Being stared at and praised by the neighbors made Bai QianShuang uncomfortable, and she moved closer to Ye Chuan.

"Everyone says you're very beautiful," Ye Chuan said.

Bai QianShuang just mumbled, "I'm ordinary."

Ye Chuan glanced at Bai QianShuang, surprised by her lack of confidence. She was clearly ten times more beautiful than those female celebrities.

Could it be that everyone in the cultivation world was beautiful?

Ye Chuan began to question life.

But he didn't dwell on it. He still needed to increase Bai QianShuang's favorability, so he should just focus on his own tasks.

They arrived at the bus stop. There were quite a few people there, and Bai QianShuang was still the center of attention. 

Seeing her standing quietly beside Ye Chuan, the crowd looked at him with expressions of disbelief.

Compared to Bai QianShuang, Ye Chuan was dressed very plainly, even wearing a bright red t-shirt with an advertisement printed on it.

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"They're all looking at us. Be careful of sneak attacks," Bai QianShuang said warily, noticing the stares.

"There won't be any sneak attacks," Ye Chuan explained.

Bai QianShuang only temporarily lowered her guard. Looking at the cars speeding down the road, her eyes were filled with curiosity. 

Although she had mentally prepared herself, seeing the heavy trucks rumbling past still surprised her.

Could mortals really achieve this?

In Bai QianShuang's world, mortals struggled for basic necessities and could easily be caught in the crossfire of cultivators' battles and reduced to ashes.

"The bus is here," Ye Chuan said.

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