Chapter 354: Trouble

“Don’t think I don’t know. You always asked your friends to call you ‘Daddy’ when you contacted them before.”

“What, it’s not okay now that I’m calling you that?”

Liang Yu was speechless. He didn’t know how to explain to Lan Ling. After several sighs, he still took out the cloak and put it on one-man army.

The two of them brazenly mingled in the Indigenous people’s market and wandered around, completely oblivious.

Looking at the dark-skinned Indigenous people next to them, they wore brightly colored clothing; some were dressed in animal hides, while others were wrapped in vibrant fabrics, with various accessories on their bodies shimmering with strange light under the sun.

Stalls lined up one after another, filled with a dazzling array of items.

There were exquisitely hand-carved wooden sculptures, in various forms and lifelike, as well as necklaces, bracelets, and other ornaments made from shells and bones, exuding a primitive and unique charm.

At the food stalls, the sizzling aroma of roasted meat wafted through the air, and unknown fruits were piled high, their colors bright and enticing.

The Indigenous people enthusiastically hawked their wares. Seeing such a scene, the two felt as if they had returned to the time before the disaster.

Liang Yu led one-man army to a nearby accessories stall, casually picked up a shell ornament to admire, and at the same time told Lan Ling to buy whatever she liked; today’s expenses would be paid by him, Young Master Liang.

Lan Ling, through one-man army, stared at Liang Yu. She was thinking at this moment if Liang Yu was planning a ‘zero-dollar purchase’ as soon as he arrived here.

Although she didn’t feel anything for these Indigenous people, there was no need to be so ostentatious, so she tugged at Liang Yu’s sleeve.

“There’s no need for a zero-dollar purchase; it’s too conspicuous. We still need to keep a low profile right now.”

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Liang Yu again looked utterly bewildered. A zero-dollar purchase?

Who was she looking down on? He had walked over and seen that they were all trading with copper and silver coins. Liang Yu guessed there might also be gold coins, which he just hadn’t seen. He had already filled his backpack with these two currencies, so paying was not an issue.

Moreover, he noticed that bartering was supported here; if you didn’t have money, you could use items as collateral for exchange.

He told Lan Ling about this, which finally put her at ease, believing that Liang Yu wasn’t planning to cause trouble.

After the two of them stayed for a short while, the Indigenous person at the accessories stall was already becoming somewhat displeased with them, constantly watching them both.

Finally, after the two of them picked and chose, they selected a jade bracelet and a jade anklet, which appeared to be a set. As for the shell items, Liang Yu felt a certain odor on them, so he didn’t choose those.

When Liang Yu held the two items and asked the vendor how much they cost, the vendor held up five fingers. Upon seeing this, Liang Yu directly pulled out five silver coins and gave them to him; he didn’t feel any pain anyway.

After the Indigenous person vendor saw how generous Liang Yu was, he suddenly had the idea of ripping him off.

These two items together were only five silver coins. Liang Yu had indeed not misunderstood, but the words were coming from his mouth.

He did not accept Liang Yu’s silver coins; instead, he said to Liang Yu,

“Not enough.”

“Five coins for one item, ten coins for two items.”

The change in the Indigenous person vendor’s eyes made Liang Yu understand, but he didn’t care. Even if he asked for gold coins, Liang Yu would give them.

The Indigenous person vendor’s money box was already within his backpack’s range of income. Liang Yu would give him as much as he wanted, since it was his own money.

So he took ten silver coins from his box, pretended to take them from his pocket, and handed them over to the other party.

Just as the boss was happily about to accept the silver coins Liang Yu gave him, he was stopped by a voice.

“Wait a moment, I want this set of jade ornaments.”

Liang Yu heard an adult male voice. Just as he wondered about the person’s identity, he knew from the Indigenous person vendor’s reaction that the newcomer was someone important.

Liang Yu quickly clutched the items to his chest, swiftly put them into his backpack, and then took out another set and put it back.

The Indigenous person vendor snatched the set of jade ornaments from Liang Yu’s hand, then scurried over with the items and directly presented them to the approaching man.

Liang Yu frowned, feeling extremely displeased.

Meanwhile, Lan Ling, through one-man army, quietly advised Liang Yu,

“Forget it, it’s better to avoid trouble.”

“We don’t want the items anymore.”

Listening to Lan Ling, Liang Yu snorted, about to turn and leave.

But the man spoke again, stopping Liang Yu.

“Outsider, seeing that you’re sensible, I invite you to my wedding.”

Liang Yu stopped, turned his head, and raised an eyebrow, asking,

“Why should I attend your wedding?”

“No time, not going.”

Liang Yu’s answer startled the Indigenous person vendor beside him, who, fearing being implicated by Liang Yu, quickly agreed to the matter.

The man gave Liang Yu a special look as he left, then headed to the next stall.

After seeing the man leave, Liang Yu was also ready to depart, but just as he turned around, he was grabbed by the Indigenous person vendor.

“Guest, you can’t leave!”

Liang Yu directly slapped away the other party’s hand, looking at him coldly.

“I said I’m not going.”

“You agreed, you go yourself.”

Just as the Indigenous person vendor was about to play the victim, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and the distance between Liang Yu and him grew further and further.

“How disgusting, he’s a grown man trying that trick on me.”

Lan Ling merely covered her mouth, stifling a laugh. Once she had laughed enough, she said to Liang Yu,

“Da Zhu Ti Zi, I want to see that wedding.”

“Why don’t you go back and ask when it starts?”

Seeing that Liang Yu didn’t agree, Lan Ling began to talk to herself.

“A Da Zhu Ti Zi told me he’d take me to the beach, but what happened?”

“Forget the beach, I haven’t even seen seawater.”

“Now I want to go see someone else’s wedding, just to join in the fun, and I’m not even allowed that.”

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Liang Yu was speechless again. She was bringing up old scores. It seemed he had no choice but to go.

Just as he decided to attend the man’s wedding, the Indigenous person vendor ran over with several soldiers.

The Indigenous person vendor pointed at Liang Yu and shouted loudly,

“It’s him! He refused the Young City Lord’s invitation!”

“I tried to persuade him, and he even hit me!”

“Look at these two, I even suspect they’re spies!”

The several soldiers who had followed immediately surrounded Liang Yu.

Liang Yu had truly not expected this vendor to be so sinister and cunning, actually calling for backup, and catching up to him so quickly.

Looking at these people, he felt no fear at all. He turned to the soldiers and said,

“You just believe his one-sided story like that?”

“You believe what he says?”

Then, in a commanding tone, he addressed these Indigenous people soldiers,

“I suspect he’s the spy. You yourselves decide what to do.”

“Also, are you sure you want to arrest me now? I am your Young City Lord’s honored guest.”

“Your Young City Lord asked us to attend his wedding, and I’m still picking out a gift for him.”