Chapter 67: A Man Like That Deserves to Die

At the end of the street, the bustle continued unabated.

Much like Ming Xi and Xiaotong, a seemingly enchanting young woman had just arrived. A pale purple gossamer dress paired with slightly heavy makeup managed to tone down Ji Yan's over-the-top features, making her look somewhat like a human for now.

This... must be the human world.

Ji Yan glanced around at the bustling surroundings, filled with a deep sense of curiosity.

For some inexplicable reason, despite having never been here before, she felt an ineffable connection to this place.

Yet, this strange sensation was instantly swallowed by a surging wave of joy and excitement.

Since she, the esteemed Snake Emperor, had finally made it here, she was going to have a proper good time!

However, why did these humans make her feel instantly repulsed the moment she saw them?

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Yan approached a handkerchief stall. Looking at the delicate handkerchiefs hanging on display, she smiled slightly. This was her first time laying eyes on such trinkets, and she had to admit, they were rather interesting.

"Sigh..." Seeing that the stall owner was completely engrossed in calculating his accounts and hadn't noticed her, Ji Yan deliberately let out a deep sigh, her voice laced with a strong, fragile charm.

Hearing the sound, the stall owner jerked his head up. Before he could even lift it all the way, his gaze was captured by Ji Yan's cleavage, half-hidden beneath her gossamer dress! Looking closer, he found that this woman radiated an indescribable allure from both the inside and out. Combined with her attire and accessories, she looked utterly breathtaking, like a beauty stepped right out of a painting!

Saliva poured continuously from the stall owner's mouth, and the hand holding his ledger began to tremble involuntarily.

No... seriously? This town only had a few hundred residents, and he had never heard of such a breathtaking beauty living here!

"M-Miss..." the stall owner probed tentatively.

"Hmm?" Ji Yan replied with a delicate hum, as if she were deliberately teasing a human.

"Miss, which... which one catches your eye? I'll take it down for you."

"...That one with the mandarin ducks, could you take it down and let me have a look?" Ji Yan's gaze naturally locked onto the mandarin duck handkerchief at the very top. It seemed she was only interested in this one, and this interest, too, was entirely inexplicable.

Without a second thought, the stall owner plucked the handkerchief down and handed it to Ji Yan with a lecherous gaze.

"You have a great eye, Miss! This handkerchief was meticulously crafted by my wife at home, and it took her a full seven days to finish. You absolutely won't find craftsmanship as refined as my wife's anywhere else. And it's not even expensive—hehe, yours for just one tael of silver!"

"One tael?" Ji Yan raised her voice in question.

"Yes! Just one tael!"

Seeing the man's lewd gaze—which seemed desperate to tear his own eyes out and paste them onto Ji Yan's chest—she let out a heavy sigh.

She truly felt a sense of injustice for this man's wife—the woman who had worked painstakingly for seven days just to maintain their household, crafting such an exquisite handkerchief only for it to be sold for a mere one tael of silver!

Perhaps Ming Xi's words from before were right—do you have any idea how rare it is for true lovers to finally end up together?

Leaving a woman who deeply loves him unappreciated, while instead flirting and philandering here—she simply couldn't understand why these men's eyes were always glued to a woman's chest.

Were their eyes smaller than pinholes? Her face was clearly located way above her chest with plenty of distance between them, wasn't it?!

And yet... strangely enough, why did she herself like the mandarin duck motif? Why... did she care about any of this?

"Kind sir..." Ji Yan finally couldn't hold back anymore, speaking in a dainty, alluring voice.

"Yes! Miss, what is it?"

"This little maiden truly loves this handkerchief very much, but I don't have any silver on me at the moment. Might I..." Ji Yan was about to say she intended to run a tab and pay him shortly afterward. After all, this was the fruit of his wife's hard labor, and she couldn't bear to do something so unscrupulous. But before she could finish, the man interrupted: "Of course you can! If you like it, Miss, just take the handkerchief! Big brother here will give it to you for free!"

What? Ji Yan was genuinely stunned!

What kind of logic did this human operate on? Damn it, his wife spent seven full days weaving that! And he was just giving it away for free like this?

Were these humans out of their minds?