Chapter Twelve: Stay Away From Him

 Looking at the handsome young man with a beaming face, Xun'er slightly furrowed her delicate brows and ignored his shouts, turning around to leave.

 "Miss Xun'er!"

 Seeing Xun'er turn away, the handsome young man's pale face suddenly turned anxious. He quickened his steps and finally stood in front of Xun'er, blocking her way.

 Blocked by the young man, Xun'er had no choice but to stop. Her long, narrow autumn-like eyes narrowed slightly with a hint of laziness as she looked at him quietly, without saying a word.

 "Miss Kaori..." Caught by the girl's autumn-like shimmering eyes, the young man who often mingled among beauties found his breath growing somewhat rapid, his usual silver tongue seemingly losing its power at this moment.

 "Young Master Galeo, if there's nothing else, please step aside; I have matters to attend to."

 Seeing the young man」s face slightly redden, Kaori finally spoke; her tender and soft voice instantly brought a somewhat sickly flush to the pale complexion of the young man across from her.

 "Hehe, Miss Kaori, are you looking to buy something at the market? I happen to be free, so why not stroll around together?" Taking a deep breath, Galeo's smile was radiant and gentle, a smile that, combined with his status and looks, had allowed him to successfully win over beauties several times.

 "Young Master Galeo, I've already said that I have something to do! Could you please step aside?" Kaoru pouted slightly, her voice flat with not a hint of emotion.

 Rejected outright by Kaoru, Galeo's lips twitched, but the smile on his face remained as he reached into his pocket and finally pulled out a bracelet. The bracelet was a light blue-gold color, made of a chain crafted from blue-gold iron, and at the connecting point of the chain dangled a green magic crystal polished into a spherical shape. A faint green glow emanated from it, making the chain look stunningly beautiful; it was clear that this delicate bracelet must be quite expensive.

 "Hehe, Miss Xun'er has something to do, so it would be a bit unreasonable for Galeo to stop her." Galeo carefully held the bracelet, smiling politely as he said, "This is a wooden spirit bracelet that I just bought in the marketplace. Although it's not exactly a valuable item, it does have a first-level wood attribute magic crystal on it, which greatly enhances the recovery of fighting energy. Since Miss Xun'er hasn't become a fighter yet, this is practically the perfect accessory for you. It's just a small token of my appreciation, so please don't refuse, or else it would be quite embarrassing for Galeo in front of his subordinates..." By the end of his words, Galeo added a little humor on purpose, and his subordinates around him also chuckled in cooperation.

 Watching Galeo's actions, Xun'er frowned again, feeling quite helpless about this sticky character.

 Just as she was about to refuse, her gaze suddenly stopped on the green magic crystal at the connection of the bracelet. Remembering how hard Xiao Yan had searched for the wood-type magic crystal earlier, Xun Er gently blinked her long eyelashes, and her cold little face seemed to soften a bit...

 Seeing that Xun Er seemed to be interested, Galeo felt a surge of joy in his heart. He quickly pushed the Wood Spirit Chain a little forward and said with a smile, "Miss Xun Er, there's no need to be polite. The Galeo family is on the same level as the Xiao family as one of the three major families in Wu Tan City. Giving each other small gifts is nothing to fuss about."

 "Once I get the bracelet, I」ll take the magic crystal out for Brother Xiao Yan, and then... I」ll toss the bracelet while he」s not paying attention." A playful thought flashed through her mind, and Xun Er no longer hesitated. Just as she was about to reach out, a hand swiftly grabbed her little hand.

 Her hand was grabbed, and Kaori was taken aback. The fighting energy within her surged rapidly, and just as she was about to break free, a light grunt from the young man made her obediently stop struggling.

 Her gaze shifted slightly, and Kaori saw Xiao Yan suddenly appear behind her. As her eyes moved up a bit, she caught sight of a young face that looked somewhat displeased.

 "What kind of guy is this? Don't you know yet?" After shooting a fierce glare at Kaori, Xiao Yan secretly scolded himself, then looked up with a smile and said, "Young Master Galeo, I appreciate your kindness, but Kaori respectfully declines. Sorry, but please take your things back."

 Looking at the disrupted atmosphere, a hint of anger flashed in Galeo's eyes, but in front of the beautiful woman, he could only force a smile and say, 「Young Master Xiao Yan, I just noticed that Miss Xun'er isn't wearing any jewelry, so I wanted to show a bit of thoughtfulness. Don」t you think a little adornment could make Miss Xun'er even more beautiful?」

 With an exasperated sigh, Xiao Yan glanced sideways at the wooden spirit chain in Galeo's hand, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a light green bracelet, saying irritably, 「You really like bracelets? Here, take it. Stop trying to take other people's stuff for no reason. I」ve told you before, flattering without reason is either a scheme or theft. With that foolish look of yours, you might just get sold off without even knowing why.」

 Hearing Xiao Yan」s roundabout criticism, a chill crept onto Galeo's face, but when his gaze landed on the bracelet in Xiao Yan's hand, he couldn't help but let out a surprised laugh.

 The bracelet in Xiao Yan's hand, judging by its material, was clearly just a street vendor's item worth no more than five gold coins, while his Wood Spirit Chain was genuine magic crystal jewelry, costing over a thousand gold coins at the time of purchase. The two bracelets, in terms of style, price, and practicality, were worlds apart, with no point of comparison at all. So, seeing Xiao Yan give such a shabby piece of jewelry to the beautiful girl Xun'er, Galeo couldn't help but mockingly say, "Young Master Xiao Yan, while I already knew your status in your family isn't high, you really don't have to be so stingy with Miss Xun'er, do you?"

 Ignoring Galeo's mockery, Xiao Yan waved his hand at the girl who was suddenly staring blankly at the bracelet and said impatiently, "Do you want it or not? If not, just toss it away; it only cost two or three gold coins anyway."

 "Pfft..." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, not only did Galeo burst into laughter, but even the group of subordinates beside him started mocking and laughing as well.

 However, the mocking laughter didn」t last long; it was abruptly cut off as if someone had suddenly slashed their throat, leaving everyone with their mouths agape in shock, which looked extremely ridiculous.

 The girl, who had been a bit dazed, was startled awake by Xiao Yan's actions. Almost instinctively, her hands quickly grabbed the bracelet. After getting the bracelet, Xun Er finally came to her senses, realizing that she seemed a bit too eager...

 A faint blush appeared on her fair, delicate little face. However, Xun Er was no ordinary person; after a moment of shyness, she elegantly slipped the bracelet onto her smooth, fair wrist and looked up at Xiao Yan with a graceful smile, saying, "Thank you, Brother Xiao Yan."

 Gazing somewhat unnaturally at the normal girl-like demeanor of Xun'er in front of Xiao Yan, Galio's face showed a hint of jealousy as he chuckled dryly, "Hehe, I didn't expect Miss Xun'er to have such unique tastes. I guess I underestimated her a bit."

 Xiao Yan glanced at Galio in front of him, his eyes sweeping over a golden star on Galio's chest, and he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised: "The last time I saw this guy, he should have been at the ninth stage of Dou Qi, right? I didn't expect him to successfully condense a Dou Qi vortex this year. But becoming a one-star Dou Fighter at just twenty-one, this talent can barely be considered above average..."

 Seeing that this guy had no intention of leaving, Xiao Yan curled his lips, lazily speaking without holding back because of the other party's strength. The relationship between the Xiao family and the Gale family was already bad, so he had no need to show any humility. Rubbing his nose, Xiao Yan said淡淡的道:「Young Master Galeo, your flirtatious habits are known throughout Wutan City, but Xun'er is still young and has no time to play the game of early romance with you. So, from now on, please go and mess with someone else's daughter.」

 "Stay away from him in the future."

 After saying this, Xiao Yan didn」t care about Galeo's ugly expression and, taking advantage of his older age, turned to Xun'er and lectured her in a pretentious manner.

 "Oh."

 Xun'er blinked her lively eyes, nonchalantly nodding her head. To her, Galeo was just a stranger she had met a few times, while Xiao Yan was irreplaceable. Since he said to stay away, then she would stay away.

 This kind of multiple-choice question isn't difficult for Xuan'er.