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Yan Jin’s eyes flickered. Although she had transmigrated to a female-dominant world, the silver lining was that this country seemed to be in a peaceful and prosperous era, just like her homeland.

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of chaos.

Fortunately, she hadn’t transmigrated to a chaotic era. Yan Jin’s heart settled down a bit.

The two of them were very unfamiliar with this female-dominant country. They would need to find a place where they could successfully slip away from the carriage driver unnoticed.

The noise outside the carriage grew louder, and cheers could be clearly heard. Yan Jin and Yu Shu exchanged a glance.

Yan Jin winked at Yu Shu, who seemed to receive some signal and changed his tone, “The master just knows how to bully me. I want to go back!”

With that, Yu Shu scolded the driver, “Stop the carriage!”

The driver naturally wouldn’t listen to a concubine’s words.

“Nonsense!” Yan Jin gave Yu Shu a thumbs up while pretending to scold him. “There are so many people here, how can we stop?”

Receiving Yan Jin’s praise, Yu Shu couldn’t help but reveal a pair of dimples on his cheeks, his tone becoming even more arrogant, “If you don’t stop the carriage, I’ll jump out!”

As he spoke, Yu Shu lifted the carriage curtain, making as if to jump down.

The driver was startled by Yu Shu’s action and hurriedly reined in the horses, barely stopping in front of a street performance stall surrounded by many onlookers.

He wasn’t afraid of this spoiled concubine, but he feared the noble person behind him, whom even the master was wary of.

Yan Jin coldly snorted, “Aren’t you afraid of breaking your legs?”

Yu Shu angrily lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down, “The master just knows how to bully me. If I really broke my legs, it might even please the master.”

“You’ve got some nerve.” Yan Jin grabbed the orange cat from Yu Shu’s arms, gave its chubby flesh a few squeezes, then handed it to the driver. “You stay here.”

Seeing the driver about to follow, Yan Jin waved her hand, “No need to follow.”

There was no curfew in this female-dominant country, and it was the busiest time now.

Yu Shu walked in front, with Yan Jin half a step behind, following at a leisurely pace. Anyone could see that the two were at odds, and they all smiled knowingly.

Although neither of them looked like they were from ordinary families based on their clothes and demeanor, there were still some drunken women who teased, “When your husband is upset, don’t just stay silent like a fool. Go buy some jewelry to coax him.”

Yan Jin was about to ask for directions, but seeing someone strike up a conversation, she quickly went along with it, “That’s right, I was planning to buy him some jewelry. But we just arrived in Xiaoman City and don’t know which jewelry shop is the most famous here.”

“The most famous jewelry shop in Xiaoman City is naturally the Hua Ping Tower.” The woman then gave Yan Jin directions, “I see your wife is quite angry. If you want to get there quickly, you can take a dark alley shortcut.”

After thanking her, Yan Jin walked for three minutes and indeed saw the Hua Ping Tower the woman had mentioned at the end of a dim alley.

But Yan Jin’s destination wasn’t there, but the pawnshop next to Hua Ping Tower.

Seeing no one around, Yan Jin said to Yu Shu, “You can take off your veil now.”

Hearing this, Yu Shu removed his veil. The moon was very round tonight, and under the faint moonlight, Yu Shu’s silver hair looked even more otherworldly.

Although her unfortunate brother was very good-looking, in the eyes of the female-dominant country’s natives, his silver hair was far more eye-catching than his face.

Whether in modern or ancient times, night was always the best time to leave some urban legends.

For example, a newly transformed fox spirit entering the human world for the first time, unable to change its silver hair to black due to insufficient magic.

With the terrifying imagination of the masses, by the end, their whereabouts would certainly be perfectly hidden by numerous versions of legends, and Mu Chu Yao wouldn’t be able to find any traces.

Yan Jin lifted the corners of her mouth in satisfaction, “I had you keep your white hair earlier for this very moment.”

Sure enough, after the two entered the pawnshop, the shop assistant and customers’ eyes remained glued to Yu Shu’s silver hair for a long time.

The worldly-wise pawnshop owner was more composed, but upon seeing Yu Shu’s exquisitely beautiful face, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: What a pity for such a beauty to have white hair.

Yan Jin took off the watch on her hand, while Yu Shu grabbed a small handful of diamond chips. The pawnshop owner’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“This is a rare treasure from foreign lands that her mother gave me before she passed,” Yu Shu sighed, “I know my sins are deep, and I’ve let her mother down…”

As he spoke, Yu Shu cast a wistful glance at Yan Jin and sighed softly, “Her mother.”

Yu Shu’s eyes were originally very beautiful, and now they were covered with a thin layer of mist as he glanced around, anyone could see the unspoken difficulties behind his words.

Yan Jin immediately understood that Yu Shu was retaliating.

Thinking of how she had teased him earlier and how quickly Yu Shu had struck back, Yan Jin felt both amused and exasperated.

But she and Yu Shu were in the same boat. He had already set the stage, so no matter how conflicted she felt, Yan Jin had to play along.

“Little Father, don’t worry. Mother will forgive us from the underworld.”

The pawnshop owner, assistant, and customers all widened their eyes.

[Although it’s subtle, Yu Shu and Yan Jin are talking about the stepmother… no, stepfather literature!] [I know young people these days love to surf the internet, but I didn’t expect Yu Shu to connect to such an obscure network, so wild, tsk tsk.]

The personality Yu Shu displayed in the live stream was quite different from his on-camera persona, and the audience was enthusiastically commenting.

Suddenly, the screen went black, and then a line of text appeared in the live stream room.

[Today’s live stream time is up. Please tune in tomorrow at the same time to continue watching. Smiley face.jpg]

The audience, who had been forced to watch the live stream due to the system’s forced screen insertion, finally regained their freedom to surf the internet.

But the audience was extremely dissatisfied. They were watching at a crucial moment when the system directly shut down the live stream. This kind of abominable behavior was just like authors who love to end chapters on cliffhangers, making people both love and hate it.

The system’s outrageous move also successfully rose among hot search terms like #Double Transmigration to Female-Dominant Country#, #Yu Shu Successfully Escapes Brothel#, #Yan Jin#, and others, suddenly occupying a hot search spot.

The fact that a novel’s transmigration plot actually appeared in the real world caused an uproar both online and offline, with the whole country discussing it for an entire day.

Those who believed transmigration really existed worried about Yan Jin and Yu Shu’s safety. Those who didn’t believe tried every means to prove that this incident was the product of some kind of high-tech prank.

But all these speculations vanished into thin air with the facts uncovered by Sherlock Holmes-like netizens.

There’s nothing new under the sun. The all-knowing netizens quickly dug up Yan Jin’s personal information and learned that both Yan Jin and Yu Shu were still lying unconscious in hospital beds.

Upon learning that Yan Jin and Yu Shu were in the same hospital, Yu Shu’s fan group spent a fortune overnight to rush-produce a banner and send it to the hospital.

When the banner was delivered, it happened to coincide with a national media news broadcast.

As the camera panned over the banner held by Yu Shu’s fans, the whole country saw ten golden characters written on the red velvet flag surface.

[Sister Bravely Takes Action, Protects Cub’s Innocence!]

An unknown netizen commented: Although Yu Shu hasn’t woken up yet, when he finds out about this, he’ll definitely be so embarrassed that he’ll hold a press conference to disassociate himself from his fans.

Soon after, the term #Yu Shu Holds Press Conference to Disassociate from Fans# quietly climbed to the tail end of the hot search list.

Amidst the netizens’ enthusiastic discussions and the national machinery’s busy efforts, all electronic screens welcomed a second forced live broadcast.

[At the end of yesterday’s live stream, they were at the pawnshop. Today’s live stream, they’re still at this pawnshop.] [Although the last live stream only lasted an hour, this feeling of having our phones forcibly controlled is really unpleasant.] [With such a big event happening, the country will definitely step in. They probably haven’t figured out how to handle it yet. Let’s trust the country and wait a bit.]

The shop assistant stared in disbelief, “Ah… this…”

The pawnshop owner pretended to be calm as he took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, “These two items are clearly not ordinary. Our shop has always been fair, and we won’t let you two suffer any loss.”

The assistant was about to take away the watch and diamond chips, but Yu Shu stopped him, “We’re not pawning this one.”

As he spoke, Yu Shu picked up the watch and handed it to Yan Jin, a faint smile curling his lips, “We’re not at rock bottom yet, no need to give up your beloved item.”

[Baby is so responsible, mama is so proud.] [Didn’t expect Yu Shu to be quite manly, not selling the girl’s things.]

Yan Jin knew Yu Shu meant well, but thinking of the watch’s origin, she said without hesitation, “This was given by my ex… former love. Pawning it is just putting it to good use.”

Seeing Yu Shu’s expression turn a bit strange, Yan Jin rested her chin on her hand, slightly hesitant, “Isn’t it said that a qualified ex should be like they’re dead? Is what I’m doing inappropriate?”

Yu Shu: “…”

Yu Shu held his forehead, he hadn’t expected such a response, “It’s not inappropriate.”

After the pawnshop owner quoted a price based on market value, Yan Jin chuckled lightly, “Master, that’s not very honest of you.”

Yan Jin wasn’t very knowledgeable about jewelry, but she understood that this kind of pawnshop definitely wouldn’t be so conscientious, and since they were strangers, the price given by the owner was certainly lowballed.

Yu Shu cast a fleeting glance at the pawnshop owner, “Whether it’s the hand-held jade tablet or these exotic treasures, they’re all rare jewels seldom seen in the world. You’re only paying market price and dare to say you’re fair to young and old alike?”

The pawnshop owner had originally thought that since both of them looked refined and elegant, he could take advantage and lower the price. He didn’t expect to be caught out by the two, who directly exposed his ploy.

Now the pawnshop owner was really sweating, “It was a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, honored guests.”

“Forgiveness is possible, but on one condition,” Yan Jin and Yu Shu said in unison, “You need to increase the price.”

As they came out of the pawnshop, they couldn’t help but smile at each other.

Yan Jin recalled the pained expression on the pawnshop owner’s face when he handed over the money and found it amusing, “I didn’t know you were so good at bargaining.”

At first, Yan Jin had thought her unfortunate brother was just like his face suggested – a young master unfamiliar with worldly affairs. She didn’t expect him to roll up his sleeves and haggle so eloquently.

Yu Shu modestly waved his hand, “It was nothing special.”

Yan Jin looked at the pair of dimples betraying Yu Shu’s smile and inwardly chuckled. Her tone became even more sincere, “These days, not many people know how to bargain. You’re really amazing.”

“Actually, I’m not as amazing as you say.” Yu Shu’s lips curled slightly upward, then quickly pressed down again. “It was mainly that the owner was easy to bargain with.”

“But ultimately, it’s because you’re skilled,” Yan Jin marveled again. “The people around you must be very happy to be your friends.”

Seeing Yu Shu’s puzzled look, Yan Jin said languidly, “Because you’d definitely be able to compile an excellent guide for getting the best deals on Singles’ Day.”

The top official was also watching the live stream. Seeing the interaction between the two, her tightly knitted brows relaxed slightly, “It seems they should be able to discuss and decide what to exchange later.”

From yesterday until now, the top official hadn’t closed her eyes. The national machinery had finally managed to contact the system, but the other party didn’t want anything and wouldn’t agree to send the two back.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. After much coaxing and persuasion, the system finally relented and agreed to help them transmit one item.