"Hehehe! Stopping Haru at the finish line until the time-limit is reached will really twist the expressions of almost everyone watching the race. Especially, Hai Yu and Mr. Guchun. That'll be so interesting to see," Shung Yun thought as he made his choice with a smile on his face.
"Sto…," unable to complete his word, he had a confused expression on his face as he watched Haru crossed the finish line with Hai Yu on his back, "I.. I couldn't complete it. Why couldn't I complete it and embrace the joy that comes with it? Wh….why did I choose….. greed? Greed. I chose greed over my joy."
Trembling from his thoughts, the image of lower-stage middle aged man on a purple colored robe decorated with layers of gold, crystals and pearls appeared in his mind.
"Am I being influenced by his personality?" he muttered as he drowned himself in his thoughts.
",..,"
"Are you there?" Hai Yu asked Shung Yun as he climbed down from Haru's back.
Getting no response from Shung Yun, he said while waving his right hand in front of his face, "hello, are you there?"
Seeing Shung Yun's behavior, Mr. Guchun gave his attention to him, he said, "are you okay, kid?"
Moving his hand into action after getting no feedback from Shung Yun, Hai Yu tried placing his palm on his shoulder.
"Wow!" he exclaimed in surprise as his hand came to a stop after being grabbed by Shung Yun a few inches from his left shoulder.
"What are you trying to do?" Shung Yun asked Hai Yu with a curious expression.
Sensing the strength hidden behind Shung Yun's hand, the look in Hai Yu's eyes changed when he looked at his partner.
"Your expression was blank and distanced. I was trying to bring your attention back to reality," he said as he let go of every thought to force his wrist out of Shung Yun's grasp.
"Seems like your plan worked," Shung Yun said as he let go of Hai Yu's wrist, "you're finally free, right?"
"It's all thanks to you," Hai Yu said as he cupped his fists at Shung Yun.
"Then it's time we get to work," Shung Yun said as he got up to his feet, "meet me at cloud avenue tomorrow by five[5] in the evening."
"Alright," Hai Yu said before climbing on his horse, "see you tomorrow then."
"You want to fill me in on what you have going on with Hai Yu? Maybe I can give you guys some help," Mr. Guchun said as he walked beside Shung Yun while moving towards the payment room.
"I've always wanted to have a large estate. So I'm going to buy a huge land area in the inner sanctum of the town and erect an estate that will accommodate the wealthy and the powerful cultivators in Yuhan Town," Shung Yun said as he reminisced about the past.
Stopping his thoughts from trailing far off, he said to Mr. Guchun, "how about using your influence to help me out. We can speak about some cooperation after the estate is set up."
"I don't think I can offer much help on your plan," Mr. Guchun said to Shung Yun, albeit surprised by his plan.
"Thinking of such plan at such a young age despite coming from a tiny place like the Byui village," he thought as he glanced at Shung Yun, "he might really achieve great things with his existence."
"That's very sad then," Shung Yun said as he scratched the right corner of his forehead while drawing closer to the payment room.
Arriving at the payment room, he and Mr. Guchun both took the necessary procedures before leaving the room with nineteen[19] times their betting stake.
Passing a bowling ball sized bag containing three thousand four hundred and twenty[3420] duan gold pieces to Shung Yun, Mr. Guchun said, "you should arrange for a powerful individual with high influence in Yuhan Town to headline your estate. You can't hope to create a profitable business without enough strength and reputation to back it up."
"Have any suggestions?" Shung Yun asked Mr. Guchun.
"You can meet up with Ren Hu. He might invest into your idea," Mr. Guchun said as they walked towards their horses.
"Where can I meet him?" Shung Yun asked.
"He's right over there," Mr. Guchun said as he pointed at a lower-stage elderly man on a plain yellow robe, "how about I introduce him to you?"
"That would be great," Shung Yun said as he began moving towards the sixty[60] years old man sitting alone.
Stopping in front of Shung Yun and Mr. Guchun with four[4] cultivators behind him, young master Bokan said, "let's have a talk, Shung Yun."
"You should come back later, Bokan. We're in hurry right now," Mr. Guchun said as he looked at Bokan.
"You should speak with respect when addressing our young master, Guchun," an upper-stage middle aged man behind young master Bokan said as he glared at Mr. Guchun.
"Your young master, not mine," Mr. Guchun said as he stood his ground against an elder of the great Tanji family.
"I wasn't speaking to you, old man," young master Bokan said as he glanced contemptuously at Mr. Guchun before looking at Shung Yun, "what do you say?"
"I will have to disappoint you, young master Bokan. But I and Mr. Guchun have a meeting with someone of important," Shung Yun said with a friendly smile on his face.
"I'm sure whoever it is can wait," young master Bokan said as he ignored Shung Yun's response, "I want to speak to you about your wild-horse. How much duan gold pieces or spiritual Qi stones will you need for it?"
Seeing Shung Yun responding to Bokan, Mr. Guchun stayed silent and let him handle it.
"I have no wish to sell my wild-horse, young master Bokan," Shung Yun said while retaining his smile.
"That's disappointing to hear since I've promised to gift it to my dad for his sixtieth[60th] birthday a few months from now," young master Bokan said as he shook his head, "you can't understand how I feel right now thinking about how disappointed my dad will be if I failed to keep my promise, Shung Yun."
"I'm sure a great figure like lord Tanji will understand that not everything goes as plan in a world like ours," Shung Yun said as he tried to end the boring conservation as fast as possible.
"He definitely will. But I can't," Bokan said as he released his lower-stage dantian unsealing realm aura, "it's either you sell me your wild-horse willing or you sell it forcefully. Either way, I would still have that horse."
Releasing his upper-stage dantian unsealing realm aura, Mr. Guchun forced back Bokan's aura away from Shung Yun.
"Are you taking me as air, Bokan!? Treating me like I don't exist!?" Mr. Guchun questioned angrily as he suppressed young master Bokan's aura.
Boom!!
An explosion resounded in the area around the squabbling groups as the upper-stage middle aged man's aura clashed against that of Mr. Guchun's.
"What's happening over there?" a middle-stage middle aged man sitting a far distant from the brawl muttered as he heard the explosion made at the clash of two[2] lower-stage dantian unsealing realm auras.
"A conflict is happening between Mr. Guchun and young master Bokan," a middle-stage male youth on a green robe said as he watched the scuffle between the exiled and the young master of the family who exiled him.
"Are you trying to go against my Tanji family, Guchun?" the upper-stage middle aged elder of the Tanji family questioned Mr. Guchun as the clash of their auras came out without a winner.
"I'm just trying to defend my partner, Bo Yue. Your Tanji family is the one going against me by obstructing my partner," Mr. Guchun said as his stance remained strong.
"How about you all come to a stop and talk it out as civilized citizens of our Yuhan Town," a lower-stage elderly woman said as she walked on the air towards the squabbling group.
"A sky-walker realm cultivator!" Shung Yun stared in amazement at the newly arrived mediator.
"Greeting s to lady Shen," Mr. Guchun and the descendants of Tanji family cupped their fists and bowed their heads towards the floating lady.
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Life is as fickle as the candle flame. It only takes a little breeze for all to come to an end. Only in Christ can you really be sure and confident of going against the tides of life without drowning in the endless sea of challenges life sends against you.
Thanks for your time and patience…," Author_X