Chapter 74 - 70.3-76.2

Chapter 70.3

Not long after Feng Shao and his group walked in, a petite girl in tulle slowly walked into Linglong Pavilion. Behind her, there was a woman in a red dress with a stunning but somewhat cold appearance.

After entering Linglong Pavilion, the petite girl turned to the woman who came with her and said, "Aunt Di, come to think of it, I seem to have never been to Linglong Pavilion!"

The cold and charming woman said indifferently, "Don't talk about you, even your mother hasn't been here much. Both of you mother and daughter are like this, and you don't care about your own property at all."

The girl smiled and said, "Aunt Di, it's rare to come to Linglong Pavilion this time. If you have anything you want, just tell me, and I'll buy it for you!"

The cold and charming woman rolled her eyes at her and grumbled, "You should keep your money as a dowry for yourself!"

The girl grabbed the arm of the cold and charming woman and said with a smile, "Is Aunt Di afraid that I will forget you after I get married? Don't worry, Aunt Di will always be Ran'er's elder, and Ran'er will never forget anyone, let alone forget about you!"

The woman sighed and said in a low voice, "I really owe your family in a past life. I used to worry about your mother, but now I have to worry about you, little girl. Maybe in a few years, I would end up worrying about your children again."

The girl blushed and said angrily, "What are you talking about, Aunt Di? I don't want to have a baby so soon."

The cold and beautiful woman said teasingly, "That's really great! I can just relax for a few years."

The girl is naturally Lin Xiaoran, the young miss of Yunjian Pavilion. And the cold and charming woman is Di Yu, the head of the Vermilion Bird Hall, one of the thirteen halls under the Yunjian Pavilion.

Di Yu was originally the Vermilion Bird Envoy of Tianxin Sect, and, together with Lin Fengtian's father Lin Xiaoyun, are part of the Four Guardian Envoys of Tianxin Sect. There are another two guardian envoys, Yao Jingyuan and Xiao Lan. And Xiao Lan is Xiao Ruoyao's father.

After Lin Xiaoyun betrayed the Tianxin Sect, Di Yu once stood up for Lin Xiaoyun and, angered by the sect's actions of hunting him down, also left the Tianxin Sect because of this.

Later, Xiao Ruoyao, Xiao Lan's daughter, grew up and left Tianxin Sect to create Xiaoyao Hall. Di Yu was asked by Xiao Lan and was entrusted to take care of Xiao Ruoyao in Xiaoyao Hall.

Di Yu is good at the sword. Her sword technique can explode violently, like a raging fire, and she was once called "Vermilion Bird Sword Immortal." She is Xiao Ruoyao's first swordsmanship teacher and Xiao Ruoyao's guardian. So to Xiao Ruoyao, Di Yu is an elder that she treated like a mother.

Later, when Lin Fengtian founded the Yunjian Pavilion, Di Yu was invited by Xiao Ruoyao to build the Vermilion Bird Hall in Yunjian Pavilion, and she became one of the thirteen hall masters.

As the elder of Yunjian Pavilion as well as Xiao Ruoyao's elder, Di Yu is highly respected, and even the owner of Yunjian Pavilion, Lin Fengtian, has to show her some respect.

Lin Xiaoran, Lin Fengtian and Xiao Ruoyao's daughter, was raised by Di Yu.

From her point of view, Lin Xiaoran was like a miniature version of Xiao Ruoyao, so she took care of Lin Xiaoran a lot.

Logically, with Di Yu's seniority, Lin Xiaoran wanted to call her "Grandma."

However, cultivators have a long lifespan, and with her cultivation level, she doesn't have to worry about her face.

Even at this time, Di Yu still looks like a young woman in her twenties.

She didn't want to be called old, so Lin Xiaoran, like her mother, called Di Yu "Aunt Di."

Although Di Yu dotes on Lin Xiaoran very much, she does not approve of Lin Xiaoran's engagement contract with Feng Shao.

In her mind, only a peerless heavenly genius who is talented and monstrous is worthy of her little princess, but Feng Shao is no more than a mere disciple of the sect master of a small Taiwei Sect.

In terms of status, status, and aptitude, how can he be worthy of her little princess? He actually want to marry Lin Xiaoran?

But Lin Xiaoran was determined to marry Feng Shao, making Di Yu feel helpless about it. But she secretly swore in her heart that if Feng Shao dared to bully Lin Xiaoran, she would definitely teach Feng Shao a lesson!

As Di Yu thought about her promise again, Lin Xiaoran pulled her and walked quickly towards the auction place, and spoke to her while walking, "Aunt Di, for some reason, I always feel that when I come to Linglong Pavilion today, I will meet unexpected good things! Let's go in and find a good seat!"

With a wry smile, Di Yu knocked Lin Xiaoran on the head, and said, "You are the eldest lady of Yunjian Pavilion, do you still need to occupy a seat?"

Afterward, Di Yu took out a token, showed it to the treasurer of Linglong Pavilion, and said flatly, "Arrange a private room for me."

As soon as the shopkeeper saw the badge, he quickly bowed to her and handed over the number plate of heavenly room No. 1.

Di Yu took the number plate and said flatly to Lin Xiaoran, "Let's go, little girl."

Lin Xiaoran smiled and dragged Di Yu into the auction.

Chapter 71.1

After entering the first earth room, there was still some time before the auction started. Feng Shao taught and guided Luo Qiushuang and Bai Shuanghua on the cultivation technique that the two of them are currently practicing.

The cultivation technique that Luo Qiushuang is practicing is called "Taiyin Heart Sutra," which is naturally compatible with her Taiyin Xuanbing body. She does not need to rely on intercourse to take care of the extreme yin energy in her body. Instead, she can use the extreme yin energy for her own use, and she can advance rapidly.

Bai Shuanghua's physique is relatively ordinary, so Feng Shao taught her a cultivation technique called "Jade Heart Sutra," which was suitable for women.

Although the progress of practicing "Jade Heart Sutra" is not as good as that of "Taiyin Heart Sutra," it is better than most scriptures in that one can progress steadily, advancing step by step.

As long as one is not too radical in their practice, there will basically be no bottleneck on the road of cultivation.

These two cultivation methods are obtained by Feng Shao after fusing the memories of Palace Master Xihe. Even in the entire Upper Domain, it can be regarded as a first-class cultivation technique.

As for the "Heaven and Earth Sutra," it is a cultivation technique specially created by Palace Master Xihe for himself.

At the moment when the cultivation technique was formed and completed, Palace Master Xihe faintly realized that although this cultivation technique was universal and all-encompassing, it was not suitable for too many people to practice.

Due to the restriction of Heavenly Dao, only two people are allowed to practice this cultivation technique in this world at most.

One can imagine how powerful of a cultivation technique it is since it can attract the jealousy of Heavenly Dao.

After instructing the two disciples, Feng Shao also sat on the chair and closed his eyes. But he didn't close his eyes and meditate. The moment he closed his eyes, a text appeared in his mind.

This text also comes from the memory of Palace Master Xihe, from a mysterious book called "Book of Heaven."

"The way of heaven is to use the surplus to make up for what is lacking. The way of man is to use what is lacking to give more to the surplus."

"The way of heaven, is it like drawing a bow? Suppress the high ones, and raise up the low ones. The excess is used to make up for what is lacking."

"To be in harmony with the heaven and the earth is to be able to embrace it. Just like the way of heaven and the measurement of human beings, each has its own body and cannot be equal. If you only have no body and no self, it is one with nature, and then you can be in harmony with heaven and earth."

"Who has the surplus, the excess, the more than enough to serve the world? There is only the one who achieved the Tao. He does not rely on the saints, he does not rely on his achievements, and he does not want to see virtuous…"

…

In the beginning, when he first got it, Feng Shao thought it was a cultivation technique. But after looking at it for a long time, he found that it didn't seem to be the case.

Every word and sentence in the "Book of Heaven" explains the nature of the way of heaven, the Heavenly Dao.

However, based on what Feng Shao saw and felt, the current Heavenly Dao of the cultivation world is not as stated in the "Book of Heaven," which uses the excess to make up for what is lacking.

On the contrary, it is more like the way of man, the dao of human beings, where what is lacking is used to further the excess.

And Heavenly Dao has its surplus, its excess, its more than enough, it is the so-called son of fortune.

As for the sons of fortune that he encountered and learned of from Palace Master Xihe's memory, there is none who can achieve or act to "serve the world with the excess, to serve the world with more than enough," which is completely inconsistent with what the "Book of Heaven" says.

Therefore, Feng Shao guessed that perhaps Palace Master Xihe wanted to use this "Book from Heaven" to convey a cryptic message to himself. As for why this method is used, Feng Shao is still unclear.

There is not only one "Book of Heaven," but this current one is the only one Feng Shao can see. As for the subsequent chapters, it seems to have been sealed by an unknown force. But he vaguely felt that if he could understand this text, then the second chapter of "Book of Heaven" would appear in his mind.

At this moment, Bai Shuanghua's voice suddenly reached his ears, "Master! The auction is about to begin!"

Feng Shao opened his eyes, nodded to Bai Shuanghua, and then turned his gaze to the auction venue.

A layer of faint blue light enveloped his pupils. Afterward, he saw countless lucks of different colors appearing in the venue.

The luck in the venue is mostly green, and there are a few that are exceptionally high, but generally not more than red. Only one person's luck was particularly strong, showing a dark purple color.

It seems that this person should be Ye Chen.

Chapter 71.2

Unexpectedly, after not seeing Ye Chen for so many days, this guy actually gained a lot of luck. It seems that he has been living comfortably recently!

That being the case, should Feng Shao help him reduce his luck later? After all, "the true Heavenly Dao, the true way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking!"

At this time, a girl in a palace costume had already walked up to the front and said with a smile, "Welcome, everyone who came from afar to participate in the auction of our Linglong Pavilion. I will be the one in charge of this time's auction. Our guests can rest assured that the items auctioned by our Linglong Pavilion are all authentic and genuine. Please feel free to bid as we start the auction."

After the simple opening remark, the girl in charge of the auction costume took out a bottle of pills and said, "This first item is the barrier-breaking pill, which was refined by Master Jia of Qingxing Hall himself. It is of the highest grade, which is top grade. There are ten pills in this bottle. For this bottle of pills, the starting price is eight thousand spirit stones."

Qingxing Hall is one of the thirteen halls under Yunjian Pavilion, and it's the hall responsible for pill refining for the entire Yunjian Pavilion. Jia Chan, the head of Qingxing Hall, is a well-known pill refining master in Dongzhou, and the pills he refines are often sought at a high price but not marketed.

As for the word "barrier-breaking" in the barrier-breaking pill, it refers to breaking the heart barrier, which is specially used to deal with inner demons.

You should know that except for devil cultivators, other cultivators will be more or less troubled by their inner demons after they have cultivated to a certain realm.

If it cannot be solved in time, the qi deviation and loss of cultivation base will be the least of their problems; the worst issue is the chance of being possessed or falling into the devil way.

Therefore, the barrier-breaking pill has always been one of the most coveted pills for cultivators in the higher realms, let alone top-grade barrier-breaking pills.

As soon as Linglong Pavilion started the auction, it took out the barrier-breaking pill personally refined by Jia Chan, which is quite a show of force. As for the starting price of eight thousand spirit stones, it seems a bit of an insignificant joke.

Sure enough, as soon as the girl in charge of the auction finished speaking, someone yelled loudly, "I offer eight thousand spirit stones!"

Immediately afterward, someone else shouted, "I offer ten thousand spirit stones!"

"Fifteen thousand spirit stones!"

"Eighteen thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty-four thousand!"

The price climbed steadily, and it didn't take long to reach a high price of 50,000 spirit stones. At this price, many people have retreated and stopped bidding. The rest who are still bidding, either have rich resources and great background or have an urgent need for the barrier-breaking pill.

In the end, the price reached 72,000 spirit stones.

After asking the price three times, the girl in charge of the auction saw no one bid, so she said with a smile, "Congratulations to the honored guest in the third earth room, for getting this bottle of barrier-breaking pills personally refined by Hall Master Jia!"

Seeing this, Bai Shuanghua couldn't help but be speechless, "Oh my God! Just one bottle of pills can actually sell more than 70,000 spirit stones! My Bai family is considered a big family in Dongjiang City, but its annual income is only 80,000 to 90,000 spirit stones! How can you spend that much only to buy this bottle of pills?"

Luo Qiushuang also couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Could this be the financial capability and the difference in resources of the people in the Upper Domain?"

Feng Shao shook his head and explained, "Don't think too highly of people from the Upper Domain. I must let you know that the Linglong Pavilion in Baiyun City is well-known in the entire Dongzhou. If you don't have a strong family background, how could you dare to come here for the Linglong Pavilion's auction?"

After the barrier-breaking pill, the auction girl took out two more items for auction one after another.

Although these two items are more valuable than the barrier-breaking pill, there are not many people who need them, so the bidding prices are far lower than before.

It didn't take long for the two items to be auctioned off at 54,000 spirit stones and 46,000 spirit stones, respectively.

From the beginning to the end, Feng Shao didn't pay much attention to the auction items presented by the auction girl. Most of his attention was focused on Ye Chen. After all, whatever catches the eye of a son of fortune is the real good stuff.

Next, the auction girl took out a bronze mirror with a diameter of about a foot and a simple shape, and said, "This mirror is obtained from a secret realm. But what is the function of this mirror? None of our Linglong Pavilion's appraisers can figure it out. At this time's auction, we brought out this mirror as an auction item, in the hopes that this mirror could find the one who has a fate with it. There is no starting price for this item, and everyone can bid freely."

Chapter 71.3

The auction venue fell into silence for a while.

Everyone looked at the mirror on the stage thoughtfully.

The fact that the mirror is something that even the appraisers of the Linglong Pavilion can't identify is a kind of value in itself.

However, this value has great uncertainty.

Maybe this is a powerful spirit treasure, or it might be that the function of this mirror is very useless or tasteless to most people. It might even be nothing more than a regular mirror with nothing special.

Whether it is the former or the latter is purely a matter of luck.

Just when everyone was thinking about whether to bid for a gamble, someone suddenly shouted, "I offer a thousand spirit stones!"

Looking at the bidder, Feng Shao showed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

It seems that this thing is Ye Chen's opportunity.

Feng Shao used his luck to activate the Tianhua Jade Slip to identify the bronze mirror on the stage. But before he could gain a result, he couldn't help but be surprised by the consumption of luck.

It was because the consumption of luck is a bit too much.

In the process of using the Tianhua Jade Slip, Feng Shao discovered that the higher the value of the treasure, the more luck it consumes when identifying it. And what kind of spirit weapon is this mirror that can consume so much of his luck?

After a while, the appraisal result came out.

"Luan Sky Mirror, one of the nine fragments of the Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror. It cannot exert its functions with a single fragment. After obtaining two or more fragments, it can be combined into a powerful defensive magic item. The more fragments combined, the greater the power it can exert."

It turned out to be Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror!

Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror is one of the Ten Treasures of Qiankun. Although it ranks lower than the Tianhua Jade Slip and the Earthly Soul Seal, these two treasures do not have offensive or defensive capabilities, so this ranking does not mean anything other than the specialness of a treasure. And Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror is the third ranked treasure of the Ten Treasures of Qiankun.

In other words, in terms of solid combat power alone, this Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror is the best among the Ten Treasures of Qiankun.

Tsk tsk, this Ye Chen is really worthy of being the son of fortune! Such a precious magic weapon was almost missed by him!

Although it is only one-ninth of the Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror, who can say for sure whether the other eight fragments can be collected in the future?

Feng Shao immediately ordered, "Shuanghua, go ahead and bid. Offer ten thousand spirit stones."

Bai Shuanghua nodded her head excitedly and shouted loudly, "Ten thousand spirit stones!"

The eyes of the girl in charge of the auction lit up, and she immediately shouted, "The guest from the first earthly room has bid for ten thousand spirit stones. Is there any higher bid?"

Ye Chen glanced at the first earthly room with displeasure. If it weren't for the obvious female voice who made the bid just now, he would have put the other party on his must-kill list.

It's so hard to find something good yet someone wants to act unreasonable and snatch it away from him!

Ye Chen shouted back in irritation, "I offer twenty thousand spirit stones!"

Before the girl in charge of the auction could even speak, the female voice in the first earth room immediately made a counteroffer, "Thirty thousand spirit stones!"

Ye Chen immediately shouted, "Fifty thousand spirit stones!"

"Sixty thousand spirit stones!"

The prices on both sides became higher and higher, which stunned many people in the venue. They stared desperately at the bronze mirror on the stage, but after looking at it for a long time, they couldn't see what was so good about it.

Why is this thing worth so much money?

Lin Xiaoran also saw this scene, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aunt Di, what is the origin of that bronze mirror? Why did those people bid so eagerly that it reached such a high price?"

After looking at the bronze mirror for a while, Di Yu shook her head and replied, "I can't see through it either. Maybe the two of them saw through or already knew the value of this bronze mirror and wanted to take it?"

After thinking about it, Lin Xiaoran asked, "Then why don't we take a chance and bid for this mirror? Maybe it's really useful."

Di Yu said indifferently, "Those people are willing to spend money to buy this bronze mirror because they probably know how to use it. You don't know anything about this bronze mirror, so what can you do even if you buy it?"

Lin Xiaoran looked thoughtful and nodded, "It seems to be the reason they're passionately bidding. Then we won't bid."

Seeing that the price had reached sixty thousand spirit stones, Ye Chen couldn't help but hesitate.

The reason why he wanted to buy this bronze mirror was because he felt that this bronze mirror looked very similar to the one he had in hand.

He subconsciously felt that there might be some connection between the two bronze mirrors, so he wanted to buy them and see if something happened when they were put together.

But if such a thing required him to spend too much money, he would be unwilling to do so! After all, he still doesn't know what the bronze mirror is for!

After such hesitation, he decided not to bid any higher. The bidding war ended and the girl in charge of the auction announced with a smile.

"Congratulations to the guest in the first earthly room for successfully winning this bronze mirror!"

At the moment when the owner of the bronze mirror was decided, Ye Chen inexplicably felt that he seemed to have lost something important…

Chapter 72.1

Linglong Pavilion's auction items are delivered immediately. Therefore, shortly after winning the Luan Sky Mirror, Linglong Pavilion sent someone to bring the Luan Sky Mirror to earthly room No. 1.

After the payment and the goods were settled, Feng Shao took a closer look at the Luan Sky Mirror. As the appraisal results said, a single Luan Sky Mirror is not useful at all. Feng Shao fiddled with it for a while but failed to activate any function in various ways.

It seems that he has to find a way to get another fragment.

While Feng Shao was fiddling with the Luan Sky Mirror, several more items were sold at the auction. However, these items are relatively ordinary, so the final transaction price is not that high.

Until a puppet is brought on the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this item will be the most special item in this auction. Although this puppet looks very inconspicuous, it is actually a treasure refined by the ancient witch clan with a secret method, and they call it 'incarnation.' After dripping blood to gain ownership, as long as you carry it with you, if the owner encounters a life-or-death crisis, the incarnation can protect the owner by substituting itself. That is to say, the incarnation is a rare thing that is equivalent to an extra life! Who wants this life-saving item? The starting price of this lot is 80,000 spirit stones!"

Before the words even finished, the venue became lively.

The longer a person lives, the more he fears death.

Cultivators have a long lifespan, so they are naturally far more afraid of death than ordinary people.

But people have their misfortunes and their blessings, and it is inevitable to encounter various accidents on the path of cultivation, causing countless people to fall.

Because of this, any life-saving article is of inestimable value to the cultivator.

Although the starting price of this incarnation is 80,000 yuan, in the eyes of everyone, this starting price is too cheap!

At this time, Lin Xiaoran in heavenly room No. 1, looking at the incarnation on the stage, couldn't help but exclaim, "It turned out to be a life-saving magic item! Aunt Di, I want to buy this!"

Di Yu nodded. Although Lin Xiaoran has outstanding talent, she is still young and has a limited cultivation base. She will inevitably encounter some difficulties and enemies in the future. With this incarnation, Lin Xiaoran's life could be saved at a critical moment!

But Lin Xiaoran's next words almost killed Di Yu from anger.

Lin Xiao Ran said happily, "I'm going to give this incarnation to big brother Shao! That way, I don't have to worry about him when he's away from home!"

Di Yu couldn't help but say angrily, "You little girl, can't you think more about yourself? What did that Feng Shao do that deserves your attention?"

Lin Xiao Ran said matter-of-factly, "I'm going to marry big brother Shao in the future! Isn't it reasonable to prepare a life-saving item for big brother Shao who will be my husband?"

Di Yu didn't think so and tried again, "But don't you think you need this life-saving item more than him?"

Lin Xiao Ran shook her head and said, "I don't need it. With big brother Shao by my side, no one can hurt me!"

Di Yu: "…"

This girl is probably hopeless!

At this time, the price of the incarnation has reached 200,000 spirit stones. The price has soared so high in such a short time while they were talking, one can imagine how popular this item is!

Just when someone called out 240,000 spirit stones, Lin Xiao Ran shouted, "300,000 spirit stones!"

Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar.

The girl in charge of the auction also noticed that the one bid this time was actually the guest in the heavenly room No. 1, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.

Others may not know it, but as a member of Linglong Pavilion, she knows that not everyone can enter the No. 1 heavenly room.

There are four heavenly rooms, and usually, only the last two are open, while the first two are reserved for special people.

Among them, the heavenly room No. 2 is reserved for distinguished guests of Yunjian Pavilion, while the heavenly room No. 1 can only be used by high-ranking and powerful people in Yunjian Pavilion.

And when Lin Xiaoran's slightly immature voice came out, the girl in charge of the auction was almost certain who was inside.

She didn't confirm right away, but cupped her hands and bowed to heavenly room No. 1, and then said, "The guest in heavenly room No. 1 offers 300,000 spirit stones, is there anyone else who offers a higher price?"

The actions of the girl in charge attracted everyone's attention.

Their brains turned quickly and they immediately guessed that the person in heavenly room No. 1 had a lot of background.

And the bid of 300,000 spirit stones showed the person's strong financial resources.

In the case of being unable to compete financially, and considering their status, many people wisely chose to give in and no longer bid.

If you still bid at this time, not only will you not be able to grab the item, but you will easily offend a person with extraordinary background. Not only will it be a waste of effort, you might even bring calamity to yourself.

But unsurprisingly, there was one person who was different and this person was Ye Chen.

The moment Lin Xiaoran bid, he recognized the other party's identity. Thinking of the humiliation he suffered in Yunjian Pavilion, Ye Chen felt aggrieved. He glanced gloomily at heavenly room No. 1, and then shouted out loud, "320,000 spirit stones!"

This time, everyone was shocked.

Everyone looked in Ye Chen's direction curiously, because they really wanted to know, where did this stupid young man come from, and he even sounded so stubborn?

The girl in charge originally thought that no one would ask the price, so she couldn't help being taken aback at this moment. But soon, she came to her senses and said, "This guest bid 320,000 spirit stones, is there any higher bid?"

Lin Xiaoran shouted without hesitation, "350,000!"

Ye Chen followed immediately, "400,000!"

Lin Xiaoran glanced in Ye Chen's direction with a displeased expression. But she doesn't have much impression of Ye Chen, after all, not everyone is worth remembering. She just thought this person was hateful, and he dared to snatch the gift she was going to give to her big brother Shao!

Lin Xiaoran shook his head and continued to shout, "500,000!"

Ye Chen raised the corner of his mouth, showing a smug smile. Looking at Lin Xiaoran's posture, how can he not see that Lin Xiaoran is bound to win this incarnation?

That being the case, then this time he will give this little girl a hard time!

So Ye Chen shouted without hesitation, "600,000!"

"750,000!"

"One million!"

Lin Xiao Ran wanted to shout again, but Di Yu said coldly, "Wait a minute!"

Chapter 72.2

The girl in charge saluted Di Yu far away, and asked respectfully, "What do you need, my honored guest?"

Di Yu pointed at Ye Chen, and said flatly, "I suspect this person is maliciously bidding, so I ask for a capital verification!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen stood up dissatisfied, and said loudly, "Why? Could it be that you want to slander me just because you also want this thing? Why don't you check your qualifications?"

As soon as this remark came out, many people shook their heads secretly. People can sit in the Shao, is there any need to talk about financial resources?

Sure enough, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!

Di Yu said indifferently, "You can inspect us if you want. Then boy, do you dare to accept the capital inspection?"

Ye Chen was taken aback for a moment, and he couldn't help showing embarrassment on his face.

He has a lot of luck, and he encounters many adventures every time he goes down the mountain. He has accumulated a lot of riches without knowing it. But a million spirit stones, he really doesn't have that much.

His plan was nothing more than to cheat Lin Xiaoran, so how much money did he have on hand? Anyway, it was Lin Xiaoran who paid the money in the end.

Therefore, Ye Chen was a little at a loss when Di Yu asked him this question.

Seeing Ye Chen's expression, Di Yu immediately guessed the other party's background, and a mocking look appeared on his face, "What? Do you have the guts to bid, but not the guts to verify the capital? Or, you're just causing trouble and don't have so much money at all?"

Ye Chen After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "I really don't have that much money, but I have something worth that much money!"

With that said, Ye Chen took out a thumb-sized bead.

There seemed to be clouds and mist shrouds in the bead, and a trace of purple air could be vaguely seen contained in it.

When the knowledgeable guests saw the bead, they couldn't help but shout, "Tongxuan Pearl! You actually have Tongxuan Pearl!"

As soon as they heard the words "Tongxuan Pearl," everyone showed astonishment and looked at Ye Chen in disbelief.

Complacent, Ye Chen raised his head and said, "I don't know if this bead is worth one million spirit stones?"

After a moment of silence, a treasure appraiser from Linglong Pavilion stepped forward and said to Ye Chen, "We don't know whether this Tongxuan Pearl is worth a million Spirit Stones. But you can give this pearl to us. We will give you an accurate price after we appraise it."

Ye Chen smiled and handed the Tongxuan Pearl to the other party's hand, and said, "Then I'll trouble you!"

In heavenly room No. 1, Lin Xiaoran turned to Di Yu and asked, "Aunt Di, what is Tongxuan Pearl?"

Di Yu had a serious look on her face.

After hearing Lin Xiaoran's question, she replied, "This Tongxuan Pearl is a rare treasure from heaven and earth, which is extremely rare. If you wear it during cultivation, you will get twice the result with half the effort. The Tongxuan Pearl that this kid took out is of excellent quality, and its value is probably far higher than that of the incarnation!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoran's eyes showed a trace of eagerness, "It would be great if I could get this Tongxuan Pearl!"

Di Yu glanced at her but said nothing because she knew that what she said was useless.

This girl must be thinking of buying it as a gift to Feng Shao again.

Thinking of this, Di Yu wished he could find Feng Shao and chop him with dozens of slashes first!

"Ah-choo! Ah-choo!" Feng Shao sneezed twice in succession, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He has already cultivated to the realm of Gold Core, so he is supposed to be free from all mortal diseases, why is he still sneezing?

Bai Shuanghua asked, "Master, what exactly is the Tongxuan Pearl? Why do they all look like they have seen a ghost?"

Feng Shao shrugged and said, "This Tongxuan Pearl is actually a magical item that can speed up one's cultivation speed. Even if a Tongxuan Pearl is the least effective, it is still very valuable."

"Then what is the effect of the Tongxuan Pearl that this person took out?"

Feng Shao smiled but did not answer, but said in his heart: Can the quality of a son of fortune's things be bad?

Sure enough, not long after, the appraiser came over with the Tongxuan Pearl and said to Ye Chen, "After our appraisal, your Tongxuan Pearl can increase the efficiency of cultivation by three times. A Tongxuan Pearl of this quality, we at Linglong Pavilion have never seen it before, so we can't give an accurate valuation. But our appraiser believes that the price of this Tongxuan Pearl should not be less than 500,000 spirit stones."

The audience was in an uproar!

Everyone looked at Ye Chen with amazed eyes, and many people had already started to think about whether to get closer to Ye Chen. After all, he is a person who can take out a Tongxuan Pearl worth half a million spirit stones!

But Ye Chen asked in dissatisfaction, "Why only five hundred thousand spirit stones? Could it be that the value of my Tong Xuan Orb is only half of that incarnation?"

The appraiser shook his head and said, "The price of the one million spirit stones of the incarnation is not our estimate, it was from being auctioned. According to our valuation, the incarnation should be worth about 300,000 spirit stones."

Only then did Ye Chen understand, and took the Tongxuan Pearl back. He looked around complacently, then looked at Di Yu, raised his head, and said, "What? I can sell half a million spirit stones for just one thing. Just one million Spirit Stones, you really think I can't get it out?"

Di Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a dangerous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The auction continues.

The girl in charge said loudly, "This guest bid one million Spirit Stones. Is there any higher price?"

Everyone was waiting for the answer from heavenly room No. 1. And Ye Chen has also decided that after Lin Xiaoran bids this time, he will no longer bid.

But what he didn't expect was that there was still no sound coming from the heavenly room No. 1.

Ye Chen couldn't help but sweat on his forehead, and there was a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.

Sure enough, after a while, the bid was confirmed three times, and the girl in charge of the auction announced loudly, "Congratulations to this guest, you have won the life-saving magical item 'incarnation'! How does the guest plan to pay?"

Sweat dripped down Ye Chen's forehead. He gave a dry laugh, feeling the gazes from the people around him. He only felt his throat tighten, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

After a while, Ye Chen said in a difficult tone: "Use… use my Tongxuan Pearl to exchange for it!"

The girl in charge smiled and said, "Then I don't know how the guest wants to do it? Is it by pawn or by auction?"

Ye Chen squinted at heavenly room No. 1, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Auction!"

Chapter 73.1

Ye Chen chose the auction because he was confident that the Tongxuan Pearl in his hand would be able to fetch a price much higher than 500,000 spirit stones!

As for pawning the pearl, everyone knows that the price given is definitely not the price it should be. But if more people participate in the auction, then the price will be hard to estimate!

Although it hurt him a little to sell the Tongxuan Pearl, there was no other way. Although Ye Chen, as a son of fortune, has always been arrogant, he also knows that Linglong Pavilion is not easy to mess with. If he couldn't afford the money to buy the incarnation, he might not be able to get out of the auction venue.

Ye Chen thought well and planned well. It's just that when the auction started, he couldn't sit still.

He only heard the girl in charge of the auction on the stage say, "This guest entrusted Linglong Pavilion to sell a Tongxuan Pearl, the estimated price is 500,000 spirit stones, and the starting price is 200,000 spirit stones…"

Ye Chen couldn't help shouting, "Why is the starting price only 200,000 spirit stones? Why can't it be 500,000 spirit stones?"

The girl in charge smiled very sweetly and explained, "This guest doesn't know, but an auction is different from the general sale of items. Usually, the starting price of our auction items is lower than the estimated price. Just like the incarnation just now, our estimated price is 300,000 spirit stones, but the starting price is only 80,000 spirit stones. But the guest doesn't have to worry, after the auction, the price can go up."

Although the girl in charge made a lot of sense, Ye Chen just couldn't swallow the breath in his heart, and at the same time, he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, just after the girl in charge announced the starting price, a slightly immature voice came from heavenly room No.1, "I offer 200,000 spirit stones!"

After a pause, Lin Xiaoran added, "I am bound to get this thing!"

When everyone eager to try bidding heard it, they stopped immediately.

In terms of financial resources, they must be inferior to others. Anyway, no matter what price they bid, they can't grab it, so don't bother. Bidding against that person hastily may attract resentment, so why bother?

It's better to sell a favor directly.

Although Lin Xiaoran is young, she is just a little less experienced.

In fact, she is far smarter than regular people.

In the process of bidding with Ye Chen just now, she found that no one dared to bid with her except Ye Chen.

She just thought a little and understood what was going on.

Therefore, the moment the bid for the Tongxuan Pearl started, she called out the price, and directly expressed the attitude that she must win.

As a result, no one bid against her.

Seeing that the whole place fell into silence and no one wanted to bid, Ye Chen was startled and angry, and couldn't help shouting, "You guys are kidding me!"

The girl in charge was not angry either, and said with a smile, "Guest, you have to be responsible for what you say! Our Linglong Pavilion is a commercial business affiliated with Yunjian Pavilion. It is well-known in the industry, and all transactions are fair. As for the auction, it was originally a kind of gambling. If you gamble right, you will get rich overnight; if you gamble wrong, you will inevitably lose your wealth. Since you are willing to gamble, you have to be willing to admit defeat, right?"

Ye Chen was angry, and said coldly, "Nonsense! You valued my Tongxuan Pearl at 500,000, but now you want to sell it at 200,000. Everyone here can see you guys are cheating me! I request to cancel this auction!"

The smile on the girl's face disappeared. She looked at Ye Chen calmly, and said lightly, "The guest said that he wants to revoke the auction commission Then have you thought about the consequences of doing so?"

"What are the consequences? At worst, I don't want the incarnation just now, and let's just pretend I haven't been here!"

The girl sneered and said, "What does the guest think of our Linglong Pavilion? Since you bid for the auction, you should abide by our rules. Now if you want to give up, you can give up. Are you too disrespecting our Linglong Pavilion and not taking Yunjian Pavilion seriously?"

Before the words fell, many guards had already appeared around the venue.

These guards are at least in the realm of Gold Core, and several of them are even in the realm of Divine Transformation.

The guards stepped forward to surround Ye Chen, and one of them, who looked like the captain, said coldly, "Your excellency, have you thought about the consequences of provoking our Yunjian Pavilion?"

Looking at the people who gathered around him, Ye Chen felt cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

Having stayed in the Taiwei Sect for a long time, he always thought that cultivators in the Gold Core realm were rare, and cultivators in the Divine Transformation Realm were even rarer, but unexpectedly, in this small Linglong Pavilion, so many appeared all at once.

So many Gold Cores and Divine Transformations!

When did cultivators in the Gold Core and Divine Transformation become so worthless?

Ye Chen is very confident. He is confident that he can challenge those who are one realm higher than him and he is also confident that he can fight against multiple opponents in the same realm.

After a brief hesitation, Ye Chen made a difficult decision. He chose to give in.

He said embarrassingly, "I… I said something wrong just now, please don't take it to heart…"

The girl in charge smiled and said, "Since the guest knows that he is wrong, then he must have no objection to the result of the auction just now, right?"

Ye Chen said with difficulty, "No…no…"

"In that case, I would like to announce here that this Tongxuan Pearl was obtained by the guest in heavenly room No. 1, congratulations to the guest!" the girl announced with a laugh.

At this moment, Ye Chen felt his heart was bleeding. What a precious treasure, he actually sold it at such a low price under his carelessness!

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, trying to control himself not to look at heavenly room No.1. He was afraid that the raging killing intent in his heart would be noticed by the other party.

But he has already vowed secretly in his heart that he must make Lin Xiaoran pay the price!

"Your Tongxuan Pearl has completed the auction.

After deducting 10% of the entrustment fee, you can get 180,000 spirit stones. One million spirit stones have been deducted with 180,000. What method do you want to use for the remaining 820,000?"

The girl in charge of the auction asked with a smile.

Ye Chen realized for the first time that this smile was so hateful.

Chapter 73.2

After Ye Chen took a deep breath, he said as calmly as possible, "I will pay 80,000 Spirit Stones, and the rest will be with magical items."

"Then I wonder if the guest intends to pawn or auction?"

"…Pawn."

Ye Chen, who suffered a loss once, will naturally no longer believe in the so-called "auction."

Ye Chen, as the son of fortune, is really rich.

He took out items from his storage ring one by one, many of which were of great value.

After obtaining Ye Chen's magical items, Linglong Pavilion first appraised them and then purchased them at 70% of the valued price.

This price is relatively reasonable.

If it is a live pawn, it usually only sells for half its value.

Don't look at this ratio, but in fact, the prices offered by pawnshops in the world are even darker than this. The purchase price given by Linglong Pavilion is already very reasonable. If switched to another pawn shop, it would probably only get two-thirds of the Linglong Pavilion's offer.

But even so, Ye Chen was already in pain.

Feng Shao watched this scene from afar. As Ye Chen took out one magical item after another, Feng Shao clearly saw that the luck above Ye Chen's head changed from dark purple to light purple, and then from light purple to deep red…

It seems that Ye Chen is really bleeding a lot this time.

But what surprised Feng Shao even more was that almost half of Ye Chen's luck that he lost this time was absorbed by the Tianhua Jade Slip. He couldn't help but look towards heavenly room No.1, thinking.

Who is the person in that box? Why did she suppress Ye Chen, yet the benefits fell on him?

After all, Feng Shao hadn't seen Lin Xiaoran for seven years. The so-called women's transformation, not to mention just hearing a voice, even if Lin Xiaoran stood in front of him, he probably would not be able to recognize her for a while.

At the same time, an operation that made Ye Chen even more angry appeared.

After Linglong Pavilion got the magical items pawned by Ye Chen, it directly held an auction at the venue right after.

This time, Lin Xiaoran didn't make another move, and the others naturally bid without hesitation.

Afterward, amidst the constant calls, Ye Chen watched helplessly that the items that had just been cheaply pawned by him were sold for at least three times the price.

He was so angry that he had to hold himself back from vomiting blood.

If he hadn't been concerned about Linglong Pavilion's strength, he would have fought desperately on the spot!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Shao also picked up a leak. What he picked up was none other than another fragment of the Nine Heavens Xuanqing Mirror held by Ye Chen, the Zhu Sky Mirror.

After getting the Zhu Sky Mirror in his hand, Feng Shao clearly felt the connection between the Zhu Sky Mirror and the Luan Sky Mirror. If the two mirrors are activated at the same time, they can combine to become a powerful defensive item.

Seeing that the good things that belonged to him were divided up one by one, Ye Chen was so depressed that he simply stood up and prepared to leave. The three dog followers followed Ye Chen while trembling, not daring to say a word.

Zhang Yu and the others came here to see the scenes with Ye Chen. Seeing the expensive magical items being bought away, apart from surprise, only envy remained in his eyes.

However, the one who surprised them the most was none other than their "Senior Brother Holy Son," Ye Chen.

The reason why the three of them became Ye Chen's henchmen was nothing more than Ye Chen often bringing them some good things. They were grateful for this, and at the same time hoped to get more benefits by holding on to Ye Chen's thighs.

But they didn't realize until today that what Ye Chen gave them was like a drop of water in the ocean, let alone a drop in the bucket!

Those things were not worth mentioning at all!

As the saying goes, when you win something, you lose something. If they didn't know Ye Chen's net worth before, it would be fine. But when they learned that Ye Chen could easily bring out 80,000 to 90,000 just in spirit stones, their minds suddenly changed.

They used to think about how many good things they received from Ye Chen. And what they think now is, how many good things did Ye Chen not give them?

Comparing the two facts, they suddenly lost the balance of the scale in their hearts.

However, they concealed it well and did not show their dissatisfaction. Ye Chen was furious, and he didn't notice any changes between the three of them.

Just when Ye Chen and others were about to leave the venue, there was a sudden loud noise from the dome roof of the venue. Then, pieces of gravel fell down one after another, causing the venue to fall into chaos.

The guards of Linglong Pavilion were taken aback, and jumped up one after another, rushing towards the giant hole on the dome that had just been pierced. But not long after they flew out, they flew back one after another, hitting the ground with a bang.

In the chaos, a hoarse voice resounded throughout the venue like thunder from the sky.

"Hahahaha! Let me see who dares to stop me?!"

When the words fell, Di Yu jumped up with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

"Chu Hao, it's you?!"

Chapter 74.1

A cloud of black mist, as if alive, came in from the breach in the dome and floated above everyone's heads. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, the black mist peeled off layer by layer, revealing a pale and haggard man who looked more like a skeleton than a human.

The man's face was sinister, looking at Di Yu who stood in front of him. He laughed maniacally and said, "Di Yu, you didn't expect that the Hundred Thousand Buddha Pagoda could not suppress me, right?"

Looking at this sinister man, Di Yu showed a solemn expression. She slowly drew out a fiery red long sword. The moment the long sword was unsheathed, everyone in the venue felt a gust of hounding flames blowing toward their faces, and their hair seemed to be scorched.

Di Yu said coldly, "Chu Hao! You escaped from Buddha Forest by chance, yet you didn't want to find a place to hide and still dare to appear in front of me? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Chu Hao sneered and said, "Di Yu, I know you want to kill me. But it just so happens that I want to kill you too. Not only do I want to kill you, but I also want to kill that little girl behind you! If it wasn't for that Xiao girl, I wouldn't be suppressed under the Hundred Thousand Buddha Pagoda for decades! Now that Xiao Ruoyao is not here, it would be good to use her daughter to vent my anger first!"

Di Yu was furious, "What a fool's dream! If you want to touch her, you have to step over my body!"

Lin Xiaoran, who was in the room at this time, also looked nervously at the two people who were facing each other in the air.

Although she had never seen Chu Hao, she had heard of him.

White Tiger Envoy Chu Hao was a loyalist of Long Huaiyu, the leader of Tianxin Sect, and one of the most difficult enemies of Lin Xiaoran's parents back then.

Later, Xiao Ruoyao fought Chu Hao in the Buddha Forest of Longhua Temple after she had achieved great mastery in swordsmanship.

After a fierce battle, Xiao Ruoyao successfully defeated Chu Hao and suppressed him under the Hundred Thousand Buddha Pagoda.

Buddha Forest and Wuxiang Realm are the two forbidden places of Longhua Temple.

It is because of the background of these two forbidden places that Longhua Temple has been able to stand strong for thousands of years without falling.

Among them, it is said that tens of thousands of ghosts and demons have been suppressed in the Buddha Forest, and no one has ever been heard to have escaped from it.

Unexpectedly, this Chu Hao could escape from the Buddha Forest and come to Bianyun City.

As a peerless genius who was as renowned as Chu Hao back then, Di Yu would not be afraid of him. But looking at Chu Hao's strange state now, Di Yu couldn't help but feel a little solemn.

She secretly sent a voice transmission to Lin Xiaoran, "Ran'er, run, I'll hold back this guy!"

Lin Xiaoran was taken aback, but after hesitating for a moment, she turned around and ran out.

Seeing Lin Xiaoran about to escape, Chu Hao's face suddenly became gloomy as he called out, "Little girl, where do you want to run?"

Chu Hao waved his hand, and the black mist around him immediately turned into an iron chain as thick as an arm, and flew straight towards Lin Xiaoran.

Di Yu slammed her sword on the iron chain.

There was a loud bang, and the iron chain was cut into two.

However, when the iron chain broke, Di Yu faintly heard the crying of ghosts and the howling of wolves.

That sound was extremely unpleasant as if it pierced deep into the bone marrow, and it almost made her lose her mind.

Di Yu's complexion changed, and she cried out, "You have entered the ghost way!"

Chu Hao laughed wildly and said, "If I don't enter the ghost way, how can I escape from under the Hundred Thousand Buddha Pagoda? Di Yu, you and I were both famous in the world back then, I wonder if you can still stop me today!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the black mist condensed into a giant blade in his hand. Then he swung it down and slashed at Di Yu!

Di Yu's face was frosty, and she held her sword forward.

The long sword in her hand suddenly ignited and released raging flames, while the cry of a phoenix could be heard indistinctly.

The sword qi she released all over the sky seemed to turn into a ball of flames, like a phoenix bathed in flames, and rushed towards the giant blade!

Boom!

When the weapons clashed, the whole venue almost fell apart.

The turbulent air wave rushed towards the people in the surroundings, knocking them to the ground.

Everyone was horrified and turned around and ran outside the venue.

For a while, the whole venue was in chaos, with all kinds of screams and curses heard endlessly.

Because Feng Shao, Luo Qiushuang, and Bai Shuanghua were in the earthly room No.1, they were not affected too much for a while. He stared blankly at the battle between Di Yu and Chu Hao, but he was thinking about the words Chu Hao said just now.

Although he had never met Di Yu, he had heard about her.

It was rumored that this person was Xiao Ruoyao's guardian, but Xiao Ruoyao was obviously not here.

And Chu Hao said that his target also includes Xiao Ruoyao's daughter. Doesn't it mean that Lin Xiaoran is also very likely to be here?!

Thinking of this, Feng Shao subconsciously looked towards the heavenly room No.1, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

The battle between Di Yu and Chu Hao was like a fight between gods in the eyes of most people in the venue.

In the blink of an eye, the two had fought against each other and exchanged moves several times.

And each time they clashed, the venue would be shaken violently.

If it goes on like this, the venue will be demolished by the two of them before long.

Among the many guests fleeing in all directions, there was one person who behaved a bit strangely, and this person was naturally the son of fortune Ye Chen.

Ye Chen also stared blankly at the two people who were fighting fiercely in mid-air, a trace of pride surged up in his heart for no reason.

In his heart, there was a faint voice shouting, "Sooner or later, I will become such a strong man! No, I will be stronger than them!"

At the same time, a petite figure was running out in a hurry.

Although Lin Xiaoran has great confidence in Di Yu, she also knows that the person who Di Yu considers a great enemy is by no means easy to deal with. She is not a hypocritical person, so after hearing Di Yu's voice transmission, she ran out without hesitation.

It's just that due to the chaotic scene, countless people rushed to escape outside, and many people even used their true energy in order to run faster.

Although Lin Xiaoran has outstanding talent, her days of practice are still short.

In this chaotic crowd, she was like duckweed, pushed and shoved by countless people, and she almost fell down several times.

Suddenly, she felt something trip her feet, and she screamed as she fell to the ground. Before she could stand up, someone stepped on her.

Just as this step was about to hit her back, a figure covered in true energy suddenly rushed from a different direction, and pushed the man aside fiercely.

At the next moment, Lin Xiao Ran heard a voice in her ear, "Don't panic, follow me!"

When Lin Xiaoran heard this voice, her body trembled, and her eyes felt a little hot unconsciously.

It's big brother Shao! It was big brother Shao who came to save her!

Chapter 74.2

Soon, she felt a strong arm hug her and lift her up. After she stood up, the man's slightly rough and big hand grabbed her weak and boneless little hand. Immediately, she was dragged forward by that person, and she just let the other person move her from beginning to end as if she were just a puppet.

Looking at that person's familiar profile, Lin Xiaoran only felt sweet in her heart, sweeter than honey. She couldn't help but recall the feeling of being hugged just now, but then she felt a little annoyed.

If only she could be hugged a little longer!

She remembered that the last time she was hugged by big brother Shao was seven years ago.

At that time, she was so delicate and small that she could fit and shrink into big brother Shao's arms.

But now, she has grown up, and she can no longer be protected with her whole body covered like before.

But now, her little hand can be tightly held by his big hand, and she just runs behind him like this.

She can now follow behind him, follow his footsteps, and move forward along with his steps, just like she has dreamed in countless dreams. She even thought she was currently in a dream.

Little did Feng Shao know that at this juncture, Lin Xiaoran was still having such thoughts in her mind.

At this time, he put all his energy into avoiding the chaotic crowd and also allocated a considerable part of his energy to protecting Lin Xiaoran behind him.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoran was very cooperative throughout the whole process and didn't bother him at all.

Soon, the two ran out of Linglong Pavilion without any risk, following the chaotic crowd.

The moment when the two of them ran out of Linglong Pavilion, the pavilion collapsed amidst the exclamation of countless people!

Looking at the ruins, Feng Shao couldn't help but turn pale with fright. Fortunately, he soon heard two familiar voices calling out to him.

"Master, we are here!"

But before he could look at the direction of his disciples, a figure wrapped in black mist flew high into the sky. The figure paused in the sky, and then flew straight towards Feng Shao!

And a fiery red figure followed behind closely.

Feng Shao knew exactly who the opponent's target was, so he drew his sword without thinking, and at the same time shouted at Lin Xiaoran, "Run!"

He knew he was no match for Chu Hao, but he could find a way to buy some time for Lin Xiaoran. As long as Di Yu rushed over, Lin Xiaoran would be safe.

From a distance, Chu Hao saw Feng Shao draw out his sword, looking like he was ready to fight, he couldn't help but laugh and shout, "Hahaha! Boy, you dare to stop me?!"

As he said that, Chu Hao raised his hand, and a hammer condensed from the black mist crossed a distance of a hundred meters, and smashed hard towards Feng Shao!

Feng Shao used his movement skills to dodge to the side. The hammer brushed past him and hit the ground, causing it to vibrate. As soon as Feng Shao stabilized his body, he swung his sword and slashed out a Fuyao Sword without hesitation. A swaying sword qi slashed toward Chu Hao in the air!

Seeing the sword qi that was approaching aggressively, Chu Hao felt a little surprised, and exclaimed, "Interesting!"

Xiao Ruoyao only comprehended this Fuyao Sword Art after Chu Hao was suppressed, so he didn't realize the relationship between Feng Shao and Xiaoyao Hall because of this sword art.

But Di Yu saw this scene from afar, and was surprised at first that someone would use Fuyao Sword Art before she guessed who it was.

So Di Yu shouted out loud, "Feng Shao, quickly take Ran'er and leave!"

Hearing her words, Chu Hao's face darkened, and he said in a gloomy voice, "So you kid also has something to do with that little girl? If that's the case, then die here!"

The black mist filled the air and condensed into dozens of sharp blades about a foot long in the sky.

Feng Shao suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He looked back subconsciously, saw Lin Xiaoran still standing there without moving, and couldn't help but angrily reprimand, "What are you doing there, standing so stupidly?! Why aren't you running away?!"

Before Lin Xiaoran could reply, the sharp blades in the sky were already shooting down like torrential rain!

Seeing that both of them were about to be cut into pieces by this overwhelming barrage of blades, Feng Shao, in a hurry, took out the Luan Sky Mirror and Zhu Sky Mirror from the storage ring and then combined them together while instilling his true energy.

The two bronze mirrors combined into one erupted with dazzling white light instantly, and a huge barrier appeared in front of them out of thin air.

Immediately afterward, there was a loud bang, and countless sharp blades smashed on the barrier.

The aftermath of the collision between the two passed along the combined Luan Sky Mirror and Zhu Sky Mirror and the force was sent to Feng Shao's body, making his blood surge and his chest tighten.

He opened his mouth, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

He couldn't help but think: Damn it! Sure enough, the two bronze mirrors are not enough to resist this kind of attack! If only there was another bronze mirror!

Seeing Feng Shao vomit blood, Lin Xiao Ran turned pale with fright, stepped forward to hug Feng Shao, and asked eagerly, "Big brother Shao, are you okay?"

Feng Shao smiled helplessly, looked at Lin Xiaoran, and asked, "You little girl, why didn't you run when you were told to run?"

Lin Xiaoran shouted without hesitation, "I don't want to leave you alone!"

"Tsk tsk, what a pair of fateful mandarin ducks!"

Looking at the two of them Chu Hao smiled coldly.

The barrier created by the combination of the two bronze mirrors was beyond his expectation. However, under his fierce attack, the barrier didn't last for long.

Seeing the two hugging each other on the ground, Chu Hao felt another surge of malice. He used the black mist to condense a giant palm and grabbed Lin Xiaoran with it. Feng Shao rushed forward but was slapped away by him.

At this time, Di Yu arrived and attacked Chu Hao with her sword. Chu Hao forcibly received her sword in the sky and took the opportunity to punch Di Yu. Chu Hao's punch was so heavy that he smashed her directly into the ground.

Chu Hao spat out a mouthful of purple-red blood, his face gloomy. He might have caught Lin Xiaoran and repelled Di Yu, but he was also seriously injured in exchange and urgently needed to find a place to recuperate. Fortunately, Lin Xiaoran was already in his hands, and the purpose of this trip had been achieved.

Just as Chu Hao was about to leave, he caught sight of a figure inadvertently, and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, "Huh!? Fire-eating physique? I didn't expect to meet it here. If that's the case, then come with me too!"

Ye Chen never imagined that he, who was nothing more than a melon eater, would suffer such a disaster.

He felt his eyes go dark, his body tense up, and then his whole body rose into the air.

Not long after Chu Hao flew out with the two of them, Feng Shao tried his best to support his body. He hastily took out several healing pills and swallowed them all at once. After he felt his energy recover a little bit, he immediately got up with his sword and chased after Chu Hao.

Chapter 75.1

"Put me down! Put me down!"

From the moment Chu Hao caught her, Lin Xiaoran never stopped struggling.

At first, Chu Hao pretended not to hear her screams, but as time passed, he couldn't help but start to feel annoyed.

As he flew over a dense forest, he finally couldn't take it anymore, and asked Lin Xiaoran in a vicious voice, "Damn little girl, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Lin Xiaoran stared into Chu Hao's eyes fearlessly, and said, "If you dare to kill me, my big brother Shao will never spare you!"

"Big brother Shao?" Chu Hao sneered, "The 'big brother Shao' you mentioned, could it be the kid just now? That kid has cultivated to such a realm at such a young age, and he even managed to block my blow. He really is a bit capable. But do you think he alone can kill me?"

Lin Xiao Ran wasn't afraid and taunted back, "How long have you been practicing? How long has my big brother Shao practiced? Believe it or not, let my big brother Shao cultivate for a few more years, and he will kill you as easily as killing a chicken!"

Chu Hao's face became gloomy, "You damn little girl, you were carved out of the same mold as your mother! If I hadn't fallen for your mother's provocations back then, I wouldn't have spent these decades in Buddha Forest! Since you have so much confidence that your big brother will kill me like killing a chicken in a few more years, then I will kill him now!"

Lin Xiao Ran turned pale with shock, "If you dare to attack my big brother Shao, I will let my parents beat you to ashes!"

"Then I can't wait for you to ask for it!" Chu Hao sneered, "But before that, let you try my methods first!"

As he finished speaking, Lin Xiaoran felt his giant hand tightening, and then a gust of extremely cold energy penetrated her body. Lin Xiaoran felt the pain all over her body, and couldn't help shivering.

Chu Hao watched Lin Xiaoran struggling in pain with a smile, just waiting for the little girl to beg for mercy when she couldn't bear the pain. But what surprised him was that Lin Xiaoran gritted her teeth and endured silently, with an appearance of refusing to show weakness.

Even Chu Hao couldn't help but praise her, "Well, you little girl, you really have a bit of backbone, and you have a bit of your father's spirit!"

Lin Xiaoran shivered and gritted her teeth, "You…kill me if you have the ability. What kind of ability do you have… when you're just torturing people?"

Chu Hao sneered, "You little girl wants to die, so I won't let you die. Not only will I not let you die, I will let you live in such pain forever."

While Chu Hao was torturing Lin Xiaoran, Ye Chen watched in horror, not daring to say a word, for fear of attracting Chu Hao's attention. He didn't know why Chu Hao would capture him, but it must not be anything good.

Sure enough, the next moment, Chu Hao focused his attention on Ye Chen and asked with a smile, "Boy, I guess you must be very curious why I arrested you here. Why don't you try to guess for yourself?"

Ye Chen gave a dry laugh, and weakly said, "Senior… doesn't the senior want to accept me as an apprentice because he saw my outstanding aptitude?"

Chu Hao laughed out loud, "Hahahaha! You have a good idea, kid. But it's a pity, you guessed wrong."

Afterward, Chu Hao's face suddenly became gloomy as he explained, "I am very satisfied with your fire-eating physique. I just came out of the Buddha Forest and I am in need of a physical body. Your physique is not bad, and it meets my needs."

Ye Chen couldn't help crying secretly, and quickly said: "Senior, in fact, my physical body is not as good as you think! I… I have hemorrhoids! It hurts every day! And… and I have a bad stomach, and I have diarrhea every now and then! Senior, my body has a lot of problems, and you really don't benefit from seizing it! I know a person with good qualifications, the senior may wish to consider that person!"

Hearing what Ye Chen said, Chu Hao also became a little curious, "Oh? Who are you talking about?"

Ye Chen said with a smile, "That person is the head disciple of my sect, named Feng Shao!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoran cursed bitterly, "You…you coward is really shameless! You are greedy for life and afraid of death, you have no backbone!"

Chu Hao also nodded, "Indeed. Look at this little girl, she is several years younger than you, but in terms of backbone alone, you can't compare to her!"

Ye Chen's face was flushed with embarrassment, but he was very disdainful in his heart.

At this time, what do they want him to do? Are they afraid that he won't die early enough and painful enough?

Didn't Lin Xiaoran have such a backbone that she was tortured to the point where she couldn't speak properly?

Chu Hao wanted to say more, but he was suddenly taken aback, and soon, he had a playful look on his face. He turned his head to look at Lin Xiaoran, and said with a smile, "Little girl, your big brother is looking for you."

Lin Xiaoran was completely shocked when she heard this and was about to speak, but she got wrapped in a black mist and could not make a sound.

At this time, Feng Shao, who came chasing with a flying sword, saw Chu Hao from a distance, and immediately shouted, "Put her down!"

Chu Hao looked at Feng Shao and said with a smile, "You are quite courageous, kid. Do you think you have the ability to deal with me?"

Feng Shao drew out the Golden Crow Sword with a solemn expression.

"I know I'm not your match, but even so, I can't watch you snatch Ran'er away!"

Chu Hao sneered, "In that case, let's fight! As long as you can beat me, these two people will be yours."

Feng Shao glanced at Ye Chen, then looked away, "No need! I just want to take Ran'er away!"

Ye Chen's face suddenly became a little ugly. He wanted to ask for help, but after thinking about it, he closed his mouth again.

Anyway, Feng Shao can't beat this guy, so calling for help is probably useless.

"If you want to take the little girl away, then use all your abilities!"

Amid wild laughter, the black mist behind Chu Hao suddenly turned into dozens of chains, coming at Feng Shao like a ferocious beast with claws and teeth.

Seeing this, Feng Shao immediately cast his movement technique with all his strength and prepared to counterattack.

However, Chu Hao seemed to have sensed Feng Shao's thoughts, and the overwhelming chains were almost pervasive.

Feng Shao tried his best, but he couldn't find a chance to fight back.

Instead, he was forced by the chains and had nowhere to hide.

Soon, he was forced to hold his sword across his chest and block an attack.

Chapter 75.2

The chain hit the Golden Crow Sword with a loud clang. Feng Shao, on the other hand, felt as if his chest had been hit by a heavy hammer, and he had to swallow back a mouthful of blood.

A voice resounded faintly in Feng Shao's heart, "Boy, I'm afraid this person's cultivation base has already reached the Taiqing realm. With your Gold Core realm, I'm afraid it will be difficult to match the enemy."

While dodging the attack, Feng Shao cursed in his heart, "Old ghost, if you don't help me, you can go to Xuanlei Mountain by yourself in the future!"

Chen Que: "…"

Really, Feng Shao used to call him senior, but now he just calls him an old ghost. It's really dishonest and unethical!

But the other party is the knife and he is the fish, so Chen Que had no choice but to lend his strength. The next moment, Feng Shao felt true energy filling his whole body, and even his perception became sharper.

Feeling the power that Chen Que conveyed to him, Feng Shao admired in his heart, "Old ghost, I didn't expect that you are quite capable!"

However, Chen Que cautioned instead, "Boy, this person has a profound cultivation base. Even if I lend you my strength, you may not be his match."

Feng Shao replied solemnly, "Even so, I can't retreat."

"Because of that little girl?"

"Because of that little girl."

Chen Que sighed secretly but said, "Under normal circumstances, you're just gonna die. But he seems to be seriously injured, causing his breath to be unstable. You can take advantage of this."

Feng Shao's eyes lit up immediately: " Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"So what if I said it earlier? You're still not his opponent."

While the two were talking, Chu Hao's offensive didn't stop. Feng Shao is like a boat in the stormy waves, but no matter how the huge waves roared, he still stands firm.

Chu Hao was amazed, and said, "You kid, you seem to have some secrets! But it doesn't matter, you will still die here today!"

The chains were increased one after another, and at the same time, they struck towards Feng Shao.

Feng Shao took a deep breath, with determination in his eyes.

This is the moment he has been waiting for!

When the chains came close, Feng Shao suddenly summoned the Luan Sky Mirror and the Zhu Sky Mirror, protecting himself firmly with a thick barrier. In an instant, the chains struck one after another, even cracking the barrier on Feng Shao's body.

This round of offensive was so fierce that Feng Shao had to swallow back another mouthful of blood. But because of this, there was a short interval to attack.

Before the chains could be retracted, Feng Shao exploded with all his strength and split the chain with a single sword. He turned into a stream of light rushing straight towards Chu Hao!

Chu Hao sneered, "What? You think you can hurt me if you get close?"

Feng Shao shouted back, "I can't! But what if I use this!"

As he spoke, Feng Shao suddenly lifted up a black, inconspicuous seal that looked like a brick. The moment Feng Shao lifted the seal, Chu Hao understood what it was through the aura he felt.

"The Evil-Suppressing Qixuan Seal? How could it be…"

Before Chu Hao could react, Feng Shao had already thrown the Evil-Suppressing Qixuan Seal over.

In the presence of the Evil-Suppressing Qixuan Seal, the black mist retreated again and again, like snow meeting the melting sun, not daring to get close to it.

In the end, the seal fell on Chu Hao's body without any hindrance.

Chu Hao let out a scream, and the black mist disintegrated in an instant.

Chu Hao was already injured in the battle with Di Yu, but because Feng Shao was only in the Gold Core realm, he was confident to fight with him, but unexpectedly, he was hit by the Evil-Suppressing Qixuan Seal. This made his already serious injury even more severe and even hurt his spirit and origin.

Feng Shao stretched out his hand to recall the Qixuan Seal and was about to repeat this old but useful trick, but then Chu Hao waved his hand and threw a cloud of black mist over.

Feng Shao raised his sword and was about to split the black mist, but he noticed a petite figure faintly revealed within the black mist.

He couldn't help but be startled. He quickly retracted his long sword and stretched out his arms to hug the figure in the black mist.

But the moment Feng Shao hugged Lin Xiaoran, the black mist suddenly turned into a steel whip, about to strike Lin Xiaoran on the head. Feng Shao was shocked and turned around without thinking. Luckily, it hit his back and he was able to withstand this heavy blow.

Still, Feng Shao was hit by the whip so hard that his internal organs seemed to be displaced.

Puff!

He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and his body plummeted straight to the ground like a shooting star.

The moment they were about to hit the ground, Feng Shao turned around with all his strength, facing the earth with his back.

Boom!

Feng Shao hit the ground directly.

There seemed to be a hollow beneath the earth. Feng Shao broke through the ground and kept falling, holding Lin Xiaoran in his arms as they fell all the way.

He didn't know how long he had been falling before Feng Shao suddenly felt another violent impact on his back. He felt a pain in his internal organs, causing him to spurt out another mouthful of blood.

But fortunately, they finally landed.

Feng Shao calmed down, regathered his strength, and quickly checked Lin Xiaoran's situation. Seeing that she was not injured, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

After getting out of danger, Feng Shao felt that they were lucky to survive this catastrophe for a while, before he found the energy to look at this little girl whom he hadn't seen for seven years.

Maybe Lin Xiaoran was frightened into unconsciousness, or because of some other reason, but at this time, Lin Xiaoran was lying quietly in Feng Shao's arms, her eyes closed tightly, as if she was in a deep sleep.

Looking at Lin Xiaoran's delicate and refined face, and feeling Lin Xiaoran's body on top of him, Feng Shao suddenly realized that she was no longer the petite little girl in his impression.

He couldn't help but think.

My Ran'er has grown up!

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TN: We don't have a clear list of the progression of the cultivation realms. The author hasn't listed them in order.

The clear order we currently have:

Qi Refining

Foundation Establishment

Meridian Opening (I actually thought this was supposed to be the earliest stage.)

Innate

Gold Core

Divine Transformation (Not yet clear if there is a Nascent Soul realm before this)

That's it. Transcend Tribulation realm and True Immortal realm are mentioned but I don't know the cultivation realms the author plans to put before them. Other realms are new to me and unclear in their level like the Taiqing (Too Clear) realm and Zhenru (Thusness) realm. Their pinyin version reads/looks better to me than the direct translation…

Chapter 76.1

At this time, Feng Shao felt pain all over his body, and his internal injuries were not minor. He barely managed to put Lin Xiaoran aside, sit up, cross his legs, and adjust his breath.

The true energy cultivated with the "Heaven And Earth Sutra" can be used to heal injuries very quickly. After half an hour, Feng Shao had almost finished adjusting his breath. The rest need to be supplemented by medicinal pills and a slow recovery.

He opened his eyes and let out a long breath. But after seeing Lin Xiaoran, who was still unconscious, Feng Shao couldn't help but look shocked.

Lin Xiaoran wasn't waking up, but her face was blue, she was short of breath. Her whole body was trembling, as if he was icy cold.

Feng Shao hurried forward, pressed Lin Xiaoran's pulse, and slowly injected his true energy. As his true energy traveled deeper into her body, Feng Shao's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

He clearly felt that extremely cold true energy was entrenched in Lin Xiaoran's meridians, and was constantly trying to invade her heart and dantian.

If it weren't for the powerful resistance ability of the cultivation skills that Lin Xiaoran practiced, it's highly likely that the cold energy would have already overrun her heart and dantian.

But even so, Lin Xiaoran can only rely on instinct to support herself, and there is no way to get the cold energy out of her body.

Feng Shao quickly lifted Lin Xiaoran up and made her lean against his arms.

He pressed one hand on the position of the heart on her back through her vest, and pressed the other hand on the location of her dantian.

He transformed his physique into the Nine Yang Vajra physique, converted his Heaven And Earth true energy into the supreme yang true energy, and then continuously infused it into Lin Xiaoran's heart and dantian through his hands.

Feng Shao's method of healing is actually quite indecent, and must not be used by people who are not in a truly close relationship. But Lin Xiaoran was his fiancée in the first place, and with the situation being urgent, Feng Shao couldn't care about it too much.

Under Feng Shao's full efforts to heal her, Lin Xiaoran's face gradually turned rosy, and her body no longer trembled. But as the healing progressed, Feng Shao couldn't help frowning again.

Feng Shao chose to target her heart and dantian, so that supreme yang true energy would circulate throughout Lin Xiaoran's body and cleanse her meridians to dispel the cold.

However, he didn't know what the origin of the cold energy was, and it was firmly attached to her meridians like a gangrene.

No matter how Feng Shao drove his true energy, it cannot be completely expelled.

And when Feng Shao started to withdraw his true energy, the cold energy grew rapidly in an instant, making a comeback, and attacking her heart and dantian again.

Feng Shao searched his mind for the medical classics obtained after the memory fusion and quickly found the source of the problem.

It turns out that this yin and cold energy is a special kind of true energy, called "Ghost Yin True Energy."

The special feature of this true energy is that it can feed on the true energy in the human body and grow on its own.

That is to say, as long as there is still true energy in the body of the person who has been attacked, the ghost yin true energy cannot be completely expelled.

People with higher realms can use their own surging and mighty true energy to forcibly expel this ghost yin true energy from their body.

Although it will inevitably hurt one's vitality, it is a method that can completely heal.

However, due to Lin Xiaoran's short practice time, the true energy in her body was not strong enough to expel the ghost yin true energy from the body. Instead, her own true energy was swallowed by it and gradually grew stronger.

For this situation, the medical classic in Feng Shao's mind offered three treatment methods.

First, if the person who has been infected practices skills with yang true energy, that person can gradually expel it from the body through constant breath adjustment.

This method has the best effect and the fastest recovery, but Lin Xiaoran does not practice any true yang skills, and she is currently unconscious, so this method is useless.

The second is to let the person who has been infected and a person with a special physique practice dual cultivation and use the other person's physique and true energy to drive away the ghost yin true energy.

In the medical classics, a large list of physiques suitable for dual cultivation is listed. When Feng Shao saw one of the physiques, his eyelids twitched suddenly, and a raging anger surged in his heart.

There is actually the fire-eating physique?!

The fire-eating physique can also be regarded as a type of supreme yang physique, so it is also suitable for dealing with this kind of insidious true energy.

But when the person who possessed the fire-eating physique was Ye Chen, Feng Shao suddenly felt that this matter was not that simple.

Reminiscent of Heavenly Dao's attitude towards the sons of fortune, Feng Shao was instantly certain why Lin Xiaoran fell for this extremely vicious true energy.

It turned out to be the underhanded moves of this old thief!

What a cliche! It's the same trick again!

When this pattern was used on other women in the past, Feng Shao felt sorry at best. But now, he is outrageously furious!

Damn thief heavenly dao! It actually set its mind on Ran'er!

If he hadn't caught up with them and fought that Chu Hao, Feng Shao couldn't even dare to think about what would happen next!

Chapter 76.2

Feng Shao took a few deep breaths, suppressed the anger in his body, closed his eyes, and meditated.

After transforming into the Nine Yang Vajra physique, Feng Shao also met the needs of dual cultivation. But Lin Xiaoran was still young, Feng Shao couldn't do that to such a young girl. Therefore, for the current plan, only the third treatment method can be used.

The third method of treatment does not have too many requirements on physique, it only needs to be able to cultivate true yang energy. As for the treatment…

To be honest, it is also a kind of dual cultivation, but it is not a dual cultivation that requires intercourse. Those who can perform this are actually not that far away from being able to dual cultivate through intercourse.

After hesitating for a while, Feng Shao finally made up his mind.

Feng Shao took off his shirt, revealing his muscular body. He leaned down, took a deep breath, and took off Lin Xiaoran's shirt.

Not long after, the little girl's still somewhat immature body appeared in front of him. During the whole process, Lin Xiaoran remained unconscious, completely unaware that she and her beloved big brother Shao were almost honest with each other.

Feng Shao put away the distracting thoughts in his heart, and gently hugged Lin Xiaoran's soft and delicate body in his arms.

Under the influence of supreme yang true energy, Feng Shao's body was like a big, warm furnace, and Lin Xiaoran, who was suffering from the cold energy, subconsciously hugged Feng Shao.

Feng Shao wrapped his hands around Lin Xiaoran, pressing on her smooth and silky back. Press one hand on the position of her heart, and one hand on the position of her dantian. Both hands exerted strength at the same time, and a hot stream of supreme yang true energy immediately poured into Lin Xiaoran's body.

Feng Shao's move is tantamount to putting Lin Xiaoran's whole body and meridians under the roasting of his own supreme nine yang true energy.

In this way, the ghost yin true energy has nowhere to hide, and gradually melted under the baking of supreme yang true energy.

With the dispersal of ghost yin true energy, Lin Xiaoran's complexion gradually turned rosy, and her breathing slowly became steady.

In the process of Feng Shao healing Lin Xiaoran's injuries, the surging true energy aroused Feng Shao's strong masculine aura. Lin Xiaoran became affected and gradually woke up from her coma…

Before she opened her eyes, she felt herself being held tightly in someone's arms. Lin Xiaoran was startled and quickly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the figure that she missed so much…

Then she noticed their current posture and entanglement.

Holding and hugging her in such a shameful way, wouldn't it mean…

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoran hastily closed her eyes. It's just that her cheeks which originally returned to being rosy are now as red as blood.

Lin Xiaoran comforted herself silently in her heart, 'Anyway… Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to marry him, hug him, and sooner or later, in fact… it's pretty much the same…'

Although she comforted and reasoned with herself so much in her heart, her heartbeat was so fast and she couldn't control it at all. She was intoxicated in Feng Shao's embrace, greedily inhaling the breath emanating from Feng Shao's body.

This is great! She's in her big brother Shao's arms again!

Sure enough, as long as he is with her, she doesn't have to be afraid of anything!

Truth be told, Feng Shao had already sensed it the moment Lin Xiaoran woke up.

After all, her sudden rapid breathing and violent heartbeat made him unable to ignore it.

It's just that Feng Shao is at the critical moment of healing her and expelling the ghost yin true energy, and cannot afford to be distracted.

Moreover, the two of them embracing each other in this way, with him being the one to initiate, regardless of the reason, really made Feng Shao not know what to say.

So he could only choose to close his eyes tightly, pretending that he didn't notice anything.

After a while, Feng Shao felt that Lin Xiaoran's heartbeat gradually calmed down, but her breathing became soft and slow instead.

Feng Shao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could this little girl still be able to sleep under such circumstances?

But it's okay, at least he doesn't have to be embarrassed since she fell asleep.

It took Feng Shao a full two hours to heal her. Feng Shao heaved a long sigh of relief after expelling the last trace of yin energy from Lin Xiaoran's body.

He put her clothes back on lightly, and then he put on his coat. After tidying up his clothes, Feng Shao sat beside the sleeping Lin Xiaoran, and couldn't help but look at the girl's picturesque face.

Ever since the engagement was made, Feng Shao fantasized from time to time what it would be like for the two to meet again. But among the dozens of scenarios envisioned, none of them are like today.

Thinking of the feeling when he hugged Lin Xiaoran just now, when their skins touched, Feng Shao felt his face flush and his heart beat hard, and there seemed to be a faint fire burning in his lower abdomen.

Feng Shao shook his head hastily, throwing away the thoughts in his mind. With Ran'er still at such a young age, how could he think about that kind of thing?

He must be a beast!

But then he realized, as long as he lost a little bit of concentration just now, wouldn't it be likely that something would have happened?

He looked at Lin Xiaoran, dazed.

For the first time in his life, he felt a longing for family, one that is his own.