The auction was in full swing, with bottles of pills being auctioned off one by one. In the Savage Continent, alchemists were in short supply, making pills hard to come by, and the auction was pushed to its peak time and time again.
In the face of various foreign forces, the four major local families in Mo City had no competitive power at all. Occasionally, when members of the four major families bid, they were quickly suppressed.
Xiao Chengfeng watched helplessly as the prices of various pills soared like rockets, reaching heights beyond their reach.
“These guys are crazy,” Xiao Chengfeng muttered.
Xiao Lifeng widened his eyes and murmured, “The pills were really provided by Xiao Jingting. He must be making a fortune.”
This auction only accepted spirit stones! For the Xiao family, it was already extravagant to cultivate using top-grade spirit jade. However, the auction only accepted spirit stones. With so many spirit stones, it would be enough to cultivate several Qi Refining Ninth Level experts for the family.
Xiao Chengfeng squinted his eyes. What exactly was going on with Xiao Jingting? How could he suddenly become a Foundation Building expert? That prodigal son didn’t seem like someone who could achieve this. Could it be that he was possessed by someone else? Xiao Chengfeng shook his head. Those who mastered the art of possession were all ruthless characters. Although Xiao Jingting had changed a lot, he treated Xu Mu’an and Xiao Linfeng fairly well. It didn’t make sense.
Sun Miaomiao glanced at the private rooms upstairs. She had seen Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an enter one of them earlier.
Sun Miaoyin looked at Sun Miaomiao’s expression and sighed. “Miaomiao, stop looking.” Xiao Jingting had changed too much. Sun Miaoyin had thought about reconciling Xiao Jingting and Sun Miaomiao before, but seeing Xiao Jingting’s current demeanor, she knew it was impossible.
“How could a person change so much?” Sun Miaomiao muttered.
Sun Miaoyin smiled bitterly. She wanted to know the answer to this question too! Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting had the best relationship. It was said that when Xiao Jingting returned, Xiao Jinfeng immediately advanced to the Eighth Level of Qi Refining under Xiao Jingting’s protection. With such a Foundation Building younger brother, Xiao Jinfeng would at least become a Qi Refining Ninth Level expert in the future.
“Fifty pills.”
“Fifty-eight pills.”
“… Seventy-two pills.”
“Eighty pills.”
“It’s Lotus Heart Pills. I heard that with these, it’s easy for someone at the Eighth Level of Qi Refining to advance to the Ninth Level,” Sun Miaomiao said.
Sun Miaoyin nodded. “Yes, but what’s the use? The Sun family can’t compete with those other families anyway. When good things are right in front of us, all we can do is watch.”
A total of more than a hundred pills were auctioned off. Xiao Jingting’s surplus inventory of pills that he couldn’t use was cleared out, fetching a total of over sixteen hundred spirit stones, plus a bunch of spiritual herbs.
…
Xiao Jingting counted his gains and received a message talisman.
“What’s the matter?” Xu Mu’an asked with a tilt of his head.
“Miss Ouyang wants to see me,” Xiao Jingting said.
Xu Mu’an hesitated for a moment and said, “Ouyang Mingyue.” Xu Mu’an furrowed his brows. Ouyang Mingyue always gave him the feeling of being very shrewd.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Jingting asked.
Xu Mu’an shook his head. “Nothing. Since Miss Ouyang has invited us, let’s go. After all, we owe each other a favor for what happened before.”
Xiao Jingting nodded. “Yes.” Previously, when the Pei family targeted the Xiao family, if it weren’t for the Hou Mansion’s intervention, the situation for the Xiao family would have been worse. Of course, the Hou Mansion wasn’t entirely benevolent either. Once they found no more value in him, they probably wouldn’t bother to interfere in his affairs.
…
Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an went to Ouyang Mingyue’s villa as agreed.
“Senior Xiao, Senior Xu, you are truly blessed!” Ouyang Mingyue smiled, but there was a hint of melancholy between her brows. Years ago, she was still stronger than the two of them, but in the past few years, she had to address them as seniors.
Xiao Jingting smiled and said, “Miss, what’s the matter?”
“I heard that all the pills at this auction were provided by Young Master Xiao,” Ouyang Mingyue said.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “That’s right.”
“In that case, Young Master Xiao should be an alchemist, and a skilled one at that. If I’m not mistaken, the Foundation Building pills you two are using were also refined by Young Master Xiao?” Ouyang Mingyue said.
Xiao Jingting smiled but didn’t speak.
Ouyang Mingyue took Xiao Jingting’s silence as confirmation. “A furnace of Foundation Building pills can usually produce three to four pills. I wonder if Young Master Xiao has any Foundation Building pills left.”
Xiao Jingting still didn’t speak. Ouyang Mingyue seemed to have anticipated this, showing some disappointment but not much. “Is that so? What a pity. If the Ouyang family gathers the ingredients, would Young Master Xiao be willing to refine them on our behalf?”
Xiao Jingting nodded. “Of course, but, Miss Ouyang, let me be clear. The success rate of refining Foundation Building pills is not high. I was lucky to have succeeded last time. If it fails, I won’t be responsible.”
Ouyang Mingyue nodded. “I understand.”
After Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an left Ouyang Mingyue’s villa, she remained lost in thought for a long time.
“Miss, are you alright?” a maid asked Ouyang Mingyue.
Ouyang Mingyue shook her head. “I’m fine.” She was just feeling emotional about how things had changed. A few years ago, Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an stood before her, and she probably wouldn’t have paid much attention to them. Now, these two had become Foundation Building powerhouses whom she could only look up to. She didn’t know if she would ever have the opportunity to reach Foundation Building in her lifetime.
…
“Jingting, you’re back,” Mu Shuyu said with some joy.
“Where’s Second Brother?” Xiao Jingting asked.
“He’s in cultivation. Recently, he only knows how to cultivate all day long, working hard,” Mu Shuyu said with a smile.
Xiao Jingting nodded. “That’s a good thing! Has anyone come?”
“Zheng Peier came and brought your big brother’s two sons back,” Mu Shuyu said.
Xiao Jingting: “…” Zheng Peier and Xiao Qingyan had broken up and gotten back together several times. Xiao Jingting secretly felt that the two were quite compatible—they were both not good people.
“Has Zheng Peier left?” Xiao Jingting asked.
Mu Shuyu shook his head. “Not yet.”
Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. It’s hard to judge family matters. He was even more confused. Shouldn’t he find a place to hide for a while?
“Xiao Dong is confined to the living room and is with Big Brother and Sister-in-law now,” Mu Shuyu said sympathetically.
Xiao Jingting thought to himself, “It’s fine.” His son was so overbearing and cool, dealing with Zheng Peier shouldn’t be a problem. Speaking of which, Xiao Dong’s cultivation had progressed rapidly. He was already at the Fourth Level of Qi Refining. Xiao Qingyan’s cultivation had regressed, and Zheng Peier was only at the Third Level of Qi Refining. In the living room, his son might actually have the highest cultivation!
Xiao Qingyan had always held himself in high regard. Now that his cultivation was lower than his son’s, Xiao Jingting wondered how he felt.
Just as Xiao Jingting was about to retreat, Zheng Peier chased after him. “Jingting! You made me wait so long.”
Xiao Jingting: “…” Xiao Jingting was dragged into the hall by Zheng Peier. Xiao Jingting saw Xiao Dong solemnly feeding Xiao Jin and Xiao Fu.
Xiao Yuefeng and Xiao Yuerong stood on the side, not causing trouble.
Seeing Xiao Jingting come in, Xiao Dong raised his eyes slightly and then quickly lowered them, busying himself with his own affairs.
Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that his eldest son’s indifferent attitude, not caring about anything in the world, was somewhat like that of an enlightened monk. Maybe he should send his son to learn Buddhism.
“Jingting! You’re really making me wait,” Zheng Peier said, pulling Xiao Jingting’s arm.
Xiao Jingting awkwardly smiled and said, “You flatter me.” Xiao Jingting had heard from Xiao Jingfeng that Zheng Peier and Xiao Qingyan had another quarrel recently. Therefore, Xiao Jingting was uncertain whether he should address Zheng Peier as his sister-in-law. He could only evade the issue.
Zheng Peier held onto Xiao Jingting’s arm and talked endlessly, causing Xiao Jingting to break out in goosebumps.
While Zheng Peier was babbling on the side, seeing that Xiao Jingting was unmoved, she couldn’t help feeling a little embarrassed. Finding an opportunity, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Dong away, leaving Zheng Peier and Xiao Qingyan alone in the room, staring at each other awkwardly.
At Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu’s persuasion, Xiao Jingting refined some healing pills for Xiao Qingyan. Xiao Qingyan’s body had gradually recovered, but he had overdosed on pills before and had suffered injuries. Xiao Jingting didn’t like to spend too much effort on Xiao Qingyan, so his cultivation progress was limited.
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