SPMT : Chapter 53: Xiao Qingyan

Time flows like water, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

“As of today, the spirit plants in the five mu of premium farmland have all been harvested!” Xiao Jinfeng said with a sigh of relief.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said cheerfully: “Unfortunately, we need to rest for a while now.”

When the spirit plants in the five mu of premium farmland matured, despite making many preparations, they still attracted quite a few demon beasts, and Xiao Jinfeng had to reset traps every day.

Xiao Jingting took out five thousand taels of silver and said: “This is this month’s earnings from selling spirit grain, a total of five thousand taels.”

Five thousand taels could only buy a dozen or so pieces of better quality spirit jade. Split among four people, each person would only get four or five pieces.

Cultivation resources on the Barbaric Continent are extremely precious. Spirit jade can rapidly improve one’s strength, so its price has always remained high. Back when they were in the Xiao family, each disciple only received one piece of spirit jade per month.

Big Brother Xiao Qingyan had it great – every month without doing anything, their parents would give him five or six pieces of spirit jade, and reportedly quite a bit of silver as well. The original host had previously expressed opposition, complaining that their parents were too biased. Father Xiao explained that the academy was full of wealthy students, and if Xiao Qingyan had no money to get by there, he would be looked down upon by classmates and instructors.

“You keep this silver and buy a flying demon beast. That way, we won’t have to waste time on the road every day,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

Xiao Jingting had been thinking about buying a demon beast for a long time, but had never been able to put it into action. Now he finally had the opportunity.

Xu Mu’an watched as Xiao Jingting mentioned buying a demon beast, his eyes brightening with some amusement.

“Second Brother, you should also have a share of this silver,” Xiao Jingting said. If it weren’t for Xiao Jinfeng helping to kill demon beasts, the spirit plants in the fields would have been completely destroyed long ago.

“Having drunk so much of your spirit wine, Second Brother already feels embarrassed enough,” Xiao Jinfeng quickly waved his hands. He helped Xiao Jingting deal with demon beasts, and Xu Mu’an also helped. Most of the silver from selling demon beast corpses went to him. Xiao Jinfeng’s main expenses were on alcohol, but now drinking their own saved quite a bit.

“Over at the premium farmland, planting seeds these days shouldn’t attract any particularly troublesome demon beasts. I can take advantage of this time to make a trip out and take the spirit wine to sell in the big cities,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

Several of them had discussed it – the purchasing power of people in the small town was limited, and spirit wine couldn’t sell for good prices. It was better to take it to big cities to sell. Although it would be more troublesome, they should be able to earn considerably more silver. Moreover, selling wine in the small town would easily attract attention, so it was better for them to keep a low profile for now.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said: “Alright, Second Brother. After selling the wine, see what cultivation resources are available in the big cities and bring some back.”

Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said: “Good.”

Mu Shuyu chose to travel together with Xiao Jinfeng. People on the Barbaric Continent were much tougher than people on Earth – there were many who went to kill demon beasts while pregnant. Just riding in a cart and traveling was nothing.

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After traveling for two days, Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu finally arrived at Wind City.

To save money, Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu casually found a tea stall to sit down at, rather than going to a restaurant.

“Jinfeng, they say that students from Bifeng Academy have come to do tasks near Wind City,” Mu Shuyu said.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said: “Yes.”

Xiao Jinfeng’s feelings toward Xiao Qingyan were quite complex. Originally, Xiao Jinfeng had somewhat worshipped this older brother, but Xiao Qingyan always acted superior in front of Xiao Jinfeng. Xiao Jinfeng’s temper wasn’t very good, and since Xiao Qingyan looked down on Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Jinfeng naturally wouldn’t put his warm face against someone’s cold backside.

“Do you think your older brother might be in Wind City?” Mu Shuyu asked.

“I don’t know.” Previously, when he was completely desperate, Xiao Jinfeng had written letters to Xiao Qingyan asking for help, but several letters had all sunk like stones into the sea, leaving Xiao Jinfeng very disappointed in Xiao Qingyan. “It depends on fate,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

Mu Shuyu nodded and said: “That’s fine too!”

……

“Qingyan! Isn’t that your younger brother down there!” In the Falling Moon Restaurant, a young man playing with the folding fan in his hand said casually.

Xiao Qingyan looked down toward the ground floor, his voice calm as he said: “It should just be someone who looks similar. My younger brother couldn’t possibly appear here.”

“True, your younger brother tried to take possession of his sister-in-law! He should be finding a hole to hide in now, how could he come out and show his face publicly,” Zhao He said half-jokingly.

Xiao Qingyan’s expression immediately darkened, and he gave a cold snort without saying anything.

After Father Xiao and Mother Xiao had their incident, Xiao Qingyan’s situation immediately became much worse. After Xiao Jinfeng’s incident, Xiao Qingyan’s reputation was also affected. Xiao Qingyan had also received Xiao Jinfeng’s letters asking for help, but since Xiao Qingyan was extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Jinfeng, how could he stand up for Xiao Jinfeng?

“Qingyan! Do you know where your younger brother ran off to?” Xiao Qingyan obviously didn’t want to chat much about this topic, but Zhao He stubbornly wouldn’t let it go.

“He’s already been expelled from the family, so he doesn’t count as my younger brother anymore,” Xiao Qingyan said coldly.

Zhao He stroked his chin and said: “Qingyan, don’t be so heartless! You’re blood brothers – even if you break the bones, the tendons are still connected.”

Xiao Qingyan said coldly: “This is my family matter.”

Zhao He shrugged and didn’t say anything.

Xiao Qingyan stood by the window, watching Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu chatting and laughing down below, with a hint of murderous intent rising in his eyes.