SPMT : Chapter 69 Partiality

 

“Big brother, you’re really well-informed! I just bought the spiritual tower, and you already knew about it so quickly,” Xiao Jingting sneered.

 

“Customers like you, little brother, are rare. Naturally, your actions draw attention, and news spreads quickly,” Xiao Qingyan replied.

 

Xiao Qingyan thought to himself: Xiao Jingting must be relying on our parents to pay the remaining money for the artifact. If our parents don’t provide the money, Xiao Jingting will be caught by the people from the trading firm and sent to jail. Our parents won’t stand idly by. The monthly allowance I receive from our parents is only five or six pieces of spirit jade, totaling about three thousand taels of silver. Xiao Jingting is planning to repay ten thousand taels of silver every month for this artifact. Is he forcing our parents to spend money on him? That’s too much.

 

Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting and sighed lightly. “Jingting, you really lack restraint. How can you spend money like this? How do you plan to repay your debts in the future?”

 

Xiao Jingting replied calmly, “I plan to ask father and mother to give me some plots of land. When I was in Tuqiu Village, I was used to a life of working from sunrise to sunset. These days, I’ve been idle, and I find it uncomfortable. If mother, you give me some plots of land, I can farm and repay the money.”

 

Xiao Jingting thought to himself: When the original host’s aunt sent him away, she also gave him a lot of land. As parents, they shouldn’t be stingy either.

 

“Do you want land? Xiao Family’s land is all concentrated outside the city, far from home!” Wang Lu said.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I know that. With the land, I can build a house near it for Mu’an and my son. My son is too wild, and he doesn’t get along with your two sons. If I leave him at the Xiao Family, he’ll probably be fighting with people all day, which is not good.”

 

Wang Lu was surprised by Xiao Jingting’s words and asked, “You want to move out.”

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and continued, “Moving out would be convenient for overseeing the land. After my son went out this time, he found that he’s quite talented in farming. If he works hard, he should be able to barely repay the money. In fact, the three thousand taels of silver I paid as a deposit this time came from selling the crops.”

 

There was a hint of guilt on Xiao Linfeng’s face, and Wang Lu’s expression softened.

 

Xiao Qingyan frowned and sneered, “Third brother, do you think everyone is a fool? Before you reached the fifth level of Qi cultivation, you made even less money from farming. How could you earn so much silver from farming? Did you sell another piece of precious material you found?”

 

Xiao Jingting glanced at Xiao Qingyan and said, “I did sell some precious materials, but most of the money came from farming.”

 

Ignoring Xiao Jingting’s subsequent words, Xiao Qingyan’s eyes turned bloodshot when he heard that Xiao Jingting had indeed sold precious materials. “You actually sold precious materials! What were you thinking? You sold everything.”

 

Xiao Jingting replied nonchalantly, “I had no money, so I naturally had to sell things. Aunt gave me some excellent land, but it had been abandoned for a long time by the time I received it. I had to pay a fine for each month it remained abandoned. When I got it, the land had already been abandoned for a long time. If I hadn’t sold precious materials, I wouldn’t have been able to pay the fine at the time!”

 

Xiao Jingting looked at Li Xian, who was watching from the side, with an innocent expression.

 

Li Xian had been enjoying the show, but when the conflict involved him, his expression turned ugly.

 

Wang Lu’s eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Li Xian.

 

Li Xian smiled awkwardly and said, “Jingting, what are you saying? The land you received was abandoned? How could such good land be abandoned? I had no idea!”

 

“That land not only needed to be farmed but also had frequent appearances of demonic beasts. Aunt was definitely deceived. She gave me such land, and fortunately, Second Brother helped me. Otherwise, even if I planted spiritual crops there, they would have been devoured by demonic beasts.” Xiao Jingting said coolly.

 

Wang Lu’s expression became even more unfriendly upon hearing this.

 

“Aunt, how could you give me such land? For this land, I was tricked by people from the Marquis’s Mansion and had to pay two thousand taels of silver. Aunt, remember to give me this money! You let someone deceive you and give me such land, but you let your nephew pay for it. That’s unacceptable!” Xiao Jingting said sternly.

 

Under Wang Lu’s stare, Li Xian could only agree, “It was my oversight, so Aunt will naturally pay you the money.”

 

Li Xian gritted his teeth. Initially, he was pleased with himself for giving the land that needed to pay fines to Xiao Jingting. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting actually asked him for money.

 

Xiao Jingting felt a little relieved upon hearing this. In fact, he had only paid a fine of fifteen hundred taels of silver at the time. Xiao Jingting casually asked for an extra five hundred taels. Two thousand taels of silver was not much for the current Xiao Jingting, but it was still a considerable amount.

 

Xiao Qingyan didn’t care about what Xiao Jingting had experienced in Tuqiu Village; he only cared about the spiritual materials.

 

“Third brother, where did you sell the spiritual materials? There are deceitful merchants everywhere now, and you’re easily deceived,” Xiao Qingyan asked unwillingly. If Xiao Jingting had sold the spiritual materials to a nearby town near Tuqiu Village, there might still be a chance to get them back. Such small towns didn’t have many experts.

 

“I sold them to the Wind City’s major trading firm,” Xiao Jingting replied.

 

“Wind City.” Xiao Qingyan seemed to realize something and widened his eyes, looking at Xiao Jinfeng. “Jinfeng, when I met you in Wind City, were you there to sell the spiritual materials?”

 

“Yes,” Xiao Jinfeng nodded.

 

Xiao Qingyan’s face turned black. “We’re brothers, and you didn’t even tell me about such a big matter?”

 

Xiao Jinfeng sneered twice. “Big brother, I did want to tell you at the time, but you didn’t give me the chance! You said not to call you big brother. I’m not as shameless as you. You also told me to leave Wind City quickly and not cause you trouble. I followed your advice and left Wind City immediately after selling the spiritual materials.”

 

Xiao Qingyan’s face alternated between green and white.

 

Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng’s indifferent profile and thought to himself: There are many who add to one’s splendor, but few who offer help in times of need. Xiao Jinfeng encountered Xiao Qingyan when he was at a low point. At that time, Xiao Jinfeng probably had high hopes for Xiao Qingyan. Unfortunately…

 

This guy Xiao Qingyan, when his own brother was in trouble, he behaved so coldly. He’s really not worth much.

 

Xiao Qingyan looked at Xiao Jinfeng’s cold and unfeeling profile, feeling both angry and regretful. He regretted his bad attitude towards Xiao Jinfeng at the time. If he had been nicer, maybe Xiao Jinfeng would have taken out the items, and perhaps Xiao Qingyan would be at the sixth level of Qi cultivation by now.

 

Recently, many people had been telling him that their family’s three prodigies were all at the fifth level of Qi cultivation. Some even half-jokingly told him to work hard in cultivation and not let his two younger brothers surpass him.

 

Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting advancing to the fifth level of Qi cultivation had put immense pressure on Xiao Qingyan.

 

Xiao Qingyan was worried that his two younger brothers would surpass him. Since childhood, he had always been the most outstanding one in the family. If his two younger brothers surpassed him, he would become a laughingstock in the family.

 

Xiao Linfeng massaged his temples, looking somewhat distressed.

 

Seeing Xiao Jinfeng’s appearance, Xiao Linfeng knew that Xiao Jinfeng harbored deep resentment towards Xiao Qingyan. Xiao Linfeng had hoped that Xiao Jinfeng would have some prospects and would support Xiao Qingyan. With the current tense relationship between the two brothers, the likelihood of this was slim.

 

“Third son, you have spiritual materials, so you should also leave a share for your eldest brother!” Xiao Linfeng complained a bit.

 

After all, Xiao Linfeng’s most beloved son was Xiao Qingyan, and privately, Xiao Linfeng wanted to fight for more benefits for Xiao Qingyan.

 

Xiao Jingting felt a bit awkward in his heart, but he didn’t show it on his face. He smiled awkwardly and said, “Father, I couldn’t afford it at the time, and I was about to be thrown into jail for not paying. I didn’t have time to think about big brother.”

 

Wang Lu glanced at Li Xian upon hearing this, and her eyes were as sharp as knives as they passed over him.

 

Xiao Linfeng looked at the tense atmosphere between the three brothers and said, “Alright, if you want to move out, then move out. I’ll give you ten mu of top-quality land, twenty mu of medium-quality land, and thirty mu of low-quality land.”

 

Xiao Jingting was somewhat excited. “Thank you, Father.” After all, he was his real father! Much more generous than his aunt. The land Xiao Linfeng gave should be in a good location.

 

“You work hard. Your debts are not light,” Xiao Linfeng said.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I know.” Xiao Jingting thought to himself: Xiao Linfeng’s words implied that he probably wouldn’t be involved in Xiao Jingting’s debt of ten thousand taels of silver per month.

 

Xiao Jinfeng stood up and said, “Father, I also want some land.”

 

Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jinfeng with some resistance. “You’re not a spiritual plant cultivator, so what do you need land for?”

 

Xiao Qingyan immediately chimed in, saying, “That’s right! Second brother, your talent lies in farming, but you might ruin the spiritual plants. Then you won’t earn any money but instead have to spend money. Having more land in the family doesn’t mean it should be wasted like this.”

 

“I’m not, but Shu Yu is! Shu Yu is at the fifth level of Qi cultivation. With land, we can earn some extra money and support our children,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

 

Wang Lu glanced at Xiao Jinfeng with a sigh and said, “Alright.”

 

Xiao Qingyan’s face looked extremely unpleasant as he listened from the side. He had originally intended to show off the spirit tower to his parents in front of Xiao Jingting, but unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting took the opportunity to ask their parents for land.

 

“Father, Mother, you can’t be biased! You should give land to both Second and Third Brother!” Zheng Peier said.

 

“Eldest, do you also want land?” Xiao Linfeng asked Xiao Qingyan.

 

Xiao Qingyan nodded and said, “Yes.”

 

Xiao Linfeng nodded and said, “Alright, you’ll get a share too.”

 

Xiao Jingting glanced at Xiao Qingyan and thought to himself: Students of the Bifeng Academy shouldn’t be away from the academy for too long! Even if Xiao Qingyan asked for land, he wouldn’t have time to take care of it.

 

Xiao Jingting secretly felt sorry for his second brother. When his second brother asked for land, Wang Lu even asked why he, as a spiritual plant cultivator, needed land. But after Xiao Qingyan spoke up, even though his parents knew Xiao Qingyan wouldn’t be able to take care of the land, they still gave it to him.

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Rain : this broke my heart, poor big brother..

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