9: Take the Burning Decision

“What the heck!”

Xiao Lei watched the palm rapidly approach, quickly retracted his arms, and raised his hand to stop the slap that was about to hit his face.

“What’s wrong with you, you stinky girl!”

Xiao Lei was completely bewildered. All he did was go to the Mittel Auction House, so why did it seem like he had done something to offend her, to the point of getting a slap?

What did he even do!

One must know that normally, even when Xiao Lei secretly took advantage of her, she never got angry.

“Stinky Xiao Lei! What do you mean!”

With her hand restrained by Xiao Lei, Xiao Yu trembled uncontrollably as if she had endured a long period of grievance, and tears streamed from her eyes.

“She’s not even calling me Xiao Selang anymore, it seems like the situation is a bit serious!”

Xiao Lei felt a pang of fear. What a girl calls you isn’t important, but if it suddenly changes one day, then it’s crucial!

“Are you trying to leave me in the Xiao Family and go enjoy yourself outside alone!”

Heh! She’s really good at reading people!

“Speak, why are you leaving the Xiao Family? If you don’t explain it clearly, you’re not allowed to leave today!”

Xiao Yu tearfully accused Xiao Lei, which made Xiao Lei feel a bit uncomfortable.

“I just don’t want to eat the Xiao Family’s food anymore, who said I was going to abandon you!”

Xiao Lei looked innocent. Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Lei’s bewildered expression, recalled everything again, and realized that Xiao Lei had indeed said nothing, and they had all just guessed.

Isn’t that just nonsense!

“Then why didn’t you discuss it with me before leaving the Family? I thought you ran away!”

Xiao Yu had no objection to Xiao Lei leaving the Family. She knew best how the Xiao Family had treated Xiao Lei over the years.

“I was just about to tell you, who knew you’d get so emotional after I’d only been gone for a little while. Although I am incredibly charming, you don’t have to cling to me like this!”

With the misunderstanding resolved, Xiao Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and Xiao Yu’s emotions gradually calmed down.

Xiao Yu understood that Xiao Lei no longer wanted to eat the Xiao Family’s food. After all, when Xiao Lei hadn’t yet displayed his talent, his treatment was so poor. Now that he had displayed his talent, Xiao Lei didn’t want to owe the Xiao Family anything, so he simply refused to eat the Xiao Family’s food altogether.

“Come to my place! Live at my house! Eat my food!” Xiao Yu said in an unyielding tone, much like those domineering female CEOs from Xiao Lei’s previous life.

“How can that… Alright, alright, alright!”

Xiao Lei originally wanted to be reserved and make Xiao Yu beg a bit more, but his ear didn’t seem to allow it, as it was being pinched by Xiao Yu.

Just like that, Xiao Lei was brought back to Xiao Yu’s house. This was indeed Xiao Yu’s house, not her grandfather the Grand Elder’s. Members of the Xiao Family who passed the coming-of-age ceremony were given a house by the Family.

Xiao Yu’s house came from this. As for the food Xiao Lei ate, it was all personally prepared by Xiao Yu, so there was no suspicion of him eating the Xiao Family’s food.

Such leisurely days continued for a long time, until Ya Fei sent people to deliver the Medicine Cauldron and storage ring, and Xiao Yan also seemed to be ready to Breakthrough to Dou Practitioner… “Yu’er, I have something to tell you!”

While eating the food personally prepared by Xiao Yu, Xiao Lei suddenly said.

As for the address, that was, of course, Xiao Yu’s request. If he didn’t agree, Xiao Yu would keep clinging to Xiao Lei and not let go.

“The domineering female CEO made me call her Yu’er, otherwise she’d hang on me and not come down!”

Xiao Lei reluctantly agreed, forced by her oppressive power.

“What, is the food not to your liking!”

Xiao Yu had originally been staring blankly at Xiao Lei’s face, and only then did she snap out of it.

Ever since Xiao Lei displayed his talent, he seemed to become even more charming!

At least, that’s how Xiao Yu felt.

“No, I need to leave Wutan City for a while!”

This news seemed quite sudden for Xiao Yu.

However, Xiao Yu understood better than anyone that although their interactions now seemed like she was very strong-willed, that was only because Xiao Lei didn’t care about such details.

And once Xiao Lei made a decision, she had no chance of persuading him. It was already a stroke of luck that Xiao Lei would even tell her about it.

“Mm—take care of yourself. I’ll go prepare some things for you!”

Xiao Yu had no decision-making power over Xiao Lei’s affairs and could only try her best to help.

Packing some clothes and preparing some items was all Xiao Yu could do.

“Don’t worry, it’s still by my side!” Xiao Lei patted the long saber beside him.

That was what Xiao Yu had given him earlier, a magic core weapon she bought at Jia Nan Academy, which had cost Xiao Yu a pretty penny… In the back mountains of the Xiao Family, after a surge of energy fluctuation, a black-clad man excitedly said to the pale figure beside him.

“Teacher, I’ve broken through to Dou Practitioner! Where’s the Cultivation Technique you mentioned before? Let me see it!”

Becoming a Dou Practitioner again after many years, Xiao Yan’s mood was complex, but more than that, he was excited, especially when he thought of the mysterious Cultivation Technique Yao Chen had mentioned, which made him even more excited.

“What’s the rush! How can you become a strong person with such a temperament!” Although he said this, Yao Chen was even more nervous than Xiao Yan. This was the moment that would decide his fate.

Only if Xiao Yan chose the Fen Jue would he have hope of resurrection.

Although Yao Chen had lived a righteous life and wouldn’t make decisions for Xiao Yan just for his own resurrection, he would still offer some verbal suggestions.

“This black scroll is the Fen Jue I mentioned to you before. The other scroll is a low-level Earth Rank Cultivation Technique. Although Fen Jue is extraordinary, it is extremely difficult to Cultivate. You must consider it carefully. Even if you don’t choose this Dou Technique, I, your teacher, can still train you to be a strong person, and I won’t blame you!”

“No need to say more, Teacher, I choose Fen Jue. I want to help you, Teacher, refine a body and resurrect!”

Xiao Lei silently gave Xiao Yan a thumbs up!

Good choice! If he didn’t choose it, where would I get Fen Jue?

“Good! As expected of my Disciple, you have courage!”

“Sit cross-legged and prepare to Cultivate the Cultivation Technique. I will act as your Protector.”

…The next day, Xiao Yan, who was Cultivating in his own home, suddenly received a visit from Xiao Lei. By this time, many days had passed since Xiao Lei withdrew from the Xiao Family.

Xiao Zhan and others had been searching for Xiao Lei, but Xiao Lei had been living with Xiao Yu, so Xiao Zhan and the others couldn’t find him at all. Ya Fei, of course, would not reveal Xiao Lei’s situation to them.

Therefore, most of the Xiao Family members thought Xiao Lei had already left Wutan City.

Xiao Yan was also a bit curious about this suddenly appearing Genius, so he immediately met Xiao Lei.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Lei didn’t say anything important when he arrived; he just kept staring at him, and then it was all nonsense.

Although Xiao Yan had already broken through to Dou Practitioner and acquired a Cultivation Technique, Fen Jue was still a low-level Yellow Rank at this time, making little difference whether he had it or not. Moreover, Xiao Lei had also become a Two-Star Alchemist, widening the gap between them, so Xiao Lei’s time to copy Xiao Yan was shortened.

During the copying process, Xiao Yan barely felt any discomfort, but he felt a bit uneasy from Xiao Lei’s intense stare.

Although Xiao Lei’s “Look What You Got” System was extremely prone to problems when copying strong people, with strict conditions, bullying weaker ones was truly simple, completely like hooliganism.

With such an operation, Xiao Lei quickly obtained Fen Jue.

This made Xiao Lei sigh with emotion, thinking that Xiao Yan was truly a good sheep, to be shorn again next time.

The thought of Xiao Yan accidentally finding some strange fire not mentioned in the original work, and then Xiao Lei directly copying it, made Xiao Lei feel incredibly good!