14: Chapter 14 Xiao Tian's Brothers

When Luo Yunkai obtained the invitation to the auction, there were only five days left until the event.

It took three days to heal his injuries, one day to travel on the flying boat, and one day to rest before the internal auction of the Qingyun Sect began.

Before heading to the auction, Luo Yunkai calculated his assets.

During these five days, the System had given him a total of five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, topping up his capital, which was originally less than seven million, to exactly seven million.

Well, he gave a small portion to Xiao Tian as pocket money.

The Qingyun Sect was a good place to see the world, but since his Cheap son was a Mortal, Luo Yunkai feared he might feel inferior, so he allocated him three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Money gives a man confidence!

Seeing his father tallying his assets, Xiao Tian, who had already learned what a massive fortune three hundred thousand Spirit Stones was after being in the Qingyun Sect for a day, quickly presented his Storage Pouch.

"Father, the Spirit Stones I..."

Luo Yunkai waved his hand, "What I gave you is yours to keep. Spend it as you wish. Later at the auction, if you see anything you like, bid for it yourself. Don't worry about whether I have enough; your father isn't short on Spirit Stones."

Xiao Tian reluctantly put away the Storage Pouch, his movements slow and hesitant.

Luo Yunkai narrowed his eyes, "Tian'er, is something wrong? What is it you can't tell your father?"

Xiao Tian scratched his head sheepishly, "It's just, Father, when I went out yesterday, I ran into that Second Young Master Bai we met at the market."

Luo Yunkai immediately frowned. He pulled his Cheap son over and sent his spiritual power into him for a circulation check. Finding no injuries, he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"I knew it. No matter how arrogant and willful he is, he would still restrain himself within the Qingyun Sect and wouldn't dare attack. Especially since you are still an ordinary person who hasn't started to Cultivate."

Xiao Tian looked at his father with emotion, "Second Young Master Bai didn't dare to lay a hand on me, but he had people surround me and wouldn't let me leave."

Luo Yunkai knitted his brow, "Why didn't you send a message to your father?"

Xiao Tian: "But then someone helped and drove away the people blocking me."

Luo Yunkai realized, "The matter you want to discuss is related to this person?"

Xiao Tian grinned slyly, "Father, you're so smart! It is him! He's a new friend I made. He wants to attend the auction, but he didn't get a qualification. Father, look, can you take my brother along?"

"I remember the invitation allows three people into the auction. If it's not possible, forget it. He didn't mention it, and I didn't either, so I haven't broken any promises."

For such a small request from the boy, how could Luo Yunkai refuse?

"Fine, go bring him over."

Xiao Tian was overjoyed, "Thank you, Father!"

Luo Yunkai watched his son's cheerful retreating back, helplessly stroking his beard and shaking his head, "This child, isn't he afraid that people approaching him might have ill intentions?"

"Forget it, forget it. If someone covets him, it means he has value. Perhaps that's what makes him happy."

...

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Su Xin, Su Xin, hurry and open the door! I have great news to tell you!"

The room, so dim that not a sliver of light seemed able to penetrate, was permeated with Death Qi.

The knocking and the excited voice dispelled the Death Qi, and the person hidden in the shadows slowly raised his head.

"Su Xin, Su Xin..."

The repeated calls made Su Xin sigh silently. He carefully collected the silver needles soaking in black fluid before him and hid them in his sleeve.

He pushed the door open, and the light shone upon him, highlighting his pale complexion and gloomy expression.

His shadow was stretched long by the light, casting a grotesque, ghostly figure on the dark floor of the room.

Dragging his claw-like shadow, Su Xin walked to the courtyard gate and unlatched the bolt.

"Su Xin, it's me, the person you helped yesterday with the wound. Do you remember me?"

Su Xin certainly remembered. Xiao Tian's voice was hearty and generous, highly recognizable.

Moreover, besides Xiao Tian, he couldn't think of anyone else who would knock on his door.

Now, in the outer sect of the Qingyun Sect, everyone avoided him like the plague.

"I remember you, Xiao Tian. What do you need me for?"

Su Xin thought that before he died, if he could help, he would. It would be like accumulating merit for himself and his mother, so that in the next life, the mother and son could have a good destination.

Xiao Tian grabbed Su Xin's hand. For some reason, even though Su Xin looked gloomy, silent, and hard to approach, he felt an inexplicable closeness to him.

"Su Xin, didn't you want to go to the auction? My father can take you. Come on, I'll take you to meet him."

"What!?" Su Xin suddenly looked up, staring at Xiao Tian's hurried back in disbelief, being yanked forward with a stumble.

Being yanked off balance by a Mortal showed how turbulent Su Xin's emotions were at that moment.

Su Xin pulled Xiao Tian back, "Xiao Tian, are you serious?"

Xiao Tian was genuinely strong. Even with Su Xin's sudden pull, he wasn't affected much; he was the one who actively stopped.

Turning back, he nodded to Su Xin, "Of course it's true, absolutely true! My father has an invitation. You know about the invitation, right? It allows three people into the auction. My father, me, and you—that makes exactly three."

Su Xin suddenly tightened his grip, his eyes slightly reddening, "Thank you, thank you..."

He was actually choking up.

Xiao Tian patted Su Xin's shoulder. This fellow was too thin; even if he Cultivated, couldn't he eat his fill?

"Stop thanking me. My father must be getting anxious."

Su Xin was startled. He grabbed Xiao Tian and used the Divine Movement Technique, instantly darting several meters away.

"Xiao Tian, you are my brother for life! From now on, I will protect you!"

Xiao Tian laughed heartily, "Alright, let's be brothers for life! But I don't need your protection. Look at your little arms and legs; I'm the one who should be protecting you!"

Su Xin said nothing more, having already made up his mind in his heart.

No one would be allowed to bully his Mortal brother!

...

"Bang!"

Xiao Tian dragged Su Xin and burst through the door, shouting excitedly, "Father, I brought the person! This is the brother I just recognized, his name is Su Xin. Don't mind his gloomy expression; he's actually a good person. We owe him a lot from yesterday."

Luo Yunkai cast his gaze toward the person Xiao Tian introduced.

Pale-faced and gloomy, he looked like a venomous snake hiding in the shadows—someone clearly not easy to deal with.

Luo Yunkai was speechless. His Cheap son calls this a good person?

Bai Shao looked more like a good person than him.

And what was with the shock in this kid's eyes?

Do I look that old? Is my appearance as an old man shocking to Tian'er's father?

Luo Yunkai unconsciously touched his face and tugged at his beard, wondering if he should trim his beard to look a bit younger.

Xiao Tian happily finished his introduction, but neither his father nor his brother reacted.

He looked at one, then the other, "Father?"

Luo Yunkai cleared his throat lightly, one hand behind his back and one in front, "Mm, let's go. The auction is about to start."

Xiao Tian immediately forgot the strange, awkward silence and excitedly followed Su Xin.

Su Xin, however, remained very quiet from the moment he stepped into the courtyard and saw Luo Yunkai.

A complex look was cast upon Xiao Tian. Su Xin lowered his eyes, concealing the thoughts within them.

But his soul seemed to have flown away; he followed the Luo Yunkai father and son like an unthinking zombie.

Until...

"Su Xin, why are you here? Don't tell me you thought you could sneak into the auction?"