44: Chapter 44 Jin Fugui Tells Stories

Shopkeeper Mo was slightly surprised to see the two brothers, Xiao Tian and Su Xin.

The Young Master is as brilliant as ever.

"Are you two nephews here to see the Young Master?" Shopkeeper Mo asked tentatively.

Su Xin nodded. "That's right!"

The smile on Shopkeeper Mo's face deepened, and his attitude became even more respectful. "The Young Master is on the third floor. Please, nephews."

Xiao Tian followed Su Xin up to the third floor of Duobao Tower, feeling somewhat bewildered.

The third floor of Duobao Tower didn't have the dazzling array of goods found on the first floor, nor the shocking variety of Magical Artifacts on the second. It looked like a simple, small residence.

Indeed, a small residence.

They even saw a soft couch on the third floor.

Jin Fugui emerged from the inner room. Seeing the brothers staring at the couch, he laughed. "I've made a fool of myself in front of you, Brother Tian and Brother Xin. I don't have many hobbies, but I do love beauties. This couch is prepared for them, so it wouldn't be appropriate for you two to use."

Hearing this, Xiao Tian's eyes seemed to be stung. He quickly averted his gaze and stared at his toes. "Should we find a restaurant instead?"

Jin Fugui laughed heartily and pointed at Xiao Tian. "Brother Tian, this... won't do! Learn from Brother Xin. Look how calm he is."

Su Xin was indeed calm. Even after learning the couch was for women, there wasn't a single ripple of emotion in his eyes.

Had he seen few things used by women? He had seen countless bedding items.

"Big Brother Jin, are you trying to drive a wedge between us brothers?" Su Xin's counter-question dispelled Jin Fugui's urge to tease Xiao Tian.

Jin Fugui waved them over. "I wouldn't dare. Let's talk in the drawing room; Brother Tian might feel more at ease there."

Xiao Tian wasn't afraid of being laughed at and took the lead in following Jin Fugui into the drawing room, with Su Xin by his side.

Jin Fugui looked at the pair of brothers, his eyes flickering slightly.

Why weren't his own brothers so easy to talk to? Sigh!

The three young men sat facing each other in a triangular formation, none of them overshadowing the others.

After sitting down, Xiao Tian quickly scanned the drawing room. It was very simple, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Jin Fugui couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, Brother Tian. No matter how much I love beauties, I won't let them into the drawing room. There won't be any of their things here."

Xiao Tian scratched his head. "Things used by your women shouldn't be placed in such a conspicuous spot. It's not good."

Jin Fugui looked at Xiao Tian in surprise, then seemed to feel a sense of relief.

He had thought that because Xiao Tian grew up in a mortal Dynasty, he would naturally hold women in contempt.

It seemed that wasn't the case. Although Xiao Tian was a man, because he hadn't been valued since childhood due to his background, he instead possessed a touch of empathetic kindness toward women.

Jin Fugui accepted the suggestion. "Brother Tian has a point. I'll have someone remove it later."

Xiao Tian became embarrassed again. "Actually, as long as you're happy, it's fine."

Jin Fugui's smile became more genuine. He personally poured a cup of tea for Xiao Tian and then one for Su Xin, treating them as his own.

"Cloud Mist Spirit Tea. It has a long-lasting aftertaste. I think it's quite good. You two should try it."

Su Xin took a sip, feeling that the timing was now right.

"Big Brother Jin, do you truly have a Cultivation Technique to switch to that resolves the drawbacks of the 'Mandarin Duck Art'?"

These were the few words Jin Fugui had mouthed to Su Xin earlier.

Xiao Tian realized, So that's it!

He also put down his teacup and looked at Jin Fugui. "Big Brother Jin, if you really have it, name a price. Neither my second brother nor I are short on Spirit Stones."

Su Xin's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Xiao Tian patted his shoulder. "You're my second brother, after all!"

Jin Fugui also set down his teacup. "Since I dared to say it, I naturally have it. But..."

"How about this? Listen to a story."

Su Xin suppressed his eagerness and nodded.

Jin Fugui then said, "My Great-great-grandmother was also from the Mandarin Duck Pavilion."

Su Xin looked at Jin Fugui in surprise.

Jin Fugui wasn't ashamed at all and spoke of the past with total openness.

"Back then, my Great-great-grandmother was still a female Cultivator of the Mandarin Duck Pavilion. To 'enter emotion' and leave the pavilion, she met my Great-great-grandfather. He was traveling incognito at the time, competing to be the candidate for the Young Master."

"A talented man and a beautiful woman—they fell in love."

"After a night of passion, my Great-great-grandfather's Dual Spiritual Roots, which weren't particularly advantageous in the competition for Young Master, were purified. He immediately took a Spirit Cleansing Pill and achieved a Single Spiritual Root."

"My Great-great-grandfather was already gifted in business; it was only his Spiritual Root that held him back from outstripping the other Young Master candidates. It was my Great-great-grandmother's help that allowed him to soar."

"My Great-great-grandfather truly loved my Great-great-grandmother. Having guessed her identity, he revealed his own before she could sever her emotions."

"He gave her two choices: first, take the path of severing emotion and return to the Mandarin Duck Pavilion; second, switch to a different Cultivation Technique."

"My Great-great-grandmother told him that once one Cultivates the 'Mandarin Duck Art', there is no turning back and no way to switch techniques."

"Naturally, my Great-great-grandfather refused to give up his beloved. He used some means to forcibly keep her and help her switch her Cultivation Technique."

"But unfortunately, it was exactly as she had said. From the moment one begins to Cultivate the 'Mandarin Duck Art', the possibility of switching is severed."

"My Great-great-grandfather didn't stop there. Using the power and wealth of Duobao Tower, he searched everywhere for a solution."

"And he actually found one."

Su Xin's breath hitched, his eyes fixed intently on Jin Fugui.

Jin Fugui smiled slowly. "Actually, it's not quite that he found one."

Su Xin furrowed his brows.

"My Great-great-grandfather found a Genius Cultivator who was very skilled at modifying and creating techniques. Based on my Great-great-grandmother's physical condition after Cultivating the 'Mandarin Duck Art', they created a technique called the 'Emotion Entering Art', which discarded the requirement of the 'Mandarin Duck Art' to sever emotions."

Su Xin stood up abruptly.

When it came to his mother Su Ninger's path of Cultivation, Su Xin couldn't remain calm.

"I want that technique. Name your price in Spirit Stones!"

Jin Fugui waved his hand. "It's not a matter of Spirit Stones, Brother Xin."

"The existence of the 'Emotion Entering Art' shakes the very Foundation of the Mandarin Duck Pavilion. Do you understand?"

Su Xin's pupils constricted.

Seeing this, Jin Fugui knew he understood. He continued, "My Great-great-grandfather paid a heavy price to get the Mandarin Duck Pavilion to stop pursuing my Great-great-grandmother."

"However, the Mandarin Duck Pavilion demanded that the 'Emotion Entering Art' be destroyed, and everyone who knew its contents was made to swear a Heavenly Dao oath never to teach it."

Su Xin's brows knitted into a tight knot, his disappointment hard to suppress.

With a Heavenly Dao oath in place, there was no way around it.

Seeing Su Xin's dejection, Jin Fugui consoled him, "Brother Xin, this matter is not without a solution."

Su Xin frowned. "A Heavenly Dao oath... what solution could there be?"

Jin Fugui's eyes flickered. "As far as I know, the Heavenly Dao oath my Great-great-grandmother swore was that she could not teach the 'Emotion Entering Art' without the permission of the Mandarin Duck Pavilion."

Su Xin was not stupid; he immediately understood what Jin Fugui was implying.

Jin Fugui said meaningfully, "Brother Xin, as for how to get the Mandarin Duck Pavilion to relent and let her go, that will depend on your own abilities."