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59: Chapter 59 Our dad is still the most unreliable.
Duobao Tower.
As Xiao Tian entered, he saw Ye Wang speaking with Shopkeeper Mo.
He was slightly surprised, "Uncle Ye?"
"Dad! Mom!" Ye Xuner happily rushed over, and Ye Wang and Rong Xue quickly caught their joyful daughter.
"Mom, Uncle, why are you at Duobao Tower?" Ye Fan also came over to greet them.
Rong Xue felt a little awkward seeing Xiao Tian and Su Xin following her sons.
Ye Wang had already adjusted his mindset and faced the three with respectful expressions. "I came to ask Shopkeeper Mo if Duobao Tower has better floor tile Materials."
Xiao Tian's eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Shopkeeper Mo.
Shopkeeper Mo was currently anxious about the Young Master and couldn't attend to anything else. "Young Master Xiao, just leave this to Fellow Daoist Ye and me. We guarantee you will be satisfied."
His gaze flickered toward the staircase. Although it seemed casual, everyone could tell he was urging them.
Xiao Tian was truly good-tempered and said, "Fine, I'll leave my martial arts practice field to you two. Don't worry about the cost; I haven't spent much of my allowance. Oh right, use the same Materials for Brother Xin’s and Brother Fan’s courtyards too; it will all be on my tab."
Ye Fan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but seeing Su Xin didn't object, he swallowed his refusal.
Xiao Tian was very pleased. He patted Shopkeeper Mo heavily. "You must get this done right for me! I'm going upstairs to play with Big Brother Jin."
Shopkeeper Mo, who was slapped until his face grimaced, forced a smile. "Yes, yes. You all go up quickly. I have already notified the Young Master; he is waiting."
Xiao Tian walked upstairs with a 'thump-thump-thump.' Ye Fan looked toward his little sister.
Ye Xuner hesitated for half a breath between her parents and brother, then immediately showed her brother a sweet smile, though the smile was completely hidden by her pink veil.
"Brother, I want to stay with Mom and Dad."
Ye Fan looked at the pink veil on his little sister's face and suddenly felt it was very glaring.
He walked up to Shopkeeper Mo, took out Spirit Stones, and said, "I want a Scar-Removing Pill."
"Brother?" Ye Xuner exclaimed in surprise.
Ye Fan turned back with a gentle smile. "It's useless for Brother right now. I've only just started Alchemy; I can't let Xuner take a Scar-Removing Pill refined by Brother. Xuner won't hate Brother, right?"
Ye Xuner shook her head vigorously, not even noticing her veil had fallen.
Ye Fan looked at the uneven scars beneath the veil, and his heart ached.
How could he bear to let Xuner suffer with such a face for the sake of his so-called self-respect?
Placing the Scar-Removing Pill into his little sister's hand, Ye Fan looked at his mother and stepfather. "Mom, Uncle, Duobao Tower has resting rooms. Please take little sister to take the Scar-Removing Pill first."
Ye Wang nodded excitedly, tightly holding his daughter's and wife's hands. "Good!"
Ye Fan felt a sense of relief and then turned to follow the steps of his two older brothers.
When he turned around, he realized both his older brothers were waiting for him at the staircase entrance.
Ye Fan met the clear eyes of his two older brothers and felt the gloom in his heart completely dissipate.
He quickly walked behind his two older brothers, his smile gentle. "Brother Tian, Brother Xin, I'm here."
Xiao Tian wanted to pat Ye Fan heavily on the shoulder, but Su Xin stopped him. "Brother Tian, perhaps you should forget about your strength."
"Haha..." Xiao Tian let out two dry laughs, forgetting that Brother Fan was only at the third level of Qi Condensation and couldn't compare to them.
Xiao Tian withdrew his hand and quickly went upstairs.
Su Xin looked apologetically at Ye Fan. "Brother Fan, I didn't mean to look down on you."
Ye Fan nodded, not taking offense. "My cultivation is indeed lower than both older brothers; there's nothing wrong with admitting that."
"I won't be discouraged; I will work hard to catch up. Besides, Dad is also helping me look for things to improve my Spiritual Root."
Su Xin breathed a sigh of relief. This sensitive younger brother had finally understood.
The three brothers reached the third floor, where Jin Fugui had already been waiting for a long time. The Formation had also been removed, allowing them direct passage.
The first thing Jin Fugui said upon seeing the three was directed at Ye Fan, whom he knew the least. "Have you thought it through? What your father lacks the least is Spirit Stones. Why are you being polite to him? Spend them lavishly; only then can you fill the void of being without a father for these past dozen years."
Saying this, he laughed himself, his round face looking soft and easily bullied.
Ye Fan was also smiling and nodded. "Big Brother Jin is right; I was thinking incorrectly before."
Jin Fugui invited them to sit down quickly. The four of them formed a perfect circle around a table.
"Why have you come to see me today?" Jin Fugui asked curiously.
Xiao Tian, Su Xin, and Ye Fan exchanged glances and spoke in unison, "We've come to ask for your help."
Jin Fugui had a warm-hearted nature, at least the nature he displayed in front of the Xiao Tian brothers.
"Oh? What is it? Tell me about it."
Xiao Tian couldn't wait. "Big Brother Jin, do you know if there is any Family in the Cultivation World with the surname Li that likes to send out branch lines?"
Jin Fugui paused while pouring tea for the three of them, looking at them in surprise.
He set the teapot aside, picked up the golden fan on the table, and snapped it open, fanning himself to cool down.
"You three... want to find your half-brothers?"
"Brothers?" Su Xin pondered the two words and smiled. "It seems Big Brother Jin already has some news and even knows those two are brothers."
"Two?" Jin Fugui was bewildered. "Not one? Where are there two?"
Xiao Tian and Su Xin exchanged confused glances. Ye Fan, having returned the latest, didn't quite understand the Family matters and patiently listened without speaking or offering an opinion.
"One? No, there should be two. Isn't Dad always one hundred percent accurate? He shouldn't have made a mistake, right?" Xiao Tian asked Su Xin uncertainly.
Su Xin nodded firmly. "It's impossible for him to be wrong. With my mother's example before us, Dad's ability is beyond question."
"Big Brother Jin, can you tell us brothers what you've investigated? Don't worry, we definitely won't let Big Brother Jin help for nothing."
Jin Fugui waved his hand. "Why talk about such things between us? Let me sort things out in a moment."
His eyes flickered uncertainly. After a long pause, his pupils trembled. "Could it be that the child of that Miss Li is also Uncle's?"
Ye Fan actually knew more about this and nodded. "I heard Uncle say it was Miss Li and her personal maidservant."
Jin Fugui's mouth twitched. "I also know that Ye Wang investigated that Miss Li, but I only thought it was because the maidservant's status made her hard to investigate, so..."
It turned out to be, taking both.
Jin Fugui looked speechlessly at the three brothers. "Uncle is this lecherous, and you still want to help him find people?"
Xiao Tian sighed. "Who told us to have a father like this? We have no choice."
Jin Fugui froze, muttering, "Yes, who did I end up with? I have no choice."
The three brothers exchanged glances, communicating silently.
Xiao Tian: Can he do it?
Ye Fan: It should be fine.
Su Xin: Don't worry, Big Brother Jin will figure it out.
Jin Fugui did not disappoint the three.
He leaned back, and the faint aura of dejection on him vanished, restoring his usual composed affluence.
"It was Uncle Mo who asked you to come and persuade me, right?"
Xiao Tian nodded honestly. "You locked yourself away for two days, making Shopkeeper Mo so anxious that he's grasping at straws and asked us to try persuading you."
Su Xin spread his hands. "We don't know exactly what happened to you, only that it seems related to your father."
Ye Fan picked up the conversation with tacit understanding. "We just thought, is there any father more unreliable than our dad? So we came to try."
The three spoke in unison, "Indeed, our dad is still the most unreliable!"
Jin Fugui let out a 'Pfft' sound, laughing, with a paper crane in his palm.
"I've recorded everything you said. I wonder if Uncle Luo will be heartbroken if he hears it."
The three brothers exchanged a look and rushed forward together!