2: Chapter 2 You're dreaming!

Patriarch Lin Tianyang's patience was completely exhausted, and he stared coldly and fixedly at Lin Feng.

"Patriarch Lin, I know you are anxious, but don't be in such a hurry!"

Lin Feng shot him a cold glance and continued, "I can give up the apprenticeship quota, but I have a few conditions!"

"Oh? What conditions?" Hearing this, the chill in Patriarch Lin Tianyang's eyes gradually dissipated, and he asked impatiently.

As long as there was room for negotiation, he didn't want to resort to violence!

After all, everyone knew that Lin Feng had already returned to the family.

If he were to kill his own biological son just for a quota, his reputation would be tarnished.

Therefore, his true goal was to obtain the quota and then drive away Lin Feng, this jinx.

"My conditions are very simple. First, you give me ten thousand taels of silver.

Second, I want to sever ties with your Lin family; from now on, we will have nothing to do with each other ever again.

Third, and most importantly, you are not allowed to cause trouble for my foster parents' family.

As long as you agree to these three conditions, I will hand over the quota!"

"What? Ten thousand taels? Why don't you just go rob someone?" Patriarch Lin Tianyang and Su Xiuli's expressions changed drastically upon hearing this.

The Lin family could indeed afford ten thousand taels.

But they were unwilling to give it to Lin Feng, this "trash."

"Heh, aren't you always claiming that Lin Hao is the hope for the future rise of your Lin family?

How come this hope isn't even worth ten thousand taels?" Lin Feng mocked with a smile.

"That's different!"

Patriarch Lin Tianyang shook his head and said loudly, "Lin Hao has already joined the martial arts hall to study, and he will need a massive amount of cultivation resources in the future, costing countless sums of money.

So, don't even think about that ten thousand taels. I will give you at most five hundred taels!"

"Heh, you want to buy a precious apprenticeship quota for a mere five hundred taels? Are you dreaming?" Lin Feng sneered.

Patriarch Lin Tianyang furrowed his brows deeply, falling into deep thought!

A moment later, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will give you at most one thousand taels!"

"No, at least five thousand taels!" Lin Feng said loudly.

"Two thousand taels, this is my bottom line!" Patriarch Lin Tianyang said, suppressing his heartache.

"I don't agree." Lin Feng stood up abruptly and said loudly, "Since you have no sincerity, then let's not talk about it!"

Having said that, he quickly turned around and strode out of the hall.

"Feng'er, wait!"

Su Xiuli hurriedly stood up and chased after Lin Feng, grabbing his arm, "We are all family, let's discuss this properly..."

"Heh, family? Ever since you set your sights on that quota of mine, I have had nothing to do with your Lin family."

Lin Feng said coldly, "Instead of moral posturing here, why not offer something practical!"

"Sigh, you child, how did you become like this? Your heart and eyes are filled only with money."

Su Xiuli muttered, "Compared to our Lin Hao, you are far behind!"

"Heh..."

Lin Feng almost laughed out of anger upon hearing this, "Of course your Lin Hao is obedient and well-behaved.

Because he has never had to worry about money from the time he was young.

Unlike me, never knowing if I'd have the next meal, the thing I thought about most every day was how to fill my stomach!"

"Child, you have suffered..." Su Xiuli's eyes turned red, and she reached out to stroke Lin Feng's head, wanting to express her motherly affection!

"Enough, I won't waste any more words with you. Final price, three thousand taels. Take it or leave it, if not, we'll part ways!"

Lin Feng took a step back, dodging Su Xiuli's right hand.

Three thousand taels was Lin Feng's bottom line.

It was just enough for what he needed to do next!

"Fine, I agree, three thousand taels it is!" Patriarch Lin Tianyang thought for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and agreed, feeling quite pained.

This was only because the selection tournament for the Three Great Martial Halls was just one year away!

Although Lin Hao had joined the Badao Martial Arts Hall, he was currently just an ordinary Outer Sect Disciple.

Once he possessed that free apprenticeship quota, he could directly become a Disciple of the Hall Master, Master Li Badao!

With the guidance of a famous master, combined with Lin Hao's own natural talent.

Surely in one year, passing the martial arts hall selection and joining the Badao Sect above would be no problem!

And once he became a Badao Sect Disciple, Lin Hao could rely on his status as a Disciple.

To take their whole family and go live in a city under the Badao Sect!

That place was not a land devoid of Spiritual Qi like Qingyun County.

The entire city was suitable for Cultivate.

And in Qingyun County, apart from the locations of the Three Great Martial Halls, there was no Spiritual Qi anywhere else!

This place was known as a land devoid of Spiritual Qi, and also called a "Cultivate Wasteland."

Looking up, the sky was shrouded year-round in a hazy and eerie gray fog, with not a single ray of sunlight visible.

No one knew when the gray fog appeared, how it was formed, or what lay beyond it.

"Take it, this is three thousand taels in silver notes!"

Just as Lin Feng was deep in thought, Patriarch Lin Tianyang took out a thick stack of silver notes from his chest with visible pain, and handed them over with a cold face.

Lin Feng reached out to take them!

Patriarch Lin Tianyang retracted his hand and said loudly, "Wait, I have one more condition.

After you take the silver notes, you must not join the Badao Martial Arts Hall, lest it affect Lin Hao's Cultivate. Do you agree?"

He was worried that his ugly deed of stealing the quota would be exposed, affecting Lin Hao's future!

"Fine, I agree!" Lin Feng nodded and reached out to take the silver notes.

Anyway, there were three major martial halls in Qingyun County; with the silver notes, he could join any one of them.

Hearing this, Patriarch Lin Tianyang finally handed over the silver notes!

"I have the silver notes now. Immediately write the document to sever ties, and a guarantee that you will not harm my foster parents' family in the future.

From now on, we are even!"

Lin Feng counted them, put the silver notes into his pocket, and said coldly.

"Feng'er, we are your biological parents, after all. Do you really have to be so ruthless and sever ties with us?"

Su Xiuli said with red-rimmed eyes.

"Heh, Auntie Su, wasn't it you who looked down on me, your trash son, first?" Lin Feng said with a sneer.

"You... what did you call me?" Su Xiuli's body stiffened.

"Enough, didn't you want the document to sever ties and the guarantee? I'll give them to you!" Patriarch Lin Tianyang shouted unhappily.

Having said that, he quickly ordered the servants to bring pen, ink, paper, and an inkstone.

After writing the document to sever ties and the guarantee, both sides pressed their fingerprints.

After collecting them, Lin Feng handed over the Hall Master's token and turned to leave.

"Feng'er..." Tears slid down the corners of Su Xiuli's eyes, and she wanted to say something more!

"Let him go!" Patriarch Lin Tianyang shouted coldly, "I want to see what kind of success that trash can achieve after leaving my Lin family!"

After Lin Feng departed!

Su Xiuli suddenly lowered her voice and said, "By the way, didn't your father risk his life back then to find a Heaven-Defying precious herb from that place?

That precious herb can improve a Cultivator's root bone.

When the Old Master passed away, he even left a will to leave the precious herb to Feng'er.

Why don't we just give him that precious herb?

With the precious herb, it will definitely be able to improve his root bone..."

"Hmph, even if I feed the precious herb to a dog, I will absolutely not give it to him!"

Patriarch Lin Tianyang coldly interrupted her, "Besides, good things should of course be saved for our Lin Hao!"

"Hmm, that's true, then let's save it for Lin Hao in the future!"

However.

What the two of them never expected was that not long after, the precious herb would still end up in Lin Feng's hands.

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