50: Chapter 50: Another incident occurred.

In the inn, Su Jiuchuan looked at the two chests of gold placed before him and sighed; in just three days, he had already burned through over one hundred thousand taels of silver.

The money before him looked like a lot, but in all likelihood, it wouldn't be enough to support his Breakthrough to Innate.

He opened the System and selected recharge.

"Recharge successful, current balance: 106688."

Now that his Xuanxin Art had reached Perfection, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to enter the Xuanxian Sect either.

Where could he get a Xiantian Technique?

Su Jiuchuan furrowed his brows. Should he really follow Cai Rujin to find her father and apprentice himself to him?

This girl might be a bit foolish, but that didn't mean her father was. For one thing, the origin of the "Blade Qi Secret Record" was hard to explain. If it turned out like in one of his simulations where he was branded a spy sent by some faction and executed on the spot, that would be truly unjust.

"Bang!"

Just as Su Jiuchuan was lost in thought, a stone hit the windowsill. He immediately stood up and ran to the window, only to see a figure flash by in the vicinity.

At this moment, the sky was dim, but Su Jiuchuan could still see the person's back from afar. It seemed the other party was deliberately luring him over. He immediately flipped out of the window.

Following the person for a stretch, Su Jiuchuan was secretly alarmed; regardless of whether he accelerated, the other party always seemed to maintain the same distance. This person's cultivation was no lower than his own.

After running for a while longer, the person in front stopped. A man in gray robes stood there with his hands behind his back.

"Young Master, I have brought the person." The man bowed to the man in gray and said.

The man in gray turned around, revealing the appearance of a young man of eighteen or nineteen, with eyes like water and an extremely handsome face.

"Who are you people?"

"This is our Wen Family's Second Young Master, real name Wen Shuyu," the man who had led the way said.

"Watching the duel between Young Master Su and Young Master Lin Yanyi today was truly spectacular," real name Wen Shuyu said, clapping gently. "Young Master Su has such cultivation at such a young age; you are truly a Genius. Why not join our Wen Family?"

"Not interested!"

Su Jiuchuan replied bluntly. In his simulated lives, these aristocratic scions were all cold-hearted people, and he couldn't be bothered to deal with them.

"Won't you listen to our terms?"

real name Wen Shuyu was not angered by his blunt refusal; instead, she spoke unhurriedly.

"As far as I know, Young Master Su does not come from a renowned sect or a major aristocratic Family, so I assume you lack a Xiantian Technique." She smiled. "If you join our Wen Family and swear allegiance to us, we will provide you with a Xiantian Technique. What do you think?"

This was the foundation that renowned sects and aristocratic families relied upon; all Xiantian Techniques were completely monopolized by them. For an ordinary person to reach Innate, the only path was to join them.

Whether it was the Wen Family or the Lin Family, they had countless Guest Elders, who were actually just Advanced bodyguards, all bound to their families for this very reason.

No wonder she came today with such confidence; in her view, if Su Jiuchuan wanted to continue his path of martial arts, he had no choice but to rely on them.

Seeing that Su Jiuchuan had not responded for a long time, she continued: "If you have other requests, feel free to state them. I can guarantee that among all the aristocratic families, our terms are the best."

"Joining the Wen Family is not impossible!" Su Jiuchuan smiled.

Hearing this, real name Wen Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief. This result was within expectations; what did it matter how much of a Genius he was? Could he really create his own Xiantian Technique?

"If you can give me one million taels of silver every month, I might consider it."

Once this request was made, real name Wen Shuyu was stunned. She thought she had misheard and asked: "You mean silver?"

Su Jiuchuan nodded.

"Hmph, ungrateful!" real name Wen Shuyu was instantly furious. She didn't believe for a second that Su Jiuchuan was making such a request; this was merely an excuse to mock the Wen Family.

"Don't regret this!" After saying this, she turned and left. The other person hurriedly followed; it was clear this was her attendant.

Watching the two figures disappear, Su Jiuchuan sighed deeply. "I was telling the truth! Why does no one believe me? Why doesn't the Wen Family's Second Young Miss believe me?"

Su Jiuchuan had long since seen that real name Wen Shuyu was actually a woman disguised as a man. This trope had been played out in television dramas in his later life; he hadn't expected women in this world to have a penchant for it as well.

However, since she was dressed as a man, it was naturally not his place to expose her; he would just play along.

...

"Young Mi... oh, Young Master, should we notify the Family to deal with this guy surnamed Su?" The attendant asked cautiously.

"Heh!" real name Wen Shuyu sneered. "Whether he joins the Wen Family or not is unimportant. What matters is not letting Young Master Lin Yanyi have a chance to turn the tables."

"The Lin Family already has an old monster with the Sacred Heart Art; they cannot have another Innate like this. Since Su Jiuchuan broke his state of Perfection, if he wants to make up for it, he must kill Su Jiuchuan with his own hands."

"We just need to raise this guy surnamed Su to Innate or kill him beforehand." She smiled and said, "If he had been willing to join the Wen Family, it wouldn't have been impossible to waste some resources to raise him to Innate."

"Since he is unwilling, there is no other way."

"Young Master, which of our Family's Guest Elders should we notify to take action?"

real name Wen Shuyu frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head, saying: "Our Wen Family cannot take action. If our people take action, wouldn't it be obvious that the Wen Family wants to target the Lin Family?"

The attendant nodded repeatedly upon hearing this; the Lin Family was currently in the limelight, and it was better not to provoke them lightly.

"I see from the information you gathered that Su Jiuchuan comes from Hechuan City and once killed City Lord Lan Sheng's son, Lan Guping. And City Lord Lan Sheng's eldest son, Lan Heguang, has already stepped into the Half-Step Innate. Find a way to notify him!"

"Yes!"

...

Su Jiuchuan returned to the inn and was just about to go to his room when he suddenly discovered the door next to him was wide open. He rushed over, only to find Hunchbacked Aunt Li fainted on the ground, while Cai Rujin had already disappeared.

He hurriedly helped Aunt Li up and gently infused a bit of True Qi, upon which Aunt Li slowly woke up.

"Uh... uh..." She was mute and gestured for a while, leaving Su Jiuchuan completely confused.

After a full incense stick of time, Su Jiuchuan finally understood that after he had left, someone had drugged the two of them with incense and then abducted Cai Rujin. As for who exactly it was, Aunt Li did not know either.

But in the previous simulations, wasn't Cai Rujin supposed to be captured by men in black outside Tianmu City several months later? Why was it suddenly happening earlier? Could it be that because of him, Cai Rujin had been attracted to Tianshui City, and the other party had decided to act early because of this?

Seeing Su Jiuchuan lost in thought, Aunt Li was burning with anxiety. She ran out of the inn to look around but found no clues. She could only tell Su Jiuchuan that the Young Miss was now missing and she had to go back to tell the master, after which she ran off in a hurry.