Chapter 156: Chapter 156

“Young Master Xiao, where are you going next?” Ouyang Mingyue caught up with Xiao Jingting and asked.

“I need to find a place to rest for a while.” Xiao Jingting said vaguely.

“I think that since you are at the ninth level of Qi Practice, you should be preparing to advance to Foundation Building.” Ouyang Mingyue said.

Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, and then said perfunctorily,“Miss Ouyang is joking, I have limited aptitude. I can’t get my hands on the Foundation Establishment Pill, so it would be hard for me to advance to Foundation Building.”

Ouyang Mingyue tilted her head, somewhat skeptical,“I saw Young Master Xiao successively buying two extremely precious spiritual grasses. Young Master Xiao, are you a senior alchemist?”

Xiao Jingting’s heart thudded. Ouyang Mingyue was quite observant! If Ouyang Mingyue could think of these things, others might also be suspicious. Xiao Jingting made up his mind to go into seclusion for a while.

“How could it be? I can refine some aphrodisiac pills, but not high-level pills. I bought these two spiritual plants to practice a special technique.” Xiao Jingting said.

Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,”So that’s it!”

“Brother Xiao, the two spiritual plants you bought are needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pill, so I thought you are going to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.” Ouyang Mingyue half-jokingly said.

Xiao Jingting’s face changed slightly as he waved his hand, saying,”Miss Ouyang, it can’t be.”

Ouyang Mingyue smiled carelessly and said,”I’m just joking, Young Master Xiao. What are you so nervous about?”

Xiao Jingting smiled dryly, scratched the back of his head, and said,”You think too highly of me, so I can’t help feeling nervous.”

Ouyang Mingyue took out a communication talisman and handed it to Xiao Jingting, saying,”Brother Xiao, this is my voice transmission talisman. If there is anything, you can send me a message.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said,”Alright, thank you very much, Miss Ouyang.”

…

Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,”Let’s go.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said,”Alright.”

Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan walked into their temporarily rented cave. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan already changed their cave and the one they were now renting cost five spirit stones a month. However, the conditions were much better than the previous one and there was also a fire vein in the cave which could be used to refine pills and weapons.

Xiao Jingting sat at the table, holding his jaw with one hand and tapping gently on the table with the other.

“What are you thinking about?” Xu Muan leaned close to Xiao Jingting and asked.

“I’m thinking about what to do next.” Xiao Jingting said.

“Didn’t Ouyang Mingyue already say it? The merchant ship will come over once every two to three years. We must use this time to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill and advance to Foundation Building realm as well as earn money for the journey. I am afraid we will need to go back home before going to Cloud Continent, there is not much time left.” Xu Muan thought and said.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said,”Yes! Do you think we should start refining the Foundation Establishment Pill now?”

Xu Muan shook his head and said,”No, let’s refine our spiritual energy first. Alchemy can’t be urged.”

Others might think similarly to Ouyang Mingyue. The matter of Xiao Jingting buying two spiritual plants would be eye-catching. Although they sold pills on consignment secretly, there was no guarantee that they did not leave any traces. Moreover, the Earth Fire room that they had been renting made it even more suspicious.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said,”That’s right.” It just so happened that the jade pendant space needed some time to grow spiritual grasses.

…

Desert City.

Mu Shuyu used his technique and the spiritual plants in the field were growing rapidly.

Xiao Jinfeng walked towards Mu Shuyu and said,”You’ve worked hard.”

Mu Shuyu shook his head and said,”It’s fine. It’s not hard work.” Xiao Xiaofu leaned into Xiao Jinfeng’s arms and called out in a cute voice,“Daddy, daddy.”

Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Xiaofu’s innocent and lovely face and his heart suddenly softened.

Xiao Jinfeng looked at Mu Shuyu and said with some concern,”The business in the store doesn’t seem to be good lately.”

The beverage shop made a lot of money, but it was not enough for Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu who had advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice.

Xiao Jinfeng specialized in the spiritual wine business. Before leaving the Xiao family, Xiao Jingting told him several recipes for brewing spiritual wine. Relying on those novel recipes with unique tastes, Xiao Jinfeng brewed many spiritual wines and the business was very good.

Mu Shuyu said in a little depressed tone,”Someone is still causing trouble.”

When Xiao Jingting first left the Xiao family, the family was flourishing. However, it wasn’t long before the Xiao family business was suppressed in many ways.

Xiao Qingyan was seriously injured by a demonic beast while doing a mission. When he returned, he found out that his soul force was broken and his cultivation dropped to the third level of Qi Practice.

Xiao Linfeng inquired around and found that there was something strange about this mission. Xiao Qingyan’s accident seemed to be planned.

Xiao Linfeng investigated all the way but was besieged and also accidentally seriously injured.

After many twists and turns, the Xiao family finally realized that the Pei family was behind all the trouble that the Xiao family was facing.

When Xiao Xiaofan gambled out the Spiritual Medicine Silkworm, Pei Song started keeping an eye on Xiao Jingting. Later, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan teamed up to kill Pei Song and Pei Song’s helpers.

However, no matter how neatly Xiao Jingting did it, he still couldn’t stop the Pei family from suspecting him. It turned out that some of Pei Song’s followers had known that he was coveting Xiao Jingting’s spirit stones for a long time. Originally, when Pei Song did not show up, his followers only thought he would be gone for some time. But later, when Pei Song was nowhere to be found, they realized something was wrong.

The Pei family had a Foundation Building cultivator and Pei Song was a valued talent in the Pei family. After Pei Song’s death was confirmed, the Pei family became furious and attacked the Xiao family on all fronts.

The Xiao family could dominate the Desert City, but they were no match for the Pei family.