Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan were shocked to hear that, and they observed Tang Xiao's clone seriously. "Are you really that lazy old man's grandson and that brute woman's disciple? Didn't your late father forbid them from teaching you cultivation?"
"Eh?" Tang Xiao's clone wasn't surprised to hear them say Tantai Lingyan was a brute woman, but he was confused to hear them say his grandfather was a lazy man.
"Hahaha." Feng Shen laughed seeing Tang Xiao's clone's reaction. "Everyone on Earth II knows that your grandfather was a slacker; otherwise, his cultivation would have been higher than it is now, and his clan would have long been a first-grade clan."
Tang Xiao's clone scratched the back of his head because he didn't know his grandfather's life. "I am indeed that old man's grandson, and that woman is my master in several paths, especially martial arts. However, they did not teach me about cultivation; I learned about it from my master, who is no longer in this world."
"Eh? Is your master really dead?"
"Yes." Although Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan were Sun Xiang's grandparents and his grandfather's friends, Tang Xiao's clone couldn't possibly tell them his secrets. "My master died after he saved me from death after I fell into that ravine."
"Oh?" Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan were surprised to hear that. "Weren't you in prison for several years? How did you fall into that ravine?"
"Long story short, the people who framed me in the past sent many people to kill me when I was almost free, and I fell into that ravine while I was fighting them." Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan nodded in understanding to Tang Xiao's clone. "Fortunately, my late master saved me from there, but I almost died because they shot me in the chest, and he brought me back to life at the cost of his own life."
Zhang Fei grabbed his shoulder. "If your late parents weren't stubborn and forbade your grandfather from teaching you about cultivation, you would never have experienced something like that, kid."
"That's right." Chen Xinyan nodded and spoke to him. "You are talented in cultivation, and your cultivation has reached this stage in such a short time. If your deceased parents had allowed your grandfather to teach you about cultivation, your cultivation might have reached such a high level by now."
"There are no ifs in our lives, Seniors." Tang Xiao's clone sighed softly. "Even though I had to experience all those bad events, I was never disappointed by my late parents' decision to forbid my grandfather from teaching me about cultivation. Moreover, I have already killed several of those families, and I only need to kill two more families to avenge the deaths of my parents."
Zhang Fei spoke to him again. "Kid, I don't mind if you kill people, especially since they killed your parents and destroyed your family. However, you must always be careful every time you act against those ordinary humans, understand?"
"If Wang Fuxi finds out about all your actions toward those ordinary humans, she will hunt you down to kill you, and your clan will lose its main heir." Chen Xinyan said.
"Haha." Tang Xiao's clone laughed bitterly upon hearing that. "Wang Fuxi already knows that I killed those people, and she's been watching the house of one of those families to capture me."
"As expected." Zhang Fei replied with a shake of his head. "Wang Fuxi is the second strongest cultivator after Long Yin, but she always busies herself with those ordinary people, and she always protects them from people like us."
Chen Xinyan asked him. "Have you met Wang Fuxi before?"
"Yes." Tang Xiao's clone nodded at her. "However, I used a disguise technique to conceal my identity, so Wang Fuxi was unaware of my location. She had asked my aunt where I was, but she didn't tell her, and she pretended not to know."
"I see." Chen Xinyan nodded in understanding. "Your aunt is not a stupid woman, and she should know what she should do to protect you from Wang Fuxi. However, you won't be able to hide forever from her, and she will find out your location someday. If that happens, you should not fight with her, and you should run as far away from her as possible."
Zhang Fei spoke to him again. "Wang Fuxi may look harmless from the outside, but she will not hesitate to kill you because you have killed many ordinary people. Therefore, you should avoid that woman and don't try to fight with her with your current cultivation, or you will die in vain in her hands."
"Yes." Tang Xia nodded to them. "My master and Senior Feng have already warned me about Wang Fuxi, so I won't be so crazy as to fight her, at least with my current cultivation. However, I won't be afraid of her if my cultivation is on par with hers, and I will destroy the last of the family when I can face their protector, Long Yin."
Zhang Fei was taken aback upon hearing that, mainly because Long Yin was the strongest cultivator on Earth II. He also had many powerful cultivators within the Long Clan, but he could see that Tang Xiao's clone was already determined to face him.
Chen Xinyan could also see the determination on Tang Xiao's clone's face, indicating that he wanted to face Long Yin in the future, but she was unsure how to respond since his opponent was the strongest cultivator on Earth II. Even old cultivators of her and her husband's caliber didn't dare to face him, let alone a young cultivator like him.
"I don't know where your confidence in facing Long Yin comes from, but you must be careful if you want to face him in the future. He is the strongest cultivator in this place for a reason, and he can kill you easily with his current strength, so you should not mess with him when your cultivation hasn't reached his level." Tang Xiao's clone did not take Chen Xinyan's warning lightly, and he nodded seriously to her. "So, how do you know Xiang'er?"
Tang Xiao's clone smiled awkwardly at Chen Xinyan's question, but he explained to them about his relationship with Sun Xiang. "For now, our relationship is not that close, but I like her, and I seriously want to marry her."
"You are a bold young man, don't you think?" Chen Xinyan asked with a smile. "Do you have a wife yet?"
"This—" They suddenly heard a loud noise from outside, and they looked towards the entrance of the auction house. "Which clan are those people from?"
"The Huang Clan." Tang Xiao's clone was surprised to hear that, and Feng Shen pointed at the man and the woman leading people from that clan. "They are Huang Xiaotian and Huang Xianyu, and the two people behind them are their disciples."
Huang Xianyu has a smooth, mature, and calm face. Her black eyes were deep and slightly sparkling, showing her seriousness. There was a small red mark on her forehead, shaped like a flame. Her figure was well-shaped, not too thin or bulky, but she was short. She wore a white outfit that had a low neckline, exposing her large breasts with deep cleavage. Her deep black hair was styled partly into a high bun at the back.
Huang Xianyu looked up to the second floor after she sensed Tang Xiao's clone's gaze at her, and she was a little surprised to see the three senior cultivators by his side. However, she ignored him and followed her brother, and they walked toward the second floor.
It just so happened that their room was next to Tang Xiao's clone's room, and Huang Xiaotian immediately went out to the balcony. "Old Zhang! Old Chen! I didn't expect our rooms to be next to each other, but what brought you here, Old Feng?"
"Haha." Feng Shen laughed upon hearing that. "Huang Xiaotian, should I tell you about my reason for coming here?"
Huang Xiaotian shook his head in response. "Anyone interested in the items up for auction is welcome to attend today's auction. It's just that you never appear in public, so I was really surprised by your presence here."
"I don't really like showing myself in public, but I heard there were some good items at this auction, so I decided to attend today's auction." Feng Shen casually answered.
"I see." Huang Xiaotian glanced at Tang Xiao's clone for a moment, but he snorted softly and ignored him before asking Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan. "Did you two come with him? Why are you three in the same room?"
'This Huang Xiaotian is truly arrogant.' Tang Xiao's clone thought to himself as he watched the people from another clan who had just arrived.
"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed upon hearing that. "Xiaotian, my wife and I have a good relationship with Old Feng, so I brought her here to meet him for a talk."
On the other hand, Chen Xinyan didn't glance at or answer Huang Xiaotian; instead, she spoke to Tang Xiao's clone via voice transmission. 'You have to be careful with that man, Xiao'er. He looks respectable on the outside, but he's very rotten on the inside.'
'I understand, Senior.' Tang Xiao's clone answered seriously as he stole a glance at Huang Xiaotian.
"Let's have a fair fight for those items." Huang Xiaotian immediately rushed back into his room, sitting beside his sister. "Do you really want to get that item?"
- To Be Continued -