"Xun'er, let go! I'm going to kill him!"
Xiao Feng gripped the long knife he'd snatched from the next stall, his face twitching.
"Brother Xiao Feng, he's already apologized to you, please don't be angry anymore, okay?" Xiao Xun'er saw that Xiao Feng's expression didn't seem fake, so she didn't dare let go. If she really killed him, Uncle Xiao Zhan would definitely scold her, after all, this was the market her family was in charge of.
On the other side, the old man selling maps huddled behind the Xiao family guards, trembling. If he had known it was the young master of the Xiao family, how could he have sold it for a hundred gold coins?
"Old Nick, I've warned you a long time ago that this isn't good, but you never listen. Now I can't save you." Payne looked helpless. "
Lord
Payne, please put in a good word for me. I've already given the map to Young Master Xiao Feng, why won't he forgive me?" Old Nick pleaded pitifully.
"Let me give him a sword!" Xiao Feng was even more furious. Was this a problem with the map? "He's insulting my intelligence! He's cursing me!"
"Uncle Payne, take that boss away quickly. I'll handle things here, Brother Xiao Feng." Xiao Xun'er felt she was about to lose control.
"Oh, okay, thank you for your trouble, Miss Xun'er."
Before Xiao Xun'er spoke, Payne wouldn't have dared to let Old Nick leave on his own. Fortunately, now that Xiao Xun'er had spoken, Old Nick slipped away without his intervention.
After this incident, Xiao Feng completely lost his mood for shopping.
The two walked back, and when they were almost at the Xiao family's gate, Xiao Feng realized something was wrong.
He raised his right hand, a look of surprise on his face. "This knife... I forgot to return it."
Xiao Xun'er smiled, "Brother Xiao Feng, I've already paid."
Xiao Feng nodded. He understood Xiao Xun'er's personality; asking her how much it cost would only upset her, so he didn't dwell on the matter.
"Xun'er... do you think I was too stupid?"
Recalling the previous scene, Xiao Feng was still filled with resentment. He would never believe in such adventures again; they were all lies.
"Hehehehehehe..." Xiao Xun'er quickly covered her mouth and mumbled, "No way, Brother Xiao Feng was kind of cute back then."
Xiao Feng felt utterly hopeless. Even his wife laughed like that when she comforted him; he was truly beyond saving.
Fortunately, the matter didn't spread, and everything stopped there.
Back in the courtyard, Xiao Feng put down his long sword and suddenly saw the fighting techniques he had borrowed piled up to the side, seemingly forgotten...
However, that dream had left Xiao Feng restless and extremely uneasy, and he had no intention of looking at the fighting techniques. Only cultivation could bring him some peace of mind.
Just as he was about to calm his mind, a thought suddenly flashed into his head: alchemist.
A long time ago, Xiao Feng had thought about becoming an alchemist, but on the one hand, he was too young, and on the other hand, he didn't have a convenient plan, so he temporarily put it aside.
Now, his urgent need for power made Xiao Feng think of it again.
"Alchemists... they're like bugs in this world. Alive, they can refine medicine; dead, they can still be used as tonics," Xiao Feng sighed. He still didn't know his own attribute and needed to think things through further.
'But I should confirm my attribute first.'
Thinking this, Xiao Feng's enthusiasm returned. Since he couldn't calm down, he might as well test it.
"I wonder if Xun'er has any testing crystals..."
With that thought, Xiao Feng knocked on Xiao Xun'er's courtyard gate.
"Brother Xiao Feng?"
Xiao Xun'er opened the door and, seeing Xiao Feng, her eyes widened slightly, a mixture of joy and confusion.
"Did I disturb you?" Xiao Feng asked.
Xiao Xun'er hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, Brother Xiao Feng, please come in and sit down."
Xiao Feng didn't go in, keeping his feelings to himself and being mindful of propriety. He was quite careful about such things. "No need, it's nothing, just a question."
Xiao Xun'er was even more confused. Xiao Feng rarely took the initiative to approach her, especially at this time. Her voice became serious. "What is the question?"
Seeing the change in Xiao Xun'er's expression, Xiao Feng couldn't help but smile wryly and wave his hand. "Don't be so nervous, I just came to ask if you have a testing crystal."
"A testing crystal?" Xiao Xun'er breathed a sigh of relief. "I happen to have one, but I don't know what Brother Xiao Feng wants it for?"
As she spoke, the girl flipped her hand, and a transparent crystal ball appeared in her palm. She casually held it in her hand, seemingly unconcerned.
"Really?" Xiao Feng laughed. "I want to see what my attributes are, but I don't want to alarm the family, so I can only ask you for help."
"Xun'er still can't understand Brother Xiao Feng's idea. Showing better talent will get more resources from the family, which is a virtuous cycle." Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Feng. "But Brother Xiao Feng seems to be very resistant to that."
"Yes, and then lots of girls will surround me, calling me Brother Xiao Feng..." Xiao Feng laughed.
Xiao Xun'er wrinkled her nose at Xiao Feng, then said seriously, "Even so, Xun'er won't mind."
Xiao Feng felt a warmth in his heart and shook his head, "Right now, I don't need that many cultivation resources. Hmm... can I borrow that testing crystal?" Xiao Xun'er
looked Xiao Feng up and down, "Brother Xiao Feng, you need at least the strength of a Dou Zhe to trigger the reaction of the testing crystal."
"A Dou Zhe..." Xiao Feng murmured, then suddenly grabbed Xiao Xun'er's hand, "Come on, let's go somewhere else."
"Huh?" Xiao Xun'er was a little surprised, and asked while putting away the testing crystal, "Where are we going?" Xiao
Feng didn't explain much, "Just follow me."
The two ran all the way, led by Xiao Feng, until they reached the back mountain of the Xiao family.
"Brother Xiao Feng?" Xiao Xun'er's confusion deepened.
"There won't be anyone here, but just to be on the safe side, and to prevent any birds or beasts from coming, you can keep watch for me."
After saying that, Xiao Feng closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.
The still night gradually stirred. A gust of wind rose , sweeping across Xiao Feng
's body for ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), raising dust and withered leaves that swirled around him. The battle qi in the air swirled endlessly, like water in a pool above a drainpipe. So dense was it that even the invisible battle qi took on a faint color, like a funnel, with the endless vast ocean above and Xiao Feng below. Xiao Xun'er's red lips parted slightly, her eyes wide. She had never seen or heard of such a method of cultivating battle qi; it was all too unbelievable, a method she dared not even imagine. Xiao Feng, trapped within the swirling wind, remained motionless, his eyes closed, his expression calm, yet his aura steadily increased… Twenty minutes later, Xiao Feng opened his eyes, his gaze piercing, a flash of light passing through them. He had returned to the ninth level of the Dou Zhe realm! "Hey? Snap out of it!" Xiao Feng waved his hand in front of Xiao Xun'er's eyes, as if what had just happened was so shocking that even Xiao Xun'er was stunned. "Ah!" Xiao Xun'er, who had just come to her senses, suddenly jumped. Xiao Feng looked at the girl speechlessly. Had her reaction time become this ridiculously slow? "Alright, where's the crystal?" Xiao Feng held out his hand again. "Oh...oh..." Xiao Xun'er hurriedly took out the testing crystal, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked solemnly, "Brother Xiao Feng, have you told anyone else about your talent?" Xiao Feng shook his head. Xiao Xun'er breathed a sigh of relief, then solemnly said, "If you lack cultivation resources, Xun'er can provide them, but you absolutely cannot tell a third person about what happened today!" A hint of lingering fear lingered in the girl's eyes. "Xun'er would rather not know what happened today. If I were to let it slip one day, it would bring endless danger to Brother Xiao Feng..." Xiao Feng stepped forward and pinched Xiao Xun'er's soft cheek. "Silly girl, do you think I'm that stupid?" Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Feng for a while before handing over the testing crystal. "By the way, Xun'er, what is your attribute?" Xiao Feng suddenly asked. "Fire attribute," Xiao Xun'er replied. "You were indeed hiding your strength." Xiao Feng nodded. "And what is your true level now?" Xiao Xun'er pouted, her tone tinged with resentment, as if her divine bloodline was fake. "Anyway, I'm no match for Brother Xiao Feng, so what's there to say..." Xiao Feng didn't press further, holding the testing crystal and slightly channeling his battle qi to probe within it. And then… and then… that was it. "Brother Xiao Feng?" "Here." "Did you infuse your battle qi into it?" "I already did." "Is it broken?" Xiao Xun'er took the testing crystal, carefully separating a wisp of battle qi and infusing it, instantly radiating red light. "Brother Xiao Feng, why don't you try again?" "Yes." Xiao Feng urged more battle qi to infuse it.
The testing crystal remained motionless.
Unwilling to accept defeat, Xiao Feng channeled even more intense Dou Qi, completely enveloping the crystal.
But it still didn't react.
"Xun'er?"
"Brother Xiao Feng, Xun'er's here."
"Tell me, am I a useless piece of trash without any attributes?"
Without attributes, one can't cultivate techniques; without techniques, the future is bleak.
"Brother Xiao Feng, you mustn't say that. Perhaps your attributes are too special for the testing crystal to recognize," Xiao Xun'er speculated, frowning.
"What attributes can this crystal ball currently recognize?" Xiao Feng asked softly, a hint of unwarranted hope in his voice.
"Hmm... metal, wood, water, fire, earth... lightning, ice, dark, rock, sand... It's said it can identify most attributes. It seems Brother Xiao Feng's attributes are quite remarkable." Xiao Xun'er's eyes were full of worry, yet she didn't forget to comfort Xiao Feng.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Xun'er suddenly seemed to remember something. "By the way, Brother Xiao Feng, can you sense the color of Dou Qi?"
"Sense it? Let me try."
Xiao Feng closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and used his "heart" to "see" the color of Dou Qi.
When his heart was as clear as water, Xiao Feng "saw" it.
It seemed to be red.
No, no, it was yellow.
Huh? Why did it also seem like green... um, blue?
Why did it turn black again?
Xiao Feng opened his eyes, his face strange, his tone a mixture of joy and sorrow, "I saw it." "
You saw it?" Xiao Xun'er exclaimed happily, "What color is it?"
"I saw rainbow colors..." Xiao Feng smiled wryly.
"Rainbow colors?" Xiao Xun'er looked bewildered.
"It should be described as a multicolored black and a vibrant white."
(End of Chapter)