Chương 26: Harvest

Fortunately, the result was good!

After finishing his business, Xiao Yao left the Xiao Clan. He still had quite a few valuables left, but he didn't plan to sell them yet. With this money, he had enough to live on!

Mentally counting the remaining items in my collection:

"Second-grade elixirs: Three Qi-restoring pills!"

"Two Grade Three Remedies: Healing Pills!"

"A Grade Four Elixir: One Azure Spirit Pill!"

"A Grade 5 elixir: One Nirvana Pill!"

"Earth-Rank Beginner Combat Skill: Ice Explosion!"

"Earth-Rank Beginner Cultivation Technique: Snow Pavilion Manual!"

"Earth-Rank Beginner Combat Skill: Snow Pavilion Three Styles!"

"Earth-Rank Beginner Flying Combat Skill: Ice and Fire Wings!"

"A small bodhi seed!"

"Several other materials!"

"Two million two hundred thousand gold coins!"

"Heh! I'm a rich young master now!"

On the way back, he found a secluded spot and changed out of the black robe that concealed his identity, revealing his signature gray hair.

Then he picked out a few of the foods that Grape liked and returned to the inn where he was resting.

When he pushed the door open, he found Jiang Qing'er across the hall, the two girls, one big and one small, chatting animatedly.

"Brother! You're back! Why did it take so long? Luckily, Sister Qing'er was with me!" Grape happily jumped into Xiao Yao's arms.

Jiang Qing'er felt awkward facing her benefactor, recalling Xiao Yao's somewhat cold attitude earlier.

"I noticed she was bored by herself, so I chatted with her for a while."

"Oh!" Xiao Yao replied indifferently.

"I'm heading back now, Grape, let's talk another day!" she said goodbye and left.

"Sister Qing, you've been chatting with me all afternoon, and you haven't eaten yet. Why don't you stay and join us?" Grape quickly said, trying to persuade her newly acquainted friend to stay.

"No, no, I'll just eat whatever I need..."

"Stay!" Xiao Yao said at this moment.

"Oh well!"

Xiao Yao arranged the food on the table, and Grape took the lead in eating it, continuing to only eat vegetables and fruits.

On the other hand, Jiang Qing'er was very careful. She was already petite and gentle, and her movements and demeanor were extremely soft, which made her look even more like a lady at this moment!

This stands in stark contrast to the grapes being eaten in an unseemly manner.

How did you end up in such a sorry state?

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Xiao Yao asked casually while eating.

"Sister Qing is a really good person, just like you! She shared her money with the little beggars in the neighborhood! But she was also quite unlucky; her money was stolen!"

Before Jiang Qing'er could speak, Grape answered for her.

"You really are... what can I say about you? This is the Black Corner Region, where you shouldn't flaunt your wealth when you're out and about, don't you know that?"

Xiao Yao shook his head helplessly. He was certain that the little beggars and the thieves were in cahoots, specifically targeting and swindling innocent people.

Jiang Qing'er ate a little something and then took her leave. She seemed a little afraid of the gray-haired boy in front of her and didn't want to stay any longer.

After Qing'er left, Xiao Yao spoke to Grape, saying, "You mustn't follow her example. Always be careful and don't trust anyone too much."

"Hmm! I understand. But what about your lover? You can't trust them either?"

"Did she teach you that?"

"Sister Qing said she loves her cousin very much, which is why she came to find him. They grew up together since they were little. Can't we believe that?"

"You're so young, what do you know? Go back to sleep after you finish eating. Tomorrow I'll find you a family to stay with, so you won't get scammed!"

"Hmph, I don't want to! You can't get rid of me!"

Hearing this, Grape got angry, and Xiao Yao was also helpless. This girl usually listened to him, but she never listened to him on this matter.

"I'm going to school. What are you doing coming with me? How can I come? The college doesn't allow family members. You need to be good. I'll come see you as soon as I have time!"

"I won't listen! You just said I shouldn't trust anyone, but you're lying to me and trying to get rid of me!"

"Don't be ridiculous! This isn't up to you. Our relationship has come to an end. You can't stay with me forever, can you?"

"Hmph! I'm going to follow you!"

Grape stormed out, slamming the door shut behind her, leaving Xiao Yao with a terrible headache.

Even a little girl's willfulness couldn't change his mind. He immediately stopped thinking about it and took out the only thing he had obtained that day.

Earth-Rank Beginner Combat Skill: Ice and Fire Wings!

Xiao Yao took a deep breath, cleared his mind, and placed the scroll between his eyebrows.

"This is the method of transplanting the 'Ice and Fire Wings': Take one wing each from the male and female Ice Crystal Flame Birds, refine them using secret methods, and hide them in a scroll. It requires the assistance and guidance of a Dou Zun expert, or the refinement of the 'Ice and Fire Harmony Pill' as a catalyst, in order to successfully transplant them to oneself."

"Rank 4, the formula for the Ice and Fire Harmony Elixir: one 500-year-old Ice and Fire Dragon Whiskers Fruit, one 200-year-old Fire Bamboo (take the middle section), one 800-year-old Snow Lotus..."

"According to the rules of alchemists, three sets of materials must be prepared. Alchemists really have a very lucrative profession..."

"The materials aren't too rare. Tomorrow I'll go check out the Xiao Clan first, and then... Canaan Academy!"

After a long day of commotion, Xiao Yao lost all interest in anything else and went to bed early.

Without the grapes causing trouble, the night passed peacefully, and he slept exceptionally well.

When he arrived at Grape's room in the morning, he knocked for a long time but received no response. In desperation, Xiao Yao broke down the door and entered.

"Grapes! Grapes! Open the door!"

When he entered, he found the place empty except for a note left on the table.

A few words were written crookedly on it: "Brother, I'm going to find my family. Goodbye!"

Looking at the note, Xiao Yao couldn't help but frown.

"Relatives? Isn't he an orphan? What's going on!"

"He wouldn't leave before, even when we tried to get rid of him, but he just left on his own. It seems he really does have relatives alive! That's good, it puts one of those troublesome things to rest..."

Now that Xiao Yao had no more worries, he went to the Xiao Clan Auction House again.

The second time I came, I knew the way like the back of my hand and arrived in no time.

He was still wearing the black robe from yesterday. As soon as he entered Xiao's gate, the shop assistant came to greet him. The shop assistant remembered the events of yesterday quite clearly.

"Sir, you've arrived? Another treasure?"

"Do you have it? I'm in a hurry!"

Xiao Yao, still speaking calmly and without any unnecessary words, handed over a form and the black card he had received yesterday.

"Okay! Please come with me to the VIP room and wait a moment. I'll have someone go and ask!" The waiter skillfully led Xiao Yao to a lounge, which was noticeably better in size and class than yesterday.

The Xiao family's efficiency was exceptionally high. Before Xiao Yao had even finished his cup of tea, a waiter brought back a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, carrying a tray, and they entered the VIP room.

"Sir, apart from the three Ice-Fire Dragon Whiskers Fruits and the three Snow Lotus Plants, everything else you have is inside. If you can wait, I can arrange for the Ice-Fire Dragon Whiskers Fruits to be delivered, which should take about a month!"

"As for snow lotuses that are 800 years old, we don't have any in stock! Snow lotuses that are nearly a thousand years old are extremely rare, and we don't know when we'll have any more!"

Xiao Yao was not surprised to hear this. He didn't expect to be able to collect them all at once; he was already quite satisfied with collecting most of them.

"Is that so? Okay then! You can send over one Ice-Fire Fruit first, and I'll come to pick it up in a month. The money will be deducted directly from your account."

"No need for that. As a Black Card VIP, you enjoy the right to reserve your order without a deposit at Xiaomen. Just come back in a month!"

"Oh? They offer this service too? Okay! That's settled!"

Xiao Yao took the black card and the items and left.