Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 7, from the perspective of universal reason, is indeed somewhat difficult to handle.

Upon hearing this, even Yao Chen, who was inside the ring, was stunned for three seconds. But seeing Xiao Yan's slightly embarrassed expression, Yao Chen sensed something was wrong.

"Xiao Yan, you really didn't bring any money, did you?"

"I was in such a rush that I forgot the card my father gave me last night."

Yao Chen, speechless, rubbed his forehead and rolled his eyes inside the ring, taking a deep breath: "You child..."

Xiao Yan was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to answer.

"Boss, how much is it in total... uh, how much is it in total?"

"Sir, the total is 22,500 gold coins. Since you are a friend of Young Master Xiao Yan, I will give you a 20% discount, making it 18,000 gold coins in total."

"Hmm... 18,000... It doesn't sound like much at first glance, but from a generally rational perspective, it is indeed a bit difficult."

"It's so expensive! There's no way I can afford it! Not to mention Master Zhongli, right?"

"Indeed." Zhong Li turned his head and answered immediately with a determined look in his eyes.

Xiao Yan was clearly speechless at Zhong Li's honesty.

What am I expecting...?

"It's okay, just use my card."

Following a lively and lovely female voice, Zhongli saw a slender hand hand a card with purple and gold patterns to the boss.

The boss, who had just been terrified by Zhong Li's words and fallen from heaven to ice cellar, was instantly lifted back to heaven upon seeing the prestigious purple-gold card.

"Alright, please wait a moment, sir, I'll settle your bill right away."

"Xun'er!" Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Yan's tense nerves were somewhat relieved.

"Xun'er, what are you doing here?" Xiao Yan chuckled awkwardly, feeling a bit uncomfortable about being the one to be paid for by a rich woman when he went out without any money.

"I just happened to be passing by; I didn't expect to find Guest Elder Zhongli here as well."

Xiao Xun'er was born with a pure and clear appearance, lively yet dignified, agile yet elegant.

"Hello, Guest Elder Zhongli. My name is Xiao Xun'er. You can just call me Xun'er from now on."

"Hello, Miss Xun'er. I am just an ordinary person, and it is an honor to have the opportunity to meet you."

"Uh..." A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Xun'er's eyes, then the corners of her mouth turned up, her smile meaningful, "Xun'er is also very happy to be able to get to know our guest."

"Xun'er, I'm really sorry to trouble you this time." Xiao Yan stepped forward slowly. "The money this time will have to wait until I... uh..."

After seeing the bag containing over thirty level-one magic cores, over ten level-two magic cores, and one high-grade rare lightning-attribute level-three magic core, Xiao Yan stopped talking.

What exactly is Master planning to do?! Is he going to refine a demon core?! All of this combined is almost enough for my allowance for a year...

"Uh... how about... Xun'er, consider this money a loan from you, and I'll pay you back when I... when I've raised enough." Xiao Yan said this with a bit of heartache, wanting to renege on the agreement, but his conscience still made him decide to say it.

Waaah, Huo Huo is so sad, but she won't say it.

"Hmm? Okay, Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er will definitely remember this debt~" Xun'er winked at Xiao Yan, but her tone showed no trace of the feelings one would expect from a creditor.

"Alright then." Xiao Yan reluctantly accepted the debt, but at the same time he was also very curious about what Zhong Li would do with so many magic cores.

With the addition of Xun'er brand wallets, the rest of the market trip went exceptionally smoothly.

Besides Xiao Yan buying two pieces of iron under Yao Chen's guidance, Zhong Li also bought a lot of novel gadgets.

However, all of these things were paid for by Xiao Xun'er and recorded on Xiao Yan's account.

Although Xiao Yan felt the pinch, he firmly believed that Zhong Li must have his reasons for doing this!

……

After bidding farewell to Xiao Xun'er, the three of them arrived at a bamboo forest in the back mountains of Wutan City.

"Teacher, why did you ask me to buy these two pieces of iron?" Xiao Yan kept playing with them.

"Hehe, to ordinary people, these are just two ordinary pieces of iron, but in the eyes of your teacher, these are two low-level Xuan-rank combat techniques. I'm sure your Master Zhongli has also seen through this."

"Hmm?...Hmm!" Zhong Li nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Really?!" Upon hearing that it was a Xuan-rank fighting skill, which was extremely rare even within the family, Xiao Yan was overjoyed.

It should be noted that the highest-level combat technique in the Xiao family, which only the patriarch can practice—the Mad Lion's Fury—is only at the mid-level of the Profound Rank.

The latest novel is first published here!

"To discover the fighting technique, one must use flames to burn it. My strength has not yet fully recovered, so why don't you let Mr. Zhongli complete this task?"

Yao Chen turned his head away with a sly grin, not facing Zhong Li, and laughed out loud. With his other hand, he presented two floating iron blocks to Zhong Li.

Let you be lazy... Let you pretend to know what you don't...

Judging from the raging fire you set last night, though the flames were immense, they couldn't conceal the fact that the strange fire was out of control. Such crude fire control skills would only expose your shortcomings and make you a laughingstock in front of Xiao Yan.

Even if you are a Dou Zong powerhouse, so what? I was a peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun in my previous life. The only difference between you and me is that you have an extra kind of strange fire that is even more powerful than the Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

Yao Chen, who once stood at the pinnacle of the continent, was naturally not convinced. In his view, Zhong Li was only at the Dou Zong level. Alchemists were the most prestigious profession on the continent, and also the most arrogant group of people.

Moreover, based on Yao Chen's observation of Zhong Li during his trip to the market today, he is definitely a social outcast who knows nothing!

Aside from being a bit stronger, there doesn't seem to be anything special about him.

Zhong Li's gaze didn't linger on the two pieces of iron for even a second longer. The {Burning Thousand Sun Flame} from Mavica within his body instantly melted the two pieces of iron...

Only Xiao Yan, whose eyes followed the iron sheet, witnessed this epic forging process.

Yao Chen was still tilting his head, grumbling to himself, while Zhong Li patiently explained to Xiao Yan the information that emerged after the iron sheet was forged.

Palm suction...

Fire-blowing Palm...

"These are the contents of the 'Suction Palm' and 'Fire-Blowing Palm' techniques from the iron plate. You can find Yao Chen for the specifics."

Xiao Yan wanted to continue listening, but Zhong Li ruthlessly refused, truly refusing to teach whenever he wanted.

"Hey! You lecherous old man... what are you thinking about, which beautiful woman?"

(End of this chapter)