Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 31 Instructions

"You may all leave!"

After everyone had left, the woman went to the window alone, her beautiful face filled with sorrow. She stared blankly at the distant sky and murmured softly:

"Am I, Mittel Yafei, really to accept my fate like this?"

In aristocratic families, if you are a man, even if you don't have the talent for cultivation, you will at most be ridiculed, but you will still have no worries about food and clothing. Your family may even help you get married early so that the clan can have offspring with outstanding talents.

But it's different for women. Without the talent for cultivation, they are practically commodities with a price tag. The price of these commodities is determined by their appearance. The better their appearance, the greater their value. They can be used for family marriages or to win over powerful individuals.

Ya Fei did not want to do this. She knew that she had been well-fed and clothed since childhood because of her family, and she could also contribute to the family, but she did not want to do it in this way.

The Mittel family is a business family. She was exposed to this from a young age and, after realizing she had no talent for cultivation, devoted herself to business, displaying exceptional business acumen in the hope of avoiding being sacrificed by the family in the future.

However, her outstanding appearance was even more valuable in the eyes of the family's higher-ups, who believed it could bring greater benefits to the family.

She was unwilling to accept this, which led to her trip to Wutan City.

"Are women in this world unable to stand on their own and destined to be manipulated by others if they lack the talent for cultivation?"

A voice filled with resentment and sorrow echoed from the top floor of the Mittel auction house, but no one responded, and no one could answer.

After Xiao Bai walked out of the Mittel Auction House, he felt someone was watching him, with the gaze coming from the top floor of the Mittel Auction House.

Looking back up, I saw two figures, a man and a woman.

Xiao Bai knew that the woman should be Ya Fei, and as for the old man, the only one who could stand with her at the Mittel Auction House was the second-grade alchemist Gu Ni.

"What's wrong, Brother Bai?" Xiao Yan asked curiously when he saw Bai turn around and look at something.

Following his gaze, she saw a charming and mature figure, and as if she understood something, she teased:

"Brother Bai, why don't we go back and talk to their boss again? He was trying to build some good relationship with us earlier, so maybe he can introduce you to each other?"

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze, glanced at him, and uttered a single word.

"roll!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Brother Bai... don't be shy! How about I go and talk to him for you! Brother Bai, Brother Bai, wait for me!" Xiao Yan called out as he chased after him.

Xiao Bai was too lazy to pay attention to this guy who had been acting arrogant and smug since yesterday, so he pretended not to hear him and strode towards the Xiao family.

The two returned to the Xiao family one after the other. Seeing that Xiao Bai hadn't entered but was standing at the gate, Xiao Yan hurriedly went up to him and complained:

"Brother Bai, why are you walking so fast? If you don't want to go, you don't have to go, why are you running?"

Xiao Bai glanced at him. He had been standing there waiting for this guy; he had something to say.

"Follow me!"

The two arrived at Xiao Bai's courtyard. After sitting down at the stone table, Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Yan and said earnestly:

"Don't tell anyone what happened at the blacksmith shop today, not even your father, understand?"

"Why? Now that all the high-ranking members of the Jia Lie family are dead, the Xiao family can take over all their businesses in Wutan City right now. As for the Obama family, with Brother Bai here, we're not afraid of them!"

Xiao Yan was a little confused. He had been thinking that he would tell his father about this when he got back, so that he could wipe out the Jia Lie family before everyone could react.

Xiao Bai knew he would do this, which is why he brought this guy over to give him some instructions first.

"Before you fulfill your three-year agreement, the Xiao family should not be too high-profile. Don't ask why, just do as I say!" Xiao Bai waved his hand and said.

His request to Xiao Yan was not without reason. Judging from the current situation, Yunlan Sect's Yunshan should already be in the shape of the Soul Palace. At this time, it is not advisable for the Xiao family to make too much noise.

Better safe than sorry – that was Xiao Bai's guiding principle.

The original work is, after all, a novel, with the protagonist's halo, but this is reality. We can't rely solely on the development in the original work, because who knows what kind of timeline changes might occur because of our own actions.

Besides, he also needs time to plan and avoid the fate of the Xiao family being wiped out in the original story, so it's right to keep a low profile at this time.

The Obama family, backed by the Intel family, one of the three great families of the empire, cannot be dealt with like the Galley family, at least not yet.

"Brother Bai, why are you taking this three-year agreement so seriously? It's me who called off the engagement, not you!"

Xiao Yan sensed that Brother Bai seemed to value this day even more than he did, and couldn't help but ask.

The old herbalist in the ring was also a little puzzled; it seemed that Xiao Bai was somewhat wary of the Yunlan Sect.

This kid was completely nonchalant in front of him. The Yunlan Sect was said to only have one Dou Huang, so how could they make him so cautious?

"Xiao Bai, kid, do you know something? Tell me, maybe I can lend you a hand!"

This is what Yao Lao said, as he floated out of the ring and stroked his beard.

Although he is no longer at his peak, he might still be able to help with his knowledge.

Xiao Bai secretly rolled his eyes. Do you think you're part of the Chu Gang? You'll be lucky if you don't end up in there.

"No need to say more now, just do as I say, and you'll see!"

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, the two of them didn't press him further.

At this moment, Xiao Bai handed a storage ring to Xiao Yan and said:

"Your medicinal herbs are inside, take them!"

Xiao Yan took the storage ring and recognized it as the one belonging to the eldest elder of the Jia Lie family, which he had personally taken from that old man.

He held it in his hand and played with it for a while, then probed into it with his soul. Sure enough, the medicinal herbs in his boxes were all inside.

After taking them all out, Xiao Yan handed the ring back to Xiao Bai.

However, Xiao Bai didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "Keep it for yourself. Consider it a gift for your newfound life!"

Xiao Yan was pleasantly surprised, but also a little embarrassed, and said, "Brother Bai, this is too precious, isn't this inappropriate?"

"It's just a low-level storage ring. It may seem precious now, but once you leave the Gama Empire, you'll find it too small!"

Xiao Bai said nonchalantly that although he didn't have this thing before today, he didn't really value it.

Seeing that Xiao Bai had genuinely given it to him, Xiao Yan disregarded whether Xiao Bai was exaggerating and happily put it on his wrist, constantly taking the medicinal herbs in and out, having a great time!

"Hehe, thanks a lot, Brother Bai!" Xiao Yan said with a beaming smile.

"Alright, if you have nothing else to do, get lost!" Xiao Bai started to shoo him away. He was in a hurry to try refining pills, so he didn't have time to watch this kid grinning like an idiot.

"By the way, Brother Bai, my father told me there's an auction at the Mittel Auction House in a couple of days, hosted by that woman upstairs today! Are you going?"

(End of this chapter)