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"Who dares to speak such nonsense here?!"

Everyone's gaze simultaneously stabbed towards Jiang Xiu as if they were blades, especially Qin Weiping whose gaze was cold enough to frighten anyone. Dawn has arrived upon us with such great difficulty, the problem is almost going to be solved and you're trying to stir up trouble now?

Nangong Qin looked towards her husband with an extremely apologetic face. This person was brought here by her niece so this was related to her. If some incident really happens due to this, causing the family's business to collapse, it'd be difficult for her to avoid her husband's blame. She cursed Jiang Xiu in her mind. If it weren't for the sake of giving Kou'er face, you wouldn't even have the qualifications to enter the site.

Do you even know where you are standing? Do you know how much money this project involves? You're just a teenager and dare to interrupt so carelessly. Such nonsense. You even say that Great Master Zhang is saying utter rubbish?

Qin Weiping frowned, "This Great Master Luo whatever, what do you mean?"

Jiang Xiu said, "What's the meaning? It's the literal one."

"Did you not understand this Deity's words?"

"This man is speaking utter rubbish here."

Whoosh. Everyone caused a commotion.

You can say whatever you want behind someone's back but the person is right here. How can you say it so bluntly? Leaving aside Chairman Qin here, there are even a few officials from the City Hall present.

Aren't you really set on stirring up trouble?

Qin Weiping's complexion changed colors. He feared that Great Master Zhang would be offended and storm off in anger if he kept thinking about giving face to Nangong Kou'er. The project worth several 100 million would be certainly done for in that case.

"Who allowed a little brat like you to interrupt?"

Jiang Xiu's gaze swept across him indifferently, "Young Lady Nangong has invited this Deity and since this Deity has accepted, it's natural to give comments."

Qin Weiping glared at Nangong Kou'er due to the extreme anger he felt. Normally, he wouldn't have dared to offend this little princess of the Nangong family but today's matter was extremely important. That glare was filled with admonishment and blame.

This lead to Nangong Kou'er feeling awkward. Even though she was quite confident towards Jiang Xiu, it was somewhat hard for her to waver. She also thought that Jiang Xiu's words were too excessive as the other party was a renowned Shaman from Jiangnan province.

But Jiang Xiu remained unperturbed.

Shaman Zhang was still calm and collected as well.

"This little friend, are you also a Daoist? Let's discuss our observations then. Can this little friend point out to where I'm mistaken?"

Everyone nodded after hearing these words. They praised that such a conduct is truly worthy of Master Zhang, the top-notch Great Shaman of Jiangnan. Tsk, just look at this elegance. This is the demeanor of a Grandmaster. He's so humble towards even a teenager. Truly modest and open-minded.

The gazes towards Jiang Xiu became filled with even more contempt and loathing.

Jiang Xiu said, "How can the Dao be discussed with a person who only knows how to speak rubbish?"

Whoosh. The entire place was in an uproar.

The magnanimous Great Master has already lowered himself to your level and you actually want to step over him?

Shaman Zhang furrowed his brows, "Little friend, do you dare to reveal your Master and Sect? You actually dare to speak such nonsense?"

Jiang Xiu said, "You aren't worthy of knowing the name of this Deity's sect."

"Hah!"

Shaman Zhang couldn't suppress his rage anymore. This brat is showing contempt towards me again. Even the crowd to the side also thought that Jiang Xiu was being too excessive and condescending. "I'm not worthy? Hahaha! Too funny. This is too funny… It's no secret that the Water and Fire Mountain, Traversing Monastery, Heavenly Troops Orthodoxy, and several hidden great sects have a personal friendship with me. But today, someone actually says I, Zhang Tieshan, am not worthy of knowing the sect name?"

Jiang Xiu said, "There are several sects you're unaware of."

Shaman Zhang laughed with anger, "Today, this Master will lower myself to battle with a young brat like you!"

Hearing that there's going to be a battle, all the people present were excited.

"Great Master Zhang, teach that brat a lesson!"

"Haha. Youngster, you're screwed now. You've enraged Master Zhang, even I'd be enraged from your extreme rudeness."

"Let's watch his demise."

Jiang Xiu laughed, "What kind of battle?"

Zhang Tieshan said, "Our circle has three ways of battle. Talisman Battle, Capturing Ghosts, and Rain Summoning." He looked towards the sky, "Rain hasn't fallen over Jiang City in a long time. The weather's pretty dry so let's make it Rain Summoning."

"Yeah! Great Master Zhang, you're so thoughtful."

But everyone felt doubtful. It took time to summon rain. An autumn rain would last a few hours and sometimes it took time for it to start raining.

"Move that over!"

Zhang Tieshan pointed towards a nearby corner. A few paper ritual dolls were piled up there which ought to be used for shamanism. Jiang City had a river; hence a doll of the Dragon King's Shrine was inside it, he was pointing towards the Dragon King's Shrine.

Everyone lifted the Dragon King's Shrine and brought it over.

"I'll let you experience what is called true magic today." Zhang Tieshan sneered, "When the moment comes, this Master will see whether you can keep boasting."

As soon as he finished saying that, he started mumbling and making hand seals in the air. None of the people present could feel anything but Jiang Xiu could feel an incorporeal water origin energy being attracted by Zhang Tieshan. He raised his right hand, the sounds of a river echoing from his palm as water droplets baselessly condensed out of thin air at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, those water droplets kept expanding and soon reached the size of a fist. That dark blue sphere flickered under the sunshine, drawing attention with its sparkle as well as the sounds of a flowing river.

Utter shock. Everyone on the scene was dumbfounded.

"OMG!"

Most of them were alarmed.

In the current generation, many people had the impression that Shamans were swindlers who scammed people. They had never witnessed something like this so they were truly shocked. Qin Weiping was left speechless and even Nangong Kou'er covered her mouth.

"This water is bestowed by the Dragon King!"

"Go!"

The water sphere within Zhang Tieshan's hand seemed like it contained a gravitational force of 500 kilos. He strenuously dragged it and then caused it to explode. Just like a broken water pipe, a water pillar rose 5-6 m high from inside the water sphere, sprinkling down like a fountain.

"Wow!"

Everyone located on the scene exclaimed because of the rain drizzle.

"A miracle! It's a miracle!"

Qin Weiping shouted excitedly. Today's demonstration had completely toppled his worldview. Shamans and magic really exist.

"A Shaman, A genuine Great Shaman!"

Zhang Tieshan bellowed, pushing the water sphere towards the sky. The sprinkling water indeed appeared like the rain. He came over striding in large steps, "Brat, I, Zhang Tieshan, have mixed in this circle for 40 years. You can't even begin to imagine the magic force I hold."

"What does a kid like you understand?"

"Have you ever seen a paper bird chase an eagle?"

"Have you ever seen divine divination through fire?"

"Have you studied the 33 Basic Magic Chapters?"

"Do you even know the meaning of the words 'Myriad Dao'?"

With each question Shaman Zhang asked, he placed a step forward and had already reached in front of Jiang Xiu with his final question, he spoke with an imposing manner, "I fear you can't even spell the most basic 72 incantations and you come here to boast?"

"I, Zhang Tieshan, was taken into the mountain when I was 3 years old, acknowledging Master Void Heaven as my Master. I achieved a minor accomplishment after bitter cultivation of 20 years and then visited the Three Mountains and the Five Sacred Mountains. I've captured countless ghosts and monsters."

"1984, a Yin Soldier had borrowed the Dao and emerged out in Nanjing, granting death to all in its wake. It was me who had used my powers to draw the Yin Soldier inside the mountain and collapsed the mountain, thus preventing a large disaster."

"1994, A 1000-year-old ghost had emerged from the Ancient Heroic Mountain Emperor's grave in Xijing, which had swept past half the city, almost making Xijing into a ghost city. It was me who had sealed that 1000-year-old ghost again."

"1997, River Xiang had retreated back, a calamity impending due to a Monster Dragon of the East China Sea. It was me who had used a rare treasure to suppress it and pacify the calamity."

"…"

"I, Zhang Tieshan come from an orthodox family of practitioners and my margin of error is never greater than 50%. An immature brat like you dares to publicly humiliate this Master?"

Zhang Tieshan seethed with anger. The divine miracle he had shown just now had caused everyone there to feel deep veneration towards him.

If his words were actually true, then he was indeed a Great Shaman from an orthodox sect!

"So amazing!"

Everyone was stunned.

"Luoxia, let's leave!" Seeing Zhang Tieshan displaying his might in such a manner, even Nangong Kou'er was shocked. She was anxious that the person she'd brought would make a fool of himself and thus proposed to leave.

"Fine!" Jiang Xiu nodded.

"What? Are you afraid now? You want to escape?" Zhang Tieshan said, "Didn't you say that this Master was speaking rubbish? Didn't you say that this Master wasn't worthy of knowing your Master's and Sect's name?"

"Do you have anything left to say now?"

Qin Weiping said, "Bow your head and apologize to the Master now."

"Hehe, Hehehe…" Jiang Xiu said, "Young Lady Nangong had invited me and I had accepted her request. However, you've disrespected this Deity so there's no need for this Deity to meddle in your affairs."

"Only…"

Jiang Xiu's eyes gleamed, "I'll let you experience this Deity's abilities before leaving."

He raised his fingers, clutching a talisman between them. It was a true talisman and wasn't a currency note. He mumbled some incantations softly and soon, Dao Glyphs appeared on it along with a buzzing sound. The Dao Glyphs ignited and he threw the talisman towards the ritualistic paper doll of the Dragon King's Shrine. It was actually made of paper mache so the Dragon King's Shrine began to burn.

"Rain Summoning! Calling what you summoned as Rain Summoning is too funny!"

It sprinkled just for a minute and only over a range of 100 m, can that even be called as Rain Summoning?

As the Dragon King's Shrine burned, the sky was covered with dense black clouds, covering all the sky. Everyone was shocked as lightning and thunder appeared in the next moment. The rest is all left as a backdrop while Jiang Xiu had already begun to leave. Thunder rumbled and lightning wandered beside him, it appeared as if he was baffling God. By the time he left the construction site, a heavy downpour had already begun.

The rainwater tried to extinguish the flame on the Dragon King's Shrine crazily.

Not only the entire site, but the entire Tangqian District and even the whole of Jiang City was experiencing a heavy downpour.

Everyone was drenched in the heavy rain as they stood dumbfounded on the scene. Shaman Zhang was trembling all over while pointing towards Jiang Xiu, unable to speak anything.

"You only dare to request the Dragon King for rain, this Deity just burns his home!"

A distant voice possessing an Overlord's demeanor resounded within the site.

"An Arcane Spell! It's an Arcane Spell!" Zheng Tieshan stood there dumbfounded for a long time before yelling out in a loud voice. He was extremely shocked. The heavy rain poured on him with force.

"Master Zhang, what's an Arcane Spell?" A Shaman to the side asked, feeling that it must be something amazing.

"Arcane Spells are a long-lost ancient inheritance. They are the peak of the spellcasting realm." Zheng Tieshan spoke as if he was speaking about something taboo, "It can even force the power of the divinities for personal use."

"As everyone knows, the spells that we Shamans use actually come from offering sacrifice towards the Immortal Gods to borrow their power for our use. Some borrow the power from the Yellow Immortal, some from Phantoms, and the sect disciples borrow from their Ancestral Master. In short, all of these methods use a way of prayer to borrow the power of the divinities."

"And Arcane Spells can use the divinities as a vassal…"

The others were overwhelmed when they heard this. It was quite unimaginable for an insignificant human to use the divinities as a vassal.

"Didn't he say that he burned the Dragon King's home just now?!"

Zhang Tieshan nodded solemnly, "That's right. This is the marvelousness of the Arcane Spells. The spell had connected the Dragon King's Shrine's ritual doll to the genuine Dragon King's Shrine and then set it on fire. This was equivalent to burning the Dragon King's home so the Dragon King was then forced to make it rain in order to extinguish the fire."

This heavy rain was originally brought by the Dragon King in order to stop the flame on the ritual doll!!

Qin Weiping asked, "I wonder if Master Zhang can also do this?" He scorned Jiang Xiu and caused him to leave in anger. He also didn't expect that Jiang Xiu was actually so powerful so he felt very terrified.

"That's…"

Zhang Tieshan made an awkward face; the relative superiority was already obvious at a glance.

He'd only incur ridicule if he boasted again.

But it can also be said that Jiang Xiu had taught him a lesson and let him widen his horizons through burning the Dragon King's Shrine then forcing the Dragon King to make it rain. There was no other choice than to admit the unbounded wisdom Jiang Xiu revealed. An even more astonishing fact was the linking between the Dragon King's Shrine's ritual doll and the genuine Dragon King's Shrine, which only proved that it was a true Arcane Spell.

Linking the ritual doll and the Dragon King's Shrine was already outrageous furthermore Jiang Xiu had completed this feat with just a spell in a snap of a finger, forcing the Dragon God to make it rain. This was too shocking.

"I'm… I'm…"

"Ashamed!"

Zhang Tieshan remained speechless and could only shake his head in shame. He bragged about being this era's Grandmaster but even he had realized now that there was always someone above.

"Only…"

Although Jiang Xiu was quite strong, Zhang Tieshan didn't believe his judgment was wrong. When he returned to take a look at the 'Three-Forked Fiend Pit', he fell into a daze. That faint Fiendish energy assembling in the depths of the three-forked pit had become clear after the heavy rain.

"H-how is this possible?"

Zhang Tieshan's complexion turned ashen. I was wrong. This isn't a 'Three-Forked Fiend Pit' it's just a common Yin-Burdened Land. The Fiendish energy gathered there was completely washed away by the heavy rain. It often rained in Jiang City, so this meant that it was impossible for a Fiendish Land to manifest here. The bizarre occurrences on the site aren't due to this.

"What is it?" Qin Weiping asked, desiring to know what's the matter.

Zhang Tieshan said, "The Fiendish energy at the three-junction crossroad has scattered."

"It was still there a moment ago!"

Qin Weiping asked, "What does this mean?"

Zhang Tieshan's face flushed with shame, "That Exalted personage was right. This old man is incompetent and erred."

"Aaah!"

Qin Weiping asked, "Does Master Zhang have any methods then?"

Zhang Tieshan shook his head.

"That young Shaman was so powerful, he can definitely do something, right?" Qin Weiping felt as if he had woken up from a dream. "Is that person still here? Where did he go?"

An expert was right in front of him and he had berated that person, causing them to leave. It wasn't such an easy matter to invite them again.

I'll be doomed if this project really ends.

"What are you doing standing there like idiots? Quickly bring that person back!"

"Ohh!"

The executives of Myriad Base came to their senses.

Jiang Xiu had left the site long ago so where would they even go to find him in the boundless masses? Everyone gazed towards Nangong Kou'er as she was the one who invited him.

Nangong Qin started to talk, "Kou'er, go invite that Master again."

Nangong Kou'er had invited the Master with kind intentions to help settle the situation and she hadn't even received a thank you. Instead, she was reprimanded. She felt sullen due to this.

Luckily, Jiang Xiu's methods were extraordinary and very amazing. Otherwise, he'd still have a bad moniker of a troublemaker. Humans indeed didn't know to differentiate goodwill.

Young Lady Nangong wasn't planning to just sit here like this.

"It's too late!"

"The person had already come to help you once and you responded with rudeness. Since you were the ones who offended him, think of something yourself."

"Alright, a child like me should go back to the Capital so that my parents can feel relieved."

Saying this, she walked out the site in large strides.

"Just take a look…" Qin Weiping pointed towards Nangong Kou'er in anger, "Just see how she turned up under her parents."

"Does she think I can only rely on her?"

Nangong Qin said, "Wait for a moment, I'll make a call to her mother. She is being too unreasonable."

She hadn't realized that Nangong Kou'er had her own pride. None could show contempt towards her or lesson her without a reason. And if there was someone who did that, she'd counter with a powerful attack. This is the most standard method for a person to gain prestige and it was the same even when facing parents or family members.

Hearing a car speeding up from behind, Jiang Xiu turned back to look. A red Ferrari sped up to come beside him. Nangong Kou'er peeked out of the side window. Her damp hair was sticking to her snowy forehead, giving her a girlish charm, "Hey, Master Luoxia. Are you going back to the school?"

Jiang Xiu asked, "You've come to ask a favor for them?"

Nangong Kou'er smiled sweetly, "You're overthinking this, quickly hop on. They've treated you in such a manner so I'd instead look down on you if you still wanted to help them."

Astonishment flashed through Jiang Xiu's eyes. This girl's character is similar to mine.

Nangong Kou'er felt like she was knowing him all anew. The spell from before had really broadened her horizons. "Your spells are quite fierce. Who did you learn it from?"

"From my Master."

Nangong Kou'er said, "You're a lot powerful than those people who work only for fame. Let me introduce myself formally. I'm called Nangong Kou'er, from the Imperial Capital. I came to Jiang City to… That's not important anymore. Your name is Jiang Luoxia?"

"Mhm!"

"It's a pretty strange name." Nangong Kou'er could never even suspect that the person beside her was Jiang Xiu, the fiancé who she hadn't met yet. "I'll drop you back home and then return to the Capital. I don't know when I'll come to Jiang City again. Enter your phone number…" She handed over her phone to Jiang Xiu naturally, "If you ever come to the Imperial Capital, call me!"

"I'll treat you to the Imperial Capital's most famous roasted duck!"

Nangong Kou'er delivered Jiang Xiu back home and then the two of them went their own ways. To her, their meeting was one brought together by fate and perhaps they might never meet again.

"Goodbye Jiang City. See you never again, Damn Fatso Jiang Xiu."

After today, Qin Weiping tried to find several famous Shamans from far and near but the outcome was the same. The bizarre occurrences never stopped and even became worse.

In the beginning, incidents only occurred when someone entered the site to do construction work. Soon after, it had spread to the nearby residential area. Many residents found themselves passing out in the middle of the streets mysteriously. This was too frightening.

On the third day, in addition to the incidents regarding the nearby residents, each and every car passing the street in front of the construction site during nighttime inevitably had accidents, causing countless casualties.

"What? Stop the Myriad Base Plaza project?"

Qin Weiping had received a call from the city hall, making him spring up from his work desk.

"Do you know how much funds Myriad Base has invested for this project? It's 1.3 billion, a full 1.3 billion. The loan from the bank is charging me 3 million each day and you're telling me to stop this project? You were the one who begged me to invest in Jiang City, providing all kinds of benefits and you want me to stop now?"

Qin Weiping's eyes became red, he had entered a murderous mood.

"Old Pal Weiping, I know you've invested a big amount into Myriad Base b-but the disturbance is too extreme now. All communication and business are completely paralyzed due to this. There are too many complaints from the city residents. Not only the city government, but some of them have even gone to the provincial government. Even we are helpless here."

Qin Weiping's heart sunk.

"We're also unwilling to let this project end but there's nothing we can do about it."

Qing Weiping said, "Give me a few more days, I'll surely settle the problem."

"Three days. Old Pal, I can only give you three days. If you're unable to settle it in time, the government shall send notice to stop the Myriad Base Plaza project and to construct that destroyed temple again."

After ending the call, Qin Weiping felt like had lost his entire soul. He'd become ruined if the project was stopped and would have to start from scratch again.

"Invite them, invite the Shamans, no matter how much money it takes!"

Ever since the bizarre events occurred at the construction site, Myriad Base had invited several Shamans while also spending a large sum of money. The outcome was that the situation remained didn't improve at all and even became worse. Even they were completely powerless now.

The couple, Qin Weiping and Nangong Qin sat opposite to each other, neither speaking a word. The office sustained a pin drop silence and the mood was quite suffocating.

After a long time, Qin Weiping pinched off the cigarette butt and said brazenly, "Why don't you try calling Kou'er and ask her for the whereabouts of that Shaman, Mr. Luoxia?"

It wasn't that he didn't try looking already; he had already scoured the entire Jiang City but it proved hopeless.

Nangong Qin said, "I called her already. She wasn't willing to tell me. I asked my sister-in-law to ask her but I don't know what happened, she too refused me."

A mother always knew what's running in their child's mind. Looking at Nangong Kou'er's behavior, her mother understood that there must be some reason for it. If Nangong Qin hadn't done anything excessive, her daughter wouldn't have behaved in such a manner. Hence, she naturally took her daughter's side.

Qin Weiping was enraged, "Along with the elevation of your brother's position, their entire family is becoming more arrogant. They don't even think about the fact that the reason he's able to have such a smooth life is due to the Old Father giving the assets of the whole family to him. Now, his family is backstabbing us in such a manner!?"

Seeing her husband enraged, Nangong Qin kept silent.

He was just the son-in-law in the end. He'd never touch an iota of the Nangong family's assets. Moreover, he was only a businessman.

In the eyes of the power-holders, a businessman was just a low-level existence they could toy with.

The office sunk into silence again.

As matters stood, Myriad Base's doom was set.

They were feeling deep regret for acting so recklessly towards Jiang Xiu, who was a genuine Shaman. Zhang Tieshan had especially left words behind that since Jiang Luoxia was able to figure out that his judgment was mistaken, there was no doubt that he certainly knew what's the real source of the problem.

Nangong Qin said, "Let's try calling Old Father Tang Zhenshan? He's the top brass of Jiang City, so he might have some means to solve this situation?"

Qin Weiping muttered to himself for a moment and then picked up the phone to call Tang Zhenshan, "Hello, is Old Father Tang available? This is Qin Weiping speaking."

"Please wait for a moment…" A'Dong received the call, "Old Father, it's Qin Weiping of Myriad Base."

"Hello, this is Tang Zhenshan."

Qin Weiping said, "Old Father, only you can help me now…" Qin Weiping explained the matter in simple words. Naturally, he didn't mention the matter about Shaman Luoxia.

"Hahaha…"

Tang Zhenshan laughed heartily after hearing his worries, "Weiping, how can those genuine noble Shamans act so easily? If you want those genuine experts to come out, money won't be enough. You'll have to take out things which interest them."

Qin Weiping asked, "Old Father is speaking about?"

He was confused as he didn't know which items caught the interest of Shamans.

On the other end of the call, Tang Zhenshan gave a simple answer, "Artifacts!"

"Artifacts?"

Those kinds of things were simply incomprehensible to a businessman.

"Yes, Artifacts." Tang Zhenshan said, "Artifacts have many magical uses such as harmonizing Fengshui, drawing luck, subduing monsters and demons etc. For a Shaman, an Artifact was akin to a Sword for a Swordsman. Only Artifacts can rouse the interest of a genuine Shaman. You can definitely attract a genuine expert using them."

Qin Weiping felt embarrassed, "But I don't have any Artifacts."

Just where am I supposed to get them when even those Shamans couldn't find them?!

"Does Old Father have any?"

Tang Zhenshan shook his head. Artifacts could only be discovered but not sought. He said, "I've been looking for an Artifact for a long time but I've never had the fortune of obtaining one. However, I have several antiques gathered at home which might be Artifacts. They are enough to hold an Artifact Appreciation Expo. That ought to draw the genuine Shamans over."

"As for whether they'll act or not, that depends on your skill."

Qin Weiping was overjoyed, "Thank you very much for this, Old Father!"

He believed he could do it. Even Shamans have to eat and spend money.

Which human didn't like having more money?

…

Inside the classroom, the Physics class was going on. Spittle splashed out from the teacher's mouth and all of the students below were listening quite earnestly. As for Student Jiang Xiu, he was sitting upright yet his eyes were closed. It looked as if he was asleep. The teacher had taken note of him more than twice, but this student was a little special. He'd beat up the Director of Student Affairs and caused the Headmaster to lose the job. None of the teachers dared to provoke him now.

They just let him be.

Actually, the teacher was mistaken. Our Student Jiang Xiu wasn't sleeping, he was doing an inner introspection to pry into the secrets of his body. In the inner world, Jiang Xiu was cultivating and continuously withdrawing the Godhead's hidden power with the intent to reach the Awakening Stage's 2nd Mythical Realm. His Divine Force increased by a large margin with each realm he breaks through.

However, after cultivating for several days, he discovered that the progress was too slow. There were reasons for this, one was that the divine bloodline in his body was sealed for too long and the other was that he lacked Heavenly Treasures.

Ding-Dong. The bell rung, indicating the end of the class. The teacher dragged the lesson on for another few minutes. Many teachers squeezed out whatever they could for the ending class and it was too good a thing if they dragged on only for a few minutes as some would extend it for half-an-hour.

After the final class, Jiang Xiu rushed to the dining hall. He had used up a considerable amount of energy during his cultivation and was famished with hunger.

"Jiang Xiu!"

"What?"

Ye Bing said, "There's no water in the classroom, go bring a few barrels of water."

Jiang Xiu's eyes opened wide, thinking he misheard her words. He, the majestic Deity Xiu was being asked to bring water. "Too preposterous. You actually dare to order this Deity to bring water?"

Ye Bing scowled. This brat is truly repulsive, always putting on airs, "What? You don't want to do it? Aren't you also a member of the class? Come with me obediently."

Jiang Xiu kept his hands in his pockets and directly walked away.

"You…"

Wei Kuan, a boarder like Jiang Xiu said, "Jiang Xiu, you're really amazing. You don't even pay attention to Campus Queen Ye. This brother really admires you, your heart remains motionless even when facing such a pretty woman. Is something wrong with your head or what? You're giving up such a good chance to interact alone."

Jiang Xiu smiled slightly, revealing contempt in his gaze. I can make out with a single look that you've never interacted with girls. Since Fate led you to this Deity, might as well give you a few pointers, "A lot of women are like this. The more you fawn over them and spoil them, the more she'll consider you as a pushover. But if you assume a distant attitude, she'll instead take the initiative to get closer."

Wei Kuan was dumbfounded at the scene due to these words, he only reacted after blanking for a few seconds. "Damn! Jiang Xiu, you brat, you're really an expert! Come, teach me another two moves!"

Jiang Xiu said, "This one move is enough for you to use for a lifetime."

There were a lot of people in the dining hall during dining time, "Right, Jiang Xiu, we're going to jump over the dorm walls to visit the cybercafé tonight. Are you coming?"

"No." He was a cultivation madman so how could he waste such a good cultivation time as nighttime? "You go out each night which is just wasting the dorm fee you've paid."

"Right, it's almost time to pay the dorm fee again."

Jiang Xiu asked, "They didn't collect it for this term yet?"

"Nope."

Jiang Xiu frowned, "How much is it?"

"1.8K RMB"

Deity Xiu appeared collected, but the corners of his eyes twitched. As far as he knew, paying the tuition fee and dorm fee every term left his parents in a difficult condition. He had experienced a rebirth, and Deity Xiu really couldn't bear the stain on his face for letting his parents pay for him. It wasn't realistic to borrow money from Wei Kuan and the others as even they wouldn't possess such an amount. Moreover, his friendship with them wasn't that deep. The only person he could think of was Ye Bing.

"Classmate Ye Bing!"

Ye Bing felt resentment without any reason when she heard Jiang Xiu's voice, she said coldly, "What? I'm busy right now." She directly hung the call without any trace of politeness.

The phone started ringing energetically once again, Ye Bing answered it feeling somewhat helpless. "Can't you stop bothering me? Didn't I say I'm busy now?"

"Classmate Ye Bing, this Deity has run into some trouble and needs your help."

Ye Bing didn't know whether to cry or laugh. She looked at Liu Xiaoyun beside her and then walked to the side, "Are you ill or what? Why are you coming to me if you're in trouble?"

"Because we're classmates and this Deity is close to you, there's no one else to go to. This Deity will owe you a favor, if only you have any wish, this Deity shall grant it to you."

Ye Bing giggled, speaking with contempt, "Your tone is pretty big. Only, this Lady can't imagine it. What can you even help me with?"

Jiang Xiu laughed lightly, "Everyone encounters ups and downs during their lifetime." He knew that in the future, Ye Bing will encounter trouble regarding love and finally choose to end her life before she even reached the age of 30.

Student Ye Bing said, "Is this the way you ask for help? Why does it sound like you're ordering me? A person asking for help should behave like one."

"Eh, Classmate Ye Bing, this Deity requests you."

"I can't feel the sincerity!"

"I request you, Lil' Sis Bing!"

Ye Bing wasn't moved by this, but the words 'Lil' Sis Bing' caused her face to flush with anger. She smacked her lips, "You're truly shameless. Who's your Lil' Sis Bing? Call me Big Sis. Come on child, tell me what you want now."

"Big Sis, I want to borrow 1.8K from you."

Ye Bing raised her beautiful brows, "You want to borrow money from me?"

They were still high school students after all and the financial power belonged to their parents. Ye Bing immediately understood the core of the matter. Jiang Xiu's familial conditions weren't well and the current season was the time to handover the dorm fees.

"Okay. Wait for me in the grove beside the school playground."

Ever since the bizarre events occurred at the construction site, Myriad Base had invited several Shamans while also spending a large sum of money. The outcome was that the situation didn't improve at all and even became worse. Even they were completely powerless now.

The couple, Qin Weiping and Nangong Qin sat opposite to each other, neither speaking a word. The office sustained a pin drop silence and the mood was quite suffocating.

After a long time, Qin Weiping pinched off the cigarette butt and said brazenly, "Why don't you try calling Kou'er and ask her for the whereabouts of that Shaman, Mr. Luoxia?"

It wasn't that he didn't try looking already; he had already scoured the entire Jiang City but it proved hopeless.

Nangong Qin said, "I called her already. She wasn't willing to tell me. I asked my sister-in-law to ask her but I don't know what happened, she too refused me."

A mother always knew what's running in their child's mind. Looking at Nangong Kou'er's behavior, her mother understood that there must be some reason for it. If Nangong Qin hadn't done anything excessive, her daughter wouldn't have behaved in such a manner. Hence, she naturally took her daughter's side.

Qin Weiping was enraged, "Along with the elevation of your brother's position, their entire family is becoming more arrogant. They don't even think about the fact that the reason he's able to have such a smooth life is due to the Old Father giving the assets of the whole family to him. Now, his family is backstabbing us in such a manner!?"

Seeing her husband enraged, Nangong Qin kept silent.

He was just the son-in-law in the end. He'd never touch an iota of the Nangong family's assets. Moreover, he was only a businessman.

In the eyes of the power-holders, a businessman was just a low-level existence they could toy with.

The office sunk into silence again.

As matters stood, Myriad Base's doom was set.

They were feeling deep regret for acting so recklessly towards Jiang Xiu, who was a genuine Shaman. Zhang Tieshan had especially left words behind that since Jiang Luoxia was able to figure out that his judgment was mistaken, there was no doubt that he certainly knew what's the real source of the problem.

Nangong Qin said, "Let's try calling Old Father Tang Zhenshan? He's the top brass of Jiang City, so he might have some means to solve this situation?"

Qin Weiping muttered to himself for a moment and then picked up the phone to call Tang Zhenshan, "Hello, is Old Father Tang available? This is Qin Weiping speaking."

"Please wait for a moment…" A'Dong received the call, "Old Father, it's Qin Weiping of Myriad Base."

"Hello, this is Tang Zhenshan."

Qin Weiping said, "Old Father, only you can help me now…" Qin Weiping explained the matter in simple words. Naturally, he didn't mention the matter about Shaman Luoxia.

"Hahaha…"

Tang Zhenshan laughed heartily after hearing his worries, "Weiping, how can those genuine noble Shamans act so easily? If you want those genuine experts to come out, money won't be enough. You'll have to take out things which interest them."

Qin Weiping asked, "Old Father is speaking about?"

He was confused as he didn't know which items caught the interest of Shamans.

On the other end of the call, Tang Zhenshan gave a simple answer, "Artifacts!"

"Artifacts?"

Those kinds of things were simply incomprehensible to a businessman.

"Yes, Artifacts." Tang Zhenshan said, "Artifacts have many magical uses such as harmonizing Fengshui, drawing luck, subduing monsters and demons etc. For a Shaman, an Artifact was akin to a Sword for a Swordsman. Only Artifacts can rouse the interest of a genuine Shaman. You can definitely attract a genuine expert using them."

Qin Weiping felt embarrassed, "But I don't have any Artifacts."

Just where am I supposed to get them when even those Shamans couldn't find them?!

"Does Old Father have any?"

Tang Zhenshan shook his head. Artifacts could only be discovered but not sought. He said, "I've been looking for an Artifact for a long time but I've never had the fortune of obtaining one. However, I have several antiques gathered at home which might be Artifacts. They are enough to hold an Artifact Appreciation Expo. That ought to draw the genuine Shamans over."

"As for whether they'll act or not, that depends on your skill."

Qin Weiping was overjoyed, "Thank you very much for this, Old Father!"

He believed he could do it. Even Shamans have to eat and spend money.

Which human didn't like having more money?

…

Inside the classroom, the Physics class was going on. Spittle splashed out from the teacher's mouth and all of the students below were listening quite earnestly. As for Student Jiang Xiu, he was sitting upright yet his eyes were closed. It looked as if he was asleep. The teacher had taken note of him more than twice, but this student was a little special. He'd beat up the Director of Student Affairs and caused the Headmaster to lose the job. None of the teachers dared to provoke him now.

They just let him be.

Actually, the teacher was mistaken. Our Student Jiang Xiu wasn't sleeping, he was doing an inner introspection to pry into the secrets of his body. In the inner world, Jiang Xiu was cultivating and continuously withdrawing the Godhead's hidden power with the intent to reach the Awakening Stage's 2nd Mythical Realm. His Divine Force increased by a large margin with each realm he breaks through.

However, after cultivating for several days, he discovered that the progress was too slow. There were reasons for this, one was that the divine bloodline in his body was sealed for too long and the other was that he lacked Heavenly Treasures.

Ding-Dong. The bell rung, indicating the end of the class. The teacher dragged the lesson on for another few minutes. Many teachers squeezed out whatever they could for the ending class and it was too good a thing if they dragged on only for a few minutes as some would extend it for half-an-hour.

After the final class, Jiang Xiu rushed to the dining hall. He had used up a considerable amount of energy during his cultivation and was famished with hunger.

"Jiang Xiu!"

"What?"

Ye Bing said, "There's no water in the classroom, go bring a few barrels of water."

Jiang Xiu's eyes opened wide, thinking he misheard her words. He, the majestic Deity Xiu was being asked to bring water. "Too preposterous. You actually dare to order this Deity to bring water?"

Ye Bing scowled. This brat is truly repulsive, always putting on airs, "What? You don't want to do it? Aren't you also a member of the class? Come with me obediently."

Jiang Xiu kept his hands in his pockets and directly walked away.

"You…"

Wei Kuan, a boarder like Jiang Xiu said, "Jiang Xiu, you're really amazing. You don't even pay attention to Campus Queen Ye. This brother really admires you, your heart remains motionless even when facing such a pretty woman. Is something wrong with your head or what? You're giving up such a good chance to interact alone."

Jiang Xiu smiled slightly, revealing contempt in his gaze. I can make out with a single look that you've never interacted with girls. Since Fate led you to this Deity, might as well give you a few pointers, "A lot of women are like this. The more you fawn over them and spoil them, the more she'll consider you as a pushover. But if you assume a distant attitude, she'll instead take the initiative to get closer."

Wei Kuan was dumbfounded at the scene due to these words, he only reacted after blanking for a few seconds. "Damn! Jiang Xiu, you brat, you're really an expert! Come, teach me another two moves!"

Jiang Xiu said, "This one move is enough for you to use for a lifetime."

There were a lot of people in the dining hall during dining time, "Right, Jiang Xiu, we're going to jump over the dorm walls to visit the cybercafé tonight. Are you coming?"

"No." He was a cultivation madman so how could he waste such a good cultivation time as nighttime? "You go out each night which is just wasting the dorm fee you've paid."

"Right, it's almost time to pay the dorm fee again."

Jiang Xiu asked, "They didn't collect it for this term yet?"

"Nope."

Jiang Xiu frowned, "How much is it?"

"1.8K RMB"

Deity Xiu appeared collected, but the corners of his eyes twitched. As far as he knew, paying the tuition fee and dorm fee every term left his parents in a difficult condition. He had experienced a rebirth, and Deity Xiu really couldn't bear the stain on his face for letting his parents pay for him. It wasn't realistic to borrow money from Wei Kuan and the others as even they wouldn't possess such an amount. Moreover, his friendship with them wasn't that deep. The only person he could think of was Ye Bing.

"Classmate Ye Bing!"

Ye Bing felt resentment without any reason when she heard Jiang Xiu's voice, she said coldly, "What? I'm busy right now." She directly hung the call without any trace of politeness.

The phone started ringing energetically once again, Ye Bing answered it feeling somewhat helpless. "Can't you stop bothering me? Didn't I say I'm busy now?"

"Classmate Ye Bing, this Deity has run into some trouble and needs your help."

Ye Bing didn't know whether to cry or laugh. She looked at Liu Xiaoyun beside her and then walked to the side, "Are you ill or what? Why are you coming to me if you're in trouble?"

"Because we're classmates and this Deity is close to you, there's no one else to go to. This Deity will owe you a favor, if only you have any wish, this Deity shall grant it to you."

Ye Bing giggled, speaking with contempt, "Your tone is pretty big. Only, this Lady can't imagine it. What can you even help me with?"

Jiang Xiu laughed lightly, "Everyone encounters ups and downs during their lifetime." He knew that in the future, Ye Bing will encounter trouble regarding love and finally choose to end her life before she even reached the age of 30.

Student Ye Bing said, "Is this the way you ask for help? Why does it sound like you're ordering me? A person asking for help should behave like one."

"Eh, Classmate Ye Bing, this Deity requests you."

"I can't feel the sincerity!"

"I request you, Lil' Sis Bing!"

Ye Bing wasn't moved by this, but the words 'Lil' Sis Bing' caused her face to flush with anger. She smacked her lips, "You're truly shameless. Who's your Lil' Sis Bing? Call me Big Sis. Come on child, tell me what you want now."

"Big Sis, I want to borrow 1.8K from you."

Ye Bing raised her beautiful brows, "You want to borrow money from me?"

They were still high school students after all and the financial power belonged to their parents. Ye Bing immediately understood the core of the matter. Jiang Xiu's familial conditions weren't well and the current season was the time to handover the dorm fees.

"Okay. Wait for me in the grove beside the school playground."

By the time Ye Bing came to the grove beside the playground, Jiang Xiu was already waiting there for her. She glanced at him, "You came rather quickly."

Though I, Deity Xiu, have my pride, even I can't adopt a high overlooking attitude while borrowing money from someone, "Sincerity needs to be displayed while asking for a favor."

He even ended it by appending this, "Big Sis!"

Ye Bing blushed to the ears when she heard yet she still said, "Sigh. You never change, calling out so late."

"Big Sis, did you bring the money?" In the next moment, a traitorous look was revealed.

Ye Bing said unhappily, "This Lady specially made a trip to the bank to lend money to you." Saying so, she took the money out from her purse and slipped it to Jiang Xiu.

Ordinarily, people didn't come to the grove beside the playground. However, it was coincidently outside the Student Council Room's window. Cheng Lingsu was standing near the window and it was the only thing separating her from Jiang Xiu and Ye Bing.

"Susu, what are you looking at?"

Cheng Lingsu acted in a guilty manner and nervously turned her head back, "I-I'm looking at nothing."

Feeling curious, Ouyang Qian and Li Dan walked over and saw Jiang Xiu together with Ye Bing through the window. As for Jiang Xiu, that guy was counting the money at the moment, "It's actually him. I heard people say that Ye Bing is quite close to him but I never believed it. Looks like it's true."

"Ye Bing's really stupid. How can she like Jiang Xiu? It's such a losing deal!"

Disdain covered Li Dan's face as well, "That's right. He's a poor beggar whose home runs a fruit stall and can only fight. But can people in this era eke out a living by fighting? I really feel sorry for Ye Bing."

"They have that kind of relationship?" Cheng Lingsu asked, feeling astonished.

"Yep, you didn't know?"

Cheng Lingsu shook her head, her complexion turning colors.

"I guess Ye Bing will dump Jiang Xiu sooner or later. Everyone knows about Ye Bing's family background. She's a daughter of an influential family and a genuine Ms. Perfect. Jiang Xiu doesn't suit her at all, so getting dumped is just a matter of time."

"Yeah, Ye Bing's still young now. She'll understand what's a genuine outstanding boy when she joins a university." She spoke as if she was a first-year university student.

At this time, Ye Wenchen and the others had returned.

Lin Shu was released from the hospital after three days and Ye Wenchen was hospitalized for a complete week. His handsome cheeks were still a bit swollen.

"Finally, you're back!"

Ouyang Qian and the other girls welcomed them with a smile.

The girls had visited them when they were in the hospital so they were clear about their circumstances. Hence, they weren't much concerned about the boys. In fact, they and the other girls who had gone through the bitter experience weren't willing to mention the topic of Ye Wenchen being beaten up again.

Such bad luck!

"Don't bring it up, we shall never go to that uncivilized region again." Saying so, Ye Wenchen took out an invitation, showing it off, "Invitation to the Ancient Artifacts Appreciation Expo, are you beauties interested? It's a rare opportunity."

None of the girls responded.

"All of you. You don't know which things are good. This invitation sells for a 100,000 outside. The objects being sold are rumored to be Artifacts, treasures left behind in the secular world by Divinities. They have magical effects and the grade of the auction is higher than a Jewel auction."

The girls showed interest when Ye Wenchen explained it, "Is it real or fake?"

Ye Wenchen said, "Even if you have 100,000, it isn't possible for commoners with low social status to obtain it. Do you think this kind of high grade will be a fake one?"

"Celebrities from Jiang City as well as the provincial capital will come, it's an upper-class gathering."

The eyes of the girls shone, "We definitely need to experience it then."

"Susu, what are you looking at?"

Ye Wenchen discovered that Cheng Lingsu was paying more attention to the place outside the window. He felt curious so he walked over only to see Jiang Xiu and Ye Bing together. "Isn't that Ye Bing? Why is she together with Jiang Xiu?"

He viewed Jiang Xiu as a thorn in his life and blamed all the humiliation he suffered at Entertainment City on him.

He chose to ignore Jiang Xiu because he believed that it'd be showing regard to Jiang Xiu if he made an upfront confrontation and also belittling himself.

"Susu, you want to come? A person like Jiang Xiu will never have the opportunity to attend such a gathering during his entire lifetime."

Divinities were vague beings, yet they shrouded over this entire world.

Cheng Lingsu glanced back, showing a virtuous smile, "Sure, I'll come."

"Treasures left behind by Divinities are a must-see."

According to legend, humans were descendants of the Divinities but they were abandoned and left behind. Naturally, all of these were ancient legends and there was no way to prove the existence of Gods so there was no end conclusion to this question.

As the sun set down, Jiang Xiu's and Ye Bing's tryst finally ended and both of them went their ways. Cheng Lingsu said to the others, "I'll come back soon."

"Susu, where are you going?"

After borrowing the money, Jiang Xiu made his way towards the school dorm when a beautiful silhouette appeared before his eyes. He wasn't astonished as it wasn't a strange matter to run into each other in school. His eyes turned colder. He had already signed the agreement so he didn't wish to have any involvement with Cheng Lingsu anymore.

In the past, the two of them would act as if they didn't know each other and brush past. But this time, Cheng Lingsu blocked his way. Jiang Xiu changed his direction with the intent to pass by but she blocked his way again. Jiang Xiu raised his head, "What is it?"

"You didn't see the agreement yet?"

Cheng Lingsu said, "I saw it. I didn't come to find you for that matter."

Jiang Xiu said, "Then?"

Cheng Lingsu clear eyes looked straight at Jiang Xiu. The boy before her eyes was getting further away from the impression of the boy from her memory, he was turning unfamiliar.

The previous Jiang Xiu was a good-for-nothing and exuded a sense of inferiority but the Jiang Xiu before her was full of confidence. That haughtiness was greater than Ye Wenchen's. Although she didn't know from where he got this self-confidence, there was no doubt that such a boy was attractive.

Even his appearance had transformed a bit, his face had become sharper. The gaze of the previous Jiang Xiu was pure and a bit shy but the current Jiang Xiu's gaze was quite deep. It seemed like an impenetrable deep pool.

This wasn't Cheng Lingsu's misconception. The change in his temperament was due to the change in his experiences and Jiang Xiu's appearance had changed after Divinity Awakening, so he'd unavoidably seem more and more like a God.

But no matter how he changed, Jiang Xiu was still Jiang Xiu in her eyes. He'd never be able to change as long as his parents remained the same.

Cheng Lingsu said, "I hope you can clearly see yourself."

"You and Ye Bing aren't persons of the same world!"

Jiang Xiu's voice was calm and steady, "You stopped me for this?"

Cheng Lingsu said, "Yes!"

"Ye Bing's family isn't different from mine… I hope you can wake up and don't dream of such an unrealistic thing. I hope you can clearly see yourself and think about what kind of girl suits you. You'll only hurt yourself if you try to blindly climb up the social ladder."

In other words, since Cheng Lingsu didn't like Jiang Xiu, she believed Ye Bing also wouldn't ever like him. There was also the factor of the family. Both she and Jiang Xiu weren't pressured by their parents and it was her who wanted to get rid of Jiang Xiu. But it was different for Ye Bing, she had the pressure of her parents. How could they accept such a matter of marrying off their daughter to a fruit seller?

Jiang Xiu laughed coldly, anger rising in his eyes.

"Do you think that this Deity needs your advice?"

Cheng Lingsu scowled, "Are you going to ignore my words?"

"That's all I have to say. Jiang Xiu, take care of yourself!"

Saying so, Cheng Lingsu brushed past him with a princess-like arrogance. She acted as if she was overlooking from a higher position. The slight breeze during dusk time brushed past her beautiful hair, causing a fragrance to permeate.

Her silhouette looked beautiful, seemingly making its surroundings dimmer.

Cheng Lingsu, you'll forever be unable to understand what kind of existence this Deity is.

"Hello, is this Mr. Jiang?"

Jiang Xiu said, "Who are you?" His tone was still archaic. He was habituated to it as he spoke in this manner for 3000 years and couldn't change it back in the short term. "Why are you looking for this Deity?"

The other party was excited after confirming that it was Jiang Xiu, "Mr. Jiang, it's Tang Wenchong."

"Wrong number!" He hung the call.

A text message had arrived when he had just pressed the end call button: Mr. Jiang, please forgive me for my rudeness. I'm the grandson of Tang Zhenshan, called as Tang Wenchong. You came to my aid when the car was about to fall off a cliff at Chongming Mountain, do you still remember it?

When he saw this message, Jiang Xiu remembered that there was a youth beside Tang Zhenshan at that time.

Another call arrived after a few moments, "So it's you. Why are you looking for this Deity?"

Tang Wenchong said, "It's like this. Grandfather is putting up an Artifact Identification Expo and especially wants to invite Mr. Jiang to attend it."

By the time Ye Bing came to the grove beside the playground, Jiang Xiu was already waiting there for her. She glanced at him, "You came rather quickly."

Though I, Deity Xiu, have my pride, even I can't adopt a high overlooking attitude while borrowing money from someone, "Sincerity needs to be displayed while asking for a favor."

He even ended it by appending this, "Big Sis!"

Ye Bing blushed to the ears when she heard yet she still said, "Sigh. You never change, calling out so late."

"Big Sis, did you bring the money?" In the next moment, a traitorous look was revealed.

Ye Bing said unhappily, "This Lady specially made a trip to the bank to lend money to you." Saying so, she took the money out from her purse and slipped it to Jiang Xiu.

Ordinarily, people didn't come to the grove beside the playground. However, it was coincidently outside the Student Council Room's window. Cheng Lingsu was standing near the window and it was the only thing separating her from Jiang Xiu and Ye Bing.

"Susu, what are you looking at?"

Cheng Lingsu acted in a guilty manner and nervously turned her head back, "I-I'm looking at nothing."

Feeling curious, Ouyang Qian and Li Dan walked over and saw Jiang Xiu together with Ye Bing through the window. As for Jiang Xiu, that guy was counting the money at the moment, "It's actually him. I heard people say that Ye Bing is quite close to him but I never believed it. Looks like it's true."

"Ye Bing's really stupid. How can she like Jiang Xiu? It's such a losing deal!"

Disdain covered Li Dan's face as well, "That's right. He's a poor beggar whose home runs a fruit stall and can only fight. But can people in this era eke out a living by fighting? I really feel sorry for Ye Bing."

"They have that kind of relationship?" Cheng Lingsu asked, feeling astonished.

"Yep, you didn't know?"

Cheng Lingsu shook her head, her complexion turning colors.

"I guess Ye Bing will dump Jiang Xiu sooner or later. Everyone knows about Ye Bing's family background. She's a daughter of an influential family and a genuine Ms. Perfect. Jiang Xiu doesn't suit her at all, so getting dumped is just a matter of time."

"Yeah, Ye Bing's still young now. She'll understand what's a genuine outstanding boy when she joins a university." She spoke as if she was a first-year university student.

At this time, Ye Wenchen and the others had returned.

Lin Shu was released from the hospital after three days and Ye Wenchen was hospitalized for a complete week. His handsome cheeks were still a bit swollen.

"Finally, you're back!"

Ouyang Qian and the other girls welcomed them with a smile.

The girls had visited them when they were in the hospital so they were clear about their circumstances. Hence, they weren't much concerned about the boys. In fact, they and the other girls who had gone through the bitter experience weren't willing to mention the topic of Ye Wenchen being beaten up again.

Such bad luck!

"Don't bring it up, we shall never go to that uncivilized region again." Saying so, Ye Wenchen took out an invitation, showing it off, "Invitation to the Ancient Artifacts Appreciation Expo, are you beauties interested? It's a rare opportunity."

None of the girls responded.

"All of you. You don't know which things are good. This invitation sells for a 100,000 outside. The objects being sold are rumored to be Artifacts, treasures left behind in the secular world by Divinities. They have magical effects and the grade of the auction is higher than a Jewel auction."

The girls showed interest when Ye Wenchen explained it, "Is it real or fake?"

Ye Wenchen said, "Even if you have 100,000, it isn't possible for commoners with low social status to obtain it. Do you think this kind of high grade will be a fake one?"

"Celebrities from Jiang City as well as the provincial capital will come, it's an upper-class gathering."

The eyes of the girls shone, "We definitely need to experience it then."

"Susu, what are you looking at?"

Ye Wenchen discovered that Cheng Lingsu was paying more attention to the place outside the window. He felt curious so he walked over only to see Jiang Xiu and Ye Bing together. "Isn't that Ye Bing? Why is she together with Jiang Xiu?"

He viewed Jiang Xiu as a thorn in his life and blamed all the humiliation he suffered at Entertainment City on him.

He chose to ignore Jiang Xiu because he believed that it'd be showing regard to Jiang Xiu if he made an upfront confrontation and also belittling himself.

"Susu, you want to come? A person like Jiang Xiu will never have the opportunity to attend such a gathering during his entire lifetime."

Divinities were vague beings, yet they shrouded over this entire world.

Cheng Lingsu glanced back, showing a virtuous smile, "Sure, I'll come."

"Treasures left behind by Divinities are a must-see."

According to legend, humans were descendants of the Divinities but they were abandoned and left behind. Naturally, all of these were ancient legends and there was no way to prove the existence of Gods so there was no end conclusion to this question.

As the sun set down, Jiang Xiu's and Ye Bing's tryst finally ended and both of them went their ways. Cheng Lingsu said to the others, "I'll come back soon."

"Susu, where are you going?"

After borrowing the money, Jiang Xiu made his way towards the school dorm when a beautiful silhouette appeared before his eyes. He wasn't astonished as it wasn't a strange matter to run into each other in school. His eyes turned colder. He had already signed the agreement so he didn't wish to have any involvement with Cheng Lingsu anymore.

In the past, the two of them would act as if they didn't know each other and brush past. But this time, Cheng Lingsu blocked his way. Jiang Xiu changed his direction with the intent to pass by but she blocked his way again. Jiang Xiu raised his head, "What is it?"

"You didn't see the agreement yet?"

Cheng Lingsu said, "I saw it. I didn't come to find you for that matter."

Jiang Xiu said, "Then?"

Cheng Lingsu clear eyes looked straight at Jiang Xiu. The boy before her eyes was getting further away from the impression of the boy from her memory, he was turning unfamiliar.

The previous Jiang Xiu was a good-for-nothing and exuded a sense of inferiority but the Jiang Xiu before her was full of confidence. That haughtiness was greater than Ye Wenchen's. Although she didn't know from where he got this self-confidence, there was no doubt that such a boy was attractive.

Even his appearance had transformed a bit, his face had become sharper. The gaze of the previous Jiang Xiu was pure and a bit shy but the current Jiang Xiu's gaze was quite deep. It seemed like an impenetrable deep pool.

This wasn't Cheng Lingsu's misconception. The change in his temperament was due to the change in his experiences and Jiang Xiu's appearance had changed after Divinity Awakening, so he'd unavoidably seem more and more like a God.

But no matter how he changed, Jiang Xiu was still Jiang Xiu in her eyes. He'd never be able to change as long as his parents remained the same.

Cheng Lingsu said, "I hope you can clearly see yourself."

"You and Ye Bing aren't persons of the same world!"

Jiang Xiu's voice was calm and steady, "You stopped me for this?"

Cheng Lingsu said, "Yes!"

"Ye Bing's family isn't different from mine… I hope you can wake up and don't dream of such an unrealistic thing. I hope you can clearly see yourself and think about what kind of girl suits you. You'll only hurt yourself if you try to blindly climb up the social ladder."

In other words, since Cheng Lingsu didn't like Jiang Xiu, she believed Ye Bing also wouldn't ever like him. There was also the factor of the family. Both she and Jiang Xiu weren't pressured by their parents and it was her who wanted to get rid of Jiang Xiu. But it was different for Ye Bing, she had the pressure of her parents. How could they accept such a matter of marrying off their daughter to a fruit seller?

Jiang Xiu laughed coldly, anger rising in his eyes.

"Do you think that this Deity needs your advice?"

Cheng Lingsu scowled, "Are you going to ignore my words?"

"That's all I have to say. Jiang Xiu, take care of yourself!"

Saying so, Cheng Lingsu brushed past him with a princess-like arrogance. She acted as if she was overlooking from a higher position. The slight breeze during dusk time brushed past her beautiful hair, causing a fragrance to permeate.

Her silhouette looked beautiful, seemingly making its surroundings dimmer.

Cheng Lingsu, you'll forever be unable to understand what kind of existence this Deity is.

"Hello, is this Mr. Jiang?"

Jiang Xiu said, "Who are you?" His tone was still archaic. He was habituated to it as he spoke in this manner for 3000 years and couldn't change it back in the short term. "Why are you looking for this Deity?"

The other party was excited after confirming that it was Jiang Xiu, "Mr. Jiang, it's Tang Wenchong."

"Wrong number!" He hung the call.

A text message had arrived when he had just pressed the end call button: Mr. Jiang, please forgive me for my rudeness. I'm the grandson of Tang Zhenshan, called as Tang Wenchong. You came to my aid when the car was about to fall off a cliff at Chongming Mountain, do you still remember it?

When he saw this message, Jiang Xiu remembered that there was a youth beside Tang Zhenshan at that time.

Another call arrived after a few moments, "So it's you. Why are you looking for this Deity?"

Tang Wenchong said, "It's like this. Grandfather is putting up an Artifact Identification Expo and especially wants to invite Mr. Jiang to attend it."

Jiang Xiu was a bit surprised. He hadn't shown his spells in front of the people of the Tang family, so he wondered what their motive is in inviting him to the Ancient Artifact Identification Expo.

He felt relieved after thinking it over again. He surmised that they had probably wanted to have good relations with him as the strength he had revealed before had even scared Lin Zhenbei witless due to the fear.

However, he didn't have the least bit of good impression towards the Tang family due to the way Tang Zhenshan was treating him, his benefactor. He said coldly, "This Deity isn't interested."

"Please don't say that, Mr. Jiang!"

Tang Wenchong became anxious when Jiang Xiu refused the offer. He had already promised the Old Father and guaranteed that he'll definitely succeed in inviting Jiang Xiu.

"This Ancient Artifact Identification Expo has plenty of ancient swords and other articles of mysterious origins. My Tang family will sincerely offer every single thing Mister likes. Naturally, Mr. Jiang might not be interested in such small things. However, it'll be a great blessing for Mr. Jiang if Mister is able to unravel the mystery of the ancient artifact. It's possible that Mister might even obtain an inheritance from it."

Jiang Xiu sneered. He possessed countless immortal cultivation arts in his memory and each one of them was top-grade. Even if he did find an inheritance, it wasn't worth anything to him.

"This Deity isn't interested."

He refused with the same cold tone.

As Jiang Xiu was about to hang the call, Tang Wenchong anxiously said, "Don't, please don't Mr. Jiang… We'll absolutely not let you return with empty hands. If you agree to attend, how about a million as appearance fee?"

Jiang Xiu laughed out loudly, very ignorant and foolish.

It seemed that he wasn't aware of the fact that Deity Xiu had renounced 10 million at that time and even chopped off one of Tang Zhenshan's arm.

Hearing Jiang Xiu laughing loudly, which also seemed to contain anger, Tang Wenchong's legs turned into jelly from the fear. Using money towards an expert like Jiang Xiu was actually a big insult.

But who would have imagined that the scene would play out differently, "One million?"

"Yes!" Tang Wenchong spoke nervously, "One million, we can add more if Mr. Jiang wants us to. My Tang family truly wants to invite Mr. Jiang with sincerity."

Jiang Xiu burst out into loud laughter again, they actually want to use money to persuade this Deity!

"You'll add more?"

"Yes!" Tang Wenchong's palms were sweaty from the nervousness, "If only Mister is willing to attend, Mister can set the price."

Jiang Xiu raised his head to look at the wandering clouds in the sky, endless pride was hidden in the depths of his eyes. Naturally, it was a loneliness. You have a shortage of money and someone is begging you to take the money.

Sigh, I'll have to commit this sin!

"Although you're quite ignorant and foolish, it seems like… you're very sincere."

In the capacity of Tang Zhenshan's heir, Tang Wenchong naturally wasn't a stupid person. He almost cried from the excitement, "Thank you very much, Mr. Jiang!"

"I'll immediately leave for Second High to receive you."

After the episode with Lin Zhenbei before, Old Father Tang had told him that Jiang Xiu's cultivation of the martial Dao was above Chu Tiannan's and even Lin Zhenbei was frightened away. Just what kind of a malignant star was this? A'Dong had solemnly vowed to him that Mr. Jiang absolutely wouldn't attend but he had unexpectedly completed this feat of inviting him. It wasn't possible for him to remain calm.

"Mhm!"

It was quite a pity that no one was left in the school by the time Tang Wenchong had arrived. Such a grand car had come to receive Jiang Xiu and there wasn't a single spectator, it was really disappointing.

"Mr. Jiang!"

Tang Wenchong came down from the Rolls-Royce. He wore a well-ironed and refined suit. He was a bit dazed when he looked at Jiang Xiu whose clothes were street goods worth less than 300 RMB. Is this young man really as terrible as Grandpa said? This isn't some sort of mistake, right?

"Please sit inside!"

Jiang Xiu's gaze swept past the car.

The Tang family was personally coordinating this Ancient Artifact Identification Expo but the funds were provided by Myriad Base's Qin Weiping. The location was a high-level clubhouse called Belden nearby to several of the Myriad Base's projects in the city.

While passing through the Renhe Rd., Jiang Xiu saw the traffic police blocking the path.

"What happened there?"

Tang Wenchong said, "Did Mister not know it? The Myriad Base Group had torn down a temple and incurred the wrath of a god. Bizarre events keep occurring and several accidents happened on the Renhe Rd. during nighttime. The government was also helpless towards this and had to seal the road."

"Incurred a god's wrath?"

Tang Wenchong said, "Yes. Several Shamans were invited to handle the problem but none of them were successful. Everyone guessed that it wasn't an evil spirit, rather the ancient temple's god was angered."

Jiang Xiu laughed faintly, declining to comment.

Tang Wenchong and Jiang Xiu got down the car after reaching Clubhouse Belden.

Streams of people were entering the clubhouse. Each and every one of them attended wearing splendid clothes; the men wore ironed suits, the women wore dazzling evening dresses and held an invitation card in their hands.

"Please, Mr. Jiang!"

There were several acquaintances of Tang Wenchong inside the clubhouse, so once they noticed Young Master Tang enter, they rushed to bootlick. As for Jiang Xiu who wore unpresentable clothes, he was beautifully ignored. He also didn't care about it.

"Take care of your business, this Deity shall roam around."

Deity Xiu wasn't involved this time, it was accurate to say he had come to acquire that one million. As for the rest, Jiang Xiu didn't care about it. At most, he'd see whether there were any genuine artifacts. As the saying went, kill two birds with a single stone; he was also in need of heavenly treasures to accelerate his cultivation speed.

There were groups of three or four inside the clubhouse. Connections were quite important to people of the upper-class society. Attending this kind of party will allow a person to make new connections and that'd bring immense benefits to their business or other matters.

It was naturally a good opportunity for the younger generation to emigrate to other places.

"Look over there, it's Zhao Zhixiang from the Bairunda Supermarket Chain."

"Tianrun Pharmaceutical Industry's Director Wu!"

"There are even foreigners. Isn't that the director of Benz?"

Ouyang Qian's eyes gleamed as she waved her hands excitedly, "Wow, there's so many tycoons here today… No wonder Young Master Chen said that the invitation was 100,000."

Li Dan was also excited, "We did the right thing by attending today."

"Is that Young Master Bai, Bai Feng?"

Hearing those words, Cheng Lingsu looked over there curiously. The man was wearing a fashionable white suit which made him look elegant and he was handsome to boot. This young master was actually the No. 1 talent among the younger generation of Jiang City's upper-class.

Big Lei dared to move against Ye Wenchen without any hesitation but he wouldn't even dare to speak a word in front of Young Master Bai.

"How about it? Do you want to get acquainted?"

Ye Wenchen nudged his glasses and carefully observed Cheng Lingsu, fearing that the goddess he admired was also moved by Bai Feng as that young master was too outstanding.

"Susu…"

A voice suddenly arrived from the back. Cheng Lingsu turned to look and discovered a beautiful woman wearing a black evening dress. Cheng Lingsu's face cramped up a bit, "Mom!"

"It's really you. Mother thought she was mistaken!"

The woman who had arrived was Cheng Lingsu's mother, Sun Xiaohong. Actually, there were evening classes today so Cheng Lingsu was skipping school. Her face naturally cramped up because her mother had caught her red-handed.

But Sun Xiaohong wasn't displeased at all, "How did you come in? It's quite difficult to gain entry to this place." Even she had relied on a friend's friend to obtain an invitation card.

After all, this was an Ancient Artifact Identification Expo, not a business party.

Cheng Lingsu ran towards her and linked arms, "A friend had an invitation card so I also came over to join the fun."

"Little Hong, so this is your youngest daughter."

Two middle-aged women, friends of Sun Xiaohong were beside her.

"Yes!" Sun Xiaohong looked at her daughter who's grown so brilliant with a gaze full of affection. "See how children nowadays are. There are still classes in the evening and they've come here to participate in the party."

Cheng Lingsu naughtily stuck her tongue out. When Ye Wenchen and the others saw this cute side of hers, their eyes opened widely.

Sun Xiaohong pinched her nose, "You've grown up. You have your connections and have come to participate in the party by yourself."

Her words seemed to criticize her but that tone was full of praise. Her two friends beside her felt envious. This invitation card is quite difficult to obtain. The 2nd Lady of the Cheng family is really something.

"Your daughter is really skilled."

"She's just fooling around."

Ye Wenchen held his chest high with pride as he was the one who obtained the invitation card, his ego swelled up.

"My child also wanted to come but unfortunately didn't have an invitation card…"

Sun Xiaohong felt proud when she saw her friend's eyes fill up with envy. Even Cheng Lingsu felt as if her face was burning up. The gaze with which she looked towards Ye Wenchen turned gentler.

But in the next moment, the smiles on Sun Xiaohong and Cheng Lingsu's face froze in place. At a distant place from them, there was a table with food set on it. A youngster wearing clothes which seemed like street goods was eating cakes there.

"Jiang Xiu? How come he's here too?"

Ouyang Qian was the first to recognize Jiang Xiu, followed by Ye Wenchen and the rest, who all wore a face of amazement, "Wait, how did he come in?"

Even Sun Xiaohong had obtained the invitation card through a friend's friend. He is just a fruit seller's son, so how was he able to enter such a high-class venue?

This is ridiculous!

The people present on the scene were either officials from the city hall or business tycoons, each of them had a high status. Even the waiters passing by him were university students and all of them wore clothes of superior quality than him.

Jiang Xiu standing inside the clubhouse was as conspicuous as a beggar entering a restaurant.

"Jiang Xiu, why are you here?"

The two girls, Ouyang Qian and Li Dan, went forward to meet him.

Jiang Xiu was stuffing cakes into his mouth; Divinity Cultivation utilizes a lot of energy so it was easy to get hungry. Moreover, he was now in the primary stage of Divinity Cultivation and just like a baby Divinity, a large amount of food was required. His cheeks were puffing out from the number of cakes eaten, which just looked more disgusting from their point of view.

"To make money!"

"You?"

Jiang Xiu also felt it was unexpected that he'd see them here. There were review classes in the evening and they were all pretty studious students. So, he wondered why they had skipped school to attend the party.

"It's possible to get acquainted with a lot of high ranking officials in these kinds of parties, it's pretty useful towards our futures…"

Ouyang Qian still hadn't finished speaking when Ye Wenchen came walking in an elegant manner with his hands in his pockets, intruding into the conversation, "Qianqian, why are you even explaining all of that to him? He wouldn't understand any of it."

Ouyang Qian giggled, "Oh! You're right!"

As far as they were concerned, a child of a poor family like him didn't understand the importance of socializing in order to enter the upper-class circle.

Ye Wenchen asked, "Jiang Xiu, how did you enter this place?" The tone he used was quite ill-natured, resembling an interrogation.

"Is there any need for this Deity to explain it to you?"

"You…"

Ye Wenchen didn't expect that this brat wouldn't give him any face in public; this put him in an awkward situation, making his complexion paler, "This is a high-level clubhouse, not a place where a person whose family runs a fruit stall can walk into."

Swoosh. The surrounding people made a commotion when they heard that Jiang Xiu's home ran a fruit stall.

Everyone exposed contempt in their gazes.

Ouyang Qian said, "I guess you were brought inside by your girlfriend."

"Girlfriend? Even a person like him has a girlfriend?"

"Who's his girlfriend?"

To be able to bring a person like Jiang Xiu inside the clubhouse, they guessed it had to be a daughter of a rich family. They pondered who had become so blind and unruly that they were keeping such a poor youngster.

"Ye Bing! The daughter of the Ye Conglomerate."

Swoosh. The surroundings were in an uproar again.

"Is that true?"

Everyone was quite shocked. The Ye Conglomerate had several companies in Jiang City and was also one of the top tycoons in Jiangnan province. Many sons of bigwigs were trying to win the heart of the Ye family's daughter. How can she choose a fruit seller? Isn't this being too willful?

"It seems like Director Ye's here today."

A refined middle-aged man seamlessly entered the inner area with a wine cup in hand, accompanied by a friend, but his eyes possessed a grim tone in its depths. He was Ye Bing's father and the boss of the Ye Conglomerate, Ye Liliang.

"I know about the Ye family's daughter, she's quite pretty. How can she…"

Many of them shook their heads while sighing.

"Maybe she's just playing around."

Hearing all this, even Jiang Xiu felt puzzled. Why does Ouyang Qian think Ye Bing is my girlfriend? Did Liu Xiaoyun reveal it? Although he felt astonished, Jiang Xiu had no intentions of giving an explanation. There was no need for Deity Xiu to give an explanation to others. He merely shook his head, "No!"

"Do you have an invitation card then?"

"No!"

Everyone was confused now, "How did you come in?"

The requirements for obtaining the invitation card for this party were pretty harsh as this wasn't a business-type party. Even a few of the rich people were unable to attend it because it involved a very classified matter that couldn't be revealed to the masses or else it'd give rise to mass-panic.

"You didn't sneak in, right?"

Ye Wenchen narrowed his eyes, brazenly putting out a baseless speculation.

Yet everyone's thoughts were in sync with this speculation.

"Jiang Xiu, leave this place!"

Seeing that everyone approved of his judgement, Ye Wenchen became convinced that Jiang Xiu had slipped inside by avoiding the security guards.

He assumed a commanding look as if he was this party's host.

"What if this Deity doesn't leave?"

"Don't stall until you're forced to do so. This isn't a place where you can behave as you wish. Quickly get lost from here."

A cold gleam flashed through Jiang Xiu's eyes.

He was about to open his mouth when a man walked in through the crowd and raged out, "What's going on here? Who dares to cause trouble at Belden?"

"It's Belden's Yang Yong."

"Dayum, even the boss has arrived. It seems like this youngster's done for. Just what does he think Belden is? It's not a place where a person like him can come eat and drink as he wishes!"

Swoosh. Everyone made a commotion yet again.

The gazes towards Ye Wenchen changed immediately. Actually, the boss of Belden was Ye Wenchen's Second Uncle. He was really someone who had a background. Ye Wenchen enjoyed the gazes of admiration, it made him feel he was different from everyone else.

And this also explained the reason why Ye Wenchen was able to obtain an invitation card so easily when it was difficult to get one.

Yang Yong looked towards Jiang Xiu, "This Mister, do you have an invitation card?"

"Please take it out for me."

"Why do you want to check if this Deity has an invitation card just because he's questioning it?"

Yang Yong said, "Because Sir looks unfamiliar. I don't dare to say I know all of Jiang City's upper-class circles but I'm familiar with most, yet I don't remember someone like Sir."

"Is that reason enough?"

Ye Wenchen added in, "Second Uncle, his family runs a fruit stall."

Pfft!

The surrounding people laughed. Young Master Ye, aren't you being too mean? Don't reveal it, wouldn't that put him in an awkward situation.

But there was no smile on Yang Yong's face, "I'll have to trouble you to take out the invitation card."

His heart trembled. If someone had really snuck into the club, that would mean he'd lose his job. With how bad Old Father's nature was, he'd be held accountable for sure. Fortune indeed shines among misfortune. Lucky that this was discovered in the outer hall, if it had happened in the inner hall and those seniors were offended, I would have lost my job.

"Jiang Xiu's out of luck this time."

Ouyang Qian and Li Dan looked at each other, exposing a look of schadenfreude. While completely forgetting the matter of Jiang Xiu saving them at Entertainment City, yet only remembering that he was just a somebody for them.

Lin Shu said, "You don't even have any face. Your home runs a fruit stall, you think you can feign to be a rich person and infiltrate such a high-class party?"

Cheng Lingsu shook her head, her beautiful brows locking together as she bowed down, "Mom, why don't you go help him so that Belden doesn't bother him too much."

No matter what, Jiang Xiu was her childhood playmate.

Sun Xiaohong said, "Are you insane, my daughter? If mama steps in, wouldn't that reveal the relationship between him and our family?"

"That'd make us lose face too!"

"That…"

Jiang Xiu said, "This Deity doesn't need an invitation card. Belden has spent a big amount to make this Deity appear as a guest and directly brought this Deity inside."

"Hahaha.."

Ye Wenchen started laughing so much that he started tearing, "Jiang Xiu, oh Jiang Xiu. Do you even have any face left? Why don't you go look at yourself in the mirror first before boasting?"

Everyone shook their heads, feeling speechless. Their gazes were filled with contempt and disdain.

Such a thing was unheard of. He was saying that the organizer had spent money to invite him when he didn't even know the price of an invitation card. Can't you at least weave a better lie?

This is too excessive.

"Throw this person out and notify the police that this person is trespassing." In the capacity of Belden's boss, he was naturally clear that they never spent money to invite someone. He was 100% sure that Jiang Xiu had snuck in.

Ye Wenchen sneered, "Jiang Xiu, your standing, and mine are simply different. You can only get lost if I want you to."

"Get lost!"

All of the surrounding people heckled. Jiang Xiu was like a housefly to them and each of the upper-class groups were xenophobic. They thirsted for privileges or else they wouldn't have come to such a high-class clubhouse by holding off a majority of the others outside.

"Get lost!"

Ye Wenchen's attitude was that of a winner's, his body straight and gaze looking on with disdain as if he was teaching a lesson to an unremarkable plebeian. Yes, to him, just acting out to handle Jiang Xiu was already showing high regard.

Suddenly, a voice which made everyone shiver echoed out, "Who dares to tell my guest to get lost?"

Ouyang Qian was the first to recognize Jiang Xiu, followed by Ye Wenchen and the rest, who all wore a face of amazement, "Wait, how did he come in?"

Even Sun Xiaohong had obtained the invitation card through a friend's friend. He is just a fruit seller's son, so how was he able to enter such a high-class venue?

This is ridiculous!

The people present on the scene were either officials from the city hall or business tycoons, each of them had a high status. Even the waiters passing by him were university students and all of them wore clothes of superior quality than him.

Jiang Xiu standing inside the clubhouse was as conspicuous as a beggar entering a restaurant.

"Jiang Xiu, why are you here?"

The two girls, Ouyang Qian and Li Dan, went forward to meet him.

Jiang Xiu was stuffing cakes into his mouth; Divinity Cultivation utilizes a lot of energy so it was easy to get hungry. Moreover, he was now in the primary stage of Divinity Cultivation and just like a baby Divinity, a large amount of food was required. His cheeks were puffing out from the number of cakes eaten, which just looked more disgusting from their point of view.

"To make money!"

"You?"

Jiang Xiu also felt it was unexpected that he'd see them here. There were review classes in the evening and they were all pretty studious students. So, he wondered why they had skipped school to attend the party.

"It's possible to get acquainted with a lot of high ranking officials in these kinds of parties, it's pretty useful towards our futures…"

Ouyang Qian still hadn't finished speaking when Ye Wenchen came walking in an elegant manner with his hands in his pockets, intruding into the conversation, "Qianqian, why are you even explaining all of that to him? He wouldn't understand any of it."

Ouyang Qian giggled, "Oh! You're right!"

As far as they were concerned, a child of a poor family like him didn't understand the importance of socializing in order to enter the upper-class circle.

Ye Wenchen asked, "Jiang Xiu, how did you enter this place?" The tone he used was quite ill-natured, resembling an interrogation.

"Is there any need for this Deity to explain it to you?"

"You…"

Ye Wenchen didn't expect that this brat wouldn't give him any face in public; this put him in an awkward situation, making his complexion paler, "This is a high-level clubhouse, not a place where a person whose family runs a fruit stall can walk into."

Swoosh. The surrounding people made a commotion when they heard that Jiang Xiu's home ran a fruit stall.

Everyone exposed contempt in their gazes.

Ouyang Qian said, "I guess you were brought inside by your girlfriend."

"Girlfriend? Even a person like him has a girlfriend?"

"Who's his girlfriend?"

To be able to bring a person like Jiang Xiu inside the clubhouse, they guessed it had to be a daughter of a rich family. They pondered who had become so blind and unruly that they were keeping such a poor youngster.

"Ye Bing! The daughter of the Ye Conglomerate."

Swoosh. The surroundings were in an uproar again.

"Is that true?"

Everyone was quite shocked. The Ye Conglomerate had several companies in Jiang City and was also one of the top tycoons in Jiangnan province. Many sons of bigwigs were trying to win the heart of the Ye family's daughter. How can she choose a fruit seller? Isn't this being too willful?

"It seems like Director Ye's here today."

A refined middle-aged man seamlessly entered the inner area with a wine cup in hand, accompanied by a friend, but his eyes possessed a grim tone in its depths. He was Ye Bing's father and the boss of the Ye Conglomerate, Ye Liliang.

"I know about the Ye family's daughter, she's quite pretty. How can she…"

Many of them shook their heads while sighing.

"Maybe she's just playing around."

Hearing all this, even Jiang Xiu felt puzzled. Why does Ouyang Qian think Ye Bing is my girlfriend? Did Liu Xiaoyun reveal it? Although he felt astonished, Jiang Xiu had no intentions of giving an explanation. There was no need for Deity Xiu to give an explanation to others. He merely shook his head, "No!"

"Do you have an invitation card then?"

"No!"

Everyone was confused now, "How did you come in?"

The requirements for obtaining the invitation card for this party were pretty harsh as this wasn't a business-type party. Even a few of the rich people were unable to attend it because it involved a very classified matter that couldn't be revealed to the masses or else it'd give rise to mass-panic.

"You didn't sneak in, right?"

Ye Wenchen narrowed his eyes, brazenly putting out a baseless speculation.

Yet everyone's thoughts were in sync with this speculation.

"Jiang Xiu, leave this place!"

Seeing that everyone approved of his judgement, Ye Wenchen became convinced that Jiang Xiu had slipped inside by avoiding the security guards.

He assumed a commanding look as if he was this party's host.

"What if this Deity doesn't leave?"

"Don't stall until you're forced to do so. This isn't a place where you can behave as you wish. Quickly get lost from here."

A cold gleam flashed through Jiang Xiu's eyes.

He was about to open his mouth when a man walked in through the crowd and raged out, "What's going on here? Who dares to cause trouble at Belden?"

"It's Belden's Yang Yong."

"Dayum, even the boss has arrived. It seems like this youngster's done for. Just what does he think Belden is? It's not a place where a person like him can come eat and drink as he wishes!"

Swoosh. Everyone made a commotion yet again.

The gazes towards Ye Wenchen changed immediately. Actually, the boss of Belden was Ye Wenchen's Second Uncle. He was really someone who had a background. Ye Wenchen enjoyed the gazes of admiration, it made him feel he was different from everyone else.

And this also explained the reason why Ye Wenchen was able to obtain an invitation card so easily when it was difficult to get one.

Yang Yong looked towards Jiang Xiu, "This Mister, do you have an invitation card?"

"Please take it out for me."

"Why do you want to check if this Deity has an invitation card just because he's questioning it?"

Yang Yong said, "Because Sir looks unfamiliar. I don't dare to say I know all of Jiang City's upper-class circles but I'm familiar with most, yet I don't remember someone like Sir."

"Is that reason enough?"

Ye Wenchen added in, "Second Uncle, his family runs a fruit stall."

Pfft!

The surrounding people laughed. Young Master Ye, aren't you being too mean? Don't reveal it, wouldn't that put him in an awkward situation.

But there was no smile on Yang Yong's face, "I'll have to trouble you to take out the invitation card."

His heart trembled. If someone had really snuck into the club, that would mean he'd lose his job. With how bad Old Father's nature was, he'd be held accountable for sure. Fortune indeed shines among misfortune. Lucky that this was discovered in the outer hall, if it had happened in the inner hall and those seniors were offended, I would have lost my job.

"Jiang Xiu's out of luck this time."

Ouyang Qian and Li Dan looked at each other, exposing a look of schadenfreude. While completely forgetting the matter of Jiang Xiu saving them at Entertainment City, yet only remembering that he was just a somebody for them.

Lin Shu said, "You don't even have any face. Your home runs a fruit stall, you think you can feign to be a rich person and infiltrate such a high-class party?"

Cheng Lingsu shook her head, her beautiful brows locking together as she bowed down, "Mom, why don't you go help him so that Belden doesn't bother him too much."

No matter what, Jiang Xiu was her childhood playmate.

Sun Xiaohong said, "Are you insane, my daughter? If mama steps in, wouldn't that reveal the relationship between him and our family?"

"That'd make us lose face too!"

"That…"

Jiang Xiu said, "This Deity doesn't need an invitation card. Belden has spent a big amount to make this Deity appear as a guest and directly brought this Deity inside."

"Hahaha.."

Ye Wenchen started laughing so much that he started tearing, "Jiang Xiu, oh Jiang Xiu. Do you even have any face left? Why don't you go look at yourself in the mirror first before boasting?"

Everyone shook their heads, feeling speechless. Their gazes were filled with contempt and disdain.

Such a thing was unheard of. He was saying that the organizer had spent money to invite him when he didn't even know the price of an invitation card. Can't you at least weave a better lie?

This is too excessive.

"Throw this person out and notify the police that this person is trespassing." In the capacity of Belden's boss, he was naturally clear that they never spent money to invite someone. He was 100% sure that Jiang Xiu had snuck in.

Ye Wenchen sneered, "Jiang Xiu, your standing, and mine are simply different. You can only get lost if I want you to."

"Get lost!"

All of the surrounding people heckled. Jiang Xiu was like a housefly to them and each of the upper-class groups were xenophobic. They thirsted for privileges or else they wouldn't have come to such a high-class clubhouse by holding off a majority of the others outside.

"Get lost!"

Ye Wenchen's attitude was that of a winner's, his body straight and gaze looking on with disdain as if he was teaching a lesson to an unremarkable plebeian. Yes, to him, just acting out to handle Jiang Xiu was already showing high regard.

Suddenly, a voice which made everyone shiver echoed out, "Who dares to tell my guest to get lost?"