Xiao Qianluo leaned against Lin Xingyun’s chest, shy and hesitant. After a while, she blushed and hinted to Lin Xingyun that she had a spirit cat beast in her room that could do backflips. She asked if he wanted to come watch together…
But Lin Xingyun said that he was a traditional man, a typical upright gentleman. Entering a girl’s room at night was simply immoral. At the very least, that kind of thing should wait until after marriage.
Xiao Qianluo immediately pouted, blushing as she fled back to her room.
Uphold male virtue—from you, from me!
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The next day, Xiao Chen brought a few servants to the Treasure Pavilion in the city to try his luck.
Ever since his master Han Feng had awakened, it was like he had been given a cheat code!
With Han Feng’s Great Saint-level eyesight guiding him, he swept through the imperial city’s Treasure Pavilion, auctions, and stone-gambling shops, plundering all sorts of rare treasures with unmatched success.
Today, he came again to sweep up some more.
As he made his way easily to the top floor, he suddenly saw his Seventh Imperial Sister holding Lin Xingyun’s arm affectionately while they browsed treasures together at a stall.
“Boss, I want this piece of copper.”
“Alright, thank you for your patronage, 1,000 spirit stones.”
“100 spirit stones. If you won’t sell, forget it.”
Lin Xingyun was decisive. Holding Xiao Qianluo’s arm, he turned to leave.
The boss was dumbfounded. What kind of bargaining was this? Cutting the price to a tenth? That was savage!
“Young master, please wait!” the boss called out, putting on a pained expression. “This scrap of copper has been sitting here for half a year with no buyers. I’ll take the loss today and treat it as making a friend—100 spirit stones, it’s yours!”
Lin Xingyun didn’t haggle further. He tossed over a pouch of spirit stones and took the copper piece.
The moment Xiao Chen saw that scrap copper, Han Feng’s voice echoed in his soul through the ring on his finger, “Disciple! Quick, get that copper piece. There’s a great treasure inside!”
“Yes, Master!” Xiao Chen didn’t doubt Han Feng’s judgment at all. He stepped forward and pretended to bow respectfully, “Greetings, Young Master. Greetings, Imperial Sister.”
Lin Xingyun glanced at him and replied casually, “Not bad. A talented young man. You’ll have a promising future.” At the same time, he spun the bronze piece in his hand as if deliberately showing off in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said respectfully, “Young Master flatters me. I’m hardly anything special. But if I may be bold, could you part with that copper piece in your hand? I’m willing to pay double the spirit stones, as long as you’re willing to let it go.”
Though Xiao Chen looked respectful on the surface, even if he despised Lin Xingyun inwardly, he didn’t dare show any disrespect to the Lin Clan.
Lin Xingyun replied, “Oh? That might be difficult. This copper piece gives me a special feeling. It may be very useful to me. Xiao Chen, there are plenty of treasures here. You should look elsewhere.”
As he spoke, he directly stored the copper piece into his spatial ring.
“Wait, you—” Xiao Chen panicked as soon as he saw Lin Xingyun store the piece away. This kind of treasure, since he had seen it first, should be his!
Xiao Qianluo frowned and scolded him, “Xiao Chen, don’t make a fuss! It’s just a copper piece. Xingyun already said it’s useful to him, so stop pestering him. If you want treasures, just ask Father. Isn’t the palace filled with them?”
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth in anger. Sure enough, daughters are like water once poured out—his sister wasn’t even married yet, but she was already siding with an outsider.
What he didn’t know was that Xiao Qianluo had the fate trait [Prosper Husband and Son], so she naturally leaned toward her future husband in everything.
“No, Sister… I…” Xiao Chen still wanted to explain, but Xiao Qianluo had already taken Lin Xingyun’s hand and was heading downstairs.
“Aiya, enough, you go do your shopping. Xingyun, let’s go. There’s nothing interesting here. I’ll take you to the Snowdrift Pavilion for some desserts.”
“I’m not really interested… unless you feed me yourself.”
“You’re so annoying! We’re out in public… don’t say things like that…”
The two flirted playfully as they descended the stairs and left.
Xiao Chen stood frozen, his face turning liver-colored with rage. After a long while, he clenched his teeth and cursed under his breath, “Damn it!”
He asked Han Feng bitterly, “Master! He snatched the copper piece. What do I do? Steal it or rob him?”
Han Feng answered, “Neither. That brat has a King Realm expert secretly protecting him. I’m just a remnant soul now—barely able to deal with a Divine Fire Realm cultivator. And you just tried to buy the copper from him. If it suddenly disappears, you’ll be the first suspect.” Visit novelping . com for the full chapter.
He sighed and said, “Forget it. Missing one opportunity isn’t the end. With your fate, there will be many more in the future.”
Hearing this only made Xiao Chen grind his teeth harder. Since his comeback, he had never suffered such a loss. His hatred for Lin Xingyun grew stronger.
His favorability toward Lin Xingyun dropped by 5 points, reaching 16 points—[Kill on Sight] level!
“Hmph! This Silken-Tongued Heir already walks the path to death! He only has the Lin Clan to rely on now. Once I grow strong enough, I’ll make him pay dearly!”
He felt increasingly agitated and angry. It was like something extremely important to him had been snatched away without warning…
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Meanwhile, as Lin Xingyun and Xiao Qianluo stepped out of the Treasure Pavilion, a system notification suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Host has successfully plundered the Child of Destiny’s opportunity!]
[Reward: Villain Points! Xiao Chen’s fate points has decreased. Remaining fate points: !]
[Host caused the Child of Destiny to become extremely enraged. Extra reward: 5,000 Villain Points!]
[Host has plundered a Child of Destiny’s opportunity for the first time. Reward: One Basic Lottery Draw!]
[Do you wish to use it?]
Lin Xingyun paused, then smiled.
“As expected, messing with these Children of Destiny gives me Villain Points. And I even get a lottery draw—what a nice surprise!”
He calmed himself and asked mentally, “System, what kind of things can I get from the draw?”
[Replying to host: The draw includes fate traits, techniques, and divine abilities of various grades. In the basic draw, the probability rates are—white: 80%, blue: 15%, purple: 4.5%, orange: 0.5%.]
[Ten basic draws guarantee at least one orange reward.]
[Since this is the host’s first draw, you’ll receive a system bonus—100% chance to draw an orange reward!]
“Tsk tsk, guaranteed drops and first-draw bonuses? Truly a generous system!” Lin Xingyun silently praised, “Way better than those in my past life—the Ma family, the Mi family—those gacha systems don’t even come close.”
“If you were a woman, I’d definitely show you just how happy a woman can be.”
On the surface, Lin Xingyun remained composed, but in his heart, he kept praising the system. He asked again, “By the way, system, why are there no gold or red prizes?”
[Replying to host: Gold and red rewards are only available in intermediate and advanced draws.]
“Oh? So how do I unlock higher-level draws?”
[Replying to host: You need to spend Villain Points. 10,000 Villain Points for one basic draw. 100,000 for one intermediate draw. 1 million for one advanced draw.]