Chapter 618: Just Sit Between Us Brothers

Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Just Sit Between Us Brothers

Xiaozao froze, quickly sensing the fluctuations of medicinal power from the Alchemy Furnace dregs inside the bag!

Xiaozao instantly grew excited. Countless roots erupted from the ground and dragged the sack directly underground.

To Cheng Yuan, the dregs were complete trash, but to Xiaozao, they were incredibly nourishing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

After all, the herbs Cheng Yuan used for Alchemy were all of the highest quality; many were Great Medicines decades, or even centuries, old!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Astonishing Medicinal Power erupted within Xiaozao’s body, and its form grew at a rate visible to the naked eye!

In just a few short minutes, Xiaozao grew from two meters to over ten meters tall!

Originally, Xiaozao’s roots could only protect Villa No. 1, but now, they could envelop the entire Mountain Protection Array!

If Scarface were still alive, he would have been badly frightened.

Fortunately, Scarface was an Undead and easily accepted Xiaozao’s existence.

"Xiaozao, this is Scarface. From now on, he’s your brother. You need to look out for him."

"Yes, Master."

With that said, Xiaozao continued to refine the Medicinal Power, its aura growing stronger and stronger!

If the old Xiaozao could fight an Emperor Level master, the current Xiaozao could easily annihilate a Half-Step Martial Saint!

It could even put up a fight against a Low Grade Martial Saint.

Sensing the change in Xiaozao, Cheng the Second, who had been in secluded cultivation in the underground chamber, came out. He appeared before Cheng Yuan and bowed with utmost respect.

"Cheng the Second pays his respects, Young Master."

A satisfied look appeared on Cheng Yuan’s face. "Not bad. It’s only been a few days, and your Cultivation has grown so much!"

Cheng the Second maintained a respectful posture. "It is all due to the Young Master’s grace! If you hadn’t set up the Mountain Protection Array, where else would this old servant find such a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land?"

Cheng Yuan took out a bottle of Elixirs and said gently, "Cheng the Second, you’ve had to protect my family without delaying your Cultivation. You’ve worked hard recently. Take this bottle of Essence Enhancing Pills."

"Thank you, Young Master."

Cheng the Second respectfully accepted the Small Jade Bottle and stood obediently before Cheng Yuan.

"Cheng the Second, this is Scarface. He’s your brother now, so I need you to look out for him."

"Understood. A pleasure to meet you, Brother Scarface."

Scarface recognized Fu Jincheng and said in a deep voice, "Young Master, you can’t show favoritism. You can’t just give Fu Jincheng a name; you have to give me one, too."

Cheng Yuan scratched his head. "Then how about... Cheng San?"

"Thank you for bestowing this name, Young Master! Cheng San will be sure to protect the Young Master’s family!"

Cheng Yuan introduced Cheng San to his family, and they all began to chat happily.

Just as the conversation was getting lively, Cheng Yuan got a call from Hu Yidao. "Xiaoyuan, Dongshan’s Martial Dao Exchange Conference, held once every five years, is taking place tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Linhai Town! Interested in coming to see the excitement?"

Cheng Yuan’s first impulse was to refuse. He had already witnessed the world’s greatest masters at the gathering of the Jinling Yang Family.

A mere local Dongshan Martial Dao Exchange Conference simply couldn’t pique his interest.

However, Cheng Yuan then remembered Kong Rong’s call and changed his mind.

"Alright, I’ll go check out the fun. But Uncle Hu, please don’t announce it in the group chat."

"Got it, Xiaoyuan. Rest assured. If those monsters from the chat group were to come, our entire Dongshan Martial Dao Community would be utterly overshadowed."

Cheng Yuan hung up and said goodbye to his mom. "Mom, something’s come up. I won’t be home tonight. I have to go."

"Oh, this child of mine. You just got home and you’re leaving again? You haven’t even eaten..."

"There’ll be other chances to eat. Remember to dissolve a Rejuvenation Pill in water and drink it—it’s from the bottle I just gave you."

"I know! Sigh... can’t keep a grown son at home. Go on, go do what you need to do."

Cheng Yuan hailed a cab to the high-speed rail station and boarded a train to Lin City.

Once seated, Cheng Yuan closed his eyes to rest.

Not far away, two girls were chattering in excited whispers.

"Tingting, thanks so much for your hospitality these past few days. Once we’re in Lin City, it’ll be my turn to treat you!"

"With you in charge, Sister Man, I know I have nothing to worry about!"

As they laughed, the girl known as Sister Man suddenly pointed toward Cheng Yuan and whispered, "Tingting, look! There’s a cute guy over there! He’s super handsome! Totally puts those pop idols to shame!"

The girl called Tingting glanced over subconsciously, then froze.

’Isn’t that Mr. Cheng?’

"Sister Man, that’s my classmate’s older brother. His name is Cheng Yuan."

Sister Man’s eyes lit up. "Tingting, introduce me! We can’t let some other vixen snatch up a hottie like that!"

Ji Tingting looked troubled. "Sister Man, Mr. Cheng isn’t an ordinary person. He owns a five-star hotel in the Provincial City. He’s way out of the league for regular people like us."

To Ji Tingting’s surprise, Shen Man wasn’t disappointed. In fact, she seemed to breathe a small sigh of relief.

"So he’s a man of means. That actually makes me feel better! He won’t feel insecure when he learns about my identity."

Huh?

Ji Tingting was stunned for a moment.

Shen Man and Ji Tingting had been neighbors when they were little, and in Ji Tingting’s eyes, the Shen Family had always been quite ordinary.

"Sister Man... is your background that impressive?"

Shen Man said with a hint of demure pride, "Alright, since we’re on the subject, I’ll just lay my cards on the table. I’m the eldest daughter of the Shen Family, the number one family in Lin City. My father is known as the King of Linzi, and he controls over fifty percent of the resources in three cities: Lin City, Zicheng, and Bin City! In all of Dongshan, our Shen Family is the only one that can rival the Hu and Zhu Families!"

Pfft!

Ji Tingting couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Sister Man, you’re hilarious! If Uncle Shen is the King of Linzi, then my dad must be the King of Dongshan!"

Shen Man didn’t bother explaining. She just smiled and said, "Come on, let’s go say hi to that handsome guy."

Ji Tingting nodded, and taking Shen Man’s hand, she walked over to Cheng Yuan and said sweetly, "Mr. Cheng, what a coincidence! Are you headed to Lin City, too?"

Cheng Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Ji Tingting with amusement.

"It is quite a coincidence. Ji Tingting, I remember you passed the provincial civil service exam. Why aren’t you home studying for the national one?"

Ji Tingting replied breezily, "With a competitor like my classmate Cheng Qianqian, it’s useless no matter how hard I study. I figured I might as well relax and have some fun on my break."

Cheng Yuan offered no comment.

Ji Tingting continued, "Mr. Cheng, this is my sister, Shen Man. We grew up together, but she transferred schools after junior high. She wanted to meet you."

Shen Man elegantly extended a hand toward Cheng Yuan. "Shen Man. Mr. Cheng, it must be fate that we’ve met. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Cheng Yuan lightly shook her hand and gave a polite nod.

"Hello, Miss Shen."

Up close, Shen Man found Cheng Yuan even more handsome. He also had an indescribable, utterly captivating aura!

Shen Man felt her heart fluttering uncontrollably, like a startled deer!

Shen Man turned to the two young men sitting across from Cheng Yuan and said pleasantly, "Excuse me, gentlemen. We’ve run into an acquaintance here. Would you mind switching seats with us? Ours are just over there."

The two men had already been eyeing Shen Man and Ji Tingting, lamenting their lack of opportunity to make a move.

But now, it seemed the two women were interested in the pretty boy sitting opposite them!

This was absolutely intolerable!

The two men snickered. "No need to switch, is there? If you two beauties don’t mind, you can just sit right here between us."