5 -CHAPTER
"Anybody home!" shouted Yuanba in front of a decent house. After a few minutes, no one answers the called and the crickets sound can be heard explained how much the silence was.
"Fuck! Let's barge in" muttered Yuanba like this wasn't his first time doing it.
Creak!*
Open the door, he stepped inside and leisurely went to her room.
"Here you go" mumbled him, lay her onto the bed and covered her with a blanket. He put the basket beside the bed and silently went out of the room.
After a few seconds he went out, Xiao Lingxi eyes open slightly staring to the door with a complicated expression. She already awakes just a few minutes ago but she didn't know what was her feeling right then. She just felt safe seeing his back which remembers her during the childhood where Xiao Che always protects her. Those feeling make her silence because of scared she never felt it again.
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"So this that guy room…" muttered Yuanba in front of Xiao Che room.
Creak!*
He shamelessly entered inside and saw Xiao Che was laying on the bed. Yuanba saw this just give a bitter smile while thought ' All the people I knew is bedridden. It like some kind of plague hit the city'.
Yuanba approaching the figure and noticed there were many traces of small injuries on his body. He glanced for a while as a different kind thought pass inside his mind looking to this timid young man who was in deep sleep.
He moved his sight and walk to the table, before sitting down, pull out a brush from a familiar box on the desk. Dip the brush into the ink container and start to move his finger on pieces of paper he brought from home just to take note of this world.
After a few minutes, he folded the paper and leave it on the table.
'Hope this will give you a benefit' thought him before leaving the room.
Creak!*
Thud!*
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"She a patient one" muttered him after went out from the house. He actually knew that Xiao Lingxi is awake before they arrived in front of the house. He just waiting for her to say something but she just feigned unconscious. He doesn't know what the reason for that act and just savoring the feeling of her pair of a mountain peak behind his back as he slowing down his movement, but that only for a moment though.
[Ding!.... Hentai detected! Hentai detected!]
This was the reason, the breaker of happiness, cockblocker and many kinds of titles he already gave to this damn system. He likes 'The fuck you say you a former Demon King System but you conduct like a Sage'.
While cursing, he fastened up his step to let Xiao Lingxi who was hiding near the corner of the house to treat Xiao Che.
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"I forgot to bring any money" muttered him as he moving to the market area. Yuanba thought it for a second and felt nothing to worry about because he didn't decide to buy anything particular other than the clothes which he can get at his father shop.
He saw the area was a bit lack of people from the usual day but nevertheless it quite noisy.
He looks around showing a bit of interest to the item which mostly animal skin and profound stone before entering a run-down shop. He found something interesting where this shop selling a beast for a pet which was rare in this city.
He looking around the shop while been watched by an owner who was in a depression. Yuanba found that most of the beast is only a normal species and can be found easily in the wilderness. But something makes him curious was that an animal that looks like a cat, there nothing abnormal can be seen from its appearance. It looks like been abandoned inside a cage with the skinny figure and also quite dirty.
He doesn't know how to describe its color because of how the dust sticks to its fur and look greyish, but the most important thing was his divine vein were react to this little creature. It like his divine vein trying to suppress the cat and showing its superiority.
The owner saw the situation where he stares intently to the beast, his face turn bright before rushing to him.
"Brat! You have a great eye. I got this cat from Blue Wind Imperial City." voice the owner haughtily as he slapped Yuanba shoulder.
"Oh! You mean it was rare!" replied Yuanba with a shocking tone.
"Yeah, you right! Although it looks kinda dirty, I'm pretty confident that you can't find other of its kind" spew the owner some nonsense.
'What bullshit… I'm sure he just accidentally got this cat somewhere' thought Yuanba while sneering. Although he doesn't know the origin of this beast, still it can trigger his divine vein prove that this creature was an abnormality. And a person leaves this kind of beast to this guy was idiot, that why he presumes that owner lucky enough to get his hand on this.
He watching the surrounding of the shop which was desolate of people and only left a few beasts which mostly rabbits. As the owner continues it nonsense which he ignored, but Yuanba next word makes the owner motionless.
"Can you sell me this shop?" uttered him.
"Wh-what did you say!" the owner asked in a stuttering voice.
"Sell me this shop…I buy with 5% more than the market price," said Yuanba again with a serious face. The owner suddenly put both of his hand on his shoulder before laughing like crazy people. Yuanba saw there a sincere smile plastered on his face after a few seconds.
"Thank goodness!" muttered the owner and before shaking his hand excitedly.
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After a few minutes, Yuanba was sitting on the chair while sipping some cheap tea from the cup. He already got a full story about the owner which he got scammed from a person to open a pet shop. The owner invested all his money to this business before knew that the person who tricked him already run away with his money which should be used to buy a new beast from the Blue Wind Imperial City.
'This kind of people still exist…' thought him before silent a bit. He thinks people in this world should not trust a stranger too much because lack of law but as people said, we never in his shoes so we never know what choice will we make.
"So we here to talk about the price… I add another 5% more than the market price which should total 10%. Then all the total of shop included the beast itself was about 5200 Cyan Profound Coins" tempted Yuanba.
The owner heard the price gulped before hesitate, maybe scared got scammed once again. Yuanba expected this reaction and pull out a medallion which was carved with 'Xia' words. The owner gawked before straightly agreed with the price.
"Hope father didn't scold me with this large transaction" mumbled him after signed the agreement with the shop owner. Xia Hongyi popular in the merchant group in this city so when he showed that medallion, their trust is increasing. It can be said, this brings many benefits to him to start his plan in this small city. Original Yuanba certainly will not take note about this medallion but he different as he recognized something like this can smooth his plan.
"Thanks for the corporation. I will get the money as fast as possible" voice Yuanba as he shook hand with the owner.
"Oh! And one thing. Please clean this place a little bit. Don't worry I will pay it together with the shop price" spoke Yuanba. He already decided to turn this shop into a base to enhance his skill and training his body. His fighting technique which mostly comes from the system in the future will make him different from normal cultivators. So he at least needs to perfectly master them because of he the only one knew the technique and without someone to assist him it certainly difficult one.
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"Yo-young Master Xia!" voice a person in shocking saw him.
He nodded saw the young woman who was the saleswoman and pass her a paper.
"This!" she scared saw the number written on the paper.
"Don't worry. I will talk about this with father. You just prepare the sum" reassured him. The woman silent a bit, before bow down to him as she went to a room.
"Hmm… look like my face still can be recognized" mumbled him. He thought people will forget him as he always sticks with Xiao Che the trash and it's also rare for him went to market. As he waiting, he surveys the clothes shop which one of his father business.
"Heck! It only a robe here!" cursed him view the dull sight of fashion in this world. He recalled his memories of a different type of clothes mostly worn by the resident of the city. There a certain woman wore a dress but it depends on their financial state.
"Young Master Xia. This is the money" said the woman before passed him a large sack contains profound coins.
He received the sack and spoke "Thanks. Umm. There something intrigued me. How much the income from this store"
"Usually there about 3000 Cyan Profound coins a month cuz your father prefer the herb business" replied her earnestly.
'So that why she shocked with that large sum' think him while scratching his head. He just asked about two-month income to be withdrawn so it even shocked himself.
"Who makes these clothes?" point him to the bunch of robes dismissed the worry.
"Most of them were sewing by a young girl from the outskirt of the city and rest of them are been made by some housewife" explained her. Yuanba heard this ordered her "Call that girl tomorrow to meet me here!"
The woman speechless heard this, but Yuanba just smiling brightly while went out from the store. He already planned to improve the clothes store to another level.
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After paying for the pet shop, he summons his clone with jutsu. Three forms which look like him start to clean the rest of the place that not been managed.
"Fyuh… I'm beat" mumbled him as he lay on the floor in sweat after hours cleaning the shop.
'System can you make a list of skill I have' think Yuanba.
[Ding!... Consume 50 SS point to created]
"Tch" clicking his tongue he just agreed with this rip-off system.
[Balance SS Point: 0]
[Skill/ Purchase Log: - (Transformation, Clone, Sexy) Rank E Technique]
"It just low-level jutsu but also pretty convenient to have them for now" uttered him as he standing himself up. He decided to go home as he already has more than enough to look for now. Bring the mysterious cat as he leaves the shop after giving the other beast some food.
