Third-Grade Sunstone

Because Ye Bai still had classes that afternoon, he had Da Hui watch the house.

Da Hui waved from the doorway, with the Lightning Cat cradled in his arms.

Da Hui's originally white fur had turned gray again.

At that moment, Ye Bai could sense the surging vitality within Da Hui.

But it was swiftly restrained again. Ye Bai gave Da Hui a meaningful look, then took the Thousand Changes Silkworm to school.

Although he still did not know Da Hui's level, Ye Bai knew that Da Hui was certainly no weakling. Ordinary riffraff would be no match for him.

If anyone came looking for trouble, Da Hui could crush them with a single move.

When he reached the school gates, Ye Bai was stopped.

He Qingyuan reluctantly followed behind a middle-aged man as they got out of a car.

This middle-aged man looked seventy percent like He Qingyuan. He appeared to be He Qingyuan's father.

He patted He Qingyuan on the back. "Go on. Stop dragging your feet. What did I tell you before we came?"

"You're going to say every single word clearly!"

Then the middle-aged man looked solemnly at Ye Bai. "I am He Qingyuan's father, He Guangda."

"I brought He Qingyuan here to apologize to you."

"Without our permission, he used his connections and acted against you on his own. I have already given He Qingyuan a severe scolding."

Oh, so they were dumping the blame entirely on He Qingyuan. Ye Bai could tell with his butt that a little brat like He Qingyuan could never know anyone from the Street Management Office.

The He Family must have acted behind the scenes. It was just that He Qingyuan had exposed the matter in public, dealing a heavy blow to the He Family's reputation.

So they had no choice but to pin all responsibility on He Qingyuan.

"He Qingyuan, apologize now!"

He Guangda patted He Qingyuan's shoulder again. He Qingyuan's face flushed red as he spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have threatened you."

He Qingyuan felt that his self-respect had suffered a grievous blow.

"I didn't hear you!"

Ye Bai said teasingly.

He Qingyuan clenched his fists tightly, the veins on the backs of his hands bulging. Clearly, he felt thoroughly humiliated.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

He Qingyuan shouted with a stubborn look on his face, then turned and left.

"Ah, this child..."

"Right, since He Qingyuan has already apologized, let's discuss the Dragon Soaring Auction House invitation."

He Guangda adjusted the Gold-Rimmed Glasses on his nose, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes.

This was the real reason he had come to find Ye Bai today.

"This invitation was stolen from me by He Qingyuan, who took it to show off to his classmates."

"It was not his property, so it was inappropriate for him to use it as a wager."

"Of course, since he lost, we naturally cannot go back on our word. Our He Family cares about its face."

Ye Bai rolled his eyes. The He Family had done far too many shameless things for him to count.

He Guangda ignored Ye Bai's eye roll and continued.

"We would like to offer one hundred thousand Alliance Coins to buy the invitation in your possession. What do you say?"

"One hundred thousand Alliance Coins is enough to see you through your final year of high school."

He Guangda took a freshly written check from his pocket.

The amount on the check had clearly just been written down.

He could cash it at the counter of any bank.

"Not interested!" If he had not won one million Alliance Coins, Ye Bai might have accepted.

The Dragon Soaring Auction House was a place where dragons and fish mingled together. He did not want to expose the fact that he possessed the Eye of Insight.

He Guangda's offer could not move Ye Bai now.

The smile vanished from Ye Bai's face as he stated his condition.

"If you have a Third-Grade Sunstone, I can consider it."

"Otherwise, I can go take a look around the Soaring Dragon Auction House myself."

Ye Bai said with a beaming smile.

What a troublesome little fox.

He Guangda cursed inwardly.

But the initiative was now in Ye Bai's hands, so He Guangda could only swallow his pride and accept it.

Otherwise, the He Family would become a laughingstock in Jiaying City.

As it happened, he had a Third-Grade Sunstone on hand, offered to He Guangda as tribute by one of his subordinates.

The He Family had more Earth-attribute Pet Beasts. Although Third-Grade Sunstones were rare, the invitation was more important to him.

So he took a box out of his Pet Beast Space and handed it to Ye Bai.

It was an exquisitely crafted box. Ye Bai accepted it and opened it.

The Third-Grade Sunstone radiated a dazzling golden light.

After confirming that it was indeed a Third-Grade Sunstone, he stored it in his Pet Beast Space.

"This is the Soaring Dragon Auction House invitation. Our business is concluded; we're even now."

Ye Bai waved his hand and headed toward the school gates.

He Guangda straightened his collar and assumed the air of an elite professional. He adjusted his glasses, and beneath them was a smile that did not reach his eyes.

That little fox, my things aren't so easy to take.

He turned and walked toward his car.

The moment he opened the door, He Qingyuan looked at He Guangda with a stubborn expression.

"Qingyuan, you made three mistakes this time. First, you should not have been unable to endure the provocation and taken out the invitation as a wager."

"Second, you should not have abandoned that Boxing Rabbit in public, especially a Boxing Rabbit with the Berserk skill."

"Third, you should not have revealed our plan. It dealt a tremendous blow to the He Family's reputation."

"This time, you should have learned your lesson, shouldn't you?"

"Luckily, I used a treasure to trade the invitation back. Otherwise, the two of us would have become sinners of the Lineage."

He Qingyuan's face turned scarlet. "Ye Bai humiliated our He Family like this. Are we not going to take action and retaliate?"

He Guangda smiled leisurely. "I had someone investigate. The house rented by Ye Bai's Breeding House is about to expire."

"We'll buy the house directly and drive Ye Bai out. At the same time, we'll spread the word and prevent anyone else from renting a shop to Ye Bai."

"What do you think of that plan?"

"It will definitely leave Ye Bai so busy that his ears burn and his head spins. This is merely a small punishment for offending our He Family."

"Learn more from me in the future. Play with open schemes, not those disgusting little tricks. If you're going to do it, crush someone dead with one blow..."

"In Jiaying City, no one capable of bullying our He Family has been born yet."

He Qingyuan said domineeringly.

After entering the school, Ye Bai headed straight for the library.

He seemed to recall seeing an introduction to the Eye of Insight talent in some book.

But he had only read one page when the librarian took the book away, because some important person needed to consult it.

Now, he just did not know whether that book was still in its original place.

He recalled the book's location and followed the shelf numbers over.

Sure enough, an old yellowed book lay in the corner.

Ye Bai pulled out the ancient book and rapidly flipped through its pages.

His Eidetic Memory talent firmly imprinted the contents of the ancient book into his mind.

Under the talent's effect, the words in the book seemed to come alive, impatient to leap into his mind.

A thoughtful expression immediately appeared on his face.